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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 deter-
mined 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fight for the American 
Dream Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED PERSONS.—Paragraph 
(1) of subsection (b) of section 504 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) A person who, at the time of enlistment 
in an armed force, possesses an employment author-
ization document issued by United States Citizen-
ship and Immigration Services under the require-
ments of the Department of Homeland Security pol-
icy entitled ‘Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv-
als’.’’. 
(b) ADMISSION TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE OF EN-
LISTED PERSONS.—Such section is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ADMISSION
TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE
OF 
CERTAIN ENLISTED PERSONS.—(1) Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall adjust the status of a person described in subpara-
graph (D) of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) to the status 
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if 
such person is otherwise eligible under section 245 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255). For 
purposes of such adjustment, a person described in such 
subparagraph shall— 
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‘‘(A) be considered inspected and admitted into 
the United States; and 
‘‘(B) not be subject to paragraph (6)(A), 
(6)(C), (7)(A), or (9) of section 212(a) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1182(a)). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall re-
scind the lawful permanent resident status of a person 
whose status was adjusted under paragraph (1) if, before 
the person completes a period of obligated service, the per-
son receives a discharge from the Armed Forces that is 
not an honorable discharge. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
alter the process prescribed by sections 328, 329, and 
329A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1439, 1440, 1440–1) by which a person may naturalize 
through service in the Armed Forces.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 504. Persons not qualified: citizenship or residency 
requirements; exceptions’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 31 of such title is 
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amended by striking the item relating to section 504 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘504. Persons not qualified: citizenship or residency requirements; exceptions.’’. 
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