Eligible families

Eligible families means all families eligible for TANF funded assistance under the Tribal TANF program funded under section 412, including:
(1) All U.S. citizens who meet the Tribe's criteria for Tribal TANF assistance;
(2) All qualified aliens, who meet the Tribe's criteria for Tribal TANF assistance, who entered the U.S. before August 22, 1996;
(3) All qualified aliens, who meet the Tribe's criteria for Tribal TANF assistance, who entered the U.S. on or after August 22, 1996, who have been in the U.S. for at least 5 years beginning on the date of entry into the U.S. with a qualified alien status, are eligible beginning 5 years after the date of entry into the U.S. There are exceptions to this 5-year bar for qualified aliens who enter on or after August 22, 1996, and the Tribal TANF program must cover these excepted individuals:
(a) An alien who is admitted to the U.S. as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
(b) An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of such Act;
(c) An alien whose deportation is being withheld under section 243(h) of such Act; and
(d) An alien who is lawfully residing in any State and is a veteran with an honorable discharge, is on active duty in the Armed Forces of the U.S., or is the spouse or unmarried dependent child of such an individual;
(4) All permanent resident aliens who are members of an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act;
(5) All permanent resident aliens who have 40 qualifying quarters of coverage as defined by Title II of the Act.

Source

45 CFR § 286.5


Scoping language

The following definitions apply under this part:

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