[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3987 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3987

    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the 
  automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain individuals born in 
             Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2004

   Mr. Evans (for himself and Mr. Moran of Virginia) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the 
  automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain individuals born in 
             Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand.

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

SECTION 1. AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION OF CITIZENSHIP FOR CERTAIN IMMIGRANTS 
              BORN IN KOREA, VIETNAM, LAOS, KAMPUCHEA, OR THAILAND.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
is amended by inserting after section 320 (8 U.S.C. 1431) the following 
new section:

   ``certain immigrants born in korea, vietnam, laos, kampuchea, or 
  thailand; conditions under which citizenship automatically acquired

    ``Sec. 321. A person automatically becomes a citizen of the United 
States when the person is residing in the United States and has been 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States pursuant 
to a classification petition approved under section 204(f).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 320 the following new item:

``Sec. 321. Certain immigrants born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, 
                            or Thailand; conditions under which 
                            citizenship is automatically acquired.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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