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Code · U.S. Code · Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY · CHAPTER 14— RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS · SUBCHAPTER II— ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAMS · § 1623

§ 1623. Limitation on eligibility for preferential treatment of aliens not lawfully present on basis of residence for higher education benefits

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(a)In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a State (or a political subdivision) for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit (in no less an amount, duration, and scope) without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident.
(b)Effective date This section shall apply to benefits provided on or after July 1, 1998.
(Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title V, § 505, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–672.)
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