,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eaia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,lee 7for himself and ,mr4    
,scott of ,florida7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for  
the acquisition of ,united ,states      
citizenship for certain individuals who 
were internationally adopted1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,citizenship   
for ,international ,adoptees ,act of    
#bjbf4  #b4 ,acquisition of citizenship 
for certain adopted individuals born    
outside the ,united ,states  7a7 ,in    
general ,chapter #b of title ,,iii of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adba et seq47 is amended 
by inserting after section #cbb the     
following3  #cbc4 ,acquisition of       
citizenship for certain adopted         
individuals born outside the ,united    
,states  7a7 ,in general ,an individual 

born outside the ,united ,states shall  
automatically acquire ,united ,states   
citizenship1 on the date that is #abj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this section1 if all conditions under   
subsection 7b7 have been fulfilled4 ,the
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall
 issue a certificate of citizenship to  
such individual if the individual       
submits to the ,secretary an application
 that demonstrates1 to the satisfaction 
of the ,secretary1 that such conditions 
have been fulfilled4  7b7 ,conditions   
,the conditions for acquiring           
citizenship under this section are as   
follows3 7#a7 ,before the individual    
attained #ah years of age1 the          
individual was adopted by a citizen of  
the ,united ,states and was admitted to 
the ,united ,states pursuant to a lawful
 entry for the purpose of adoption4     
7#b7 ,the individual satisfies a        
requirement applicable to adopted       
children under subparagraph 7,e71 7,f71 
or 7,g7 of section #aja7;b77#a74  7#c7  

,the individual was physically present  
in the ,united ,states1 in the legal and
 physical custody of the citizen parent1
 pursuant to a final legal adoption in  
the ,united ,states before the          
individual attained #ah years of age4   
7#d7 ,the individual has not previously 
acquired ,united ,states citizenship4   
7#e7 ,the individual demonstrates a     
commitment to the ,united ,states by    
establishing that1 on the date of the   
enactment of this section1 the          
individual was physically present in the
 ,united ,states4  7#f7 ,an exception   
under subsection 7c7 does not apply to  
the individual4  7c7 ,exceptions  7#a7  
,in general ,subsection 7a7 shall not   
apply to a person who-- 7,a7 is not     
regarded as or found to be of good moral
 character because the person is        
described in paragraph 7#c71 7#f71 7#h7 
or 7#i7 of section #aja7;f72  7,b7 is   
considered inadmissible under paragraph 
7#b77;,d71 7#b77;,e71 7#b77;,h71        
7#c77;,a71 7#c77;,b71 7#c77;,c71        

7#c77;,d71 7#c77;,f71 7#f71 7#h71 7#i71 
7#aj77;,c71 7#aj77;,d71 or #aj7;,e7 of  
section #bab7;a72  7,c7 is deportable   
under section #bcg7;a71 except any      
person deportable under paragraph       
7#a77;,c71 7#a77;,d71 7#b77;,a77i71     
7#b77;,b77ii71 or 7#e7 of such section2 
or  7,d7 has been convicted of-- 7i7    
promoting1 furthering1 aiding1 or       
supporting the illegal activity of a    
criminal gang2 or  7ii7 a criminal      
offense involving-- 7,i7 domestic       
violence2  7,,ii7 sexual abuse or       
exploitation1 including sexually        
explicit conduct involving minors 7as   
such terms are defined in section #bbef 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code72 or
  7,,iii7 burglary4  7#b7 ,burden of    
proof ,for purposes of establishing that
 an exception to inadmissibility set    
forth in paragraph 7#f77;,c77ii7 or     
7#aj77;,d7 of section #bab7;a7 does not 
apply to an individual who is otherwise 
eligible for citizenship under this     
section1 the ,government shall be       

required to demonstrate1 by clear and   
convincing evidence1 that the individual
 did not reasonably believe that the    
individual was a citizen of the ,united 
,states4  7d7 ,cap on application fee   
,with respect to applications submitted 
to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security
 pursuant to this section1              
notwithstanding section #cdd1 the       
,secretary shall charge a fee that is   
not more than half the fee charged for  
an ,application for ,certificate of     
,citizenship 7,form ,n-#fjj74  7e7      
,criminal gang defined  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the term criminal gang means any      
ongoing group1 club1 organization1 or   
association1 inside or outside the      
,united ,states1 of #b or more persons  
that has1 as one of its primary         
purposes1 the commission of #a or more  
of the criminal offenses described in   
paragraph 7#b7 and the members of which 
engage1 or have engaged within the last 
#e years1 in a continuing series of such
 offenses4  7#b7 ,offenses described    

,the offenses described in this         
paragraph1 whether in violation of      
,federal or ,state law or the law of a  
foreign country and regardless of       
whether the offenses occurred before1   
on1 or after the date of the enactment  
of this section1 are the following3 7,a7
 ,any aggravated felony 7as defined in  
section #aja7;a77#dc774  7,b7 ,a felony 
drug offense 7as defined in section #ajb
 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act    
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb774  7,c7 ,an offense
 involving illicit trafficking in a     
controlled substance 7as defined in     
section #ajb of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb771 
including a drug trafficking crime 7as  
defined in section #ibd7;c7 of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code74  7,d7 ,an  
offense under section #bgd 7relating to 
bringing in and harboring certain       
aliens71 section #bgg 7relating to      
aiding or assisting certain aliens to   
enter the ,united ,states71 or section  
#bgh 7relating to importation of aliens 

for immoral purposes74  7,e7 ,any       
offense under ,federal1 ,state1 or      
,tribal law1 that has1 as an element of 
the offense1 the use or attempted use of
 physical force or the threatened use of
 physical force or a deadly weapon4     
7,f7 ,any offense that has1 as an       
element of the offense1 the use1        
attempted use1 or threatened use of any 
physical object to inflict or cause     
7either directly or indirectly7 serious 
bodily injury1 including an injury that 
may ultimately result in the death of a 
person4  7,g7 ,an offense involving     
obstruction of justice or tampering with
 or retaliating against a witness1      
victim1 or informant4  7,h7 ,any        
conviction under section #ajbh or #ajbi 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code     
7relating to fraud and related activity 
in connection with identification       
documents or access devices71 sections  
#aeha through #aeid of such title       
7relating to peonage1 slavery1 and      
trafficking in persons71 section #aieb  

of such title 7relating to interstate   
and foreign travel or transportation in 
aid of racketeering enterprises71       
section #aief of such title 7relating to
 the laundering of monetary             
instruments71 section #aieg of such     
title 7relating to engaging in monetary 
transactions in property derived from   
specified unlawful activity71 or        
sections #bcab through #bcae of such    
title 7relating to interstate           
transportation of stolen motor vehicles 
or stolen property74  7,i7 ,a conspiracy
 or attempt to commit an offense        
described in any of subparagraphs 7,a7  
through 7,h74  4  7b7 ,clerical         
amendment ,the table of contents of the 
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 is amended by  
inserting after the item related to     
section #cbb the following3  #cbc4      
,acquisition of citizenship for certain 
adopted persons born outside the ,united
 ,states4  4