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8 U.S.C. 1645: Qualifying quarters
Created in 1996 by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1612, 8 U.S.C. 1622, 8 U.S.C. 1631.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
1997
- Pub. L. 105–33, §5573(a), inserted at end "Notwithstanding section 6103 of title 26, the Commissioner of Social Security is authorized to disclose quarters of coverage information concerning an alien and an alien's spouse or parents to a government agency for the purposes of this chapter." (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text
- Pub. L. 105–33, §5573(b), substituted "before the date on which the alien attains age 18," for "while the alien was under age 18,". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (1)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.