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2310
BY
WESTRICH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
eligibility
for
certain
public
assistance
1
programs.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
239.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(4)
Information
maintained
by
the
United
States
citizenship
3
and
immigration
services
of
the
United
States
department
of
4
homeland
security
,
including
information
accessible
through
the
5
systematic
alien
verification
for
entitlements
online
service
.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
239.6,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
7
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
8
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
g.
The
systematic
alien
verification
for
9
entitlements
online
service
maintained
by
the
United
States
10
citizenship
and
immigration
services
of
the
United
States
11
department
of
homeland
security
to
verify
immigration
and
12
United
States
citizenship
information.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
relates
to
eligibility
for
certain
public
17
assistance
programs.
“Public
assistance
program”,
as
defined
18
in
Code
section
239.2,
means
the
supplemental
nutrition
19
assistance
program
(SNAP),
the
medical
assistance
program
20
(Medicaid),
the
family
investment
program
(FIP),
and
the
21
children’s
health
insurance
program
(CHIP).
22
The
bill
requires
HHS,
prior
to
determining
the
initial
23
eligibility
of
an
applicant
for,
or
the
ongoing
eligibility
24
of
a
recipient
of,
public
assistance
benefits
to
verify
25
immigration
and
United
States
citizenship
information
of
26
the
applicant
or
recipient
through
the
systematic
alien
27
verification
for
entitlements
online
service
maintained
by
28
the
United
States
citizenship
and
immigration
services
of
the
29
United
States
department
of
homeland
security.
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