105 STAT. 1734 PUBLIC LAW 102-232--DEC. 12, 1991 SEC. 102. COURT AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER OATHS OF ALLEGIANCE FOR NATURALIZATION. (a) IN GENERAL. —Subsection (b) of section 310 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1421), as amended by section 401(a) of the Immigration Act of 1990, is amended to read as follows: "O J) COURT AUTHORITY To ADMINISTER OATHS. — "(1) JURISDICTION.— Subject to section 337(c)— "(A) GENERAL JURISDICTION.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each applicant for naturalization may choose to have the oath of allegiance under section 337(a) administered by the Attorney General or by an eligible court described in paragraph (5). Each such eligible court shall have authority to administer such oath of allegiance to persons residing within the jurisdiction of the court. "(B) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY.— An eligible court described in paragraph (5) that wishes to have exclusive authority to administer the oath of allegiance under section 337(a) to persons residing within the jurisdiction of the court during the period described in paragraph (3)(A)(i) shall notify the Attorney General of such wish and, subject to this subsection, shall have such exclusive authority with respect to such persons during such period. "(2) INFORMATION.— "(A) GENERAL INFORMATION. — In the case of a court exercising authority under paragraph (1), in accordance with procedures established by the Attorney General— "(i) the applicant for naturalization shall notify the Attorney General of the intent to be naturalized before the court, and "(ii) the Attorney General— "(I) shall forward to the court (not later than 10 days after the date of approval of an application for naturalization in the case of a court which has provided notice under paragraph (1)(B)) such information as may be necessary to administer the oath of allegiance under section 337(a), and "(II) shall promptly forward to the court a certificate of naturgdization (prepared by the Attorney General). "(B) ASSIGNMENT OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE CASE OF EXCLU- SIVE AUTHORITY.— I f an eligible court has provided notice under paragraph (1)(B), the Attorney General shall inform each person (residing within the jurisdiction of the court), at the time of the approval of the person's application for naturalization, of— "(i) the court's exclusive authority to administer the oath of allegiance under section 337(a) to such a person during the period specified in paragraph (3)(A)(i), and "(ii) the date or dates (if any) under paragraph (3)(B) on which the court has scheduled oath administration ceremonies. If more than one eligible court in an area has provided notice under paragraph (1)(B), the Attorney General shall permit the person, at the time of the approval, to choose the court to which the information will be forwarded for administration of the oath of allegiance under this section.
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