[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 108 (Monday, July 22, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8478-S8483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORK OPPORTUNITY, AND MEDICAID RESTRUCTING 
                              ACT OF 1996

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                   FORD (AND REID) AMENDMENT NO. 4940

  Mr. FORD (for himself and Mr. Reid) proposed an amendment to the bill 
(S. 1956) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997; as 
follows:

       On page 250, line 4, insert ``cash'' before ``assistance''.
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                      ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 4941

  Mr. ASHCROFT proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1956, supra; as 
follows:

       Strike section 408(a)(8) of the Social Security Act, as 
     added by section 2103(a)(1), and insert the following:
       (8) No assistance for more than 5 years for failure to 
     ensure minor dependent children are in school; or for failing 
     to have or work toward a high school diploma or its 
     equivalent.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), a State to which a grant is made under section 403 
     shall not use any part of the grant to provide assistance--
       (i) to a family that includes an adult who has received 
     assistance under any State program funded under this part 
     attributable to funds provided by the Federal Government--
       (I) for 60 months (whether or not consecutive) after the 
     date the State program funded under this part commences; or
       (II) for more than 24 consecutive months after the date the 
     State program funded under this part commences unless such 
     adult is engaged in work as required by section 
     402(a)(1)(A)(ii) or exempted by the State by reason of 
     hardship pursuant to subparagraph (C); or,
       (ii) to a family that includes an adult who has received 
     assistance under any State program funded under this part 
     attributable to funds provided by the Federal Government or 
     under the food stamp program, as defined in section 3(h) of 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977, unless such adult ensures that 
     the minor dependent children of such adult attend school as 
     required by the law of the State in which the minor children 
     reside; or,
       (iii) to a family that includes an adult who is older than 
     age 20 and younger than age 51 who has received assistance 
     under any State program funded under this part attributable 
     to funds program, as defined in section 3(h) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977, if such adult does not have, or is not 
     working toward attaining, a secondary school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent unless such adult has been determined 
     in the judgment of medical, psychiatric, or other 
     appropriate professionals to lack the requisite capacity 
     to complete successfully a course of study that would lead 
     to a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent.
       (B) Minor child exception.--In determining the number of 
     months for which an individual who is a parent or pregnant 
     has received assistance under the State program funded under 
     this part for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the State 
     shall disregard any month for which such assistance was 
     provided with respect to the individual and during which the 
     individual was--
       (i) a minor child; and
       (ii) not the head of a household or married to the head of 
     a household.
       (C) Hardship exception.--
       (i) In general.--The State may exempt a family from the 
     application of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, or 
     subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), by reason of hardship or 
     if the family includes an individual who has been battered or 
     subjected to extreme cruelty.
       (ii) Limitation.--The number of families with respect to 
     which an exemption made by a State under clause (i) is in 
     effect for a fiscal year shall not exceed 20 percent of the 
     average monthly number of families to which assistance is 
     provided under the State program funded under this part.
       (iii) Battered or subject to extreme cruelty defined.--For 
     purposes of clause (i), an individual has been battered or 
     subjected to extreme cruelty if the individual has been 
     subjected to--
       (I) physical acts that resulted in, or threatened to result 
     in, physical injury to the individual;
       (II) sexual abuse;
       (III) sexual activity involving a dependent child;
       (IV) being forced as the caretaker relative of a dependent 
     child to engage in nonconsensual acts or activities;
       (V) threats of, or attempts at, physical or sexual abuse;
       (VI) mental abuse; or
       (VII) neglect or deprivation of medical care.
       (D) Rule of interpretation.--Subparagraph (A)(i) of this 
     paragraph and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not be 
     interpreted to require any State to provided assistance to 
     any individual for any period of time under the State program 
     funded under this part.
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                      ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 4942

  Mr. ASHCROFT proposed an amendment to amendment No. 4941 proposed by 
him to the bill, S. 1956, supra; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     amendment, insert the following:
       (8) No assistance for more than 5 years.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), a State to which a grant is made under section 403 
     shall not use any part of the grant to provide assistance to 
     a family that includes an adult who has received assistance 
     under any State program funded under this part attributable 
     to funds provided by the Federal Government for 60 months 
     (whether or not consecutive) after the date the State program 
     funded under this part commences. However, a State shall not 
     use any part of such grant to provide assistance to a family 
     that includes an adult who has received assistance under any 
     State program funded under this part attributable to funds 
     provided by the Federal Government for more than 24 
     consecutive months unless such an adult is--
       (i) engaged in work as required by Section 
     402(a)(l)(A)(ii); or,
       (ii) exempted by the State from such 24 consecutive month 
     limitation by reason of hardship, pursuant to subparagraph 
     (C).''.
       (B) Minor child exception.--In determining the number of 
     months for which an individual who is a parent or pregnant 
     has received assistance under the State program funded under 
     this part for purposes of subparagraph (A), the State shall 
     disregard any month for which such assistance was provided 
     with respect to the individual and during which the 
     individual was--

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       (i) a minor child; and
       (ii) not the head of a household or married to the head of 
     a household
       (C) Hardship exception.--
       (i) In general.--The State may exempt a family from the 
     application of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, or 
     subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), by reason of hardship or 
     if the family includes an individual who has been battered or 
     subjected to extreme cruelty.
       (ii) Limitation.--The number of families with respect to 
     which an exemption made by a State under clause (i) is in 
     effect for a fiscal year shall not exceed 20 percent of the 
     average monthly number of families to which assistance is 
     provided under the State program funded under this part.
       (iii) Battered or subject to extreme cruelty defined.--For 
     purposes of clause (i), an individual has been battered or 
     subjected to extreme cruelty if the individual has been 
     subjected to--
       (I) physical acts that resulted in, or threatened to result 
     in, physical injury to the individual;
       (II) sexual abuse;
       (III) sexual activity involving a dependent child;
       (IV) being forced as the caretaker relative of a dependent 
     child to engage in nonconsensual acts or activities;
       (V) threats of, or attempts at, physical or sexual abuse;
       (VI) mental abuse; or
       (VII) neglect or deprivation of medical care.
       (D) Rule of interpretation.--Subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not be 
     interpreted to require any State to provided assistance to 
     any individual for any period of time under the State program 
     funded under this part.
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                      ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 4943

  Mr. ASHCROFT proposed an amendment to amendment No. 4941 proposed by 
him to the bill, S. 1956, supra; as follows:

       In the language proposed to be inserted by the amendment, 
     strike all after the first word and insert the following:
       Sanction welfare recipients for failing to ensure that 
     minor dependent children attend school.--
       (A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 shall not be prohibited from sanctioning a family 
     that includes an adult who has received assistance under any 
     State program funded under this part attributable to funds 
     provided by the Federal Government or under the food stamp 
     program, as defined in section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977, if such adult fails to ensure that the minor dependent 
     children of such adult attend school as required by the law 
     of the State in which the minor children reside.
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                      ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 4944

  Mr. ASHCROFT proposed an amendment to amendment No. 4941 proposed by 
him to the bill, S. 1956, supra; as follows:

       In the language proposed to be stricken by the amendment, 
     strike all after the first word and insert the following:
       Requirement for high school diploma or equivalent.--
       (A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 shall not be prohibited from sanctioning a family 
     that includes an adult who is older than age 20 and younger 
     than age 51 and who has received assistance under any State 
     program funded under this part attributable to funds provided 
     by the Federal Government or under the food stamp program, as 
     defined in section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, if 
     such adult does not have, or is not working toward attaining, 
     a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent 
     unless such adult has been determined in the judgment of 
     medical, psychiatric, or other appropriate professionals to 
     lack the requisite capacity to complete successfully a course 
     of study that would lead to a secondary school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent.
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                 CONRAD (AND LEAHY) AMENDMENT NO. 4945

  Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, S. 1956, supra; as follows:

       On page 6, strike lines 14 through 16 and insert the 
     following:
       Section 5(d)(7) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(d)(7)) is amended by striking ``21 years of age or 
     younger'' and inserting ``19 years of age or younger (17 
     years of age or younger in fiscal year 2002)''.
       On page 21, line 3, strike ``$5,100'' and insert 
     ``$4,650''.
       On page 49, line 3, strike ``10'' and insert ``20''.
       On page 49, line 12, strike ``1 month'' and insert ``2 
     months''.
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                  LIEBERMAN AMENDMENTS NOS. 4946-4947

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Lieberman) proposed two amendments to the bill, 
S. 1956, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 4946

       Section 2101 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively;
       (2) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by inserting ``, 
     and protection of teenage girls from pregnancy as well as 
     predatory sexual behavior'' after ``birth''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (6), the following:
       (7) An effective strategy to combat teenage pregnancy must 
     address the issue of male responsibility, including statutory 
     rape culpability and prevention. The increase of teenage 
     pregnancies among the youngest girls is particularly severe 
     and is linked to predatory sexual practices by men who are 
     significantly older.
       (A) It is estimated that in the late 1980's, the rate for 
     girls age 14 and under giving birth increased 26 percent.
       (B) Data indicates that at least half of the children born 
     to teenage mothers are fathered by adult men. Available data 
     suggests that almost 70 percent of births to teenage girls 
     are fathered by men over age 20.
       (C) Surveys of teen mothers have revealed that a majority 
     of such mothers have histories of sexual and physical abuse 
     primarily with older adult men.
       Section 402(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act, as added 
     by section 2103(a)(1), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses 
     (vii) and (viii), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after clause (v), the following:
       ``(vi) Conduct a program, designed to reach State and local 
     law enforcement officials, the education system, and relevant 
     counseling services, that provides education and training on 
     the problem of statutory rape so that teenage pregnancy 
     prevention programs may be expanded in scope to include men.
       Section 2908 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Sense of the Senate.--'' before 
     ``It''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       (b) Justice Department Program On Statutory Rape.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than January 1, 1997, the 
     Attorney General shall establish and implement a program 
     that--
       (A) studies the linkage between statutory rape and teenage 
     pregnancy, particularly by predatory older men committing 
     repeat offenses; and
       (B) educates State and local criminal law enforcement 
     officials on the prevention and prosecution of statutory 
     rape, focusing in particular on the commission of statutory 
     rape by predatory older men committing repeat offensives, and 
     any links to teenage pregnancy.
       (c) Violence Against Women Initiative.--The Attorney 
     General shall ensure that the Department of Justice's 
     Violence Against Women initiative addresses the issue of 
     statutory rape, particularly the commission of statutory rape 
     by predatory older men committing repeat offenses.
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                           Amendment No. 4947

       Section 2903 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Section''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       (b) Dedication of Block Grant Share.--Section 2001 of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``(a)'' before ``For''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) For any fiscal year in which a State receives an 
     allotment under section 2003, such State shall dedicate an 
     amount equal to 1 percent of such allotment to fund programs 
     and services that teach minors to--
       ``(1) avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and''.
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                 DORGAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 4948

  Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Daschle) 
proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1956, supra; as follows:

       In section 2813(1), strike subparagraph (B).
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                DASCHLE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 4949

  Mr. DORGAN (for Mr. Daschle, for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Domenici, 
and Mr. McCain) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1956, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 250, line 2, strike ``and (C)'' and insert ``, (C), 
     and (D)''.
       On page 252, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       ``(D) Exception for extremely low labor market 
     participation.--
       ``(i) In general.--In determining the number of months for 
     which an adult received assistance under the State program 
     funded under this part, the State may disregard any and all 
     months in which the individual resided in an area of 
     extremely low labor market participation (as defined under 
     clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Extremely low labor market participation area.--For 
     purposes of clause (i), an adult is considered to be living 
     in an area of extremely low labor market participation if 
     such adult resides on a reservation of an Indian tribe,
       ``(I) with a population of at least 1,000 individuals; and

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       ``(II) with at least 50% of the adult population not 
     employed, as determined by the Secretary using the best 
     available data from a Federal agency.
       On page 252, line 10, strike ``(D)'' and insert ``(E)''.
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                       MURRAY AMENDMENT NO. 4950

  Mr. FORD (for Mrs. Murray) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1956, supra; as follows:

       Strike section 1206.
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                        ROTH AMENDMENT NO. 4951

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Roth) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1956, supra; as follows:

       On page 193, line 8, strike ``is'' and insert ``has been''.
       On page 238, line 4, insert ``any temporary layoffs and'' 
     after ``including''.
       On page 238, line 6, strike ``overtime'' and insert 
     ``nonovertime''.
       On page 238, strike lines 7 through 13, and insert the 
     following: ``wages, or employment benefits; and''.
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                       GRAHAM AMENDMENT NO. 4952

  Mr. GRAHAM proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1956, supra; as 
follows:

       Strike section 409(a)(3)(C) of the Social Security Act, as 
     added by section 2103(a)(1).
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                       BREAUX AMENDMENT NO. 4953

  Mr. EXON (for Mr. Breaux) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1956, 
supra; as follows:

       At the end of section 2109(a), add the following:
       (17) Section 472(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 672(c)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``nonprofit''.
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                       KERREY AMENDMENT NO. 4954

  Mr. EXON (for Mr. Kerrey) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1956, 
supra; as follows:

       At the end of chapter 1 of subtitle A of title II, add the 
     following:

     SEC.   . COMMUNITY STEERING COMMITTEES DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     enter into agreements with not more than 5 States that submit 
     an application under this section, in such form and such 
     manner as the Secretary may specify, for the purpose of 
     conducting a demonstration project described in subsection 
     (b).
       (b) Description of Project.--
       (1) Community steering committees.--
       (A) Establishment.--A demonstration project conducted under 
     this section shall establish within a State in each 
     participating county a Community Steering Committee that 
     shall be designed to help recipients of temporary assistance 
     to needy families under a State program under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act who are parents move into the 
     non-subsidized workforce and to develop a holistic approach 
     to the development needs of such recipient's family.
       (B) Membership.--A Community Steering Committee shall 
     consist of local educators, business representatives, and 
     social service providers.
       (C) Goals and duties.--
       (i) Goals.--The goals of a Community Steering Committee 
     are--
       (I) to ensure that recipients of temporary assistance to 
     needy families who are parents obtain and retain unsubsidized 
     employment; and
       (II) to reduce the incidence of intergenerational receipt 
     of welfare assistance by addressing the needs of children of 
     recipients of temporary assistance to needy families.
       (ii) Duties.--A Community Steering Committee shall--
       (I) identify and create unsubsidized employment positions 
     for recipients of temporary assistance to needy families;
       (II) propose and implement solutions to barriers to 
     unsubsidized employment of recipients of temporary assistance 
     to needy families;
       (III) assess the needs of children of recipients of 
     temporary assistance to needy families; and
       (IV) provide services that are designed to ensure that 
     children of recipients of temporary assistance to needy 
     families enter school ready to learn and that, once enrolled, 
     such children stay in school.
       (iii) Primary responsibility.--A primary responsibility of 
     a Community Steering committee shall be to work on an ongoing 
     basis with parents who are recipients of temporary assistance 
     to needy families and who have obtained nonsubsidized 
     employment in order to ensure that such recipients retain 
     their employment. Activities to carry out this responsibility 
     may include--
       (I) counseling;
       (II) emergency day care;
       (III) sick day care;
       (IV) transportation;
       (V) provision of clothing;
       (VI) housing assistance; or
       (VII) any other assistance that may be necessary on an 
     emergency and temporary basis to ensure that such parents can 
     manage the responsibility of being employed and the demands 
     of having a family.
       (iv) Follow-up services for children.--A Community Steering 
     Committee may provide special follow-up services for children 
     of recipients of temporary assistance to needy families that 
     are designed to ensure that the children reach their fullest 
     potential and do not, as they mature, receive welfare 
     assistance as the head of their own household.
       (c) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2001, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report to the Congress on the results of the 
     demonstration projects conducted under this section.
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                   KENNEDY AMENDMENTS NOS. 4955-4956

  Mr. EXON (for Mr. Kennedy) proposed two amendments to the bill, S. 
1956, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 4955

       On page 572, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       (E) Exception for children.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     to the following:
       (i) SSI.--An alien who has not attained the age of 18 years 
     and who is eligible by reasons of disability for supplemental 
     security income under title XVI of the Social Security Act.
       (ii) Food stamps.--An alien who has not attained the age of 
     18 years, only for purposes of eligibility for the food stamp 
     program as defined in section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(h)).
       (3) Specified federal program defined.--For purposes of 
     this chapter, the term ``specified Federal program'' means 
     any of the following:
       (A) SSI.--The supplemental security income program under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act, including supplementary 
     payments pursuant to an agreement for Federal administration 
     under section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act and payments 
     pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 212(b) of 
     Public Law 93-66.
       (B) Food stamps.--The food stamp program as defined in 
     section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
       (b) Limited Eligibility for Designated Federal Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in section 2403 and paragraph (2), a 
     State is authorized to determine the eligibility of an alien 
     who is a qualified alien (as defined in section 2431) for any 
     designated Federal program (as defined in paragraph (3)), 
     except that States shall not ban from such programs qualified 
     aliens who have not attained the age of 18 years.
       (2) Exceptions.--Qualified aliens under this paragraph 
     shall be eligible for any designated Federal program.
       (A) Time-limited exception for refugees and asylees.--
       (i) An alien who is admitted to the United States as a 
     refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act until 5 years after the date of an alien's entry into the 
     United States.
       (ii) An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act until 5 years after the date of such grant of 
     asylum.
       (iii) An alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act until 5 years after such 
     withholding.
       (B) Certain permanent resident aliens.--An alien who--
       (i) is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
     residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and
       (ii)(I) has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage as 
     defined under title II of the Social Security Act or can be 
     credited with such qualifying quarters as provided under 
     section 2435, and (II) did not receive any Federal means-
     tested public benefit (as defined in section 2403(c)) during 
     any such quarter.
       (C) Veteran and active duty exception.--An alien who is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is--
       (i) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (ii) on active duty (other than active duty for training) 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (iii) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in clause (i) or (ii).
       (D) Transition for those currently receiving benefits.--An 
     alien who on the date of the enactment of this Act is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is receiving benefits 
     under such program on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     shall continue to be eligible to receive such benefits until 
     January 1, 1997.
       (3) Designated federal program defined.--For purposes of 
     this chapter, the term ``designated Federal program'' means 
     any of the following:
       (A) Temporary assistance for needy families.--The program 
     of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Social services block grant.--The program of block 
     grants to States for social services under title XX of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (C) Medicaid.--The program of medical assistance under 
     title XV and XIX of the Social Security Act.

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     SEC. 2403. FIVE-YEAR LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED ALIENS 
                   FOR FEDERAL MEANS-TESTED PUBLIC BENEFIT.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (b), an alien who is a 
     qualified alien (as defined in section 2431) and who enters 
     the United States on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act is not eligible for any Federal means-tested public 
     benefit (as defined in subsection (c)) for a period of five 
     years beginning on the date of the alien's entry into the 
     United States with a status within the meaning of the term 
     ``qualified alien''.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to the following aliens:
       (1) Exception for refugees and asylees.--
       (A) An alien who is admitted to the United States as a 
     refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act.
       (B) An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act.
       (C) An alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act.
       (2) Veteran and active duty exception.--An alien who is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is--
       (A) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (B) on active duty (other than active duty for training) in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (C) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       (3) Exception for children.--An alien who has not attained 
     the age of 18 years.
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                           Amendment No. 4956

       On page 575, strike out line 16 and all that follows 
     through page 598, line 23, and insert the following:
       (D) Transition for those currently receiving benefits.--An 
     alien who on the date of the enactment of this Act is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is receiving benefits 
     under such program on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     shall continue to be eligible to receive such benefits until 
     January 1, 1997.
       (3) Designated federal program defined.--For purposes of 
     this chapter, the term ``designated Federal program'' means 
     any of the following:
       (A) Temporary assistance for needy families.--The program 
     of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Social services block grant.--The program of block 
     grants to States for social services under title XX of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (C) Medicaid.--The program of medical assistance under 
     title XV and XIX of the Social Security Act, except that for 
     the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     Act, this subparagraph shall not apply.

     SEC. 2403. FIVE-YEAR LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED ALIENS 
                   FOR FEDERAL MEANS-TESTED PUBLIC BENEFIT.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (b), an alien who is a 
     qualified alien (as defined in section 2431) and who enters 
     the United States on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act is not eligible for any Federal means-tested public 
     benefit (as defined in subsection (c)) for a period of five 
     years beginning on the date of the alien's entry into the 
     United States with a status within the meaning of the term 
     ``qualified alien''.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to the following aliens:
       (1) Exception for refugees and asylees.--
       (A) An alien who is admitted to the United States as a 
     refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act.
       (B) An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act.
       (C) An alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act.
       (2) Veteran and active duty exception.--An alien who is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is--
       (A) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (B) on active duty (other than active duty for training) in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (C) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       (c) Federal Means-tested Public Benefit Defined.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of 
     this chapter, the term ``Federal means-tested public 
     benefit'' means a public benefit (including cash, medical, 
     housing, and food assistance and social services) of the 
     Federal Government in which the eligibility of an individual, 
     household, or family eligibility unit for benefits, or the 
     amount of such benefits, or both are determined on the basis 
     of income, resources, or financial need of the individual, 
     household, or unit.
       (2) Such term does not include the following:
       (A) Emergency medical services under title XV or XIX of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (B) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (C) Assistance or benefits under the National School Lunch 
     Act.
       (D) Assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966.
       (E)(i) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (ii) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of 
     a communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (F) Payments for foster care and adoption assistance under 
     part E of title IV of the Social Security Act for a child who 
     would, in the absence of subsection (a), be eligible to have 
     such payments made on the child's behalf under such part, but 
     only if the foster or adoptive parent or parents of such 
     child are not described under subsection (a).
       (G) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (i) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (ii) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (iii) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (H) Programs of student assistance under titles IV, V, IX, 
     and X of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       (I) Means-tested programs under the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       (J) For the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, any item or service provided under a 
     State plan under title XIX (or title XV, if applicable) of 
     the Social Security Act (other than emergency medical 
     services described in subparagraph (A)).

     SEC. 2404. NOTIFICATION AND INFORMATION REPORTING.

       (a) Notification.--Each Federal agency that administers a 
     program to which section 2401, 2402, or 2403 applies shall, 
     directly or through the States, post information and provide 
     general notification to the public and to program recipients 
     of the changes regarding eligibility for any such program 
     pursuant to this subchapter.
       (b) Information Reporting Under Title IV of the Social 
     Security Act.--Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     as amended by section 2103(a) of this Act, is amended by 
     inserting the following new section after section 411:

     ``SEC. 411A. STATE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION.

       ``Each State to which a grant is made under section 403 
     shall, at least 4 times annually and upon request of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service, furnish the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service with the name and 
     address of, and other identifying information on, any 
     individual who the State knows is unlawfully in the United 
     States.''.
       (c) SSI.--Section 1631(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(e)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the paragraphs (6) and (7) inserted by 
     sections 206(d)(2) and 206(f)(1) of the Social Security 
     Independence and Programs Improvement Act of 1994 (Public Law 
     103-296; 108 Stat. 1514, 1515) as paragraphs (7) and (8), 
     respectively; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Commissioner shall, at least 4 times annually and upon 
     request of the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the `Service'), 
     furnish the Service with the name and address of, and other 
     identifying information on, any individual who the 
     Commissioner knows is unlawfully in the United States, and 
     shall ensure that each agreement entered into under section 
     1616(a) with a State provides that the State shall furnish 
     such information at such times with respect to any individual 
     who the State knows is unlawfully in the United States.''.
       (d) Information Reporting for Housing Programs.--Title I of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 27. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND 
                   OTHER AGENCIES.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     shall, at least 4 times annually and upon request of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as the `Service'), furnish the Service 
     with the name and address of, and other identifying 
     information on, any individual who the Secretary knows is 
     unlawfully in the United States, and shall ensure that each 
     contract for assistance entered into under section 6 or 8 of 
     this Act with a public housing agency provides that the 
     public housing agency shall furnish such information at such 
     times with respect to any individual who the public housing 
     agency knows is unlawfully in the United States.''.

 Subchapter B--Eligibility for State and Local Public Benefits Programs

     SEC. 2411. ALIENS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED ALIENS OR 
                   NONIMMIGRANTS INELIGIBLE FOR STATE AND LOCAL 
                   PUBLIC BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided

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     in subsections (b) and (d), an alien who is not--
       (1) a qualified alien (as defined in section 2431),
       (2) a nonimmigrant under the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act, or
       (3) an alien who is paroled into the United States under 
     section 212(d)(5) of such Act for less than one year,

     is not eligible for any State or local public benefit (as 
     defined in subsection (c)).
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to the following State or local public benefits:
       (1) Emergency medical services under title XV or XIX of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (2) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (3)(A) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (B) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of a 
     communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (4) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (A) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (C) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (c) State or Local Public Benefit Defined.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of 
     this subchapter the term ``State or local public benefit'' 
     means--
       (A) any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or 
     commercial license provided by an agency of a State or local 
     government or by appropriated funds of a State or local 
     government; and
       (B) any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or 
     assisted housing, postsecondary education, food assistance, 
     unemployment benefit, or any other similar benefit for which 
     payments or assistance are provided to an individual, 
     household, or family eligibility unit by an agency of a State 
     or local government or by appropriated funds of a State or 
     local government.
       (2) Such term shall not apply--
       (A) to any contract, professional license, or commercial 
     license for a nonimmigrant whose visa for entry is related to 
     such employment in the United States; or
       (B) with respect to benefits for an alien who as a work 
     authorized nonimmigrant or as an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     qualified for such benefits and for whom the United States 
     under reciprocal treaty agreements is required to pay 
     benefits, as determined by the Secretary of State, after 
     consultation with the Attorney General.
       (d) State Authority To Provide for Eligibility of Illegal 
     Aliens for State and Local Public Benefits.--A State may 
     provide that an alien who is not lawfully present in the 
     United States is eligible for any State or local public 
     benefit for which such alien would otherwise be ineligible 
     under subsection (a) only through the enactment of a State 
     law after the date of the enactment of this Act which 
     affirmatively provides for such eligibility.

     SEC. 2412. STATE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED 
                   ALIENS FOR STATE PUBLIC BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (b), a State is 
     authorized to determine the eligibility for any State public 
     benefits (as defined in subsection (c) of an alien who is a 
     qualified alien (as defined in section 2431), a nonimmigrant 
     under the Immigration and Nationality Act, or an alien who is 
     paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of 
     such Act for less than one year.
       (b) Exceptions.--Qualified aliens under this subsection 
     shall be eligible for any State public benefits.
       (1) Time-limited exception for refugees and asylees.--
       (A) An alien who is admitted to the United States as a 
     refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act until 5 years after the date of an alien's entry into the 
     United States.
       (B) An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act until 5 years after the date of such grant of 
     asylum.
       (C) An alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act until 5 years after such 
     withholding.
       (2) Certain permanent resident aliens.--An alien who--
       (A) is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
     residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and
       (B)(i) has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage as 
     defined under title II of the Social Security Act or can be 
     credited with such qualifying quarters as provided under 
     section 2435, and (ii) did not receive any Federal means-
     tested public benefit (as defined in section 2403(c)) during 
     any such quarter.
       (3) Veteran and active duty exception.--An alien who is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is--
       (A) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (B) on active duty (other than active duty for training) in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (C) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       (4) Transition for those currently receiving benefits.--An 
     alien who on the date of the enactment of this Act is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is receiving benefits on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue to be 
     eligible to receive such benefits until January 1, 1997.
       (c) State Public Benefits Defined.--The term ``State public 
     benefits'' means any means-tested public benefit of a State 
     or political subdivision of a State under which the State or 
     political subdivision specifies the standards for 
     eligibility, and does not include any Federal public benefit.

     Subchapter C--Attribution of Income and Affidavits of Support

     SEC. 2421. FEDERAL ATTRIBUTION OF SPONSOR'S INCOME AND 
                   RESOURCES TO ALIEN.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, in determining the eligibility and the amount of 
     benefits of an alien for any Federal means-tested public 
     benefits program (as defined in section 2403(c)), the income 
     and resources of the alien shall be deemed to include the 
     following:
       (1) The income and resources of any person who executed an 
     affidavit of support pursuant to section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by section 2423) on 
     behalf of such alien.
       (2) The income and resources of the spouse (if any) of the 
     person.
       (b) Application.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
     to an alien until such time as the alien--
       (1) achieves United States citizenship through 
     naturalization pursuant to chapter 2 of title III of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; or
       (2)(A) has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage as 
     defined under title II of the Social Security Act or can be 
     credited with such qualifying quarters as provided under 
     section 2435, and (B) did not receive any Federal means-
     tested public benefit (as defined in section 2403(c)) during 
     any such quarter.
       (c) Review of Income and Resources of Alien Upon 
     Reapplication.--Whenever an alien is required to reapply 
     for benefits under any Federal means-tested public 
     benefits program, the applicable agency shall review the 
     income and resources attributed to the alien under 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Application.--
       (1) If on the date of the enactment of this Act, a Federal 
     means-tested public benefits program attributes a sponsor's 
     income and resources to an alien in determining the alien's 
     eligibility and the amount of benefits for an alien, this 
     section shall apply to any such determination beginning on 
     the day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) If on the date of the enactment of this Act, a Federal 
     means-tested public benefits program does not attribute a 
     sponsor's income and resources to an alien in determining the 
     alien's eligibility and the amount of benefits for an alien, 
     this section shall apply to any such determination beginning 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Exception.--For the 2-year period beginning on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, subsection (a) shall not apply 
     to medical assistance provided under a State plan under title 
     XIX (or title XV, if applicable) of the Social Security Act.

     SEC. 2422. AUTHORITY FOR STATES TO PROVIDE FOR ATTRIBUTION OF 
                   SPONSORS INCOME AND RESOURCES TO THE ALIEN WITH 
                   RESPECT TO STATE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Optional Application to State Programs.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), in determining the eligibility 
     and the amount of benefits of an alien for any State public 
     benefits (as defined in section 2412(c)), the State or 
     political subdivision that offers the benefits is authorized 
     to provide that the income and resources of the alien shall 
     be deemed to include--
       (1) the income and resources of any individual who executed 
     an affidavit of support pursuant to section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by section 2423) on 
     behalf of such alien, and
       (2) the income and resources of the spouse (if any) of the 
     individual.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to the following State public benefits:
       (1) Emergency medical services.
       (2) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (3) Programs comparable to assistance or benefits under the 
     National School Lunch Act.
       (4) Programs comparable to assistance or benefits under the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
       (5)(A) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (B) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of a 
     communicable disease if the appropriate chief State health 
     official determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (6) Payments for foster care and adoption assistance.

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       (7) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General of a State, after 
     consultation with appropriate agencies and departments, which 
     (A) deliver in-kind services at the community level, 
     including through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) 
     do not condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (C) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (8) For the 2-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, benefits and services comparable to 
     benefits and services provided under a State plan under title 
     XIX (or title XV, if applicable) of the Social Security Act 
     (other than emergency medical services described in paragraph 
     (1).

     SEC. 2423. REQUIREMENTS FOR SPONSOR'S AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act is amended by inserting after section 213 the 
     following new section:


           ``requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support

       ``Sec. 213A. (a) Enforceability.--(1) No affidavit of 
     support may be accepted by the Attorney General or by any 
     consular officer to establish that an alien is not excludable 
     as a public charge under section 212(a)(4) unless such 
     affidavit is executed as a contract--
       ``(A) which is legally enforceable against the sponsor by 
     the sponsored alien, the Federal Government, and by any State 
     (or any political subdivision of such State) which provides 
     any means-tested public benefits program, but not later 
     than 10 years after the alien last receives any such 
     benefit;
       ``(B) in which the sponsor agrees to financially support 
     the alien, so that the alien will not become a public charge; 
     and
       ``(C) in which the sponsor agrees to submit to the 
     jurisdiction of any Federal or State court for the purpose of 
     actions brought under subsection (e)(2).
       ``(2) A contract under paragraph (1) shall be enforceable 
     with respect to benefits provided to the alien until such 
     time as the alien achieves United States citizenship through 
     naturalization pursuant to chapter 2 of title III.
       ``(b) Forms.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, shall formulate an affidavit of 
     support consistent with the provisions of this section.
       ``(c) Remedies.--Remedies available to enforce an affidavit 
     of support under this section include any or all of the 
     remedies described in section 3201, 3203, 3204, or 3205 of 
     title 28, United States Code, as well as an order for 
     specific performance and payment of legal fees and other 
     costs of collection, and include corresponding remedies 
     available under State law. A Federal agency may seek to 
     collect amounts owed under this section in accordance with 
     the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       ``(d) Notification of Change of Address.--
       ``(1) In general.--The sponsor shall notify the Attorney 
     General and the State in which the sponsored alien is 
     currently resident within 30 days of any change of address of 
     the sponsor during the period specified in subsection (a)(2).
       ``(2) Penalty.--Any person subject to the requirement of 
     paragraph (1) who fails to satisfy such requirement shall be 
     subject to a civil penalty of--
       ``(A) not less than $250 or more than $2,000, or
       ``(B) if such failure occurs with knowledge that the alien 
     has received any means-tested public benefit, not less than 
     $2,000 or more than $5,000.
       ``(e) Reimbursement of Government Expenses.--(1)(A) Upon 
     notification that a sponsored alien has received any benefit 
     under any means-tested public benefits program, the 
     appropriate Federal, State, or local official shall request 
     reimbursement by the sponsor in the amount of such 
     assistance.
       ``(B) The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(2) If within 45 days after requesting reimbursement, the 
     appropriate Federal, State, or local agency has not received 
     a response from the sponsor indicating a willingness to 
     commence payments, an action may be brought against the 
     sponsor pursuant to the affidavit of support.
       ``(3) If the sponsor fails to abide by the repayment terms 
     established by such agency, the agency may, within 60 days of 
     such failure, bring an action against the sponsor pursuant to 
     the affidavit of support.
       ``(4) No cause of action may be brought under this 
     subsection later than 10 years after the alien last received 
     any benefit under any means-tested public benefits program.
       ``(5) If, pursuant to the terms of this subsection, a 
     Federal, State, or local agency requests reimbursement from 
     the sponsor in the amount of assistance provided, or brings 
     an action against the sponsor pursuant to the affidavit of 
     support, the appropriate agency may appoint or hire an 
     individual or other person to act on behalf of such agency 
     acting under the authority of law for purposes of collecting 
     any moneys owed. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude 
     any appropriate Federal, State, or local agency from directly 
     requesting reimbursement from a sponsor for the amount of 
     assistance provided, or from bringing an action against a 
     sponsor pursuant to an affidavit of support.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Sponsor.--The term `sponsor' means an individual 
     who--
       ``(A) is a citizen or national of the United States or an 
     alien who is lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence;
       ``(B) is 18 years of age or over;
       ``(C) is domiciled in any of the 50 States or the District 
     of Columbia; and
       ``(D) is the person petitioning for the admission of the 
     alien under section 204.
       ``(2) Means-tested public benefits program.--The term 
     `means-tested public benefits program' means a program of 
     public benefits (including cash, medical, housing, and food 
     assistance and social services) of the Federal Government or 
     of a State or political subdivision of a State in which the 
     eligibility of an individual, household, or family 
     eligibility unit for benefits under the program, or the 
     amount of such benefits, or both are determined on the basis 
     of income, resources, or financial need of the individual, 
     household, or unit.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     213 the following:

``Sec. 213A. Requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) of section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as inserted by subsection 
     (a) of this section, shall apply to affidavits of support 
     executed on or after a date specified by the Attorney 
     General, which date shall be not earlier than 60 days (and 
     not later than 90 days) after the date the Attorney General 
     formulates the form for such affidavits under subsection (b) 
     of such section.
       (d) Benefits Not Subject to Reimbursement.--Requirements 
     for reimbursement by a sponsor for benefits provided to a 
     sponsored alien pursuant to an affidavit of support under 
     section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not 
     apply with respect to the following:
       (1) Emergency medical services under title XV or XIX of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (2) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (3) Assistance or benefits under the National School Lunch 
     Act.
       (4) Assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966.
       (5)(A) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (B) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of a 
     communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (6) Payments for foster care and adoption assistance under 
     part E of title IV of the Social Security Act for a child, 
     but only if the foster or adoptive parent or parents of such 
     child are not otherwise ineligible pursuant to section 2403 
     of this Act.
       (7) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (A) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (C) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (8) Programs of student assistance under titles IV, V, IX, 
     and X of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       (9) For the 2-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, any item or service provided under a 
     State plan under title XIX (or title XV, if applicable) of 
     the Social Security Act (other than emergency medical 
     services described in paragraph (1)).
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                       NICKLES AMENDMENT NO. 4957

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Nickles) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1956, supra; as follows:

       On page 438, line 15, strike ``5'' and insert ``7.''

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