,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #becd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjai ,ms4 ,murkowski introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,alaska ,native ,claims       
,settlement ,act to exclude certain     
payments to ,alaska ,native elders for  
determining eligibility for certain     
programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,eligibility for certain programs       
,section #ci7;c7 of the ,alaska ,native 
,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 
#afbi;e7c77 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7#i7 ,in determining
 eligibility for a program or benefit   
described in section #bi7;c71 the       
following shall not be considered3  7,a7
 ,an interest in a ,settlement ,trust4  
7,b7 ,an amount distributed or benefit  
provided by a ,settlement ,trust to a   
,native or descendant of a ,native who  
is #fe years of age or older4  4