S.Amdt. 2999

SA 2999. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4, to authorize and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, improve access to quality child care, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, add the following:

(__) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any Federal means-tested public benefit (as defined for purposes of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) that, before the date of enactment of this Act, could not be provided to an alien and, as a result of a provision of, or an amendment made by, this Act, may be provided to an alien on or after such date, such benefit shall not be provided unless the sponsor of the alien executes an affidavit attesting that the sponsor lacks the means to provide the benefit or its equivalent to the alien.