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 12 2 STA T . 2 3 1 9PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 5 1 —J U NE 2 6, 200 8PublicLaw1 1 0–25 1 110 thCongres s A n Act Toas s i s tme m b e r so f t h e A rme dF or c esi n obtainin gU nited S tates citi z enshi p, and for other p u rposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E. ThisActmaybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ K e n de l l Fr ederic kC iti z enshi p Assistance Act ’ ’ . SEC. 2 . F IN G ER P RINTS A N D OTHER B IO M ETRIC INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE U NITED STATES ARMED FORCES. ( a )INGE NE RAL . —No t w ithstandin g any other pro v ision o f law , incl u ding section 5 5 2 a of title 5, U nited S tates Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘ P rivacy Act of 1974 ’’), the Secretary of H omeland Security shall use the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time the individual enlisted in the United States Armed Forces, or at the time the individual filed an application for ad j ustment of status, to satisfy any re q uirement for background and security checks in connection with an application for naturalization if— (1) the individual may be naturalized pursuant to section 3 2 8 or 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439, 144 0 ) (2) the individual was fingerprinted and provided other biometric information in accordance with the requirements of the D epartment of Defense at the time the individual enlisted in the United States Armed Forces; (3) the individual— (A) submitted an application for naturalization not later than 24 months after the date on which the individual enlisted in the United States Armed Forces; or ( B ) provided the required biometric information to the Department of Homeland Security through a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Application Support Center at the time of the individual’s application for adjust - ment of status if filed not later than 24 months after the date on which the individual enlisted in the United States Armed Forces; and (4) the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that the biometric information provided, including fingerprints, is sufficient to conduct the required background and security checks needed for the applicant’s naturalization application. (b) MO RET IM EL Y AN DEF FE CT I V EAD JU DICATION.—Nothing in this section precludes an individual described in subsection (a) from submitting a new set of biometric information, including 8USC14 4 0f.Kend e l l Fr eder ick Ci t i z en sh i pA ssist a nce Act. 8USC1101n o te. Ju ne 26, 2008 [ S.2 5 16 ]

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