,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bibc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ai          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #af71       
#bjbe,ms4 ,hirono 7= h]self & ,ms4      
,coll9s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & 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 titles ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,protect ,adoptees & ,am]ican ,families 
,act or ! ,,paaf ,act4  #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#a71 reg>dless ( ! date

 on :i* ! adoption 0 f9aliz$4  7#b7     
,limit$ 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 ( ! ,protect   
,adoptees & ,am]ican ,families ,act4    
7,d7 ,! individual 0 resid+ 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !       
,protect ,adoptees & ,am]ican ,families 
,act pursuant to a lawful admission4    
7#c7 ,limit$ application to c]ta9 adopt$
 individuals resid+ outside ( ! unit$   

/ates  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any individual :o 
meets all ( ! crit]ia describ$ 9        
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c7 ( p>agraph 
7#b71 b does n meet ! requirem5t        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 ( su*       
p>agraph1 %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 any individual 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 :o is seek+ 
admission to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,c7     
,crim9al backgr\nd *eck ,not)/&+        
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b71 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
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