119 HR 42 : Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 42IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 5, 2025ReceivedAN ACTTo amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act.

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Eligibility for certain programs

Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1626(c)) is amended, in the undesignated matter following paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:(E)an interest in a Settlement Trust and, for the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act, an amount distributed from or benefit provided by a Settlement Trust to a Native or descendant of a Native who is an aged, blind, or disabled individual (as defined in section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)))..

Passed the House of Representatives February 4, 2025.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.