Home/All Topics/OBBBA TextSubtitle A—Exemption of certain assets SEC. 80001. Exemption of certain assets. (a) Exemption of certain assets.—Section 480(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(f)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking “net value of the” and inserting the following: “net value of— “(A) the”; (2) by striking the period at the end…

Home/All Topics/OBBBA TextSEC. 87001. Potential sponsor vetting for unaccompanied alien children appropriation. (a) Appropriation.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Office of Refugee Resettlement for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for the purposes described in…

Home/All Topics/OBBBA Text(a) Appropriation.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Office of Refugee Resettlement for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for the purposes described in subsection (b). (b) Use of funds.—The funds made available under…

Home/All Topics/OBBBA TextIn addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the National Endowment for the Humanities for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available through fiscal year 2028, $40,000,000 for the procurement of statues as described in Executive Order 13934 (85 Fed. Reg. 41165;…

Home/All Topics/OBBBA TextSEC. 86001. Garden of Heroes. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the National Endowment for the Humanities for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available through fiscal year 2028, $40,000,000 for the procurement of statues as described in Executive Order…

Home/All Topics/OBBBA TextSEC. 85001. Delay of rule relating to borrower defense to repayment. (a) Delay.—Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, for loans that first originate before July 1, 2035, the provisions of subpart D of part 685 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to borrower defense to repayment), as added…

Home/All Topics/OBBBA Text(a) Delay.—Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, for loans that first originate before July 1, 2035, the provisions of sections 674.33(g), 682.402(d), and 685.214 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to closed school discharges), as added or amended by the final regulations published by the Department of Education…

Home/All Topics/OBBBA Text(a) Delay.—Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, for loans that first originate before July 1, 2035, the provisions of subpart D of part 685 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to borrower defense to repayment), as added or amended by the final regulations published by the Department of…

Home/All Topics/OBBBA TextSEC. 84001. Ineligibility based on low earning outcomes. Section 454 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087d) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (5), by striking “and” after the semicolon; (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:…

Home/All Topics/OBBBA TextSection 454 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087d) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (5), by striking “and” after the semicolon; (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: “(6) provide assurances that, beginning July 1, 2026,…

Home/All Topics/OBBBA TextSEC. 83001. Eligibility. (a) Foreign income and federal pell grant eligibility.— (1) ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME DEFINED.—Section 401(a)(2)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: “(A) the term ‘adjusted gross income’ means— “(i) in the case of a dependent student, for the second tax year…

Home/All Topics/OBBBA TextSection 401(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(6) EXCLUSION.—Beginning on July 1, 2026, and notwithstanding this subsection or subsection (b), a student shall not be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant under subsection (b) during any period for which…