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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

92 STAT. 918 8 USC 1432.

8 USC 1433,

Repeal. 8 USC 1434.

PUBLIC LAW 95-417—OCT. 5, 1978 SEC. 5. Paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 321(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act are amended to delete the word "sixteen" and substitute in lieu thereof the word "eighteen", and subsection (b) of section 321 is amended to read as follows: "(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall apply to a child adopted while under the age of sixteen years who is residing in the United States at the time of naturalization of such adoptive parent or parents, in the custody of his adoptive parent or parents, pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence.". SEC. 6. Subsection (b) of section 322 of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to read as follows: "(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall apply to a child adopted while under the age of sixteen years who is residing in the United States, in the custody of the adoptive parent or parents, pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence.". SEC. 7. Section 323 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the title preceding that section are hereby repealed. SEC. 8. The table of contents, title III, chapter 2, is amended by deleting the following: "Sec, 323. Children adopted by United States citizens,". Approved October 5, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No, 95-1301 (Comm, on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol, 124 (1978): July 18, considered and passed House, Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.