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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1451 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the enlistment of certain 

aliens in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2023 

Mr. GALLEGO (for himself and Mr. CARBAJAL) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 

to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

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

enlistment of certain aliens in the Armed Forces, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fight for the American 

5 Dream Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMED 

2 FORCES. 

3 (a) ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED PERSONS.—Paragraph 

4 (1) of subsection (b) of section 504 of title 10, United 

5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing new subparagraph: 

7 ‘‘(D) A person who, at the time of enlistment 

8 in an armed force, possesses an employment author9 ization document issued by United States Citizen10 ship and Immigration Services under the require11 ments of the Department of Homeland Security pol12 icy entitled ‘Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv13 als’.’’. 

14 (b) ADMISSION TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE OF EN15 LISTED PERSONS.—Such section is further amended by 

16 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

17 ‘‘(c) ADMISSION TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE OF

18 CERTAIN ENLISTED PERSONS.—(1) Notwithstanding any 

19 other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

20 shall adjust the status of a person described in subpara21 graph (D) of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) to the status 

22 of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if 

23 such person is otherwise eligible under section 245 of the 

24 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255). For 

25 purposes of such adjustment, a person described in such 

26 subparagraph shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) be considered inspected and admitted into 

2 the United States; and 

3 ‘‘(B) not be subject to paragraph (6)(A), 

4 (6)(C), (7)(A), or (9) of section 212(a) of such Act 

5 (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)). 

6 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall re7 scind the lawful permanent resident status of a person 

8 whose status was adjusted under paragraph (1) if, before 

9 the person completes a period of obligated service, the per10 son receives a discharge from the Armed Forces that is 

11 not an honorable discharge. 

12 ‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 

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

14 329A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

15 1439, 1440, 1440–1) by which a person may naturalize 

16 through service in the Armed Forces.’’. 

17 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

18 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 

19 section is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘§ 504. Persons not qualified: citizenship or residency 

21 requirements; exceptions’’. 

22 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

23 at the beginning of chapter 31 of such title is 


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1 amended by striking the item relating to section 504 

2 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘504. Persons not qualified: citizenship or residency requirements; exceptions.’’. 

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