,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agbg  ,,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 ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a   
naturalization office at every initial  
military training site4  #a4 ,short     
,title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,naturalization ,at ,training ,sites    
,act of #bjag or the ,,nats ,act4  #b4  
,establishment and ,use of              
,naturalization ,offices at ,initial    
,military ,training ,sites  7a7         
,definitions ,in this ,act1 the term    
,secretary concerned has the meaning    
given that term in section #aja7;a7 of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7  
,in general ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 and   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
with respect to the ,coast ,guard1 shall

 establish a naturalization office at   
each initial military training site of  
the ,armed ,forces under the            
jurisdiction of the respective          
,secretary4  7c7 ,outreach ,in          
coordination with the ,under ,secretary 
of ,defense for ,personnel and          
,readiness and the ,director of ,u4,s4  
,citizenship and ,immigration ,services1
 each ,secretary concerned shall1 to the
 maximum extent practicable--  7#a7     
identify each member of the ,armed      
,forces overseen by such ,secretary who 
is not a citizen of the ,united ,states2
  7#b7 inform each noncitizen member of 
the ,armed ,forces overseen by such     
,secretary about-- 7,a7 the existence of
 a naturalization office at each initial
 military training site2  7,b7 the      
continuous availability of each         
naturalization office throughout the    
career of a member of the ,armed ,forces
 to--  7i7 evaluate the extent to which 
a noncitizen member of the ,armed       
,forces is eligible to become a         

naturalized citizen2 and  7ii7 assess   
the suitability for citizenship of a    
noncitizen member of the ,armed ,forces2
  7,c7 each potential pathway to        
citizenship2  7,d7 each service a       
naturalization office provides2  7,e7   
the required length of service to obtain
 citizenship during--  7i7 peacetime2   
and  7ii7 a period of hostility2 and    
7,f7 the application process for        
citizenship1 including-- 7i7 details of 
the application process2  7ii7 required 
application materials2  7iii7           
requirements for a naturalization       
interview2 and  7iv7 any other          
information required to become a citizen
 under the ,immigration and ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474  7d7
 ,timing ,each ,secretary concerned     
shall complete the notifications        
required under subsection 7c7-- 7#a7    
during every stage of basic training2   
7#b7 during training for any military   
occupational specialty2  7#c7 at each   
school of professional military         

education2  7#d7 upon each transfer of a
 duty station2 and  7#e7 at any other   
time determined appropriate by the      
,secretary concerned4  7e7 ,trained     
personnel  7#a7 ,availability ,each     
,secretary concerned shall retain       
trained personnel at a naturalization   
office at every initial military        
training site to provide appropriate    
services to every member of the ,armed  
,forces who is not a citizen of the     
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,training ,all   
personnel retained under paragraph 7#a7 
shall be familiar with-- 7,a7 the       
special provisions of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja et seq47 authorizing the expedited
 application and naturalization process 
for current members of the ,armed       
,forces and veterans2  7,b7 the         
application process for naturalization  
and associated application materials2   
and  7,c7 the naturalization process    
administered by ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and 
,immigration ,services4  7f7 ,assignment

 preference ,the ,secretary concerned1  
to the extent practicable1 shall assign 
each new member of the ,armed ,forces   
who is not a citizen of the ,united     
,states to an initial military training 
site that has a naturalization office4  
7g7 ,reporting requirement ,the         
,director of the ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and
 ,immigration ,services shall annually  
publish1 on a publicly accessible       
website--  7#a7 the number of members of
 the ,armed ,forces who became          
naturalized ,united ,states citizens    
during the most recent year for which   
data is available1 categorized by       
country in which the naturalization     
ceremony took place2  7#b7 the number of
 ,armed ,forces member's children who   
became naturalized ,united ,states      
citizens during the most recent year for
 which data is available1 categorized by
 country in which the naturalization    
ceremony took place2 and  7#c7 the      
number of ,armed ,forces member's       
spouses who became naturalized ,united  

,states citizens during the most recent 
year for which data is available1       
categorized by country in which the     
naturalization ceremony took place4  7h7
 ,regulations ,each ,secretary concerned
 shall prescribe in regulation a        
definition of the term initial military 
training site for purposes of this      
section4