8 U.S.C. § 1401a

Birth abroad before 1952 to service parent

Section 1401(g) of this title shall be considered to have been and to be applicable to a child born outside of the United States and its outlying possessions after January 12, 1941 , and before December 24, 1952 , of parents one of whom is a citizen of the United States who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States after December 31, 1946 , and before December 24, 1952 , and whose case does not come within the provisions of section 201(g) or (i) of the Nationality Act of 1940.

( Mar. 16, 1956, ch. 85 , 70 Stat. 50 ; Pub. L. 97–116, § 18(u)(2) , Dec. 29, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1621 .)