Speech #900026989

The bill will be received and appropriately referred. and. without objection. the bill will be printed in the RECORD. The bill to repeal certain provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act which unjustly discriminate against naturalized citizens of the United States. introduced by Mr. FONG. was received. read twice by its title. referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. and ordered to be printed in the RECORD. as follows: 8. 1289 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be cited as the "Naturalized Citizens Equality Act". Szc. 2. Section 340 of the Immigration and Natonality Act (8 U.S.C. 1451). relating to revocation of naturalization. is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking out the following: ": Provided. That refusal on the part of a naturalized citizen within a period of ten years following his naturalization to testify as a witness In any proceeding before a congressional committee concerning his subversive activities. In a case where such person has been convicted for contempt for such refusal. shall be held to constitute a ground for revocation of such persons naturalization under this subsection as having been procured by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation". (2) Subsections (c) and (d) of such section are hereby repealed. (3) Subsection (f) of such section Is amended by striking out the following: "under the provisions of subsections (c) or (d) of this section. or". Szc. 3. (a) Paragraph (2) of section 350 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1482). relating to dual nationals. is amended by Inserting. immediately after "section 354 of this title" a comma and the following: "as each such paragraph existed immediately prior to the repeal thereof by section 3(b) of the Naturalized Citizens Equality Act". (b) Sections 352. 353. and 354 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 14841486). relating to the loss of nationality by naturalized citizens. are hereby repealed. (c) Section 355 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1487). relating to loss of nationality through parents expatriation. is amended by striking out "or 352".