Bill > S291

This bill establishes the National Office of New Americans within the Executive Office of the President. The key provisions include: - The Office's purposes are to welcome and support immigrants and refugees, promote their integration into American life, ensure access to English language learning and workforce development programs, and coordinate federal, state, and local efforts to support immigrant and refugee integration. - The Office is led by a Director appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, who has various powers to carry out the Office's purposes, including directing the temporary reassignment of federal personnel and monitoring the implementation of immigrant and refugee integration activities across the federal government. - The bill creates three Deputy Director positions - for Citizenship and Inclusion, Workforce and the Economy, and Children's Integration Success - to assist the Director in specific areas. - The bill also establishes a Federal Initiative on New Americans composed of senior administration officials to provide a coordinated federal response to issues affecting immigrant and refugee families and communities. - The Initiative is tasked with developing immigrant and refugee integration goals and indicators for federal agencies, consulting with state and local governments, and providing annual recommendations to Congress on legislative solutions to support immigrant and refugee integration.