110 STAT. 2274 PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996 (or parents) of such child is a qualified eilien (as defined in section 431). (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 imreviewable 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, DC, and X of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act. (9) Benefits under the Head Start Act. (10) Means-tested programs under the Elementeiry and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (11) Benefits under the Job Training Partnership Act. Subtitle D—General Provisions 8 USC 1641. SEC. 431. DEFINITIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this title, the terms used in this title have the same meaning given such terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (b) QUALIFIED ALIEN. —For purposes of this title, the term "qualified alien" means an alien who, at the time the alien applies for, receives, or attempts to receive a Federal public benefit, is— (1) an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act, (2) an alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of such Act, (3) a refugee who is admitted to the United States under section 207 of such Act, (4) an alien who is paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of such Act for a period of at least 1 year, (5) an alien whose deportation is being withheld under section 243(h) of such Act, or (6) an alien who is granted conditional entry pursuant to section 203(a)(7) of such Act as in effect prior to April 1, 1980. 8 USC 1642. SEC. 432. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General of the United States, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall promulgate regulations requiring verification that a person applying for a FederaJ public benefit (as defined in section 401(c)), to which the limitation under section 401 applies, is a qualified alien and is eligible to receive such benefit. Such regulations shall, to the extent feasible, require that information requested and exchanged be similar in form and manner to information requested and exchanged under section 1137 of the Social Security Act.
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