104 STAT. 5046 PUBLIC LAW 101-649—NOV. 29, 1990 court affecting or relating to the naturalization of persons as may be required from time to time by the Attorney General. "(b) Each district office of the Service in the United States shall maintain, in chronological order, indexed, and consecutively numbered, as part of its permanent records, all declarations of intention and applications for naturalization filed with the office.". (18) Section 340 (8 U.S.C. 1451) is amended— (A) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking "in any court specified in subsection (a) of section 310 of this title" and inserting "in any District Court of the United States", (B) by amending the second sentence of subsection (g) to read as follows: "The clerk of the court shall transmit a copy of such order and judgment to the Attorney General.", (C) by striking the third sentence of subsection (g), and (D) in subsection (i), by striking "any naturalization court" and all that follows through "to take such action" and inserting the following: "the Attorney General to correct, reopen, alter, modify, or vacate an order natursilizing the person". (19) Section 344 (8 U.S.C. 1455) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking "The clerk of the court" and inserting "The Attorney General", (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking "final", and (iii) in paragraph (1), by striking "the naturalization court" and inserting "the Attorney General"; (B) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f); (C) in subsection (g)— (i) by striking ", and all fees paid over to the Attorney General by clerks of courts under the provisions of this title,", and (ii) by striking "or by the clerks of the courts"; (D) in subsection (h)— (i) by striking "no clerk of a United States court shall" and inserting "the Attorney General m^ not", (ii) by striking ", and no clerk of any State court" and all that follows through "charged or collected", and (iii) by striking the second sentence; (E) in subsection (i), by striking "clerk of court", "from the clerk,", "such clerk", and "by the clerk" and inserting "Attorney General", "from the Attorney General,", "the Attorney General", and "by the Attorney CJeneral", respectively; and (F) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively. Repeal. (20) Section 348 (8 U.S.C. 1459) is repealed. (e) STRIKING MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL. —(1) Section 316 (8 U.S.C. 1427) is amended by striking subsection (f) and by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). (2) Section 331 (8 U.S.C. 1442) is amended by striking the second sentence of subsection (d). (f) CORRECTIONS OF TABLE OF CONTENTS. —(1) The items in the table of contents relating to sections 334 through 336 are amended to read as follows: "Sec. 334. Application for naturalization; declaration of intention. "Sec. 335. Investigation of applicants; examination of applications. "Sec. 336. Hearings on denials of applications for naturalization.". (2) The item in the table of contents relating to section 339 is amended to read as follows:
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