[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3654]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4570. 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 an alien who was inspected and admitted 
     at the time of entry into the United States, has been in a 
     lawful immigration status (except temporary protected status 
     under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1254a)) continually for a period of at least five 
     years since the time of admission, and has not violated any 
     of the terms or conditions of such status; and
       ``(B) the Secretary determines that such enlistment is 
     vital to the national interest.''.
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