Public Law 119–22: 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.

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PUBLIC LAW 119–22—July 7, 2025
139 STAT. 402
Public Law
119–22
119th Congress
An Act
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.

July 7, 2025

[H.R. 42]

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act.

SECTION 1.

43 USC 1601 note.

SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the “
Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act
”.
SEC. 2.

ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.

  Section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1626(c))
is amended
, in the undesignated matter following paragraph (3), by
striking
subparagraph (E) and
inserting
the following:
“(E)

Time period.

Effective date.

an interest in a Settlement Trust and, for the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act, an amount distributed from or benefit provided by a Settlement Trust to a Native or descendant of a Native who is an aged, blind, or disabled individual (as defined in section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a))).”
.
Approved July 7, 2025.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 42:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 171 (2025):

Feb. 4, considered and passed House.

June 18, considered and passed Senate.

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