[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2638 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2638

To permit lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens who are not less 
 than 80 years of age and who reside in the United States continuously 
   for not less than 50 years to receive food stamp benefits if such 
individuals are otherwise eligible under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
                         receive such benefits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 1997

 Mrs. Mink of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
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 permit lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens who are not less 
 than 80 years of age and who reside in the United States continuously 
   for not less than 50 years to receive food stamp benefits if such 
individuals are otherwise eligible under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
                         receive such benefits.

    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 ``Hardship Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
                    ``(E) Elderly long-time permanent resident 
                aliens.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
                an alien who--
                            ``(i) is lawfully admitted to the United 
                        States for permanent residence under the 
                        Immigration and Nationality Act;
                            ``(ii) resides continuously in the United 
                        States for not less than 50 years after lawful 
                        admission to the United States; and
                            ``(iii) is not less than 80 years of 
                        age.''.
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