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 PUBLIC LAW 99-396—AUG. 27, 1986

100 STAT. 843

its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than seven years in any continuous period of ten years— "(A) during which the national parent was not outside the United States or its outlying possessions for a continuous period of more than one year, and "(B) at least five years of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years. The proviso of section 301(g) shall apply to the national parent under this paragraph in the same manner as it applies to the citizen parent under that section.". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to persons born before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. In the case of a person born before the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) the status of a national of the United States shall not be considered to be conferred upon the person until the date the person establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that the person meets the requirements of section 308(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and (2) the person shall not be eligible to vote in any general election in American Samoa earlier than January 1, 1987. SEC. 16. (a) Section 341 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1452) is amended—

8 USC 1401.

8 USC 1408 note.

Ante, p. 842. Elections.

(1) in the heading, by inserting "OR U.S. NON-CITIZEN NATIONAL

after "CITIZENSHIP", (2) by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 341.", and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(b) A person who claims to be a national, but not a citizen, of the United States may apply to the Secretary of State for a certificate of non-citizen national status. Upon— "(1) proof to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that the applicant is a national, but not a citizen, of the United States, and "(2) in the case of such a person born outside of the United States or its outlying possessions, taking and subscribing, before an immigration officer within the United States or its outlying possessions, to the oath of allegiance required by this Act of a petitioner for naturalization, the individual shall be furnished by the Secretary of State with a certificate of non-citizen national status, but only if the individual is at the time within the United States or its outlying possessions.". (b) The item in the table of contents of such Act relating to section 341 is amended to read as follows: STATUS"

"Sec. 341. Certificates of citizenship or U.S. non-citizen national status; procedure.".

(c) The Secretary of State may not impose a fee exceeding $35 for the processing of an application for a certificate of non-citizen national status under section 341(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act filed before the end of fiscal year 1987. SEC. 17. The Act of June 12, 1906 (34 Stat. 259, 43 U.S.C. 391), is amended by inserting a comma after "State of Texas" and adding "American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands.". SEC. 18. (a) Section 9(a) of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 387) is amended by adding the following new sentence at the end thereof: "The Government of Guam may by law establish a Civil Service

8 USC 1452 note.

48 USC 1422c.

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