(1) military service to the United States is a 
sacrifice that demonstrates loyalty to the Nation; 
(2) a noncitizen who takes an oath of enlist-
ment or an oath of office to join the United States 
Armed Forces—promising to support and defend the 
Constitution of the United States against all en-
emies, foreign and domestic—deserves facilitated ac-
cess to naturalization; 
(3) such noncitizen and his or her family mem-
bers deserve consideration for the exercise of pros-
ecutorial discretion in immigration removal pro-
ceedings; and 
(4) a noncitizen veteran who is deported after 
consideration under this Act should be provided the 
same veterans’ benefits to which a similarly situated 
United States citizen veteran would be entitled. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advi-
sory Committee’’ means the Military Family Immi-
gration Advisory Committee established pursuant to 
section 5. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; 
(F) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; 
(G) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(H) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. 
(3) 
ARMED
FORCES.—The 
term 
‘‘Armed 
Forces’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101 of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) COVERED
FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term 
‘‘covered family member’’ means the noncitizen 
spouse or noncitizen minor child of— 
(A) a member of the Armed Forces serving 
on active duty or in a reserve component; or 
(B) a veteran, as defined in paragraph (4). 
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(5) 
NONCITIZEN.—The 
term 
‘‘noncitizen’’ 
means an individual who is not a national of the 
United States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(22))). 
(6) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 4. IDENTIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES, VETERANS, AND COVERED FAMILY 
MEMBERS IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the time of the 
Master Calendar Hearing for any individual in removal 
proceedings, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement shall identify whether the individual 
is— 
(1) a member of the Armed Forces serving on 
active duty or in a reserve component; 
(2) a veteran; or 
(3) a covered family member. 
(b) TRANSFER OF CASE FILES.—The Director of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall trans-
fer a copy of the complete case file of any individual identi-
fied under subsection (a), immediately after such identi-
fication, to the Advisory Committee. 
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(c) LIMITATION ON REMOVAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, an individual described in sub-
section (a) may not be removed until the Military Family 
Immigration Advisory Committee has provided rec-
ommendations with respect to that individual to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General 
under section 5. 
SEC. 5. MILITARY FAMILY IMMIGRATION ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
and in cooperation with the Secretary of the Army, the 
Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall establish an 
advisory committee, to be known as the ‘‘Military Family 
Immigration Advisory Committee’’, to provide rec-
ommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
the Attorney General on the exercise of prosecutorial dis-
cretion in cases involving removal proceedings of individ-
uals described in section 4(a). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee shall be 
composed of— 
(1) the Deputy Commanding General of Army 
Human Resources Command, or designee; 
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(2) the Judge Advocate of the Army, or des-
ignee; 
(3) the Deputy Commander of Navy Personnel 
Command, or designee; 
(4) the Judge Advocate of the Navy, or des-
ignee; 
(5) the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force; 
(6) the Judge Advocate of the Air Force, or 
designee; 
(7) the Deputy Commandant for Mission Sup-
port of the Coast Guard; 
(8) the Judge Advocate of the Coast Guard, or 
designee; and 
(9) the Deputy Commandant of Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs of the Marine Corps, or designee. 
(c) CASE REVIEWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement notifies the Advisory Committee of the 
case of an individual described in section 4(a), the 
Advisory Committee shall meet to review the case 
and to provide a written recommendation to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security on whether the indi-
vidual— 
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(A) notwithstanding the grounds for re-
moval asserted by U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement, should be granted— 
(i) a stay of removal and allowed to 
apply for asylum; 
(ii) deferred action; or 
(iii) parole; or 
(B) should be removed from the United 
States. 
(2) SUBMISSION
OF
INFORMATION.—An indi-
vidual who is the subject of a case review under 
paragraph (1) may submit information to the Advi-
sory Committee, and the Advisory Committee shall 
consider such information. 
(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 serving on active duty or in a re-
serve component, whether the individual— 
(i) took an oath of enlistment or an 
oath of office; 
(ii) received military decorations, cam-
paign medals, or service medals, was de-
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