,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iffg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjbf,mr4  
,full] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (         
,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,mc,cormick7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committees on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce1 ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 ,education
 & ,work=ce1 & ,agriculture1 = a p]iod  
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,p]sonal ,responsibility & ,"w         
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act (     
#aiif to re/rict eligibility = ,f$]al   
welf>e programs to citiz5s ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+ 
,heal?c>e & ,income ,entitlem5ts =      
,lawfully ,domicil$ ,citiz5s 7,,%ield   
,citiz5s7 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress   
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,section #djj ( !   
,p]sonal ,responsibility & ,"w          

,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act (     
#aiif1 sign$ into law by ,bill ,cl9ton1 
decl>es x a policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t  
noncitiz5s %\ld n dep5d on public       
res\rces to meet _! ne$s1 & t !         
availability ( public b5efits %\ld n    
con/itute an inc5tive = immigration to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,not)/&+ t policy1
 !re are sev]al areas :]e welf>e b5efits
 are made available to noncitiz5s4  7#c7
 ,congress int5ds by ?is ,act to close t
 eligibility to all noncitiz5s1 s t     
,f$]al welf>e programs are available    
only to citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,f$]al    
welf>e program ,! t]m ,f$]al welf>e     
program means any ( ! foll[+1 & any     
successor program3 7,a7 ,! tempor>y     
assi/ance = ne$y families program "u "p 
,a ( title ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq474  7,b7
 ,! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance     
program "u ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (  
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq474     
7,c7 ,! supplem5tal security income     

program "u title ,,xvi ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et  
seq474  7,d7 ,! ,m$icaid program "u     
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq474  7,e7    
,f$]al h\s+ assi/ance1 includ+ "u       
section #h ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act 
( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 & o!r   
f$]ally fund$ public or assi/$ h\s+     
programs4  7,f7 ,! special supplem5tal  
nutrition program = wom51 infants1 &    
*ildr5 7,,wic7 "u section #ag ( ! ,*ild 
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aghf74  7,g7 ,! l[-income home en]gy   
assi/ance program "u ! ,l[-,income ,home
 ,en]gy ,assi/ance ,act ( #aiha 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #hfba et seq474  7,h7 ,any o!r
 f$]ally fund$ ca%1 food1 h\s+1 m$ical1 
or en]gy assi/ance program = individuals
 or h\seholds t ! head ( ! adm9i/]+     
ag5cy designates by regulation z a      
,f$]al welf>e program = purposes ( ?is  
,act4  7#b7 ,citiz5 ,! t]m citiz5 means 
a citiz5 or national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
z def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 ( !          

,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a774  #d4 ,citiz5%ip   
requirem5t = ,f$]al welf>e programs  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,section #dja ( ! ,p]sonal    
,responsibility & ,"w ,opportunity      
,reconciliation ,act ( #aiif 7#h        
,u4,s4,c4 #afaa7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 !    
section head+1 by /rik+ ali5s :o are n  
qualifi$ ali5s & ins]t+ individuals :o  
are n citiz5s2 &  7#b7 ,section #dja7;b7
 ( su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afaa7;b77 is 
am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 &          
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#e7 z  
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d71 respectively4
  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #djb (   
su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afab7 is am5d$  
by /rik+ qualifi$ ali5 ea* place x      
appe>s 9 a provision relat+ to a ,f$]al 
welf>e program 7z def9$ 9 section #c7a7 
( ?is ,act7 & ins]t+ citiz5 7z def9$ 9  
section #c7b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,welf>e        
,citiz5%ip ,requirem5t ,act ( #bjbf74   
7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is     
section %all be con/ru$ to affect-- 7#a7
 ! exceptions pres]v$ 9 section #dja7;b7

 ( ! ,p]sonal ,responsibility & ,"w     
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act (     
#aiif1 z r$esignat$ by subsection 7a71 =
 em]g5cy m$ical treatm5t1 %ort-t]m 9-k9d
 disa/] relief1 immunizations & treatm5t
 ( communicable disease symptoms1 &     
9-k9d community s]vices su* z s\p       
kit*5s1 crisis c\nsel+1 & %ort-t]m      
%elt]2 or  7#b7 eligibility = a program 
n def9$ z a ,f$]al welf>e program "u    
section #c7a71 includ+ ! old-age1       
survivors1 & disability insurance       
programs "u title ,,ii ( ! ,social      
,security ,act1 ,m$ic>e "u title ,,xviii
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act1 &          
unemploym5t comp5sation1 :i* rema9      
gov]n$ by exi/+ law4  #e4 ,effective    
date2 transition  7a7 ,effective date   
,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act 
take effect on ! fir/ day ( ! fir/      
fiscal ye> t beg9s at lea/ #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 
,transition = curr5t recipi5ts ,an      
individual :o1 z ( ! day be=e !         
effective date "u subsection 7a71 is a  

qualifi$ ali5 7z def9$ 9 section #dca ( 
! ,p]sonal ,responsibility & ,"w        
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act (     
#aiif1 z 9 effect on ! day be=e t date7 
lawfully receiv+ b5efits "u a ,f$]al    
welf>e program %all rema9 eligible = su*
 b5efits = n m ?an #ahj days aft] !     
effective date1 to all[ = r$et]m9ation  
or ord]ly transition (f ! program4