,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #de  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #g1         
#bjae,mr4 ,vitter introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 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 #bjae4  #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   
respectively1 and indenting such        
paragraphs1 as redesignated1 an         

additional #b ems to the right2 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 ,constitution of the  
,united ,states1 a person born in the   
,united ,states shall be considered     
#8subject to the jurisdiction' of the   
,united ,states for purposes of         
subsection 7a77#a7 only if the person is
 born in the ,united ,states and at     
least #a of the person's parents 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 may not be        
construed to affect the citizenship or  
nationality status of any person born   

before the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4