,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #e1 #bjbd,mr4    
,cotton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,vance1 ,mrs4  
,blackburn1 & ,mr4 ,cruz7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d section #cja ( !       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act to     
cl>ify ^? classes ( individuals born 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates :o are n nationals or    
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates at bir?4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,con/itutional ,citiz5%ip ,cl>ification 
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x 
is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! "r (   
bir?right citiz5%ip1 e/abli%$ by section
 #a ( ! #ad? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 is root$ 9 ! common  
law doctr9e ( jus soli & limit$ by !    
pr9ciple t x is n ! soil1 b ligeantia & 
ob$i5tia t make ! subject born a citiz52
  7#b7 ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates has long recogniz$ t1 "u !       
pr9ciple ( allegiance & ob$i5ce1 !      

*ildr5 ( =eign diplomats or enemy troops
 born on ,unit$ ,/ates soil are n       
entitl$ to bir?right citiz5%ip2 &  7#c7 
"u t same pr9ciple1 ! *ildr5 ( =eign    
spies1 saboteurs1 t]rori/s1 or o!r      
ho/ile actors1 z well z ! *ildr5 (      
illegal ali5s1 %\ld n be entitl$ to     
bir?right citiz5%ip4  #c4 ,purpose ,!   
purposes ( ?is ,act are-- 7#a7 to codify
 ! common law exception to bir?right    
citiz5%ip = ambassadors & invad]s2 &    
7#b7 to cl>ify t o!r categories (       
disloyal or disob$i5t ali5s are also    
subject to su* exception4  #d4          
,citiz5%ip at bir? exclusions = c]ta9   
p]sons born 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,section  
#cja7;a7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adja7;a77 is am5d$ 
by /rik+ ! semicolon at ! end & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3 83 ,provid$1 ,t a p]son born 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates %all n be consid]$      
subject to ! jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates if ! p]son is born ( ali5 p>5ts  
:o are-- 7#a7 unlawfully pres5t 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 pres5t 9 ! ,unit$  

,/ates = diplomatic purposes2 or  7#c7  
engag$ 9 a ho/ile occupation (1 or a    
ho/ile op]ation 91 ! ,unit$ ,/ates204