Public Law 114-241. Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act
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An Act To exclude payments from State eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, Federal public benefits.Oct. 7, 2016[[S. 1698](/us/bill/114/s/1698)] * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act. ## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE [42 USC 18501 note](/us/usc/t42/s18501). This Act may be cited as the “Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act”. ## SEC. 2 EXCLUSION OF PAYMENTS FROM STATE EUGENICS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS FROM CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR, OR THE AMOUNT OF, FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS [42 USC 18501](/us/usc/t42/s18501). ###
(a)In General Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payments made under a State eugenics compensation program shall not be considered as income or resources in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any Federal public benefit. ###
(b)Definitions For purposes of this section: ####
(1)Federal public benefit The term “**Federal public benefit**” means— #####
(A)any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license provided by an agency of the United States or by appropriated funds of the United States; and #####
(B)any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or assisted housing, postsecondary education, food assistance, unemployment benefit, or any other similar benefit for which payments or assistance are provided to an individual, household, or family eligibility unit by an agency of the United States or by appropriated funds of the United States.130 STAT. 977 ####
(2)State eugenics compensation program [42 USC 1320b–7 note](/us/usc/t42/s1320b–7). The term “**State eugenics compensation program**” means a program established by State law that is intended to compensate individuals who were sterilized under the authority of the State. Approved October 7, 2016.
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