H.R. 1109 is a technical amendment bill introduced by the gentleman from Florida and the gentleman from California . I understand that the Senate recently passed S. 670. which is an identical piece of legislation. and that we will be calling up S. 670 at the end of our debate on H.R. 1109 so that the legislation may go directly to the President when and if it passes. Section 322 of the Immigration and Nationality Act was amended last year to make it more difficult for certain children of U.S. citizens living abroad to receive certificates of citizenship. Section 322 previously provided that a foreign born or adopted child of an American living abroad was eligible to receive a certificate of U.S. citizenship if he or she was under 18 years old and had an American parent or grandparent who spent a total of 5 years in the United States. at least 2 of which were after age 14. The amendment. placed a special restriction on children born before November 14. 1986. For those children to be eligible to receive a certificate of U.S. citizenship. the American parents or grandparents are required to have been physically present in the United States for a total of 10 years. at least 5 of which were after age 14.
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