Posted on 06/12/2007 11:42:02 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
Federal Benefit Integrity Act (Introduced in House)
HR 482 IH
104th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 482 To direct that certain Federal financial benefits be provided only to citizens and nationals of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 11, 1995 Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. STUMP, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. SAXTON, and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and, in addition, the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
(Excerpt) Read more at thomas.loc.gov ...
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Federal Benefit Integrity Act'.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN ONLY TO CITIZENS AND NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (44);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (45) and inserting `; and'; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (45) the following:
`(46) provide that--
`(A) aid under the State plan shall not be payable to any family that applies therefor and does not include a citizen or national of the United States; and
`(B) the amount of aid payable under the State plan to any family that is a recipient thereof and does not include a citizen or national of the United States shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this part, be reduced each year (but not below zero) by a dollar amount equal to 1/3 of the amount of such aid as of the later of the effective date of this paragraph or the first day the family does not include such a citizen or national.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect at the end of the 1-year period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to payments under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters ending after such 1-year period, without regard to whether regulations to implement such amendments are promulgated by the end of such 1-year period.
SEC. 3. PROVISION OF SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS ONLY TO CITIZENS AND NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 1614(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B)(i) and inserting the following:
`(B)(i) is a citizen or national of the United States, or'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 1621 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382j) is hereby repealed.
(c) PHASE-OUT OF BENEFITS CURRENTLY PAID TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT CITIZENS OR NATIONALS- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any individual who, on the date of the enactment of this Act, is not a citizen or national of the United States and is receiving supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act shall, for purposes of such title, be considered a citizen or national of the United States during the 3-year period that begins with such date of enactment, except that the benefits to which the individual shall be entitled under such title shall be reduced by 1/3 from the level of such benefits as of such date of enactment, each year during such 3-year period.
SEC. 4. USE OF ASSISTED HOUSING BY ALIENS.
Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 214. RESTRICTION ON USE OF ASSISTED HOUSING.
`(a) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not make financial assistance available for the benefit of any individual after the expiration of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Federal Benefit Integrity Act unless the individual is a citizen or national of the United States.
`(b) PROHIBITION OF NEW ASSISTANCE- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not make financial assistance available for the benefit of any individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States after the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Federal Benefit Integrity Act unless such individual is receiving financial assistance on such date.
`(c) DEFINITION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE- For purposes of this section, the term `financial assistance' means financial assistance made available pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937, section 235 or 236 of the National Housing Act, or section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965.
`(d) DISCRETIONARY CONTINUATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE- If, following completion of the applicable hearing process, financial assistance for any individual receiving such assistance on the date referred to in subsection (a) is to be terminated, the public housing agency or other local governmental entity involved (in the case of public housing or assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937) or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in the case of any other financial assistance) may, in its discretion, take one of the following actions:
`(1) CONTINUED PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE- Permit the continued provision of financial assistance, if necessary to avoid the division of a family in which the head of household or spouse is a citizen or national of the United States.
`(2) DEFERRED TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE- Defer the termination of financial assistance, if necessary to permit the orderly transition of the individual and any family members involved to other affordable housing, except that--
`(A) any deferral under this paragraph shall be for a 6-month period and may be renewed by the public housing agency or other entity involved for an aggregate period of 3 years; and
`(B) at the beginning of each deferral period, the public housing agency or other entity involved shall inform the individual and family members of their ineligibility for financial assistance and offer them other assistance in finding other affordable housing.
For purposes of this subsection, the term `family' means a head of household, any spouse, any parents of the head of household, any parents of the spouse, and any children of the head of household or spouse.
`(e) DECLARATION OF CITIZENSHIP- Financial assistance may not be provided for the benefit of an individual unless the following requirements are met:
`(1) STATEMENT- There is a declaration in writing by the individual (or, in the case of an individual who is a child, by another on the individual's behalf), under penalty of perjury, stating that the individual is a citizen or national of the United States.
`(2) DOCUMENTATION- There is presented such documentation as the Secretary determines constitutes reasonable evidence indicating that the individual is a citizen or national of the United States.'.
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1977.
(a) AMENDMENTS- The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011-2032) is amended--
(1) in section 5 by striking subsection (i),
(2) in the first sentence of section 6(f) by striking `(2) either' and all that follows through `household.', and inserting `(2) a citizen or national of the United States.', and
(3) in section 11(e)(2) by striking `either citizens or are aliens' and inserting `citizens or nationals of the United States'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS-
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE- This section shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to certification periods beginning before the effective date of this section.
Pinging the whole list, since the issue is rather prominent right now.
Hunter ping!
I’m not on your list? LOL
Immigration ping.
...why can’t we just enforce laws like these (a shame it didn’t pass)?
I like this man. The more I read of his record, the more I’m inclined to vote for him. Why is it the RNC won’t back him? He is one of their own. Why does the media go out of it’s way to ignore this superior candidate? He has a 27 year record of
Conservative values. He supports our troops.
Here, I’ll ping you on my list.
Ping
:)
>>>Why is it the RNC won’t back him?
I *think* that happens if he wins the primary.
>>>Why does the media go out of it’s way to ignore this superior candidate?
Because he is a threat to Soros and he pretty much owns the media.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1320747/posts
George Soros, Media Connections - Bump List
Thanks Cal! LOL
They already restrict benefits for legal immigrants, so it’s about time the illegals get cut off.
Thanks for the ping.
>Why is it the RNC won’t back him?<
Because he is NOT one of their own. Duncan Hunter, in spite of his 26 years fighting for the best interests of his country in the U.S. Congress, is still a patriotic citizen who answers to only his constitutency and to his conservative principles - a RARITY in itself! - not to the RNC, who answer to other than the American people, but bows to the establishment.
Not a wealthy man like some, so if you want this kind of president to lead us, please contribute generously to http://www.gohunter08.com. Thank you.
Just got this list from Numbers USA.
REPUBLICANS MOST LIKELY TO SWITCH TO AMNESTY TODAY
(* Senators up for re-election in 2008)
* Alexander (R-TN)
Bennett (R-UT)
* Cochran (R-MS)
* Coleman (R-MN)
* Collins (R-ME)
* Cornyn (R-TX)
* Craig (R-ID)
* Domenici (R-NM)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
* McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
* Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stevens (R-AK)
* Warner (R-VA)
To slow this down, please phone Republican Senators on the list below THIS MINUTE.
202-224-3121
www.senate.gov
Just say NO to Amnesty!! Keep calling!! It’s NOT OVER!!
U.S. Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121
U.S. House switchboard: (202) 225-3121
White House comments: (202) 456-1111
Find your House Rep.: http://www.house.gov/writerep
Find your US Senators: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
It’s about time they passed a bill like this. It’s a no brainer!
I heard a disabled guy call a talk show, and say he couldn’t get his full benefits, and was told that if he were illegal, he would be able to get more $$.
And is it true that in some areas ILLEGALS have their college tuition paid for, but not American citizens?
“Why is it the RNC won’t back him?”
It seems many Republicans in the RNC don’t like STRONG conservatives.
Former Rep. Bob Dornan is another example. When Dornan lost his seat, after 20 years, because of ILLEGALS voting, the Republicans wouldn’t help him out. Some pro-life/conservative experts say it was because he fought to hard, even against Republicans, for conservative causes.
bttt
God bless Bob Dornan. I was listening to him on the radio when he alerted us that a plane had hit one of the trade towers on 9/11. I ran to the tv. I haven’t heard about Bob Dornan in all these years after. I wish he had a radio talk show in my area.
I was listening to Dornan when the towers hit, as well!
Yes, unfortunately.
bttt
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