,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cruz1 and ,mrs4 ,britt7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section
 #cja of the ,immigration and           
,nationality ,act to clarify those      
classes of individuals born in the      
,united ,states who are nationals and   
citizens of the ,united ,states at      
birth4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,birthright ,citizenship
 ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,citizenship at    
birth for certain persons born in the   
,united ,states  7a7 ,in general        
,section #cja of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adja7  
is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7a7 ,in  
general4-- before ,the following2  7#b7 
by redesignating subsections 7a7 through
 7h7 as paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#h71   
respectively2 and  7#c7 by adding at the

 end the following3  7b7 ,definition    
,acknowledging the right of birthright  
citizenship established by section #a of
 the #adth amendment to the             
,constitution1 a person born in the     
,united ,states shall be considered     
#8subject to the jurisdiction' of the   
,united ,states for purposes of         
subsection 7a77#a7 if the person is born
 in the ,united ,states of parents1 one 
of whom is-- 7#a7 a citizen or national 
of the ,united ,states2  7#b7 an alien  
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence in the ,united ,states whose  
residence is in the ,united ,states2 or 
7#c7 an alien in lawful status          
performing active service in the armed  
forces 7as defined in section #aja of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code74  4   
7b7 ,applicability ,the amendment made  
by subsection 7a77#c7 shall not be      
construed to affect the citizenship or  
nationality status of any person born   
before the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4