P.L. 101–277, Approved April 30, 1990 (104 Stat. 143)

Indian Claims: Distribution of Funds to Seminole Indians

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SEC. 8. [None Assigned] 

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(b)  None of the funds held in trust by the United States under this Act (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 distributed per capita or made available under this Act for 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 such household or member 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 §§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. 101-277, §8(b), relating to income and resources.]