A bill for the relief of Gao Zhan.

Provides for the naturalization of Gao Zhan without her being administered the oath of renunciation and allegiance otherwise required by the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Requires the Attorney General to furnish her with a certificate of naturalization.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 702 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 702

                      For the relief of Gao Zhan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 5, 2001

    Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Helms, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
Brownback, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Hutchinson) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                      For the relief of Gao Zhan.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NATURALIZATION OF GAO ZHAN.

    (a) Naturalization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Attorney General shall naturalize Gao Zhan as a citizen of the 
United States, without her being administered the oath of renunciation 
and allegiance pursuant to section 337(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448(a)), not later than 5 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Certificate of Naturalization.--Not later than 5 days after the 
date of naturalization under paragraph (1), an appropriate official of 
the United States Government designated by the Attorney General shall 
deliver to Gao Zhan a certificate of naturalization prepared by the 
Attorney General. If the Attorney General determines that delivery of 
the certificate of naturalization cannot be made within the period 
specified, the Attorney shall furnish the certificate to Gao Zhan's 
spouse, Xue Donghua, on her behalf.
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