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German reparation and Japanese and Aleutian restitution payments are discussed in the following sections. 2845.20.05 PAYMENTS TO JAPANESE AND ALEUTS Restitution payments by the U.S. government under P.L. 100-383 to individual Japanese Americans (or, if deceased, to their survivors) and Aleuts who were interned or relocated during World War II are excluded from income and resources. Also, restitution payments from the Canadian government to individual Japanese Canadians who were interned or relocated during World War II are excluded from income.34 2845.20.10 GERMAN REPARATION PAYMENTS Payments made by the Republic of Germany to certain survivors of the Holocaust that may be received periodically or in a lump sum are exempt as income and resources. 2845.25.00 AGENT ORANGE BENEFITS Payments made from the Agent Orange Settlement Program35 are excluded as income to the veteran receiving the benefit as well as the veteran's survivors. The veteran receives a payment once per year while he is disabled for the life of the program. Survivors of the deceased veteran receive a one-time lump sum payment. 2845.30.00 FEDERAL TAX REFUND PAYMENTS For non-MAGI (MED 1, 2, 4) AGs, federal tax refunds received after December 31, 2009, are disregarded as income in the month received for all federal means-tested programs, including Medicaid. For MAGI (MED 3) AGs, federal tax refund payments are not considered income, so will not be counted in the calculation of MAGI for household income. See section 2630.70.00 for an explanation of determining resources with a tax refund. 2845.35.00 CHILD CARE PAYMENTS Childcare payments from Step Ahead voucher agents and other government agencies made on behalf of TANF recipients, former TANF recipients transitioning from TANF and families at risk of