; 1612(a); 1613(a)) and section 6(f) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(f) ), persons who are lawfully present in the United States shall be not be ineligible for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program on the basis of their immigration status or date of entry into the United States. (d) Eligibility for families with children Section 421(d)(3) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1631(d)(3) ) is amended by striking to the extent that a qualified alien is eligible under section 402(a)(2)(J) and inserting, to the extent that a child is a member of a household under the supplemental nutrition assistance program . (e) Ensuring proper screening Section 11(e)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)(B) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses (vii) and (viii); and (2) by inserting after clause (v) the following: (vi) shall provide a method for implementing section 421 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1631 ) that does not require any unnecessary information from persons who may be exempt from that provision; . 503. Repeal of denial of benefits Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 21 U.S.C. 862a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2); (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2)