Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act

Bill: 119-s-785
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2025-02-27
Policy area: Native Americans
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act</strong></p><p>This bill extends for an additional five years the time period during which an eligible Alaska Native veteran may apply for a land allotment under the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Program. The program makes Alaska Native veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Vietnam between August 5, 1964, and December 31, 1971, or their heirs eligible to receive up to 160 acres of federal land in Alaska.</p><p>Under the current program, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management may accept applications through December 29, 2025. This bill extends this time period for an additional five years to December 29, 2030.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 785 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2025 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To extend the Alaska Native Vietnam era Veterans Land Allotment Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act . 2. Extension of Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program Section 1119(b)(3)(B) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1629g–1(b)(3)(B) ) is amended by striking 5-year period and inserting 10-year period .