ALASKA LAND CLAIMS HEARINGS AND APPEALS.

SEC. 501. ALASKA LAND CLAIMS HEARINGS AND APPEALS. (a) Establishment.—The Secretary may establish a field office of the Office of Hearings and Appeals in the State to decide matters within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior involving hearings and appeals, and other review functions of the Secretary regarding land transfer decisions and Indian probates in the State. (b) Appointments.—For purposes of carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall appoint administrative law judges selected in accordance with section 3105 of title 5, United States Code, and members of the Interior Board of Land Appeals.