I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3440 
To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain 
individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered 
the United States as children and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2017 
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment 
of status of certain individuals who are long-term United 
States residents and who entered the United States as 
children and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dream Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided, any term used in this Act that is 
used in the immigration laws shall have the meaning 
given such term in the immigration laws. 
(2) DACA.—The term ‘‘DACA’’ means de-
ferred action granted to an alien pursuant to the 
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program an-
nounced by President Obama on June 15, 2012. 
(3) DISABILITY.—The term ‘‘disability’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3(1) of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12102(1)). 
(4) 
EARLY
CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘early childhood education pro-
gram’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1003). 
(5) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL; SEC-
ONDARY SCHOOL.—The terms ‘‘elementary school’’, 
‘‘high school’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(6) IMMIGRATION LAWS.—The term ‘‘immigra-
tion laws’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
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tion 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)). 
(7) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’— 
(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), has the meaning given such term in section 
102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002); and 
(B) does not include an institution of high-
er education outside of the United States. 
(8) PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS ON A CON-
DITIONAL
BASIS.—The term ‘‘permanent resident 
status on a conditional basis’’ means status as an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on 
a conditional basis under this Act. 
(9) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty line’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 673 of 
the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
9902). 
(10) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security. 
(11) UNIFORMED SERVICES.—The term ‘‘Uni-
formed Services’’ has the meaning given the term 
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