I would like to very briefly quote from that document. The title is "Undocumented Alien Eligibility." Unlike the major financial assistance pro. grams. Medicaid covers otherwise eligible undocumented aliens for emergency conditions. An "emergency medical condition" Is defined by the Medicaid statute to mean "a medical condition (including emergency labor and delivery) manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in-(A) placing the patients health in serious Jeopardy. (B) serious impairment to bodily functions. or (C) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part" (Social Security Act. section 1903(v)(3)). * * * There are other income. health. education. and social service programs for which undocumented aliens may be eligible. since these programs requirements do not include specific provisions regarding alien status. Such programs include. for example. the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women. Infants. and Children (WIC). Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC). migrant health centers. and veterans pensions. In 1982. the U.S. Supreme Court ruled In Plyler v. Doe. 457 U.S. 202. that States may not deny public education to undocumented alien children residing within them. Such children would also be eligible for the school lunch program. I think. Mr. President. this report very clearly cites the Federal limitations on the receipt of certain benefits by undocumented aliens. If I may. let me just quickly give you what we have been able to calculate as the immediate impact of this amendment. Effectively. this amendment is an unfunded mandate if it is agreed to.
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