<h1>Title V - Restrictions On Benefits For Aliens</h1>
<p>Subtitle A - Eligibility of Aliens for Public Assistance and Benefits</p>
<p>Section 502. Pilot Programs on Limiting Issuance of Driver's Licenses to Illegal    Aliens.</p>
<p>States may conduct pilot programs within their states to test the effectiveness    of denying driver's licenses to unlawfully present aliens. (California already    has a program denying a driver's license to persons without a valid visa.)</p>
<p>Section 503. Ineligibility of Aliens Not Lawfully Present for Social Security    Benefits.</p>
<p>An alien who is not lawfully present in the U.S. is ineligible for social    security benefits on or after December 1, 1996.</p>
<p>Section 510. Transition for Aliens Currently Receiving Benefits Under the Food    Stamp Program.</p>
<p>"Qualified" immigrants currently receiving Food Stamps will not    lose assistance until at least April l, 1997, but must be cut off by August    22, 1997.</p>
<p>Subtitle C - Affidavits of Support</p>
<p>Section 551. Requirements for Sponsor's Affidavit of Support.</p>
<p>"Sponsor" who signs an affidavit of support for an alien for permanent    residence is legally bound to support the alien. If the alien goes on welfare    or public assistance, the sponsor must repay any governmental agency for any    benefits received by the alien.</p>
<p>This requirement must be enforceable against the sponsor by the alien, by    the federal Government, or any state or political subdivision of a state, until    the alien has become a citizen or until the alien has been credited for 40 qualifying    quarters of work which are defined the same as in the welfare law.</p>
<p>To qualify as a sponsor, individuals must be at least 18 years of age, be    domiciled in the U.S., and be able to support both the sponsor's and the immigrant's    families at an annual income level equal to at least 125 percent of the federal    poverty guidelines.</p>
<p>A sponsor must notify the INS whenever he moves, and failure to do so could    result in fines. The new requirements will take effect by April 1, 1997.</p>
<p>Subtitle D - Miscellaneous Provisions</p>
<p>Section 564. Pilot Programs to Require Bonding.</p>
<p>The five INS district offices may require posting of a bond "in an amount    sufficient to cover the cost" of means-tested benefits provided to the    alien and the alien's dependents in addition to the affidavit of support. This    requirement is to be reviewed after three years of operation.</p>
<p>Subtitle E - Housing Assistance</p>
<p>Section 576.</p>
<p>No individual or family applying for financial assistance from a federal housing    agency may receive such assistance before the affirmative establishment and    verification of eligibility of at least one family member.</p>