; (B) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following: (1) Allotments (A) Eligible recipients Any person described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) shall be eligible to receive an allotment under the Act of May 17, 1906 (34 Stat. 197, chapter 2469) (as in effect before December 18, 1971), of not more than 2 parcels of Federal land, the total area of which shall not exceed 160 acres. Any person described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) who, prior to the date on which the Secretary promulgates regulations pursuant to section 11(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2017 received an allotment that has a total area of less than 160 acres shall be eligible to receive an allotment under the Act of May 17, 1906 (34 Stat. 197, chapter 2469) (as in effect before December 18, 1971), of not more than 1 parcel of Federal land, the total area of which shall not exceed the difference in acres between 160 acres and the total area of the allotment that the person previously received under the Act. (B) Rule of construction The civil action styled Shields v. United States (698 F.2d 987 (9th Cir. 1983), cert. denied (104 S. Ct. 73 (1983))) shall not be construed to diminish or modify the eligibility of any person described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b). (C) Filing deadline An allotment shall be filed for an eligible recipient not later than 3 years after the date on which the Secretary promulgates regulations pursuant to section 11(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2017 . (2) Land available for allotments (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (C), an allotment under this section shall be selected from land that is— (i) (I) vacant; and (II) owned by the United States; (ii) selected by, or conveyed to, the State of Alaska, if the State voluntarily relinquishes or conveys to the United States the land for the allotment