(3) PROCEDURES.—In conducting each case re-
view under paragraph (1), the Advisory Committee 
shall consider, as factors weighing in favor of a rec-
ommendation under paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) with respect to a member of the 
Armed Forces, whether the individual— 
(i) was an enlisted member or officer 
of the Armed Forces; 
(ii) received a medal or decoration, 
was deployed, or was otherwise evaluated 
for merit in service during his or her serv-
ice in the Armed Forces; 
(iii) is a national of a country that 
prohibits repatriation of an individual after 
any service in the Armed Forces; or 
(iv) contributed to his or her local 
community during his or her service in the 
Armed Forces; 
(B) with respect to a veteran, whether the 
individual— 
(i) was an enlisted member or officer 
of the Armed Forces; 
(ii) completed a period of service in 
the Armed Forces and was discharged 
under conditions other than dishonorable;
(iii) received a medal or decoration, 
was deployed, or was otherwise evaluated 
for merit in service during his or her serv-
ice in the Armed Forces; 
(iv) is a national of a country that 
prohibits repatriation of an individual after 
any service in the Armed Forces of another 
country; or 
(v) contributed to his or her local 
community during or after his or her serv-
ice in the Armed Forces; and 
(C) with respect to a covered family mem-
ber, whether the individual— 
(i) supported a member of the Armed 
Forces serving on active duty or a veteran, 
including through financial support, emo-
tional support, or caregiving; or 
(ii) contributed to his or her local 
community during or after the military 
service of the member or of the veteran. 
(4) PRECLUDING FACTOR.—In conducting each 
case review under paragraph (1), the Advisory Com-
mittee shall consider, as a factor requiring a rec-
ommendation under paragraph (1)(B), whether the 
member of the Armed Forces, veteran, or covered
family member has been convicted of 5 offenses for 
driving while intoxicated (including a conviction 
under the influence of or impaired by alcohol or 
drugs), unless the conviction is older than 25 years. 
(d) BRIEFINGS
ON NONCITIZEN VETERANS.—The 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
shall provide detailed briefings to the Advisory Committee 
regarding the service of a noncitizen veteran when that 
individual’s case is being considered by the Advisory Com-
mittee. 
(e) BRIEFINGS ON ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—Not less frequently than quarterly, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide detailed 
briefings to the Advisory Committee regarding actions 
taken in response to the recommendations of the Advisory 
Committee, including detailed explanations for any cases 
in which a recommendation of the Advisory Committee 
was not followed. 
(f) TRANSFER OF CASE FILES.—For any individual 
with respect to whom the Advisory Committee is con-
ducting a case review under this section, the Secretary of 
Defense and Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide 
to the Advisory Committee a copy of any available record 
pertaining to that individual, including such individual’s 
alien file, that is relevant to the case review.
(g) LIMITATION
ON
REMOVAL.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, an individual described in sub-
section (a) may not be ordered removed until the Advisory 
Committee has provided a recommendation with respect 
to that individual to the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(h) LIMITATION
ON ELIGIBILITY
FOR CASE RE-
VIEW.—An individual who is inadmissible based on a con-
viction of an aggravated felony described in subparagraph 
(A) of section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) shall be ineligible for a 
case review under this section. 
SEC. 5. PROGRAM OF CITIZENSHIP THROUGH MILITARY 
SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security, acting through the Director of 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and in 
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
jointly implement a program to ensure that— 
(A) each eligible noncitizen is afforded the 
opportunity to file an application for naturaliza-
tion at any point on or after the first day of 
service on active duty or first day of service as 
a member of the Selected Reserve pursuant to
section 329 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1440); and 
(B) the duly authenticated certification (or 
any other successor form) required under sec-
tion 329(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1140(b)(3)) is issued to 
each noncitizen not later than 30 days after the 
individual makes a request for such certifi-
cation. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
NONCITIZEN.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible noncitizen’’ means 
a noncitizen who serves or has served in the Armed 
Forces of the United States during any period that 
the President by Executive order designates as a pe-
riod during which the Armed Forces of the United 
States are or were engaged in military operations in-
volving armed conflict with a hostile foreign force. 
(b) JAG TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that appropriate members of the Judge Advocate 
General Corps of each Armed Force receive training to 
function as liaisons with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services with respect to applications for citizenship of non-
citizen members of the Armed Forces.