2014 US Code
Title 8 - Aliens and Nationality (Sections 1 - 1778)
Chapter 14 - Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens (Sections 1601 - 1646)
Subchapter II - Eligibility for State and Local Public Benefits Programs (Sections 1621 - 1625)
Sec. 1623 - Limitation on eligibility for preferential treatment of aliens not lawfully present on basis of residence for higher education benefits
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY CHAPTER 14 - RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS SUBCHAPTER II - ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAMS Sec. 1623 - Limitation on eligibility for preferential treatment of aliens not lawfully present on basis of residence for higher education benefits |
| Contains | section 1623 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 104-208, div. C, title V, §505, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-672. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 110 Stat. 3009-672 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 104-208 |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a State (or a political subdivision) for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit (in no less an amount, duration, and scope) without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident.
(b) Effective dateThis section shall apply to benefits provided on or after July 1, 1998.
(Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title V, §505, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–672.)
CODIFICATIONSection was enacted as part of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and as part of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, and not as part of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 which comprises this chapter.
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