,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gbac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 ,grothman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,ms4 ,boebert1 and ,ms4 ,mace7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to restrict certain ,federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be citizens of the ,united ,states4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,safeguarding ,benefits for ,americans ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,restricting certain ,federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be citizens 7a7 ,restriction 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 an individual is not eligible for a ,federal assistance benefit 7as defined in paragraph 7#b7 of this subsection7 unless the individual meets the citizenship requirement specified in subsection 7b77#a74 7#b7 ,federal assistance ,benefit ,in this section1 the term ,federal assistance benefit means1 with respect to an individual1 assistance furnished to the individual 7or to the household1 family1 or other similar unit that includes the individual7 under any ,federal assistance program 7as defined in subsection 7e771 including any benefit furnished under a grant or contract made pursuant to any such program1 but does not include an entity receiving a grant or contract under such a program if the grant or contract is used to furnish assistance other than to the entity receiving the grant or contract4 7b7 ,citizenship1 ,attestation1 and ,citizenship ,verification ,requirements 7#a7 ,citizenship requirement ,the citizenship requirement specified in this paragraph1 with respect to an individual1 is that the individual must meet-- 7,a7 the attestation requirement of paragraph 7#b72 and 7,b7 the citizenship verification requirement of paragraph 7#c74 7#b7 ,attestation requirement ,an individual meets the attestation requirement of this paragraph for a ,federal assistance benefit if the individual has filed1 in connection with the application for the benefit 7or1 in the case of an individual who is a recipient of the benefit1 filed with the provider of the benefit71 a declaration in writing 7under penalty of perjury and in a form and manner specified under subsection 7c77#c77 that the individual is a citizen or national of the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,citizenship verification requirement 7,a7 ,in general ,an individual meets the citizenship verification requirement of this paragraph-- 7i7 in connection with an application for a ,federal assistance benefit1 if the individual-- 7,i7 furnishes in connection with the application satisfactory documentary evidence 7as defined in section #aijc7x77#c7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;b7x77#c777 of ,united ,states citizenship or nationality2 7,,ii7 furnishes in connection with the application a photographic identity document described in section #bgd;,a7b77#a77;,d7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act2 and 7,,iii7 furnishes in connection with the application the individual's name and social security account number and has the name and number and citizenship or nationality status confirmed in accordance with subparagraphs 7,b77ii7 and 7,c77ii7 as being consistent with information in the records maintained by the ,commissioner of ,social ,security or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 respectively2 or 7ii7 in the case of a recipient of a ,federal assistance benefit1 if the individual furnishes to the provider of the benefit the documentary evidence and other information described in clause 7i71 and has the individual's name and social security account number and social security number and citizenship or nationality status confirmed as described in clause 7i77,,iii74 7,b7 ,confirmation through social security 7i7 ,transmittal of ssn to ssa ,an entity that is furnished a name1 social security account number1 and other identity information for an individual under subparagraph 7,a7 shall submit the name and number to the ,commissioner of ,social ,security for confirmation under clause 7ii7 of this subparagraph4 7ii7 ,confirmation or nonconfirmation by ssa ,upon receipt of a submittal under clause 7i7 from an entity1 the ,commissioner shall compare the information submitted with the information in the records maintained by the ,commissioner and transmit to the entity either a confirmation or nonconfirmation as to whether the number submitted is valid and whether the information in the ,social ,security ,administration indicates that the individual is a citizen or national of the ,united ,states4 7,c7 ,confirmation through dhs 7i7 ,transmittal to dhs ,an entity that is furnished a name and social security account number and other identity information for an individual under subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph shall submit the name and number and such other identifying information as the ,director may require under subsection 7c77#c77;,b7 respecting the individual to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security for confirmation under clause 7ii7 of this subparagraph4 7ii7 ,review and confirmation or nonconfirmation by dhs ,upon receipt of a submittal under clause 7i7 from an entity1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall transmit to the entity either a confirmation or nonconfirmation as to whether the information in the records of the ,department of ,homeland ,security indicates that the individual is a citizen or national of the ,united ,states4 7,d7 ,verification through save program ,an entity that is furnished a name and social security account number and other identity information for an individual under subparagraph 7,a7 shall verify that the individual is not included as a noncitizen in the ,systematic ,alien ,verification for ,entitlements 7,,save7 ,program of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7,e7 ,notice ,in the case of an individual who does not provide the documentary evidence referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 or who does not receive confirmation of ,united ,states citizenship or nationality under subparagraph 7,b77ii7 or 7,c77ii71 the entity processing the application for1 or providing1 the ,federal assistance benefit involved shall notify the individual of the individual's ineligibility under this section with respect to the benefit1 and of the opportunity of the individual to appeal the ineligibility determination4 7,f7 ,appeals process ,the head of any department or agency of the ,federal ,government who is administering a ,federal benefit program shall provide a process through which an individual may appeal a determination made under this ,act that an individual is ineligible for a ,federal assistance benefit4 7#d7 ,national defined ,in this section1 the term national means a national of the ,united ,states 7as defined in section #aja7;a77#bb7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#bb7774 7c7 ,additional ,rules2 ,administration 7#a7 ,treatment of certain families and households ,in the case of a ,federal assistance benefit which is made available based on-- 7,a7 eligibility for a child1 the child shall be treated as meeting the citizenship requirement of subsection 7b77#a7 if the child1 or a parent or legal guardian of the child1 meets the requirement2 and 7,b7 eligibility for a household or other family unit1 the members of the household or family unit shall be treated as meeting the citizenship requirement if any individual who is treated as a member of the household or family unit meets the requirement1 except that-- 7i7 if the program under which the benefit is furnished is the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section #bjb of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq71 the citizenship requirement must be met by an elderly individual who is a member of the household2 and 7ii7 if the program under which the benefit is furnished is the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section #haa of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac71 the citizenship requirement must be met by a disabled individual who is a member of the household4 7#b7 ,satisfaction of requirement ,once an individual meets the citizenship requirement of subsection 7b77#a7 with respect to a ,federal assistance benefit1 the individual shall be treated as continuing to meet the requirement for the benefit so long as the individual otherwise remains continuously eligible for the benefit4 7#c7 ,general administration 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget may issue such regulations and guidance as may be required to carry out this section4 7,b7 ,specifications of declaration form and verification process ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall specify the form and manner of the declaration of citizenship form under subsection 7b77#b7 and the method for verifying citizenship to be used under subsection 7b77#c7 consistent with the following3 7i7 ,the declaration form shall be based on the declaration form used for purposes of section #aacg7;d77#a77;,a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#g7;d77#a77;,a774 7ii7 ,the verification process described in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of subsection 7b77#c7 shall be based on the process used for purposes of paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of section #aijb7;ee7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7ee774 7#d7 ,superseding other citizenship-related eligibility requirements ,the provisions of this section supersede any provisions of law relating to the eligibility for ,federal assistance benefits of individuals based on citizenship1 nationality1 or immigration status1 unless the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget determines that the provisions of the law are more restrictive than the requirements of this section4 7d7 ,disqualification for ,willful and ,repeated ,noncompliance 7#a7 ,in general ,if the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget determines that an entity providing a ,federal assistance benefit has willfully and repeatedly furnished the benefit to individuals who have not met the citizenship requirement of subsection 7b77#a7 or has willfully and repeatedly failed to submit information as required under subparagraph 7,b77i7 or 7,c77i7 of subsection 7b77#c71 the entity is disqualified from furnishing the benefit1 and the ,director shall add the name of the entity to the ,list of ,excluded ,individuals_/,entities1 until the ,director determines that any such benefit furnished to any such individual has been recovered4 7#b7 ,monitoring of programs by the inspectors general ,the ,inspector ,general for the respective ,federal ,department or agency with primary responsibility for a ,federal assistance program shall provide for regular reports on compliance of the entities furnishing benefits under the program in applying subsection 7a74 7e7 ,federal ,assistance ,program ,defined ,in this section1 the term ,federal assistance program-- 7#a7 means any provision of ,federal law 7other than the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf or any other ,federal law pertaining to taxation7 that authorizes a benefit to be furnished for which eligibility is based in whole or in part on the income or resources of the beneficiary2 and 7#b7 includes any provision of the ,social ,security ,act that authorizes a benefit to be furnished4 7f7 ,effective ,date 7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 7a7 shall apply to determinations 7including redeterminations7 of eligibility made on or after the date that is #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,transition rule ,in no case shall an individual remain eligible for a ,federal assistance benefit after the date that is #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act without satisfying the citizenship requirement of subsection 7b77#a74