[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5156 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5156

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide citizenship for 
 certain children of United States servicemen born overseas during the 
                        Vietnam and Korean Wars.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2012

 Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Loretta 
 Sanchez of California, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Honda, and Mr. Connolly 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 citizenship for 
 certain children of United States servicemen born overseas during the 
                        Vietnam and Korean Wars.

    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 ``Amerasian Paternity Recognition Act 
of 2012''.

SEC. 2. CITIZENSHIP FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN OF UNITED STATES SERVICEMEN 
              BORN OVERSEAS DURING THE VIETNAM AND KOREAN WARS.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 320 (8 
U.S.C. 1431) the following:

   ``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 an alien lawfully admitted to the United 
States, and residing in the United States, having been issued an 
immigrant visa--
            ``(1) pursuant to a classification petition approved under 
        section 204(f); or
            ``(2) under section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
        Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (8 
        U.S.C. 1101 note), if the person was considered a principal 
        alien pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section.''.
    (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 and shall 
apply to individuals who satisfy the requirements of section 321 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by subsection (a)) before, 
on, or after such date.
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