To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for special immigrant status for certain aliens who have served honorably (or are enlisted to serve) in the Armed Forces of the United States for at least 12 years.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide special immigrant status for certain aliens (and their dependents) who have served, or are serving, on active duty for a 12 year-period in the U.S. armed forces.

 
HR 1286 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 1286
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for special immigrant
status for certain aliens who have served honorably (or are enlisted to serve)
in the Armed Forces of the United States for at least 12 years.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 7, 1989
Mr. PICKETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for special immigrant
status for certain aliens who have served honorably (or are enlisted to serve)
in the Armed Forces of the United States for at least 12 years.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR ALIENS WHO HAVE SERVED HONORABLY
(OR ARE ENLISTED TO SERVE) IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES FOR AT
LEAST 12 YEARS.
  Section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
  U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) is amended--
  (1) by striking `or' at the end of subparagraph (H),
  (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (I) and inserting
  `; or', and
  (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
  `(J) an immigrant who has served honorably on active duty in the Armed
  Forces of the United States after October 15, 1978, and after original lawful
  enlistment outside the United States for a period or periods aggregating--
  `(i) 12 years and who, if separated from such service, was never separated
  except under honorable conditions, or
  `(ii) 6 years, in the case of an immigrant who is on active duty at the
  time of seeking special immigrant status under this subparagraph and who
  has reenlisted to incur a total active duty service obligation of at least
  12 years,
and the spouse or child of any such immigrant if accompanying or following
to join the immigrant, but only if the executive department under which
the immigrant serves or served recommends the granting of special immigrant
status to the immigrant.'.