[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1628 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1628

 To prescribe the oath of renunciation and allegiance for purposes of 
                  the Immigration and Nationality Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 17, 2003

 Mr. Alexander (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Burns, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
   Graham of South Carolina, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
 Thomas, Mr. Craig, Mr. Allard, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Bunning, 
Mr. Cornyn, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Brownback, 
 Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Lott, Mr. Domenici, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
Kyl, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Allen, and 
Mr. Chambliss) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prescribe the oath of renunciation and allegiance for purposes of 
                  the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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

SECTION 1. OATH OF RENUNCIATION AND ALLEGIANCE.

    Section 337(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1448(a)) is amended by inserting after ``the child is unable to 
understand its meaning.'' the following: ``The oath referred to in this 
section shall read the same as the oath provided for in paragraph (a) 
or (b) of part 337.1 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
effect on September 1, 2003.''.
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