; and (3) inserting new subsection (b)(2) to read as follows: (2) Treatment of petitions during pending denaturalization proceedings. The Secretary shall not adjudicate or approve any petition filed under this section by an individual who has a judicial proceeding pending against him or her that would result in the individual’s denaturalization under section 340 until such proceedings have concluded and, if applicable, the period for appeal has expired or any appeals have been finally decided. . (b) Section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1451 ), as amended by section 626, is further amended by inserting new subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) Withholding of immigration benefits during denaturalization proceedings The Secretary shall not accept or approve any application, petition, or request for any immigration benefit from an individual against whom there is a judicial proceeding pending that would result in the individual’s denaturalization under this section until such proceedings have concluded and, if applicable, the period for appeal has expired or any appeals have been finally decided. . 628. Naturalization document retention (a) In general Chapter 2 of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 344 the following: 345. Naturalization document retention The Secretary shall retain the original paper naturalization application and all supporting paper documents submitted with the application at the time of filing for a minimum of 7 years for law enforcement and national security investigations and for litigation purposes, regardless of whether such documents are scanned into U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ electronic immigration system or stored in any electronic format. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in the first section of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 344 the following: Sec. 345. Naturalization document retention. . C