Title 8 — Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-73
§1646 Derivative eligibility for benefits
Title 8 › Chapter CHAPTER 14— - RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1646
Summary
If a noncitizen is not allowed to get food stamp benefits under this part of the law, getting Supplemental Security Income (SSI) does not make them eligible for food stamps.
Full Legal Text
Title 8, §1646
Aliens and Nationality — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who under the provisions of this chapter is ineligible for benefits under the food stamp program (as defined in section 1612(a)(3)(B) of this title) shall not be eligible for such benefits because the alien receives benefits under the supplemental security income program (as defined in section 1612(a)(3)(A) of this title).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title” meaning title IV of Pub. L. 104–193, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2260, which enacted this chapter, section 1183a of this title, and section 611a and 1437y of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, amended section 1383 of this title, section 32 and 6213 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and section 1436a and 1471 of Title 42, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 1183a of this title and section 32 of Title 26. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
References to the food stamp program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 considered to refer to the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under that Act, see section 4002(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 2012 of Title 7, Agriculture.
Effective Date
Section effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the enactment of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104–193, see section 5308 of Pub. L. 105–33, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1997 Amendment note under section 1612 of this title.
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Citation
8 U.S.C. § 1646
Title 8 — Aliens and Nationality
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73