Public Law 104–193 104th Congress An Act

1 110 STAT. 2105 Public LAW 104 193 AUG. 22, 1996 Public Law 104 193104th CongressAn ActTo provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)(1) of the concurrent resolutionon the budget for fiscal year it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ofthe United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. SHORT Act may be cited as the Personal Responsibility andWork Opportunity reconciliation Act of 1996 .SEC. 2. TABLE OF table of contents for this Act is as follows:TITLE I BLOCK GRANTS FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDYFAMILIESSec. 101. 102. Reference to Social Security 103. Block grants to 104. Services provided by charitable, religious, or private 105. Census data on grandparents as primary caregivers for their 106. Report on data 107. Study on alternative outcomes 108. Conforming amendments to the Social Security 109.

2 Conforming amendments to the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and related 110. Conforming amendments to other 111. Development of prototype of counterfeit-resistant Social Security card 112. Modifications to the job opportunities for certain low-income 113. Secretarial submission of legislative proposal for technical and 114. Assuring medicaid coverage for low-income 115. Denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related 116. Effective date; transition II SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOMESec. 200. Reference to Social Security A Eligibility RestrictionsSec. 201. Denial of SSI benefits for 10 years to individuals found to have fraudu-lently misrepresented residence in order to obtain benefits simulta-neously in 2 or more 202. Denial of SSI benefits for fugitive felons and probation and parole 203. Treatment of 204.

3 Effective date of application for B Benefits for Disabled ChildrenSec. 211. Definition and eligibility 212. Eligibility redeterminations and continuing disability USC WorkOpportunityReconciliationAct of 22, 1996[ 3734]110 STAT. 2106 Public LAW 104 193 AUG. 22, 1996 Sec. 213. Additional accountability 214. Reduction in cash benefits payable to institutionalized individuals whosemedical costs are covered by private 215. C Additional Enforcement ProvisionSec. 221. Installment payment of large past-due supplemental security income 222. D Studies Regarding Supplemental Security Income ProgramSec. 231. Annual report on the supplemental security income 232. Study by General Accounting III CHILD SUPPORTSec. 300. Reference to Social Security A Eligibility for Services; Distribution of PaymentsSec. 301. State obligation to provide child support enforcement 302.

4 Distribution of child support 303. Privacy 304. Rights to notification of B Locate and Case TrackingSec. 311. State case 312. Collection and disbursement of support 313. State directory of new 314. Amendments concerning income 315. Locator information from interstate 316. Expansion of the Federal Parent Locator 317. Collection and use of Social Security numbers for use in child support C Streamlining and Uniformity of ProceduresSec. 321. Adoption of uniform State 322. Improvements to full faith and credit for child support 323. Administrative enforcement in interstate 324. Use of forms in interstate 325. State laws providing expedited D Paternity EstablishmentSec. 331. State laws concerning paternity 332. Outreach for voluntary paternity 333. Cooperation by applicants for and recipients of part A E Program Administration and FundingSec.

5 341. Performance-based incentives and 342. Federal and State reviews and 343. Required reporting 344. Automated data processing 345. Technical 346. Reports and data collection by the F Establishment and Modification of Support OrdersSec. 351. Simplified process for review and adjustment of child support 352. Furnishing consumer reports for certain purposes relating to child 353. Nonliability for financial institutions providing financial records to Statechild support enforcement agencies in child support G Enforcement of Support OrdersSec. 361. Internal Revenue Service collection of 362. Authority to collect support from Federal 363. Enforcement of child support obligations of members of the Armed 364. Voiding of fraudulent 365. Work requirement for persons owing past-due child 366. Definition of support 367. Reporting arrearages to credit 368.

6 STAT. 2107 Public LAW 104 193 AUG. 22, 1996 Sec. 369. State law authorizing suspension of 370. Denial of passports for nonpayment of child 371. International support 372. Financial institution data 373. Enforcement of orders against paternal or maternal grandparents incases of minor 374. Nondischargeability in bankruptcy of certain debts for the support of 375. Child support enforcement for Indian H Medical SupportSec. 381. Correction to ERISA definition of medical child support 382. Enforcement of orders for health care I Enhancing Responsibility and Opportunity for Non-Residential ParentsSec. 391. Grants to States for access and visitation J Effective Dates and Conforming AmendmentsSec. 395. Effective dates and conforming IV RESTRICTING WELFARE AND Public BENEFITS FOR ALIENSSec. 400. Statements of national policy concerning welfare and A Eligibility for Federal BenefitsSec.

7 401. Aliens who are not qualified aliens ineligible for Federal Public 402. Limited eligibility of qualified aliens for certain Federal 403. Five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for Federal means-testedpublic 404. Notification and information B Eligibility for State and Local Public Benefits ProgramsSec. 411. Aliens who are not qualified aliens or nonimmigrants ineligible for Stateand local Public 412. State authority to limit eligibility of qualified aliens for State Public C Attribution of Income and Affidavits of SupportSec. 421. Federal attribution of sponsor s income and resources to 422. Authority for States to provide for attribution of sponsors income and re-sources to the alien with respect to State 423. Requirements for sponsor s affidavit of D General ProvisionsSec. 431. 432. Verification of eligibility for Federal Public 433.

8 Statutory 434. Communication between State and local government agencies and the Im-migration and Naturalization 435. Qualifying E Conforming Amendments Relating to Assisted HousingSec. 441. Conforming amendments relating to assisted F Earning Income Credit Denied to Unauthorized EmployeesSec. 451. Earned income credit denied to individuals not authorized to be employedin the United V CHILD PROTECTIONSec. 501. Authority of States to make foster care maintenance payments on behalfof children in any private child care 502. Extension of enhanced match for implementation of statewide automatedchild welfare information 503. National random sample study of child 504. Redesignation of section 505. Kinship VI CHILD CARESec. 601. Short title and 602. STAT. 2108 Public LAW 104 193 AUG. 22, 1996 Sec. 603. Authorization of appropriations and entitlement 604.

9 Lead 605. Application and 606. Limitation on State 607. Activities to improve the quality of child 608. Repeal of early childhood development and before- and after-school 609. Administration and 610. 611. Annual report and 612. Report by the 613. 614. 615. Effective VII CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMSS ubtitle A National School Lunch ActSec. 701. State disbursement to 702. Nutritional and other program 703. Free and reduced price policy 704. Special 705. Miscellaneous provisions and 706. Summer food service program for 707. Commodity 708. Child and adult care food 709. Pilot 710. Reduction of 711. Information on income 712. Nutrition guidance for child nutrition B Child Nutrition Act of 1966 Sec. 721. Special milk 722. Free and reduced price policy 723. School breakfast program 724. State administrative 725.

10 726. 727. Miscellaneous provisions and 728. Accounts and 729. Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 730. Cash grants for nutrition 731. Nutrition education and C Miscellaneous ProvisionsSec. 741. Coordination of school lunch, school breakfast, and summer food 742. Requirements relating to provision of benefits based on citizenship,alienage, or immigration status under the National School Lunch Act,the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and certain other VIII FOOD STAMPS AND COMMODITY DISTRIBUTIONS ubtitle A Food Stamp ProgramSec. 801. Definition of certification 802. Definition of 803. Treatment of children living at 804. Adjustment of thrifty food 805. Definition of homeless 806. State option for eligibility 807. Earnings of 808. Energy 809. Deductions from 810. Vehicle 811.