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38 | P a g e October 25 • The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Cobell vs. Salazar) act states: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of determining initial eligibility, ongoing eligibility, or level of benefits under any Federal or federally assisted program, amounts received by an individual Indian as a lump sum or a periodic payment pursuant to the Settlement shall not be treated for any household member, during the one-year period beginning on the date of receipt – As income for the month during which the amounts were received, or as a resource. Note: If the sale of the land was part of the Cobell Land Buy-Back Program and therefore pursuant to the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Cobell vs. Salazar) the funds are excluded from being counted as income or a resource for a period of one year from the date of receipt. OTHER INCLUDED INCOME TYPES: • Income from the Department of Labor and the Division of Coal Mine Workers Compensation (DCMWC). • Adoption Subsidies are included unearned income to the child but can be considered excluded income if used to offset childcare costs because the adoptive parents are working, seeking employment or it is a reimbursement for a medical expense. • Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) benefits are countable income. The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program - federal program that assists US workers who have lost their jobs because of foreign trade. A petition must be filed with the US Department of Labor by or on behalf of a group of workers who have experienced a job loss because of foreign trade. After the Department of Labor investigates the facts behind the petition, it determines whether statutory criteria are met. If the Department grants the petition to certify the worker group, individual workers may apply for TAA benefits and services through their State Workforce Sub-grantee. UNEMPLOYMENT INCOME: Regular, weekly unemployment benefits are included income. INDIAN PER CAPITA PAYMENTS if greater than $2000: • Exclude only the first $2,000 of all per capita payments received per household in the twelve-month period preceding the month of application (not per payment), unless the household provides proof that the per capita payments received were made under PL 98-500, Section 8, the Old Age Assistance Claim Settlement Act, or were made from the judgment fund for