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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 887 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship 

to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and 

died while serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces 

during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2017 

Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend 

honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens 

who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving 

on active duty with the United States Armed Forces 

during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. GRANTING OF POSTHUMOUS CITIZENSHIP TO 

2 OTHERWISE QUALIFIED NONCITIZENS WHO 

3 ENLISTED IN THE PHILIPPINES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 329A(b) of the Immigra5 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440–1(b)) is amended 

6 to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(b) NONCITIZENS ELIGIBLE FOR POSTHUMOUS

8 CITIZENSHIP.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person referred to in 

10 subsection (a) is a person who, while an alien or a 

11 noncitizen national of the United States— 

12 ‘‘(A) served honorably in an active-duty 

13 status in the military, air, or naval forces of the 

14 United States during any period described in 

15 the first sentence of section 329(a); 

16 ‘‘(B) died as a result of injury or disease 

17 incurred in or aggravated by that service; and 

18 ‘‘(C) either— 

19 ‘‘(i) satisfied the requirements of 

20 clause (1) or (2) of the first sentence of 

21 section 329(a); or 

22 ‘‘(ii) enlisted, reenlisted, extended en23 listment, or was inducted in the Phil24 ippines and died during the period begin25 ning September 1, 1939, and ending De26 cember 31, 1946. 


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1 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF SATISFACTION OF RE2 QUIREMENTS.—The executive department under 

3 which a person described in paragraph (1) served 

4 shall determine whether the person satisfied the re5 quirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)(ii) of 

6 paragraph (1). 

7 ‘‘(3) POSTHUMOUS BENEFITS.—In the case of a 

8 person to which paragraph (1)(C)(ii) applies— 

9 ‘‘(A) section 319(d) shall not apply; and 

10 ‘‘(B) section 1703 of the National Defense 

11 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 

12 Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1693; 8 U.S.C. 1151 

13 note) shall not apply.’’. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

15 329A(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

16 U.S.C. 1440–1(c)(2)) is amended— 

17 (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘(or, in 

18 the case of an individual to which clause (ii) of sub19 section (b)(1)(C) applies, the date of the enactment 

20 of such clause (ii))’’ after ‘‘the date of enactment of 

21 this section’’; 

22 (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 

23 the following new subparagraph: 

24 ‘‘(B) the request is accompanied by a duly 

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1 partment under which the person served which 

2 states that the person satisfied the require3 ments of— 

4 ‘‘(i) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

5 subsection (b)(1); and 

6 ‘‘(ii) if applicable, subparagraph 

7 (C)(ii) of subsection (b)(1); and’’; and 

8 (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘of sub9 section (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘of subsection 

10 (b)(1)(C)(i)’’. 

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