,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eehd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bi1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,schmitt 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 the meaning
 of the ,citizenship ,clause of the     
,fourteenth ,amendment to the           
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,restoring ,american ,citizenship ,act  
of #bjbf4  #b4 ,birthright citizenship  
according to the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states  7a7 ,in general        
,section #cja7;a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#adja7;a77 is amended to read as        
follows3  7a7 a person born in the      
,united ,states and not subject to any  
foreign power3 ,provided1 ,that  7#a7 a 
person born in the ,united ,states shall

 be deemed subject to a foreign power if
 neither parent of such person is a     
,united ,states citizen or has been     
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence at the time of such person's  
birth2 and  7#b7 a person shall be      
deemed born outside1 not in1 the ,united
 ,states if both parents of such person 
are applicants for admission under      
section #bce7;a77#a72  4  7b7           
,applicability ,the amendment made by   
subsection 7a7 may not be construed to  
affect the citizenship or nationality   
status of any person who was born before
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  7c7 ,severability ,if any provision of
 this ,act1 an amendment made by this   
,act1 or the application of such a      
provision or amendment to any particular
 person or circumstance is held to be   
unconstitutional1 the remaining         
provisions of this ,act and amendments  
made by this ,act1 and the application  
of such provisions and amendments to any
 other person or circumstance1 shall not

 be affected4