ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS.

SEC. 301. ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS. Section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1629g) is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (a)(3)(I)(4) is amended by striking “and Reindeer” and inserting “or”. (2) Subsection (a)(4)(B) is amended by striking “; and” and inserting “; or”. (3) Subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) is amended by striking “June 2, 1971” and inserting “December 31, 1971”. (4) Subsection (b)(2) is amended by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: “(2) The personal representative or special administrator, appointed in an Alaska State court proceeding of the estate of a decedent who was eligible under subsection (b)(1)(A) may, for the benefit of the heirs, select an allotment if the decedent was a veteran who served in South East Asia at any time during the period beginning August 5, 1964, and ending December 31, 1971, and during that period the decedent—”.