,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ijgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bi1 #bjbf,mr4  
,strong 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,moore of    
,alabama1 and ,mr4 ,crane7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to prohibit the          
appointment or enlistment into the      
,armed ,forces of foreign nationals from
 certain adversary countries1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,targeted      
,restrictions ,upholding ,service       
,trustworthiness ,act or ,,trust ,act4  
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,the ,armed ,forces    
represent the ultimate defense of the   
,united ,states and the integrity1      
security1 and undivided loyalty of      
members of the ,armed ,forces is        
paramount to national security4  7#b7   
,allowing foreign nationals from        
countries with interests that are       

adversary to the ,united ,states to     
serve in the ,armed ,forces of the      
,united ,states creates an unacceptable 
risk of espionage1 sabotage1 unwarranted
 foreign influence1 and compromise of   
sensitive information1 technology1 and  
operations4  7#c7 ,the existing process 
for assessing the loyalty of foreign    
nationals1 while comprehensive1 is      
insufficient to mitigate the inherent   
and systemic risk posed by individuals  
with ties to foreign adversary          
governments4  #c4 ,prohibition on       
enlistment or appointment of foreign    
nationals from foreign adversaries  7a7 
,enlistment ,section #ejd of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7c7 ,nationals of foreign  
adversary countries ,notwithstanding    
subsection 7b71 no person who is a      
national of a covered nation 7as defined
 in section #dhgb7;f7 of this title7 may
 be enlisted in an armed force4  4  7b7 
,appointment ,section #ecb7;a7 of title 

#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking 2 
and and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 by 
redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as         
paragraph 7#e72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#c7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#d7 has not been a national
 of a covered nation 7as defined in     
section #dhgb7;f7 of this title7 during 
the five-year period ending on the date 
of such appointment2 and  4  7c7 ,review
 of existing personnel ,not later than  
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,defense shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,armed ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives and the ,senate a      
report that-- 7#a7 identifies the number
 of members of the ,armed ,forces who-- 
7,a7 are foreign nationals of a covered 
nation 7as defined in section #dhgb7;f7 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code72   
and  7,b7 were lawfully admitted for    
permanent residence 7as defined in      
section #aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and

 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaja7;a777 on the date of accession to 
the ,armed ,forces2  7#b7 identifies the
 date of accession to the ,armed ,forces
 of each member identified in paragraph 
7#a72  7#c7 identifies the number of    
years of service of each member         
identified in paragraph 7#a72 and  7#d7 
identifies how many members identified  
in paragraph 7#a7 are in the process of 
seeking citizenship in the ,united      
,states4  7d7 ,applicability ,the       
amendments made by subsections 7a7 and  
7b7 shall apply to the original         
enlistment or original appointment of a 
person as a member of the ,armed ,forces
 on or after the date that is #ahj days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4