American Citizenship Integrity Act

(a) Establishment. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a task force to be known as the American Citizenship Integrity Interagency Task Force (in this section referred to as the Task Force).

(b) Chairs. The Task Force shall be co-chaired by the—

(1) Attorney General; and

(2) Secretary of Homeland Security.

(c) Members. The Task Force shall be composed of the following members:

(1) The co-chairs listed under subsection (b).

(2) The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

(3) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(4) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

(5) The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(6) The Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review.

(7) The Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs.

(8) Any other individual representing such other agencies as the co-chairs determine appropriate.

(d) Duties. The Task Force shall—

(1) coordinate the identification, investigation, and referral for—

(A) prosecution of organized fraud schemes by individuals or entities related to the acquisition of United States citizenship for a child; and

(B) denaturalization of any naturalized citizen convicted of organized fraud schemes related to the acquisition of United States citizenship for a child;

(2) develop guidance for, and make available to, consular officers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudicators with respect to identifying indicators of such organized fraud;

(3) coordinate with the governments of foreign countries and international law enforcement agencies, as appropriate, regarding organized fraud schemes operating extraterritorially related to the acquisition of United States citizenship for a child; and

(4) perform any other activities necessary to prevent fraud schemes related to the acquisition of United States citizenship for a child.

(e) Annual task force report. Not later than 1 year after the date of establishment of the Task Force, and annually thereafter, the Task Force shall, with respect to the prior year, submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate that includes—

(1) a description of any activities performed by the Task Force during the prior year in accordance with subsection (d);

(2) the number of children who obtained citizenship by birth in the United States whose parents are aliens (other than an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence);

(3) the number of aliens who were determined to be inadmissible under section 212(a)(11) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(11));

(4) the number of prosecutions and convictions made—

(A) under section 1430 of title 18, United States Code, by each designated assistant United States attorney for each judicial district; and

(B) under section 1546 of title 18, United States Code, related to a false claim or statement related to section 212(a)(11) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(11));

(5) the number of denaturalization proceedings conducted pursuant to section 340(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1451(d));

(6) the outcomes of such denaturalization proceedings; and

(7) any policy recommendations to—

(A) protect the integrity of United States citizenship; and

(B) prevent fraudulent obtainment of United States citizenship.