GWE.1.4.120 Benefits Shall Not be Treated as an Entitlement

The Programs authorized pursuant to this Ordinance are not entitlement programs. The Tribe has made or may make provisions to fund the Programs by establishing the funds for the Programs within the Tribal budget, but the Program may be changed or eliminated as determined to be necessary or appropriate. No Tribal Member or his or her estate has any vested interest in potential or unused benefits available under the Programs. Receipt of benefits or Program resources does not create a vested right in the Members, the Member's household, their estate or their lawful heirs. Further, a Tribal Member's rights and eligibility to receive Assistance under this Ordinance are not subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or attachment of the Tribal Member or his or her beneficiaries.