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 112 STAT. 2926 PUBLIC LAW 105-306—OCT. 28, 1998 Public Law 105-306 105th Congress Oct. 28, 1998 [H.R. 4558] Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act of 1998. 42 USC 1305 note. An Act To make technical amendments to clarify the provision of benefits for noncitizens, and to improve the provision of unemployment insurance, child support, and supplemental seciuity income benefits. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act of 1998". SEC. 2. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY FOR SSI AND RELATED BENEFIT FOR NONQUALIFIED ALIENS WHO WERE RECEIVING BENEFITS ON THE DATE OF THE ENACTMENT OF THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996. Section 401(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: "(5) Subsection (a) shall not apply to eligibility for benefits for the program defined in section 402(a)(3)(A) (relating to the supplemental security income program), or to eligibility for benefits under any other program that is based on eligibility for benefits under the program so defined, for an alien who was receiving such benefits on August 22, 1996.". SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Paragraph (2) of section 507(e) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (26 U.S.C. 3306 note) is hereby repealed. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (e) of section 507 of such Act is further amended— (1) by amending the heading after the subsection designation to read "EFFECTIVE DATE. —"; and (2) by striking "(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—" and by running in the remaining text of subsection (e) immediately after the heading therefor, as amended by paragraph (1). SEC. 4. CORRECTIONS TO THE CHILD SUPPORT PERFORMANCE AND INCENTIVE ACT OF 1998. (a) REDUCTION OF PENALTY FOR STATE FAILURE TO MEET DEAD- LINE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CHILD SUPPORT DATA PROCESSING AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL REQUIREMENTS IF PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN ASPECT OF STATE IV-D PROGRAM MEETS PERFORMANCE THRESHOLD.—

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