[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1958 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1958

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude certain payments 
    received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act from the 
    determination of annual income for purposes of eligibility for 
                           veteran's pension.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             March 22 (legislative day, February 22), 1994

Mr. Murkowski (for himself, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Akaka) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude certain payments 
    received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act from the 
    determination of annual income for purposes of eligibility for 
                           veteran's pension.

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

SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF PAYMENTS FROM DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL INCOME.

    Section 1503(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
            (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph 
        (10)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) cash, stock, land, or other interest referred to in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (E) below paragraph (3) of section 
        29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1626(c)), whether attributable to the disposition of real 
        property, profits from the operation of real property, or 
        otherwise, that is received from a Native Corporation under 
        such Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).''.

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