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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3327
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that United States nation-
als should be eligible for advanced training in, and for financial assistance
as members of, the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 25, 1996
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on National Security
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that
United States nationals should be eligible for advanced
training in, and for financial assistance as members of,
the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS
FOR ADVANCED TRAINING IN THE SENIOR
RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS.
Section 2104(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or national’’
after ‘‘citizen’’;
(2) at the end of paragraph (6), by striking
‘‘and’’;
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) if he is a national but not a citizen of the
United States, agree in writing that he will—
‘‘(A) if he is not a resident of a State
(within the meaning of chapter 2 of title III of
the Immigration and Nationality Act; 8 U.S.C.
1421–1459), become a resident of a State
(within such meaning) before commencing the
program for advanced training; and
‘‘(B) file an application for naturalization
within 60 days after the later of—
‘‘(i) the date that he meets the re-
quirements for naturalization in section
316(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1436); or
‘‘(ii) the date that he is accepted into
the program for advanced training.’’.
SEC 2. ELIGIBILITY OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS FOR FI-
NANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS MEMBERS OF THE
SENIOR 
RESERVE 
OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING
CORPS.
(a) GENERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
Section 2107(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or national’’
after ‘‘citizen’’;
(2) at the end of paragraph (4), by striking
‘‘and’’;
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) if he is a national but not a citizen of the
United States, agree in writing that he will—
‘‘(A) if he is not a resident of a State
(within the meaning of chapter 2 of title III of
the Immigration and Nationality Act; 8 U.S.C.
1421–1459) become a resident of a State (with-
in such meaning) before commencing the finan-
cial assistance program; and
‘‘(B) file an application for naturalization
within 60 days after the later of—
‘‘(i) the date that he meets the re-
quirements for naturalization in section
316(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1436); or
‘‘(ii) the date that he is accepted into
the financial assistance program.’’.
(b) ARMY RESERVE AND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 2107a(b) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or national’’
after ‘‘citizen’’;
(2) at the end of paragraph (5), by striking
‘‘and’’;
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) if he is a national but not a citizen of the
United States, agree in writing that he will—
‘‘(A) if he is not a resident of a State
(within the meaning of chapter 2 of title III of
the Immigration and Nationality Act; 8 U.S.C.
1421–1459), become a resident of a State
(within such meaning) before commencing the
financial assistance program; and
‘‘(B) file an application for naturalization
within 60 days after the later of—
‘‘(i) the date that he meets the re-
quirements for naturalization in section
316(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1436); or
‘‘(ii) the date that he is accepted into
the financial assistance program.’’.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 12102(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ the first place such term
appears;
(2) by inserting a comma after ‘‘United States’’
the first place such term appears; and
(3) by inserting ‘‘, or is a national of the Unit-
ed States eligible (as provided in sections 2104(b),
2107(b), or 2107a(b) of this title) for advanced
training in, or financial assistance as a member of,
the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps’’ after
the close parenthesis.
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