[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7104-S7105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       DON YOUNG RECOGNITION ACT

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further 
consideration of S. 5066 and the Senate proceed to its immediate 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 5066) to designate Mount Young in the State of 
     Alaska, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read 
a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 5066) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed as follows:

                                S. 5066

       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,

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     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''.

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