[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 437 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 437

  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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 2021

  Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 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 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1626(c)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D) following the undesignated 
        following paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (E) following the undesignated 
        following paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(F) 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.''.
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