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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1618
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 22, 2011
Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Franken) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the eligibility period for supplemental security income benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the SSI Extension for Elderly and
Disabled Refugees Act of 2011
.
Extension of eligibility period for ssi benefits for certain recipients
In general
Section 402(a)(2)(M) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(M)) is amended—
in clause (i)(I),
by striking fiscal years 2009 through 2011
and inserting
fiscal years 2009 through 2012
; and
in clause (ii),
by striking fiscal years 2009 through 2011
and inserting
fiscal years 2009 through 2012
.
Conforming amendment
Section 402(a)(2)(M) of such Act is amended, in the
subparagraph heading, by striking through fiscal year 2011
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section take effect retroactively as if enacted on October 1, 2010.
Diversity immigrant visa petition fee
Requirement for fee
Section 204(a)(1)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(I)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Each petition filed under this subparagraph shall include a petition fee in the amount of $25.
.
Deposit of fee
All fees collected pursuant to clause (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(I)), as added by subsection (a), shall not be available for obligation and shall be deposited, in their entirety, in the general fund of the Treasury.
Sunset of fees
The fees collected pursuant to clause (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(I)), as added by subsection (a), shall apply only to petitions filed before October 1, 2013.
Budgetary effects
The budgetary effects
of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation
for this Act, submitted
for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget
Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on
passage.