PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 601 "(i) who is receiving benefits under such program for months after July 1996 on the basis of an application filed before January 1, 1979; and "(ii) with respect to whom the Commissioner of Socied Security lacks clear and convincing evidence that such individual is an alien ineligible for such benefits as a result of the application of this section.". SEC. 5305. REINSTATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS. (a) FOOD STAMPS.— The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding after section 435 the following new section: "SEC. 436. DERIVATIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS. 8 USC 1646. "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who under the provisions of this title is ineligible for benefits under the food stamp program (as defined in section 402(a)(3)(B)) shall not be eligible for such benefits because the alien receives benefits under the supplemental security income program (as defined in section 402(a)(3)(A)).". (b) MEDlCAiD.^^ection 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: "(F) MEDICAID EXCEPTION FOR ALIENS RECEIVING SSI.— An alien who is receiving benefits under the program defined in subsection (a)(3)(A) (relating to the supplemental security income program) shall be eligible for medical assistance under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) under the same terms and conditions that apply to other recipients of benefits under the program defined in such subsection.". (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections as contained in section 2 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 435 the following: "Sec. 436. Derivative eligibility for benefits.". SEC. 5306. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AMERASIAN IMMIGRANTS AS REFUGEES. (a) FOR PURPOSES OF SSI AND FOOD STAMPS. — Section 402(a)(2)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(A)) as amended by section 5302 is amended— (1) in clause (i)— (A) by striking "or" at the end of subclause (III); (B) by striking the period at the end of subclause (IV) and inserting "; or"; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "(V) an alien is admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant pursuant to section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (as contained in section 101(e) of Public Law 100- 202 and amended by the 9th proviso under MIGRA- TION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE in title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
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