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80 c) A member of an Indian tribe as defined in Section 4(e) of the Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance Act which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the U.S. to Indians because of their status as Indians d) An American Indian born in Canada who possesses at least 50 per centum of blood of the American Indian race to whom the provisions of section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) apply e) Lawfully residing in the U.S. and was a member of a Hmong or Highland Laotian tribe at the time that the tribe rendered assistance to U.S. personnel by taking part in a military or rescue operation during the Vietnam era (beginning August 5, 1964 and ending May 7, 1975). f) The spouse; or surviving spouse of such Hmong or Highland Laotian who is deceased g) An unmarried dependent child of such Hmong or Highland Laotian who is under the age of 18 or if a full-time student under the age of 22 h) An unmarried child under the age of 18 or if a full-time student under the age of 22 of such a deceased Hmong or Highland Laotian provided the child was dependent upon him or her at the time of his or her death; or i) An unmarried disabled child age 18 or older if the child was disabled and dependent on a Hmong or Highland Laotian prior to the child's 18th birthday. NOTE: Child means the legally adopted or biological child of the person described in “e” above. j) Individuals who lawfully reside in the U.S. in accordance with section 141 of the Compacts of Free Association between the Government of the United States and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. k) An individual who is both a qualified non-citizen and an eligible non-citizen as defined in the charts below. A Qualified Non-Citizen is: 1. A non-citizen who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the INA; (this category includes ―Amerasian immigrants as defined under §584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988) (Lawful Permanent Resident [LPR]); 2. A non-citizen who is granted conditional entry pursuant to section 203(a)(7) of the INA as in effect prior to April 1, 1980 (Conditional Entrant); 3. A non-citizen who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the U.S. by a spouse or a parent or by a member of the spouse or parent’s family residing in the same household as the non-citizen at the time of the abuse, a non-citizen whose child has been battered or subjected to battery or cruelty, or a non-citizen child whose parent has been battered; 4. A non-citizen who is a Cuban or Haitian entrant, as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980;