,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ai1         
#bjae,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,hirono7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
incentivize ,state support for          
postsecondary education and to promote  
increased access and affordability for  
higher education for students1 including
 ,dreamer students4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,investing in ,states to ,achieve       
,tuition ,equality for ,dreamers ,act of
 #bjae or the ,,in-,,state for ,dreamers
 ,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,findings and      
purposes  7a7 ,findings ,congress makes 
the following findings3 7#a7 ,the       
non-partisan ,congressional ,budget     
,office found that comprehensive        
immigration reform would reduce the     
national deficit by billions1 strengthen
 ,social ,security solvency1 increase   

the number of jobs1 and raise ,gross    
,domestic ,product4  7#b7 ,according to 
a report by the ,partnership for a ,new 
,american ,economy1 more than #dj       
percent of ,fortune #ejj companies were 
founded by immigrants or their children1
 generating a combined revenue of       
#d1bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,thousands of 
deferred action childhood arrival       
students graduate from high schools in  
the ,united ,states every year but only 
a small fraction of those students      
enroll in higher education4  7#d7 ,many 
jobs in the #bast century economy       
require some form of postsecondary      
education4  7#e7 ,education provides an 
important pathway to the middle class2  
college graduates have higher earnings  
and lower unemployment rates than their 
less educated peers4  7#f7 ,since #bjjh1
 ,states are spending #bh percent less  
per student in higher education1 and    
tuition and fees continue to rise4 ,the 
increased costs are being shifted to    
students and student loan debt continues

 to grow4  7#g7 ,investments in higher  
education provide youth a ladder to     
achieving the ,american dream4  7b7     
,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are
 to--  7#a7 allow ,states to provide    
immigrant students timely and affordable
 access to higher education2  7#b7      
incentivize ,states to maintain support 
for higher education2 and  7#c7 promote 
increased access and affordability to   
postsecondary education for students    
through ,state need-based financial aid4
  #c4 ,american dream grants  7a7 ,in   
general ,subpart #d of part ,a of title 
,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;c et seq47 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  #dae;,g4 ,american dream    
grants  7a7 ,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 section         
#dhd7;c71 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 shall issue   
regulations that direct when a ,state   
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  7b7 ,grants 
to ,states  7#a7 ,reservation for       
administration ,from the amounts        
appropriated to carry out this section  
for each fiscal year1 the ,secretary may
 reserve not more than #a percent of    
such amounts to administer this section4

  7#b7 ,grants authorized to eligible   
,states ,from the amounts appropriated  
to carry out this section for each      
fiscal year and not reserved under      
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
award grants to eligible ,states to     
enable the ,states to carry out the     
activities described in this section4   
7#c7 ,eligible state ,an eligible ,state
 means a ,state that-- 7,a7 increases   
access and affordability to higher      
education for students by--  7i7        
offering in-,state tuition for ,dreamer 
students2 and  7ii7 expanding in-,state 
financial aid to ,dreamer students2 and 
7,b7 submits an application to the      
,secretary that contains an assurance   
that-- 7i7 notwithstanding any other    
provision of law1 the ,state will not   
discriminate1 in awarding student       
financial assistance or determining who 
is eligible for in-,state tuition1      
against a ,dreamer student if the       
student would otherwise be eligible for 
in-,state financial aid2 and  7ii7 for  

each of fiscal years #bjae through      
#bjbe1 the ,state will maintain ,state  
support for public institutions of      
higher education located in the ,state  
7not including support for capital      
projects1 research and development1 or  
tuition and fees paid by students7 at   
not less than the level of such support 
for fiscal year #bjac adjusted annually 
for inflation as determined by the      
,consumer ,price ,index 7as such term in
 defined in section #dgh7;f77 for the   
previous calendar year4  7#d7           
,allotments ,the ,secretary shall allot 
the amount appropriated to carry out    
this section for each fiscal year and   
not reserved under paragraph 7#a7 among 
the eligible ,states in proportion to   
the number of ,dreamer students enrolled
 at least half-time in postsecondary    
education who reside in the ,state for  
the most recent fiscal year for which   
satisfactory data are available1        
compared to the number of such students 
who reside in all eligible ,states for  

that fiscal year4  7c7 ,supplement not  
supplant ,grant funds awarded under this
 section shall be used to supplement1   
and not supplant1 non-,federal funds    
that would otherwise be used for        
activities authorized under this        
section4  7d7 ,authorization and        
appropriation of funds ,there are       
authorized to be appropriated1 and there
 are appropriated1 to carry out this    
section-- 7#a7 #ee1jjj1jjj for fiscal   
year #bjaf2  7#b7 #ee1jjj1jjj for fiscal
 year #bjag2  7#c7 #fj1jjj1jjj for      
fiscal year #bjah2  7#d7 #fj1jjj1jjj for
 fiscal year #bjai2  7#e7 #ge1jjj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjbj2  7#f7 #ge1jjj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjba2  7#g7           
#he1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb2  7#h7
 #he1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc2     
7#i7 #ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd2
 and  7#aj7 #ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year
 #bjbe4  4  7b7 ,offset ,section #bha of
 the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acea7 is amended--  7#a7 
by striking ,the fees and inserting the 

following3  7a7 ,in general ,the fees  2
  7#b7 by striking 3 ,provided1 ,that   
nonimmigrant visas and inserting the    
following3  7b7 ,united ,nations        
visitors ,nonimmigrant visas  2  7#c7 by
 striking ,subject to and inserting the 
following3  7c7 ,fee waivers or         
reductions ,subject to  2 and  7#d7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
,f-#a visa fee ,in addition to the fees 
authorized under subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
collect a #aej fee from each            
nonimmigrant admitted under section     
#aja7;a77#ae77;,f77i71 which fee shall  
be deposited in the general fund of the 
,treasury4  4  7c7 ,restoration of      
,state option ,to determine residency   
for purposes of higher education  7#a7  
,repeal ,section #eje of the ,illegal   
,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant     
,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #afbc7 is repealed4  7#b7     
,effective date ,the repeal under       
paragraph 7#a7 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
  7d7 ,naturalization ,section #cbh7;a7 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adci7;a77 is amended by  
inserting 1 without having been lawfully
 admitted to the ,united ,states for    
permanent residence1 and after          
naturalized4