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[S. 5066 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.5066

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two


                                 An Act


 
To designate Mount Young in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

    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 ``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
            (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;
        (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.--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''.
    (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''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.