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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2367 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize aliens who are covered 

by certain immigration policies and who otherwise satisfy the requirements for admission to a military service academy to be appointed 

to and attend a military service academy and, upon graduation, to 

be appointed as a commissioned officer in the Armed Forces. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 15, 2015 

Mr. CASTRO of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize aliens 

who are covered by certain immigration policies and who 

otherwise satisfy the requirements for admission to a 

military service academy to be appointed to and attend 

a military service academy and, upon graduation, to be 

appointed as a commissioned officer in the Armed 

Forces. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Opportunity for Mili5 tary Academies and Readiness Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO APPOINT CERTAIN ALIENS WHO 

2 ARE UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED 

3 STATES AS CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN AT 

4 MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 

5 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 

6 4346 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add7 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(e)(1) An alien who, at the time of application for 

9 admission to the Academy, possesses an employment au10 thorization document issued by United States Citizenship 

11 and Immigration Services under the requirements of the 

12 Department of Homeland Security policy dated June 15, 

13 2012, and entitled ‘Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv14 als’ (DACA) or the memorandum dated November 20, 

15 2014, and entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion 

16 with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United 

17 States and Children and with Respect to Certain Individ18 uals Who are Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resi19 dents’ and who otherwise satisfies the requirements for 

20 admission to the Academy, other than the United States 

21 citizenship requirement, may be— 

22 ‘‘(A) appointed as a cadet and attend the Acad23 emy; and 

24 ‘‘(B) upon graduation, be appointed as a com25 missioned officer in the armed forces. 


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1 ‘‘(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to 

2 alter the process prescribed by sections 328, 329, and 

3 329A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

4 1439, 1440, 1440) by which a person may naturalize 

5 through service in the armed forces.’’. 

6 (b) NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 6958 of title 10, 

7 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

8 following new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(e)(1) An alien who, at the time of application for 

10 admission to the Naval Academy, possesses an employ11 ment authorization document issued by United States 

12 Citizenship and Immigration Services under the require13 ments of the Department of Homeland Security policy 

14 dated June 15, 2012, and entitled ‘Deferred Action for 

15 Childhood Arrivals’ (DACA) or the memorandum dated 

16 November 20, 2014, and entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial 

17 Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the 

18 United States and Children and with Respect to Certain 

19 Individuals Who are Parents of U.S. Citizens or Perma20 nent Residents’ and who otherwise satisfies the require21 ments for admission to the Academy, other than the 

22 United States citizenship requirement, may be— 

23 ‘‘(A) appointed as a midshipman and attend the 

24 Academy; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) upon graduation, be appointed as a com2 missioned officer in the armed forces. 

3 ‘‘(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to 

4 alter the process prescribed by sections 328, 329, and 

5 329A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

6 1439, 1440, 1440) by which a person may naturalize 

7 through service in the armed forces.’’. 

8 (c) AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9346 of title 10, 

9 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

10 following new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(e)(1) An alien who, at the time of application for 

12 admission to the Academy, possesses an employment au13 thorization document issued by United States Citizenship 

14 and Immigration Services under the requirements of the 

15 Department of Homeland Security policy dated June 15, 

16 2012, and entitled ‘Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv17 als’ (DACA) or the memorandum dated November 20, 

18 2014, and entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion 

19 with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United 

20 States and Children and with Respect to Certain Individ21 uals Who are Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resi22 dents’ and who otherwise satisfies the requirements for 

23 admission to the Academy, other than the United States 

24 citizenship requirement, may be— 


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1 ‘‘(A) appointed as a cadet and attend the Acad2 emy; and 

3 ‘‘(B) upon graduation, be appointed as a com4 missioned officer in the armed forces. 

5 ‘‘(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to 

6 alter the process prescribed by sections 328, 329, and 

7 329A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

8 1439, 1440, 1440) by which a person may naturalize 

9 through service in the armed forces.’’. 

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