Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension and Fulfillment Act of 2024

Section 1119(a)(1)(B) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 1629g–1(a)(1)(B)) is amended—

(1) by striking clause (v); and

(2) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as clauses (v) through (ix), respectively.

Section 1119 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 1629g–1) is amended by adding at the end the following:

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary, the State, Regional Corporations, and Village Corporations, 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 individuals.

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 (1), the Secretary shall not identify any available Federal land in a unit of the National Forest System—

(A) the conveyance of which, independently or as part of a group of allotments, could—

(i) significantly interfere with biological, physical, cultural, scenic, recreational, or subsistence values; or

(ii) interfere with the management plan of the unit;

(B) that is located within 300 feet from the shore of a navigable body of water;

(C) that is not consistent with the purposes for which the unit was established; or

(D) that is designated by Congress as wilderness.

All available Federal land identified as suitable for allotment selection under this subsection shall be made immediately available for selection in accordance with this section.