,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fhfe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ah1 #bjbe,mr4 ,hunt introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,education and ,workforce1 and ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 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 prohibit the provision of ,federal financial assistance to ,states and public institutions of higher education that provide certain higher education benefits to aliens who are not lawfully present in the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,dream ,protection ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,federal taxpayer dollars should prioritize the education of ,united ,states citizens and lawful residents4 7#b7 ,some ,states and institutions currently offer in-,state tuition or other postsecondary benefits to aliens who are not lawfully present4 7#c7 ,the practices described in paragraph 7#b7 create inequities for citizens of other ,states and undermine uniform ,federal immigration policy4 7#d7 ,to avoid such inequalities and maintain uniform ,federal immigration policy1 it is necessary to condition the receipt of ,federal funds for higher education on compliance with ,federal immigration and eligibility laws4 #c4 ,restricting higher education benefits for 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-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by striking ,this section and inserting ,subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,prohibition on ,federal financial assistance 7#a7 ,public institutions of higher education 7,a7 ,in general ,a public institution of higher education in a ,state may not receive any ,federal financial assistance for the fiscal year following any fiscal year in which the ,secretary of ,education determines that the institution is an ineligible institution under subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,ineligibility ,a public institution of higher education in a ,state is an ineligible institution for purposes of this paragraph if the institution-- 7i7 charges an alien who is not lawfully present in the ,united ,states tuition for attendance at the institution at a rate that is less than or equal to the rate charged for residents of the ,state who are citizens of the ,united ,states2 or 7ii7 provides ,state-based financial aid to an alien who is not lawfully present in the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,states 7,a7 ,in general ,a ,state may not receive any ,federal financial assistance for the fiscal year following any fiscal year in which the ,secretary of ,education determines that the ,state is an ineligible ,state under subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,ineligibility ,a ,state is an ineligible ,state for purposes of this paragraph if the ,state charges an alien who is not lawfully present in the ,united ,states tuition for attendance at a public institution of higher education in the ,state at a rate that is equal to or less than the rate charged for residents of the ,state who are citizens of the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,the term ,federal financial assistance has the meaning given such term in section #geja7;a77#e7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,b7 ,the term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74 7,c7 ,the term ,state has the meaning given such term in section #ajc of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aifd 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc74 4 #d4 ,codification of ,executive ,order #adbhg ,section #d 7relating to preventing ,federal benefits for aliens in sanctuary jurisdictions7 of ,executive ,order #adbhg 7#ij ,fed4 ,reg4 #ahgfa2 relating to protecting ,american communities from criminal aliens7 shall have the force and effect of law4