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Frank Murkowski: “Today, however, I am not entirely happy to be introducing a bill which, in my view, should not be necessary.…”

On the recordMarch 22, 1994
Today, however, I am not entirely happy to be introducing a bill which, in my view, should not be necessary. Unfortunately, the failure of one Federal agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA], to perceive accurately the clear intent of the Congress when it enacted amendments to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [ANCSA] in 1987 makes this bill, which is purely technical and which seeks only to put into practical affect congressional intent as expressed in ANCSA, necessary.
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Frank Murkowski
Alaska
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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Introducing a bill related to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act due to issues with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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