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16. P.L. 99-264, White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1985. Payments under this act were to members of the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians in Minnesota. 17. Payments to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan (P.L. 99-346). 18. Funds distributed per capita to the Chippewas of the Mississippi or held in trust under this Act. The funds are divided by reservation affiliation for the Mille Lac Reservation, Minnesota; White Earth Reservation, Minnesota; and Leech Lake Reservation, Minnesota (P.L. 99-377). 19. P.L. 101-41, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989, provides that nothing in this Act shall affect the eligibility of the Tribe or any or its members for any federal program. None of the funds, assets, or income from the trust fund established shall at any time be used as a basis for denying or reducing funds to the Tribe or its members under any federal, state, or local program. (The Puyallup Tribe is located in the State of Washington.) 20. P. L. 101-277, funds appropriated in satisfaction of judgments awarded to the Seminole Indians are excluded except per capita payments in excess of $2,000. 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. 21. P.L. 101-503, Seneca Nation Settlement Act of 1990, 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. 22. P.L. 111-291, Claims Resolution Act of 2010, Income derived from the Cobell vs. Salazar settlement will be excluded as a resource for a period of 12 months beginning on the date it was received. NOTE: In addition, an Indian Education Scholarship Fund will be established from this settlement. Educational income received from this fund is excluded. INDIAN LANDS: Indian (Native American) land held jointly with the Tribe or land that can only be sold with the approval of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is excluded. This includes any improvements to the excluded trust land. INDIVIDUAL INDIAN MONEY (IIM) ACCOUNT: IIM Accounts are countable. NOTE: Excluded funds that are commingled with non- excluded funds retain their exemption for six months from the date they are commingled (deposited). After six months from the date of commingling, all funds in the account are counted as a resource. Effective Date: August 3, 2022