SEC. 4. TITLE IV ELIGIBILITY FOR DREAMER STUDENTS. 
Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1091) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting ‘‘, or be a 
Dreamer student, as defined in subsection (u)’’ after 
‘‘becoming a citizen or permanent resident’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) DREAMER STUDENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘Dreamer student’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) was younger than 16 years of age on 
the date on which the individual initially en-
tered the United States; 
‘‘(B) has provided a list of each secondary 
school that the student attended in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(C)(i) has earned a high school diploma, 
the recognized equivalent of such diploma from 
a secondary school, or a high school equivalency 
diploma in the United States or is scheduled to 
complete the requirements for such a diploma 
or equivalent before the next academic year be-
gins; 
‘‘(ii) has acquired a degree from an institu-
tion of higher education or has completed not 
less than 2 years in a program for a bacca-
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laureate degree or higher degree at an institu-
tion of higher education in the United States 
and has made satisfactory academic progress, 
as defined in subsection (c), during such time 
period; 
‘‘(iii) at any time was eligible for a grant 
of deferred action under— 
‘‘(I) the June 15, 2012, memorandum 
from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial Discre-
tion with Respect to Individuals Who 
Came to the United States as Children’; or 
‘‘(II) the November 20, 2014, memo-
randum from the Secretary of Homeland 
Security entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial 
Discretion with Respect to Individuals 
Who Came to the United States as Chil-
dren and with Respect to Certain Individ-
uals Who Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens 
or Permanent Residents’; or 
‘‘(iv) has served in the uniformed services, 
as defined in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code, for not less than 4 years and, if 
discharged, received an honorable discharge. 
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‘‘(2) HARDSHIP
EXCEPTION.—The Secretary 
shall issue regulations that direct when the Depart-
ment shall waive the requirement of subparagraph 
(A) or (B), or both, of paragraph (1) for an indi-
vidual to qualify as a Dreamer student under such 
paragraph, if the individual— 
‘‘(A) 
demonstrates 
compelling 
circum-
stances for the inability to satisfy the require-
ment of such subparagraph (A) or (B), or both; 
and 
‘‘(B) satisfies the requirement of para-
graph (1)(C).’’. 
SEC. 5. REPEAL OF SUSPENSION OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER 
THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 FOR 
GRANTS, LOANS, AND WORK ASSISTANCE FOR 
DRUG-RELATED OFFENSES. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subsection (r) of section 484 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(r)) is re-
pealed. 
(b) REVISION OF FAFSA FORM.—Section 483 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) CONVICTIONS.—The Secretary shall not include 
any question about the conviction of an applicant for the 
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possession or sale of illegal drugs on the FAFSA (or any 
other form developed under subsection (a)).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
428(b)(3) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1078(b)(3))— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘485(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(k)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘485(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(k)’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
435(d)(5) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1085(d)(5))— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘485(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(k)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘485(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(k)’’; 
(3) in section 484 (20 U.S.C. 1091), as amend-
ed by section 6, by redesignating subsections (s),(t), 
and (u) as subsections (r), (s), and (t), respectively; 
(4) in section 485 (20 U.S.C. 1092)— 
(A) by striking subsection (k); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (l) and 
(m) as subsections (k) and (l), respectively; and 
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(5) in section 487(e)(2)(B)(ii)(IV) (20 U.S.C. 
1094(e)(2)(B)(ii)(IV)), by striking ‘‘(l) of section 
485’’ and inserting ‘‘(k) of section 485’’. 
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