[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 230 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 230

                      For the relief of Gao Zhan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

   Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                      For the relief of Gao Zhan.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

     The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Gao Zhan, a noted sociologist and adjunct professor at 
        American University, is an immigrant lawfully admitted for 
        permanent residence in the United States.
            (2) She is an accomplished academician who has studied 
        women's issues and China-Taiwan relations.
            (3) On February 11, 2001, Gao Zhan, her husband, Xue 
        Donghua, and her son, Andrew Xue, were detained by Chinese 
        authorities at the airport in Beijing.
            (4) Xue Donghua was later released, and since then the 
        couple has been apart.
            (5) Andrew Xue, who is a United States citizen, was taken 
        away from his parents and put in a Beijing kindergarten for 25 
        days, which adversely affected him.
            (6) Xue Donghua has taken an oath of citizenship to become 
        a United States citizen.
            (7) Gao Zhan is a highly respected member of her community 
        in the United States, has lived in this country since 1989, and 
        would make a wonderful citizen of the United States.

SEC. 2. NATURALIZATION OF GAO ZHAN.

     Notwithstanding section 337(a) or any other provision of title III 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), Gao 
Zhan shall be considered to be a naturalized citizen of the United 
States as of the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be 
furnished by the Attorney General with a certificate of naturalization.
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