,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bafj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #g1 #bjae ,mr4 
,kirk 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hell]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 relat+ to     
enli/m5t & consequ5ces ( c]ta9 s]vice 9 
! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,milit>y ,enli/m5t ,opportunity ,act (  
#bjae4  #b4 ,qualifications = enli/m5t 9
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,additional qualifi$
 p]sons ,p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 7b7 
( section #ejd ( title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,c7 z           
subp>agraph 7,e72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,b7 ! foll[+ new          
subp>agraphs3  7,c7 ,an ali5 :o1 at ! "t
 ( enli/m5t 9 an arm$ =ce1 has resid$   
cont9u\sly 9 a lawful /atus 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates = at lea/ two ye>s4  7,d7 ,a     
p]son :o1 at ! "t ( enli/m5t 9 an arm$  

=ce1 possesses an employm5t au?orization
 docum5t issu$ by ,unit$ ,/ates         
,citiz5%ip & ,immigration ,s]vices "u ! 
requirem5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&     
,security policy entitl$ ,def]r$ ,action
 = ,*ildhood ,arrivals 7,,daca74  4  7b7
 ,admission to ,p]man5t ,resid5ce (     
,c]ta9 ,enli/ees ,su* section is fur!r  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7c7 ,admission to p]man5t  
resid5ce ( c]ta9 enli/ees  7#a7 ,a p]son
 describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 :o1 at ! "t (
 enli/m5t 9 an arm$ =ce1 is n a citiz5  
or o!r national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or    
lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce %all
 be adju/$ to ! /atus ( an ali5 lawfully
 admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce "u !        
provisions ( section #bdi ( !           
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #abei71 except t ! ali5 ne$   
n--  7,a7 e/abli% t he or %e ent]$ !    
,unit$ ,/ates prior to ,janu>y #a1      
#aigb2 &  7,b7 comply ) section #bab7;e7
 ( su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;e774   
7#b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security   

%all resc9d ! lawful p]man5t resid5t    
/atus ( a p]son ^: /atus 0 adju/$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 if ! p]son is sep>at$ f ! 
arm$ =ces "u o!r ?an honorable          
conditions be=e ! p]son s]v$ = a p]iod  
or p]iods aggregat+ five ye>s4 ,su*     
gr\nds = rescission are 9 addition to   
any o!r provid$ by law4 ,! fact t !     
p]son 0 sep>at$ f ! arm$ =ces "u o!r ?an
 honorable conditions %all be prov$ by a
 duly au!nticat$ c]tification f ! arm$  
=ce 9 :i* ! p]son la/ s]v$4 ,! s]vice ( 
! p]son 9 ! arm$ =ces %all be prov$ by  
duly au!nticat$ copies ( ! s]vice       
records ( ! p]son4  7#c7 ,no?+ 9 ?is    
subsection %all be con/ru$ to alt] !    
process prescrib$ by sections #cbh1     
#cbi1 & #cbi;,a ( ! ,immigration &      
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adci1  
#addj1 #addj-a7 by :i* a p]son may      
naturalize ?r\gh s]vice 9 ! arm$ =ces4  
4  7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section 
head+ ,! head+ ( su* section is am5d$ to
 read z foll[s3  #ejd4 ,p]sons n        
qualifi$2 citiz5%ip or resid5cy         

requirem5ts2 exceptions  4  7#b7 ,table 
( sections ,! table ( sections at !     
beg9n+ ( *apt] #ca ( su* title is am5d$ 
by /rik+ ! item relat+ to section #ejd &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+ new item3  #ejd4       
,p]sons n qualifi$2 citiz5%ip or        
resid5cy requirem5ts2 exceptions4  4    
#c4 ,treatm5t ( c]ta9 p]sons z hav+     
satisfi$ ,engli% & civics1 good moral   
"*1 & honorable s]vice & dis*>ge        
requirem5ts = naturalization  7a7       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act ,!     
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] section #cbi;,a 7#h         
,u4,s4,c4 #addj-a7 ! foll[+3  #cbi;,b4  
,p]sons :o h receiv$ an aw>d = engagem5t
 9 active combat or active p>ticipation 
9 combat  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,=
 purposes ( naturalization & cont9u+    
citiz5%ip "u ! foll[+ provisions ( law1 
a p]son :o has receiv$ an aw>d describ$ 
9 subsection 7b7 %all be treat$--  7,a7 
z hav+ satisfi$ ! requirem5ts "u        
sections #cab7;a7 & #caf7;a77#c71 &     

subsections 7b77#c71 7c71 & 7e7 (       
section #cbh2 &  7,b7 except z provid$ 9
 p>agraph 7#b71 "u sections #cbh &      
#cbi--  7i7 z hav+ s]v$ honorably 9 !   
,arm$ ,=ces = 79 ! case ( section #cbh7 
a p]iod or p]iods aggregat+ #a ye>2 &   
7ii7 if sep>at$ f su* s]vice1 z hav+ be5
 sep>at$ "u honorable conditions4  7#b7 
,revocation ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a77;,b71
 any p]son :o sep>at$ f ! ,arm$ ,=ces "u
 o!r ?an honorable conditions may be    
subject to revocation ( citiz5%ip "u    
section #cbh7;f7 or #cbi7;c7 if ! o!r   
requirem5ts "u su* section are met4  7b7
 ,application ,?is section %all apply ) 
respect to ! foll[+ aw>ds f ! ,arm$     
,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3  7#a7 ,!       
,combat ,infantryman ,badge f ! ,army4  
7#b7 ,! ,combat ,m$ical ,badge f !      
,army4  7#c7 ,! ,combat ,action ,badge f
 ! ,army4  7#d7 ,! ,combat ,action      
,ribbon f ! ,navy1 ! ,m>9e ,corps1 or ! 
,coa/ ,gu>d4  7#e7 ,! ,air ,=ce ,combat 
,action ,m$al4  7#f7 ,any o!r aw>d t !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se det]m9es to be an   

equival5t aw>d = engagem5t 9 active     
combat or active p>ticipation 9 combat4 
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
cont5ts ( su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja  
et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item 
relat+ to section #cbi;,a ! foll[+3     
,sec4 #cbi;,b4 ,p]sons :o h receiv$ an  
aw>d = engagem5t 9 active combat or     
active p>ticipation 9 combat4  4