; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) The Secretary may 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— (A) such proceedings have concluded; and (B) the period for appeal has expired or any appeals have been finally decided, if applicable. . (b) Withholding of immigration benefits Section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1451 ), as amended by section 1626, is further amended by inserting after subsection (d), as added by section 1626(a)(2), the following: (e) The Secretary may not 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— (1) such proceedings have concluded; and (2) the period for appeal has expired or any appeals have been finally decided, if applicable. . 1628. 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 (a) In general The Secretary shall retain all documents described in subsection (b) 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) Documents to be retained The documents described in this subsection are— (1) the original paper naturalization application and all supporting paper documents submitted with the application at the time of filing, subsequent to filing, and during the course of the naturalization interview