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A new bill has recently passed the Underhusen and preemptively passed the Overhusen, and will become law shortly.

Title
1. This act shall be cited as the Citizenship Requirements Exemption Act.

Amendment
2. A section 2.2 shall be added to the Citizenship and Demonym Act immediately following section 2.1, to read as follows:

    2.2. The Storting reserves the right to exempt any Citizen from the provisions of section 2.1 of this Act due to an extended leave of absence from Wintreath under extenuating circumstances.
         2.2.1. Circumstances can include, but are not limited to: natural disasters, severe illness, extended hospital care, military training or deployment, extended stay in a remote rural area, or loss of a main source of income.
         2.2.2. A Citizen must hold Citizenship for at least thirty (30) days and declare intent to return to Wintreath in order to qualify for an exemption under this section. Compliance with these requirements is determined by the Storting.
         2.2.3. Exemptions may last no longer than twelve (12) months from the initial date of absence, as determined by the Storting.
         2.2.4. Any Citizen with an exemption under this section must return to compliance with section 2.1 of this Act within seven (7) days of their return to Wintreath.

3. Subsequent subsections shall be renumbered accordingly.

The bill amends the current Citizenship and Demonym Act, and allows the Storting to grant the ability for Citizens to take extended leaves of absence without losing Citizenship.