(a)  A child who has automatically acquired United States citizenship following a foreign adoption and possesses a certificate of citizenship in accordance with the “Child Citizenship Act” (CAA, P.L. 106-395) shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter which require judicial procedures and reports to acquire a new birth certificate.

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(b)  The state registrar of vital records shall, upon written request, prepare a “Certificate of Foreign Birth” for a child who was born in a foreign country, adopted by a United States citizen and has automatically acquired citizenship in accordance with the “Child Citizenship Act” upon the production of the following documentations:

(1)  Certificate of citizenship;

(2)  Foreign birth certificate;

(3)  Original documents certified by the United States Embassy abroad;

(4)  Permanent United States identification card; and

(5)  Social Security card.