TITLE IV:REFORMS TO NONIMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAMS

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§ 4415 : TREATMENT OF COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION MIGRANTS.


a.

IN GENERAL.—Title II (8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 214 the following:

SEC. 214A. TREATMENT OF COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION MIGRANTS.

b.

CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1108 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended—

1.

in subsection (f), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking subsection (g) and inserting subsections (g) and (h); and

2.

by adding at the end the following:

h.

The limitations of subsections (f) and (g) shall not apply with respect to medical assistance provided to an individual described in section 214A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

c.

EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to benefits for items and services furnished on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.