A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that recipients of Pell Grants be citizens or nationals of the United States.

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restrict eligibility for Pell Grants to students who are citizens or nationals of the United States. It directly affects non-citizen and non-national students currently enrolled in or applying to institutions that receive federal financial aid, as they would no longer qualify for this specific grant program. The legislation achieves this by adding a new definition of "eligible student" that explicitly requires U.S. citizenship or nationality, overriding other provisions that might allow broader eligibility.