EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN INDIANS FROM LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME AND MEDICAID BENEFITS.

SEC. 5303. EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN INDIANS FROM LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME AND MEDICAID BENEFITS. (a) Exception From Limitation on SSI Eligibility.—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: “(G) SSI exception for certain indians.—With respect to eligibility for benefits for the program defined in paragraph (3)(A) (relating to the supplemental security income program), section 401(a) and paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual— “(i) who is an American Indian born in Canada to whom the provisions of section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1359) apply; or “(ii) who is a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e))).”. (b) Exception From Limitation on Medicaid Eligibility.—Section 402(b)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)) is amended by inserting at the end the following: “(E) Medicaid exception for certain indians.—With respect to eligibility for benefits for the program defined in paragraph (3)(C) (relating to the medicaid program), section 401(a) and paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual described in subsection (a)(2)(G).”. (c) SSI and Medicaid Exceptions From Limitation on Eligibility of New Entrants.—Section 403 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613) is amended by adding after subsection (c) the following new subsection: ”(d) SSI and Medicaid Benefits for Certain Indians.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the limitations under section 401(a) and subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual described in section 402(a)(2)(G), but only with respect to the programs specified in subsections (a)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(C) of section 402.”.