S.Amdt. 1582

SA 1582. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1183 submitted by Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Hatch) to
the bill S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subchapter A of chapter 1 of title II, add
the following:

SEC. 2216. INELIGIBILITY FOR MEANS-BASED BENEFITS OF ALIENS
ENTERING OR REMAINING IN UNITED STATES WHILE
NOT IN LAWFUL STATUS.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or any other
provision of law, any alien who, after entering or remaining
in the United States while not in lawful status under the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), was
granted legal status under section 245B of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, as added by section 2101, including
aliens described in section 245D(b)(1) of such Act, or blue
card status under section 2211, regardless of the alien's
legal status at the time the alien applies for a benefit
described in paragraph (1) or (2), shall not be eligible
for--
(1) any Federal, State, or local government means-tested
benefit; or
(2) any benefit under the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148).

SEC. 2217. IMMIGRANT CATEGORIES INELIGIBLE FOR UNITED STATES
CITIZENSHIP.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, aliens granted
registered provisional immigrant status under section 245B of
the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section
2101, including aliens described in section 245D(b)(1) of
such Act, and aliens granted blue card status under section
2211 are permanently ineligible to become naturalized
citizens of the United States, except for aliens granted
asylum pursuant to section 208 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158).
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