A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that an alien is not qualified for supplemental security income benefits unless he has a permanent resident status in the United States and has continuously resided in the United States for at least six years, and to provide for the establishment of procedures which will more effectively prevent the payment of such benefits to individuals who become ineligible because of their departure from the United States.

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Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social Security Act to make benefits under such title payable to a resident alien only if such alien has continuously resided in the United States for at least six years. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish procedures to prevent payment of benefits to individuals who become ineligible due to their departure from the United States.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 January 1979

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