[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 29, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H300-H301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. COFFMAN:
       H.R. 435.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 14 states that ``Congress shall 
     have the power to make

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     rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval 
     forces.''
       This Act amends the enlistment rules to include selected 
     individuals who are not natural citizens or legal permanent 
     residents.
       Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4 states that ``Congress shall 
     have the power to establish an uniform rule of 
     naturalization.''
       Congressional power over naturalization is an exclusive 
     power and this power is the only one free from constitutional 
     limitations on its exercise. Citizenship by naturalization is 
     a privilege to be given, qualified or withheld as Congress 
     may determine and an individual may claim it as a right only 
     upon compliance with the terms Congress imposes.