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< Back to current issue of Immigration Daily <Back to current issue of Immigrant's Weekly 106th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2812 AMENDMENT S 2812 EAH In the House of
Representatives, U. S., October 10, 2000. Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2812) entitled `An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a waiver of the oath of renunciation and allegiance for naturalization of aliens having certain disabilities', do pass with the following AMENDMENT: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: SECTION 1. WAIVER OF OATH OF RENUNCIATION AND ALLEGIANCE FOR NATURALIZATION OF ALIENS HAVING CERTAIN DISABILITIES.Section 337(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: `The Attorney General may waive the taking of the oath by a person if in the opinion of the Attorney General the person is unable to understand, or to communicate an understanding of, its meaning because of a physical or developmental disability or mental impairment. If the Attorney General waives the taking of the oath by a person under the preceding sentence, the person shall be considered to have met the requirements of section 316(a)(3) with respect to attachment to the principles of the Constitution and well disposition to the good order and happiness of the United States.'. SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.The amendment made by section 1 shall apply to persons applying for naturalization before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Attest: Clerk. END  Share this page | Bookmark this page | Print this page |  Add to del.icio.us
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