H.R. 9079

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9079 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9079

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the appointment or 
enlistment into the Armed Forces of foreign nationals from certain 
adversary countries, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 29, 2026

Mr. Strong (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and Mr. Crane) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services

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A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the appointment or 
enlistment into the Armed Forces of foreign nationals from certain 
adversary countries, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Targeted Restrictions Upholding 
Service Trustworthiness Act'' or ``TRUST Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The Armed Forces represent the ultimate defense of the 
United States and the integrity, security, and undivided 
loyalty of members of the Armed Forces is paramount to national 
security.
(2) Allowing foreign nationals from countries with 
interests that are adversary to the United States to serve in 
the Armed Forces of the United States creates an unacceptable 
risk of espionage, sabotage, unwarranted foreign influence, and 
compromise of sensitive information, technology, and 
operations.
(3) The existing process for assessing the loyalty of 
foreign nationals, while comprehensive, is insufficient to 
mitigate the inherent and systemic risk posed by individuals 
with ties to foreign adversary governments.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN NATIONALS 
FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.

(a) Enlistment.--Section 504 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Nationals of Foreign Adversary Countries.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (b), no person who is a national of a covered nation (as 
defined in section 4872(f) of this title) may be enlisted in an armed 
force.''.
(b) Appointment.--Section 532(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
semicolon;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
paragraph:
``(4) has not been a national of a covered nation (as 
defined in section 4872(f) of this title) during the five-year 
period ending on the date of such appointment; and''.
(c) Review of Existing Personnel.--Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report that--
(1) identifies the number of members of the Armed Forces 
who--
(A) are foreign nationals of a covered nation (as 
defined in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States 
Code); and
(B) were lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
(as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))) on the date of 
accession to the Armed Forces;
(2) identifies the date of accession to the Armed Forces of 
each member identified in paragraph (1);
(3) identifies the number of years of service of each 
member identified in paragraph (1); and
(4) identifies how many members identified in paragraph (1) 
are in the process of seeking citizenship in the United States.
(d) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply to the original enlistment or original appointment of a 
person as a member of the Armed Forces on or after the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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