Thus. the number of individuals who could make use of this authority is not large. Mr. President. the legislation I introduce today would address these issues by allowing the INS to disregard the serviceconnected disabilities of noncitizen veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces when assessing their health status for purposes of determining their suitability for entry into the United States. The bill would also allow a veteran to qualify for naturalization with less than 3 years service if the veteran was discharged early because of a serviceconnected disability. I believe these provisions will keep faith with those who served in our Armed Forces and were injured or disabled while in our service without adding to the burden of the U.S. taxpayer. I urge my colleagues to join with me in support of this bill.e By Mr.
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