1. Alexander Creek Village recognition The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 43. Alexander Creek Village recognition (a) Recognition of the village of Alexander Creek Subject to the limitations of this section and notwithstanding section 1432(d) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( Public Law 96–487 ) and any conveyance or agreement in furtherance thereof or thereto, to the contrary, Alexander Creek, located within Township 15N, Range 7W, Seward Meridian, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under section 11(b)(3) of this Act. (b) Definitions For the purposes of this section, the following terms apply: (1) The term agency includes— (A) any instrumentality of the United States; (B) any element of an agency; and (C) any wholly owned or mixed-owned corporation of the United States Government identified in chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code. (2) The term Alexander Creek means Alexander Creek, Incorporated, an Alaska Native Group corporation organized pursuant to this Act prior to the enactment of this section, but subsequent to enactment of this section means Alexander Creek, Incorporated, an Alaska Native Village corporation recognized and organized pursuant to section (a). (3) The term Region means Cook Inlet Region Incorporated, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation, which is the appropriate Regional Corporation for Alexander Creek under section 1613(h) of this Act. (c) Organization of Alexander Creek As soon as practicable after enactment of this section, Alexander Creek shall cause to be filed— (1) any amendments to its corporate charter in the State of Alaska necessary to convert from a Native group to a Native Village corporation