,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbj,mrs4 ,murray introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend section #djb of the
 ,personal ,responsibility and ,work    
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act of    
#aiif to extend the eligibility period  
for supplemental security income        
benefits for refugees1 asylees1 and     
certain other humanitarian immigrants1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,benefits for ,elderly      
,refugees and ,refugees with            
,disabilities ,during ,,covid-#ai ,act  
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,extension of eligibility
 period for ssi benefits for certain    
recipients  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#djb7;a77#b77,m7 of the ,personal       
,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity  
,reconciliation ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #afab7;a77#b77,m77 is         

amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i77,i71 by    
inserting and the period beginning on   
,january #ca1 #bjbj1 and ending on      
,september #cj1 #bjba1 after fiscal     
years #bjji through #bjaa12 and  7#b7 in
 clause 7ii71 by inserting and the      
period beginning on ,january #ca1 #bjbj1
 and ending on ,september #cj1 #bjba1   
after fiscal years #bjji through #bjaa4 
7b7 ,special rule in case of appealed   
naturalization application ,section     
#djb7;a77#b77,m77ii7 of the ,personal   
,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity  
,reconciliation ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #afab7;a77#b77,m77ii771 as    
amended by subsection 7a77#b71 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in the heading1 by       
inserting 1 appealed1 after pending2    
7#b7 by inserting or on appeal after    
that is pending2 and  7#c7 by inserting 
1 appealed1 after such application is   
pending4  7c7 ,conforming amendment     
,section #djb7;a77#b77,m7 of such ,act  
is amended1 in the subparagraph heading1
 by striking through fiscal year #bjaa4 

7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect on   
,january #ca1 #bjbj4  #c4               
,naturalization application fee waiver  
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding        
sections #bhf7m7 and #cdd7;a7 of the    
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #acef7m7 and #h ,u4,s4,c4     
#adee7;a771 no fee shall be charged or  
collected from an applicant described in
 subsection 7b7 in conjunction with--   
7#a7 filing an application for          
naturalization2  7#b7 conducting a      
hearing on such application2 or  7#c7   
the issuance of a certificate of        
naturalization upon being granted       
,united ,states citizenship4  7b7       
,applicant described ,an applicant is   
described in this section if the        
applicant-- 7#a7 is receiving payments  
under the supplemental security income  
program established under title ,,xvi of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #acha et seq472 and  7#b7 is  
applying1 or has applied1 to become a   

naturalized citizen of the ,united      
,states in accordance with section #ccd 
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adde74