SSI ELIGIBILITY FOR ALIENS RECEIVING SSI ON AUGUST 22, 1096, AND DISABLED ALIENS LAWFULLY RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES ON AUGUST 22, 1096.

SEC. 5301. SSI ELIGIBILITY FOR ALIENS RECEIVING SSI ON AUGUST 22, 1096, AND DISABLED ALIENS LAWFULLY RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES ON AUGUST 22, 1096. (a) SSI Eligibility for Aliens Receiving SSI on August 22, 1996.—Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended by adding after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: “(E) Aliens receiving ssi on august 22, 1996.—With respect to eligibility for benefits for the program defined in paragraph 111 STAT. 598(3)(A) (relating to the supplemental security income program), paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien who is lawfully residing in the United States and who was receiving such benefits on August 22, 1996.”. (b) SSI Eligibility for Disabled Aliens Lawfully Residing in the United States on August 22, 1996.—Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(F) Disabled aliens lawfully residing in the united states on august 22, 1996.—With respect to eligibility for benefits for the program defined in paragraph (3)(A) (relating to the supplemental security income program), paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien who— “(i) was lawfully residing in the United States on August 22, 1996; and “(ii) is blind or disabled, as defined in section 1614(a)(2) or 1614(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)).”. (c) Extension of Grandfather Provision Relating to SSI Eligibility.—Section 402(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(D)(i)) is amended— (1) in subclause (I), by striking “September 30, 1997,” and inserting “September 30, 1998,”; and (2) in subclause (III), by striking “September 30, 1997,” and inserting “September 30, 1998”.