Committee Serial No. 1. Considers legislation to require congressional approval for DOD public land withdrawal or reservation for defense purposes. Includes H. Rpt. 85-215 on H.R. 5538, a clean bill introduced after consideration of H.R. 627, Mar. 21, 1957 (p. 255-339).

Committee Serial No. 2. Considers H.R. 2279 and similar H.R. 2280, H.R. 2281, H.R. 2282, and H.R. 2283, to provide for the withdrawal from the public domain certain lands in Alaska for the use of the Department of Army.

Considers legislation to authorize the acquisition of land in Alaska for expanding military reservations. May 10 hearing was held in Fairbanks, Alaska; May 15 hearing was held in Anchorage, Alaska.