H.R. 6223 · 112th Congress

To amend section 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify that a period of employment abroad by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or in an executive level security position is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization if at least a portion of such period was spent in Iraq or Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

Stage
Signed by the president
Introduced
2012-07-26
Latest action
2012-12-28 · Signed by President.

Subjects

Military operations and strategy
Middle East
Asia
Department of Defense
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Afghanistan
Iraq
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Department of State
Citizenship and naturalization
Foreign labor
Foreign language and bilingual programs