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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3698 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the enlistment in the 
Armed Forces of additional persons who are residing in the United 
States and to lawfully admit for permanent residence certain enlistees 
who are not citizens or other nationals of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 7, 2015 
Mr. COFFMAN (for himself, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. KING of New York, and Ms. 
DUCKWORTH) 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 determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the 
enlistment in the Armed Forces of additional persons 
who are residing in the United States and to lawfully 
admit for permanent residence certain enlistees who are 
not citizens or other nationals of the United States. 
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 ‘‘Military Enlistment 
Opportunity Act of 2015’’. 
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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— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) A person who, at the time of enlist-
ment in an armed force, has resided continu-
ously in a lawful status in the United States for 
at least two years. 
‘‘(D) A person who, at the time of enlist-
ment in an armed force, possesses an employ-
ment authorization document issued by United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
under the requirements of the Department of 
Homeland Security policy entitled ‘Deferred Ac-
tion for Childhood Arrivals’ (DACA).’’. 
(b) ADMISSION TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE OF CER-
TAIN ENLISTEES.—Such section is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ADMISSION
TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE
OF 
CERTAIN ENLISTEES.—(1) A person described in sub-
section (b) who, at the time of enlistment in an armed 
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force, is not a citizen or other national of the United 
States or lawfully admitted for permanent residence shall 
be adjusted to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence under the provisions of section 249 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1259), 
except that the alien need not— 
‘‘(A) establish that he or she entered the 
United States prior to January 1, 1972; and 
‘‘(B) comply with section 212(e) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(e)). 
‘‘(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 the per-
son is separated from the armed forces under other than 
honorable conditions before the person served for a period 
or periods aggregating five years. Such grounds for rescis-
sion are in addition to any other provided by law. The 
fact that the person was separated from the armed forces 
under other than honorable conditions shall be proved by 
a duly authenticated certification from the armed force in 
which the person last served. The service of the person 
in the armed forces shall be proved by duly authenticated 
copies of the service records of the person. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
alter the process prescribed by sections 328, 329, and 
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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 
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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