[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4513. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 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. 538. MODIFICATION OF DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO 
                   AUTHORIZE CERTAIN ENLISTMENTS IN THE ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       Section 504(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``if the Secretary'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``if--
       ``(A) the person is lawfully present in the United States 
     at the time of enlistment; and
       ``(B) the Secretary determines that such enlistment is 
     vital to the national interest.''.
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