    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 111-284
    111th Congress

    An Act

    To designate a mountain and icefield in the State of Alaska as the
    ``Mount Stevens'' and ``Ted Stevens Icefield'',
    respectively. <>

    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 ``Mount Stevens and Ted Stevens
    Icefield Designation Act''.
    SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
    (1) Theodore ``Ted'' Fulton Stevens, who began serving in
    the Senate 9 years after Alaska was admitted to Statehood,
    represented the people of the State of Alaska with distinction
    in the Senate for over 40 years from 1968 to 2009 and played a
    significant role in the transformation of the State of Alaska
    from an impoverished territory to a full-fledged State through
    the assistance he provided in building energy facilities,
    hospitals and clinics, roads, docks, airports, water and sewer
    facilities, schools, and other community facilities in the State
    of Alaska, which earned him recognition as ``Alaskan of the
    Century'' from the Alaska Legislature in 2000;
    (2) Ted Stevens distinguished himself as a transport pilot
    during World War II in support of the ``Flying Tigers'' of the
    United States Army Air Corps, 14th Air Force, earning 2
    Distinguished Flying Crosses and other decorations for his skill
    and bravery;
    (3) Ted Stevens, after serving as a United States Attorney
    in the territory of Alaska, came to Washington, District of
    Columbia in 1956 to serve in the Eisenhower Administration in
    the Department of the Interior, where he was a leading force in
    securing the legislation that led to the admission of Alaska as
    the 49th State on January 3, 1959, and then as Solicitor of the
    Department of the Interior;
    (4) in 1961, Ted Stevens returned to the State of Alaska
    and, in 1964, was elected to the Alaska House of
    Representatives, where he was subsequently elected as Speaker
    pro tempore and majority leader until his appointment on
    December 24, 1968, to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by
    the death of Senator E.L. Bartlett;
    (5) Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican Senator in
    the history of the Senate, served as President pro tempore of
    the Senate from 2003 through 2007 and as President pro tempore
    emeritus from 2008 to 2009, and over the course

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    of his career in the Senate, Ted Stevens served as assistant
    Republican leader, Chairman of the Select Committee on Ethics,
    Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Chairman
    of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, Chairman of the
    Committee on Appropriations, and Chairman of the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation;
    (6) Ted Stevens worked tirelessly for the enactment of the
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),
    which provided for the conveyance of approximately 44,000,000
    acres of land in the State of Alaska to the Aleut, Eskimo, and
    Indian peoples and created Native Corporations to secure the
    long-term economic, cultural, and political empowerment of the
    Native peoples of the State of Alaska;
    (7) Ted Stevens was a leader in shaping the communications
    policies of the United States, as he helped to establish the
    spectrum auction policy, negotiated the Telecommunications Act
    of 1996, authored the Digital Television Transition and Public
    Safety Act of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309 note; Public Law 109-171), and
    passionately advocated for the connection of rural America to
    the rest of the world and to improve the lives of the people of
    the United States through the use of telemedicine and distance
    learning;
    (8) Ted Stevens was a conservationist who championed the
    safe development of the natural resources of the United States,
    as illustrated by his authorship of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
    Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), the Magnuson-Stevens
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et
    seq.), which established the 200-mile exclusive economic zone
    and led to a reduction in the dominance of foreign fishing
    fleets in the fisheries of the United States, the Magnuson-
    Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act
    of 2006 (Public Law 109-479; 120 Stat. 3575), which established
    conservation measures designed to end overfishing, and the High
    Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a et
    seq.), which provided for the denial of entry into ports of the
    United States and the imposition of sanctions on vessels
    carrying out large-scale driftnet fishing beyond the exclusive
    economic zone of any nation;
    (9) Ted Stevens was committed to health and fitness in his
    personal life and in his legislative accomplishments, as
    illustrated by his authorship of the Ted Stevens Amateur and
    Olympic Sports Act (36 U.S.C. 220501 et seq.), his encouragement
    of providing equality to female athletes through the enactment
    of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681
    et seq.), and his leadership in improving physical education
    programs in schools through the Carol M. White Physical
    Education Program (20 U.S.C. 7261 et seq.);
    (10) Ted Stevens unconditionally supported the needs of the
    Armed Forces of the United States through visits to soldiers,
    sailors, airmen, marines, and Coast Guardsmen in every major
    military conflict and war zone where United States military
    personnel have been assigned during his service in the Senate,
    including Vietnam, Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and
    Afghanistan, and in his role as Chairman and Ranking Member of
    the Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations for more than 20
    years;

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    (11) Ted Stevens was a devoted husband, father, and
    grandfather who worked to promote family-friendly policies in
    the Federal government;
    (12) Ted Stevens was well-respected for reaching across the
    aisle to forge bipartisan alliances and enjoyed many close
    friendships with colleagues in both political parties and with
    his staff, who were deeply loyal to him; and
    (13) the designation of the unnamed highest peak in the
    State of Alaska, along with an icefield in the Chugach National
    Forest in that State, in honor of Ted Stevens would be a fitting
    tribute to his honorable life and legacy.
    SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MOUNT STEVENS.

    (a) Designation.--Not later <> than 30 days after
    the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Board on Geographic
    Names (referred to in this Act as the ``Board'') shall designate the
    unnamed, 13,895-foot peak in the Alaska Range in Denali National Park
    and Preserve in the State of Alaska, located at latitude 62.920469308
    and longitude -151.066510314, as the ``Mount Stevens''.

    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
    paper, or other record of the United States to the peak referred to in
    subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Mount
    Stevens''.
    SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF TED STEVENS ICEFIELD.

    (a) Definition of Icefield.--In this section, the term ``icefield''
    means the icefield in the northern Chugach National Forest in the State
    of Alaska--
    (1) comprising approximately 8,340 square miles, as
    delineated by the map entitled ``Ice Field Name Proposal in
    Honor of Stevens'' dated September 24, 2010, as prepared by the
    Forest Service and available for inspection at Forest Service
    headquarters in Washington, District of Columbia; and
    (2) including the Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Nelchina,
    Tazlina, Valdez, and Shoup Glaciers.

    (b) Designation.--Not <> later than 30 days after
    the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall designate the
    icefield as the ``Ted Stevens Icefield''.

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    (c) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
    paper, or other record of the United States to the icefield shall be
    deemed to be a reference to the ``Ted Stevens Icefield''.

    Approved October 18, 2010.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3802:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010):
    Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate.
    Sept. 29, considered and passed House.