    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-133
    116th Congress

    An Act

    To facilitate the automatic acquisition of citizenship for lawful
    permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel
    residing abroad, 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 ``Citizenship for Children of Military
    Members and Civil Servants Act''.
    SEC. 2. FACILITATING THE AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION OF CITIZENSHIP FOR
    LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT CHILDREN OF MILITARY
    AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL RESIDING
    ABROAD.

    (a) In General.--Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
    (8 U.S.C. 1431) is amended--
    (1) by striking the section header and inserting ``children
    born outside the united states and lawfully admitted for
    permanent residence; conditions under which citizenship
    automatically acquired'';
    (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
    (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

    ``(c) Subsection (a)(3) is deemed satisfied in the case of a child
    who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States
    if--
    ``(1) the child is residing in the legal and physical
    custody of a citizen parent who is--
    ``(A) stationed and residing abroad as an employee
    of the Government of the United States; or
    ``(B) residing abroad in marital union with an
    employee of the Government of the United States who is
    stationed abroad; or
    ``(2) the child is--
    ``(A) residing in the legal and physical custody of
    a citizen parent who is--
    ``(i) stationed and residing abroad as a
    member of the Armed Forces of the United States;
    or
    ``(ii) authorized to accompany and reside
    abroad with a member of the Armed Forces of the
    United States pursuant to the member's official
    orders, and is so accompanying and residing abroad
    with the member in marital union; and
    ``(B) authorized to accompany such member and reside
    abroad with the member pursuant to the member's official

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    orders, and is so accompanying and residing with the
    member.''.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Immigration
    and Nationality Act is amended by striking the item relating to section
    320 and inserting the following:

    ``Sec. 320. Children born outside the United States and lawfully
    admitted for permanent residence; conditions under which
    citizenship automatically acquired.''.

    SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with
    the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
    reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
    Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
    Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such
    statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

    Approved March 26, 2020.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4803:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 165 (2019):
    Dec. 3, considered and passed House.
    Vol. 166 (2020):
    Mar. 5, considered and passed
    Senate.