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TITLE 8 > CHAPTER 12 > SUBCHAPTER III > Part I > § 1408
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Source
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 1, § 308, 66 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 99–396, § 15(a), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 842; Pub. L. 100–525, § 3(2), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2614.)
Amendments
1988—Par. (4). Pub. L. 100–525 amended Pub. L. 99–396. See 1986 Amendment note below.
1986—Par. (4). Pub. L. 99–396, as amended by Pub. L. 100–525, added par. (4).
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Section 3 of Pub. L. 100–525 provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as if included in the enactment of Pub. L. 99–396.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Section 15(b) of Pub. L. 99–396 provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to persons born before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 27, 1986]. 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 [par. (4) of this section], and
“(2) the person shall not be eligible to vote in any general election in American Samoa earlier than January 1, 1987.”
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