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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4803 

To facilitate the automatic acquisition of citizenship for lawful permanent 

resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing 

abroad, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 23, 2019 

Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. THORNBERRY, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. BUCK, Mr. TED LIEU of 

California, and Mr. GALLEGO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To facilitate the automatic acquisition of citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal 

Government personnel residing abroad, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Citizenship for Chil5 dren of Military Members and Civil Servants Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FACILITATING THE AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION OF 

2 CITIZENSHIP FOR LAWFUL PERMANENT 

3 RESIDENT CHILDREN OF MILITARY AND FED4 ERAL GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL RESIDING 

5 ABROAD. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 320 of the Immigration 

7 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1431) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking the section header and inserting 

9 ‘‘CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

10 AND LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESI11 DENCE; CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH CITIZENSHIP

12 AUTOMATICALLY ACQUIRED’’; 

13 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub14 section (d); and 

15 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(c) Subsection (a)(3) is deemed satisfied in the case 

18 of a child who is lawfully admitted for permanent resi19 dence in the United States if— 

20 ‘‘(1) the child is residing in the legal and phys21 ical custody of a citizen parent who is— 

22 ‘‘(A) stationed and residing abroad as an 

23 employee of the Government of the United 

24 States; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) residing abroad in marital union with 

2 an employee of the Government of the United 

3 States who is stationed abroad; or 

4 ‘‘(2) the child is— 

5 ‘‘(A) residing in the legal and physical cus6 tody of a citizen parent who is— 

7 ‘‘(i) stationed and residing abroad as 

8 a member of the Armed Forces of the 

9 United States; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) authorized to accompany and re11 side abroad with a member of the Armed 

12 Forces of the United States pursuant to 

13 the member’s official orders, and is so ac14 companying and residing abroad with the 

15 member in marital union; and 

16 ‘‘(B) authorized to accompany such mem17 ber and reside abroad with the member pursu18 ant to the member’s official orders, and is so 

19 accompanying and residing with the member.’’. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con21 tents for the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended 

22 by striking the item relating to section 320 and inserting 

23 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 320. Children born outside the United States and lawfully admitted for 

permanent residence; conditions under which citizenship automatically acquired.’’. 

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