Because of the problems associated with DFSs. my amendment does not extend the DFS program. however. it would extend the March 1. 1998 deadline to give the INS adequate time to transition to an electronic fingerprinting system. What we would do is move that deadline from March 1 of 1998 back to June 1 of 1998. The INS has not purchased all of the equipment yet. There is a concern that it will not be able to implement the new system fully before the March 1 deadline. If this deadline stays in place. and the INS does not shift to an electronic system. the net result would be a tremendous fingerprinting backlog. and that backlog would translate into a de facto moratorium on the naturalization process since no applications could be processed without fingerprints.
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