[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 5131 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 346
119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5131

                      [Report No. 119-397, Part I]

    To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and 
 California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections 
 to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 4, 2025

  Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

                            December 9, 2025

                    Additional sponsor: Mr. Vindman

                            December 9, 2025

   Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                            December 9, 2025

 Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           September 4, 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
    To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and 
 California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections 
 to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, 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 ``Public Lands Military Readiness Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS AND CORRECTION 
              OF CERTAIN LAND DESCRIPTIONS.

    (a) Extension of Withdrawal and Reservation for Military Use of 
Certain Lands.--
            (1) Yukon training area, donnelly training area east, and 
        donnelly training area west, alaska, and mcgregor range, fort 
        bliss, new mexico.--Section 3015(a) of the Military Lands 
        Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113 
        Stat. 892) is amended by striking ``25 years after November 6, 
        2001'' and inserting ``on November 6, 2051''.
            (2) Fort irwin military lands.--Section 2910(a) of the Fort 
        Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of 
        Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1339) is amended by striking ``25 
        years after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and 
        inserting ``on December 31, 2051''.
    (b) Correction of Land Descriptions.--
            (1) Mcgregor range military lands.--Section 3011(d)(2) of 
        the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public 
        Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 892) is amended by striking ``608,385 
        acres of land'' and inserting ``approximately 605,401 acres of 
        land''.
            (2) Fort irwin military lands.--Section 2902(c) of the Fort 
        Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of 
        Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1336) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``110,000 acres'' and inserting 
                ``117,710 acres''; and
                    (B) by striking ``as `Proposed Withdrawal Land' on 
                the map entitled `National Training Center--Proposed 
                Withdrawal of Public Lands for Training Purposes', 
                dated September 21, 2000'' and inserting ``on the map 
                entitled `Fort Irwin Withdrawal' dated February 28, 
                2025''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 346

119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 5131

                      [Report No. 119-397, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and 
 California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections 
 to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 9, 2025

   Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment

                            December 9, 2025

 Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed