PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996
110 STAT. 2263
of any such qualifying quarter creditable for any period
beginning after December 31, 1996, did not receive
any Federal means-tested public benefit (as provided
under section 403) during any such period.
(C) VETERAN AND ACTIVE DUTY EXCEPTION.— Paragraph
(1) shall not apply to an gJien 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 dischsirge 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 ALIENS CURRENTLY RECEIVING
BENEFITS. —
(i) SSL—
(I) IN GENERAL. —With respect to the specified
Federal program described in paragraph (3)(A),
during the period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act and ending on the date
which is 1 year after such date of enactment, the
Commissioner of Social Security shall redetermine
the eligibility of any individual who is receiving
benefits under such program as of the date of
the enactment of this Act and whose eligibility
for such benefits may terminate by reason of the
provisions of this subsection.
(II) REDETERMINATION CRITERIA. —
With
respect to any redetermination under subclause
(I), the Commissioner of Social Security shall apply
the eligibility criteria for new applicants for benefits under such program.
(III) GRANDFATHER PROVISION.— The provisions of this subsection and the redetermination
under subclause (I), shall only apply with respect
to the benefits of an individual described in subclause (I) for months beginning on or after the
date of the redetermination with respect to such
individual.
(IV) NOTICE.— Not later than March 31, 1997,
the Commissioner of Socied Security shall notify
an individual described in subclause (I) of the
provisions of this clause.
(ii) FOOD STAMPS.—
(I) IN GENERAL. —With respect to the specified
Federal program described in paragraph (3)(B),
during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date which
is 1 year after the date of enactment, the State
agency shall, at the time of the recertification,
recertify the eligibility of any individual who is
receiving benefits under such program as of the
date of enactment of this Act and whose eligibility
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