[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2623 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2623

     To amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide a 2-year extension of 
  supplemental security income in fiscal years 2005 through 2007 for 
     refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 8, 2004

    Mr. Smith (for himself, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Lugar) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide a 2-year extension of 
  supplemental security income in fiscal years 2005 through 2007 for 
     refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants.

    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 ``SSI Extension for Elderly and 
Disabled Refugees Act''.

SEC. 2. SSI EXTENSION FOR HUMANITARIAN IMMIGRANTS.

    Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(M) Two-year ssi extension through fiscal year 
                2007.--With respect to eligibility for benefits for the 
                specified Federal program described in paragraph 
                (3)(A), the 7-year period described in subparagraph (A) 
                shall be deemed to be a 9-year period during fiscal 
                years 2005 through 2007.''.
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