Mr. Speaker. reserving the right to object. the bill referred to by the gentleman from Mississippi and the gentleman who just asked the question simply involves cases where parents have left the country. have taken a child born in the United States to the other side. and have become naturalized citizens of a foreign country. Under the present law. the child. notwithstanding the naturalization of his parents in some foreign country. can regain his United States citizenship if he returns to the United States and takes. up residence therein before he reaches the age of 23. A number of these Americanborp children have been unable to return to this. country because of lack of txansportation resulting from present war conditions. and have thus been prevented from regaining and retaining their American citizenship. This bill simply extends the time limit to January 13. 1947. so that American citizens stranded abroad will not lose their citizenship because of circumstances beyond their control.
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