Facilitating naturalization for military personnel

(a) In general Any person who has served honorably as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States in support of a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code), and who, if separated from the Armed Forces, was separated under honorable conditions, may be naturalized as provided in section 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440) as though the person had served during a period designated by the President under such section. (b) Naturalization through service in the Armed Forces of the United States Section 328 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking six months and inserting one year; and (2) in subsection (d), by striking six months and inserting one year.