[Report No. 119–397, Part I]
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
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
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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
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(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
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(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
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(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
and inserting Proposed Withdrawal Land
on the map entitled National Training Center—Proposed Withdrawal of Public Lands for Training Purposes
, dated September 21, 2000on the map entitled
.Fort Irwin Withdrawal
dated February 28, 2025