S.Amdt. 725

SA 725. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 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 H of title X, insert the following:

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SEC. 1086. IMMIGRANT VETERANS ELIGIBILITY TRACKING SYSTEM.

(a) In General.--On the application by an alien for an
immigration benefit or the placement of an alien in an
immigration enforcement proceeding, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall--
(1) determine whether the alien is serving, or has served,
as a member of--
(A) a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces on
active duty; or
(B) a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active
status; and
(2) with respect to the immigration and naturalization
records of the Department of Homeland Security relating to an
alien who is serving, or has served, as a member of the Armed
Forces described in paragraph (1), annotate such records--
(A) to reflect that membership; and
(B) to afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for each
such alien.
(b) Consideration of Military Service for Expedited
Processing.--In determining whether to expedite the
processing of an application of an individual for an
immigration benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), including naturalization, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider--
(1) the service of the individual as a member of--
(A) a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces on
active duty; or
(B) a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active
status; and
(2) the record of discharge from service in the Armed
Forces of the individual.
(c) Prohibition on Use of Information for Removal.--
Information gathered under subsection (a) may not be used for
the purpose of removing an alien from the United States.
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