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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3802 

To make additional Federal public land available for selection under the 

Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2024 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. SULLIVAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To make additional Federal public land available for selection 

under the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Native Vietnam 

5 Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension and Fulfillment 

6 Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE ALASKA NATIVE VIETNAM ERA 

2 VETERANS LAND ALLOTMENT PROGRAM. 

3 Section 1119(b)(3)(B) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 

4 Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 

5 U.S.C. 1629g–1(b)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘5-year 

6 period’’ and inserting ‘‘10-year period’’. 

7 SEC. 3. MAKING ADDITIONAL LAND AVAILABLE FOR SELEC8 TION UNDER THE ALASKA NATIVE VIETNAM 

9 ERA VETERANS LAND ALLOTMENT PROGRAM. 

10 (a) DEFINITION OF AVAILABLE FEDERAL LAND.— 

11 Section 1119(a)(1)(B) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Con12 servation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 

13 1629g–1(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 

14 (1) by striking clause (v); and 

15 (2) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as 

16 clauses (v) through (ix), respectively. 

17 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF FEDERAL LAND.—Section 

18 1119 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Manage19 ment, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 1629g–1) is amend20 ed by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(e) IDENTIFICATION OF FEDERAL LAND ADMINIS22 TERED BY THE FOREST SERVICE.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

24 the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec25 retary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Sec26 retary, the State, Regional Corporations, and Village 


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1 Corporations, shall identify available Federal land 

2 within units of the National Forest System in the 

3 State that should be made available for allotment se4 lection by eligible individuals. 

5 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—In identifying available 

6 Federal land within units of the National Forest 

7 System in the State that should be made available 

8 for allotment selection under paragraph (1), the Sec9 retary shall not identify any available Federal land 

10 in a unit of the National Forest System— 

11 ‘‘(A) the conveyance of which, independ12 ently or as part of a group of allotments, 

13 could— 

14 ‘‘(i) significantly interfere with bio15 logical, physical, cultural, scenic, rec16 reational, or subsistence values; or 

17 ‘‘(ii) interfere with the management 

18 plan of the unit; 

19 ‘‘(B) that is located within 300 feet from 

20 the shore of a navigable body of water; 

21 ‘‘(C) that is not consistent with the pur22 poses for which the unit was established; or 

23 ‘‘(D) that is designated by Congress as wil24 derness. 


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1 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF LAND.—All available 

2 Federal land identified as suitable for allotment se3 lection under this subsection shall be made imme4 diately available for selection in accordance with this 

5 section.’’. 

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