I point out the fact that a similar amendment has been accepted by the upper body. If it is in order in the upper body. it certainly should be in order in the House. It might be interesting to the gentleman to know that from 1941 to 1945 approximately 117.000 noncitizens were accepted into the armed services. which. I believe. established a precedent for accepting aliens into the armed services. With my amendment. and under policies established by the Secretary of Defense. the Secretary of the Army. the Secretary of the Navy. and the Secretary of the Air Force. would be authorized to accept original enlistments in the Regular Army. the United States Navyincluding the Marine Corpsand the United States Air Force from among qualified aliens not less than 18 years of age for enlistment periods of not less than 3 years. provided that the total number of aliens who were enlisted pursuant to this section would not exceed 100.000 at any one time. Persons enlisted pursuant to this section would. upon completion of 3 years honorable service in one or more of the armed forces of the United States. be eligible. subject to such qualifications and examinations as would be prescribed. for naturalization in accordance with the provisions of section 342 of the act approved October 14. 1940. Fiftyfourth Statutes. page 1149. Eighth United States Code. page 724. and other provisions of applicable law.
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