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This bill would give Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans more time to receive land allotments under an existing federal program. Right now, the program is set to run for 5 years, and this bill would change that to 10 years so eligible veterans have a longer window to apply and take part.
- It extends the time limit for the Alaska Native Vietnam era Veterans Land Allotment Program from 5 years to 10 years.
- The change is made by updating a section of a previous law that created the program.
Official Summaries
Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act
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.
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.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 785 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 785
To extend the Alaska Native Vietnam era Veterans Land Allotment
Program.
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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
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A BILL
To extend the Alaska Native Vietnam era Veterans Land Allotment
Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans
Land Allotment Extension Act''.
SEC. 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''.
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