H.R. 10365: AmeriCorps Access for Dreamers Act

This bill would change the rules for AmeriCorps educational awards so that people who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status would be eligible to receive them.

What the bill changes

• It amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990, which governs certain AmeriCorps benefits.
• Under the bill, a person who has received deferred action under the DACA policy announced in 2012 would be treated as eligible for educational awards.
• The bill also says this eligibility applies regardless of certain restrictions in federal law that otherwise limit some public benefits for noncitizens.

What an educational award is

AmeriCorps educational awards are funds that can be used for education-related expenses, such as tuition or student loan repayment, for people who complete qualifying service programs.

When it would apply

• The change would take effect as soon as the bill becomes law.
• It would apply only to educational awards disbursed on or after the date of enactment.

Overall effect

In practical terms, the bill would make DACA recipients eligible to receive AmeriCorps education awards if they otherwise meet the program’s requirements. It does not change DACA itself, and it does not create a new program; it only expands who can receive this specific AmeriCorps benefit.

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