text: SECTION 1. POSTHUMOUS CITIZENSHIP FOR TERRORIST ATTACK VICTIMS.
  
      (a) Permitting Granting of Posthumous Citizenship.--Notwithstanding 
  any provision of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
  U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), the Attorney General shall provide, in accordance 
  with this section, for the granting of posthumous citizenship, as of 
  September 10, 2001, to a person described in subsection (b), if the 
  Attorney General approves an application for such citizenship filed 
  under subsection (e).
      (b) Noncitizens Eligible for Posthumous Citizenship.--A person 
  referred to in subsection (a) is a person who--
              (1) while an alien or a noncitizen national of the United 
          States, died as a result of an injury incurred in one or more 
          of the events described in subsection (c);
              (2) was not culpable for any of such events; and
              (3) on September 11, 2001--
                      (A) had pending an application for naturalization, 
                  or for a certificate of citizenship, filed with the 
                  Attorney General by the person; or
                      (B) was the beneficiary of a pending application 
                  for naturalization filed with the Attorney General by a 
                  parent of the person.
      (c) Events Described.--
              (1) In general.--The events described in this subsection 
          are the following:
                      (A) The hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11 on 
                  September 11, 2001, the crash of that aircraft into the 
                  World Trade Center in New York, New York, and the 
                  subsequent destruction that resulted.
                      (B) The hijacking of United Airlines Flight 175 on 
                  such date, the crash of that aircraft into the World 
                  Trade Center in New York, New York, and the subsequent 
                  destruction that resulted.
                      (C) The hijacking of American Airlines Flight 77 on 
                  such date, the crash of that aircraft into the Pentagon 
                  in Arlington, Virginia, and the subsequent destruction 
                  that resulted.
                      (D) The hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93 on 
                  such date, and the crash of that aircraft in Stony 
                  Creek Township, Pennsylvania.
              (2) Response personnel included.--Any person who died as a 
          result of an injury incurred while assisting in the emergency 
          response to an event described in paragraph (1) (such as 
          military personnel, law enforcement officers, firefighters, 
          emergency management personnel, search and rescue personnel, 
          medical personnel, engineers and other personnel providing 
          technical assistance, and volunteers) shall be considered to 
          have died as a result of an injury incurred in such event.
      (d) Requirements.--
              (1) In general.--Unless otherwise provided by this section, 
          no person may be granted posthumous citizenship under this 
          section who would not otherwise have been eligible for 
          naturalization on the date of the person's death. Unless 
          otherwise provided by this section, any provision of law that 
          specifically bars or prohibits a person from being naturalized 
          as a citizen of the United States shall be applied to the 
          granting of posthumous citizenship under this section.
              (2) Waiver of english language and government 
          requirements.--Notwithstanding section 312 of the Immigration 
          and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423), or any similar provision 
          of law requiring that a person demonstrate an understanding of 
          the English language or a knowledge and understanding of the 
          fundamentals of the history, and of the principles and form of 
          government, of the United States in order to be naturalized, no 
          such demonstration shall be required for the granting of 
          posthumous citizenship under this section.
              (3) Waiver of oath.--No oath of renunciation or allegiance 
          shall be required for the granting of posthumous citizenship 
          under this section.
              (4) Investigation of applicants; examination of 
          applications.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
          investigation and examination described in section 335 of the 
          Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1446) shall be 
          conducted with respect to an application described in 
          subsection (b)(3) in the same manner as they otherwise would 
          have been conducted if the subject of the application had not 
          died.
      (e) Requests for Posthumous Citizenship.--A request for the 
  granting of posthumous citizenship to a person described in subsection 
  (b) may be filed on behalf of the person only by the next of kin (as 
  defined by the Attorney General) or another representative (as defined 
  by the Attorney General), and must be filed not later than 2 years 
  after the later of--
              (1) the date of the enactment of this section; or
              (2) the date of the person's death.
      (f) Documentation of Posthumous Citizenship.--If the Attorney 
  General approves such a request to grant a person posthumous 
  citizenship, the Attorney General shall send to the individual who 
  filed the request a suitable document which states that the United 
  States considers the person to have been a citizen of the United States 
  on and after September 10, 2001.
      (g) No Benefits to Survivors.--Nothing in this section shall be 
  construed as providing for any benefits under the Immigration and 
  Nationality Act for any spouse, son, daughter, or other relative of a 
  person granted posthumous citizenship under this section.
target: Directs the Attorney General to provide for the granting of posthumous citizenship, as of September 12, 2001, to certain nonculpable aliens or noncitizen nationals otherwise eligible for naturalization who died as a result of the hijackings of four airliners, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, or as a result of injuries sustained while assisting in the emergency response to the events of September 11, 2001.
feat_title: To provide for the granting of posthumous citizenship to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who died as a result of the hijackings of 4 commercial aircraft, the attacks on the World Trade Center, or the attack on the Pentagon, on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.