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2012 U.S. Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 23 - PROTECTION OF CITIZENS ABROAD (§§ 1731 - 1732)
Section 1731 - Protection to naturalized citizens abroad

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 23 - PROTECTION OF CITIZENS ABROAD
Sec. 1731 - Protection to naturalized citizens abroad
Containssection 1731
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditR.S. §2000.
Statutes at Large References15 Stat. 224
92 Stat. 989
93 Stat. 405
96 Stat. 299
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 95-426, Public Law 96-60, Public Law 97-241

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PROTECTION OF CITIZENS ABROAD - 22 U.S.C. § 1731 (2012)
§1731. Protection to naturalized citizens abroad

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.

(R.S. §2000.)

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.

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

“(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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