1. Restricting certain Federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be citizens (a) Restriction (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual is not eligible for a Federal assistance benefit (as defined in paragraph (2) of this subsection) unless the individual meets the citizenship requirement specified in subsection (b)(1). (2) Federal assistance benefit In this section, the term Federal assistance benefit means, with respect to an individual, assistance furnished to the individual (or to the household, family, or other similar unit that includes the individual) under any Federal assistance program (as defined in subsection (e)), including any benefit furnished under a grant or contract made pursuant to any such program, but does not include an entity receiving a grant or contract under such a program if the grant or contract is used to furnish assistance other than to the entity receiving the grant or contract. (b) Citizenship, attestation, and citizenship verification requirements (1) Citizenship requirement The citizenship requirement specified in this paragraph, with respect to an individual, is that the individual must meet— (A) the attestation requirement of paragraph (2)