,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #h   
7legislative day1 ,february #g71        
#bjbd,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
make additional ,federal public land    
available for selection under the       
,alaska ,native ,vietnam era veterans   
land allotment program1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,alaska ,native     
,vietnam ,era ,veterans ,land ,allotment
 ,extension and ,fulfillment ,act of    
#bjbd4  #b4 ,extension of the ,alaska   
,native ,vietnam era veterans land      
allotment program ,section              
#aaai7;b77#c77;,b7 of the ,john ,d4     
,dingell1 ,jr4 ,conservation1           
,management1 and ,recreation ,act 7#dc  
,u4,s4,c4 #afbi;g-#a7;b77#c77;,b77 is   
amended by striking #e-year period and  

inserting #aj-year period4  #c4 ,making 
additional land available for selection 
under the ,alaska ,native ,vietnam era  
veterans land allotment program  7a7    
,wildlife refuge system land ,all       
,federal land identified as suitable for
 allotment selection in the report under
 subsection 7c77#a7 of section #aaai of 
the ,john ,d4 ,dingell1 ,jr4            
,conservation1 ,management1 and         
,recreation ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4         
#afbi;g-#a71 and published by the       
,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife     
,service in the report entitled         
,identification of ,national ,wildlife  
,refuge ,system ,lands in ,alaska ,that 
,should ,be ,made ,available for        
,allotment ,selection by ,eligible      
,alaska ,native ,vietnam ,era ,veterans 
7,november #bjbj71 shall be made        
immediately available by the ,secretary 
of the ,interior for selection in       
accordance with that section4  7b7      
,federal land managed by the ,forest    
,service  7#a7 ,definition of available 

,federal land ,section                  
#aaai7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,john ,d4     
,dingell1 ,jr4 ,conservation1           
,management1 and ,recreation ,act 7#dc  
,u4,s4,c4 #afbi;g-#a7;a77#a77;,b77 is   
amended-- 7,a7 by striking clause 7v72  
and  7,b7 by redesignating clauses 7vi7 
through 7x7 as clauses 7v7 through 7ix71
 respectively4  7#b7 ,identification of 
,federal land ,section #aaai of the     
,john ,d4 ,dingell1 ,jr4 ,conservation1 
,management1 and ,recreation ,act 7#dc  
,u4,s4,c4 #afbi;g-#a7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,identification of ,federal land        
administered by the ,forest ,service    
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the date of enactment of this    
subsection1 the ,secretary of           
,agriculture1 in consultation with the  
,secretary1 the ,state1 ,regional       
,corporations1 and ,village             
,corporations1 shall identify available 
,federal land within units of the       
,national ,forest ,system in the ,state 

that should be made available for       
allotment selection by eligible         
individuals4  7#b7 ,exclusions ,in      
identifying available ,federal land     
within units of the ,national ,forest   
,system in the ,state that should be    
made available for allotment selection  
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary    
shall not identify any available        
,federal land in a unit of the ,national
 ,forest ,system-- 7,a7 the conveyance  
of which1 independently or as part of a 
group of allotments1 could-- 7i7        
significantly interfere with biological1
 physical1 cultural1 scenic1            
recreational1 or subsistence values2 or 
7ii7 interfere with the management plan 
of the unit2  7,b7 that is located      
within #cjj feet from the shore of a    
navigable body of water2  7,c7 that is  
not consistent with the purposes for    
which the unit was established2 or  7,d7
 that is designated by ,congress as     
wilderness4  7#c7 ,availability of land 
,all available ,federal land identified 

as suitable for allotment selection     
under this subsection shall be made     
immediately available for selection in  
accordance with this section4  4