H.R.435 - Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2013

CIR is not doing too hot in the house, I personally would like this bill to get attention in the house and the senate since it already has 11 Co-sponsors. It may not help everyone, but those of us who want to enlist should get the opportunity to do so.

113th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 435

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
JANUARY 29, 2013

Mr. COFFMAN 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 jurisdiction 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 Representatives 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 2013’.

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 subparagraph (E); and

(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:

‘(C) A person who, at the time of enlistment in an armed force, has resided continuously in a lawful status in the United States for at least two years.

‘(D) A person who, at the time of enlistment in an armed force, possesses an employment authorization document issued by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services under the requirements of the Department of Homeland Security policy entitled ‘Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals’ (DACA).’.

(b) Admission to Permanent Residence of Certain 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 subsection (b) who, at the time of enlistment in an armed 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 rescind the lawful permanent resident status of a person whose status was adjusted under paragraph (1) if the person 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 rescission 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 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:
‘Sec. 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:

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‘504. Persons not qualified; citizenship or residency requirements; exceptions.’.
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Ive been lookig for any update on this bill but there is none

Let it get HOT in the house, pass and then die in the senate. They are literally playing hot potato with us dude LOL

We shall see who is the last person holding the potato.

I doubt this hr 435 bill will pass.. It allowes anyone who lived in usa legally for 2 years to join. That is such an easy requirement. I think allowing daca people to join under Mavni program is a better idea.. It pisses me off that they are treatig us same as a person who lived in usa for only 2 years who cant even speak english and has no qualification at all.

You're spot on. The Senate bill will die in the House and then the House will pass a bill that will get rejected in the Senate. Simple politics to make themselves look like they're trying to fix something while doing nothing. I'm not even getting my hopes up anymore. I'll just get marry a white girl and go that route instead of waiting for these old, good for nothing bastards to do something.

Well are all in for the ride now so I guess it's better to expect the worst and hope for the best.

It would be dead on arrival in the Senate, Harry Reid wouldn't even bother to bring it up for debate. Lets remember that its a double standard between Harry Reid and John Bohener, Harry also does what Bohener does and not bring up legislation that the House passed.