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Union Calendar No. 164
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2464
[Report No. 105–289]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally
adopted children under age 10 from the immunization requirement.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 11, 1997
Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. DELAHUNT) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
OCTOBER 1, 1997
Additional sponsors: Mr. POMEROY, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. BALDACCI
OCTOBER 1, 1997
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt
internationally adopted children under age 10 from the
immunization requirement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 212(a)(1) of the INA is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (C),’’ after ‘‘(ii)’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FROM IMMUNIZATION RE-
QUIREMENT FOR ADOPTED CHILDREN UNDER
10 YEARS OF AGE.—Clause (ii) of subparagraph
(A) shall not apply to a child who—
‘‘(I) is under 10 years of age,
‘‘(II)
is
described
in
section
101(b)(1)(F), and
‘‘(III) is seeking an immigrant visa as
an
immediate
relative
under
section
201(b).’’.
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR INTERNATIONALLY ADOPTED
CHILDREN 10 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER
FROM THE IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT.
Section 212(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘except
as provided in subparagraph (C),’’ after ‘‘(ii)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FROM IMMUNIZATION RE-
QUIREMENT FOR ADOPTED CHILDREN 10 YEARS
OF AGE OR YOUNGER.—Clause (ii) of subpara-
graph (A) shall not apply to a child who—
‘‘(i) is 10 years of age or younger,
‘‘(ii) 
is 
described 
in 
section
101(b)(1)(F), and
‘‘(iii) is seeking an immigrant visa as
an immediate relative under section 201(b),
if, prior to the admission of the child, a parent
of the child, who has sponsored the child for ad-
mission as an immediate relative, has executed
an affidavit stating that the parent is aware of
the provisions of subparagraph (A)(ii) and will
ensure that, within 30 days of the child’s admis-
sion, or at the earliest time that is medically ap-
propriate, the child will receive the vaccinations
identified in such subparagraph.’’.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internation-
ally adopted children 10 years of age or younger from the
immunization requirement.’’.
Union Calendar No. 164
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2464
[Report No. 105–289]
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
exempt internationally adopted children under
age 10 from the immunization requirement.
OCTOBER 1, 1997
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed