; (C) each ground on which the noncitizen was ordered removed under section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a) ) or section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) ), as applicable; and (D) whether the noncitizen appealed the removal order to the Board of Immigration Appeals. (3) Each of the following enumerations: (A) The number of noncitizens described in paragraph (1) who were discharged or released from service under honorable conditions. (B) The number of noncitizens described in paragraph (1) who were discharged or released from service under other than honorable conditions. (C) The number of noncitizens described in paragraph (1) who were deployed overseas. (D) The number of noncitizens described in paragraph (1) who served on active duty in the Armed Forces in an overseas contingency operation. (E) The number of noncitizens described in paragraph (1) who were awarded decorations or medals. (F) The number of noncitizens described in paragraph (1) who applied for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (G) The number of noncitizens described in paragraph (1) who receive benefits described in subparagraph (F). (4) A description of the reasons preventing any of the noncitizens who applied for benefits described in paragraph (3)(F) from receiving such benefits. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the completion of the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit a report containing the results of such study to the appropriate congressional committees. 3. Information system on veterans subject to removal (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall create— (1) a protocol for identifying noncitizens who are or may be veterans