ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT STATUS APPLICANTS.

SEC. 211. ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT STATUS APPLICANTS.(a) In General.—Section 431(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “or” at the end;(2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:“(4) an alien who has been granted nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(T) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)) or who has a pending application that sets forth a prima facie case for eligibility for such nonimmigrant status.”.(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to applications for public benefits and public benefits provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act without regard to whether regulations have been implemented to carry out such amendments.