[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2534 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






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.''.
                                 <all>