S.Amdt. 1297
What it does: 2 changes: replaces text, inserts text
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)What it changes
2 changes to S. 744
Change 1: Replaces “Section” with new text
Struck: Section
Inserted: (a) In General.--Section
Original wording
On page 1226, line 3, strike “Section” and insert the following:
Change 2: Inserts new text on page 1226, line 25
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (b) Effect of Adoption Documentation.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--For purposes of all immigration laws of the United States, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Secretary of State, and all other Federal agencies shall accept adoption documentation presented on behalf of a child as evidence that the child satisfies the requirements set forth in section 101(b)(1)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(E)), regardless of whether the child has been in the legal custody of, and has resided with, the adopting parent or parents for 2 years, if the documentation includes--
Inserted: (A) a Hague Adoption Certificate, certifying that the adoption of the child was granted in compliance with the Convention, affixed to an adoption decree issued by the Central Authority (as such term is used in the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, done at the Hague on May 29, 1993) of the child's sending country to the adoptive parents,; or
Inserted: (B) a Hague Custody Declaration, certifying that the custody of the child was granted in compliance with the Convention, affixed to a custody or guardianship decree issued by the Central Authority of the child's sending country to the adoptive parents, and a final adoption decree, verifying that the adoption of the child was later finalized outside the United States by the adoptive parents.
Inserted: (2) Substantial compliance with hague convention.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply unless, on the date on which the underlying adoption, custody, or guardianship decree was issued by the child's sending country, that country's adoption procedures substantially complied with the requirements of the Convention.
Original wording
On page 1226, after line 25, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1297. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Coats, and Ms. Landrieu) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 1226, line 3, strike “Section” and insert the following:
(a) In General.--Section
On page 1226, after line 25, add the following:
(b) Effect of Adoption Documentation.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of all immigration laws of the United States, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Secretary of State, and all other Federal agencies shall accept adoption documentation presented on behalf of a child as evidence that the child satisfies the requirements set forth in section 101(b)(1)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(E)), regardless of whether the child has been in the legal custody of, and has resided with, the adopting parent or parents for 2 years, if the documentation includes--
(A) a Hague Adoption Certificate, certifying that the adoption of the child was granted in compliance with the Convention, affixed to an adoption decree issued by the Central Authority (as such term is used in the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, done at the Hague on May 29, 1993) of the child's sending country to the adoptive parents,; or
(B) a Hague Custody Declaration, certifying that the custody of the child was granted in compliance with the Convention, affixed to a custody or guardianship decree issued by the Central Authority of the child's sending country to the adoptive parents, and a final adoption decree, verifying that the adoption of the child was later finalized outside the United States by the adoptive parents.
(2) Substantial compliance with hague convention.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply unless, on the date on which the underlying adoption, custody, or guardianship decree was issued by the child's sending country, that country's adoption procedures substantially complied with the requirements of the Convention.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 17, 2013