[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1367 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1367

     To provide that a portion of the income derived from trust or 
restricted land held by an individual Indian shall not be considered as 
 a resource or income in determining eligibility for assistance under 
               any Federal or federally assisted program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16 1993

 Mr. Richardson (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. McDermott, 
Ms. English of Arizona, Ms. Furse, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Thomas 
 of Wyoming) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
       to the Committees on Natural Resources and Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide that a portion of the income derived from trust or 
restricted land held by an individual Indian shall not be considered as 
 a resource or income in determining eligibility for assistance under 
               any Federal or federally assisted program.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION.

    Section 8 of the Act of October 19, 1973 (25 U.S.C. 1408), is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting immediately after ``lands'' the following: 
        ``, and income (including interest) up to $4,000 per year 
        derived therefrom,''; and
            (2) by inserting immediately after ``resource'' the 
        following: ``or income''.

SEC. 2. ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT AMENDMENT.

    Section 29(c)(3)(A) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1626(c)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting 
in lieu thereof ``$4,000''.

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