(D) in applying for adjustment of status 
and United States citizenship. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 2017 through 
2027 to carry out this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts appropriated 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available 
until expended. 
SEC. 9. PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP 
IN PROMOTING AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Pres-
idential Award for Business Leadership in Promoting 
American Citizenship, which shall be awarded to compa-
nies and other organizations that make extraordinary ef-
forts in assisting their employees and members to learn 
English, attain General Education Development prepara-
tion and certification, and increase their understanding of 
American history and civics. 
(b) SELECTION AND PRESENTATION OF AWARD.— 
(1) SELECTION.—The President, upon rec-
ommendations from the Secretary, the Secretary of 
Labor, and the Secretary of Education, shall periodi-
cally award the Citizenship Education Award to 
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large and small companies and other organizations 
described in subsection (a). 
(2) PRESENTATION.—The presentation of the 
award shall be made by the President, or designee 
of the President, in conjunction with an appropriate 
ceremony. 
SEC. 10. ENGLISH LEARNING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall 
develop an open source electronic program that is useable 
on personal computers and through the Internet, which— 
(1) provides instruction on the English lan-
guage (including instruction on how to pass the Test 
of English as a Foreign Language) to individuals 
whose primary language is a language other than 
English and who are at various levels of proficiency 
with respect to the English language, including indi-
viduals with the ability to pass the Test of English 
as a Foreign Language; 
(2) is available to the public for free, including 
on the website of the Department of Education; 
(3) is readily accessible to public libraries 
throughout the United States; and 
(4) is fully accessible, at a minimum, to speak-
ers of the top 6 foreign languages spoken by immi-
grants to the United States. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Edu-
cation such sums as are necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this section. 
SEC. 11. HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections 
(a)(5) and (g) of section 484 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091) or any other provision of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), 
and subject to subsection (b) of this section, an alien who 
adjusts status to that of a conditional lawful permanent 
resident under this Act may be eligible only for the fol-
lowing assistance under title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
1070 et seq.): 
(1) Federal grants under part A (20 U.S.C. 
1070 et seq.). 
(2) Federal work-study programs under part C 
(42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). 
(3) Federal student loans under parts D and E 
(20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.). 
(4) Services not otherwise covered under para-
graphs (1) through (3). 
(5) Need analysis and refunds calculated under 
parts F and G (20 U.S.C. 1087kk et seq.; 1088 et 
seq.). 
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(b) OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.—An individual de-
scribed in subsection (a) may only receive the assistance 
described in subsection (a) for which such individual would 
be otherwise eligible (but for such individual’s immigration 
status). 
SEC. 12. 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 Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives setting forth— 
(1) the number of aliens who were eligible for 
cancellation of removal and adjustment of status 
under this Act; 
(2) the number of aliens who applied for adjust-
ment of status under this Act; 
(3) the number of aliens who were granted ad-
justment of status under this Act; and 
(4) the number of aliens whose conditional per-
manent resident status was removed under this Act. 
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