[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 147 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H6892-H6893]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. COFFMAN:
        H.R. 3698.
        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.