in STAT. 602 PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 Programs Appropriations Act, 1989, Public Law 100-461, as amended)."; and (2) in clause iiih- (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 as described in clause (i)(V). ". (b) FOR PURPOSES OF TANF, SSBG, AND MEDICAID. — Section 402(b)(2)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcihation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(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 admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant as described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)(V) until 5 years after the date of such alien's entry into the United States."; and (2) in clause (ii)— (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 admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant as described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)(V) until 5 years after the date of such alien's entry into the United States.". (c) FOR PURPOSES OF EXCEPTION FROM 5-YEAR LIMITED ELIGI- BILITY OF QUALIFIED ALIENS.— Section 403(b)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(E) An alien admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant as described in section 402(a)(2)(A)(i)(V).". (d) FOR PURPOSES OF CERTAIN STATE PROGRAMS.— Section 412(b)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1622(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(E) An alien admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant as described in section 402(a)(2)(A)(i)(V).". SEC. 5307. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AND LOCAL PUB- LIC BENEFITS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding after section 412 the following new section: 8 USC 1625. "SEC. 413. AUTHORIZATION FOR VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. "A State or political subdivision of a State is authorized to require an applicant for State and local public benefits (as defined in section 411(c)) to provide proof of eligibility.".
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