119-s2526

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2526 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2526

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the enlistment of 
 certain aliens in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 29, 2025

 Mr. Gallego (for himself and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the enlistment of 
 certain aliens in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

 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 ``Fight for the American Dream Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED PERSONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMED 
 FORCES.

    (a) In General.--

Section 504

    (b)

    (1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (D) A person who, at the time of enlistment in an armed 
 force, possesses an employment authorization document issued by 
 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the 
 requirements of the Department of Homeland Security policy 
 entitled `Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals'.''.

    (b) Clerical Amendments.--

    (1) Section heading.--

Section 504 of title 10, United 
 States Code, is amended, in the section heading, by adding at 
 the end the following: ``; citizenship or residency 
 requirements; exceptions''.

    (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.''.

SEC. 3. MILITARY NATURALIZATION MODERNIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title III of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended--

    (1) by striking 

section 328 (8 U.S.C. 1439); and

    (2) in 

section 329 (8 U.S.C. 1440)--
        (A) by amending the section heading to read as 
 follows: ``naturalization through service in the 
 selected reserve or in active-duty status.'';
        (B) in subsection

    (a) --
            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) , 
 by striking ``during either'' and all that 
 follows through ``foreign force'';
            (ii) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (I) by striking ``America Samoa, or 
 Swains Island'' and inserting 
 ``American Samoa, Swains Island, or any 
 of the freely associated States (as 
 defined in 

section 611

    (b)

    (1)
            (C) of the 
 Individuals with Disabilities Education 
 Act (20 U.S.C. 1411

    (b)

    (1)
            (C) )),''; and
            (II) by striking ``he'' and 
 inserting ``such person''; and
            (iii) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``in an 
 active-duty status, and whether separation from 
 such service was under honorable conditions'' 
 and inserting ``in accordance with subsection

    (b)

    (3) ''; and
            (C) in subsection

    (b) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``he'' 
 and inserting ``such person''; and
            (ii) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking ``in an 
 active-duty status'' and all that follows 
 through ``foreign force, and'' and inserting 
 ``in an active status (as defined in 

section 101
            (d) of title 10, United States Code), in the 
 Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, or on 
 active duty (as defined in such section) and, 
 if separated''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by striking the 
items relating to sections 328 and 329 and inserting the following:

``

Sec. 329. Naturalization through service in the Selected Reserve or 
 in active-duty status.''.
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