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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2886
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an adopted
alien who is less than 18 years of age may be considered a child
under such Act if adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under
such Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 21, 1999
Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. BLI-
LEY, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. FROST, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY,
Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, and Mr. SANDLIN) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide
that an adopted alien who is less than 18 years of
age may be considered a child under such Act if adopted
with or after a sibling who is a child under such Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROVIDING THAT AN ADOPTED ALIEN WHO IS
LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE MAY BE CON-
SIDERED A CHILD UNDER THE IMMIGRATION
AND NATIONALITY ACT IF ADOPTED WITH OR
AFTER A SIBLING WHO IS A CHILD UNDER
SUCH ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(b)(1) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (E)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(E)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) subject to the same proviso as in clause
(i), a child who (I) is a natural sibling of a child de-
scribed in clause (i) or subparagraph (F)(i); (II) was
adopted by the adoptive parent or parents of the sib-
ling described in such clause or subparagraph; and
(III) is otherwise described in clause (i), except that
the child was adopted while under the age of eight-
een years; or’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (F)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(i) after ‘‘(F)’’;
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) subject to the same provisos as in clause
(i), a child who (I) is a natural sibling of a child de-
scribed in clause (i) or subparagraph (E)(i); (II) has
been adopted abroad, or is coming to the United
States for adoption, by the adoptive parent (or pro-
spective adoptive parent) or parents of the sibling
described in such clause or subparagraph; and (III)
is otherwise described in clause (i), except that the
child is under the age of eighteen at the time a peti-
tion is filed in his or her behalf to accord a classi-
fication as an immediate relative under section
201(b).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO NAT-
URALIZATION.—
(1) DEFINITION OF CHILD.—Section 101(c)(1)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘sixteen years,’’
and inserting ‘‘sixteen years (except to the extent
that the child is described in subparagraph (E)(ii) or
(F)(ii) of subsection (b)(1)),’’.
(2) CERTIFICATE
OF
CITIZENSHIP.—Section
322(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1433(a)(4)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘16 years’’ and inserting
‘‘16 years (except to the extent that the child
is described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (E)
or (F) of section 101(b)(1))’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (E) or (F)
of section 101(b)(1).’’ and inserting ‘‘either of
such subparagraphs.’’.
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