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title: "42 U.S.C. § 3056j"
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3056j - Treatment of assistance

## Text

Assistance provided under this subchapter shall not be considered to be financial assistance described in section 1255a(h)(1)(A) of title 8.

(Pub. L. 89–73, title V, § 512, as added Pub. L. 109–365, title V, § 501, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2580.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 3056j, Pub. L. 89–73, title V, § 512, as added Pub. L. 106–501, title V, § 501, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2280, related to coordination with the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 109–365. See section 3056i of this title.