PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996 110 STAT. 2261 Subtitle A—Eligibility for Federal Benefits SEC. 401. ALIENS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR 8 USC 1611. FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in subsection (b), an aUen who is not a quaUfied alien (as defined in section 431) is not eligible for any Federal public benefit (as defined in subsection (c)). (b) EXCEPTIONS.— (1) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the following Federal public benefits: (A) Medical assistsince under title XIX of the Social Security Act (or any successor program to such title) for care and services that are necessary for the treatment of an emergency medical condition (as defined in section 1903(v)(3) of such Act) of the alien involved and are not related to an organ transplant procedure, if the alien involved otherwise meets the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the State plan approved under such title (other than the requirement of the receipt of aid or assistance under title IV of such Act, supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of such Act, or a State supplementary payment). (B) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster relief. (C) Public health assistance (not including any assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act) for immunizations with respect to immunizable diseases and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases whether or not such symptoms are caused by a communicable disease. (D) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (i) deliver in-kind services at the community level, including through public or private nonprofit agencies; (ii) do not condition the provision of assistance, the amount of assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on the individual recipient's income or resources; and (iii) are necessary for the protection of life or safety. (E) Programs for housing or community development assistance or financial assistance administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, any program under title V of the Housing Act of 1949, or any assistance under section 306C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, to the extent that the alien is receiving such a benefit on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any benefit payable under title II of the Social Security Act to an alien who is lawfully present in the United States as determined by the Attorney GenersQ, to any benefit if nonpayment of such benefit would contravene an international agreement described in section 233 of the Social Security Act, to any benefit if nonpayment would be contrary to section 202(t) of the Social Security Act,
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