42 U.S.C. § 18501 — Exclusion of payments from State eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, Federal public benefits
submitted 10 years ago by Pub. L. 114-241 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 165 words · no verdicts yet
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payments made under a State* eugenics compensation program shall not be considered as income or resources in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any Federal public benefit.
For purposes of this section:
The term “Federal public benefit” means—
any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license provided by an agency of the United States or by appropriated funds of the United States; and
any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or assisted housing, postsecondary education, food assistance, unemployment benefit, or any other similar benefit for which payments or assistance are provided to an individual, household, or family eligibility unit by an agency of the United States or by appropriated funds of the United States.
The term “State eugenics compensation program” means a program established by State law that is intended to compensate individuals who were sterilized under the authority of the State.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 114–241, § 2, Oct. 7, 2016, 130 Stat. 976.)
- 2016Enacted · Pub. L. 114-241 · 130 Stat. 976
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 114-241 on 2016-10-07.
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