In the Senate of the United States, 
August 1, 2008. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2608) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend section 402 of 
the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2008 through 
2010, extensions of supplemental security income for refu-
gees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, 
and to amend the Internal Revenue Code to collect unemploy-
ment compensation debts resulting from fraud.’’, do pass 
with the following 
AMENDMENTS: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SSI Extension for Elder-
ly and Disabled Refugees Act’’.
SEC. 2. SSI EXTENSIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN IMMIGRANTS. 
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: 
‘‘(M) SSI EXTENSIONS
THROUGH
FISCAL 
YEAR 2011.— 
‘‘(i) TWO-YEAR EXTENSION FOR CER-
TAIN
ALIENS
AND
VICTIMS
OF
TRAF-
FICKING.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
clause (ii), with respect to eligibility 
for benefits under subparagraph (A) 
for the specified Federal program de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(A) of quali-
fied aliens (as defined in section 
431(b)) and victims of trafficking in 
persons 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
107(b)(1)(C) of division A of the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Pro-
tection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– 
386) or as granted status under section 
101(a)(15)(T)(ii) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act), the 7-year pe-
riod described in subparagraph (A) 
shall be deemed to be a 9-year period 
during fiscal years 2009 through 2011
in the case of such a qualified alien or 
victim of trafficking who furnishes to 
the Commissioner of Social Security 
the declaration required under sub-
clause (IV) (if applicable) and is de-
scribed in subclause (III). 
‘‘(II) ALIENS AND VICTIMS WHOSE 
BENEFITS
CEASED
IN
PRIOR
FISCAL 
YEARS.—Subject to clause (ii), begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of 
the SSI Extension for Elderly and 
Disabled Refugees Act, any qualified 
alien (as defined in section 431(b)) or 
victim of trafficking in persons (as de-
fined in section 107(b)(1)(C) of divi-
sion A of the Victims of Trafficking 
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106–386) or as granted 
status under section 101(a)(15)(T)(ii) 
of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act) rendered ineligible for the speci-
fied Federal program described in 
paragraph (3)(A) during the period be-
ginning on August 22, 1996, and end-
ing on September 30, 2008, solely by
reason of the termination of the 7-year 
period described in subparagraph (A) 
shall be eligible for such program for 
an additional 2-year period in accord-
ance with this clause, if such qualified 
alien or victim of trafficking meets all 
other eligibility factors under title XVI 
of the Social Security Act, furnishes to 
the Commissioner of Social Security 
the declaration required under sub-
clause (IV) (if applicable), and is de-
scribed in subclause (III). 
‘‘(III) ALIENS AND VICTIMS DE-
SCRIBED.—For purposes of subclauses 
(I) and (II), a qualified alien or vic-
tim of trafficking described in this sub-
clause is an alien or victim who— 
‘‘(aa) has been a lawful per-
manent resident for less than 6 
years and such status has not 
been abandoned, rescinded under 
section 246 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, or termi-
nated 
through 
removal 
pro-
ceedings under section 240 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, 
and the Commissioner of Social 
Security has verified such status, 
through procedures established in 
consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security; 
‘‘(bb) has filed an applica-
tion, within 4 years from the date 
the alien or victim began receiv-
ing supplemental security income 
benefits, to become a lawful per-
manent resident with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, and 
the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity has verified, through proce-
dures established in consultation 
with such Secretary, that such ap-
plication is pending; 
‘‘(cc) has been granted the 
status of Cuban and Haitian en-
trant, as defined in section 501(e) 
of the Refugee Education Assist-
ance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96– 
422), for purposes of the specified