[19981106]96-617_外国人获得公共援助的资格.pdf

P.L. 105-33, the “Balanced Budget Act of 1997,” included the SSI and Medicaid provisions.1The food stamp provisions were in P.L. 105-185, the “Agricultural Research, Extension, andEducation Reform Act of 1998.”Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web96-617 EPWUpdated November 6, 1998Alien Eligibility for Public AssistanceJoyce C. Vialet, Education and Public Welfare DivisionLarry M. Eig, American Law DivisionSummaryThe Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996(P.L. 104-193) changed almost every aspect of alien eligibility for federal, state andlocal government assistance programs. It established comprehensive new restrictionson the eligibility of legal aliens for designated means-tested public assistance, and alsobroadened restrictions on public benefits for illegal aliens and nonimmigrants (alienstemporarily here, e.g., to visit, attend school, or work). Previously, legal aliens who hadsettled here were eligible for public assistance on the same basis as citizens. The 1996welfare law barred most legal aliens from Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for theAged, Blind, and Disabled, and F