; or (ii) at the request of the governors of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands, to any citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau who lawfully resides in the respective United States territory as a nonimmigrant under the terms of the applicable Compact of Free Association with the United States. . (b) TANF and SSBG eligibility Section 402(b)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Exception for citizens of the freely associated states residing in the United States With respect to eligibility for benefits for the designated Federal program defined in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3), section 401(a) and paragraph (1) shall not apply— (i) to any citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau who lawfully resides in one of the several States or the District of Columbia as a nonimmigrant under the terms of the applicable Compact of Free Association with the United States