Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2441
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2016-01-12
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Caribbean area

Congressional oversight

Cuba

Government studies and investigations

Immigrant health and welfare

Immigration status and procedures

Latin America

Poverty and welfare assistance

Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Latest action: action_date: 2016-01-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-01-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and the Immigration and Nationality Act to make Cuban nationals who enter the United States on or after the enactment of this Act ineligible for refugee/parolee assistance. </p>  <p>The Inspector General of the Social Security Administration shall report to Congress on methods for enforcing the loss of eligibility under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social Security Act by persons who are absent from the United States for at least one month. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2441 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 12, 2016 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2016 . 2. Certain Cubans ineligible for refugee assistance (a) In general Title V of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 ( 8 U.S.C. 1522 note) is amended— (1) in the title heading, by striking Cuban and ; and (2) in section 501— (A) by striking Cuban and each place such phrase appears; (B) in subsection (d), by striking Cuban or ; and (C) in subsection (e)— (i) in paragraph (1)— (I) by striking Cuban/ and (II) by striking Cuba or ; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking Cuba or . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996 Section 403(d) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1613(d) ) is amended— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Cuban and ; and (B) by striking 1980, for Cuban and Haitian entrants and all that follows and inserting 1980 ( 8 U.S.C. 1522 note), for Haitian entrants (as defined in subsection (e)(2) of such section) . (2) Immigration and nationality act Section 245A(h)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255a(h)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking Cuban and . (c) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall only apply to nationals of Cuba who enter the United States on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration shall submit a report to Congress that describes the methods by which the provision described in section 416.215 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, is being enforced.