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Senate Bill 2534
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in Senate on Sep 24, 2019
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S. 2534 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2534


To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 24, 2019

Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Eligibility for certain programs.

Section 39(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1629e(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(9) In determining eligibility for a program or benefit described in section 29(c), the following shall not be considered:

“(A) An interest in a Settlement Trust.

“(B) An amount distributed or benefit provided by a Settlement Trust to a Native or descendant of a Native who is 65 years of age or older.”.