,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #h1 #bjah,mr4    
,smi? ( ,wa%+ton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,smi? 
( ,new ,j]sey1 ,mrs4 ,mimi ,walt]s (    
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,mac,arthur1 ,ms4 ,judy 
,*u ( ,cali=nia1 & ,ms4 ,l(gr57         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide = automatic acquisition (   
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5%ip = c]ta9         
int]nationally adopt$ individuals1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,adoptee ,citiz5%ip    
,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,unit$ ,/ates        
citiz5%ip = c]ta9 int]nationally adopt$ 
individuals ,section #cbj7;b7 ( !       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #adca7;b77 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7b7 ,adopt$ *ildr5 ( citiz5    
p>5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection 7a7 %all
 apply to a *ild adopt$ by a ,unit$     
,/ates citiz5 p>5t if ! *ild satisfies !
 requirem5ts applicable to adopt$ *ildr5
 "u subp>agraph 7,e71 7,f71 or 7,g7 (   

section #aja7;b77#a74  7#b7 ,limit$     
application to c]ta9 adopt$ individuals 
resid+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,not)/&+       
section #cah1 an individual born outside
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o 0 adopt$ by a     
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 p>5t %all          
automatically become a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates :5 all ( ! foll[+ conditions h  
be5 fulfill$3  7,a7 ,! individual 0     
adopt$ by a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 be=e ! 
individual rea*$ #ah ye>s ( age4  7,b7  
,! individual 0 physically pres5t 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! legal cu/ody ( !      
citiz5 p>5t pursuant to a lawful        
admission be=e ! individual rea*$ #ah   
ye>s ( age4  7,c7 ,! individual nev]    
acquir$ ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5%ip be=e !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,adoptee          
,citiz5%ip ,act ( #bjah4  7,d7 ,!       
individual 0 resid+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates on
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,adoptee       
,citiz5%ip ,act ( #bjah pursuant to a   
lawful admission4  7#c7 ,limit$         
application to c]ta9 adopt$ individuals 
resid+ outside ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7,a7  

,9 g5]al ,subject to subp>agraphs 7,b7  
?r\gh 7,d71 an individual :o meets all (
 ! crit]ia describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 
?r\gh 7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#b7 %all         
automatically become a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates on ! date on :i* ! individual is
 physically pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
pursuant to a lawful admission4  7,b7   
,inapplicability ( gr\nds (             
inadmissibility ,! gr\nds (             
inadmissibility set =? 9 section        
#bab7;a7 %all n apply to an individual  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 :o is seek+ 
admission to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,c7     
,crim9al backgr\nd *eck ,an individual  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 may n be    
issu$ a visa unless-- 7i7 ! individual 0
 subject$ to a crim9al backgr\nd *eck2 &
  7ii7 if ! backgr\nd *eck conduct$     
pursuant to clause 7i7 reveals t !      
individual has committ$ a crime t 0 n   
prop]ly resolv$1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&  
,security & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate         
coord9at$ ) relevant law en=cem5t       
ag5cies to ensure t appropriate action  

is tak5 to resolve su* crim9al activity4
  7,d7 ,deportable (f5ses ,an individual
 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 may n be   
grant$ automatic citiz5%ip "u ?is       
p>agraph if ! individual--  7i7 has be5 
f\nd guilty ( a deportable (f5se t has z
 an elem5t ! use1 attempt$ use1 or      
?reat5$ use ( physical =ce aga9/ ano!r  
p]son2 &  7ii7 0 deport$4  4