[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 230 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 230
For the relief of Gao Zhan.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 7, 2003
Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas introduced the following bill; which was
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. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Gao Zhan, a noted sociologist and adjunct professor at
American University, is an immigrant lawfully admitted for
permanent residence in the United States.
(2) She is an accomplished academician who has studied
women's issues and China-Taiwan relations.
(3) On February 11, 2001, Gao Zhan, her husband, Xue
Donghua, and her son, Andrew Xue, were detained by Chinese
authorities at the airport in Beijing.
(4) Xue Donghua was later released, and since then the
couple has been apart.
(5) Andrew Xue, who is a United States citizen, was taken
away from his parents and put in a Beijing kindergarten for 25
days, which adversely affected him.
(6) Xue Donghua has taken an oath of citizenship to become
a United States citizen.
(7) Gao Zhan is a highly respected member of her community
in the United States, has lived in this country since 1989, and
would make a wonderful citizen of the United States.
SEC. 2. NATURALIZATION OF GAO ZHAN.
Notwithstanding section 337(a) or any other provision of title III
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), Gao
Zhan shall be considered to be a naturalized citizen of the United
States as of the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be
furnished by the Attorney General with a certificate of naturalization.
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