S.Amdt. 947

1. Adds SEC. 4003. SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICATION FOR ENTITLEMENTS after section 4002

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   In S. 954 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (2) State option to delay implementation for current recipients.--A State may, at the option of the State, implement a policy that eliminates or minimizes the effect of the amendments made by this section for households that receive a standard utility allowance as of the date of enactment of this Act for not more than a 180-day period beginning on the date on which the amendments made by this section would otherwise affect the benefits received by a household.

   Inserted: SEC. 4003. SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICATION FOR ENTITLEMENTS.

   Inserted: Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(o) Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements.--

   Inserted: "(1) Definition of satisfactory immigration status.--In this subsection, the term 'satisfactory immigration status' means an immigration status under which an individual is eligible for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, if the individual otherwise meets the requirements of this Act.

   Inserted: "(2) Declaration.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--As a condition of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the Secretary shall require each head of a household seeking to participate in the program to submit to the applicable State agency a written declaration in accordance with subparagraph (B), which the head of household shall sign under penalty of perjury.

   Inserted: "(B) Contents.--The head of household shall certify in the written declaration under subparagraph (A) that each member of the household is--

   Inserted: "(i) national of the United States (as that term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); or

   Inserted: "(ii) in a satisfactory immigration status.

   Inserted: "(3) Documentation.--

   Inserted: "(A) Nationals of the united states.--Subject to subparagraph (B), for each member of a household for which a certification is made under clause (i) of paragraph (2)(B), the head of household shall submit to the State agency administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program documentation demonstrating that each such member is a national of the United States that is--

   Inserted: "(i) a document showing birth in the United States;

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   Inserted: "(ii) a United States consular report of birth;

   Inserted: "(iii) a United States passport;

   Inserted: "(iv) a Certificate of Naturalization; or

   Inserted: "(v) a Certificate of Citizenship.

   Inserted: "(B) Satisfactory immigration status.--Subject to subparagraph (B), for each member of a household for which a certification is made under clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(B), the head of household shall submit to the State agency administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program--

   Inserted: "(i) alien registration documentation or other proof of immigration registration issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security that contains--

   Inserted: "(I) the alien admission number of the individual; and

   Inserted: "(II) the alien file number of the individual; or

   Inserted: "(ii) any other document that the State agency determines constitutes reasonable evidence of a satisfactory immigration status.

   Inserted: "(C) Adult household members.--An individual who is 18 years of age or older and who is a member of a household for which a certification is made under clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(B) shall submit to the State agency the documentation described in subparagraph (A) or (B) on such individual's own behalf.

   Inserted: "(4) Systematic alien verification for entitlements program.--For documentation described in paragraph (3)(B), the State agency to which the documentation is submitted shall use the alien admission number or alien file number of the individual to verify the immigration status of the individual using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.".

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   After section 4002, insert the following:

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