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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3570
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996
to clarify that citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Repub-
lic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau who are lawfully
residing in the United States are eligible for certain Federal public
benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 28, 2021
Mr. CASE (for himself, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. SABLAN, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr.
SAN NICOLAS, and Mr. KAHELE) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to
the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned
A BILL
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Act of 1996 to clarify that citizens of the Federated
States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, and the Republic of Palau who are lawfully resid-
ing in the United States are eligible for certain Federal
public benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Compact Impact Fair-
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ness Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFIT ELIGI-
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BILITY FOR CITIZENS OF FREELY ASSOCI-
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ATED STATES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402 of the Personal Re-
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sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
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1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end
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the following:
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‘‘(N) EXCEPTION FOR CITIZENS OF FREE-
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LY ASSOCIATED STATES.—With respect to eligi-
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bility for benefits for any specified Federal pro-
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gram, paragraph (1) shall not apply to any in-
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dividual who lawfully resides in the United
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States in accordance with the Compacts of Free
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Association between the Government of the
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United States and the Governments of the Fed-
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erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
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Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.’’;
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and
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(2) in subsection (b)(2)(G)—
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(A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
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ing ‘‘MEDICAID EXCEPTION FOR’’ and inserting
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‘‘EXCEPTION FOR’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘the designated Federal
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program defined in paragraph (3)(C) (relating
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to the Medicaid program)’’ and inserting ‘‘any
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designated Federal program’’.
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(b) EXCEPTION TO 5-YEAR WAIT REQUIREMENT.—
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Section 403(b)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)(3)) is
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amended by striking ‘‘, but only with respect to the des-
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ignated
Federal
program
defined
in
section
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402(b)(3)(C)’’.
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(c) DEFINITION
OF QUALIFIED ALIEN.—Section
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431(b)(8) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)(8)) is amended
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by striking ‘‘, but only with respect to the designated Fed-
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eral program defined in section 402(b)(3)(C) (relating to
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the Medicaid program)’’.
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