8 U.S.C. § 1632: Authority for States to provide for attribution of sponsors income and resources to the alien with respect to State programs

the income and resources of any individual who executed an affidavit of support pursuant to section 1183a of this title (as added by section 423 and as amended by section 551(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996) on behalf of such alien, and the income and resources of the spouse (if any) of the individual. Assistance described in section 1621(b)(1) of this title . Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster relief. Programs comparable to assistance or benefits under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act [ 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.]. Programs comparable to assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 [ 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.]. Public health assistance for immunizations with respect to immunizable diseases and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases whether or not such symptoms are caused by a communicable disease. Payments for foster care and adoption assistance. Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term shelter) specified by the Attorney General of a State, after consultation with appropriate agencies and departments, which (A) deliver in-kind services at the community level, including through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) do not condition the provision of assistance, the amount of assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on the individual recipient’s income or resources; and (C) are necessary for the protection of life or safety.