100 STAT. 3658
PUBLIC LAW 99-653—NOV. 14, 1986
SEC. 15. Section 321(a) (8 U.S.C. 1432(a)) is amended by inserting "unmarried and" after "(4) Such naturalization takes place while such child is". SEC. 16. Section 322(a) (8 U.S.C. 1433(a)) is amended by inserting "unmarried and" after "may be naturalized if. SEC. 17. Subsection (d) of section 340 (8 U.S.C. 1451) is amended by striking out "within five years after such naturalization" and inserting in lieu thereof "within one year after such naturalization". SEC. 18. Subsection (a) of section 349 (8 U.S.C. 1481) is amended— (a) by inserting "voluntarily performing any of the following acts with the intention of relinquishing United States nationality:" after "shall lose his nationality by"; (b) by striking out ", upon an application filed in his behalf by a parent, guardian or duly authorized agent, or through the naturalization of a parent having legal custody of such person" 8 USC 1101. and all that follows through "section 101(a)(27)(E)" in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "or upon an application filed by a duly authorized agent, after having attained the age of eighteen years"; (c) by inserting ", after having attained the age of eighteen years" in paragraph (2) after "thereof; (d) by striking out "unless, prior to such entry" and all that follows in paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "if (a) such armed forces are engaged in hostilities against the United States, or (b) such persons serve as a commissioned or noncommissioned officer; or"; and (e) by inserting "after attaining the age of eighteen years" after "foreign state or political subdivision thereof," in subparagraph (4)(A); (f) by inserting "after attaining the age of eighteen years" after "foreign state or political subdivision thereof," in subparagraph (4)(B). I V; SEC. 19. Section 349 (8 U.S.C. 1481) is further amended by striking s- subsection (b). SEC. 20. Subsection 0)) of section 351 (8 U.S.C. 1483) is amended by striking "paragraphs (2), (4)," and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (3)". SEC. 21. Section 2 of chapter 24 of the Act of April 14, 1792, amended by the Act of July 12, 1940 (22 U.S.C. 4195), is amended by striking "article by article,". ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF CITIZENSHIP FOR CHILDREN ADOPTED BY UNITED STATES CITIZENS
SEC. 22. Section 341 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1452) is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" after "341.", and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(b)(1) The adoptive citizen parent or parents of a child described in paragraph (2) may apply to the Attorney General for a certificate of citizenship for the child. Upon proof to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that the applicant and spouse, if married, are citizens of the United States, whether by birth or by naturalization, and that the child is described in paragraph (2), the child shall become a citizen of the United States and shall be furnished by the Attorney General with a certificate of citizenship, but only if the child is at the time within the United States.
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