1.Exception for citizens of
Freely Associated States
(a)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)Exception for
citizens of Freely Associated StatesWith respect to eligibility
for benefits for the specified Federal programs described in paragraph (3),
paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual who lawfully resides in the
United States (including territories and possessions of the United States) in
accordance with—
(i)section 141 of
the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States and
the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, approved by Congress in
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003;
(ii)section 141 of
the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States and
the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, approved by Congress in
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; or
(iii)section 141 of
the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States and
the Government of Palau, approved by Congress in
Public Law
99–658 (100 Stat.
3672).
.
(b)Medicaid and
TANF exceptionsSection 402(b)(2) of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
(G)Medicaid and
tanf exceptions for citizens of Freely Associated StatesWith
respect to eligibility for benefits for the programs defined in subparagraphs
(A) and (C) of paragraph (3) (relating to temporary assistance for needy
families and medicaid), paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual who
lawfully resides in the United States (including territories and possessions of
the United States) in accordance with a Compact of Free Association referred to
in subsection
(a)(2)(M).
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(c)Section 431(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)) is
amended—
(1)in paragraph (6),
by striking or
at the end;
(2)in paragraph (7),
by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or
; and
(3)by adding at the
end the following:
(8)an individual who
lawfully resides in the United States (including territories and possessions of
the United States) in accordance with a Compact of Free Association referred to
in section
402(a)(2)(M).
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(d)Section 1108 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1308) is amended—
(1)in subsection
(f), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking subsection
(g)
and inserting subsections (g) and (h)
; and
(2)by adding at the
end the following:
(h)The limitations
of subsections (f) and (g) shall not apply with respect to medical assistance
provided to an individual described in section 431(b)(8) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996.
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(e)The amendments made by this Act take effect on the date of
enactment of this Act and apply to benefits and assistance provided on or after
that date.