3.0.0 1951 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-05-27 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-05-28T00:15:20Z 2021-05-27 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2021-05-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2021-05-27 True Native Americans Alaska Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Conflicts and wars Indian claims Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Veterans' organizations and recognition Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Native Americans 00 2021-05-27 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-11T00:56:49Z Alaska Native Vietnam Veteran Land Allotment Fulfillment Act of 2021

This bill makes additional federal land available for selection 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.

Specifically, the bill makes federal lands within units of the National Wildlife Refuge System in Alaska that were identified by the Department of the Interior in a November 2020 report as immediately available for allotment selection under the program. Interior identified over 3.6 million acres of land that should be made available for allotment selection by these veterans.

]]> Alaska Native Vietnam Veteran Land Allotment Fulfillment Act of 2021 Display Title Alaska Native Vietnam Veteran Land Allotment Fulfillment Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Alaska Native Vietnam Veteran Land Allotment Fulfillment Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1951is/xml/BILLS-117s1951is.xml 2021-05-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.