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[H.R. 2464 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2464

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven


                                 An Act


 
 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally 
   adopted children 10 years of age or younger from the immunization 
          requirement in section 212(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR INTERNATIONALLY ADOPTED CHILDREN 10 YEARS OF 
              AGE OR YOUNGER FROM IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT.

    Section 212(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(1)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ``except as provided 
    in subparagraph (C),'' after ``(ii)''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) Exception from immunization requirement for adopted 
        children 10 years of age or younger.--Clause (ii) of 
        subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a child who--
                ``(i) is 10 years of age or younger,
                ``(ii) is described in section 101(b)(1)(F), and
                ``(iii) is seeking an immigrant visa as an immediate 
            relative under section 201(b),
        if, prior to the admission of the child, an adoptive parent or 
        prospective adoptive parent of the child, who has sponsored the 
        child for admission as an immediate relative, has executed an 
        affidavit stating that the parent is aware of the provisions of 
        subparagraph (A)(ii) and will ensure that, within 30 days of 
        the child's admission, or at the earliest time that is 
        medically appropriate, the child will receive the vaccinations 
        identified in such subparagraph.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.