S.Amdt. 1984

SA 1984. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow the premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA
continuation coverage; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. FEDERAL PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY FOR DREAMER
STUDENTS.

Section 484 (20 U.S.C. 1091) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting ``, or be a Dreamer
student, as defined in subsection (u)'' after ``becoming a
citizen or permanent resident''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(u) Dreamer Students.--
``(1) In general.--In this section, the term `Dreamer
student' means an individual who--
``(A) was younger than 16 years of age on the date on which
the individual initially entered the United States;
``(B) has provided a list of each secondary school that the
student attended in the United States; and
``(C)(i) has earned a high school diploma, the recognized
equivalent of such diploma from a secondary school, or 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;
``(ii) 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;
``(iii) at any time was eligible for a grant of deferred
action under--
``(I) the June 15, 2012, memorandum from the Secretary of
Homeland Security entitled `Exercising Prosecutorial
Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United
States as Children'; or
``(II) the November 20, 2014, memorandum from the Secretary
of Homeland Security entitled `Exercising Prosecutorial
Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United
States as Children and with Respect to Certain Individuals
Who Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents';
or
``(iv) 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.
``(2) Hardship exception.--The Secretary shall issue
regulations that direct when the Department 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--
``(A) demonstrates compelling circumstances for the
inability to satisfy the requirement of such subparagraph (A)
or (B), or both; and
``(B) satisfies the requirement of paragraph (1)(C).''.
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