§ 1731. Protection to naturalized citizens abroad

Statutory text

All naturalized citizens of the United States while in foreign countries are entitled to and shall receive from this Government the same protection of persons and property which is accorded to native-born citizens.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

undated
(R.S. § 2000.)
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 1731
(R.S. § 2000.)
Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(R.S. § 2000.)

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Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. § 2000 derived from Act July 27, 1868, ch. 249, § 2, 15 Stat. 224.

Section was formerly classified to section 903a of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Equitable Treatment by United States of Its Citizens Living Abroad

Pub. L. 95–426, title VI, § 611, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 989, as amended by Pub. L. 96–60, title IV, § 407, Aug. 15, 1979, 93 Stat. 405; Pub. L. 97–241, title V, § 505(a)(2), (b)(1), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 299, provided that:

“The Congress finds that—
“(1)
United States citizens living abroad should be provided fair and equitable treatment by the United States Government with regard to taxation, citizenship of progeny, veterans’ benefits, voting rights, Social Security benefits, and other obligations, rights, and benefits; and
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“(2)
United States statutes and regulations should be designed so as not to create competitive disadvantage for individual American citizens living abroad or working in international markets.”
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Credits

(R.S. § 2000.)