I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10469 
To limit eligibility for Federal benefits for certain immigrants, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2024 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself and Mr. ROY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 
the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To limit eligibility for Federal benefits for certain 
immigrants, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘America First Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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Sec. 2. Adjusting eligibility of certain non-citizens for Federal public benefits 
under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act. 
Sec. 3. Verification of citizenship by Head Start agencies. 
Sec. 4. Eligibility for certain Federal health care benefits. 
Sec. 5. Housing. 
Sec. 6. Identification requirements for child tax credit and earned income tax 
credit; permanent extension of certain temporary rules for child 
tax credit. 
Sec. 7. Federal Emergency Management Agency prohibitions. 
Sec. 8. Eligibility for postsecondary financial assistance based on immigration 
status. 
Sec. 9. Reducing ESEA funding for sanctuary jurisdictions. 
Sec. 10. Limitation on refugee resettlement and other services for certain Hai-
tian immigrants. 
Sec. 11. Prohibiting participation in Federal benefit programs until a satisfac-
tory immigration status is verified. 
Sec. 12. Verification of citizenship for WIC and school meals. 
Sec. 13. Restrictions on use of Community Development Block Grant funds and 
Federal funding by tax-exempt organizations. 
Sec. 14. Implementing regulations and guidance. 
SEC. 2. ADJUSTING ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN NON-CITI-
ZENS 
FOR 
FEDERAL 
PUBLIC 
BENEFITS 
UNDER THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND 
WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT. 
(a) NARROWING SCOPE OF FEDERAL PUBLIC BENE-
FITS FOR WHICH NON-QUALIFIED ALIENS ARE ELIGIBLE 
UNDER PRWORA.—Section 401(b)(1) of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraphs (B), (D), and 
(E); and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B). 
(b) NARROWING
THE DEFINITION
OF QUALIFIED 
ALIEN UNDER PRWORA.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 431(b) of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (2), (4), and 
(5); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (6), 
(7), and (8) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and 
(5), respectively. 
(2) EXCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS PAROLED INTO 
THE UNITED STATES FOR LESS THAN 1 YEAR.—Sec-
tion 411(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1621(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3). 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 402(a)(2)(A) of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(A)) is 
amended— 
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(i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
striking ‘‘AND ASYLEES’’; 
(ii) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii); 
and 
(iii) by redesignating clauses (iv) and 
(v) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively. 
(B) Section 403(b)(1) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)(1)) is 
amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘AND ASYLEES’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and 
(C); and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) and (E) as subparagraphs (B) and 
(C), respectively. 
(C) Section 412 of the Personal Responsi-
bility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1622) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘, 
a 
non-
immigrant’’ and inserting ‘‘or a non-
immigrant’’; and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘, or an alien 
who is paroled into the United States 
under section 212(d)(5) of such Act 
for less than one year’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(I) in the paragraph heading, by 
striking ‘‘AND ASYLEES’’; 
(II) by striking subparagraphs 
(B) and (C); and 
(III) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs 
(B) and (C), respectively. 
SEC. 3. VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP BY HEAD START 
AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 645 of the Head Start 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9840) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) A child shall be considered ineligible for a Head 
Start program if— 
‘‘(1) the child is not— 
‘‘(A) a citizen of the United States; or 
‘‘(B) an alien who is admitted to the 
United States as a refugee under section 207 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1157); and 
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‘‘(2) a parent (including a guardian) of the 
child is— 
‘‘(A) an alien (as defined in section 101(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)) who is unlawfully present in 
the United States; 
‘‘(B) an alien granted parole under section 
212(d)(5) or 236(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5), 
1126(a)(2)(B)); 
‘‘(C) an alien granted temporary protected 
status under section 244 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a); 
‘‘(D) an alien granted asylum under sec-
tion 208 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1158); 
‘‘(E) an alien granted deferred action or 
deferred enforced departure, including pursuant 
to the memorandum of the Department of 
Homeland Security entitled ‘Exercising Pros-
ecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals 
Who Came to the United States as Children’ 
issued on June 15, 2012; or 
‘‘(F) an alien granted withholding of re-
moval under section 241(b)(3) of the Immigra-
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tion 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1231(b)(3)).’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
640(a)(5)(B)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9835(a)(5)(B)(i)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘immigrant, refugee,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘refugee’’. 
SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL HEALTH CARE 
BENEFITS. 
(a) LIMITING MEDICAID COVERAGE OF PAROLEES 
AND TPS AND DACA RECIPIENTS.—Section 1903(v) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) For purposes of paragraph (1), an alien shall 
not be considered to be lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence or otherwise permanently residing in the United 
States under color of law if the alien is— 
‘‘(A) granted parole under section 212(d)(5) or 
236(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act; 
‘‘(B) granted deferred action or deferred en-
forced departure, including pursuant to the memo-
randum of the Department of Homeland Security 
entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with 
Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United 
States as Children’ issued on June 15, 2012; 
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‘‘(C) granted asylum under section 208 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act; 
‘‘(D) granted temporary protected status under 
section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; 
or 
‘‘(E) granted withholding of removal under sec-
tion 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act.’’. 
(b) LIMITING MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PAROLEES 
AND TPS AND DACA RECIPIENTS.—Title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1899C. LIMITING MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PAROL-
EES AND TPS AND DACA RECIPIENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 226, 
section 226A, section 1818(a), section 1836(a), or any 
other provision of this title, in no case may an applicable 
individual (as defined in subsection (b)) be entitled to, or 
enrolled for, benefits under this title. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘applicable individual’ means an alien— 
‘‘(1) granted parole under section 212(d)(5) or 
236(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act; 
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‘‘(2) granted deferred action or deferred en-
forced departure, including pursuant to the memo-
randum of the Department of Homeland Security 
entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with 
Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United 
States as Children’ issued on June 15, 2012; 
‘‘(3) granted asylum under section 208 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act; 
‘‘(4) granted temporary protected status under 
section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; 
or 
‘‘(5) granted withholding of removal under sec-
tion 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act.’’. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR CREDIT FOR COVERAGE UNDER 
A QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
36B(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘If’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 
provided in subparagraph (F), if’’. 
(2) DISQUALIFIED
INDIVIDUALS.—Paragraph 
(1) of section 36B(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(F) DISQUALIFIED
INDIVIDUALS.—The 
following shall not be treated as an applicable 
taxpayer: 
‘‘(i) Any alien granted asylum under 
section 208 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act. 
‘‘(ii) Any alien granted parole under 
section 212(d)(5) or 236(a)(2)(B) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act. 
‘‘(iii) Any alien granted temporary 
protected status under section 244 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act. 
‘‘(iv) Any alien granted deferred ac-
tion or deferred enforced departure, includ-
ing pursuant to the memorandum of the 
Department of Homeland Security entitled 
‘Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with 
Respect to Individuals Who Came to the 
United States as Children’ issued on June 
15, 2012. 
‘‘(v) Any alien granted withholding of 
removal under section 241(b)(3) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act.’’. 
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(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Subsection 
(e) of section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘INDIVIDUALS’’ in the 
heading and inserting ‘‘DISQUALIFIED INDIVID-
UALS AND INDIVIDUALS’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘are individuals who are 
not lawfully present’’ in paragraph (1) and in-
serting ‘‘are individuals described in subsection 
(c)(1)(F) or are not lawfully present’’. 
(4) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM ES-
SENTIAL
COVERAGE.—Paragraph (3) of section 
5000A(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘INDIVIDUALS’’ in the 
heading and inserting ‘‘DISQUALIFIED INDIVID-
UALS AND INDIVIDUALS’’, and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or is an individual de-
scribed in section 36B(c)(1)(F)’’ before the pe-
riod at the end. 
(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY FOR COST-SHARING REDUCTIONS 
AND SUBSIDIES.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 
1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act (42 U.S.C. 18071) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
and not described in section 36B(c)(1)(F) of such 
Code’’ after ‘‘the Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Subsection 
(e) of section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘INDIVIDUALS’’ in the 
heading and inserting ‘‘DISQUALIFIED INDIVID-
UALS AND INDIVIDUALS’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘is not lawfully present’’ in 
paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘is an individual 
described in section 36B(c)(1)(F) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 or is not lawfully 
present’’. 
(3) PROCEDURES.—Paragraph (1) of section 
1411(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18081(a)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, and is not a disqualified individual under 
section 36B(c)(1)(F) of such Code’’ before the semi-
colon at the end. 
(4) FEDERAL
PAYMENTS.—Subsection (d) of 
section 1412 of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18082) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘INDIVIDUALS’’ in the 
heading and inserting ‘‘DISQUALIFIED INDIVID-
UALS OR INDIVIDUALS’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘are not lawfully present’’ 
in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘are described 
in section 36B(c)(1)(F) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 or are not lawfully present’’. 
(5) STATE BASIC HEALTH PROGRAMS.—Para-
graph (1) of section 1331(e) of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18051) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, or any individual who is de-
scribed in section 36B(c)(1)(F) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986’’ before the period at the end. 
(6) QUALIFIED
INDIVIDUALS.—Paragraph (3) 
of section 1312(f) of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(f)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘LAWFUL’’ in the heading 
and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN LAWFUL’’, and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or is an individual de-
scribed in section 36B(c)(1)(F) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986’’ after ‘‘lawfully present 
in the United States’’. 
(7) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to years, plan years, 
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and taxable years, as applicable, beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FED-
ERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS THAT PROVIDE 
SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT LAWFULLY 
PRESENT
IN UNITED STATES.—A Federally qualified 
health center (as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa))) that provides services 
(other than services to treat an emergency medical condi-
tion, as defined in section 1903(v)(3) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)(3))) to individuals who are 
not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligi-
ble for— 
(1) payment under— 
(A) the Medicare program under title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395 et seq.); 
(B) the Medicaid program under title XIX 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); or 
(C) the Children’s Health Insurance Pro-
gram under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397aa et seq.); 
(2) grant or any other funding under the Public 
Health Service Act, including a grant under section 
330 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 254b); or 
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(3) any other Federal funding. 
SEC. 5. HOUSING. 
(a) RESTRICTIONS
ON USE
OF ASSISTED HOUS-
ING.—Section 214 of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or pur-
suant to the granting of asylum (which has not 
been terminated) under section 208 of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1158)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); 
and 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
(7) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall not provide financial assist-
ance to a family unless the eligibility of each member of 
the family has been affirmatively established under the 
program of financial assistance and under this section.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall take one of the fol-
lowing actions’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Defer the termination’’ and inserting ‘‘shall 
defer the termination’’; 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘If, fol-
lowing completion’’; 
(C) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) 
as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively, and 
moving the margins 2 ems to the left; 
(D) in subparagraph (B), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘clause (iii), any deferral 
under this subparagraph’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraph (C), any deferral under this para-
graph’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (C), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or an individual seek-
ing asylum under section 208 of that Act’’; 
(4) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘at least 
the individual or one family member’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the individual or each family member’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937)—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘in carrying out subsection (d)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘United States Housing Act 
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of 1937), in carrying out subsection (d)’’; 
and 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), 
and (iii) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C), respectively, and adjusting the mar-
gins accordingly; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) PROHIBITION ON ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES.— 
The applicable Secretary shall not issue any guidelines re-
lating to eligibility for financial assistance under this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING GUARANTEED LOAN 
PROGRAM.—Section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1472) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(j) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make a 
loan under this section only to— 
‘‘(A) a citizen of the United States; or 
‘‘(B) an occupant or resident of a housing 
unit that does not include— 
‘‘(i) any alien (as defined in section 
101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))) who is unlawfully 
present in the United States; 
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‘‘(ii) any alien granted asylum under 
section 208 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158); 
‘‘(iii) any alien granted parole under 
section 212(d)(5) or 236(a)(2)(B) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(d)(5), 1126(a)(2)(B)); 
‘‘(iv) any alien granted temporary 
protected status under section 244 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1254a); 
‘‘(v) any alien granted deferred action 
or deferred enforced departure, including 
pursuant to the memorandum of the De-
partment of Homeland Security entitled 
‘Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with 
Respect to Individuals Who Came to the 
United States as Children’ issued on June 
15, 2012; and 
‘‘(vi) any alien granted withholding of 
removal under section 241(b)(3) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1231(b)(3)). 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION
ON
ELIGIBILITY
GUIDE-
LINES.—The Secretary shall not issue any guidelines 
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relating to eligibility under paragraph (1) for a loan 
under this section.’’. 
(c) REMOVAL OF ATTORNEY GENERAL DISCRETION 
TO EXEMPT HOUSING PROGRAMS FROM PRWORA.— 
Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
401(b)(1)(D) 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1611(b)(1)(D)), by striking ‘‘, crisis counseling and 
intervention, and short-term shelter)’’ and inserting 
‘‘and crisis counseling and intervention), excluding 
housing programs, services, or assistance,’’; and 
(2) in section 411(b)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1621(b)(4)), 
by striking ‘‘, crisis counseling and intervention, and 
short-term shelter)’’ and inserting ‘‘and crisis coun-
seling and intervention), excluding housing pro-
grams, services, or assistance,’’ 
(d) LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
42(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) DISQUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A unit shall not 
be treated as a low-income unit if such 
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unit is occupied by any disqualified indi-
vidual. 
‘‘(ii) DISQUALIFIED
INDIVIDUAL.— 
The term ‘disqualified individual’ means— 
‘‘(I) any alien (as defined in sec-
tion 101(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act) who is unlawfully 
present in the United States, 
‘‘(II) any alien granted asylum 
under section 208 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, 
‘‘(III) any alien granted parole 
under 
section 
212(d)(5) 
or 
236(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, 
‘‘(IV) any alien granted tem-
porary protected status under section 
244 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act, 
‘‘(V) any alien granted deferred 
action or deferred enforced departure, 
including pursuant to the memo-
randum of the Department of Home-
land 
Security 
entitled 
‘Exercising 
Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect 
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to Individuals Who Came to the 
United States as Children’ issued on 
June 15, 2012, and 
‘‘(VI) any alien granted with-
holding of removal under section 
241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by this subsection shall apply to all determinations 
made after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD TAX 
CREDIT AND EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT; 
PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TEM-
PORARY RULES FOR CHILD TAX CREDIT. 
(a) CHILD TAX CREDIT.—Section 24 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$2,000’’, 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking subpara-
graphs (A) through (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) $400,000 in the case of a joint re-
turn, and 
‘‘(B) $200,000 in any other case.’’, 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘$3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500’’, and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
REFUNDABLE 
CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount deter-
mined under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to 
any qualifying child shall not exceed $1,700, 
and such paragraph shall be applied without re-
gard to subsection (h). 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a 
taxable year beginning after 2024, the 
$1,700 amount in subparagraph (A) shall 
be increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(I) such dollar amount, multi-
plied by 
‘‘(II) the cost-of-living adjust-
ment determined under section 1(f)(3) 
for the calendar year in which the tax-
able year begins, determined by sub-
stituting ‘2023’ for ‘2016’ in subpara-
graph (A)(ii) thereof. 
‘‘(ii) ROUNDING.—If any increase 
under this subparagraph is not a multiple 
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of $100, such increase shall be rounded to 
the next lowest multiple of $100.’’, 
(4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
IDENTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—No 
credit shall be allowed under this section to a tax-
payer who does not include on the return of tax for 
the taxable year— 
‘‘(A) the social security number of the tax-
payer (and, in the case of a joint return, the so-
cial security number of the taxpayer’s spouse), 
‘‘(B) with respect to any qualifying child, 
the name and the social security number of 
such qualifying child, and 
‘‘(C) for purposes of subsection (h), with 
respect to any dependent of the taxpayer, the 
name and the social security number of such 
dependent. 
‘‘(2) SOCIAL
SECURITY
NUMBER
DEFINED.— 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘social se-
curity number’ means, with respect to a return of 
tax, a social security number issued to an individual 
by the Social Security Administration, but only if 
the social security number is issued— 
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‘‘(A) to a citizen of the United States or 
pursuant to subclause (I) (or that portion of 
subclause (III) that relates to subclause (I)) of 
section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security 
Act, and 
‘‘(B) before the due date for filing such re-
turn for the taxable year. 
‘‘(3) CITIZENSHIP AND LAWFUL PRESENCE RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No credit shall be al-
lowed under this section to a taxpayer unless— 
‘‘(i) the taxpayer (and, in the case of 
a joint return, the taxpayer’s spouse) sat-
isfy the requirements under subparagraph 
(B), 
‘‘(ii) with respect to any qualifying 
child, such child satisfies the requirements 
under subparagraph (B), and 
‘‘(iii) with respect to any dependent 
described in subsection (h), such dependent 
satisfies the requirements under subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements 
described in this subparagraph are that the in-
dividual— 
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‘‘(i) shall be a citizen of the United 
States or an alien lawfully present in the 
United States, and 
‘‘(ii) may not be— 
‘‘(I) an alien granted asylum 
under section 208 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), 
‘‘(II) an alien granted parole 
under 
section 
212(d)(5) 
or 
236(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5), 
1126(a)(2)(B)), 
‘‘(III) an alien granted tem-
porary protected status under section 
244 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), 
‘‘(IV) an alien granted with-
holding of removal under section 
241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)), 
‘‘(V) any nonimmigrant described 
in section 101(a)(15) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)), 
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‘‘(VI) any alien granted deferred 
action or deferred enforced departure, 
including pursuant to the memo-
randum of the Department of Home-
land 
Security 
entitled 
‘Exercising 
Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect 
to Individuals Who Came to the 
United States as Children’ issued on 
June 15, 2012, or 
‘‘(VII) an alien who has been 
issued an employment-based immi-
grant visa described in section 203(b) 
of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)).’’, and 
(5) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(h) PARTIAL CREDIT ALLOWED
FOR CERTAIN 
OTHER DEPENDENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The credit determined 
under subsection (a) shall be increased by $500 for 
each dependent of the taxpayer (as defined in sec-
tion 152) other than a qualifying child described in 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN NONCITIZENS.— 
Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any 
individual who would not be a dependent if subpara-
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graph (A) of section 152(b)(3) were applied without 
regard to all that follows ‘resident of the United 
States’.’’. 
(b) EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.—Section 32 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by insert-
ing after subsection (f) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) CITIZENSHIP
AND LAWFUL PRESENCE RE-
QUIREMENTS.—No credit shall be allowed under this sec-
tion to an eligible individual unless— 
‘‘(1) the individual (and, in the case of a joint 
return, the individual’s spouse) satisfy the require-
ments described in section 24(e)(3)(B), and 
‘‘(2) with respect to any qualifying child, such 
child satisfies the requirements under such section.’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
6213(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘TIN’’ and 
inserting ‘‘social security number’’, and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (L) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(L) the inclusion on a return of a TIN re-
quired to be included on the return under sec-
tion 21, 6428, or 6428A, or the inclusion on a 
return of a social security number required to 
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be included on the return under section 24 or 
32, if— 
‘‘(i) such TIN or social security num-
ber, as applicable, is of an individual whose 
age affects the amount of the credit under 
such section, and 
‘‘(ii) the computation of the credit on 
the return reflects the treatment of such 
individual as being of an age different 
from the individual’s age based on such 
TIN or social security number, as applica-
ble,’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2024. 
SEC. 7. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY PRO-
HIBITIONS. 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall not use amounts available to the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency for the purpose 
of— 
(1) sheltering and related activities provided by 
non-Federal entities, including facility improvements 
and construction, in support of relieving over-
crowding in short-term holding facilities of U.S. 
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