; and (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(III), by inserting (or outlying area) after State . (b) Compact migrant eligibility Section 188(a)(5) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3248(a)(5) ) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau, who were admitted to the United States as nonimmigrants under the terms of the applicable Compact of Free Association with the United States . 12. Amendments to Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (a) Snap eligibility Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (N) Exception for citizens of the freely associated states residing in the united states With respect to eligibility for benefits for the specified Federal program defined in paragraph (3)(B) 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