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 Ill STAT. 638 PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 in the enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal ResponsibiHty and Work Opportunity ReconciHation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104- 193; 110 Stat. 2112). CHAPTER 4—RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS Subchapter A—Eligibility for Federal BeneHts SEC. 5561. ALIEN ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS: LIMITED APPLICATION TO MEDICARE AND BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT. (a) LIMITED APPLICATION TO MEDICARE. — Section 401(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(3) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any benefit payable under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (relating to the medicare program) to an alien who is lawfully present in the United States as determined by the Attorney (General and, with respect to benefits payable under part A of such title, who was authorized to be employed with respect to any wages attributable to employment which are counted for purposes of eligibility for such benefits.". (b) LIMITED APPLICATION TO BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT. —Section 401(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended by inserting at the, end the following: "(4) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any benefit payable under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 or the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to an alien who is lawfully present in the United States as determined by the Attorney General or to an alien residing outside the United States.". SEC. 5562. EXCEPTIONS TO BENEFIT LIMITATIONS: CORRECTIONS TO REFERENCE CONCERNING ALIENS WHOSE DEPORTA- TION IS WITHHELD. Sections 402(a)(2)(A), 402(b)(2)(A), 403(b)(1)(C), 412(b)(1)(C), and 431(b)(5) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(A), 1612(b)(2)(A), 1613(b)(1)(C), 1622(b)(1)(C), and 1641(b)(5)) as amended by this Act are each amended by striking "section 243(h) of such Act" each place it appears and inserting "section 243(h) of such Act (as in effect immediately before the effective date of section 307 of division C of Public Law 104-208) or section 241(b)(3) of such Act (as amended by section 305(a) of division C of Public Law 104-208)". SEC. 5563. VETERANS EXCEPTION: APPLICATION OF MINIMUM ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE REQUIREMENT; EXTENSION TO UNREMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSE; EXPANDED DEFINI- TION OF VETERAN. (a) APPLICATION OF MINIMUM ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE REQUIRE- MENT. —Sections 402(a)(2)(C)(i), 402(b)(2)(C)(i), 403(b)(2)(A), and 412(b)(3)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity ReconciHation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(C)(i), 1612(b)(2)(C)(i), 1613(b)(2)(A), and 1622(b)(3)(A)) are each amended by inserting

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