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8 U.S. Code § 1401b - Repealed. Pub. L. 92–584, § 2, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1289

Section, Pub. L. 85–316, § 16, Sept. 11, 1957, 71 Stat. 644, provided that absence from the United States of less than twelve months would not break the continuity of presence in the administration of section 1401(b) of this title. See section 1401(b) of this title.