,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aeed  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjai,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,hirono1 ,ms4 ,collins1 and ,ms4        
,klobuchar7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for automatic       
acquisition of ,united ,states          
citizenship for certain internationally 
adopted individuals1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,adoptee            
,citizenship ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,united
 ,states citizenship for certain        
internationally adopted individuals     
,section #cbj7;b7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#adca7;b77 is amended to read as        
follows3  7b7 ,adopted children of      
citizen parent  7#a7 ,in general        
,subsection 7a7 shall apply to a child  
adopted by a ,united ,states citizen    
parent if the child satisfies the       

requirements applicable to adopted      
children under subparagraph 7,e71 7,f71 
or 7,g7 of section #aja7;b77#a71        
regardless of the date on which the     
adoption was finalized4  7#b7 ,limited  
application to certain adopted          
individuals residing in the united      
states ,notwithstanding section #cah1 an
 individual born outside of the ,united 
,states who was adopted by a ,united    
,states citizen parent shall            
automatically become a citizen of the   
,united ,states when all of the         
following conditions have been          
fulfilled3 7,a7 ,the individual was     
adopted by a ,united ,states citizen    
before the individual reached #ah years 
of age4  7,b7 ,the individual was       
physically present in the ,united       
,states in the legal custody of the     
citizen parent pursuant to a lawful     
admission before the individual reached 
#ah years of age4  7,c7 ,the individual 
never acquired ,united ,states          
citizenship before the date of the      

enactment of the ,adoptee ,citizenship  
,act of #bjai4  7,d7 ,the individual was
 residing in the ,united ,states on the 
date of the enactment of the ,adoptee   
,citizenship ,act of #bjai pursuant to a
 lawful admission4  7#c7 ,limited       
application to certain adopted          
individuals residing outside of the     
united states  7,a7 ,in general ,an     
individual who meets all of the criteria
 described in paragraph 7#b7 except for 
subparagraph 7,d7 shall automatically   
become a citizen of the ,united ,states 
on the date on which the individual is  
physically present in the ,united       
,states pursuant to a lawful admission4 
7,b7 ,inapplicability of grounds of     
inadmissibility ,the grounds of         
inadmissibility set forth in section    
#bab7;a7 shall not apply to an          
individual described in subparagraph    
7,a7 who is seeking admission to the    
,united ,states4  7,c7 ,criminal        
background check ,notwithstanding       
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 an         

individual described in subparagraph    
7,a7 may not be issued a visa unless--  
7i7 the individual was subjected to a   
criminal background check2 and  7ii7 if 
the background check conducted pursuant 
to clause 7i7 reveals that the          
individual has committed a crime that   
was not properly resolved1 the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   
the ,secretary of ,state coordinated    
with relevant law enforcement agencies  
to ensure that appropriate action is    
taken to resolve such criminal activity4
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