119-HR2490
No In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Act
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2490
1. Short title2. Restricting in-State tuition rates for aliens not lawfully present1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "No In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Act".
2. Restricting in-State tuition rates for aliens not lawfully present
Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1623) is amended—
(1) - in subsection (b), by striking "This section" and inserting "Subsection (a)"; and
(2) Prohibition on Federal financial assistance under HEA title IV - by adding at the end the following:
(c) Prohibition on Federal financial assistance under HEA title IV
(1) In general - A State may not receive any Federal financial assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) for the fiscal year following any fiscal year in which the Secretary of Education determines that the State is an ineligible State under paragraph (2).
(2) Ineligibility - A State is an ineligible State for purposes of this subsection 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 States.
(3) Definitions - In this subsection:
(A) - The term "Federal financial assistance" has the meaning given such term in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code.
(B) - The term "institution of higher education" has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
(C) - The term "State" has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1964 (20 U.S.C. 1003).