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This bill, called the "American Students First Act," proposes to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to restrict federal financial assistance to public higher education institutions that provide certain benefits to undocumented immigrants. Specifically, a public college or university would become ineligible for federal funding if it charges undocumented students in-state tuition rates (the same rates charged to state residents who are U.S. citizens) or provides state-based financial aid to undocumented students. If the Secretary of Education determines that an institution has engaged in such practices, that institution would be denied federal financial assistance for the following fiscal year. The bill defines key terms such as "Federal financial assistance" by referencing existing federal code, and uses definitions of "institution of higher education" and "State" from the Higher Education Act of 1965. The goal of the legislation appears to be to discourage public colleges from offering financial benefits to undocumented students by threatening to withhold federal funding.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2374/all-info