(e) MAGI-based income. For the purposes of this section, MAGI-based income means income calculated using the same financial methodologies used to determine modified adjusted gross income as defined in section 36B(d)(2)(B) of the Code, with the following exceptions—
(1)#
(1) An amount received as a lump sum is counted as income only in the month received.
(2)#
(2) Scholarships, awards, or fellowship grants used for education purposes and not for living expenses are excluded from income.
(3)#
(3) American Indian/Alaska Native exceptions. The following are excluded from income:
(i) Distributions from Alaska Native Corporations and Settlement Trusts;
(ii) Distributions from any property held in trust, subject to Federal restrictions, located within the most recent boundaries of a prior Federal reservation, or otherwise under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior;
(iii) Distributions and payments from rents, leases, rights of way, royalties, usage rights, or natural resource extraction and harvest from—
(A) Rights of ownership or possession in any lands described in paragraph (e)(3)(ii) of this section; or
(B) Federally protected rights regarding off-reservation hunting, fishing, gathering, or usage of natural resources;
(iv) Distributions resulting from real property ownership interests related to natural resources and improvements—
(A) Located on or near a reservation or within the most recent boundaries of a prior Federal reservation; or
(B) Resulting from the exercise of federally-protected rights relating to such real property ownership interests;
(v) Payments resulting from ownership interests in or usage rights to items that have unique religious, spiritual, traditional, or cultural significance or rights that support subsistence or a traditional lifestyle according to applicable Tribal Law or custom;
(vi) Student financial assistance provided under the Bureau of Indian Affairs education programs.
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(i) Distributions from Alaska Native Corporations and Settlement Trusts;