8 USC 1625: Authorization for verification of eligibility for State and local public benefits
Text contains those laws in effect on January 7, 2011
From Title 8-ALIENS AND NATIONALITYCHAPTER 14-RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENSSUBCHAPTER II-ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAMS
§1625. Authorization for verification of eligibility for State and local public benefits
A State or political subdivision of a State is authorized to require an applicant for State and local public benefits (as defined in section 1621(c) of this title) to provide proof of eligibility.
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Effective Date
Section effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the enactment of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,