((a)) ** In general**

((1)) Not later than 18 months after , the Attorney General of the United States, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall promulgate regulations requiring verification that a person applying for a Federal public benefit (as defined in ), to which the limitation under applies, is a qualified alien and is eligible to receive such benefit. Such regulations shall, to the extent feasible, require that information requested and exchanged be similar in form and manner to information requested and exchanged under . Not later than 90 days after , the Attorney General of the United States, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall issue interim verification guidance.

((2)) Not later than 18 months after , the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall also establish procedures for a person applying for a Federal public benefit (as defined in ) to provide proof of citizenship in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner.

((3)) Not later than 90 days after , the Attorney General shall promulgate regulations which set forth the procedures by which a State or local government can verify whether an alien applying for a State or local public benefit is a qualified alien, a nonimmigrant under the Immigration and Nationality Act [ et seq.], or an alien paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act [] for less than 1 year, for purposes of determining whether the alien is ineligible for benefits under .

((b)) ** State compliance** Not later than 24 months after the date the regulations described in subsection (a) are adopted, a State that administers a program that provides a Federal public benefit shall have in effect a verification system that complies with the regulations.

((c)) ** Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.

((d)) ** No verification requirement for nonprofit charitable organizations** Subject to subsection (a), a nonprofit charitable organization, in providing any Federal public benefit (as defined in ) or any State or local public benefit (as defined in ), is not required under this chapter to determine, verify, or otherwise require proof of eligibility of any applicant for such benefits.section 1611(c) of this titlesection 1621(c) of this title