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 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 110 STAT. 3009-688 "(iii) shall have access to any relevant information contained in the SAVE system (or any successor thereto) that relates to any individual or family applying for financial assistance. "(3) ELIGIBILITY OF FAMILIES.—For purposes of this subsection, with respect to a family, the term 'eligibility' means the eligibility of each family member.". SEC. 577. REGULATIONS. 42 USC 1436a (a) ISSUANCE.—Not later than the 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue any regulations necessary to implement the amendments made by this part. Such regulations shall be issued in the form of an interim final rule, which shall take effect upon issuance and shall not be subject to the provisions of section 533 of title 5, United States Code, regarding notice or opportunity for comment. (b) FAILURE TO ISSUE. — If the Secretary fails to issue the regulations required under subsection (a) before the date specified in that subsection, the regulations relating to restrictions on assistance to noncitizens, contained in the final rule issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in RIN-2501-AA63 (Docket No. R-95-1409; FR-2383-F -050), published in the Federal Register on March 20, 1995 (Vol. 60, No. 53; pp. 14824-14861), shall not apply after that date. Subtitle F—General Provisions s use noi note. SEC. 591. EFFECTIVE DATES. Except as provided in this title, this title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 592. NOT APPLICABLE TO FOREIGN ASSISTANCE. This title does not apply to any Federal, State, or local governmental program, assistance, or benefits provided to an alien under any program of foreign assistance as determined by the Secretary of State in consultation with the Attorney General. SEC. 593. NOTIFICATION. (a) IN GENERAL.— Each agency of the Federal Government or a State or political subdivision that administers a program affected by the provisions of this title, shall, directly or through the States, provide general notification to the public and to program recipients of the changes regarding eligibility for any such program pursuant to this title. (b) FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or authorize continuation of eligibility if the notice under this section is not provided. SEC. 594. DEFINITIONS. Except as otherwise provided in this title, for purposes of this title— (1) the terms "alien", "Attorney General", "national", "naturalization", "State", and "United States" shall have the meaning given such terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and

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