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Text of Senate Amendment 6123

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6123" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6123

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3329-S3330] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6123. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following: SEC. 2849. LAND CONVEYANCE AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, ADAK, ALASKA. (a) Removal From National Wildlife Refuge System.-- Notwithstanding sections 303 through 305 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487; 94 Stat. 2389), Executive Order 1733, dated March 3, 1913, Public Land Order 1949, dated August 19, 1959, and any other provision of law, the land described in subsection (d) is hereby removed from the National Wildlife Refuge System. (b) Conveyance.--As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the Secretary of the Navy all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in subsection (d). (c) Use of Land.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the land conveyed under subsection (b) shall be used by the Secretary of the Navy-- (1) as an armament and high-hazard testing site; (2) for training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support; (3) for equipment and tactics development and testing; and (4) for other defense-related purposes as identified by the Secretary of the Navy. (d) Land Description.--The land to be conveyed under subsection (b) consists of approximately 5,399.46 acres of land on Adak Island, Alaska, withdrawn under Public Land [[Page S3330]] Order Number 1949, dated August 19, 1959, as modified but not revoked by Public Land Order Number 7609, dated July 7, 2004, known as T. 95 S., R. 195 W., Seward Meridian, Alaska, Tract A, as depicted on Bureau of Land Management Master Title Plat dated February 18, 2014. (e) Effect.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to effect-- (1) the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) or any other law related to management of the National Wildlife Refuge System; or (2) the status, boundaries, or management of any land within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, other than the land described in subsection (d). ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6123 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3329-S3330] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6123. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following: SEC. 2849. LAND CONVEYANCE AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, ADAK, ALASKA. (a) Removal From National Wildlife Refuge System.-- Notwithstanding sections 303 through 305 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487; 94 Stat. 2389), Executive Order 1733, dated March 3, 1913, Public Land Order 1949, dated August 19, 1959, and any other provision of law, the land described in subsection (d) is hereby removed from the National Wildlife Refuge System. (b) Conveyance.--As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the Secretary of the Navy all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in subsection (d). (c) Use of Land.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the land conveyed under subsection (b) shall be used by the Secretary of the Navy-- (1) as an armament and high-hazard testing site; (2) for training for aerial gunnery, rocketry, electronic warfare, and tactical maneuvering and air support; (3) for equipment and tactics development and testing; and (4) for other defense-related purposes as identified by the Secretary of the Navy. (d) Land Description.--The land to be conveyed under subsection (b) consists of approximately 5,399.46 acres of land on Adak Island, Alaska, withdrawn under Public Land [[Page S3330]] Order Number 1949, dated August 19, 1959, as modified but not revoked by Public Land Order Number 7609, dated July 7, 2004, known as T. 95 S., R. 195 W., Seward Meridian, Alaska, Tract A, as depicted on Bureau of Land Management Master Title Plat dated February 18, 2014. (e) Effect.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to effect-- (1) the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) or any other law related to management of the National Wildlife Refuge System; or (2) the status, boundaries, or management of any land within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, other than the land described in subsection (d). ______