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  SA 3739. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2648, making emergency supplemental appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 15, after line 22, add the following:

     SEC. 1503. ENSURING THAT REFUGEES, ASYLEES, AND OTHER ALIENS 
                   ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON WELFARE.

       (a) Ineligible Person Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``ineligible person'' means a noncitizen who--
       (1) is in the custody of the Federal Government on the 
     basis of a violation of immigration law;
       (2) is subject to a removal order; or
       (3) is not otherwise eligible for permanent residency in 
     the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
       (b) No Access to Welfare.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, an ineligible person is not eligible for 
     any of the following:
       (1) Any assistance or benefits provided under a State 
     program funded under the temporary assistance for needy 
     families program under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
       (2) Any medical assistance provided under a State Medicaid 
     plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396 et seq.) or under a waiver of such plan, other than 
     emergency medical assistance provided under paragraphs (2) 
     and (3) of section 1903(v), and any child health assistance 
     provided under a State child health plan under title XXI of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) or under a 
     waiver of such plan.
       (3) Any benefits or assistance provided under the 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program established under 
     the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
       (4) Supplemental security income benefits provided under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381).
       (5) Federal Pell Grants under section 401 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a).
       (6) Housing vouchers under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
       (7) Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
     benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     401 et seq.).
       (8) Health insurance benefits for the aged and disabled 
     under the medicare program established under title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).
       (9) Assistance or benefits provided under the program of 
     block grants to States for social services under subtitle A 
     of title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et 
     seq.).
       (c) No Welfare for Refugees or Asylees After 1 Year of Date 
     of Admission.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
     alien admitted to the United States as a refugee under 
     section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1157) or granted asylum under section 208 of such Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1158) shall not be eligible for any assistance or 
     benefits described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of 
     subsection (b), and shall not be allowed the earned income 
     tax credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, after the date that is 1 year after the date on which 
     the alien is so admitted or granted asylum.
       (d) No Citizenship for Aliens Who Apply for and Receive 
     Welfare.--Any alien, refugee, asylee, nonimmigrant admitted 
     to the United States under a permanent or temporary visa, or 
     ineligible person who is prohibited under this section or any 
     other provision of law from applying for, or receiving, 
     assistance or benefits described in subsection (b) or from 
     claiming the earned income tax

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     credit allowed under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, or any other credit allowed under subpart C of part 
     IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code, and who applies 
     for and receives any such assistance or benefits, or who 
     claims and is allowed any such credit, shall be permanently 
     prohibited from becoming naturalized as a citizen of the 
     United States.
       (e) Enforcement.--
       (1) State defined.--In this subsection, the term ``State'' 
     means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, and American Samoa.
       (2) Requirement.--Each State shall implement the 
     verification procedures listed in paragraph (5) to prevent 
     noncitizens from receiving the assistance or benefits 
     described in subsection (b) and from being allowed the earned 
     income tax credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986. To the extent that the State is not responsible 
     for the administration of such assistance, benefits, or tax 
     credit, the procedures implemented by the State shall be 
     designed to assist the head of the Federal agency responsible 
     for administering such assistance, benefits, or tax credit in 
     ensuring that noncitizens do not receive the assistance, 
     benefits, or tax credit.
       (3) Penalty.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, with respect to a State, each head of the Federal agency 
     responsible for administering a Federal means-tested benefit 
     program listed in paragraph (4) shall reduce the annual 
     amount of federal financial payments that would otherwise be 
     made to the State under the program by 10 percent, beginning 
     with the payments for fiscal year 2015.
       (B) The reduction under subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
     with respect to any fiscal year that begins after the date on 
     which the State certifies to the Secretary of the Homeland 
     Security that the State has complied with paragraph (2).
       (4) Federal means-tested benefit programs.--The Federal 
     means-tested benefit programs listed in this paragraph are 
     the following:
       (A) The temporary assistance for needy families program 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
       (B) The Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
       (C) The State children's health insurance program under 
     title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et 
     seq.).
       (D) The supplemental nutrition assistance program 
     established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
       (E) The program of block grants to States for social 
     services under subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.).
       (5) Verification procedures.--The verification procedures 
     listed in this paragraph are the following:
       (A) Requiring proof of citizenship as a condition for 
     receipt of assistance or benefits under the Federal means-
     tested benefit programs listed in paragraph (4).
       (B) Verifying the proof of citizenship provided as a 
     condition for receipt of assistance or benefits under the 
     Federal means-tested benefit programs listed in paragraph 
     (4), including by using the Systematic Alien Verification for 
     Entitlements Program of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
     Services to confirm that an individual who has presented 
     proof of citizenship as a condition for receipt of assistance 
     or benefits under a Federal means-tested benefit program 
     listed in paragraph (4) is not an alien.
       (C) Requiring officers and employees of State agencies that 
     administer a Federal means-tested benefit program listed in 
     paragraph (4) to report to the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     any suspicious or fraudulent identity information provided by 
     an individual applying for assistance or benefits.
       (6) Miscellaneous provisions.--
       (A) Nonapplicability of the privacy act.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, section 552a of title 5, United 
     States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Privacy Act'') may 
     not be construed as prohibiting an officer or employee of a 
     State from verifying a claim of citizenship for purposes of 
     eligibility for assistance or benefits under a Federal means-
     tested benefit program listed in paragraph (4).
       (B) Inclusion of certain persons in save.--Not later than 
     30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall certify that the 
     Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program of 
     U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has the ability to 
     establish verifiable ineligibility for any Federal means-
     tested benefit program listed in paragraph (4) for any 
     ineligible person.
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