S.Amdt. 2364

SA 2364. Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. King) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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. 529C. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Additional Qualified Persons.--Section 504(b) of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
``(D) A Dreamer student.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) In this subsection, the term `Dreamer student' means
an individual who--
``(A) is not a national of the United States (as defined in
section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(22)));
``(B) has continuously resided in the United States since
June 15, 2007; and
``(C)(i) has been granted Deferred Action Deferred Action
for Childhood Arrivals under the policy announced by the
Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012, or any
successor policy or regulation, and has not had such grant
terminated; and
``(ii) was younger than 17 years of age on the date on
which such individual initially entered the United States and
meets the minimum fitness and educational requirements
established by the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of
the Navy, or the Secretary of the Air Force to become an
enlisted soldier, sailor, marine, airman, or guardian.''.
(b) Admission to Permanent Residence of Enlistees.--Section
504 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection
(a), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Admission to Permanent Residence of Certain
Enlistees.--(1) A person described in subsection (b)(1)(D)
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 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; or
``(B) comply with section 212(e) of that 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 or
under an uncharacterized discharge before the person has
completed a first term of contracted service.
``(3) Nothing in this subsection may 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.--Section 504 of title 10, United
States Code, as amended by this section, is further amended
in the section heading by inserting ``: citizenship or
residency requirements; exceptions'' after ``qualified''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 31 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item relating to section 504 and
inserting the following:

``504. Persons not qualified: citizenship or residency requirements;
exceptions.''.

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