[19980630]98-316EPW_P.L.合法移民的食品券福利105-185.pdf

For more information on current eligibility rules, see CRS Report 96-617, Alien Eligibility for1Public Assistance, by Joyce Vialet and Larry M. Eig; See CRS Report 97-1054, Immigration: The New Affidavit of SupportQuestions, Answers,2and Issues, by Joyce Vialet.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-316 EPWUpdated June 30, 1998Food Stamp Benefits for Legal Immigrants in P.L. 105-185Joyce VialetSpecialist in Immigration PolicyEducation and Public Welfare DivisionSummaryFood stamp eligibility will be provided for approximately 250,000 legal immigrantsunder P.L. 105-185, the “Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Actof 1998,” at a cost of $818 million for FY1999-FY2003. The food stamp eligibilityprovisions take effect on November 1, 1998.BackgroundThe Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996(PRWORA; P.L. 104-193) established significant new restrictions on the eligibility oflegal immigrants, or “qualified aliens,” for needs-based public assistance. Previously,1legal immigrants were eligible for public assistance on much the same basis as citizens.The 1996 welfare law b