1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020”.
Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020
A BILL
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide public benefits to citizens of the freely associated states, and for other purposes.
2. Public benefits for citizens of freely associated states
Section 431(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (6), by striking “or” at the end;
in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(8) a citizen of a freely associated state, if section 141 of the applicable compact of free association approved in Public Law 99–239 or 99–658 (or a successor provision) is in effect.”
3. Application
In general— Subtitle D of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“437. Special rule for citizens of freely associated states
“In the case of an alien described in paragraph (8) of section 431(b), any otherwise applicable residency requirement related to eligibility for benefits shall not apply.”
Clerical amendment— The table of contents for the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by inserting after the item related to section 436 the following: