The Dream Act would grant a conditional permanent resident status for young undocumented immigrants, grant Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients who still meet the DACA Requirements a conditional permanent resident status, and creates a pathway towards a lawful permanent residency status. This legislation is the so-called "clean" Dream Act, which does not include funding for a border wall, does not fund interior enforcement agencies (ICE, BPC, etc...), does not fund more detention centers, and does not mandate the use of the "E-verify" platform for employment across the country.

DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was an executive order placed by the Obama administration in 2012, which granted certain illegal immigrants who entered the country as minors, to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and a work permit.

This bipartisan bill would provide “Dreamers”, young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and have lived in the U.S. at least four years, protection from deportation and an opportunity to obtain legal status if they meet certain requirements.

In order to qualify for conditional permanent resident status, young undocumented individuals would need to meet the following requirements:
• Establishing that they were brought to the U.S. at age 17 or younger and have lived continuously in the U.S. for at least 4 years prior to the bill’s enactment;
• Pass a government background check while demonstrating “good moral character” with no felony or multiple misdemeanor convictions;
• Submit biometric and biographic data and undergo a biometric and medical exam;
• Demonstrate they have earned or are in the process of earning a high school diploma or demonstrate that they have been admitted to a college; and • Pay a reasonable fee.

The legislation would also grant lawful permanent resident status (Green Card Status) to conditional permanent residents under DACA. They can change status by:
• Continue living in the U.S;
• Demonstrating the ability to read, write, and speak English and understanding American history, principles, and the form of government;
• Passing a government background check while demonstrating “good moral character”;
• Paying a reasonable fee; and
• Meeting one of the following three requirements:
   - Completing at least two years of military service;
   - Graduating from a college or University of at least two years of a bachelor’s degree or higher in the U.S.;
   - Be employed for a period totaling at least three years.

Recipients are bound to lose conditional permanent resident status should they commit a serious crime or fail to meet any requirement set in the bill.