Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§1408 Resources Exemption
Title 25 › CHAPTER 16 — DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUNDS › § 1408
Summary
Individual Indians' trust or restricted land interests aren't counted as resources, and up to $2,000 per year from those interests isn't counted when figuring eligibility for Social Security or other federal benefits.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §1408
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Interests of individual Indians in trust or restricted lands shall not be considered a resource, and up to $2,000 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 [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] or any other Federal or federally assisted program.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Social Security Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, which is classified generally to chapter 7 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–66 inserted “, and up to $2,000 per year of income received by individual Indians that is derived from such interests shall not be considered income,” after “resource”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1993 Amendment Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13736(b), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 663, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on January 1, 1994.”
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 1408
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102