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Union Calendar No. 464
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3148
[Report No. 107–744]
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide equitable
treatment of Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 16, 2001
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
OCTOBER 11, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 16, 2001]
A BILL
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to pro-
vide equitable treatment of Alaska Native Vietnam Vet-
erans, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Native Veterans
Land Allotment Equity Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO ALLOW CERTAIN ALASKA NATIVE
VETERAN LAND ALLOTMENTS.
Section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
(43 U.S.C. 1629g) is amended as follows:
(1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) are
amended to read as follows: ‘‘(1) The period for filing
allotments under this Act shall end 3 years after the
Secretary issues final regulations under section 3 of
the Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity
Act. A person described in paragraph (1) or (2) of
subsection (b) shall be eligible for an allotment of not
more than two parcels of Federal land totaling 160
acres or less.
‘‘(2)(A) Allotments may be selected from the following:
‘‘(i) Vacant lands that are owned by the United
States;
‘‘(ii) Lands that have been selected or conveyed
to the State of Alaska if the State voluntarily relin-
quishes or conveys to the United States the land for
the allotment.
‘‘(iii) Lands that have been selected or conveyed
to a Native Corporation if the Native Corporation
voluntarily relinquishes or conveys to the United
States the land for the allotment.
‘‘(B) A Native Corporation may select an equal
amount of acres of appropriate Federal land within the
State of Alaska to replace lands voluntarily relinquished
or conveyed by that Native Corporation under subpara-
graph (A)(iii).
‘‘(C) For security reasons, allotments may not be se-
lected from—
‘‘(i) lands within the right-of-way granted for
the TransAlaska Pipeline; or
‘‘(ii) the inner or outer corridor of that right-of-
way withdrawal.’’.
(2) Subsection (a)(3) is repealed.
(3) In subsection (b)(1), strike ‘‘A person’’ and
insert ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), a per-
son’’.
(4) Subsection (b)(1)(B) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(B) is a veteran who served during the period
between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975, including
such dates.’’.
(5) Subsection (b)(2) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) If an individual who would otherwise have been
eligible for an allotment dies before applying for the allot-
ment, an heir on behalf of the estate of the deceased veteran
may apply for and receive the allotment.’’.
(6) In subsection (b)(3), insert before the period
the following: ‘‘, except for an heir who applies and
receives an allotment on behalf of the estate of a de-
ceased veteran pursuant to paragraph (2)’’.
(7) Subsection (e) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—All regulations in effect imme-
diately before the enactment of subsection (f) that were pro-
mulgated under the authority of this section shall be re-
pealed in accordance with section 552(a)(1)(E) of the Ad-
ministrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1)(E)).’’.
(8) Add at the end the following new subsections:
‘‘(f) APPROVAL OF ALLOTMENTS.—(1) Subject to valid
existing rights, and except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, not later than January 31, 2007, the Secretary
shall approve an application for allotments filed in accord-
ance with subsection (a) and issue a certificate of allotment
which shall be subject to the same terms, conditions, restric-
tions, and protections provided for such allotments.
‘‘(2) Upon receipt of an allotment application, but in
any event not later than October 31, 2005, the Secretary
shall notify any person or entity having an interest in land
potentially adverse to the applicant of their right to initiate
a private contest or file a protest under existing Federal
regulations.
‘‘(3) Not later than January 31, 2007, the Secretary
shall—
‘‘(A) if no contest or protest is timely filed, ap-
prove the application pursuant to paragraph (1); or
‘‘(B) if a contest or protest is timely filed, stay
the issuance of the certificate of allotment until the
contest or protest has been decided.
‘‘(g) RESELECTION.—A person who made an allotment
selection under this section before the date of the enactment
of Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act may
withdraw that selection and reselect lands under this section
if the lands originally selected were not conveyed to that
person before the date of the enactment of Alaska Native
Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act.’’.
SEC. 3. REGULATIONS.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue final
regulations to implement the amendments made by this Act.
Union Calendar No. 464
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3148
[Report No. 107–744]
A BILL
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
to provide equitable treatment of Alaska Native
Vietnam Veterans, and for other purposes.
OCTOBER 11, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed