,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjad ,mr4 
,castro of ,texas 7for himself and ,ms4 
,ros-,lehtinen7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to authorize aliens who  
have been granted deferred action and   
work authorization under the ,deferred  
,action for ,childhood ,arrivals program
 of the ,department of ,homeland        
,security and who otherwise satisfy the 
requirements for admission to a military
 service academy to be appointed to and 
attend a military service academy and1  
upon graduation1 to be appointed as a   
commissioned officer in the ,armed      
,forces4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,opportunity for    
,military ,academies and ,readiness     
,act4  #b4 ,authority to appoint certain
 aliens who are unlawfully present in   
the ,united ,states as cadets and       

midshipmen at military service academies
  7a7 ,united ,states ,military academy 
,section #dcdf of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7e7  7#a7 ,an alien who1 at the time of 
application for admission to the        
,academy1 possesses an employment       
authorization document issued by ,united
 ,states ,citizenship and ,immigration  
,services under the requirements of the 
,department of ,homeland ,security      
policy entitled ,deferred ,action for   
,childhood ,arrivals 7,,daca7 dated     
,june #ae1 #bjab1 and who otherwise     
satisfies the requirements for admission
 to the ,academy1 other than the ,united
 ,states citizenship requirement1 may   
be--  7,a7 appointed as a cadet and     
attend the ,academy2 and  7,b7 upon     
graduation1 be appointed as a           
commissioned officer in the armed       
forces4  7#b7 ,nothing in paragraph 7#a7
 shall be construed to alter the process
 prescribed by sections #cbh1 #cbi1 and 

#cbi;,a of the ,immigration and         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adci1  
#addj1 #addj-a7 by which a person may   
naturalize through service in the armed 
forces4  4  7b7 ,naval academy ,section 
#fieh of such title is amended by adding
 at the end the following new           
subsection3  7e7  7#a7 ,an alien who1 at
 the time of application for admission  
to the ,naval ,academy1 possesses an    
employment authorization document issued
 by ,united ,states ,citizenship and    
,immigration ,services under the        
requirements of the ,department of      
,homeland ,security policy entitled     
,deferred ,action for ,childhood        
,arrivals 7,,daca7 dated ,june #ae1     
#bjab1 and who otherwise satisfies the  
requirements for admission to the       
,academy1 other than the ,united ,states
 citizenship requirement1 may be--  7,a7
 appointed as a midshipman and attend   
the ,academy2 and  7,b7 upon graduation1
 be appointed as a commissioned officer 
in the armed forces4  7#b7 ,nothing in  

paragraph 7#a7 shall be construed to    
alter the process prescribed by sections
 #cbh1 #cbi1 and #cbi;,a of the         
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #adci1 #addj1 #addj-a7 by     
which a person may naturalize through   
service in the armed forces4  4  7c7    
,air force academy ,section #icdf of    
such title is amended by adding at the  
end the following new subsection3  7e7  
7#a7 ,an alien who1 at the time of      
application for admission to the        
,academy1 possesses an employment       
authorization document issued by ,united
 ,states ,citizenship and ,immigration  
,services under the requirements of the 
,department of ,homeland ,security      
policy entitled ,deferred ,action for   
,childhood ,arrivals 7,,daca7 dated     
,june #ae1 #bjab1 and who otherwise     
satisfies the requirements for admission
 to the ,academy1 other than the ,united
 ,states citizenship requirement1 may   
be--  7,a7 appointed as a cadet and     
attend the ,academy2 and  7,b7 upon     

graduation1 be appointed as a           
commissioned officer in the armed       
forces4  7#b7 ,nothing in paragraph 7#a7
 shall be construed to alter the process
 prescribed by sections #cbh1 #cbi1 and 
#cbi;,a of the ,immigration and         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adci1  
#addj1 #addj-a7 by which a person may   
naturalize through service in the armed 
forces4  4