[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S1105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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