,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cajb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bh1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,veasey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,takano1    
,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,jackson     
,lee1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 and
 ,mrs4 ,demings7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to improve the provision 
of naturalization assistance to members 
of the uniformed services1 including new
 recruits1 who are not citizens of the  
,united ,states1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,establishment of ,office of      
,service ,member ,naturalization and    
designation of naturalization offices on
 certain military installations  7a7    
,designation required ,chapter #hj of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting after section      
#aeff;a the following new section3      

#aeff;b4 ,naturalization assistance3    
,office of ,service ,member             
,naturalization and installation        
naturalization offices  7a7 ,office of  
,service ,member ,naturalization ,the   
,secretary of ,defense shall establish  
an office in the ,department of         
,defense1 to be known as the ,office of 
,service ,member ,naturalization1 whose 
mission shall be--  7#a7 to identify    
members of the uniformed services1      
including new recruits1 who are not     
citizens of the ,united ,states2  7#b7  
to inform such members of the           
availability of naturalization          
assistance to facilitate such members in
 becoming citizens2  7#c7 to help such  
members complete the naturalization     
process before their separation from the
 uniformed services2 and  7#d7 to       
coordinate points-of-contact at military
 installations to ensure that personnel 
who are responsible for assisting       
members through the naturalization      
process successfully complete their     

assignments4  7b7 ,designation of       
installation naturalization offices     
,under regulations prescribed by the    
,secretary of ,defense under subsection 
7e71 the ,secretaries of the military   
departments shall designate             
naturalization offices-- 7#a7 on        
military installations under their      
jurisdiction at which the initial entry 
training program for new recruits for   
the uniformed services is conducted2 and
  7#b7 on such other military           
installations as the ,secretary         
concerned shall determine are best      
located to provide access to            
naturalization assistance for members of
 the uniformed services who are not     
citizens of the ,united ,states4  7c7   
,types of naturalization assistance     
7#a7 ,a naturalization office shall make
 available ,form ,n-#djj1 ,application  
for ,naturalization1 and ,form ,n-#dbf1 
,request for ,certification of ,military
 or ,naval ,service4  7#b7 ,a           
naturalization office shall assist      

members of the uniformed services1      
including new recruits1 who are not     
citizens of the ,united ,states in      
completing the process to become a      
citizen of the ,united ,states4 ,if1    
through no fault of the member1 a member
 whose service has been honorable is    
unable to complete the naturalization   
process before separation from the      
uniformed services1 the naturalization  
office shall continue to work with the  
member until completion of the          
naturalization process4  7d7            
,applicability to other elements of the 
uniformed services ,the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security with respect to the 
,coast ,guard when it is not operating  
as a service in the ,department of the  
,navy1 the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services with respect to the    
commissioned corps of the ,public       
,health ,service1 and the ,secretary of 
,commerce with respect to the           
commissioned corps of the ,national     
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               

,administration shall carry out this    
section in the case of members of the   
uniformed services under their          
jurisdiction4  7e7 ,regulations ,the    
,secretary of ,defense1 in consultation 
with the ,secretaries referred to in    
subsection 7d71 shall prescribe         
regulations relating to the             
administration of the requirements of   
this section4  4  7b7 ,clerical         
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #hj of such title  
is amended by inserting after the item  
relating to section #aeff;a the         
following new item3  #aeff;b4           
,naturalization assistance3 ,office of  
,service ,member ,naturalization and    
installation naturalization offices44   
#b4 ,improved provision of applications 
for naturalization and forms for        
certification of military or naval      
service at ,military ,entrance          
,processing ,command ,centers  7a7 ,duty
 ,to provide materials ,section #agij of
 title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   

amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,using funds 
and inserting the following3  7b7       
,reimbursement of ,homeland ,security   
processing and adjudication costs ,using
 funds  2 and  7#b7 by inserting after  
the section heading the following new   
subsection3  7a7 ,provision of          
naturalization applications and service 
certification forms ,the ,under         
,secretary of ,defense for ,personnel   
and ,readiness shall ensure that each   
,military ,entrance ,processing ,station
 provides the ,form ,n-#djj1            
,application for ,naturalization1 and   
,form ,n-#dbf1 ,request for             
,certification of ,military or ,naval   
,service1 to new recruits for the       
uniformed services who are processed at 
the center and are not citizens of the  
,united ,states4  4  7b7 ,reporting     
requirements ,section #agij of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended  
by subsection 7a71 is further amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
subsection3  7c7 ,annual report ,through

 ,december #ca1 #bjba1 the ,under       
,secretary of ,defense for ,personnel   
and ,readiness shall submit to the      
,secretary of ,defense1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security1 the ,committees 
on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and  
the ,house of ,representatives1 and the 
,committees on the ,judiciary of the    
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives an annual report       
specifying-- 7#a7 the number of members 
of each uniformed service who received  
the naturalization materials described  
in subsection 7a7 at ,military ,entrance
 ,processing ,stations and installation 
naturalization offices during the year  
covered by the report2 and  7#b7 the    
amount of reimbursement provided under  
subsection 7b7 to the ,united ,states   
,citizenship and ,immigration ,services 
during the year covered by the report4  
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