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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:H.R. 5156.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution.[Page H2281]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amerasian Paternity Recognition Act of 2012 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to confer automatic citizenship on aliens residing in the United States in lawful permanent resident status: (1) pursuant to a classification petition approved under a provision that gives preferential treatment to persons born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand after 1950 and before October 22, 1982, and fathered by a U.S. citizen; or (2) who were born in Vietnam after January 1, 1962, and before January 1, 1976, and fathered by a U.S. citizen.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Amerasian Paternity Recognition Act of 2012</title>
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        <title>To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide citizenship for certain children of United States servicemen born overseas during the Vietnam and Korean Wars.</title>
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