REINSTATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.

SEC. 5305. REINSTATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS. (a) Food Stamps.—The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding after section 435 the following new section: “SEC. 436. DERIVATIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS. “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who under the provisions of this title is ineligible for benefits under the food stamp program (as defined in section 402(a)(3)(B)) shall not be eligible for such benefits because the alien receives benefits under the supplemental security income program (as defined in section 402(a)(3)(A)).”. (b) Medicaid.—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 adding at the end the following: “(F) Medicaid exception for aliens receiving ssi.—An alien who is receiving benefits under the program defined in subsection (a)(3)(A) (relating to the supplemental security income program) shall be eligible for medical assistance under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) under the same terms and conditions that apply to other recipients of benefits under the program defined in such subsection.”. (c) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections as contained in section 2 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 435 the following: “Sec. 436. Derivative eligibility for benefits.”.