[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 482 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 482

 To direct that certain Federal financial benefits be provided only to 
              citizens and nationals of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 1995

 Mr. Hunter  (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
  Hancock, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and, in addition, 
the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Agriculture, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct that certain Federal financial benefits be provided only to 
              citizens and nationals of the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Benefit Integrity Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN ONLY TO 
              CITIZENS AND NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (44);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (45) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (45) the following:
            ``(46) provide that--
                    ``(A) aid under the State plan shall not be payable 
                to any family that applies therefor and does not 
                include a citizen or national of the United States; and
                    ``(B) the amount of aid payable under the State 
                plan to any family that is a recipient thereof and does 
                not include a citizen or national of the United States 
                shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this 
                part, be reduced each year (but not below zero) by a 
                dollar amount equal to \1/3\ of the amount of such aid 
                as of the later of the effective date of this paragraph 
                or the first day the family does not include such a 
                citizen or national.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect at the end of the 1-year period that begins with the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to payments under part A 
of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters ending 
after such 1-year period, without regard to whether regulations to 
implement such amendments are promulgated by the end of such 1-year 
period.

SEC. 3. PROVISION OF SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS ONLY TO 
              CITIZENS AND NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1614(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B)(i) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(B)(i) is a citizen or national of the United States, 
        or''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1621 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382j) is hereby repealed.
    (c) Phase-Out of Benefits Currently Paid to Individuals Who Are Not 
Citizens or Nationals.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
individual who, on the date of the enactment of this Act, is not a 
citizen or national of the United States and is receiving supplemental 
security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act 
shall, for purposes of such title, be considered a citizen or national 
of the United States during the 3-year period that begins with such 
date of enactment, except that the benefits to which the individual 
shall be entitled under such title shall be reduced by \1/3\ from the 
level of such benefits as of such date of enactment, each year during 
such 3-year period.

SEC. 4. USE OF ASSISTED HOUSING BY ALIENS.

    Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 
(42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 214. RESTRICTION ON USE OF ASSISTED HOUSING.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not make financial 
assistance available for the benefit of any individual after the 
expiration of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of the Federal Benefit Integrity Act unless the individual is a citizen 
or national of the United States.
    ``(b) Prohibition of New Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 
not make financial assistance available for the benefit of any 
individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States after 
the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of the Federal Benefit Integrity Act unless such individual 
is receiving financial assistance on such date.
    ``(c) Definition of Financial Assistance.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `financial assistance' means financial assistance 
made available pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
section 235 or 236 of the National Housing Act, or section 101 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965.
    ``(d) Discretionary Continuation of Financial Assistance.--If, 
following completion of the applicable hearing process, financial 
assistance for any individual receiving such assistance on the date 
referred to in subsection (a) is to be terminated, the public housing 
agency or other local governmental entity involved (in the case of 
public housing or assistance under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937) or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
(in the case of any other financial assistance) may, in its discretion, 
take one of the following actions:
            ``(1) Continued provision of assistance.--Permit the 
        continued provision of financial assistance, if necessary to 
        avoid the division of a family in which the head of household 
        or spouse is a citizen or national of the United States.
            ``(2) Deferred termination of assistance.--Defer the 
        termination of financial assistance, if necessary to permit the 
        orderly transition of the individual and any family members 
        involved to other affordable housing, except that--
                    ``(A) any deferral under this paragraph shall be 
                for a 6-month period and may be renewed by the public 
                housing agency or other entity involved for an 
                aggregate period of 3 years; and
                    ``(B) at the beginning of each deferral period, the 
                public housing agency or other entity involved shall 
                inform the individual and family members of their 
                ineligibility for financial assistance and offer them 
                other assistance in finding other affordable housing.
For purposes of this subsection, the term `family' means a head of 
household, any spouse, any parents of the head of household, any 
parents of the spouse, and any children of the head of household or 
spouse.
    ``(e) Declaration of Citizenship.--Financial assistance may not be 
provided for the benefit of an individual unless the following 
requirements are met:
            ``(1) Statement.--There is a declaration in writing by the 
        individual (or, in the case of an individual who is a child, by 
        another on the individual's behalf), under penalty of perjury, 
        stating that the individual is a citizen or national of the 
        United States.
            ``(2) Documentation.--There is presented such documentation 
        as the Secretary determines constitutes reasonable evidence 
        indicating that the individual is a citizen or national of the 
        United States.''.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1977.

    (a) Amendments.--The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011-2032) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 5 by striking subsection (i),
            (2) in the first sentence of section 6(f) by striking ``(2) 
        either'' and all that follows through ``household.'', and 
        inserting ``(2) a citizen or national of the United States.'', 
        and
            (3) in section 11(e)(2) by striking ``either citizens or 
        are aliens'' and inserting ``citizens or nationals of the 
        United States''.
    (b) Effective Date; Application of Amendments.--
            (1) Effective date.--This section shall take effect 1 year 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Application of amendments.--The amendments made by 
        subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to certification 
        periods beginning before the effective date of this section.
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