Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2016”.
Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2016
A BILL
To provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Certain Cubans ineligible for refugee assistance
In general— Title V of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note) is amended—
in the title heading, by striking “Cuban and”; and
in section 501—
by striking “Cuban and” each place such phrase appears;
in subsection (d), by striking “Cuban or”; and
in subsection (e)—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking “Cuban/” and
by striking “Cuba or”; and
in paragraph (2), by striking “Cuba or”.
Conforming amendments—
Personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996— Section 403(d) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(d)) is amended—
in the subsection heading, by striking “Cuban and”; and
by striking “1980, for Cuban and Haitian entrants” and all that follows and inserting “1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note), for Haitian entrants (as defined in subsection (e)(2) of such section)”.
Immigration and nationality act— Section 245A(h)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a(h)(2)(A)) is amended by striking “Cuban and”.
Applicability— The amendments made by this section shall only apply to nationals of Cuba who enter the United States on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Sec. 3 Report
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration shall submit a report to Congress that describes the methods by which the provision described in section 416.215 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, is being enforced.