[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 88 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 88

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements 
for a child born abroad and out of wedlock to acquire citizenship based 
   on the citizenship of the child's father, and for other purposes.


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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


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements 
for a child born abroad and out of wedlock to acquire citizenship based 
   on the citizenship of the child's father, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Father's Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF CITIZENSHIP FOR CHILDREN BORN ABROAD AND OUT OF 
              WEDLOCK TO A UNITED STATES CITIZEN FATHER.

    Section 309(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1409(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by adding ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by striking paragraph (3);
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``while the person is 
        under the age of 18 years--'' and inserting ``at any time--''; 
        and
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION REGARDING DECEASED PARENTS OF CHILDREN BORN 
              ABROAD AND OUT OF WEDLOCK.

    Section 309 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1409) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a 
person who is a citizen or national of the United States by virtue of a 
provision of this section from establishing such status under this 
title after the death of the person's father, mother, or parents.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to persons born out of 
wedlock who are alive on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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