PUBLIC LAW 105-185-JUNE 23, 1998 112 STAT. 579 "(11) in the case of the specified Federal program described in paragraph (3)(B), is receiving benefits or assistsince for blindness or disability (within the meaning of section 3(r) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(r))).". SEC. 506. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN INDIANS. Section 402(a)(2)(G) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcihation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(G)) is amended— (1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking "SSI EXCEP- TION" and inserting "EXCEPTION"; and (2) by striking "program defined in paragraph (3)(A) (relating to the supplemental security income program)" and inserting "specified Federal programs described in paragraph (3)". SEC. 506. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN ELDERLY INDIVID- UALS. Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcihation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(I) FOOD STAMP EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS. —With respect to eligibility for benefits for the specified Federal program described in paragraph (3)(B), paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual who on August 22, 1996— "(i) was lawfully residing in the United States; and "(ii) was 65 years of age or older.". SEC. 507. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN. Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcihation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) (as amended by section 506) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(J) FOOD STAMP EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN.— With respect to eligibility for benefits for the specified Federal program described in paragraph (3)(B), paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual who— "(i) was lawfully residing in the United States on August 22, 1996; and "(ii) is under 18 years of age.". SEC. 508. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN HMONG AND mOH- LAND LAOTIANS. Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcihation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) (as amended by section 507) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(K) FOOD STAMP EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN HMONG AND HIGHLAND LAOTIANS. —With respect to eligibility for benefits for the specified Federal program described in paragraph (3)(B), paragraph (1) shall not apply to— "(i) any individual who— "(I) is lawfully residing in the United States; and "(II) was a member of a Hmong or Highland Laotian tribe at the time that the tribe rendered
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