10 USC § 1790 - Military personnel citizenship processing

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title: "10 USC § 1790 - Military personnel citizenship processing"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1790"
section_name: "Military personnel citizenship processing"
chapter_number: 88
chapter_name: "MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS AND MILITARY CHILD CARE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 112–74, div. A, title VIII, § 8070(a), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 822; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(f)(22), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1953.)"
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# § 1790. Military personnel citizenship processing

section 2215 of this title8 U.S.C. 1439(b)(4)8 U.S.C. 1356

Using funds provided for operation and maintenance and notwithstanding , the Secretary of Defense may reimburse the Secretary of Homeland Security for costs associated with the processing and adjudication by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of applications for naturalization described in sections 328(b)(4) and 329(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( and 1440(b)(4)). Such reimbursements shall be deposited and remain available as provided by subsections (m) and (n) of section 286 of such Act (). Such reimbursements shall be based on actual costs incurred by USCIS for processing applications for naturalization, and shall not exceed $7,500,000 per fiscal year.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 112–74, div. A, title VIII, § 8070(a), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 822; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(f)(22), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1953.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2013—, in section catchline, substituted “Military personnel citizenship processing” for “MILITARY PERSONNEL CITIZENSHIP PROCESSING”, and in text, struck out “.—” before “Using funds” and substituted “this title” for “title 10, United States Code”, “” for “8 U.S.C. §§ 1439(b)(4)”, and “subsections (m) and (n) of section 286 of such Act ()” for “sections 286(m) and (n) of such Act (8 U.S.C. § 1356(m))”.