TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AMERASIAN IMMIGRANTS AS REFUGEES.

SEC. 5306. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AMERASIAN IMMIGRANTS AS REFUGEES. (a) For Purposes of SSI and Food Stamps.—Section 402(a)(2)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(A)) as amended by section 5302 is amended— (1) in clause (i)— (A) by striking “or” at the end of subclause (III); (B) by striking the period at the end of subclause (IV) and inserting “; or”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(V) an alien is admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant pursuant to section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (as contained in section 101(e) of Public Law 100202 and amended by the 9th proviso under migration and refugee assistance in title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 111 STAT. 602Programs Appropriations Act, 1989, Public Law 100–461, as amended).”; and (2) in clause (ii)— (A) by striking “or” at the end of subclause (III); (B) by striking the period at the end of subclause (IV) and inserting “; or”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(V) an alien is admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant as described in clause (i)(V).”. (b) For Purposes of TANF, SSBG, and Medicaid.—Section 402(b)(2)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)(A)) as amended by section 5302 is amended— (1) in clause (i)— (A) by striking “or” at the end of subclause (III); (B) by striking the period at the end of subclause (IV) and inserting “; or”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(V) an alien admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant as described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)(V) until 5 years after the date of such alien’s entry into the United States.”; and (2) in clause (ii)— (A) by striking “or” at the end of subclause (III); (B) by striking the period at the end of subclause (IV) and inserting “; or”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(V) an alien admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant as described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)(V) until 5 years after the date of such alien’s entry into the United States.”. (c) For Purposes of Exception From 5-Year Limited Eligibility of Qualified Aliens.—Section 403(b)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(E) An alien admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant as described in section 402(a)(2)(A)(i)(V).”. (d) For Purposes of Certain State Programs.—Section 412(b)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1622(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(E) An alien admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant as described in section 402(a)(2)(A)(i)(V).”.