,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,king of ,iowa 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,gingrey of ,georgia1 ,mr4              
,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,woodall1 ,mr4      
,jones1 ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama1 ,mrs4 
,black1 ,ms4 ,foxx1 ,mr4 ,culberson1    
,mr4 ,miller of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,conaway1
 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,nugent1 and ,mr4  
,barletta7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend section #cja of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act to   
clarify those classes of individuals    
born in the ,united ,states who are     
nationals and citizens of the ,united   
,states at birth4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,birthright ,citizenship ,act of #bjac4 
#b4 ,citizenship at birth for certain   
persons born in the ,united ,states  7a7
 ,in general ,section #cja of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  

,u4,s4,c4 #adja7 is amended--  7#a7 by  
inserting 7a7 ,in general4-- before ,the
 following2  7#b7 by redesignating      
subsections 7a7 through 7h7 as          
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#h71           
respectively2 and  7#c7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7b7 ,definition    
,acknowledging the right of birthright  
citizenship established by section #a of
 the #adth amendment to the             
,constitution1 a person born in the     
,united ,states shall be considered     
#8subject to the jurisdiction' of the   
,united ,states for purposes of         
subsection 7a77#a7 if the person is born
 in the ,united ,states of parents1 one 
of whom is--  7#a7 a citizen or national
 of the ,united ,states2  7#b7 an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence in the ,united ,states whose  
residence is in the ,united ,states2 or 
7#c7 an alien performing active service 
in the armed forces 7as defined in      
section #aja of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code74  4  7b7 ,applicability  

,the amendment made by subsection       
7a77#c7 shall not be construed to affect
 the citizenship or nationality status  
of any person born before the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4