,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #b1    
#bjag,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself and   
,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
identify each alien who has served1 or  
is serving1 in the ,armed ,forces of the
 ,united ,states when any alien applies 
for an immigration benefit or is placed 
in an immigration enforcement           
proceeding1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,immigrant ,veterans ,eligibility  
,tracking ,system ,act or the ,i-,,vets 
,act4  #b4 ,identifying aliens connected
 to the ,armed ,forces ,upon an alien's 
application for an immigration benefit  
or the placement of such alien in an    
immigration enforcement proceeding1 the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
shall--  7#a7 determine if the alien is 

serving1 or has served1 as a member of--
 7,a7 a regular or reserve component of 
the ,armed ,forces of the ,united       
,states on active duty2 or  7,b7 a      
reserve component of the ,armed ,forces 
in an active status2 and  7#b7 annotate 
every immigration and naturalization    
record of the ,department of ,homeland  
,security relating to an alien described
 in paragraph 7#a7 to--  7,a7 reflect   
that membership2 and  7,b7 afford an    
opportunity to track the outcomes for   
each alien4