Naturalization Accountability Act

Summary

Changes to U.S. citizenship law would remove a five-year timing limit for some revocations of naturalization and eliminate a ten-year statute of limitations for several criminal offenses tied to unlawfully obtaining citizenship. The bill also expressly allows prosecutions for a specific citizenship fraud offense (18 U.S.C. § 1425) to be brought at any time. One statutory insertion to the revocation provision is not shown in the available text, creating some uncertainty about the full effect.

• Removes the explicit five-year timing phrase from the revocation-of-naturalization provision in 8 U.S.C. § 1451(c).
• Adds unspecified new text to the end of 8 U.S.C. § 1451(c); the content of that insertion is not provided in the available text.
• Rewrites 18 U.S.C. § 3291 structure and expands cross-references to certain citizenship-related criminal sections.
• Eliminates the ten-year statute of limitations for some citizenship-related offenses referenced in § 3291(a).
• Creates an explicit 'no limitation' rule allowing prosecutions under 18 U.S.C. § 1425 to be brought at any time.
• Does not create new funding or administrative agencies; enforcement would proceed through existing federal prosecutors and immigration/naturalization authorities.
• Could substantially extend the period during which naturalized citizens may face revocation or criminal prosecution for citizenship-related fraud.
• Introduces legal and procedural uncertainty because a key inserted clause in the revocation provision is not shown.
• Likely increases investigative and prosecutorial caseloads for federal agencies handling immigration and citizenship fraud cases.