To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to confer citizenship automatically on children residing abroad in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent serving in a Government or military position abroad.

May 23, 2001

Mrs. HUTCHISON introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to confer citizenship automatically on children residing abroad in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent serving in a Government or military position abroad.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CITIZENSHIP STATUS OF CERTAIN CHILDREN RESIDING WITH UNITED STATES CITIZEN PARENTS ABROAD.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 320(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1431(a)(3)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: `, or is residing abroad in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent who is serving in a military or other Government position abroad'.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to children adopted before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.

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