,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,banks 7for himself and ,ms4 ,foxx7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife to establish immigration and   
residency requirements for individuals  
served by ,federal ,,trio programs1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,american
 ,students ,first ,act4  #b4            
,eligibility for participation in       
,federal ,,trio programs  7a7           
,eligibility ,section #djb;,a of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7 is amended--     
7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7f7   
through 7h7 as subsections 7g7 through  
7i71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by         
inserting after subsection 7e7 the      
following3  7f7 ,citizenship and        
residency requirements  7#a7 ,in general

 ,to be eligible to participate in a    
program that receives assistance under  
this chapter1 an individual shall be--  
7,a7 a national of the ,united ,states  
7as defined in paragraph 7#bb7 of       
section #aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaja7;a7772  7,b7 an alien 7as defined 
in paragraph 7#c7 of such section7      
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence 7as defined in paragraph 7#bj7
 of such section72  7,c7 an alien 7as   
defined in paragraph 7#c7 of such       
section7 who is physically present in   
the ,united ,states 7as defined in      
paragraph 7#ch7 of such section7 for    
other than a temporary purpose and who  
is able to provide evidence from the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security of the
 alien's intent to become lawfully      
admitted for permanent residence 7as    
defined in paragraph 7#bj7 of such      
section72  7,d7 a citizen of one of the 
,freely ,associated ,states lawfully    
residing in the ,united ,states in      

accordance with the ,compact of ,free   
,association set forth in section #bja  
of the ,compact of ,free ,association   
,act of #aihe 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #aija note2
 ,public ,law #ii-bci7 or the ,compact  
of ,free ,association set forth in      
section #bja of ,public ,law #ii-feh    
7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #aica note72  7,e7 an    
alien having ,,cnmi ,resident status    
under section #f7;e77#f7 of the ,joint  
,resolution entitled ,a ,joint          
,resolution to approve the ,covenant ,to
 ,establish a ,commonwealth of the      
,northern ,mariana ,islands in          
,political ,union with the ,united      
,states of ,america1 and for other      
purposes1 approved ,march #bd1 #aigf    
7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjf72 or  7,f7 a lawful
 resident of one of the ,freely         
,associated ,states4  7#b7 ,waiver      
prohibited ,the requirement under       
paragraph 7#a7 may not be waived under--
  7,a7 any provision of section #ebc of 
,departments of ,labor1 ,health and     
,human ,services1 and ,education1 and   

,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjbd 7,public ,law #aah-dg72  7,b7 any
 of the authorities provided by any of  
the laws referred to in subsection 7b7  
of such section #ebc2 or  7,c7 any other
 authority provided in any law-- 7i7 to 
carry out1 or participate in1 a         
,performance ,partnership ,pilot 7as    
defined in section #ebf7a7 of the       
,departments of ,labor1 ,health and     
,human ,services1 and ,education1 and   
,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjad 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abcja note772 or 
7ii7 that allows additional time to     
operate1 or participate in1 a           
,performance ,partnership ,pilot site   
selected on or before the date of the   
enactment of such law4  4  7b7          
,conforming amendments ,the ,higher     
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajaa et seq47 is further amended--     
7#a7 in section #cah7;b7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajei;e7b771 by striking section        
#djb;,a7h7 each place it appears and    
inserting section #djb;,a7i72  7#b7 in  

section #cga7;c7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4         
#ajfgq7c771 by striking section         
#djb;,a7h7 each place it appears and    
inserting section #djb;,a7i72  7#c7 in  
section #djb;,e7g7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4       
#ajgj;a-#ae7;g771 by striking section   
#djb;,a7g7 and inserting section        
#djb;,a7h72 and  7#d7 in section #djb;,h
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#ah71 by        
striking section #djb;,a7f77#d7 each    
place it appears and inserting section  
#djb;,a7g77#d74