expedite allotments for Alaska Native Vietnam veterans
Expedite allotments for Alaska Native Vietnam veterans.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Murkowski's office said ENR reported S.3790, which she cosponsored, to reauthorize the allotment program; the release also said she inserted similar extension language in FY2025 Interior-EPA appropriations. It acknowledged limits: ENR did not agree to open new federal lands, and BLM had certified only 35 applications as of September 2024.
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BLM's FY2026 status for the 2019 ANVLAP listed 738 applications received, 59 applications certificated, 438 amended applications, and multiple State/ANCSA relinquishment requests denied or pending.
Assessments
Murkowski materially advanced the Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans allotment issue through cosponsoring S.3790 and adding related appropriations language, and BLM has certified some applications under the active 2019 program. However, FY2026 BLM status shows only 59 certifications out of 738 applications, with many amended applications and relinquishment issues still pending or denied, so the promised expedited allotments have not been fully delivered.