[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 63 (Wednesday, May 14, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S4505]
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 AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 
                                  1994

  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 48, S. 
670.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 670) to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special 
     transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship 
     for certain children born outside the United States.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
the bill be considered read a third time and passed, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to 
the bill appear at this point in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 670) was considered read the third time and passed as 
follows:

                                 S. 670

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

     SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP 
                   TRANSITION RULE APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Section 102 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law 
     103-416; 108 Stat. 4307) (as amended by section 671(b) of the 
     Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
     of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-1856)) is amended 
     by striking subsection (e).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 
     1994.

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