Sec. 303. persons born in the canal zone or republic of panama on or after february 26, 1904
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## Sec. 303 persons born in the canal zone or republic of panama on or after february 26, 1904 **[**[8 U.S.C. 1403](/us/usc/t8/s1403)**]** ###
(a)Any person born in the Canal Zone on or after February 26, 1904, and whether before or after the effective date of this Act,436 whose father or mother or both at the time of the birth of such person was or is a citizen of the United States, is declared to be a citizen of the United States. 436The effective date of this Act is December 24, 1952. ###
(b)Any person born in the Republic of Panama on or after February 26, 1904, and whether before or after the effective date of this Act, whose father or mother or both at the time of the birth of such person was or is a citizen of the United States employed by the Government of the United States or by the Panama Railroad Company, or its successor in title, is declared to be a citizen of the United States.
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