,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #a1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,moreno introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish    
that citizens of the ,united ,states    
shall owe sole and exclusive allegiance 
to the ,united ,states1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,exclusive          
,citizenship ,act of #bjbe4  #b4        
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,to preserve the         
integrity of national citizenship1      
allegiance to the ,united ,states must  
be undivided4  7#b7 ,existing law allows
 certain ,united ,states citizens to    
maintain foreign citizenship1 which may 
create conflicts of interest and divided
 loyalties4  7#c7 ,it is in the national
 interest of the ,united ,states to     
ensure that ,united ,states citizenship 
is held exclusively4  #c4 ,definitions  

,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,in general ,except 
as otherwise specifically provided1 any 
term used in this ,act that is used in  
the immigration laws shall have the     
meaning given such term in the          
immigration laws4  7#b7 ,foreign        
citizenship ,the term foreign           
citizenship means any status recognized 
by the government of a foreign country  
that confers on an individual the       
nationality or citizenship of such      
country or requires the allegiance of an
 individual to such country4  7#c7      
,immigration laws ,the term immigration 
laws has the meaning given such term in 
section #aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaja7;a774  #d4 ,prohibition on dual or
 multiple citizenship  7a7 ,in general  
,an individual may not be a citizen or  
national of the ,united ,states while   
simultaneously possessing any foreign   
citizenship4  7b7 ,effect of acquisition
 of foreign citizenship ,a citizen of   
the ,united ,states who1 after the date 

of the enactment of this ,act1          
voluntarily acquires foreign citizenship
 shall be deemed to have relinquished   
,united ,states citizenship4  7c7 ,dual 
citizens  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 a citizen of the
 ,united ,states who also possesses     
foreign citizenship shall-- 7,a7 submit 
to the ,secretary of ,state a written   
renunciation of such foreign            
citizenship2 or  7,b7 submit to the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security a     
written renunciation of ,united ,states 
citizenship4  7#b7 ,effect of           
noncompliance ,an individual subject to 
paragraph 7#a7 who fails to timely      
comply with that paragraph shall be     
deemed to have voluntarily relinquished 
,united ,states citizenship for purposes
 of section #cdi7;a7 of the ,immigration
 and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4    
#adha7;a774  7d7 ,effective date ,this  
section shall take effect on the date   
that is #ahj days after the date of the 

enactment of this ,act4  #e4            
,administration and enforcement ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 the   
,secretary of ,state shall-- 7,a7       
promulgate regulations to carry out this
 ,act1 including procedures for         
declaration1 verification1 and          
recordkeeping of exclusive citizenship2 
and  7,b7 coordinate with the ,attorney 
,general and the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security to ensure that any individual
 deemed to have relinquished citizenship
 under this ,act is appropriately       
recorded in ,federal systems and treated
 as an alien for purposes of the        
immigration laws2 and  7#b7 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
publish in the ,federal ,register a     
notification of the requirement under   
section #d7;c74