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P.L. 101-277, 4/30/90, • Funds appropriated in satisfaction of judgments awarded to the Seminole Indians in Dockets 73, 151 and 73-A of the Indian Claims Commission are excluded from income and resources except for per capita payments in excess of $2000. Payments were allocated to the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, and the independent Seminole Indians of Florida.

P.L. 101-503, Section 8(b), Seneca Nation Settlement Act of 1990, dated 11/3/90, • Provides that none of the payments, funds or distributions authorized, established, or directed by this Act, and none of the income derived there from, shall affect the eligibility of the Seneca Nation or its members for, or be used as a basis for denying or reducing funds under, any Federal program.

P.L. 93-134, Section 8, 10/19/73, the Indian Tribal Judgment Fund Use or Distribution Act, as amended by P.L. 103-66, Section 13736, 10/7/93, • Provides that interest of individual Indians in trust or restricted lands shall not be considered a resource and up to $2000 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 or any other Federal or federally assisted program.

If other types, not on this list, are encountered, contact the Central Office for guidance. 2630.30.00 COMPENSATION TO JAPANESE/ALEUTS

Payments made under P.L. 100-383 to U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry and resident Japanese aliens of up to 20,000 each, and payments to Aleuts of up to $12,000 each, are exempt. 2630.35.00 GERMAN REPARATION PAYMENTS (S)

German reparation payments are payments made by the Republic of Germany to certain survivors of the Holocaust and may be received periodically or in a lump sum. They are exempt resources by federal law. (f25) 2630.40.00 DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT COMPENSATION

The following is exempt as a resource by federal law: • Compensation of any kind (including stipends, supportive services, remuneration for out- of-pocket expenses, and so forth) provided to individuals who are volunteers in programs administered directly or through sponsoring agencies by the United States action Agency under Titles I, II, and III of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, is exempt. These programs include: o The Foster Grandparents Program, o Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), o Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE),