1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Students First Act . 2. Eligibility for participation in Federal TRIO programs (a) Eligibility Section 402A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (g) through (i), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Citizenship and residency requirements (1) In general To be eligible to participate in a program that receives assistance under this chapter, an individual shall be— (A) a national of the United States (as defined in paragraph (22) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) )); (B) an alien (as defined in paragraph (3) of such section) lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in paragraph (20) of such section); (C) an alien (as defined in paragraph (3) of such section) who is physically present in the United States (as defined in paragraph (38) of such section) for other than a temporary purpose and who is able to provide evidence from the Secretary of Homeland Security of the alien’s intent to become lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in paragraph (20) of such section); (D) a citizen of one of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States in accordance with the Compact of Free Association set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 ( 48 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 99–239 ) or the Compact of Free Association set forth in section 201 of Public Law 99–658 ( 48 U.S.C. 1931 note); (E) an alien having CNMI Resident status under section 6(e)(6) of the Joint Resolution entitled A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes , approved March 24, 1976 ( 48 U.S.C. 1806 )