VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROGRAM BENEFITS.

SEC. 1853. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROGRAM BENEFITS. Section 239 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311), as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following:“(k) Verification of Eligibility for Program Benefits.—“(1) In general.—An agreement under this subchapter shall provide that the State shall periodically redetermine that a worker receiving benefits under this subchapter who is not a citizen or national of the United States remains in a satisfactory immigration status. Once satisfactory immigration status has been initially verified through the immigration status verification system described in section 1137(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(d)) for purposes of establishing a worker’s eligibility for unemployment compensation, the State shall reverify the worker’s immigration status if the documentation provided during initial verification will expire during the period in which that worker is potentially eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter. The State shall conduct such redetermination in a timely manner, utilizing the immigration status verification system described in section 1137(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(d)).“(2) Procedures.—The Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure the uniform application by the States of the requirements of this subsection.”.