HR 6093 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Citizenship and naturalization Coast guard Immigration status and procedures Military education and training Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents

NATS Act

Introduced: September 21, 2016 Introduced by: Vargas, Juan Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Sep 21, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Sep 21, 2016

Introduced in House

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Naturalization at Training Sites Act of 2016 or the NATS Act

This bill directs the Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, to establish a naturalization office with trained personnel at each initial military training site of the Armed Forces.

The military department concerned shall: (1) identify members of the Armed Forces who are not U.S. citizens and inform them of the availability of naturalization services at such offices; and (2) pending establishment of a naturalization office at all initial military training sites, assign new non-citizen members of the Armed Forces to an initial military training site that has such an office.

What's happening now September 21, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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