[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5066 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.5066
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two
An Act
To designate Mount Young in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
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 ``Don Young Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) on June 9, 1933, Donald Edwin Young was born to James Young
and Nora (Bucy) Young in Meridian, California;
(2) Don Young earned--
(A) an associate degree from Yuba Junior College; and
(B) a bachelor's degree in teaching from Chico State
University;
(3) from 1955 to 1957, Don Young began decades of service to
the United States when he served in the Army as part of the 41st
Tank Battalion;
(4) in 1959, Don Young moved to Alaska and found his true home
in the village of Fort Yukon, which is located 7 miles above the
Arctic Circle;
(5) Don Young met and married the first love of his life, Lula
``Lu'' Young, in Fort Yukon;
(6) Don and Lu Young had--
(A) 2 wonderful daughters, Joni and Dawn (Sister); and
(B) 14 grandchildren;
(7) Don Young--
(A) taught fifth grade at a school run by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs during the winter; and
(B) during the warmer months, worked--
(i) in construction, mining, fishing, and trapping; and
(ii) as a tugboat captain;
(8) Don Young--
(A) was elected mayor of Fort Yukon in 1964; and
(B) served as mayor of Fort Yukon until 1967;
(9) Don Young was elected to and served in--
(A) the Alaska House of Representatives from 1967 to 1970;
and
(B) the Alaska State Senate from 1970 to 1973;
(10) Don Young--
(A) was elected to the House of Representatives in 1973 in
a special election; and
(B) served 24 additional consecutive terms in the House of
Representatives;
(11) Representative Don Young served as--
(A) the Chair of the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001; and
(B) the Chair of Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives from 2001 to
2007;
(12) Representative Don Young was a champion for Alaska
Natives, including as Chair of the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular
and Alaska Native Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives;
(13) Representative Don Young--
(A) fiercely defended Alaska and Alaskans as the sole
Representative for the largest State in the United States; and
(B) devoted himself to fulfilling the immense promise of
his home State;
(14) Representative Don Young was a leader in strengthening the
role of Alaska in providing for the national defense of the United
States through his--
(A) support for--
(i) the Coast Guard;
(ii) the Alaskan Command; and
(iii) the ballistic missile defense; and
(B) steadfast commitment to the leadership of the United
States in the Arctic;
(15) Representative Don Young--
(A) sponsored not fewer than 85 bills that were enacted
into Federal law; and
(B) sponsored and cosponsored many more measures that were
part of broader legislation;
(16) legislative achievements by Representative Don Young span
the policy spectrum, from authorizing the construction of the
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System to important amendments and the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.);
(17) Representative Don Young authored and advocated for
generational laws, including--
(A) the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) in 1975;
(B) the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) in 1976;
(C) the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997 (Public Law 105-57; 111 Stat. 1252) in 1997;
(D) SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1144) in 2005;
(E) the Multinational Species Conservation Funds
Reauthorization Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-132; 121 Stat.
1360) in 2007; and
(F) the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
117-58; 135 Stat. 429) in 2021;
(18) Representative Don Young--
(A) formed strong relationships and friendships with
Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle; and
(B) proudly worked with 10 different Presidents;
(19) in 2015, Representative Don Young married his second love,
Anne Garland Walton, in the United States Capitol;
(20) on December 5, 2017, Representative Don Young became the
45th Dean of the House of Representatives, reflecting his status as
the most senior Member of the House of Representatives;
(21) Representative Don Young was the longest-serving
Republican in the history of Congress; and
(22) Representative Don Young ultimately served the 49th State
with dedication and distinction for 49 years and 13 days, which is
more than \3/4\ of the period during which Alaska has been a State.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MOUNT YOUNG, ALASKA.
(a) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Board on Geographic Names shall designate
the 2,598-foot volcanic peak known as ``Mount Cerberus'' located at
51.93569N, 179.5848E, on Semisopochnoi Island in the State of Alaska
as ``Mount Young''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the mountain peak
described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to
``Mount Young''.
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF DON YOUNG ALASKA JOB CORPS CENTER.
(a) Designation.--The Job Corps center located at 800 East Lynn
Martin Drive in Palmer, Alaska, shall be known and designated as the
``Don Young Alaska Job Corps Center''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Job Corps center
described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
``Don Young Alaska Job Corps Center''.
SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF DON YOUNG FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The Federal office building located at 101 12th
Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska, shall be known and designated as the ``Don
Young Federal Office Building''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal office
building described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ``Don Young Federal Office Building''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.