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a. Reimbursements from the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646, Section 216).
b. All compensation received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and amendments (P.L. 92-203 and 100-241).
c. Payments to volunteers under programs covered by the Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93-113). This includes:
- Title I - Payments to VISTA volunteers if the volunteers were receiving SNAP benefits or public assistance when they joined the Title I program. This also includes payments to VISTA volunteers if the payment is less than the federal minimum wage.
- Title II - This includes the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparents, and the Senior Companion Program.
d. Payments from programs funded in whole or in part under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WOIA), except for on-the-job training programs funded through the WOIA. Payments from on-the-job training programs under this section are considered countable earned income, except for persons under 19 who are under parental control of a household member. For such individuals, the on-the-job WOIA payments are excluded.
This exclusion includes projects conducted under the National and Community Services Act, Americorps, and the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program, as if the projects were conducted under the WOIA. Payments made under the Youthbuild Program through the Housing and Community Development Act must also be treated like WOIA payments (P.L. 97-300, 99-198, 101-610, 102-367, 102- 550).
e. Payments from the Community Service Employment Program under Title V of the Older Americans Act (P.L. 100-175). Some organizations that receive Title V funds are:
- Experience Works (formerly Green Thumb)
- National Council on Aging
- National Council on Black Aging
- American Association of Retired Persons
- U.S. Forest Service
- National Association for Spanish Speaking Elderly
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