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.

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 437 To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain pay- ments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 21, 2021 Mr. YOUNG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to ex- clude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for deter- mining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 3 Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 4 Act (43 U.S.C. 1626(c)) is amended— 5 (1) in subparagraph (D) following the undesig- 6 nated following paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 7 the end; 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:30 Feb 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H437.IH H437 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 437 IH (2) in subparagraph (E) following the undesig- 1 nated following paragraph (3), by striking the period 2 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 3 (3) by adding at the end the following: 4 ‘‘(F) an amount distributed or benefit provided 5 by a Settlement Trust to a Native or descendant of 6 a Native who is 65 years of age or older.’’. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:30 Feb 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H437.IH H437 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS