[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 637 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 637

To limit eligibility of aliens for public welfare assistance to aliens 
             permanently and lawfully in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 1995

   Mr. Kim introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Commerce, and, in addition, to the Committees on Economic 
and Educational Opportunities, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Banking and 
Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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 limit eligibility of aliens for public welfare assistance to aliens 
             permanently and lawfully in the United States.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITING ELIGIBILITY OF ALIENS FOR PUBLIC WELFARE ASSISTANCE 
              TO ALIENS PERMANENTLY AND LAWFULLY IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
except as provided in subsection (b), any alien shall be ineligible for 
any assistance under any public welfare assistance program referred to 
in subsection (c) unless the alien is an alien lawfully admitted to the 
United States for permanent residence (as defined in section 101(a)(20) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act). In order to implement this 
section on a timely basis, the Attorney General shall issue regulations 
that are effective on an interim basis pending public notice and 
opportunity for public comment and consultation with Federal agencies.
    (b) Exception for Emergency Medical Assistance.--The limitation 
under subsection (a) shall not apply to medical assistance with respect 
to emergency services (as defined for purposes of section 1916(a)(2)(D) 
of the Social Security Act).
    (c) Public Welfare Assistance Programs.--The public welfare 
assistance programs referred to in this subsection are the following:
            (1) The program of medical assistance under title XIX of 
        the Social Security Act, except emergency services as provided 
        in subsection (b).
            (2) The Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant 
        Program under title V of the Social Security Act.
            (3) The program established in section 330 of the Public 
        Health Service Act (relating to community health centers).
            (4) The program established in section 1001 of the Public 
        Health Service Act (relating to family planning methods and 
        services).
            (5) The program established in section 329 of the Public 
        Health Service Act (relating to migrant health centers).
            (6) The program of aid and services to needy families with 
        children under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
            (7) The child welfare services program under part B of 
        title IV of the Social Security Act.
            (8) The supplemental security income program under title 
        XVI of the Social Security Act.
            (9) The program of foster care and adoption assistance 
        under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act.
            (10) The school lunch program carried out under the 
        National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
            (11) The special supplemental food program for women, 
        infants, and children carried out under section 17 of the Child 
        Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).
            (12) The nutrition programs carried out under part C of 
        title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030e 
        et seq.).
            (13) The school breakfast program carried out under section 
        4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
            (14) The child and adult care food program carried out 
        under section 17 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1766).
            (15) The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
        612c note).
            (16) The summer food service program for children carried 
        out under section 13 of the National School Lunch Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1761).
            (17) The commodity supplemental food program authorized by 
        section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 
        1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note).
            (18) The special milk program carried out under section 3 
        of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772).
            (19) The program of rental assistance on behalf of low-
        income families provided under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
            (20) The program of assistance to public housing under 
        title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
        1437 et seq.).
            (21) The loan program under section 502 of the Housing Act 
        of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472).
            (22) The program of interest reduction payments pursuant to 
        contracts entered into by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
        Development under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 
        U.S.C. 1715z-1).
            (23) The program of loans for rental and cooperative 
        housing under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
        1485).
            (24) The program of rental assistance payments pursuant to 
        contracts entered into under section 521(a)(2)(A) of the 
        Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)(A)).
            (25) The program of assistance payments on behalf of 
        homeowners under section 235 of the National Housing Act (12 
        U.S.C. 1715z).
            (26) The program of rent supplement payments on behalf of 
        qualified tenants pursuant to contracts entered into under 
        section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 
        (12 U.S.C. 1701s).
            (27) The loan and grant programs under section 504 of the 
        Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474) for repairs and 
        improvements to rural dwellings.
            (28) The loan and assistance programs under sections 514 
        and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486) for 
        housing for farm labor.
            (29) The program of grants for preservation and 
        rehabilitation of housing under section 533 of the Housing Act 
        of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490m).
            (30) The program of grants and loans for mutual and self-
        help housing and technical assistance under section 523 of the 
        Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c).
            (31) The program of site loans under section 524 of the 
        Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490d).
            (32) The program under part B of title IV of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965.
            (33) The program under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965.
            (34) The program under part C of title IV of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965.
            (35) The program under subpart 3 of part A of title IV of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965.
            (36) The program under part E of title IV of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965.
            (37) The program under subpart 4 of part A of title IV of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965.
            (38) The program under title IX of the Higher Education Act 
        of 1965.
            (39) The program under subpart 5 of part A of title IV of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965.
            (40) The programs established in sections 338A and 338B of 
        the Public Health Service Act and the programs established in 
        part A of title VII of such Act (relating to loans and 
        scholarships for education in the health professions).
            (41) The program established in section 317(j)(1) of the 
        Public Health Service Act (relating to grants for immunizations 
        against vaccine-preventable diseases).
            (42) The program established in section 317A of the Public 
        Health Service Act (relating to grants for screening, 
        referrals, and education regarding lead poisoning in infants 
        and children).
            (43) The program established in part A of title XIX of the 
        Public Health Service Act (relating to block grants for 
preventive health and health services).
            (44) The programs established in subparts I and II of part 
        B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act.
            (45)(A) The program of training for disadvantaged adults 
        and youth under part A of title II of the Job Training 
        Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as in effect before 
        July 1, 1993.
            (B)(i) The program of training for disadvantaged adults 
        under part A of title II of the Job Training Partnership Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as in effect on and after July 1, 
        1993.
            (ii) The program of training for disadvantaged youth under 
        part C of title II of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
        U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), as in effect on and after July 1, 1993.
            (46) The Job Corps program under part B of title IV of the 
        Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.).
            (47) The summer youth employment and training programs 
        under part B of title II of the Job Training Partnership Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 1630 et seq.).
            (48) The programs carried out under the Older American 
        Community Service Employment Act (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
            (49) The programs under title III of the Older Americans 
        Act of 1965.
            (50) The programs carried out under part B of title II of 
        the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011-
        5012).
            (51) The programs carried out under part C of title II of 
        the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5013).
            (52) The program under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act 
        of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).
            (53) The weatherization assistance program under title IV 
        of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6851).
            (54) The program of block grants to States for social 
        services under title XX of the Social Security Act.
            (55) The programs carried out under the Community Services 
        Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.).
            (56) The program of legal assistance to eligible clients 
        and other programs under the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 
        U.S.C. 2996 et seq.).
            (57) The program for emergency food and shelter grants 
        under title III of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.).
            (58) The programs carried out under the Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.).
            (59) A State program for providing child care under section 
        402(i) of the Social Security Act.
            (60) The program of State legalization impact-assistance 
        grants (SLIAG) under section 204 of the Immigration Reform and 
        Control Act of 1986.
    (d) Notification of Program Beneficiaries.--Any Federal agency that 
administers a public welfare assistance program referred to in 
subsection (c) shall, directly or through the States, notify each 
recipient of benefits of the changes in eligibility under this Act.
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