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 110 STAT. 3009-671 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 "(iv) status as a spouse or child of a United States citizen pursuant to clause (i) of section 204(a)(1)(A) of such Act, or classification pursuant to clause (i) of section 204(a)(1)(B) of such Act; or "(2) an alien— "(A) whose child has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the United States by a spouse or a parent of the alien (without the active participation of the alien in the battery or cruelty), or by a member of the spouse or parent's family residing in the same household as the alien and the spouse or parent consented or acquiesced to such battery or cruelty, and the alien did not actively participate in such battery or cruelty, but only if (in the opinion of the Attorney General, which opinion is not subject to review by any court) there is a substantial connection between such battery or cruelty and the need for the benefits to be provided; and "(B) who meets the requirement of clause (ii) of subparagraph (A). This subsection shall not apply to an alien during any period in which the individual responsible for such battery or cruelty resides in the same household or family eligibility unit as the individual subjected to such battery or cruelty.". 8 USC 1621 note. SEC. 502. PILOT PROGRAMS ON LIMITING ISSUANCE OF DRIVER'S UCENSES TO ILLEGAL ALIENS. (a) IN GENERAL. — Pursuant to guidelines prescribed by the Attorney General not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, all States may conduct pilot programs within their State to determine the viability, advisability, and costeffectiveness of the State's denying driver's licenses to aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States. Under a pilot program a State may deny a driver's license to aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States. Such program shall be conducted in cooperation with relevant State and local authorities. (b) REPORT. — Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report to the Judiciary Committees of the House of Representatives and of the Senate on the results of the pilot programs conducted under subsection (a). SEC. 503. INELIGIBILITY OF ALIENS NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "Limitation on Payments to Aliens "(y) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no monthly benefit under this title shall be payable to any alien in the United States for any month during which such alien is not lawfully present in the United States as determined by the Attorney General.". 42 USC 402 note. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to benefits for which applications are filed on or after the first day of the first month that begins at least 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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