5461b036__Welfare_Law___Revised_12_5_96__Comments
[Provision] Termination of food stamps for legal immigrants currently receiving benefits [Effective Date] At next scheduled recertification on or after April 1, but in no event later than August 22, 1997. [Enforcement Mechanism] Enforced under current food stamp rules*** [Comments] 
Most legal immigrants who are currently receiving food stamps must be terminated from the program. See text for a list of exempt groups of legal immigrants
Time Line For Implementing The New Welfare Law - Revised 12/5/96
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