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[H.R. 2886 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2886

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine


                                 An Act


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an adopted 
 alien who is less than 18 years of age may be considered a child under 
 such Act if adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such 
                                  Act.

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

SECTION 1. PROVIDING THAT AN ADOPTED ALIEN WHO IS LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF 
              AGE MAY BE CONSIDERED A CHILD UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND 
              NATIONALITY ACT IF ADOPTED WITH OR AFTER A SIBLING WHO IS 
              A CHILD UNDER SUCH ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (E)--
            (A) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(E)''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(ii) subject to the same proviso as in clause (i), a child 
    who: (I) is a natural sibling of a child described in clause (i) or 
    subparagraph (F)(i); (II) was adopted by the adoptive parent or 
    parents of the sibling described in such clause or subparagraph; 
    and (III) is otherwise described in clause (i), except that the 
    child was adopted while under the age of 18 years; or''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (F)--
            (A) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(F)'';
            (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
        or''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(ii) subject to the same provisos as in clause (i), a child 
    who: (I) is a natural sibling of a child described in clause (i) or 
    subparagraph (E)(i); (II) has been adopted abroad, or is coming to 
    the United States for adoption, by the adoptive parent (or 
    prospective adoptive parent) or parents of the sibling described in 
    such clause or subparagraph; and (III) is otherwise described in 
    clause (i), except that the child is under the age of 18 at the 
    time a petition is filed in his or her behalf to accord a 
    classification as an immediate relative under section 201(b).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments Relating to Naturalization.--
        (1) Definition of child.--Section 101(c)(1) of the Immigration 
    and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(c)) is amended by striking 
    ``sixteen years,'' and inserting ``16 years (except to the extent 
    that the child is described in subparagraph (E)(ii) or (F)(ii) of 
    subsection (b)(1)),''.
        (2) Certificate of citizenship.--Section 322(a)(4) of the 
    Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1433(a)(4)) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``16 years'' and inserting ``16 years 
        (except to the extent that the child is described in clause 
        (ii) of subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 101(b)(1))''; and
            (B) by striking ``subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 
        101(b)(1).'' and inserting ``either of such subparagraphs.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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