25 U.S.C. § 1408 — Resources exemption
submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 93-134 to r/title-25-INDIANS · 62 words · no verdicts yet
An individual Indian’s interest in trust or restricted land is not counted as a resource for Federal or federally assisted benefits. Up to $2,000 per year of income from that interest is also not counted as income.
When deciding eligibility for assistance under the Social Security Act or another Federal or federally assisted program, do not count an individual Indian’s interest in trust or restricted land as a resource. Also do not count up to $2,000 per year of income the individual receives from that interest as income.
Interests of individual Indians in trust or restricted lands shall not be considered a resource, and up to $2,000 per year of income received by individual Indians that is derived from such interests shall not be considered income, in determining eligibility for assistance under the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] or any other Federal or federally assisted program.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 93–134, § 8, as added Pub. L. 97–458, § 4, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2514; amended Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13736(a), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 663.)
- 1983Enacted · Pub. L. 93-134 · 96 Stat. 2514
- 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-66 · 107 Stat. 663
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 93-134 on 1983-01-12.
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