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 PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 turn, make such information available, upon request, to a concerned State agency), and whereby the Secretary of State and Attorney General will inform any sponsor of an alien, at the time such sponsor executes an affidavit of support or similar agreement, of the requirements imposed by this section. "(d) Any sponsor of an alien, and such alien, shall be jointly and severally liable for an amount equal to any overpayment of aid under the State plan made to such alien during the period of three years after such alien's entry into the United States, on account of such sponsor's failure to provide correct information under the provisions of this section, except where such sponsor was without fault, or where good cause of such failure existed. Any such overpayment which is not repaid to the State or recovered in accordance with the procedures generally applicable under the State plan to the recoupment of overpayments shall be withheld from any subsequent payment to which such alien or such sponsor is entitled under any provision of this Act. "(e)(1) In any case where a person is the sponsor of two or more alien individuals who are living in the same home, the income and resources of such sponsor (and his spouse), to the extent they would be deemed the income and resources of any one of such individuals under the preceding provisions of this section, shall be divided into two or more equal shares (the number of shares being the same as the number of such alien individuals) and the income and resources of each such individual shall be deemed to include one such share. "(2) Income and resources of a sponsor (and his spouse) which are deemed under this section to be the income and resources of any alien individual in a family shall not be considered in determining the need of other family members except to the extent such income or resources are actually available to such other members. "(f) The provisions of this section shall not apply with respect to any alien who is— "(1) admitted to the United States as a result of the application, prior to April 1, 1980, of the provisions of section 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; "(2) admitted to the United States as a result of the application, after March 31, 1980, of the provisions of section 207(c) of such Act; "(3) paroled into the United States as a refugee under section 212(d)(5) of such Act; "(4) granted political asylum by the Attorney General under section 208 of such Act; or "(5) a Cuban and Haitian entrant, as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-422).". (c) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective on the date of the enactment of this Act. The amendments made by subsection (b) shall be effective with respect to individuals applying for aid to families with dependent children under any approved State plan for the first time after September 30, 1981.

95 STAT. 859

Overpayment liability.

8 USC 1153.

94 Stat. 103. 8 USC 1157. 94 Stat. 107. 8 USC 1182. 94 Stat. 105. 8 USC 1158. 94 Stat. 1809. 8 USC 1522 note. Effective dates. 42 USC 615 note.

EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 2321. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in the 42 USC 602 note. preceding sections of this chapter or in subsection (b), the provisions of this chapter and the amendments and repeals made by this chapter shall become effective on October 1, 1981.

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