- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Amendments
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: June 24, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
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land on Adak Island, Alaska, withdrawn under Public Land
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).