Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102
§4318 Claims of Naturalized Citizens as Affected by Expatriation
Title 50 › CHAPTER 53 — TRADING WITH THE ENEMY › § 4318
Summary
A naturalized U.S. citizen’s claim cannot be denied just because someone assumes they gave up citizenship under the second sentence of section 2 of the Act approved March 2, 1907. The person must show the President or a court that they stayed loyal while away and that they have returned, or that they wanted to return but were prevented from doing so by circumstances beyond their control.
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Title 50, §4318
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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 March 2, 1907, 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.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 106, 40 Stat. 411, 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 section 4301 of this title and Tables. The second sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act in reference to the expatriation of citizens and their protection abroad,” approved March 2, 1907, referred to in text, is the second sentence of section 2 of act Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2534, 34 Stat. 1228, which was classified to section 17 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality, prior to repeal by act Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 876, title I, subch. V, § 504, 54 Stat. 1172. See section 1481(a) of Title 8. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 21 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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50 U.S.C. § 4318
Title 50, War and National Defense
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102