Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act

IB Union Calendar No. 708 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 2687 [Report No. 118–867] To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain pay- ments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain pro- grams, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 18, 2023 Mrs. PELTOLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources DECEMBER 12, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. STAUBER and Mr. MOLINARO DECEMBER 12, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 18, 2023] VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H2687.RH H2687 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 2687 RH A BILL To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to ex- clude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H2687.RH H2687 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 2687 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Native Settle- 4 ment Trust Eligibility Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 6 Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 7 Act (43 U.S.C. 1626(c)) is amended, in the undesignated 8 matter following paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph 9 (E) and inserting the following: 10 ‘‘(E) an interest in a Settlement Trust and, for 11 the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enact- 12 ment of the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligi- 13 bility Act, an amount distributed from or benefit pro- 14 vided by a Settlement Trust to a Native or descendant 15 of a Native who is an aged, blind, or disabled indi- 16 vidual (as defined in section 1614(a) of the Social Se- 17 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a))).’’. 18 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2687.RH H2687 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No. 708 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 2687 [Report No. 118–867] A BILL To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes. DECEMBER 12, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H2687.RH H2687 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB