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Sec. 4 · H.R. 9633

Citizenship at birth clarification

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(a) In general Section 1401(a) of title 8, United States Code, is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following:: Provided, That a person born in the United States shall not be considered born subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and shall not be a national or citizen of the United States at birth under this subsection, if the person is described in subsection (i);. (b) Certain persons not subject to jurisdiction Section 1401 of title 8, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Certain persons not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States (1) Persons described For purposes of subsection (a), a person born in the United States shall not be considered born subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and shall not be a national or citizen of the United States at birth under subsection (a), if, at the time of such person’s birth— (A) the person is a child of a foreign sovereign or a minister of a foreign sovereign; (B) the person is born on a foreign public ship; (C) the person is a child of an enemy within and during a hostile occupation of any part of the territory of the United States; (D) the person’s mother is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, and the person’s father is not, at the time of such person’s birth, a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; or (E) the person’s mother is an alien whose presence in the United States is lawful but temporary, and the person’s father is not, at the time of such person’s birth, a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. (2) Definitions In this subsection: (A) The term alien has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(3). (B) The term alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(20). (C) The term mother means the immediate female biological progenitor. (D) The term father means the immediate male biological progenitor. (E) The term foreign public ship means a vessel or aircraft owned, operated, or commanded by a foreign sovereign and used exclusively for a sovereign, public, noncommercial governmental purpose. (F) The term hostile occupation means the actual hostile control of any part of the territory of the United States by the Armed Forces, agents, or instrumentalities of a foreign enemy during a war, invasion, or armed attack against the United States. (G) The term minister of a foreign sovereign means an ambassador, public minister, diplomatic agent, or other official representative of a foreign sovereign who is recognized by the United States and entitled to diplomatic immunity under Federal law or treaty obligation. For purposes of this subsection, the term foreign sovereign means a foreign monarch, head of state, head of government, or other sovereign authority of a foreign state recognized by the United States. (H) The term unlawfully present means, with respect to an alien, that the alien— (i) is present in the United States without having been admitted or paroled; (ii) remains in the United States after the expiration of the period of stay authorized by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General; (iii) is present in the United States in violation of the terms or conditions of admission, parole, status, classification, or other authorization to remain; or (iv) otherwise lacks lawful immigration status under the immigration laws. (I) The term lawful but temporary means, with respect to the presence of an alien in the United States, presence that does not constitute lawful admission for permanent residence and that is pursuant to— (i) the Visa Waiver Program under section 217; or (ii) a nonimmigrant visa or nonimmigrant classification under section 101(a)(15), including a student, exchange, tourist, business, work, temporary worker, crewman, transit, treaty trader, treaty investor, intracompany transferee, or other temporary nonimmigrant visa or classification..

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