S.Amdt. 4570

SA 4570. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following:

SEC. 538. MODIFICATION OF DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO
AUTHORIZE CERTAIN ENLISTMENTS IN THE ARMED
FORCES.

Section 504(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``if the Secretary'' and all that follows
and inserting ``if--
``(A) the person is an alien who was inspected and admitted
at the time of entry into the United States, has been in a
lawful immigration status (except temporary protected status
under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1254a)) continually for a period of at least five
years since the time of admission, and has not violated any
of the terms or conditions of such status; and
``(B) the Secretary determines that such enlistment is
vital to the national interest.''.
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