Don Young Recognition Act
PL 117-358 (S.5066), enacted 01/05/2023

[117th Congress Public Law 358]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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                        DON YOUNG RECOGNITION ACT

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Public Law 117-358
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
     To designate Mount Young in the State of Alaska, and for other 
             purposes. <<NOTE: Jan. 5, 2023 -  [S. 5066]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Don Young 
Recognition Act.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Don Young Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) on June 9, 1933, Donald Edwin Young was born to James 
        Young and Nora (Bucy) Young in Meridian, California;
            (2) Don Young earned--
                    (A) an associate degree from Yuba Junior College; 
                and
                    (B) a bachelor's degree in teaching from Chico State 
                University;
            (3) from 1955 to 1957, Don Young began decades of service to 
        the United States when he served in the Army as part of the 41st 
        Tank Battalion;
            (4) in 1959, Don Young moved to Alaska and found his true 
        home in the village of Fort Yukon, which is located 7 miles 
        above the Arctic Circle;
            (5) Don Young met and married the first love of his life, 
        Lula ``Lu'' Young, in Fort Yukon;
            (6) Don and Lu Young had--
                    (A) 2 wonderful daughters, Joni and Dawn (Sister); 
                and
                    (B) 14 grandchildren;
            (7) Don Young--
                    (A) taught fifth grade at a school run by the Bureau 
                of Indian Affairs during the winter; and
                    (B) during the warmer months, worked--
                          (i) in construction, mining, fishing, and 
                      trapping; and
                          (ii) as a tugboat captain;
            (8) Don Young--
                    (A) was elected mayor of Fort Yukon in 1964; and
                    (B) served as mayor of Fort Yukon until 1967;
            (9) Don Young was elected to and served in--
                    (A) the Alaska House of Representatives from 1967 to 
                1970; and
                    (B) the Alaska State Senate from 1970 to 1973;
            (10) Don Young--
                    (A) was elected to the House of Representatives in 
                1973 in a special election; and

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                    (B) served 24 additional consecutive terms in the 
                House of Representatives;
            (11) Representative Don Young served as--
                    (A) the Chair of the Committee on Natural Resources 
                of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001; and
                    (B) the Chair of Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure of the House of Representatives from 2001 
                to 2007;
            (12) Representative Don Young was a champion for Alaska 
        Natives, including as Chair of the Subcommittee on Indian, 
        Insular and Alaska Native Affairs of the Committee on Natural 
        Resources of the House of Representatives;
            (13) Representative Don Young--
                    (A) fiercely defended Alaska and Alaskans as the 
                sole Representative for the largest State in the United 
                States; and
                    (B) devoted himself to fulfilling the immense 
                promise of his home State;
            (14) Representative Don Young was a leader in strengthening 
        the role of Alaska in providing for the national defense of the 
        United States through his--
                    (A) support for--
                          (i) the Coast Guard;
                          (ii) the Alaskan Command; and
                          (iii) the ballistic missile defense; and
                    (B) steadfast commitment to the leadership of the 
                United States in the Arctic;
            (15) Representative Don Young--
                    (A) sponsored not fewer than 85 bills that were 
                enacted into Federal law; and
                    (B) sponsored and cosponsored many more measures 
                that were part of broader legislation;
            (16) legislative achievements by Representative Don Young 
        span the policy spectrum, from authorizing the construction of 
        the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System to important amendments and the 
        Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.);
            (17) Representative Don Young authored and advocated for 
        generational laws, including--
                    (A) the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
                Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) in 1975;
                    (B) the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
                Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) in 1976;
                    (C) the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement 
                Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-57; 111 Stat. 1252) in 1997;
                    (D) SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1144) 
                in 2005;
                    (E) the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
                Reauthorization Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-132; 121 
                Stat. 1360) in 2007; and
                    (F) the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
                (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 429) in 2021;
            (18) Representative Don Young--
                    (A) formed strong relationships and friendships with 
                Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle; and
                    (B) proudly worked with 10 different Presidents;

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            (19) in 2015, Representative Don Young married his second 
        love, Anne Garland Walton, in the United States Capitol;
            (20) on December 5, 2017, Representative Don Young became 
        the 45th Dean of the House of Representatives, reflecting his 
        status as the most senior Member of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (21) Representative Don Young was the longest-serving 
        Republican in the history of Congress; and
            (22) Representative Don Young ultimately served the 49th 
        State with dedication and distinction for 49 years and 13 days, 
        which is more than \3/4\ of the period during which Alaska has 
        been a State.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MOUNT YOUNG, ALASKA.

    (a) Designation.-- <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Board on Geographic Names shall 
designate the 2,598-foot volcanic peak known as ``Mount Cerberus'' 
located at 51.93569N, 179.5848E, on Semisopochnoi Island in the State 
of Alaska as ``Mount Young''.

    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the mountain peak 
described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to ``Mount 
Young''.
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF DON YOUNG ALASKA JOB CORPS CENTER.

    (a) Designation.--The Job Corps center located at 800 East Lynn 
Martin Drive in Palmer, Alaska, shall be known and designated as the 
``Don Young Alaska Job Corps Center''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Job Corps center 
described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
``Don Young Alaska Job Corps Center''.
SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF DON YOUNG FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The Federal office building located at 101 12th 
Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska, shall be known and designated as the ``Don 
Young Federal Office Building''.

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    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal office 
building described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ``Don Young Federal Office Building''.

    Approved January 5, 2023.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 5066:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Dec. 12, considered and passed Senate.
            Dec. 21, considered and passed House.

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