Jeff Denham: “I rise to offer my amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as…”

“I rise to offer my amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following new section: SECTION 530E. AUTHORITY TO ENLIST IN THE ARMED FORCES CERTAIN ALIENS WHO ARE UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND LEGAL STATUS OF SUCH ENLISTEES BY REASON OF HONORABLE SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Certain Aliens Authorized for Enlistment.--Subsection (b)(1) of section 504 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) An alien who was unlawfully present in the United States on December 31, 2011, who has been unlawfully and continuously present in the United States since that date, who was younger than 15 years of age on the date the alien intially entered the United States, and who, disregarding such unlawful status, is otherwise eligible for original enlistment in a regular component of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard under section 505(a) of this title and regulations issued to implement such section.''.…”