; (2) a veteran; or (3) a covered family member. (b) Transfer of case files The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall transfer a copy of the complete case file of any individual identified under subsection (a), immediately after such identification, to the Advisory Committee. (c) Limitation on removal Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual described in subsection (a) may not be removed until the Military Family Immigration Advisory Committee established under section 7 has provided recommendations with respect to that individual to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General under section 7. 4. Study and report on noncitizen veterans removed from the United States (a) Study required Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly carry out a study on noncitizen veterans of the Armed Forces who were removed from the United States during the period beginning on January 1, 1990, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, which shall include— (1) the number of noncitizens removed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Immigration and Naturalization Service during the period covered by the report who served on active duty in the Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the Armed Forces for a period of more than 180 days; (2) for each noncitizen described in paragraph (1)— (A) the country of origin of the noncitizen; (B) the length of time the noncitizen served as a member of the Armed Forces; (C) the grounds for removal under section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227 ) or section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 ), as applicable; and (D) whether the noncitizen appealed the removal order; (3) the number of noncitizens described in paragraph (1) who— (A) were discharged or released from service under honorable conditions; (B) were deployed overseas