[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 255. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. IMMIGRANT VETERANS ELIGIBILITY TRACKING SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--On the application by an alien for an 
     immigration benefit or the placement of an alien in an 
     immigration enforcement proceeding, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall--
       (1) determine whether the alien is serving, or has served, 
     as a member of--
       (A) a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty; or
       (B) a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active 
     status; and
       (2) with respect to the immigration and naturalization 
     records of the Department of Homeland Security relating to an 
     alien who is serving, or has served, as a member of the Armed 
     Forces described in paragraph (1), annotate such records--
       (A) to reflect that membership; and
       (B) to afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for each 
     such alien.
       (b) Consideration of Military Service for Expedited 
     Processing.--In determining whether to expedite the 
     processing of an application of an individual for an 
     immigration benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), including naturalization, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider the service of 
     the individual as a member of--
       (1) a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty; or
       (2) a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active 
     status.
       (c) Prohibition on Use of Information for Removal.--
     Information gathered under subsection (a) may not be used for 
     the purpose of removing an alien from the United States.
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