SEC. 7. EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine eligibility 
for relief under this Act, except where the alien has been 
placed into deportation, exclusion, or removal proceedings 
either prior to or after filing an application for relief under 
this Act, in which case the Attorney General shall have 
exclusive jurisdiction and shall assume all the powers and 
duties of the Secretary until proceedings are terminated, 
or if a final order of deportation, exclusion, or removal 
is entered the Secretary shall resume all powers and duties 
delegated to the Secretary under this Act. 
(b) STAY OF REMOVAL OF CERTAIN ALIENS EN-
ROLLED IN PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The At-
torney General shall stay the removal proceedings of any 
alien who— 
(1) meets all the requirements of subpara-
graphs (A), (B), (C), and (E) of section 4(a)(1); 
(2) is at least 12 years of age; and 
(3) is enrolled full time in a primary or sec-
ondary school. 
(c) EMPLOYMENT.—An alien whose removal is stayed 
pursuant to subsection (b) may be engaged in employment 
in the United States, consistent with the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), and State 
and local laws governing minimum age for employment. 
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(d) LIFT OF STAY.—The Attorney General shall lift 
the stay granted pursuant to subsection (b) if the alien— 
(1) is no longer enrolled in a primary or sec-
ondary school; or 
(2) ceases to meet the requirements of sub-
section (b)(1). 
SEC. 8. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No officer or employee of the 
United States may— 
(1) use the information furnished by the appli-
cant pursuant to an application filed under this Act 
to initiate removal proceedings against any persons 
identified in the application; 
(2) make any publication whereby the informa-
tion furnished by any particular individual pursuant 
to an application under this Act can be identified; or 
(3) permit anyone other than an officer or em-
ployee of the United States Government or, in the 
case of applications filed under this Act with a des-
ignated entity, that designated entity, to examine 
applications filed under this Act. 
(b) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.—The Attorney General 
or the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the 
information furnished under this section, and any other 
information derived from such furnished information, to— 
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(1) a duly recognized law enforcement entity in 
connection with an investigation or prosecution of an 
offense described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)), when such information is requested 
in writing by such entity; or 
(2) an official coroner for purposes of affirma-
tively identifying a deceased individual (whether or 
not such individual is deceased as a result of a 
crime). 
(c) PENALTY.—Whoever knowingly uses, publishes, 
or permits information to be examined in violation of this 
section shall be fined not more than $10,000. 
SEC. 9. EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS; PRO-
HIBITION ON FEES. 
Regulations promulgated under this Act shall provide 
that applications under this Act will be considered on an 
expedited basis and without a requirement for the pay-
ment by the applicant of any additional fee for such expe-
dited processing. 
SEC. 10. HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE. 
Notwithstanding any provision of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) or any provi-
sion of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601 
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et seq.), with respect to Federal financial education assist-
ance, an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence under this Act and has not had the conditional basis 
removed shall not be eligible for— 
(1) Federal Pell grants under part A of title IV 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a et seq.); and 
(2) Federal supplemental educational oppor-
tunity grants under part A of title IV of that Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.). 
SEC. 11. GAO REPORT. 
Not later than 7 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives setting 
forth— 
(1) the number of aliens who were eligible for 
cancellation of removal and adjustment of status 
under section 4(a); 
(2) the number of aliens who applied for adjust-
ment of status under section 4(a); 
(3) the number of aliens who were granted ad-
justment of status under section 4(a); and 
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(4) the number of aliens whose conditional per-
manent resident status was removed under section 
5. 
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