Gas Tax Rollback Act of 1996

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Repeal of 1993 Tax Rate Increase on Gasoline, Diesel Fuel, and Special Motor Fuels Title II: Revenue Offsets Subtitle A: Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens Subtitle B: Communications and Spectrum Allocation Provisions Gas Tax Rollback Act of 1996 - Title I: Repeal of 1993 Tax Rate Increase on Gasoline, Diesel Fuel, and Special Motor Fuels - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to decrease the tax rate on gasoline and diesel fuel. Title II: Revenue Offsets - Subtitle A: Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens - Chapter 1: Eligibility for Federal Benefits - Declares that, notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to exceptions, an alien who is: (1) not a qualified alien (as defined in chapter 3 of this title) is not eligible for any Federal public benefit; (2) a qualified alien is not eligible for the supplemental security income program (title XVI of the Social Security Act) or the food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; (3) a qualified alien and enters the United States on or after enactment of this Act is not eligible for any Federal means-tested public benefit for five years after entry. Chapter 2: Attribution of Income and Affidavits of Support - Deems, notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to exceptions, an alien's income and resources (for determining eligibility for and benefits of any means-tested public benefit program) to include the income and resources of: (1) any person who executed an affidavit of support of the alien; and (2) the alien's spouse. (Sec. 222) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose requirements regarding sponsors' affidavits of support. (Sec. 223) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make lawful permanent resident aliens ineligible for a loan under student assistance provisions of the Act unless the loan is endorsed and cosigned by the alien's sponsor. Chapter 3: General Provisions - Defines "qualified alien" to mean an alien: (1) who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence; (2) who is granted asylum; (3) who is a refugee admitted to the United States; (4) who is paroled into the United States for at least one year; (5) whose deportation is being withheld; or (6) who is granted conditional entry. (Sec. 232) Regulates reapplication and notice regarding an individual who is receiving supplemental security income (SSI) benefits under the Social Security Act and whose eligibility would terminate because of this Act. (Sec. 233) Declares that this subtitle does not apply to programs or benefits provided under any program of foreign assistance. Subtitle B: Communications and Spectrum Allocation Provisions - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to modify license application competitive bidding requirements. Requires the Federal Communications Commission to complete all actions necessary to permit the assignment of licenses for the use of specified frequency bands. Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to modify requirements regarding reallocation of frequency bands for use other than by Federal stations.