117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5066 

AN ACT 

To designate Mount Young in the State of Alaska, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Don Young Recogni3 tion Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that— 

6 (1) on June 9, 1933, Donald Edwin Young was 

7 born to James Young and Nora (Bucy) Young in 

8 Meridian, California; 

9 (2) Don Young earned— 

10 (A) an associate degree from Yuba Junior 

11 College; and 

12 (B) a bachelor’s degree in teaching from 

13 Chico State University; 

14 (3) from 1955 to 1957, Don Young began dec15 ades of service to the United States when he served 

16 in the Army as part of the 41st Tank Battalion; 

17 (4) in 1959, Don Young moved to Alaska and 

18 found his true home in the village of Fort Yukon, 

19 which is located 7 miles above the Arctic Circle; 

20 (5) Don Young met and married the first love 

21 of his life, Lula ‘‘Lu’’ Young, in Fort Yukon; 

22 (6) Don and Lu Young had— 

23 (A) 2 wonderful daughters, Joni and Dawn 

24 (Sister); and 

25 (B) 14 grandchildren; 

26 (7) Don Young— 
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1 (A) taught fifth grade at a school run by 

2 the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the winter; 

3 and 

4 (B) during the warmer months, worked— 

5 (i) in construction, mining, fishing, 

6 and trapping; and 

7 (ii) as a tugboat captain; 

8 (8) Don Young— 

9 (A) was elected mayor of Fort Yukon in 

10 1964; and 

11 (B) served as mayor of Fort Yukon until 

12 1967; 

13 (9) Don Young was elected to and served in— 

14 (A) the Alaska House of Representatives 

15 from 1967 to 1970; and 

16 (B) the Alaska State Senate from 1970 to 

17 1973; 

18 (10) Don Young— 

19 (A) was elected to the House of Represent20 atives in 1973 in a special election; and 

21 (B) served 24 additional consecutive terms 

22 in the House of Representatives; 

23 (11) Representative Don Young served as— 
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1 (A) the Chair of the Committee on Natural 

2 Resources of the House of Representatives from 

3 1995 to 2001; and 

4 (B) the Chair of Committee on Transpor5 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep6 resentatives from 2001 to 2007; 

7 (12) Representative Don Young was a cham8 pion for Alaska Natives, including as Chair of the 

9 Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native 

10 Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources of 

11 the House of Representatives; 

12 (13) Representative Don Young— 

13 (A) fiercely defended Alaska and Alaskans 

14 as the sole Representative for the largest State 

15 in the United States; and 

16 (B) devoted himself to fulfilling the im17 mense promise of his home State; 

18 (14) Representative Don Young was a leader in 

19 strengthening the role of Alaska in providing for the 

20 national defense of the United States through his— 

21 (A) support for— 

22 (i) the Coast Guard; 

23 (ii) the Alaskan Command; and 

24 (iii) the ballistic missile defense; and 
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1 (B) steadfast commitment to the leader2 ship of the United States in the Arctic; 

3 (15) Representative Don Young— 

4 (A) sponsored not fewer than 85 bills that 

5 were enacted into Federal law; and 

6 (B) sponsored and cosponsored many more 

7 measures that were part of broader legislation; 

8 (16) legislative achievements by Representative 

9 Don Young span the policy spectrum, from author10 izing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline 

11 System to important amendments and the Alaska 

12 Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 

13 seq.); 

14 (17) Representative Don Young authored and 

15 advocated for generational laws, including— 

16 (A) the Indian Self-Determination and 

17 Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 

18 seq.) in 1975; 

19 (B) the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con20 servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 

21 1801 et seq.) in 1976; 

22 (C) the National Wildlife Refuge System 

23 Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–57; 

24 111 Stat. 1252) in 1997; 
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1 (D) SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 

2 119 Stat. 1144) in 2005; 

3 (E) the Multinational Species Conservation 

4 Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007 (Public 

5 Law 110–132; 121 Stat. 1360) in 2007; and 

6 (F) the Infrastructure Investment and 

7 Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 429) 

8 in 2021; 

9 (18) Representative Don Young— 

10 (A) formed strong relationships and friend11 ships with Members of Congress on both sides 

12 of the aisle; and 

13 (B) proudly worked with 10 different 

14 Presidents; 

15 (19) in 2015, Representative Don Young mar16 ried his second love, Anne Garland Walton, in the 

17 United States Capitol; 

18 (20) on December 5, 2017, Representative Don 

19 Young became the 45th Dean of the House of Rep20 resentatives, reflecting his status as the most senior 

21 Member of the House of Representatives; 

22 (21) Representative Don Young was the long23 est-serving Republican in the history of Congress; 

24 and 
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1 (22) Representative Don Young ultimately 

2 served the 49th State with dedication and distinction 

for 49 years and 13 days, which is more than 3 3 ⁄4 of 

4 the period during which Alaska has been a State. 

5 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MOUNT YOUNG, ALASKA. 

6 (a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, the Board on Geographic 

8 Names shall designate the 2,598-foot volcanic peak known 

9 as ‘‘Mount Cerberus’’ located at 51.93569°N, 

10 179.5848°E, on Semisopochnoi Island in the State of 

11 Alaska as ‘‘Mount Young’’. 

12 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg13 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

14 States to the mountain peak described in subsection (a) 

15 shall be deemed to be a reference to ‘‘Mount Young’’. 

16 SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF DON YOUNG ALASKA JOB CORPS 

17 CENTER. 

18 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Job Corps center located at 

19 800 East Lynn Martin Drive in Palmer, Alaska, shall be 

20 known and designated as the ‘‘Don Young Alaska Job 

21 Corps Center’’. 

22 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg23 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

24 States to the Job Corps center described in subsection (a) 
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1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Don Young Alas2 ka Job Corps Center’’. 

3 SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF DON YOUNG FEDERAL OFFICE 

4 BUILDING. 

5 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal office building lo6 cated at 101 12th Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska, shall be 

7 known and designated as the ‘‘Don Young Federal Office 

8 Building’’. 

9 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg10 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

11 States to the Federal office building described in sub12 section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Don 

13 Young Federal Office Building’’. 

Passed the Senate December 12, 2022. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5066 

AN ACT 

To designate Mount Young in the State of Alaska, 

and for other purposes.