Sec. 416. American Dream grants
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Subpart 4 of part A of title IV ( 20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq. ) is amended— by redesignating section 415F as section 415G; and by adding at the end the following: In this section, the term Dreamer student means an individual who— was younger than 16 years of age on the date on which the individual initially entered the United States; has provided, to the applicable State, a list of each secondary school that the student attended in the United States; and has earned a high school diploma or the recognized equivalent of such diploma from a secondary school, has obtained a high school equivalency diploma in the United States, or is scheduled to complete the requirements for such a diploma or equivalent before the next academic year begins; has acquired a degree from an institution of higher education or has completed not less than 2 years in a program for a baccalaureate degree or higher degree at an institution of higher education in the United States and has made satisfactory progress, as defined in section 484(c), in the program of study during such time period; or has served in the uniformed services, as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code, for not less than 4 years and, if discharged, received an honorable discharge.
The Secretary shall issue regulations that direct when a State shall waive the requirement of subparagraph
(A)or (B), or both, of paragraph
(1)for an individual to qualify as a Dreamer student under such paragraph, if the individual— demonstrates compelling circumstances for the inability to satisfy the requirement of such subparagraph
(A)or (B), or both; and satisfies the requirement of paragraph (1)(C). From the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not more than 1 percent of such amounts to administer this section. From the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year and not reserved under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall award grants, through allotments under paragraph (4), to eligible States to enable the eligible States to carry out the activities described in clauses
(i)and
(ii)of paragraph (3)(A). In this section, the term eligible State means a State that— increases access and affordability to higher education for students by— offering in-State tuition for Dreamer students; or expanding in-State financial aid to Dreamer students; and submits an application to the Secretary that contains an assurance that— notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State will not discriminate in awarding student financial assistance or determining who is eligible for in-State tuition, against a Dreamer student who resides in the State, if the student otherwise qualifies for the assistance or tuition; and for fiscal year 2015 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, the State will maintain State support for public institutions of higher education located in the State (not including support for capital projects, research and development, or tuition and fees paid by students) at not less than the level of such support for fiscal year 2013, increased by a percentage equal to the estimated percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (as such term is defined in section 478(f)) between December 2013 and the December preceding the fiscal year for which the determination under this clause is being made. The Secretary shall allot the amount appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year and not reserved under paragraph
(1)among the eligible States in proportion to the number of Dreamer students enrolled at least half-time in postsecondary education who reside in the State for the most recent fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available, compared to the number of such students who reside in all eligible States for such fiscal year. Grant funds awarded under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under this section. The provisions of sections 415B through 415E shall not apply to the program authorized by this section. .
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