Mr. President. House bill 401 proposes to amend the Nationality Act of 1940 by adding three new sections designed to grant expeditious naturalization and other benefits under the naturalization laws to aliens who have served. are serving. or who shall serve actively and honorably in our Armed Forces between June 25. 1950. and June 30. 1955. both dates inclusive. The bill is patterned generally after legislation enacted during World War II and carried forward in section 324A of the Nationality Act of 1940. as amended. Under that legislation 109.382 persons were naturalized. 13.587 of whom were naturalized overseas. The bill differs .from the bill as it passed the House of Representatives in two significant respects: First. The bill as passed by the House of Representatives extends the benefits of the act to certain aliens who have not been admitted into the United States for permanent residence. The bill. as amended. limits the category of aliens to whom the benefits of the bill are extended to certain aliens who have been lawfully admitted Into the United States for permanent residence. This amendment is designed to prevent naturalization of aliens who jump ship or who otherwise remain In the United States in an illegal status but who succeed in getting in our Armed Forces. Second. The bill. as passed by the House of Representatives. did not require. as does the bill which is herewith reported. that the alien to obtain the benefits of the act must have served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period or periods totaling not less than 30 days.
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