,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #achf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #g1 #bjbc,ms4    
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york 7= h]self1 ,ms4     
,adams1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1  
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 
,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( 
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4
 ,jacobs1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,cas>1 ,ms4
 ,m5g1 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1 ,mr4  
,trone1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4
 ,ivey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,immigration &    
,nationality ,act to provide = !        
automatic acquisition ( citiz5%ip =     
c]ta9 *ildr5 born outside ! ,unit$      
,/ates to a p>5t :o is or becomes a     
,unit$ ,/ates citiz51 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,equal ,citiz5%ip = ,*ildr5 ,act (    
#bjbc4  #b4 ,automatic acquisition (    
citiz5%ip = c]ta9 *ildr5 born outside ! 
unit$ /ates ,section #cbj ( !           
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    

,u4,s4,c4 #adca7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+  
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ all ( ! foll[+  
conditions & ins]t+ ea* ( ! foll[+      
applicable conditions2  7,b7 by am5d+   
p>agraph 7#b7 to read z foll[s3  7#b7   
,if ! p>5t is a naturaliz$ citiz51 !    
*ild is "u ! age ( eighte5 ye>s at ! "t 
( ! p>5t's naturalization4  2 &  7,c7 9 
p>agraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by /rik+ ,! *ild is 
resid+ & ins]t+ ,:ile "u ! age (        
eighte51 ! *ild resides2  7ii7 by /rik+ 
legal & physical cu/ody & ins]t+ legal  
cu/ody2 &  7iii7 by ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod 
at ! end ! foll[+3 1 or a p5d+          
application to adju/ /atus to lawful    
p]man5t resid5t2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,def9ition ,=        
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m *ild has !
 mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja7;c71 
except t su* t]m includes ! nonm>ital   
*ild ( a legal cu/odial citiz5 fa!r1 & !
 *ild ( a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 p>5t if !
 p>5t-*ild relation%ip satisfies !      
p>5tage laws ( ! *ild's or p>5t's       

resid5ce or domicile1 :e!r 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates or else:]e4  7f7 ,cl>ifications  
,any provision ( law 7includ+ section   
#cja7;b7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7z 9 effect be=e ,octob] #aj1     
#aigh71 & ! provisos ( section #bja7;g7 
( ! ,nationality ,act ( #aidj7 t provide
 = a p]son's loss ( citiz5%ip if ! p]son
 fail$ to come to1 or reside or be      
physically pres5t 91 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all n apply 9 ! case ( a p]son claim+  
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5%ip bas$ on su*     
p]son's desc5t f an individual describ$ 
9 ?is section4 ,any provision ( law     
7includ+ sections #cja & #cji ( !       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act1 & !   
provisos ( #bja7;g7 & #bje !            
,nationality ,act ( #aidj7 t require !  
citiz5 p>5t to reside 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
= a numb] ( ye>s %all be deem$ satisfi$ 
by subsection 7a77#c74  7g7 ,retroactive
 application ,?is section1 z am5d$ by ! 
,equal ,citiz5%ip = ,*ildr5 ,act ( #bjbc
 %all be appli$ to p]sons born aft] noon
 7,ea/]n ,/&>d ,"t71 ,janu>y #i1 #aida1 

z ?\gh ?is section1 z am5d$1 _h be5 9   
effect on ! date ( _! bir?1 except t !  
retroactive application describ$ 9 ?is  
subsection %all n affect ! validity (   
citiz5%ip ( anyone :o has obta9$        
citiz5%ip "u any o!r provision ( law4  4
  #c4 ,*ildr5 born & resid+ outside !   
unit$ /ates ,section #cbb ( !           
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #adcc7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,def9ition ,=        
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m *ild has !
 mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cbj4  4