P.L. 100–581, Approved November 1, 1988 (102 Stat. 2938)

Indian Reorganization Act Amendments

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SEC. 501. [None Assigned]  That, notwithstanding any provision of the Act of October 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466; 25 U.S.C. 1401, et seq.), or any other law, regulation, or plan promulgated pursuant thereto, the funds appropriated in satisfaction of the judgment awarded to the Wisconsin Band of Potawatomi in docket 28 of the United States Claims Court (including all interests and investment income accrued thereon) shall be used and distributed as provided in this title.

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SEC. 502. 

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(b)(1) [None Assigned]  The funds allocated to each Indian tribe under subsection (a), and any interest and investment income accrued on such funds, are hereby declared to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of such Indian tribe and shall be invested by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of such Indian tribe.

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SEC. 503. [None Assigned]  None of the funds held in trust by the United States under this title (including interest and investment income accrued on such funds while such funds are held in trust by the United States), and none of the funds made available under this title for programs or for distributions under any programs, shall be subject to Federal, State, or local income taxes, nor shall such funds nor their availability be considered as income or resources or otherwise utilized as the basis for denying or reducing the financial assistance or other benefits to which any household or individual would otherwise be entitled under the Social Security Act or, except for per capita payments in excess of $2,000, any other Federal or federally assisted program.

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[Internal References.—SSAct Titles IV Part B, and XVIII and §428 headings have footnotes referring to P.L. 100-581. SSAct §§2(a), 1002(a), 1402(a), 1602(a)(State) 1612(b) and 1613(a) have footnotes referring to Appendix K (this Volume) which provides a list of Federal law provisions, including P.L. 100-581, §503 relating to income and resources.]