‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
AND
DIRECTION
TO
NEGO-
TIATE.—Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this section, the Secretary shall open dis-
cussions and subsequently negotiate and, in the Sec-
retary’s sole discretion on behalf of the United 
States, enter into an agreement within one year of 
enactment of this section, with Alexander Creek to 
fairly and equitably settle aboriginal land claims and 
any other claims of Alexander Creek against the 
United States; and such agreement with Alexander 
Creek shall be in approximate value parity with 
those of other Alaska Native Village Corporations, 
notwithstanding Alexander Creek’s prior status as a 
Group Corporation. 
‘‘(2) FUNDS FOR SETTLEMENT.—A settlement 
reached under this subsection shall not be subject to 
the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribu-
tion Act (25 U.S.C. 1401), unless subsequently au-
thorized by law. 
‘‘(e) 
SHAREHOLDER
PARTICIPATION.—Alexander 
Creek shall notify each member of the Native village rec-
ognized under this section that, upon the effective date 
of this section, such members shall cease to receive bene-
fits from the Region as at-large shareholders pursuant to 
section 7(m), and that all future resource payments from 
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the Region shall be made to the Village Corporation pur-
suant to section 7(j). The Region shall not be liable under 
any State, Federal, or local law, or under State or Federal 
common law, for damages arising out of or related to the 
cessation of payments to such individuals under section 
7(m) pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(f) CONSTRUCTION.—Except as provided in this sec-
tion with respect to Alexander Creek, nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to modify or amend land convey-
ance entitlements or conveyance agreements between the 
Region and village corporations other than Alexander 
Creek in such region, nor between the Region and the 
Federal Government, nor between any such parties and 
the State of Alaska. 
‘‘(g) CONSTRUCTION REGARDING CURRENT ALEX-
ANDER CREEK LAND.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to reduce the land entitlement to which Alex-
ander Creek became entitled as a Group Corporation, in-
cluding the land selected by and conveyed to Alexander 
Creek at the time of enactment of this section.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 520 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1103 
[Report No. 113–689] 
A BILL 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and 
shall be recognized as an eligible Native village 
under that Act, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 22, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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