A bill to provide that certain income derived from an agreement between the Bios Forte Band of Chippewa Indians and the State of Minnesota shall not be considered income for purposes of Federal assistance eligibility.

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Prohibits any of the funds paid by the State of Minnesota to the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians and the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians pursuant to the agreement of such Bands to voluntarily restrict tribal rights to hunt and fish in territory ceded under the Treaty of September 30, 1854, from being considered as income or resources, or otherwise being used as the basis for denying or reducing the financial assistance or other benefits to which a household or member of such Bands would be entitled to under the Social Security Act, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, or any Federal or federally assisted program.

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 November 1999

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