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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Natural Born Citizen Act - Defines the constitutional term &quot;natural born citizen,&quot; to establish eligibility for the Office of President, as: (1) any person born in, and subject to the jurisdiction of, the United States; and (2) any person born outside the United States who derives citizenship at birth from U.S. citizen parents, or who is adopted by the age of 18 by U.S. citizen parents who are otherwise eligible to transmit citizenship.</p>]]></text>
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