This bill would amend federal law to allow DACA recipients (people granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals protection) to participate in AmeriCorps and receive educational awards for their service. Currently, federal law restricts certain benefits for individuals under DACA, but this legislation would remove those restrictions specifically for AmeriCorps participants. DACA recipients who serve in AmeriCorps would become eligible for the same educational awards as other volunteers, which can be used to pay for college tuition, vocational training, or to repay student loans. The change would take effect immediately upon enactment and would apply to any educational awards distributed after the bill becomes law. This bill would affect approximately 600,000 DACA recipients in the United States who wish to serve their communities through AmeriCorps while building educational credentials.
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