[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 905 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 905

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that United States 
    nationals should be eligible for advanced training in, and for 
   financial assistance as members of, the Senior Reserve Officers' 
                            Training Corps.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 1997

 Mr. Faleomavaega introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that United States 
    nationals should be eligible for advanced training in, and for 
   financial assistance as members of, the Senior Reserve Officers' 
                            Training Corps.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS FOR ADVANCED TRAINING 
              IN THE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.

    Section 2104(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or national'' after 
        ``citizen'';
            (2) at the end of paragraph (6), by striking ``and'';
            (3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) if he is a national but not a citizen of the United 
        States, agree in writing that he will--
                    ``(A) if he is not a resident of a State (within 
                the meaning of chapter 2 of title III of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act; 8 U.S.C. 1421-1459), 
                become a resident of a State (within such meaning) 
                before commencing the program for advanced training; 
                and
                    ``(B) file an application for naturalization within 
                60 days after the later of--
                            ``(i) the date that he meets the 
                        requirements for naturalization in section 
                        316(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 
                        Act (8 U.S.C. 1436); or
                            ``(ii) the date that he is accepted into 
                        the program for advanced training.''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
              AS MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING 
              CORPS.

    (a) General Financial Assistance Program.--Section 2107(b) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or national'' after 
        ``citizen'';
            (2) at the end of paragraph (4), by striking ``and'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) if he is a national but not a citizen of the United 
        States, agree in writing that he will--
                    ``(A) if he is not a resident of a State (within 
                the meaning of chapter 2 of title III of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act; 8 U.S.C. 1421-1459) 
                become a resident of a State (within such meaning) 
                before commencing the financial assistance program; and
                    ``(B) file an application for naturalization within 
                60 days after the later of--
                            ``(i) the date that he meets the 
                        requirements for naturalization in section 
                        316(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 
                        Act (8 U.S.C. 1436); or
                            ``(ii) the date that he is accepted into 
                        the financial assistance program.''.
    (b) Army Reserve and Army National Guard Financial Assistance 
Program.--Section 2107a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or national'' after 
        ``citizen'';
            (2) at the end of paragraph (5), by striking ``and'';
            (3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) if he is a national but not a citizen of the United 
        States, agree in writing that he will--
                    ``(A) if he is not a resident of a State (within 
                the meaning of chapter 2 of title III of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act; 8 U.S.C. 1421-1459), 
                become a resident of a State (within such meaning) 
                before commencing the financial assistance program; and
                    ``(B) file an application for naturalization within 
                60 days after the later of--
                            ``(i) the date that he meets the 
                        requirements for naturalization in section 
                        316(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 
                        Act (8 U.S.C. 1436); or
                            ``(ii) the date that he is accepted into 
                        the financial assistance program.''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 12102(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' the first place such term appears;
            (2) by inserting a comma after ``United States'' the first 
        place such term appears; and
            (3) by inserting ``, or is a national of the United States 
        eligible (as provided in sections 2104(b), 2107(b), or 2107a(b) 
        of this title) for advanced training in, or financial 
        assistance as a member of, the Senior Reserve Officers' 
        Training Corps'' after the close parenthesis.
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