,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hiaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,case 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,womack1 ,mr4 ,san ,nicolas1 ,mrs4      
,radewagen1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 
and ,mr4 ,sablan7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,personal    
,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity  
,reconciliation ,act of #aiif to provide
 public benefits to citizens of the     
freely associated states1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,compact ,impact    
,fairness ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,public   
benefits for citizens of freely         
associated states ,section #dca7;b7 of  
the ,personal ,responsibility and ,work 
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act of    
#aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afda7;b77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#f71 by    
striking or at the end2  7#b7 in        
paragraph 7#g71 by striking the period  

at the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#h7 a citizen of a freely associated   
state1 if section #ada of the applicable
 compact of free association approved in
 ,public ,law #ii-bci or #ii-feh 7or a  
successor provision7 is in effect4  4   
#c4 ,application  7a7 ,in general       
,subtitle ,d of title ,,iv of the       
,personal ,responsibility and ,work     
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act of    
#aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afda et seq47 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #dcg4 ,special rule for     
citizens of freely associated states ,in
 the case of an alien described in      
paragraph 7#h7 of section #dca7;b71 any 
otherwise applicable residency          
requirement related to eligibility for  
benefits shall not apply4  4  7b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents for the ,personal              
,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity  
,reconciliation ,act of #aiif is amended
 by inserting after the item related to 

section #dcf the following3  #dcg4      
,special rule for citizens of freely    
associated states4  4