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 110 STAT. 3009-679 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 8 USC 1183a note. 8 USC 1183a note. through demonstration of significant assets of the sponsored alien or of the sponsor, if such assets are available for the support of the sponsored alien. "(iii) PERCENT OF POVERTY. —For purposes of this section, a reference to an annual income equal to at least a particular percentage of the Federal poverty line means an annual income equal to at least such percentage of the Federal poverty line for a family unit of a size equal to the number of members of the sponsor's household (including family and non-family dependents) plus the total number of other dependents and aliens sponsored by that sponsor. "(B) LIMITATION. — The Secretary of State, or the Attorney General in the case of adjustment of status, may provide that the demonstration under subparagraph (A) applies only to the most recent taxable year. "(h) FEDERAL POVERTY LINE DEFINED.— For purposes of this section, the term 'Federal poverty line' means the level of income equal to the official poverty line (as defined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, as revised annually by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902)) that is applicable to a family of the size involved. "(i) SPONSOR'S SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER REQUIRED To BE PROVIDED.—(1) An affidavit of support shall include the social security account number of each sponsor. "(2) The Attorney General shall develop an automated system to maintain the social security account number data provided under paragraph (1). "(3) The Attorney General shall submit an annual report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate setting forth— "(A) for the most recent fiscal year for which data are available the number of sponsors under this section and the number of sponsors in compliance with the financial obligations of this section; and "(B) a comparison of such numbers with the numbers of such sponsors for the preceding fiscal year.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) Section 421(a)(1) and section 422(a)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1631(a)(1), 1632(a)(1)) are each amended by inserting "and as amended by section 551(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996" after "section 423". (2) Section 423 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1138a note) is amended by striking subsection (c). (c) EFFECTIVE DATE; PROMULGATION OF FORM. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The amendments made by this section shall apply to affidavits of support executed on or after a date specified by the Attorney General, which date shall be not earlier than 60 days (and not later than 90 days) after the date the Attorney General formulates the form for such affidavits under paragraph (2). (2) PROMULGATION OF FORM.— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate agencies.

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