Reported in House — H.R. 5131

Union Calendar No. 346

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5131

[Report No. 119–397, Part I]

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

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.