[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2464 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2464


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 22, 1997

                                Received

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                                 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.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 21, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.