,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjai,mr4
 ,gonzalez ( ,texas 7= himself & ,mr4   
,"y7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committees on ,arm$   
,s]vices1 & ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
prohibit ! removal f ! ,unit$ ,/ates (  
c]ta9 vet]ans1 to exp$ite _!            
naturalization1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,repatriate ,our ,patriots ,act4  #b4   
,def9ition ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m special   
vet]an means an individual :o is an ali5
 & is describ$ 9 section #aja7b7 ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 except !     
t]m--  7#a7 only includes individuals :o
 7 dis*>g$ or releas$ f ! ,arm$ ,=ces "u
 honorable conditions2  7#b7 does n     
include individuals :o h be5 convict$ ( 

volunt>y manslaught]1 murd]1 rape1      
sexual abuse ( a m9or1 or any (f5se "u  
*apt] #aac;,b ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code 7relat+ to t]rorism72 &  7#c7    
does n include individuals :o h be5     
det]m9$ to be a *ild abus] or a         
p$ophile4  #c4 ,protect+ special vet]ans
 f removal ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( 
law1 includ+ section #bcg ( !           
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #abbg71 a special vet]an %all 
n be remov$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #d4     
,naturalization = special vet]ans  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 a special vet]an %all be naturaliz$
 z a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ^u ! fil+ 
( ! appropriate application1 pay+ !     
appropriate fees1 &1 except z provid$ 9 
subsection 7b71 tak+ & subscrib+ be=e an
 (fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security
 )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! oa? (          
allegiance requir$ by section #ccg ( !  
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #addh74 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&
 ,security %all take /eps to ensure t ! 

p]iod 9 :i* an application =            
naturalization "u ?is section is p5d+   
does n exce$ #ij days4 ,! ,secret>y %all
 furni% ea* special vet]an naturaliz$ "u
 ?is section ) a c]tificate ( citiz5%ip4
  7b7 ,special vet]ans abroad ,9 ! case 
( a special vet]an resid+ abroad1 !     
application = naturalization may be fil$
 f abroad1 & ! oa? ( allegiance describ$
 9 subsection 7a7 may be subscrib$ to   
abroad at ,unit$ ,/ates embassies1      
consulates1 &1 z practicable1 ,unit$    
,/ates milit>y in/allations ov]seas     
pursuant to ! proc$ures available "u    
section #agja7;d7 ( ! ,national ,def5se 
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjjd 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #addc;a7 = naturalization 
proce$+s ov]seas = memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces & _! sp\ses & *ildr54  7c7 ,waiv] 
,consi/5t ) section #ccg7;a7 ( !        
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #addh7;a771 ! ,secret>y (     
,homel& ,security may waive ! tak+ ( !  
oa? ( allegiance describ$ 9 subsection  
7a7 by a special vet]an if1 9 ! op9ion (

 ! ,secret>y1 ! special vet]an is unable
 to und]/&1 or to communicate an und]/&+
 (1 its mean+ because ( a physical or   
developm5tal disability or m5tal        
impairm5t4  #e4 ,treatm5t ( special     
vet]ans 9 removal proce$+s or ord]$     
remov$ ,9 ! case ( a special vet]an 9   
removal proce$+s on ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&       
,security %all cancel ! removal ( !     
special vet]an4 ,9 ! case ( a special   
vet]an :o 0 ord]$ remov$ be=e ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 %all resc9d any out/&+ ord] ( removal1 
& any f9d+ t ! special vet]an is subject
 to removal or is inadmissible4 ,9 !    
case ( a special vet]an physically      
pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ^: /atus z an  
ali5 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce
 0 resc9d$ be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&         
,security %all all[ ! vet]an to adju/   
/atus to t ( an ali5 lawfully admitt$ = 
p]man5t resid5ce )\t reg>d to any       
num]ical limitation 9 ! ,immigration &  

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et
 seq474  #f4 ,return ( special vet]ans  
remov$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a       
program & application proc$ure to p]mit 
special vet]ans remov$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act to 
ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates z an ali5 lawfully 
admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce )\t reg>d to 
any num]ical limitation 9 ! ,immigration
 & ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja
 et seq474  #g4 ,access to milit>y      
b5efits ,a special vet]an :o has be5    
naturaliz$ or has obta9$ ! /atus ( an   
ali5 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce
 pursuant to ?is ,act %all be eligible =
 all milit>y & vet]ans b5efits = :i* !  
special vet]an w\ld h be5 eligible if ! 
special vet]an _h nev] be5 ord]$ remov$1
 be5 remov$1 or volunt>ily dep>t$1 f !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  #h4 ,id5tification (    
special vet]ans  7a7 ,id5tification ,!  
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all      
id5tify immigration cases involv+       

special vet]ans by-- 7#a7 inquir+ ( e   
ali5 process$ prior to initiat+ removal 
proce$+s :e!r ! ali5 is a special       
vet]an2 &  7#b7 keep+ records ( special 
vet]ans :o h be5 deta9$ "u ! immigration
 laws1 _h removal proce$+s aga9/ !m     
initiat$ be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 or be5 remov$ be=e su* date4  7b7 
,record annotation ,:5 ! ,secret>y has  
id5tifi$ a case "u subsection 7a71 !    
,secret>y %all annotate all immigration 
& naturalization records ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,homel& ,security relat+ to ! special  
vet]an involv$ s z to reflect t         
id5tification & af=d an opportunity to  
track ! outcomes = ! vet]an4 ,su*       
annotation %all include--  7#a7 !       
vet]an's bran* ( milit>y s]vice2  7#b7  
:e!r or n ! vet]an s]v$ dur+ a p]iod (  
milit>y ho/ilities describ$ 9 section   
#cbi ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #addj72 &  7#c7 !    
vet]an's immigration /atus at ! "t (    
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