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Title 8
Chapter 14
Subchapter III
§ 1631. Federal attribution of s...
Subchapter IV - GENERAL PROVISIO...
§ 1631. Federal attribution of s...
Subchapter IV - GENERAL PROVISIO...
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Notes
§ 1632.
Authority for States to provide for attribution of sponsors income and resources to the alien with respect to State programs
(a)
Optional application to State programs
Except as provided in subsection (b), in determining the eligibility and the amount of benefits of an alien for any State public benefits, the State or political subdivision that offers the benefits is authorized to provide that the income and resources of the alien shall be deemed to include—
(1)
the income and resources of any individual who executed an affidavit of support pursuant to
section 1183a of this title
(as added by section 423 and as amended by section 551(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996) on behalf of such alien, and
(2)
the income and resources of the spouse (if any) of the individual.
(b)
Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the following State public benefits:
(1)
Assistance described in
section 1621(b)(1) of this title
.
(2)
Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster relief.
(3)
Programs comparable to assistance or benefits under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act [
42 U.S.C. 1751
et seq.].
(4)
Programs comparable to assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 [
42 U.S.C. 1771
et seq.].
(5)
Public health assistance for immunizations with respect to immunizable diseases and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases whether or not such symptoms are caused by a communicable disease.
(6)
Payments for foster care and adoption assistance.
(7)
Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term shelter) specified by the Attorney General of a State, after consultation with appropriate agencies and departments, which (A) deliver in-kind services at the community level, including through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) do not condition the provision of assistance, the amount of assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on the individual recipient’s income or resources; and (C) are necessary for the protection of life or safety.
(
Pub. L. 104–193, title IV, § 422
,
Aug. 22, 1996
,
110 Stat. 2271
;
Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title V, § 551(b)(1)
,
Sept. 30, 1996
,
110 Stat. 3009–679
;
Pub. L. 105–33, title V, § 5581(b)(2)
,
Aug. 5, 1997
,
111 Stat. 643
;
Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 752(b)(6)
,
Oct. 22, 1999
,
113 Stat. 1169
.)
cite as:
8 USC 1632
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