To exclude Agent Orange settlement payments from countable income and resources under Federal means-tested programs.

Excludes Agent Orange settlement payments from income or resources in determining eligibility for benefits under any Federal or federally assisted program.

 
Union Calendar No. 229
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1129
[Report No. 101-373]
A BILL
To exclude Agent Orange settlement payments from countable income and
resources under Federal means-tested programs.
November 17, 1989
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
HR 1129 RH
Union Calendar No. 229
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 1129
[Report No. 101-373]
To exclude Agent Orange settlement payments from countable income and
resources under Federal means-tested programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 1989
Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations
November 17, 1989
Additional sponsors: Mr. SKAGGS, Mr. ROBINSON, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. EVANS,
Mr. MRAZEK, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. FUSTER, Mr. GARCIA, Mr. FAUNTROY, Mr. MCDERMOTT,
Mr. DWYER of New Jersey, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. HORTON,
Mr. MCCURDY, Mr. DYMALLY, Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. VENTO,
Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. LANCASTER, Mrs. COLLINS,
Mr. DOWNEY, Mrs. BENTLEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. OWENS of New York, Mr. HYDE,
Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. SMITH of Florida, Mr. BRYANT,
Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. GLICKMAN, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. RIDGE, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey,
Mr. BONIOR, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BLAZ, Mr. HUTTO, Mr. DELLUMS,
Mr. JONTZ, Mr. ECKART, Mr. BUSTAMANTE, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. BERMAN,
Mr. BATES, Mr. WEISS, Mr. FROST, Mr. ATKINS, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. FRANK,
Mr. NEAL of North Carolina, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. ROE,
Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. PENNY, Mr. MFUME, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. PERKINS,
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. SLAUGHTER of New York,
Mr. OWENS of Utah, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. EDWARDS of California, and Mr. Bosco
November 17, 1989
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To exclude Agent Orange settlement payments from countable income and
resources under Federal means-tested programs.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AGENT ORANGE SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS EXCLUDED FROM COUNTABLE INCOME
AND RESOURCES UNDER FEDERAL MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS.
  (a) IN GENERAL- That none of the payments made from the Agent Orange
  Settlement Fund or any other fund established pursuant to the settlement
  in the In Re Agent Orange product liability litigation, M.D.L. No. 381
  (E.D.N.Y.), shall be considered income or resources in determining
  eligibility for or the amount of benefits under any Federal or Federally
  assisted program.
  (b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The provision in subsection (a) shall become  [Struck
  out->] effective upon the date of the enactment of this Act  [<-Struck out]
  January 1, 1989.