Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension and Fulfillment Act of 2024
This bill extends the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Program from a 5-year to a 10-year period (Section 2). It directly affects eligible Alaska Native veterans who served during the Vietnam era by making specific lands immediately available for selection: all wildlife refuge lands previously identified in a 2020 Fish and Wildlife Service report (Section 3a), and additional Forest Service lands identified by the Secretary of Agriculture within one year of enactment (Section 3b). The Forest Service lands must meet specific exclusions, such as not interfering with wilderness designations, management plans, or coastal areas within 300 feet of water. These changes aim to fulfill land allotment promises made to qualifying veterans under the existing program.
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Mary Sattler Peltola
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