Public Law 113-74. Accuracy for Adoptees Act
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An Act To require Certificates of Citizenship and other Federal documents to reflect name and date of birth determinations made by a State court and for other purposes.Jan. 16, 2014[[S. 1614](/us/bill/113/s/1614)] * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Accuracy for Adoptees Act.[8 USC 1101 note](/us/usc/t8/s1101). ## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the “Accuracy for Adoptees Act”. ## SEC. 2 RECOGNITION OF STATE COURT DETERMINATIONS OF NAME AND BIRTH DATE Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1431 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(c) > > A Certificate of Citizenship or other Federal document issued or requested to be amended under this section shall reflect the child’s name and date of birth as indicated on a State court order, birth certificate, certificate of foreign birth, certificate of birth abroad, or similar State vital records document issued by the child’s State of residence in the United States after the child has been adopted or readopted in that State.” > .
Approved January 16, 2014.
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- Public Law 113–72To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to extend through 2018 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission, to expand such authority to certain other violations, and for other
- Public Law 113–74To require Certificates of Citizenship and other Federal documents to reflect name and date of birth determinations made by a State court and for other purposes
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