I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4723 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize aliens who have been 
granted deferred action and work authorization under the Deferred Ac-
tion for Childhood Arrivals program of the Department of Homeland 
Security and who otherwise satisfy the requirements for admission to 
a military service academy to be appointed to and attend a military 
service academy and, upon graduation, to be appointed as a commis-
sioned officer in the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2014 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize aliens 
who have been granted deferred action and work author-
ization under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 
program of the Department of Homeland Security and 
who otherwise satisfy the requirements for admission 
to a military service academy to be appointed to and 
attend a military service academy and, upon graduation, 
to be appointed as a commissioned officer in the Armed 
Forces. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Opportunity for Mili-
tary Academies and Readiness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO APPOINT CERTAIN ALIENS WHO 
ARE UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED 
STATES AS CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN AT 
MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
4346 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) An alien who, at the time of application for 
admission to the Academy, possesses an employment au-
thorization document issued by United States Citizenship 
and Immigration Services under the requirements of the 
Department of Homeland Security policy entitled ‘De-
ferred Action for Childhood Arrivals’ (DACA) dated June 
15, 2012, and who otherwise satisfies the requirements for 
admission to the Academy, other than the United States 
citizenship requirement, may be— 
‘‘(A) appointed as a cadet and attend the Acad-
emy; and 
‘‘(B) upon graduation, be appointed as a com-
missioned officer in the armed forces. 
‘‘(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to 
alter the process prescribed by sections 328, 329, and 
329A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
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1439, 1440, 1440–1) by which a person may naturalize 
through service in the armed forces.’’. 
(b) NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 6958 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e)(1) An alien who, at the time of application for 
admission to the Naval Academy, possesses an employ-
ment authorization document issued by United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services under the require-
ments of the Department of Homeland Security policy en-
titled ‘Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals’ (DACA) 
dated June 15, 2012, and who otherwise satisfies the re-
quirements for admission to the Academy, other than the 
United States citizenship requirement, may be— 
‘‘(A) appointed as a midshipman and attend the 
Academy; and 
‘‘(B) upon graduation, be appointed as a com-
missioned officer in the armed forces. 
‘‘(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) 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.’’. 
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(c) AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9346 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) An alien who, at the time of application for 
admission to the Academy, possesses an employment au-
thorization document issued by United States Citizenship 
and Immigration Services under the requirements of the 
Department of Homeland Security policy entitled ‘De-
ferred Action for Childhood Arrivals’ (DACA) dated June 
15, 2012, and who otherwise satisfies the requirements for 
admission to the Academy, other than the United States 
citizenship requirement, may be— 
‘‘(A) appointed as a cadet and attend the Acad-
emy; and 
‘‘(B) upon graduation, be appointed as a com-
missioned officer in the armed forces. 
‘‘(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) 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.’’. 
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