Erroneous State citizenship or immigration status determinations; penalties not required
Each Federal agency responsible for administration of a program described in subsection (b) shall not take any compliance, disallowance, penalty, or other regulatory action against a State with respect to any error in the State’s determination to make an individual eligible for benefits based on citizenship or immigration status—
(1)#
if the State has provided such eligibility based on a verification of satisfactory immigration status by the Immigration and Naturalization Service,
(2)#
because the State, under subsection (d)(4)(A)(ii), was required to provide a reasonable opportunity to submit documentation,
(3)#
because the State, under subsection (d)(4)(B)(ii), was required to wait for the response of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to the State’s request for official verification of the immigration status of the individual, or
(4)#
because of a fair hearing process described in subsection (d)(5)(B).