NATS Act

Bill: 115-hr-2759
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2017-05-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

Coast guard

Immigration status and procedures

Military education and training

Military facilities and property

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Naturalization at Training Sites Act of 2017 or the NATS Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, to establish a naturalization office with trained personnel at each initial military training site of the Armed Forces. </p> <p>The military department concerned shall: (1) identify members of the Armed Forces who are not U.S. citizens and inform them of the availability of naturalization services at such offices; and (2) pending establishment of a naturalization office at all initial military training sites, assign new non-citizen members of the Armed Forces to an initial military training site that has such an office.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2759 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2017 Mr. Vargas (for himself, Mr. Serrano , Mrs. Napolitano , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Gutiérrez , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Correa , Mr. Vela , and Mr. Evans ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To establish naturalization offices at initial military training sites.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Naturalization At Training Sites Act of 2017 or the NATS Act . 2. Establishment and Use of Naturalization Offices at Initial Military Training Sites (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, shall establish a naturalization office at each initial military training site of the Armed Forces. (b) Outreach The Secretary concerned shall take steps to identify members of the Armed Forces who are not citizens of the United States and to inform such members of the availability and services of a naturalization office at initial military training sites. (c) Trained personnel The Secretary concerned shall retain trained personnel at a naturalization office at an initial military training site to provide services to members of the Armed Forces who are not citizens of the United States. (d) Assignment preference Pending the establishment of a naturalization office at all initial military training sites, the Secretary concerned, to the extent practicable, shall assign a new member of the Armed Forces who is not a citizen of the United States to an initial military training site that has a naturalization office. (e) Secretary concerned defined In this section, the term Secretary concerned has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.