,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ah1       
#bjai,mr4 ,takano introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committees on         
,veterans' ,affairs1 and ,armed         
,services1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a military     
family immigration advisory committee1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,honoring the ,oath ,act of #bjai4  #b4 
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that--  7#a7 military service 
to the ,united ,states is a sacrifice   
that demonstrates loyalty to the        
,nation2  7#b7 a noncitizen who takes an
 oath of enlistment or an oath of office
 to join the ,united ,states ,armed     

,forces--promising to support and defend
 the ,constitution of the ,united       
,states against all enemies1 foreign and
 domestic--deserves facilitated access  
to naturalization2  7#c7 such noncitizen
 and his or her family members deserve  
consideration for the exercise of       
prosecutorial discretion in immigration 
removal proceedings2 and  7#d7 a        
noncitizen veteran who is deported after
 consideration under this ,act should be
 provided the same veterans' benefits to
 which a similarly situated ,united     
,states citizen veteran would be        
entitled4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this    
,act3 7#a7 ,advisory ,committee ,the    
term ,advisory ,committee means the     
,military ,family ,immigration ,advisory
 ,committee established pursuant to     
section #e4  7#b7 ,appropriate          
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed   
,services of the ,senate2  7,b7 the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   

,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2  
7,c7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of
 the ,senate2  7,d7 the ,committee on   
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate2     
7,e7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services 
of the ,house of ,representatives2  7,f7
 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security  
of the ,house of ,representatives2  7,g7
 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the
 ,house of ,representatives2 and  7,h7  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  7#c7  
,armed ,forces ,the term ,armed ,forces 
has the meaning given that term in      
section #aja of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#d7 ,covered family    
member ,the term covered family member  
means the noncitizen spouse or          
noncitizen minor child of-- 7,a7 a      
member of the ,armed ,forces serving on 
active duty or in a reserve component2  
or  7,b7 a veteran1 as defined in       
paragraph 7#d74  7#e7 ,noncitizen ,the  
term noncitizen means an individual who 
is not a national of the ,united ,states

 7as defined in section #aja7;a77#bb7 of
 the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#bb7774  7#f7   
,veteran ,the term veteran has the      
meaning given that term in section #aja 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4    
#d4 ,identification of members of the   
,armed ,forces1 veterans1 and covered   
family members in removal proceedings   
7a7 ,in general ,not later than the time
 of the ,master ,calendar ,hearing for  
any individual in removal proceedings1  
the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and
 ,customs ,enforcement shall identify   
whether the individual is--  7#a7 a     
member of the ,armed ,forces serving on 
active duty or in a reserve component2  
7#b7 a veteran2 or  7#c7 a covered      
family member4  7b7 ,transfer of case   
files ,the ,director of ,u4,s4          
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
shall transfer a copy of the complete   
case file of any individual identified  
under subsection 7a71 immediately after 
such identification1 to the ,advisory   

,committee4  7c7 ,limitation on removal 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an individual described in         
subsection 7a7 may not be removed until 
the ,military ,family ,immigration      
,advisory ,committee has provided       
recommendations with respect to that    
individual to the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security and the ,attorney   
,general under section #e4  #e4         
,military family immigration advisory   
committee  7a7 ,establishment ,the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense and in cooperation with the    
,secretary of the ,army1 the ,secretary 
of the ,navy1 the ,secretary of the ,air
 ,force1 and the ,commandant of the     
,coast ,guard1 shall establish an       
advisory committee1 to be known as the  
,military ,family ,immigration ,advisory
 ,committee1 to provide recommendations 
to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security
 and the ,attorney ,general on the      
exercise of prosecutorial discretion in 

cases involving removal proceedings of  
individuals described in section #d7;a74
  7b7 ,membership ,the ,advisory        
,committee shall be composed of-- 7#a7  
the ,deputy ,commanding ,general of     
,army ,human ,resources ,command1 or    
designee2  7#b7 the ,judge ,advocate of 
the ,army1 or designee2  7#c7 the       
,deputy ,commander of ,navy ,personnel  
,command1 or designee2  7#d7 the ,judge 
,advocate of the ,navy1 or designee2    
7#e7 the ,vice ,chief of ,staff of the  
,air ,force2  7#f7 the ,judge ,advocate 
of the ,air ,force1 or designee2  7#g7  
the ,deputy ,commandant for ,mission    
,support of the ,coast ,guard2  7#h7 the
 ,judge ,advocate of the ,coast ,guard1 
or designee2 and  7#i7 the ,deputy      
,commandant of ,manpower and ,reserve   
,affairs of the ,marine ,corps1 or      
designee4  7c7 ,case reviews  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #cj days after  
the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and
 ,customs ,enforcement notifies the     
,advisory ,committee of the case of an  

individual described in section #d7;a71 
the ,advisory ,committee shall meet to  
review the case and to provide a written
 recommendation to the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security on whether the      
individual--  7,a7 notwithstanding the  
grounds for removal asserted by ,u4,s4  
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 
should be granted--  7i7 a stay of      
removal and allowed to apply for asylum2
  7ii7 deferred action2 or  7iii7       
parole2 or  7,b7 should be removed from 
the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,submission  
of information ,an individual who is the
 subject of a case review under         
paragraph 7#a7 may submit information to
 the ,advisory ,committee1 and the      
,advisory ,committee shall consider such
 information4  7#c7 ,procedures ,in     
conducting each case review under       
paragraph 7#a71 the ,advisory ,committee
 shall consider1 as factors weighing in 
favor of a recommendation under         
paragraph 7#a77;,a7--  7,a7 with respect
 to a member of the ,armed ,forces      

serving on active duty or in a reserve  
component1 whether the individual--  7i7
 took an oath of enlistment or an oath  
of office2  7ii7 received military      
decorations1 campaign medals1 or service
 medals1 was deployed1 or was otherwise 
evaluated for merit in service during   
his or her service in the ,armed        
,forces2  7iii7 is a national of a      
country that prohibits repatriation of  
an individual after any service in the  
,armed ,forces2 or  7iv7 contributed to 
his or her local community during his or
 her service in the ,armed ,forces2     
7,b7 with respect to a veteran1 whether 
the individual--  7i7 took an oath of   
enlistment or an oath of office2  7ii7  
completed a term of service in the      
,armed ,forces and was discharged under 
conditions other than dishonorable2     
7iii7 received military decorations1    
campaign medals1 or service medals1 was 
deployed1 or was otherwise evaluated for
 merit in service during his or her     
service in the ,armed ,forces2  7iv7 is 

a national of a country that prohibits  
repatriation of an individual after any 
service in the ,armed ,forces2 or  7v7  
contributed to his or her local         
community during or after his or her    
service in the ,armed ,forces2 and  7,c7
 with respect to a covered family       
member1 whether the individual-- 7i7    
supported a member of the ,armed ,forces
 serving on active duty or a veteran1   
including through financial support1    
emotional support1 or caregiving2 or    
7ii7 contributed to his or her local    
community during or after the military  
service of the member or of the veteran4
  7d7 ,consultation with ,u4,s4         
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
principal legal advisor ,the ,principal 
,legal ,advisor of ,u4,s4 ,immigration  
and ,customs ,enforcement1 or designee1 
shall consult with the ,advisory        
,committee at the request of members of 
the ,advisory ,committee4  7e7          
,briefings on unsuitability of          
noncitizen members of the ,armed ,forces

 ,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for 
,personnel and ,readiness shall provide 
detailed briefings to the ,advisory     
,committee regarding the reasons for    
determining the unsuitability of        
noncitizen members of the ,armed ,forces
 whose cases are being considered by the
 ,advisory ,committee4  7f7 ,briefings  
on actions in response to               
recommendations ,not less frequently    
than quarterly1 the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security shall provide       
detailed briefings to the ,advisory     
,committee regarding actions taken in   
response to the recommendations of the  
,advisory ,committee1 including detailed
 explanations for any cases in which a  
recommendation of the ,advisory         
,committee was not followed4  7g7       
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated such   
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this section4  #f4 ,list of countries   
unwilling to repatriate ,united ,states 
veterans ,the ,secretary of ,homeland   

,security1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,state1 shall compile and 
annually update a list of countries that
 refuse to repatriate nationals of such 
country who have enlisted or been       
appointed in the ,united ,states ,armed 
,forces4  #g4 ,program of citizenship   
through military service  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security1 acting through the ,director 
of ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration 
,services1 and the ,secretary of        
,defense shall jointly carry out a      
program under which any individual      
noncitizen who serves on active duty in 
the ,armed ,forces1 and the noncitizen  
spouse and any noncitizen minor child of
 such individual1 shall be naturalized  
as a ,united ,states citizen if such    
individual1 and such spouse or child1 is
 not otherwise ineligible for           
citizenship under the immigration laws  
7as that term is defined in section     
#aja7;a77#ag7 of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         

#aaja7;a77#ag7774  7b7 ,jag training    
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall ensure
 that appropriate members of the judge  
advocate general corps of the ,armed    
,forces shall receive training to       
function as liaisons with ,u4,s4        
,citizenship and ,immigration ,services 
with respect to applications for        
citizenship of noncitizen members of the
 ,armed ,forces assigned to units in    
such areas4  7c7 ,training for          
recruiters ,the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall ensure that all recruiters in the 
,armed ,forces receive training         
regarding--  7#a7 the steps required for
 a noncitizen member of the ,armed      
,forces to receive citizenship2  7#b7   
limitations on the path to citizenship  
for family members of such individuals2 
and  7#c7 points of contact at the      
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
resolve emergency immigration-related   
situations with respect to such         
individuals and their family members4   
7d7 ,application for naturalization     

7#a7 ,biometrics  7,a7 ,submission of   
biometric information ,the ,secretary of
 ,defense shall ensure that1 at the time
 of accession into the ,armed ,forces1  
biometric information of an individual  
who has applied1 or who plans to apply1 
for naturalization is submitted to      
,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration    
,services for the purposes of such      
application4  7,b7 ,acceptance of       
biometric information ,the ,director of 
,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration    
,services shall accept any biometric    
information submitted pursuant to       
subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,filing of     
application ,the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,defense1 shall ensure    
that each noncitizen individual who     
accesses into the ,armed ,forces is     
permitted to file an application for    
naturalization as part of the accessions
 process4  7#c7 ,adjudication of        
application ,the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security1 in coordination with the    

,secretary of ,defense1 shall ensure    
that the application for naturalization 
of any individual who applies for       
naturalization during the accessions    
process into the ,armed ,forces is      
adjudicated not later than the last day 
of active service of the individual in  
the ,armed ,forces4  7e7 ,annual reports
 ,the ,secretary of each military       
department shall annually submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on the number of all noncitizens 
who enlisted or were appointed in their 
department1 all members of the ,armed   
,forces in their department who         
naturalized1 and all members of the     
,armed ,forces in their department who  
were discharged or released without     
,united ,states citizenship under the   
jurisdiction of such ,secretary during  
the preceding year4  #h4 ,study and     
report on noncitizen veterans removed   
from the ,united ,states  7a7 ,study    
required ,not later than #a year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 

the ,secretary of ,defense1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and  
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
shall jointly carry out a study on      
noncitizen veterans of the ,armed       
,forces who were removed from the       
,united ,states during the period       
beginning on ,january #a1 #aiij1 and    
ending on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act1 which shall include--  7#a7  
the number of noncitizens removed by    
,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs        
,enforcement or the ,immigration and    
,naturalization ,service during the     
period covered by the report who served 
on active duty in the ,armed ,forces or 
in a reserve component of the ,armed    
,forces for a period of more than #ahj  
days2  7#b7 for each noncitizen         
described in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 the  
country of origin of the noncitizen2    
7,b7 the length of time the noncitizen  
served as a member of the ,armed        
,forces2  7,c7 the grounds for removal  
under section #bcg7;a7 of the           

,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abbg7 or section #bab7;a7 of 
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb71 as applicable2 and
  7,d7 whether the noncitizen appealed  
the removal order2  7#c7 the number of  
noncitizens described in paragraph 7#a7 
who--  7,a7 were discharged or released 
from service under honorable conditions2
  7,b7 were deployed overseas2  7,c7    
served on active duty in the ,armed     
,forces in an overseas contingency      
operation2  7,d7 were awarded military  
decorations1 campaign medals1 or service
 medals2  7,e7 applied for benefits     
under laws administered by the          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2 or    
7,f7 are receiving benefits described in
 subparagraph 7,e72 and  7#d7 a         
description of the reasons preventing   
any of the noncitizens who applied for  
benefits described in paragraph         
7#c77;,e7 from receiving such benefits4 
7b7 ,report ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of the completion of the 

study required under subsection 7a71 the
 ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security1 and the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
jointly submit a report containing the  
results of such study to the appropriate
 congressional committees4