Sec. 412. STATE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED ALIENS FOR STATE PUBLIC BENEFITS
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## SEC. 412 STATE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED ALIENS FOR STATE PUBLIC BENEFITS **[**[8 U.S.C. 1622](/us/usc/t8/s1622)**]** ###
(a)In General Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in subsection (b), a State is authorized to determine the eligibility for any State public benefits of an alien who is a qualified alien (as defined in section 431), a nonimmigrant under the Immigration and Nationality Act, or an alien who is paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of such Act for less than one year. ###
(b)Exceptions Qualified aliens under this subsection shall be eligible for any State public benefits. ####
(1)Time-limited exception for refugees and asylees #####
(A)An alien who is admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act until 5 years after the date of an alien's entry into the United States. #####
(B)An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of such Act until 5 years after the date of such grant of asylum. #####
(C)An alien whose deportation is being withheld under section 243(h) of such Act (as in effect immediately before the effective date of section 307 of division C of Public Law 104–208) or section 241(b)(3) of such Act (as amended by section 305(a) of division C of Public Law 104–208) until 5 years after such withholding. #####
(D)An alien who is a Cuban and Haitian entrant as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 until 5 years after the alien is granted such status. #####
(E)An alien admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant as described in section 402(a)(2)(A)(i)(V). ####
(2)Certain permanent resident aliens An alien who— #####
(A)is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and #####
(B)######
(i)has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage as defined under title II of the Social Security Act or can be credited with such qualifying quarters as provided under section 435, and
(ii)in the case of any such qualifying quarter creditable for any period beginning after December 31, 1996, did not receive any Federal means-tested public benefit (as provided under section 403) during any such period. ####
(3)Veteran and active duty exception An alien who is lawfully residing in any State and is— #####
(A)a veteran (as defined in section 101, 1101, or 1301, or as described in section 107 of title 38, United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an honorable discharge and not on account of alienage and who fulfills the minimum active-duty service requirements of section 5303A(d) of title 38, United States Code, #####
(B)on active duty (other than active duty for training) in the Armed Forces of the United States, or #####
(C)the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an individual described in subparagraph
(A)or
(B)or the unremarried surviving spouse of an individual described in clause
(i)or (ii)9 who is deceased if the marriage fulfills the requirements of section 1304 of title 38, United States Code. 9So in law. Probably should read “subparagraph
(A)or (B)”. ####
(4)Transition for those currently receiving benefits An alien who on the date of the enactment of this Act is lawfully residing in any State and is receiving benefits on the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue to be eligible to receive such benefits until January 1, 1997.
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Sec. 412
STATE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED ALIENS FOR STATE PUBLIC BENEFITS
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104-208
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