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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 4000 3B4400 Excluded Resources 16B4450 Resources Excluded by Law

8. Payments received through the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, P.L. 101-426, Sec. 6 (h) (2), 10/15/90. This law establishes a program to compensate individuals for injuries or deaths resulting from exposure to radiation from nuclear testing and uranium mining in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. 9. Income amounts necessary for the fulfillment of a PASS (Plans for Achieving Self- Support) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. See SNAP 4460 for additional IDA exclusions. 10. The value of assistance to children under P.L. 89-642, Section 11(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and P.L. 79-396, the National School Lunch Act. Under P.L. 100- 435 which amended section (17) (m) (7) of this act, coupons that may be exchanged for food at a farmer’s market may also be excluded. 11. Payments under P.L. 107-171, the Food Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2002, all student financial assistance. See SNAP 1622.3. 12. Payments made to individuals because of their status as victims of Nazi persecution under P.L. 103-286. 13. Earned Income Credits payments received as a lump sum or as payments under Section 3507 of the Internal Revenue Code by any household member.) A Federal earned income tax credit received either as a lump sum or as payments under section 3507 of the Internal Revenue Code is excluded for the month of receipt and the following month for the individual and that individual’s spouse. Any Federal, State, or local earned income tax credit received by any household member is excluded for twelve (12) months if the household was participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at the time of receipt of the tax credit and if the household participates continuously during that twelve (12) month period. Breaks in participation of one (1) month or less due to administrative reasons, such as but not limited to, delayed recertification or missing or late reports is not considered as nonparticipation in determining the twelve (12) month exclusion. 14. Under the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and job Creation Act of 2010, Federal Income tax refund payments received as a lump sum by any household member are excluded as a resource for twelve (12) months. The total amount of a Federal tax refund after December 31, 2009 is disregarded as resource in the month received. The Federal tax refund may be the result of a refundable credit, over- withholding, or both. The resources exclusion lasts for twelve (12) months. 15. Under P.L. 103-22, compensation made to crime victims as authorized by the Crime Act of 1984. 16. Under P.L. 99-576, Veteran’s Benefits and health Care Authorization Act of 1996, any amount by which the basic pay of an individual is reduced to comply with this law. 17. Funds, including interest accruing, in an individual development account (IDA) under the TANF block grant program will be excluded during any period the individual maintains or