PROCEDURES FOR REQUIRING PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS.

SEC. 504. PROCEDURES FOR REQUIRING PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. Section 432(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1642) is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after the dash, and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall also establish procedures for a person applying for a Federal public benefit (as defined in section 401(c)) to provide proof of citizenship in a fair and non-discriminatory manner.”.