,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,mrs4
 ,houchin 7for herself and ,ms4 ,foxx7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,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 ,putting 
,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