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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2002

Two controversial bills that benefit Alaska Natives passed the House Resources Committee on Thursday.

The first allows Alaska Native veterans who served in the Vietnam War to choose allotments. The second increases Native participation and contracting opportunities at national parks and refuges.

Both bills were opposed by the Bush administration and environmentalists. Sponsor Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) blasted the groups at a hearing on the subject in June.

Get the Story:
Native land bills clear committee (The Anchorage Daily News 9/13)

Get the Bills:
H.R.3148, A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide equitable treatment of Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans; H.R.4734, A bill to expand Alaska Native contracting of Federal land management functions and activities and to promote hiring of Alaska Natives by the Federal Government within the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

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