,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bb1    
#bjae ,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,durbin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide ,dreamer students with access to
 student financial aid4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,college ,options for ,d,r,e,a,mers     
,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this
 ,act is to invest in highly motivated  
college students who came to the ,united
 ,states1 grew up in our churches and   
schools1 and want to contribute to the  
,nation by earning a college degree1    
making more money and paying higher     
taxes1 starting businesses1 hiring      
,american workers1 and spending more to 
strengthen the ,nation's economy4  #c4  
,college options for ,dreamer students  
,section #dhd of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajia7 is  

amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#e71 by
 inserting or be a ,dreamer student1 as 
defined in subsection 7u7 after becoming
 a citizen or permanent resident2 and   
7#b7 by inserting at the end the        
following3  7u7 ,dreamer students  7#a7 
,in general ,in this section1 the term  
,dreamer student means an individual    
who--  7,a7 was younger than #af years  
of age on the date on which the         
individual initially entered the ,united
 ,states2  7,b7 has provided a list of  
each secondary school 7as that term is  
defined in section #iaja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife7 that the student attended
 in the ,united ,states2 and  7,c7 7i7  
has earned a high school diploma1 the   
recognized equivalent of such diploma   
from a secondary school1 a high school  
equivalency diploma in the ,united      
,states1 or is scheduled to complete the
 requirements for such a diploma or     
equivalent before the next academic year
 begins2  7ii7 has acquired a degree    

from an institution of higher education 
or has completed not less than #b 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      
progress1 as defined in subsection 7c71 
during such time period2  7iii7 is a    
beneficiary of the ,deferred ,action for
 ,childhood ,arrivals program pursuant  
to the ,department of ,homeland         
,security ,secretary's memorandum on    
,june #ae1 #bjab1 or ,november #bj1     
#bjad2 or  7iv7 has served in the       
uniformed services1 as defined in       
section #aja of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 for not less than #d     
years and1 if discharged1 received an   
honorable discharge4  7#b7 ,hardship    
exception ,the ,secretary of ,education 
shall issue regulations that direct when
 the ,department shall waive the        
requirement of subparagraph 7,a7 or     
7,b71 or both1 of paragraph 7#a7 to     
qualify as a ,dreamer student under such

 paragraph1 if the individual--  7,a7   
demonstrates compelling circumstances   
for the inability to satisfy the        
requirement of such subparagraph 7,a7 or
 7,b71 or both2 and  7,b7 satisfies the 
requirement under paragraph 7#a77;,c74  
4  #d4 ,restoration of state option to  
determine residency for purposes of     
higher education  7a7 ,repeal ,section  
#eje of the ,illegal ,immigration       
,reform and ,immigrant ,responsibility  
,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afbc7 is   
repealed4  7b7 ,effective date ,the     
repeal under subsection 7a7 shall take  
effect as if included in the original   
enactment of the ,illegal ,immigration  
,reform and ,immigrant ,responsibility  
,act of #aiif 7division ,c of ,public   
,law #ajd-bjh74