Student eligibility

(a) In general Section 484(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows: (5) be— (A) a citizen or national of the United States; (B) an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); (C) an alien who— (i) is a citizen or national of the Republic of Cuba; (ii) is the beneficiary of an approved petition under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); (iii) meets all eligibility requirements for an immigrant visa but for whom such a visa is not immediately available; (iv) is not otherwise inadmissible under section 212(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)); and (v) is physically present in the United States pursuant to a grant of parole in furtherance of the commitment of the United States to the minimum level of annual legal migration of Cuban nationals to the United States specified in the U.S.-Cuba Joint Communiqué on Migration, done at New York September 9, 1994, and reaffirmed in the Cuba-United States: Joint Statement on Normalization of Migration, Building on the Agreement of September 9, 1994, done at New York May 2, 1995; or (D) an individual who lawfully resides in the United States in accordance with a Compact of Free Association referred to in section 402(b)(2)(G) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)(G)); and. (b) Effective date and application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on July 1, 2025, and shall apply with respect to award year 2025–2026 and each subsequent award year, as determined under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

(a) In general Section 484(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows: (5) be— (A) a citizen or national of the United States; (B) an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); (C) an alien who— (i) is a citizen or national of the Republic of Cuba; (ii) is the beneficiary of an approved petition under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); (iii) meets all eligibility requirements for an immigrant visa but for whom such a visa is not immediately available; (iv) is not otherwise inadmissible under section 212(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)); and (v) is physically present in the United States pursuant to a grant of parole in furtherance of the commitment of the United States to the minimum level of annual legal migration of Cuban nationals to the United States specified in the U.S.-Cuba Joint Communiqué on Migration, done at New York September 9, 1994, and reaffirmed in the Cuba-United States: Joint Statement on Normalization of Migration, Building on the Agreement of September 9, 1994, done at New York May 2, 1995; or (D) an individual who lawfully resides in the United States in accordance with a Compact of Free Association referred to in section 402(b)(2)(G) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)(G)); and. (b) Effective date and application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on July 1, 2025, and shall apply with respect to award year 2025–2026 and each subsequent award year, as determined under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).