PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003
117 STAT. 1691
TITLE XVII—NATURALIZATION AND OTHER IMMIGRATION BENEFITS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND FAMILIES Sec. 1701. Requirements for naturalization through service in the Armed Forces of the United States. Sec. 1702. Naturalization benefits for members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve. Sec. 1703. Extension of posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents. Sec. 1704. Expedited process for granting posthumous citizenship to members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 1705. Effective date. SEC. 1701. REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURALIZATION THROUGH SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) REDUCTION OF PERIOD FOR REQUIRED SERVICE.—Section 328(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘three years,’’ and inserting ‘‘one year,’’. (b) PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF FEES RELATING TO NATURALIZATION.—Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 328(b)— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking ‘‘honorable. The’’ and inserting ‘‘honorable (the’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘discharge.’’ and inserting ‘‘discharge); and’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(4) notwithstanding any other provision of law, no fee shall be charged or collected from the applicant for filing the application, or for the issuance of a certificate of naturalization upon being granted citizenship, and no clerk of any State court shall charge or collect any fee for such services unless the laws of the State require such charge to be made, in which case nothing more than the portion of the fee required to be paid to the State shall be charged or collected.’’; and (2) in section 329(b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(4) notwithstanding any other provision of law, no fee shall be charged or collected from the applicant for filing a petition for naturalization or for the issuance of a certificate of naturalization upon citizenship being granted to the applicant, and no clerk of any State court shall charge or collect any fee for such services unless the laws of the State require such charge to be made, in which case nothing more than the portion of the fee required to be paid to the State shall be charged or collected.’’. (c) REVOCATION OF CITIZENSHIP FOR SEPARATION FROM MILITARY SERVICE UNDER OTHER THAN HONORABLE CONDITIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended— (A) by adding at the end of section 328 the following:
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