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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 905

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that United States nationals should be eligible for advanced training in, and for financial assistance

as members of, the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 3, 1997

Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on National Security

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that

United States nationals should be eligible for advanced

training in, and for financial assistance as members of,

the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

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

3 SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS

4 FOR ADVANCED TRAINING IN THE SENIOR

5 RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS.

6 Section 2104(b) of title 10, United States Code, is

7 amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or national’’

2 after ‘‘citizen’’;

3 (2) at the end of paragraph (6), by striking

4 ‘‘and’’;

5 (3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and

6 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

7 (4) by adding at the end the following:

8 ‘‘(8) if he is a national but not a citizen of the

9 United States, agree in writing that he will—

10 ‘‘(A) if he is not a resident of a State

11 (within the meaning of chapter 2 of title III of

12 the Immigration and Nationality Act; 8 U.S.C.

13 1421–1459), become a resident of a State

14 (within such meaning) before commencing the

15 program for advanced training; and

16 ‘‘(B) file an application for naturalization

17 within 60 days after the later of—

18 ‘‘(i) the date that he meets the re19 quirements for naturalization in section

20 316(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nation21 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1436); or

22 ‘‘(ii) the date that he is accepted into

23 the program for advanced training.’’.
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1 SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS FOR

2 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS MEMBERS OF

3 THE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING

4 CORPS.

5 (a) GENERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—

6 Section 2107(b) of title 10, United States Code, is

7 amended—

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or national’’

9 after ‘‘citizen’’;

10 (2) at the end of paragraph (4), by striking

11 ‘‘and’’;

12 (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and

13 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

14 (4) by adding at the end the following:

15 ‘‘(6) if he is a national but not a citizen of the

16 United States, agree in writing that he will—

17 ‘‘(A) if he is not a resident of a State

18 (within the meaning of chapter 2 of title III of

19 the Immigration and Nationality Act; 8 U.S.C.

20 1421–1459) become a resident of a State (with21 in such meaning) before commencing the finan22 cial assistance program; and

23 ‘‘(B) file an application for naturalization

24 within 60 days after the later of—

25 ‘‘(i) the date that he meets the re26 quirements for naturalization in section
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1 316(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nation2 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1436); or

3 ‘‘(ii) the date that he is accepted into

4 the financial assistance program.’’.

5 (b) ARMY RESERVE AND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

6 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 2107a(b) of

7 title 10, United States Code, is amended—

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or national’’

9 after ‘‘citizen’’;

10 (2) at the end of paragraph (5), by striking

11 ‘‘and’’;

12 (3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and

13 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

14 (4) by adding at the end the following:

15 ‘‘(7) if he is a national but not a citizen of the

16 United States, agree in writing that he will—

17 ‘‘(A) if he is not a resident of a State

18 (within the meaning of chapter 2 of title III of

19 the Immigration and Nationality Act; 8 U.S.C.

20 1421–1459), become a resident of a State

21 (within such meaning) before commencing the

22 financial assistance program; and

23 ‘‘(B) file an application for naturalization

24 within 60 days after the later of—
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1 ‘‘(i) the date that he meets the re2 quirements for naturalization in section

3 316(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nation4 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1436); or

5 ‘‘(ii) the date that he is accepted into

6 the financial assistance program.’’.

7 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

8 Section 12102(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code,

9 is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ the first place such term

11 appears;

12 (2) by inserting a comma after ‘‘United States’’

13 the first place such term appears; and

14 (3) by inserting ‘‘, or is a national of the Unit15 ed States eligible (as provided in sections 2104(b),

16 2107(b), or 2107a(b) of this title) for advanced

17 training in, or financial assistance as a member of,

18 the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps’’ after

19 the close parenthesis.

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