§ 1408. — Resources exemption.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1408]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 16--DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUNDS
Sec. 1408. Resources exemption
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.
(Pub. L. 93-134, Sec. 8, as added Pub. L. 97-458, Sec. 4, Jan. 12, 1983,
96 Stat. 2514; amended Pub. L. 103-66, title XIII, Sec. 13736(a), Aug.
10, 1993, 107 Stat. 663.)
References in Text
The Social Security Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 14, 1935,
ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended, which is classified generally to
chapter 7 (Sec. 301 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of
Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments
1993--Pub. L. 103-66 inserted ``, and up to $2,000 per year of
income received by individual Indians that is derived from such
interests shall not be considered income,'' after ``resource''.
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Section 13736(b) of Pub. L. 103-66 provided that: ``The amendment
made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on
January 1, 1994.''
