1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Schools Not Shelters Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Applicable program The term applicable program has the meaning given such term in section 400(c) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1221(c) ). (2) Elementary school; secondary school The terms elementary school and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (3) Federal financial assistance The term Federal financial assistance has the meaning given such term in section 7501(a) of title 31, United States Code. (4) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education — (A) has the meaning given such term in section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ); and (B) does not include an institution that is not located in a State. (5) Shelter or housing The term shelter or housing — (A) means emergency shelter or housing provided exclusively to specified aliens under order of the Federal Government, a State, or a unit of local government; and (B) does not include short-term emergency shelter made necessary by a specified disaster. (6) Short-term The term short-term means a duration of not more than 72 hours. (7) Specified alien The term specified alien — (A) has the meaning given the term alien in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ); and (B) does not include any alien who has been admitted to the United States. (8) Specified disaster The term specified disaster means— (A) a fire on public or private forest land or grassland described in section 420(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5187(a) )