[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12624]
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                       PRIVATE RELIEF LEGISLATION

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1171) for the Janina 
Altagracia Castillo-Rojas and her husband, Diogenes Patricio Rojas, 
which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, with an 
amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP.

       (a) Citizenship Status.--Upon the filing of an application 
     for a certificate of citizenship and upon being administered 
     the oath of renunciation and allegiance described in section 
     337(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Janina 
     Altagracia Castillo-Rojas shall be held and considered to be 
     a citizen of the United States from birth pursuant to section 
     301(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1401(g)) and shall be furnished by the Attorney General with 
     a certificate of citizenship.
       (b) Supersedes Existing Law.--This section supersedes the 
     parental physical presence requirement in section 301(g) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401(g)) and 
     any other provision of law.

  The committee substitute was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1171), as amended, was considered, read the third time, 
and passed.
  The title was amended so as to read: ``For the relief of Janina 
Altagracia Castillo-Rojas.''.

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