I 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6000 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 21, 2012 Mr. Akin (for himself, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Kingston, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Jones, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Huelskamp, and Mr. Harper) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require verification of the immigration status of recipients of Federal benefit programs, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Validating Entitlement Recipients through Indicated Federal Immigration Status Act of 2012 or as the VERIFI Act of 2012.

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In general

No person may receive a Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c)) unless that person’s immigration status is in satisfactory immigration status as defined and in accordance with the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program established by section 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–7).