into the Armed Forces is adjudicated not later than 
the last day of active service of the individual in the 
Armed Forces. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary of each mili-
tary department shall annually submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the number of all 
noncitizens who enlisted or were appointed in their depart-
ment, all members of the Armed Forces in their depart-
ment who naturalized, and all members of the Armed 
Forces in their department who were discharged or re-
leased without United States citizenship under the juris-
diction of such Secretary during the preceding year. 
SEC. 8. STUDY AND REPORT ON NONCITIZEN VETERANS 
REMOVED FROM THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly carry out a 
study on noncitizen veterans of the Armed Forces who 
were removed from the United States during the period 
beginning on January 1, 1990, and ending on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, which shall include— 
(1) the number of noncitizens removed by U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Im-
migration and Naturalization Service during the pe-
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riod covered by the report who served on active duty 
in the Armed Forces or in a reserve component of 
the Armed Forces for a period of more than 180 
days; 
(2) for each noncitizen described in paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) the country of origin of the noncitizen; 
(B) the length of time the noncitizen 
served as a member of the Armed Forces; 
(C) the grounds for removal under section 
237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1227) or section 212(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182), as 
applicable; and 
(D) whether the noncitizen appealed the 
removal order; 
(3) the number of noncitizens described in 
paragraph (1) who— 
(A) were discharged or released from serv-
ice under honorable conditions; 
(B) were deployed overseas; 
(C) served on active duty in the Armed 
Forces in an overseas contingency operation; 
(D) were awarded military decorations, 
campaign medals, or service medals; 
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(E) applied for benefits under laws admin-
istered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or 
(F) are receiving benefits described in sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(4) a description of the reasons preventing any 
of the noncitizens who applied for benefits described 
in paragraph (3)(E) from receiving such benefits. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the completion of the study required under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall joint-
ly submit a report containing the results of such study 
to the appropriate congressional committees. 
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