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H. Rept. 119-354 1 (2025-10-31)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxahum0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-354 CAPE FOX LAND ENTITLEMENT FINALIZATION ACT OF 2025 OCTOBER 31, 2025.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 2815] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2815) to provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes, having considered the same, re- ports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. The amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) CAPE FOX.-The term Cape Fox means the Cape Fox Village Corpora- tion, a Village Corporation for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, organized pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). (2) FEDERAL LAND.-The term Federal land means the approximately 180 acres of surface land within the Tongass National Forest in the State of Alaska, as generally depicted on the Map. (3) MAP.-The term Map means the map entitled Cape Fox Village Cor- poration Final Selection and dated December 18, 2023. (4) SECRETARY.-The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 3. WAIVER OF CORE TOWNSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN LAND. (a) IN GENERAL.-Notwithstanding section 16(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Set- tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1615(b)), Cape Fox shall not be required to select or receive conveyance of the approximately 185 acres of unconveyed land described in sub- section (b) located within the township in which the Native Village of Saxman, Alas- ka, is located. (b) LAND DESCRIBED.-The land referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 69-006