[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4763 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 4763

   To declare certain Amerasians to be citizens of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 1998

 Mrs. Mink of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To declare certain Amerasians to be citizens of the United States.

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

SECTION 1. CITIZENSHIP FOR CERTAIN AMERASIANS.

    Notwithstanding title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
or any other provision of law, any person having the status of an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 101(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, who was granted that status pursuant to a 
petition filed under section 204(f) of such Act (or any predecessor 
provision), is declared to be a citizen of the United States as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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