1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act . 2. Establishment of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Section 451 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 271 ) is amended to read as follows: 451. Establishment of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (a) Establishment There is established within the Department an agency to be known as United States Citizenship and Immigration Services . The mission of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is to efficiently adjudicate petitions and applications for immigration benefits for foreign nationals seeking lawful immigration status in the United States and for individuals seeking to become citizens of the United States in a manner that detects and prevents fraud, protects the jobs and working conditions of American workers, and ensures the national security and welfare of the American people. (b) Director There shall be at the head of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services a Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (in this section referred to as the Director ) who shall— (1) report directly to the Secretary; (2) have at least 5 years of management experience; (3) establish the policies and priorities of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; (4) advise the Secretary of any policy or operation that affects, in a significant manner, the mission of another Department component agency; (5) carry out the adjudication of immigration and naturalization benefits applications and petitions within the Director’s statutory authority