Sec. 3. College options for Dreamer students
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Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(5), by inserting or be a Dreamer student, as defined in subsection
(u)after becoming a citizen or permanent resident ; and by inserting 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 a list of each secondary school (as that term is defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) that the student attended in the United States; and has earned a high school diploma, the recognized equivalent of such diploma from a secondary school, 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 academic progress, as defined in subsection (c), during such time period; is a beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program pursuant to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary’s memorandum on June 15, 2012, or November 20, 2014; 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 of Education shall issue regulations that direct when the Department shall waive the requirement of subparagraph
(A)or (B), or both, of paragraph
(1)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 under paragraph (1)(C). .
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College options for Dreamer students
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