FSP: Non-Citizen Eligibility and Certification Provisions of Public Law 104-193 Binder II [3]

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Draft NECP Final Rule 11-2-00 Compilation that the battering is substantially connected to the need for benefits. Section 5571 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 includes the alien child of a battered parent in this provision. Deeming of the batterer's income and resources is eliminated after 12 months if the battery is: (1) recognized by a court or the INS; and (2) has a substantial connection to the need for benefits. These provisions do not apply if the battered alien lives with the batterer. Section 423, as amended by section 551(a) of the OCAA, provides that the sponsored alien provisions in PRWORA apply to aliens who are sponsored under a new legally binding affidavit of support. It also requires that if a sponsored alien has received any benefits under a means-tested public benefit program, the State agency must request that the sponsor provide reimbursement in the amount of such assistance. If, within 45 days after the request for reimbursement, the sponsor has not indicated a willingness to commence payment, the State agency may bring legal action against the sponsor pursuant to the affidavit of support. The DOJ published an interim rule with request for comments on the new affidavits of support and reimbursement provisions in the Federal Register on October 20, 1997 (62 FR 54346). The rule is effective on December 19, 1997, and the new affidavits of support should be used for all aliens who become sponsored after that date. The Department proposed to revise 7 CFR 273.11(j) to incorporate provisions of PRWORA, OCAA, and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and to streamline the section by increasing State agency flexibility and removing redundant requirements. Our 120