,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #h1 #bjah,mr4 
,perry 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4     
,hice of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,king of ,iowa1 
,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,harris1 and ,mr4     
,biggs7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the  
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend section #eje of the
 ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and      
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif
 to clarify the prohibition on          
postsecondary education benefits for    
certain aliens1 to grant a private right
 of action to persons injured by a      
violation of such prohibition1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,tuition       

,fairness for ,citizens ,act4  #b4      
,limitation on eligibility for higher   
education benefits of aliens not        
lawfully present ,section #eje of the   
,illegal ,immigration ,reform and       
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afbc7 is amended to read
 as follows3  #eje4 ,limitation on      
eligibility for higher education        
benefits of aliens not lawfully present 
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 an alien who is 
not lawfully present in the ,united     
,states shall not be eligible for any   
postsecondary education benefit unless  
all citizens and nationals of the       
,united ,states are likewise eligible   
for such benefit4  7b7 ,private right of
 action ,any person who is aggrieved by 
a violation of subsection 7a7 may bring 
a civil action in any court of          
appropriate jurisdiction for--  7#a7    
declaratory1 injunctive1 or other       
equitable relief2  7#b7 damages2 and    
7#c7 such other relief as the court may 

deem appropriate4  7c7 ,effective date  
,this section1 as amended by the        
,tuition ,fairness for ,citizens ,act1  
shall apply to benefits provided on or  
after the date of the enactment of such 
,act4  4