In general
In the case of a Native Corporation, gross income shall not include the value of any payments that would otherwise be made, or treated as being made, to such Native Corporation pursuant to, or as required by, any provision of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), including any payment that would otherwise be made to a Village Corporation pursuant to section 7(j) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1606(j) ), provided that any such payments—
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are assigned in writing to a Settlement Trust, and
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were not received by such Native Corporation prior to the assignment described in paragraph (1).