25 U.S.C. § 1408

Resources exemption

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.

( Pub. L. 93–134, § 8 , as added Pub. L. 97–458, § 4 , Jan. 12, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2514 ; amended Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13736(a) , Aug. 10, 1993 , 107 Stat. 663 .)