The bill will be received and appropriately referred. and. without objection. the bill will be printed in the RECORD. The bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the registration with certain U.S. consular officers of the birth of those persons born abroad who are citizens at birth. and for other purposes. introduced by Mr. KEATING. was received. read twice by its title. referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. and ordered to be printed in the RECORD. as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(d) Whenever any person is born outside the United States and its outlying possesSions. and under paragraph (3). (4). or (7) of subsection (a) such person is a citizen of the United States at birth. the birth of that person may be registered with a consular officer in the country in which that person was born. under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe. Upon application by or on behalf of any person whose birth is registered under this subsection. the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of birth to such person. No charge shall be made for the first issuance of a certificate to any person under the preceding sentence. but the Secretary may prescribe reasonable fees for the issuance of duplicates of any such certificate." SEC. 2. Section 341 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1452) is amended by inserting "(a)" immediately after "SEC. 341.". and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a). the Attorney General shall furnish. without charge therefor. a certificate of citizenship to any person who is a citizen of the United States at birth by virtue of the provisions of paragraph (3). (4). or (7) of section 301 (a) of this title. whether or not such person is within the United States. if an application by or on behalf of such person is submitted to the Attorney General in the form of a written statement. under oath or affirmation. that the person to whom such certificate is to be furnished is a person whose birth Is registered with a consular officer in accordance with the provisions of section 301(d) of this title. No additional proof shall be required from an applicant for a certificate of citizenship under this subsection."
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