The claim of any naturalized American citizen under the provisions of this chapter shall not be denied on the ground of any presumption of expatriation which has arisen against him, under the second sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act in reference to the expatriation of citizens and their protection abroad,” approved , if he shall give satisfactory evidence to the President, or the court, as the case may be, of his uninterrupted loyalty to the United States during his absence, and that he has returned to the United States, or that he, although desiring to return, has been prevented from so returning by circumstances beyond his control.
Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 106, § 21 Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 285, § 2 42 Stat. 1516 (, as added , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
act Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 106 40 Stat. 411 section 4301 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , known as the Trading with the enemy Act, also known as the Trading with the Enemy Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.
act Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2534 34 Stat. 1228 section 17 of Title 8act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, title I 54 Stat. 1172 section 1481(a) of Title 8The second sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act in reference to the expatriation of citizens and their protection abroad,” approved , referred to in text, is the second sentence of section 2 of , , which was classified to , Aliens and Nationality, prior to repeal by , subch. V, § 504, . See .
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 21 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.