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Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 454 (98th)enacted

A joint resolution honoring the contribution of blacks to American independence.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1984

Expresses the appreciation of Congress to the descendants of blacks who contributed to American Independence. Encourages State and local governments and private organizations to conduct activities during Black History Month 1985 in honor of black involvement in the American Revolution.

Bill· HRH.R. 4642 (98th)open

Fair Insurance Coverage Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1984

Fair Insurance Coverage Act - Prohibits any insurer from discriminating in an insurance contract against any person because of blindness. Includes within the prohibition refusing to make or negotiate a contract for insurance or giving different treatment with respect to terms, conditions, rates, or benefits because of blindness. Establishes a preference for State actions prior to judicial enforcement under this Act. Authorizes any aggrieved person, in the absence of State actions or jurisdiction, to bring an action under this Act for individual relief. Authorizes the Attorney General of the United States to bring an action for injunctive relief whenever there is reasonable cause to believe a person is engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination or when an individual is aggrieved and an issue of general public importance is raised. Grants the Federal district courts jurisdiction of such actions regardless of the amount in controversy. Allows a court to order monetary, equitable, or other appropriate relief, including punitive damages.

Law· HRH.R. 4616 (98th)enacted

A bill to amend the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to require States to use at least eight percent of their highway safety apportionments for developing and implementing comprehensive programs concerning the use of child restraint systems in motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1984

Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to increase the authorized appropriations for highway safety programs for FY 1985 and 1986. Requires each State to expend at least eight percent of such funds for developing and implementing comprehensive programs concerning the use of child restraint systems in motor vehicles.

Bill· HRH.R. 4567 (98th)open

Indian Health Care Amendments of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Indian Health Care Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, as amended by the Indian Health Care Amendments of 1980, to authorize specific appropriations for FY 1985-1987. Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine which individual Indians shall receive Indian Health Scholarships. Prohibits the payment of health professions preparatory scholarships to Indians who are employed in the Indian Health Service during nonacademic periods of the school year. Prohibits the use of funds which were authorized to eliminate backlogs in Indian health care to offset or limit appropriations made under other Acts. Lists the purposes for which the appropriated funds shall be expended. Designates as the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund certain authorized appropriations necessary to raise all tribes to a specified level on the Indian Health Service's priority system. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a current health services priority system report, including the levels of health services and funds needed to raise Indian communities to a parity with that of the general population. Specifies the minimum percentage of funds to be expended by the Secretary for research into specified areas of Indian health care. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must develop and implement a plan to reduce infant mortality among Indian tribes to a rate no greater than infant mortality among all citizens. Specifies funds available for such a plan. Establishes an Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund to be administered by the Secretary for the sole purpose of meeting the extraordinary cost of medical disasters or catastrophic illnesses. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to expend certain sums over a three- year period for the construction or renovation of the top five priority inpatient care facilities and ambulatory care facilities, together with the requisite staff quarters. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress the current health facilities priority system report. Directs the Secretary to provide the Congress with one year's notice of any contemplated closing of an Indian health care facility. Directs the Secretary to begin implementing in FY 1985 a ten-year plan to provide safe water supply and sanitary sewage and solid waste disposal facilities to Indian homes and communities. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress the Service's current Indian sanitation facilities priority system, and the funds needed to raise all communities to a zero level of deficiency. Authorizes specified appropriations to provide sanitation facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance for the operation and maintenance of sanitation facilities, utility organizations, and emergency repairs of sanitation facilities. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to contract with urban Indian organizations to administer health services programs in urban areas. Details eligibility criteria for such programs. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes eligibility guidelines for certain persons who are otherwise ineligible for medical care and benefits provided by either the Indian Health Service or by tribes contracting from the Service. Establishes the Office of Indian Health Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer all Indian health programs and authorities. Places the Office of Indian Health Affairs under the direction of an Assistant Secretary for Indian Health. Transfers the Indian Health Service to such Office. Authorizes the Secretary to waive Indian preference laws on an ad hoc basis for transfers occurring during a specified period.

Bill· HRH.R. 4559 (98th)open

A bill to amend the Sherman Act to prohibit a rail carrier from denying to shipper of certain bulk commodities, with intent to monopolize, use of its track which affords the sole access by rail to such shippers to reach the track of a competing railroad or the destination of shipment.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Amends the Sherman Act to prohibit any rail carrier, with intent to monopolize, from denying a person the use, at reasonable terms, of a facility which is the sole facility for movement of such person's shipment of bulk ore, coal, or grain to the tracks of a competing carrier or to the destination of shipment. Declares that a carrier shall be conclusively presumed to have denied use of such facility with intent to monopolize if it denies use of such facility at reasonable terms to such a person and to other carriers for the transportation of such person's goods.

Bill· HRH.R. 4475 (98th)open

High Technology Research and Scientific Education Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

High Technology Research and Scientific Education Act of 1983 - Title I - The Credit for Increasing Research Activities; ACRS for R&D Equipment - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax credit for research and development (R&D) expenditures. Modifies the definition of qualified research for purposes of the R&D credit to narrow the category of eligible activities for which the credit is allowable. Makes depreciation of research equipment eligible for the R&D credit. Eliminates the special three-year accelerated cost recovery system (ACRS) category for research equipment. Increases contract research expenses eligible for R&D credit purposes to 75 percent of the amount paid to others for research on the taxpayer's behalf. Provides that in-house and contract research expenses paid or incurred by a regular corporation will constitute qualified research expenses for R&D credit purposes. Provides that in the case of research being conducted in partnership form, the "in carrying on" test is applied at the partnership level, and the credit is apportioned among the partners in accordance with general partnership rules. Title II - Promotion of University Research and Scientific Education - Establishes a new income tax credit equal to 25 percent of payments to universities for basic research which exceed a fixed, maintenance-of-effort floor. Calculates the maintenance-of-effort floor as the greater of the annual average of university basic research payments over 1982-1983 or one percent of the average annual R&D budget over 1981-1983. Treats the portion of the university basic research payments which is not in excess of the maintenance-of-effort floor as contract research expenses eligible for purposes of computing the regular incremental R&D credit. Allows corporations an income tax deduction for contributions of scientific and technical property or services to an institution of higher education. Defines scientific property to mean computer software or other equipment used in a trade or business, which is donated for the direct education of students and faculty, for research and experimentation, or for research training in the United States in mathematics, the physical or biological sciences, engineering, or computer science. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of the allowable deduction for contributions of scientific property or services. Limits the amount of such deduction to ten percent of taxable income computed without regard to specified deductions. Provides for an income tax exclusion for the scholarships, fellowship grants, student loan forgiveness, or stipends of a graduate student in mathematics, engineering, computer science, or the physical or biological sciences. Specifies that such tax exclusion is not forfeited merely because the student is required, as a condition of the scholarship or fellowship, to perform future service in teaching or research.

Bill· HRH.R. 4479 (98th)open

Air Travel Compensation Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Air Travel Compensation Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to create a sole and exclusive right of action to recover commercial aviation accident compensation. Declares that the district courts of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction of actions brought under this Act. Entitles any person who recovers such compensation to recover reasonable costs, including expert witness and attorney fees. Requires domestic air carriers, airframe manufacturers, aircraft engine manufacturers, and air traffic control system suppliers to maintain financial protection as liability insurance for aircraft accidents. Requires the establishment of a Claims Payment Facility after an aircraft incident if: (1) the liability arising out of such incident exceeds the aggregate limit of liability; or (2) such incident is a terrorist aircraft incident. Finances such Facility by imposing a surcharge upon each passenger ticket and waybill for freight services after the occurrence of an incident.

Bill· HRH.R. 4356 (98th)referred

Olmsted Heritage Landscapes Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1983

Olmsted Historic Landscapes Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to prepare a State-by-State inventory of Olmsted historic landscapes. Provides that all properties on the inventory shall be part of an Olmsted historic landscape system. Requires that property identified in the inventory as nationally significant by a State historic preservation officer or by a State outdoor recreation liaison officer be studied by the Secretary for possible designation as a national landmark and, if internationally significant, for the World Heritage List. Requires that property on the inventory which meets the appropriate criteria be nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Requires periodic updating of the inventory. Directs the Secretary to: (1) promulgate general standards for preservation of historic landscapes; (2) provide technical assistance to Federal agencies, State and local governments, private organizations, and other interested individuals on the identification, commemoration, and preservation of Olmsted historic landscapes; (3) conduct and submit to Congress a thematic study of historic landscapes to identify those landscapes which would qualify as national historic landscapes; (4) establish a program for the use of the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Massachusetts as a center for research and establish an advisory committee for the site; and (5) develop appropriate international activities related to the Olmsted historic landscapes. Requires the Secretary to provide for the coordination of applications for grants for the preservation of Olmsted historic landscapes. Permits State and local governments to use Federal funds made available to them for the preservation of any inventoried Olmsted historic landscape. Requires the Secretary to assist and coordinate public and private cooperation in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Secretary to conduct appropriate activities during the decade of 1985 to 1995 to commemorate the Olmsted achievements and influence on American life. Establishes the Advisory Committee on Olmsted Historic Landscapes, which shall assist the Advisory Council on Historic preservation in carrying out those of its duties under the National Historic Preservation Act that relate to Olmsted historic landscapes. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4300 (98th)open

Missing Childrens Assistance Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1983

Missing Children's Assistance Act of 1983 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to establish and maintain a national toll-free telephone line for reporting information regarding the location of missing children. Directs the Administrator to establish a national resource center and clearinghouse to: (1) provide technical assistance to State and local governments and agencies in locating missing children; (2) coordinate public and private efforts to recover missing children; and (3) disseminate information on innovative missing childrens' programs, services, and legislation. Requires the Administrator to publish an annual summary of research on missing children and prepare a comprehensive plan for coordinating activities of all agencies and organizations responsible for missing children. Authorizes the Administrator, in consultation with the Advisory Board on Missing Children, to make grants for research or demonstration or service programs designed to: (1) educate parents and community agencies on ways to prevent the abduction of children; (2) assist in the recovery or tracking of missing children; (3) aid communities in collecting material to assist parents in the identification of their children; (4) demonstrate the psychological consequences of a child's abduction; and (5) collect data on investigative practices utilized by law enforcement agencies. Requires the Administrator to appoint an Advisory Board on Missing Children to assist the Administrator in coordinating programs and activities relating to missing children. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 394 (98th)referred

A joint resolution to provide for the awarding of a gold medal to Lady Bird Johnson in recognition of her humanitarian efforts and outstanding contributions to the improvement and beautification of America.

United States · United States Congress · 21 October 1983

Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of Congress, a gold medal to Lady Bird Johnson in recognition of her humanitarian efforts and contributions to the beautification of America. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the striking of such medal and bronze duplicates for sale to the public. Declares such medals to be national medals. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4175 (98th)referred

Motor Vehicle Passenger Safety Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1983

Motor Vehicle Passenger Safety Act - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to add provisions on the promotion and use of safety belt systems. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States for the development and implementation of: (1) State-educational programs promoting the use and associated benefits of safety belt systems; and (2) State laws and regulations requiring the use of safety belt systems for passenger motor vehicles. Sets forth the allocation formula and terms and conditions for such grants. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a program to utilize public and private resources as a free public service in promoting the use and benefits of safety belt systems. Requires chief executive officers of Federal agencies to promote the use of such systems within their agencies and report annually to the Secretary on such activities. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress by December 31, of each year on the grant program for the previous fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through FY 1996 for such program. Directs the President to promulgate regulations requiring: (1) Federal motor vehicles to be equipped with safety belt systems; (2) passengers in such vehicles to use the systems; and (3) the use of such systems while operating in Federal areas. Provides a civil penalty for violation of such regulations. Requires the President to report annually to Congress on the enforcement of such regulations. Prohibits any person from rendering inoperable any safety belt system installed in a motor vehicle in compliance with Federal standards, unless such vehicle will not be used during such time of inoperation.

Bill· HRH.R. 4098 (98th)open

Synthetic Fuels Corporation Fiscal Accountability Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1983

Synthetic Fuels Corporation Fiscal Accountability Act of 1983 - Amends the Energy Security Act to prohibit the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation from making new awards of financial assistance after the date of the enactment of this Act and before the date on which the Corporation's comprehensive strategy for achieving the national synthetic fuel production goal is approved by Congress. Makes limitations on Corporation construction projects effective upon the enactment of this Act rather than upon approval of the comprehensive strategy as provided under current law.

Bill· HRH.R. 4016 (98th)open

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to provide assistance to States in providing veterans with advice and assistance concerning veterans benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1983

Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to assist State governments in funding State established veterans' services programs which assist veterans with their benefits. Sets forth grant application procedures, including a description of the State plan for coordination of a State veterans' services assistance program with the programs of local veterans' service organizations. Requires a State plan to show that the delivery of services will be managed at the local level and that a State will increase the amount of matching funds it provides in each fiscal year through the third fiscal year of the grant. Directs the Administrator to prescribe regulations to evaluate grant applications. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 168 (98th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that it is not appropriate at this time to transfer ownership or management of any civil meteorological satellite system and associated ground system equipment to the private sector.

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1983

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the transfer of ownership or management of any civil meteorological satellite system and associated ground system equipment to the private sector is not presently appropriate.

Bill· HRH.R. 3870 (98th)reported

A bill to restrict the sales of alcoholic beverages in interstate commerce.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1983

Prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21 if the beverage has traveled in interstate commerce or if the sale or offer of sale is made in an establishment which is in or affects interstate commerce. Subjects violators to a maximum civil penalty of $5,000. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to assess such penalty by an order made on the record after opportunity for a hearing in accordance with specified law. Prescribes due process procedures for assessing such penalties. Authorizes the Secretary to compromise or modify such penalties. Authorizes judicial review for persons aggrieved by civil penalty assessments. Restricts petitions for such judicial review to a specified time period. Directs the Attorney General to recover penalties in arrears in a civil action in Federal district court. Authorizes citizens' civil actions to enjoin alleged violators of the alcoholic beverage proscription under this statute. Prescribes procedure and appropriate venue for such civil actions. Confers jurisdiction upon Federal district courts over such suits, without regard to amount in controversy or citizenship of the parties. Authorizes the court to award the plaintiff attorney's fees, court costs, and expert witness fees.

Law· HRH.R. 3871 (98th)enacted

A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to provide that the figure used in determining hourly rates of pay for Federal employees not be changed before the comparability adjustment in the rates of pay for such employees has been made for fiscal year 1984.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1983

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to prohibit the provision changing the figure used in determining the hourly pay rates for Federal employees from taking effect before the effective date of the comparability increase in such pay rates for FY 1984.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 353 (98th)enacted

A joint resolution condemning the Soviet criminal destruction of the Korean civilian airliner.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1983

States that the United States: (1) condemns the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines flight 7; (2) calls for an explanation from the Soviets; (3) extends its sympathies to the families who lost loved ones and supports their rights to obtain reparations from the Soviets; (4) calls on the Soviets to assist in the recovery of the remains of the victims; (5) calls for an international investigation by the International Civil Aviation Organization; (6) declares its intention to demand that the Soviets modify their air defense procedures to assure the safety of commercial airliners; (7) finds that this incident will make it difficult for the U.S. and other nations to accept the Soviets as responsible members of the international community; and (8) urges our allies and other nations to cooperate with specified demands on the Soviets.

Bill· HRH.R. 3795 (98th)open

Wine Equity and Export Expansion Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983

Wine Equity Act of 1983 - Requires the President to direct the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to negotiate the harmonization of tariff and nontariff barriers on wine with each designated major trading country. Requires negotiations with designated major trading countries which do not export wine to the United States in order to eliminate all tariff and nontariff trade barriers of such countries to the importation of U.S. wine. Requires the President to impose tariff and nontariff trade barriers equal or substantially equivalent to the barriers applied by a designated major trading country if such country does not provide harmonization to U.S. produced-wine with 180 days of the country's designation as a designated major trading country. Provides for removing such U.S. tariff and nontariff barriers. Requires the USTR to report to specified congressional committees at the beginning and end of each negotiation. Requires the USTR to consult with such committees to identify further tariff and nontariff barriers to and potential markets for U.S. wine. Provides for assistance for the USTR from other Federal agencies.

Bill· HRH.R. 3678 (98th)open

Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1983

Water Resources, Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act of 1983 - Title I: Port Development - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to develop the following port projects: (1) Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia; (2) Mobile Harbor, Alabama; (3) Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; (4) Texas City Channel, Texas; (5) New York Harbor and adjacent channels, New York and New Jersey; (6) Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataquo River, New Hampshire; (7) New Haven Harbor, Connecticut; (8) Gowanus Creek Channel, Brooklyn, New York; (9) Kill Van Kull, New York and New Jersey; (10) Wilmington Harbor-Northeast Cape Fear River, North Carolina; (11) Charleston Harbor, South Carolina; (12) Savannah Harbor, Georgia; (13) Manatee Harbor, Florida; (14) Tampa Harbor, East Bay Channel, Florida; (15) San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico; (16) Crown Bay Channel-St. Thomas Harbor, Virgin Islands; (17) Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi; (18) Cleveland Harbor, Ohio; (19) Lorain Harbor, Ohio; (20) Grand Haven Harbor, Michigan; (21) Monroe Harbor, Michigan; (22) Brazos Island Harbor, Texas-Brownsville Channel; (23) Duluth-Superior, Minnesota and Wisconsin; (24) San Francisco Harbor, California-Fisherman's Wharf area; (25) Oakland Outer Harbor, California; (26) Richmond Harbor, California; (27) Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, California; (28) Hilo Harbor, Hawaii; (29) Blair and Sitcum Waterways, Tacoma Harbor, Washington; (30) Grays Harbor, Washington; and (31) East, West, and Duwamish Waterways, Washington. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress any final environmental impact statements concerning any such port development project. Allows any non-Federal entity to submit to the Secretary for review plans for port development not authorized by Federal law. Requires the Secretary within 180 days to submit to Congress a report containing results and recommendations of such non-Federal port development review. Provides for reimbursement to non-Federal entities for plan development costs. Provides for the undertaking by non-Federal entities of navigation projects approved by the Secretary. Provides for reimbursement to non-Federal interests of the Federal share of any navigation project approved. Specifies the Federal share of costs for planning, designing, engineering, and surveying of navigation projects. Allows ship levies and fees to be collected in limited circumstances. Title II: Inland Waterway Transportation System - Authorizes the Secretary to commence the following navigation improvement projects: (1) Oliver Lock and Dam, Black Warrior-Tombigbee River, Alabama; (2) Gallipolis Locks and Dam, Ohio River, Ohio and West Virginia; (3) Winfield Locks and Dam, Kanawha River, West Virginia; (4) Lock and Dam 7, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania; (5) Lock and Dam 8, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania; (6) Lock and Dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois, and Missouri; and (7) Bonneville Lock and Dam, Oregon and Washington-Columbia River and tributaries, Washington. Title III: Flood Control - Authorizes the Secretary to commence the following flood control projects: (1) Quincy Coastal Streams, Massachusetts; (2) Roughans Point, Massachusetts; (3) Cazenovia Creek, New York; (4) Mamaroneck, Sheldrake, and Byram Rivers, New York and Connecticut; (5) Rahway River and Van Winkles Brook, New Jersey; (6) Robinson's Branch-Rahway River, New Jersey; (7) Green Brook Sub-Basin, Raritan River Basin, New Jersey; (8) James River Basin, Virginia; (9) Oates Creek, Georgia; (10) Village Creek, Alabama; (11) Threemile Creek, Alabama; (12) Bushley Bayou, Louisiana; (13) Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee, Mississippi River, Louisiana; (14) Sowashee Creek, Meridian, Mississippi; (15) Nonconnah Creek, Tennessee and Mississippi; (16) Horn Lake Creek and Tributaries, Tennessee and Mississippi; (17) Muskingum River, Killbuck, Ohio; (18) Muskingum River, Mansfield, Ohio; (19) Hocking River, Logan, Ohio; (20) Hocking River, Nelsonville, Ohio; (21) Scioto River, Ohio; (22) Little Miami River, Ohio; (23) Miami River, Fairfield, Ohio; (24) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; (25) Lock Haven, Pennsylvania; (26) Schuylkill River Basin, Pottstown, Pennsylvania; (27) Saw Mill Run, Pennsylvania; (28) Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania; (29) Eight Mile Creek, Paragould, Arkansas; (30) Fourche Bayou Basin, Arkansas; (31) Helena and Vicinity, Arkansas; (32) West Memphis and Vicinity, Arkansas; (33) Mingo Creek, Oklahoma; (34) Fry Creeks, Oklahoma; (35) Maline Creek, Missouri; (36) St. John's Bayou and New Madrid Floodway, Missouri; (37) Brush Creek and Tributaries, Missouri and Kansas; (38) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; (39) Halstead, Kansas; (40) Upper Little Arkansas River, Kansas; (41) Rock River, Illinois; (42) Green Bay Levee and Drainage District Number 2, Iowa; (43) South Quincy Drainage and Levee District, Illinois; (44) North Branch of Chicago River, Illinois; (45) Little Calumet River, Indiana; (46) Perry Creek, Iowa; (47) Muscatine Island, Iowa; (48) Des Moines River Basin, Iowa and Minnesota; (49) Redwood River, Minnesota; (50) Boot River Basin, Minnesota; (51) South Fork Zumbro River, Minnesota; (52) Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minnesota; (53) Park River, Grafton, North Dakota; (54) Fountain Creek, Colorado; (55) Metropolitan Denver, Colorado; (56) Boggy Creek, Texas; (57) Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries, Texas; (58) Lake Wichita, Holliday Creek, Texas; (59) Lower Rio Grande, Texas; (60) Sims Bayou, Texas; (61) Middle Rio Grand, New Mexico; (62) Little Colorado River, Arizona; (63) Cache Creek Basin, California; (64) Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California; (65) Santa Ana River Mainstem, California; (66) Alenaio Stream, Hawaii; (67) Agana River, Guam; (68) Little Wood River, Idaho; (69) Yakima-Union Gap, Washington; (70) Chehalis River, Washington; (71) Centralia, Washington; (72) Licking River, Salyersville, Kentucky; (73) Gold Gulch, California; (74) Pearl River Basin, Louisiana; (75) Amite River, Louisiana; (76) Comite River, Louisiana; (77) Tangipahoa River, Louisiana; (78) Tchefuncte River, Louisiana; (79) Tickfaw River, Louisiana; (80) Bogue Chitto River, Louisiana; and (81) Natalbany River, Louisiana. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to purchase certain land in Minnesota for construction of a levee and to upgrade existing facilities in Noyes, Minnesota. Directs the Secretary to transmit to the Congress any final environmental impact statement required by law. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake flood control projects at: (1) Calleguas and Conego Creek, California; (2) Coyote Creek, California; and (3) Guadalupe River, California. Directs the Secretary to include as part of the non-Federal contribution of the projects any local flood protection work carried out by non-Federal interests after January 1, 1983, and before the enactment of this Act. Provides that the non- Federal share of the cost of any flood control project authorized under this Act shall be 25 percent. Defines certain costs, values, and non-Federal contributions for purposes of this Act. Title IV: Shore Protection - Authorizes the Secretary to effectuate the following shoreline protection projects: (1) Rockaway Inlet to Norton Point, New York; (2) Cape May Inlet to Lower Township, New Jersey; (3) Atlantic Coast of Maryland (Ocean City); (4) Willoughby Spit, Virginia; (5) Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina; (6) Folly Beach, South Carolina; (7) Panama City Beaches, Florida; (8) St. John's County, Florida; (9) Charlotte County, Florida; (10) Indian River County, Florida; (11) Dade County, Florida; (12) Monroe County, Florida; (13) Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie, Pennsylvania; (14) Indiana Shoreline, Indiana; (15) Maumee Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio; (16) Tangier Island, Virginia; (17) Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright, New Jersey; (18) Fort Elfsborg, New Jersey; (19) Sea Breeze, New Jersey; (20) Gandy's Beach, New Jersey; (21) Reeds Beach, New Jersey; (22) Pierces Point, New Jersey; and (23) Fortescue, New Jersey. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report on each site following its construction. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning in 1984. Title V: Water Resources Conservation and Development - Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the following works of improvement for water resources development and conservation: (1) Big River Reservoir, Rhode Island; (2) Olcott Harbor, New York; (3) Hampton Roads Debris Removal, Virginia; (4) Rudee Inlet, Virginia; (5) Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Bridges, North Carolina; (6) Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, Georgia and South Carolina; (7) Metropolitan Atlanta Area, Georgia; (8) Jacksonville Harbor (Mill Cove), Florida; (9) Yazoo Backwater Area, Mississippi; (10) Greenville Harbor, Mississippi; (11) Vicksburg Harbor, Mississippi; (12) Memphis Harbor, Memphis, Tennessee; (13) Lake Pontchartrain North Shore, Louisiana; (14) Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana; (15) Cabin Creek, West Virginia; (16) Obion Creek, Kentucky; (17) Muddy Boggy Creek, Parker Lake, Oklahoma; (18) Fort Gibson Lake, Oklahoma; (19) Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir, Missouri; (20) Trimble Wildlife Area, Smithville Lake, Little Platte River, Missouri; (21) St. Louis Harbor, Missouri and Illinois; (22) Missouri River Mitigation, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska; (23) Davenport, Iowa (Nahant Marsh); (24) Helena Harbor, Phillips County, Arkansas; (25) White River Navigation to Batesville, Arkansas; (26) Trinity River, Texas; (27) Cooper Lake and Channels, Texas; (28) Sacramento River Bank Protection, California; (29) Sweetwater River, California; (30) Lava Flow Control, Hawaii; (31) City Waterway, Tacoma, Washington; (32) McNary Lock and Dam, Washington and Oregon; (33) Bethel Bank Stabilization, Alaska; (34) Kodiak Harbor, Alaska; and (35) St. Paul Island, Alaska. Requires the Secretary to submit to appropriate congressional committees any final environmental impact studies on any of the above projects which may become available. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to undertake the following demonstration projects: (1) Albert Lea Lake, Minnesota; and (2) Des Moines River, Iowa. Sets up an advisory committee for the Iowa demonstration project. Authorizes the Secretary to make any purchases deemed necessary to carry out such project. Sets forth the Federal share of such projects and authorizes appropriations beginning after September 30, 1983. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake the following waterway improvement and shore protection projects: (1) Hereford Inlet, Delaware Bay and Cape May Canal, New Jersey; (2) Barnegat Inlet to Longport, New Jersey; (3) Lake George, Hobart, Indiana; (4) Ohio River (various sites); (5) Bird Island, Niagara River and Lake Erie, Buffalo, New York; (6) Passaic and Pequannock Rivers, New Jersey; (7) Small Boat Harbor, Buffalo, New York; (8) Red Lake River, Minnesota; (9) Yazoo River, Mississippi; (10) Greenwood Lake and Belcher Creek, New Jersey; (11) Coosa River, Alabama; (12) Black Warrior River, Alabama; (13) Larkspur Ferry Channel, Larkspur, California; (14) Weeks Bay, Vermillion Bay, and Southwest Pass, Louisiana; (15) Swinomish Channel, La Conner, Washington; and (16) Sauk Lake, Minnesota. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake a wildlife mitigation project for the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Alabama and Mississippi. Title VI: Water Resources Studies - Authorizes and directs the Secretary to prepare and submit to Congress feasibility reports on the following water resources projects: (1) Illinois River, Hardin, Illinois; (2) Kinnickinnic River, Wisconsin; (3) Milton, Pennsylvania; and (4) Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Directs the Secretary to study the possibility of converting former industrial sites, millraces, etc. for use as new hydroelectric projects. Authorizes appropriations for this section. Directs the Secretary to study utilizing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conserve fish and wildlife. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct demonstration projects of alternate habitats for fish and wildlife, including man-made reefs for fish. Authorizes a study of national flood control problems. Directs the Secretary to determine the extent of shoreline erosion damage due to joint U.S.-Canadian regulation of Lake Superior. Directs the Secretary, within two years of enactment of this Act, to prepare and submit to Congress an estimate of the long-range capital investment needs for water resources programs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Defines the information to be included in such report. Directs the Secretary to expedite completion of the study of New York Harbor and Adjacent Channels, New York and New Jersey. Directs a study of the extent and adverse environmental effects of dioxin contamination in the Passaic River-Newark Bay navigation system. Requires a report to Congress within a year of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a list of water resource studies authorized but not reported to Congress. Outlines information concerning such studies to be included with the list. Directs the Secretary to submit certain reports, both for congressional use and for public information. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to undertake a feasibility study of navigation improvements at Saginaw Bay and River, Michigan. Title VII: Project Modifications - Modifies the following channel improvement and flood control projects: (1) Lynnhaven Inlet and Bay, Virginia; (2) Southern Branch of Elizabeth River, Virginia; (3) Ohio River Basin; (4) Mamaroneck Harbor, New York; (5) Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana; (6) Reelfoot Lake Number 9, Kentucky; (7) Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oregon; (8) South Platte River Basin, Colorado; (9) Sacramento River, California; (10) King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California; (11) Honolulu Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii; (12) Santa Cruz Harbor, Santa Cruz, California; (13) Colorado River, Texas; (14) Niobrara, Nebraska; (15) Alabama-Coosa River, Alabama; (16) Kickapoo River, Wisconsin; (17) East St. Louis and vicinity, Illinois; (18) Winona, Minnesota; (19) Wenatchee, Washington; (20) Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois and Missouri; (21) Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana; (22) Houston Ship Channel, Greens Bayou, Texas; (23) Rio Grande bank protection, Texas; (24) Anacostia River, District of Columbia and Maryland; (25) Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake Project, Abbeville, South Carolina; (26) Yazoo River, Mississippi; (27) Corte Madera Creek, California; (28) Mississippi River, Teche-Vermillion Basins, Louisiana; (29) Granger Dam, San Gabriel River, Texas; (30) Lewisville Lake, Texas; (31) Dardanelle lock and dam, Arkansas; (32) Susquehanna River, Sunbury, Pennsylvania; (33) Hudson River, New York; (34) San Lorenzo River, California; (35) New Melones Dam and Reservoir, California; (36) McMicken Dam and Outlet Channel, Gila River Basin, Arizona; (37) Great Egg Harbor Inlet and Peck Beach, New Jersey; (38) Corson Inlet and Ludlam Beach, New Jersey; (39) Townsend Inlet and Seven Mile Beach, New Jersey; (40) Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Rivers, Georgia and Florida; (41) Cowlitz and Toutle Rivers, Washington; (42) Milk River, Havre, Montana; (43) Snake River, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; (44) Curwensville Lake, Pennsylvania; (45) Waterloo, Iowa; (46) Western Tennessee tributaries, Tennessee and Kentucky; (47) Kawkalin River, Michigan; (48) Licking River, Kentucky; (49) Buffalo Ship Canal, Buffalo, New York; (50) Fort Gibson Lake and Teukiller Ferry Lake, Oklahoma; (51) Newport Bay Harbor, California; (52) Beaver Lake, Arkansas; and (53) Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico. Directs the Secretary to make a maximum effort to employ minority groups in any construction required in the aforementioned projects. Title VIII: Water Supply - Subtitle A: Loan Program - Water Supply Rehabilitation and Conservation Act of 1983 - Authorizes the Secretary to make loans to departments, agencies, units of State or local government, or any person operating a water supply system for the purpose of improving such system. Provides that the amount of such loan shall not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the project. Sets limitations on the total amount of loans permitted. Enumerates conditions upon which no loan will be made. Requires approval of any loans made by both houses of Congress. Lists requirements for loan applications, including: (1) a detailed plan and estimated cost of the project; (2) a showing that the applicant holds all necessary rights to land and water use; (3) applicant ability to finance the non-Federal portion of the project; and (4) a showing of the improvements the plan would make in water supply. Gives priority in loans to water systems currently polluted and posing a potential danger to human health. Allows the granting of loans only if the operator of a water supply system to whom the loan is granted implements a model water conservation program. Defines a "model water conservation program." Requires that the agreement reached between the Secretary and any loan grantee include: (1) the amount of the loan and its interest rate; (2) a repayment period; and (3) such provisions deemed necessary to assure prompt repayment. Allows the Secretary to increase the maximum percentage of the cost of a project in specified circumstances. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984-1987, and such sums as may be necessary thereafter. Authorizes the following water supply projects to receive loans: (1) Buffalo, New York; (2) Berlin, New Hampshire; (3) Rochester, New Hampshire; (4) Saints Thomas, Croix, and John, Virgin Islands; (5) Dupage County, Illinois; (6) New York City, New York; (7) Fort Smith, Arkansas; (8) American Samoa; (9) William H. Harsha Lake, Ohio; (10) Totowa, New Jersey; (11) Jersey City, New Jersey; and (12) Rockaway Township, New Jersey. Subtitle B: Water Supply Projects - Authorizes and directs the Secretary to survey, plan, and recommend to Congress: (1) projects for the repair, rehabilitation, expansion, and improvement of water supply systems; and (2) projects for the construction of single and multiple-purpose water supply systems needed to meet existing and anticipated future demand. Allows no appropriation for any survey unless such appropriation has been approved by either house of Congress. Requires the appropriate non-Federal interests to provide the necessary land, easements, and rights-of-way for any such project. Allows the Secretary to reduce the percentage amount of the project to be paid by non-Federal interests in specified circumstances. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to water supply system operators in identifying problems and initiating repair, rehabilitation, expansion, and improvement to the system. Directs the Secretary to study existing water resources projects to determine the feasibility of using such projects for water supply on an interim or permanent basis. Authorizes the Secretary to design and construct a treatment plant and water conveyance system from Lake Arcadia to Edmond, Oklahoma, with specified conditions. Authorizes and directs the construction of treatment and conveyance facilities from Kaw Lake to Stillwater, Oklahoma. Modifies the water supply project at Caesar Creek, Ohio River Basin, Ohio, with specified conditions. Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the States, to make a detailed estimate of needed repair, rehabilitation, and construction of water supply and distribution facilities and the costs thereof in each and all of the States. Directs the transmitting of such estimate to Congress within two years of enactment of this Act. Title IX: Namings - Designates the following harbors and locks and dams: (1) Elvis Stahr Harbor, Port of Hickman, Kentucky; (2) Wilbur D. Mills Dam, Arkansas; and (3) S.W. Taylor Memorial Park, Alabama. Title X: Project Deauthorizations - Deauthorizes the following flood control, hydroelectric power, or navigation projects, by State: (1) Alabama: (a) Alabama River; (b) Big Wills Creek Lake; (c) Crooked Creek Lake; (d) Hatchet Creek Lake; (e) Little River Lake; (f) Mill Creek Lake; (g) Terrapin Creek Lake; (h) Waxahatchee Creek Lake; (i) Weogufka Creek Lake; (j) Yellowleaf Creek; (k) Big Canoe Creek Lake; (2) Alaska: (a) Myers Chuck Harbor; (b) Nome Harbor; (c) Skagwar River; (3) Arkansas: (a) Bayou Bartholomew; (b) Crooked Creek Lake Levee; (c) Gillete New Levee, Lower Arkansas River; (d) Murfreesboro Reservoir; (4) California: (a) Alhambra Creek; (b) Aliso Creek Dam, Santa Ana River Basin; (c) Bear River; (d) Butler Valley Dam, Mad River; (e) Eel River; (f) Sierra Madre Wash, Los Angeles County Drain Area; (g) Lower San Francisco Bay; (h) Monterey Harbor; (i) Napa River Basin; (j) Napa River; (k) Old River; (l) San Juan Dam, Santa Ana River Basin; (m) Trabuco Dam, Santa Ana River Basin; (n) University Wash and Spring Brook; (o) Lakeport Lake; (p) Calusa to Red Bluff, Sacramento River; (q) San Joaquin River; (5) Colorado: (a) Boulder; (b) Castlewood Lake; (6) Connecticut: (a) Bridgeport Harbor-Black Rock Harbor; (b) Connecticut River below Hartford; (c) Mystic River; (d) Silver Beach to Cedar Beach; (d) Stonington Harbor; (e) Thames River; (7) District of Columbia: Washington, D.C. and vicinity; (8) Florida: (a) Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Miami to Key West; (b) Biscayne Bay; (c) Cedar Keys Harbor; (d) Broward County and Hillsboro Inlet; (e) Intracoastal Waterway, Jacksonville to Miami; (f) Jacksonville Harbor Mooring Basin; (g) Key West Harbor; (h) Miami Harbor, Miami River; (i) Okeechobee Waterway; (j) Oklawaha River; (k) Palm Beach Harbor; (l) Lake Worth Inlet to South Lake Worth Inlet; (m) Apalachicola Bay to St. Marks River; (n) Saint Marks to Tampa Bay; (o) Pensacola Harbor; (p) Saint Augustine Harbor; (q) Tampa Harbor; (9) Georgia: (a) Canton Lake; (b) Cartecay Lake; (c) Gilmer Lake; (d) Kingston Lake; (e) Lazer Creek Lake; (f) Lower Auchumpkee Creek Lake; (g) Spewrell Bluff Lake; (10) Hawaii: (a) Ala Wai Harbor, Oahu; (b) Hanapepe Bay Seawall; (c) Kaunakakai Deep Draft Harbor, Molokai; (d) Waimeo Beach Seawall, Kauai; (11) Idaho: (a) Mud Lake Area; (b) South Fork, Clearwater River; (c) Teton River; (d) Blackfoot Reservoir; (e) Boise Valley; (f) Cottonwood Creek Dam; (g) Heise-Roberts Levee Extension; (h) Weiser River; (i) Whitebird Creek; (12) Illinois: (a) Chicago River, Cook County; (b) Dam 43, Ohio River; (c) Farmers Drainage and Levee District; (d) Freeport; (e) Illinois Waterway Navigation Project; (f) Kenilworth, Shore of Lake Michigan; (g) Levee Unit 1, Wabash River; (h) Levees District 21, Vandalia; (i) Little Calumet River; (j) Metropolis; (k) Mississippi River between Missouri River and Minneapolis; (l) Ohio River Open Channel, Louis District; (m) Ice Pier; (n) Peoria County Levees, Peoria; (o) Shawneetown; (p) Scott County Drainage and Levee District; (q) South Beloit; (r) Wankegan Harbor; (s) William L. Springer Lake; (t) Alton Commercial Harbor; (u) Keech Drainage and Levee District, Green County; (v) Big Swan Drainage and Levee District; (w) Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing Drainage District 5; (13) Indiana: (a) Anderson, Madison County; (b) Illinois Waterway, Cal-Sag Channel, Part 2; (c) Levees between Shelby Bridge and Baums Bridge; (d) Marion; (e) Vincennes; (14) Iowa: (a) Davids Creek Lake; (b) Fort Madison Harbor; (c) Keokuk Small Boat Harbor; (d) Missouri Levee System; (15) Kansas: (a) El Dorado, West Branch, Walnut River; (b) Garnett Lake, Pottawatomie Creek; (c) Grove Lake; (d) Indian Lake; (e) Kansas River Navigation; (f) Missouri River Levee System; (g) Neodesha Lake, Verdigris River; (h) Onaga Lake; (i) Tomahawk; (j) Towanda Lake; (k) Tuttle Creek Lake; (l) Wolf-Coffee Lake; (m) Cedar Point Lake; (n) Cow Creek-Hutchinson; (o) Missouri River Levee System; (16) Kentucky: (a) Caseyville; (b) Cloverport; (c) Concordia; (d) Louisville; (e) Middlesboro, Yellow Creek; (f) Tolu; (17) Louisiana: (a) Bayou Bartholomew; (b) Bayou Teche, Saint Martin, Saint Mary and Iberia Parish; (c) Black Bayou, Reservoir; (d) Overton-Red River Waterway above Mile 31; (e) Bayou La Fourche and La Fourche Jump; (f) Bayou La Fourche; (g) Bayou Segnette; (18) Maine: (a) Bar Harbor; (b) Dickey-Lincoln School project, Saint John River; (c) Kennebec River; (d) Rockland Harbor; (19) Maryland: Baltimore Harbor and channels; (20) Massachusetts: (a) Edgartown Harbor; (b) Fall River Harbor Channel; (c) Ipswich River; (d) Nantucket Harbor of Refuge, Anchorage; (e) New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor; (f) Newburyport Harbor; (g) Nookagee Lake, North Nashua River; (h) Pleasant Bay; (i) Salem Harbor; (j) Winthrop Beach; (k) Lynn Harbor; (l) Monoosnoc Brook; (m) Monoosnoc Lake; (n) Cape Cod Canal to Provincetown; (21) Michigan: (a) Black River Harbor; (b) Forestville Harbor; (c) Middle Channel, Saint Clair River; (d) Red Run Drain, Lower Clinton River; (e) Detroit River, Trenton Channel; (f) Grand Marais Harbor; (g) Keweenaw Waterway; (h) Outonagon Harbor; (i) (h) Sanilac Flats, Saginaw River; (j) Corunna feature, Saginaw River; (k) Owosso feature, Saginaw River; (l) Berrien County; (22) Minnesota: (a) Warroad River and Bulldog Creek; (b) Mississippi River between the Missouri River and Minneapolis; (c) Harriet Island Harbor; (23) Mississippi: (a) Biloxi Harbor, Old Fort Bayou; (b) Buffalo River; (c) Pascagoula Harbor, Main Channel; (24) Missouri: (a) Angler Use Sites; (b) Braymer Lake Shoal Creek; (c) Brookfield Lake, Yellow Creek; (d) East Muddy Creek; (e) Mercer Lake; (f) Mississippi River, Agricultural Area 12; (g) Pattonsburg Lake; (h) Pomme de Terre Lake; (i) Sandy Slough Remedial Measures; (j) Trenton Lake; (k) Upper Grand River; (l) Mill Creek Lake; (25) Nebraska: Little Nemaha River; (26) Nevada: (a) Gleason Creek Dam; (b) Humboldt River and Tributaries; (27) New Jersey: (a) Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers; (b) Way Cake Creek; (c) Perth Amboy; (28) New Mexico: (a) Rio Grande Floodway, San Acacia to Bosque; (b) Rio Grande Floodway, Espanola Valley Unit; (29) New York: (a) Allegany; (b) Unit 1, Allegany River; (c) Hudson River, New York City to Albany; (d) Ogdensburg Harbor; (e) Oswego Harbor; (f) Red Creek; (g) Ticonderoga River; (h) Cape Vincent Harbor; (i) East Chester Creek; (j) East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet, Part 2; (k) Hammondsport, Glen Brook; (30) North Carolina: (a) Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Peltier Creek; (b) Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Tidal Lock in Snows Cut; (c) Carolina Beach and Vicinity, South Area; (d) Fort Macon State Park; (e) Morehead City Harbor; (f) Ocracoke Island; (g) Ocracoke Island-Village Shore; (h) Ocracoke Inlet Jetty; (i) Roanoke River; (31) Ohio: (a) Ohio River; (b) Burlington; (c) Chesapeake; (d) Empire-Stratton; (e) Martins Ferry; (f) Powhatan Point; (g) Proctorville; (h) South Point; (32) Oregon: (a) Columbia Drainage District No. 1; (b) Deer Island Drainage District; (c) Shelton Ditch; (d) Umpqua River-Scholfield River; (e) Cascadia Lake; (f) Gate Creek Lake; (g) Grande Ronde Lake; (h) Grande Ronde Valley; (i) Holley Lake; (j) Pendleton Levees, Riverside Area; (k) Willamette River above Portland and Yamill River; (l) Willamette River at Willamette Falls; (33) Pennsylvania: (a) Brackenridge, Tarentum, and Natrona; (b) Chester River; (c) Leetsdale; (d) Muddy Creek Lake; (e) Neville Island; (f) New Kensington and Parnassus; (g) Rochester; (h) Trexler Dam and Lake; (i) Youghiogheny River Canalization; (j) Aquashicola Lake; (k) Maiden Creek Lake Earth Dam; (34) Puerto Rico: (a) Fajardo Harbor; (b) Guayanes Harbor; (35) Rhode Island: (a) Great Salt Pond; (b) Harbor of Refuge, Block Island; (c) Pawcatuck River; (d) Providence River and Harbor; (e) Westerly Hurricane Protection; (36) South Carolina: (a) Charleston Harbor, Ft. Moultrie Anchorage Area; (b) Myrtle Beach, Anchorage Basin; (c) Reedy River, Greenville; (37) Tennessee: (a) Cumberland River above Nashville; (b) Hiwassee River; (c) Rossview Lake; (d) Alabama-Coosa River Basin, Jacks River Lake; (38) Texas: (a) Alpine; (b) Brazos Island Harbor; (c) Brazos River, Velasco to Old Washington; (d) Cedar Bayou, Harris; (e) Channel to Port Bolivar; (f) Duck Creek Channel Improvement; (g) Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Channel to Harlingen; (h) Gulf Intracoastal Waterway-Chocolate Bayou; (i) Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Harbor of Refuge at Seadrift; (j) Houston Ship Channels, Greens Bayou; (k) Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Matagorda Bay; (l) Lake Brownwood; (m) Mill Creek Brazos River; (n) Navasota Lake; (o) Navidad and Lavaca Rivers; (p) Pecan Bayou Lake; (q) Peyton Creek; (r) Plainview; (s) Roanoke Lake; (t) Sabine Neches Waterway Channel to Echo; (u) Sabine River, Echo to Morgan Bluff; (39) Utah: Weber River and Tributaries; (40) Vermont: (a) Bennington; (b) Otter Creek; (c) Rutland Otter Creek; (41) Virginia: (a) Thimble Shoal Channel; (b) Neabasco Creek; (c) Moore's Fairy Lake; (d) Pamunkey River; (42) Virgin Islands: (a) Christiansted Harbor-St. Croix; (b) St. Thomas Harbor; (43) Wake Island: Wake Island Harbor; (44) Washington: (a) Eutiat River; (b) Lower Walla Walla River; (c) Methow River; (d) Okanogan River, Okanogan; (e) Quillayute River; (f) Seattle Harbor; (g) Spokane River, Spokane; (h) Yakima River at Ellensburg; (i) Palonse River; (j) Pullman Palouse River; (k) Stillaquamish River; (45) West Virginia: (a) Moundsville, Marshall County, Levees; (b) Panther Creek Lake; (c) Proctor; (d) Ravenswood; (e) Rowlesburg Lake; (f) Warwood, Wall and Drainage; (g) North Wheeling; (h) Wheeling; (i) Wheeling Island; (j) Birch Lake; (k) Woodlands; (46) Wisconsin: (a) Hudson Small Boat Harbor; (b) Cassville Small Boat Harbor; (47) Wyoming: Buffalo. Deauthorizes the following projects after the date of enactment of this Act: (a) Eastport Harbor, Maine; (b) Kalihi Channel, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii; (c) Onaga Lake Project, Vermillion Creek, Kansas; and (d) William L. Springer Lake, Sangamon River, Illinois. Title XI: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to prepare a feasibility report for every water resource study authorized. Enumerates information to be included in such report. Directs the Secretary, before preparing a feasibility report, to perform a reconnaissance survey of the potential water resource project to define problems with the project, together with their possible solutions. Provides that non-Federal interests shall contribute 25 percent of the cost of any such report or survey. Establishes an Environmental Protection and Mitigation Fund. Authorizes appropriations for this Fund for fiscal years beginning 1984. States various purposes for which the Fund may be used. Authorizes the Secretary to study the water resources needs of river basins and regions of the United States. Requires a report to Congress on the results of such study before October 1, 1987. Authorizes the Secretary to establish and develop campgrounds for individuals 62 years of age or older at any lake or reservoir under the Secretary's jurisdiction. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning 1984. Authorizes the development of and appropriations for a 62-or-older campground in Texas. Identifies such parcel of land by metes and bounds. Authorizes and direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to undertake measures to prevent flood damage along the route of the Meramec River in Missouri. Authorizes the Secretary to repair dams found to be in a hazardous or unsafe condition. Authorizes the Secretary to repair the spillway at Schuyler County Public Water Supply District No. 1. Requires the Secretary to annually update the inventory of dams. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning in 1984. Directs the Secretary to maintain a water resources project at Buffalo Harbor, New York. Declares Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho, to be nonnavigable. Authorizes the Secretary, upon official request, to provide designs, plans, and/or technical assistance to States or local governments for removing snags and other debris in channels. Authorizes the Secretary to provide assistance in the breakup of river and harbor ice. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984-1986. Authorizes the Secretary to preserve historic sites under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army if such properties are entered in the National Register of Historic Places. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning in 1984. Directs the Secretary to convey a parcel of land to Metropolitan Park in Ohio for a flood control project. Directs the Secretary to maintain the navigation projects on the Delaware River in the Philadelphia and Trenton area. Declares downstream recreation on the Gauley River, West Virginia, to be an additional project. Provides for incremental whitewater release and water storage at the Summerville Dam in West Virginia to aid in such recreation project. Recognizes the Upper Mississippi River to be a nationally significant ecosystem and commercial navigation system. Approves a "master plan" as a guide for future water policy on the Upper Mississippi. Grants the consent of Congress to several midwestern States bordering the Mississippi for cooperative efforts and mutual planning in the development of such river. Designates the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association as the caretaker of the "master plan." Authorizes the Secretary, in consultation with the aforementioned midwestern States, to undertake: (1) a program for planning, construction, and evaluation of fish and wildlife enhancement measures; (2) implementation of a long-term resource monitoring program; and (3) implementation of a computerized inventory and analysis system. Provides for termination of such programs ten years from the date of enactment of this Act, with specified evaluations and reports. Authorizes appropriations for ten fiscal years after the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to implement a program of recreational projects for the Upper Mississippi River System. Authorizes appropriations for this purpose for ten fiscal years after the date of enactment of this Act, along with specified evaluations and reports. Directs the Secretary to dispose of dredged materials from the System and to request funding for a program to facilitate productive uses of dredged materials. Directs the Secretary to extend the navigation season on the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Requires approval by both houses of Congress before any extension is granted. Requires acquisition by the Secretary of all lands and interest before authorized construction begins on any water resources project in this Act. Establishes an Office of Environmental Policy within the Office of the Chief of Engineers, to be responsible for all environmental policy matters as they relate to the water resources programs. Limits appropriations for the repair and modification of the Illinois and Mississippi Canal. Provides that certain prohibitions and provisions for review of activities in waters of the U.S. shall not apply to any water development projects at the Great Miami River Basin or the Great Miami River and its tributaries in Ohio. Provides a maximum time limitation for construction of any project in this Act of five years after the date of enactment of this Act. Provides that all leases for projects in this Act shall continue in effect on and after January 1, 1990, until such lease is terminated by the leaseholder. Requires fair market values for such leases after such date. Enumerates conditions required before the Secretary may terminate a lease on or after January 1, 1990. Limits modifications to projects to those which: (1) do not materially alter the scope or function of the project; and (2) reflect changes in construction costs and are the result of additional plans and studies. Authorizes review by the Secretary of previous (before this Act) water projects. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a demonstration project within two years from enactment of this Act for the purpose of making modifications in the structures and operations of water projects constructed before the enactment of this Act. Requires a report to Congress concerning such project. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to reconstruct and rehabilitate the New York State Barge Canal for commercial, recreational, historic, and environmental purposes. Requires the Secretary and New York State to each provide 50 percent of the annual cost of maintaining such canal. Requires a report on the Canal to both houses of Congress within two years of enactment of this Act. Provides that no appropriation shall be made for such Canal project unless both houses of Congress approve of such by resolution. Defines areas included within the New York State Barge Canal. Authorizes the Secretary to develop and implement a flood warning system for the Whitewater River, California. Requires the Secretary to provide for employment of residents in high-unemployment areas where water projects are being constructed. Requires a report to Congress by the Secretary within 90 days after requests for project appropriations. Such report shall contain current information on the potential benefits of such project to unemployed residents of the area. Defines terms. Authorizes the Secretary to convey to the State of Georgia all right, title, and interest to a parcel of land in Savannah, Georgia, conditioned upon certain payments being made to the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to construct a depot in Savannah Harbor, Georgia. Authorizes the Secretary to straighten bends in rivers and channels to improve navigation, within certain cost limitations. Abolishes the California Debris Commission, transferring its duties to the Secretary. Authorizes the Chief of Engineers to perform emergency work upon public or private land for ten days following a Governor's request for such emergency or disaster relief. Makes technical amendments to various flood control acts relating to amounts of appropriations. Requires the Secretary to expedite completion of a study for a new lock parallel to Poe Lock on the Saint Lawrence Seaway and submit a report to Congress. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress every January 15th on activities undertaken in the development of water resources projects. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985. Directs the Secretary to reevaluate the feasibility of the Elk Creek Lake feature of the project for the Rogue River, Oregon and California. Directs the Secretary to implement a study of the possibility of increased use of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the planning and construction of water resources projects. Requires the Secretary to transmit to both Houses of Congress a report which specifies the amount of electricity generated, the revenues received, and the operational costs of each water resource facility. Authorizes the President to appoint a regular officer from the Armed Forces as the Federal Commissioner of the Red River Compact Commission. Amends the River and Harbor Act to provide for reconstruction of water works as necessary to provide adequate facilities for navigation. Requires congressional approval of such reconstruction before any appropriations are made. Authorizes the Secretary to construct and improve facilities at the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Port of Buffalo. Authorizes the Secretary to construct and maintain a navigation channel from the mouth of the Beaver River at Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, to New Brighton, Pennsylvania. Provides that the total amount for construction of water resources projects shall not exceed $1,500,000,000 for each of FY 1984 and 1985, and $1,600,000,000 for each of FY 1986 through 1988.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 278 (98th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should establish a Productivity and Quality Award to be made to those businesses, workers, other individuals, and public sector organizations which make major contributions toward sustained improvement in productivity and quality performance.

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1983

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) proclaim his or her intention to establish a Productivity and Quality Award to be made to businesses, workers, other individuals, and public sector organizations that make major contributions toward sustained improvement in productivity and quality performance; and (2) establish a President's interagency Productivity and Quality Award Committee to recommend criteria for such awards and to design certificates and medals of commendation for presentation to award recipients.

Bill· HRH.R. 3498 (98th)open

Victims of Crime Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1983

Victims of Crime Act of 1983 - Title I: Crime Victim Compensation - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to qualified state programs for the compensation of victims of crimes. Provides that such grants shall total: (1) 50 percent of allowable compensation paid to victims of State crimes designated by the State to be appropriate for compensation; and (2) 100 percent of allowable compensation to victims of crimes which would constitute designated crimes but are subject to exclusive Federal jurisdiction. Specifies criteria for a State plan to qualify for grants, including that the program: (1) offer compensation for medical expenses and loss of wages; (2) condition compensation on cooperation with law enforcement officials; and (3) deny or reduce recovery where the claimant contributed to the injury. Title II: Crime Victim Assistance - Allows the Attorney General to make grants to the chief executive of each State for the financial support of crime assistance programs. States that such program must provide crisis intervention and mental health counseling services to victims and their families. Title III: Crime Victims Fund - Establishes within the U.S. Treasury the Crime Victims Fund. Provides that the Fund shall consist of: (1) fines collected in Federal criminal cases; (2) proceeds of all forfeitures in Federal criminal cases; and (3) taxes imposed on pistols and revolvers. Title IV: Changes in Criminal Fine Levels and Related Matters - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish alternative, increased fines for any person convicted of a Federal offense. Requires the Federal courts to impose a penalty assessment on all persons convicted of Federal offenses. Title V: Effective Dates - Establishes effective dates.

Bill· HRH.R. 3500 (98th)open

Exchange for Understanding Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1983

Exchange for Understanding Act - Establishes the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Exchange Fund in the Treasury. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund. Establishes the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Exchange Commission. Requires the Commission to issue regulations, within 90 days, governing its operation and the use of Commission funds. Provides for Commission membership and for a Commission director and staff. Authorizes the Commission to hold hearings and to use the U.S. mails as do other U.S. agencies. Directs that interest on obligations held in the Fund be available for payments to the Commission for specified uses. Requires the Commission to use such funds to make grants to support exchanges between the United States and the Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe. Sets forth the projects to which the Commission shall give priority. Grants the Commission the exclusive authority to determine the number and types of exchanges to be supported each year. Directs the Secretary of State to cooperate with the Commission to ensure that the exchanges are coordinated with the countries involved and to ensure that the participants receive appropriate briefings and information. Authorizes specified funds for the Commission's operating expenses. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to invest that portion of the Fund not required for current withdrawals in specified U.S. obligations or U.S. guaranteed obligations. Authorizes the Secretary to sell obligations acquired by the Fund and to credit the Fund with any interest on and the proceeds from such sale. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports, describing the Commission's activities, to the President and to Congress. Requires the Commission to terminate October 1, 1994. Directs all investments to be liquidated and all remaining funds to be deposited in the Treasury upon termination.

Bill· HRH.R. 3440 (98th)open

Universal Telephone Service and Ratepayer Protection Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1983

Universal Telephone Service and Ratepayer Protection Act of 1983 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the establishment of the Universal Service Board (the Board) and a Universal Service Fund (the Fund). Directs the Board to establish: (1) a system of charges to compensate exchange common carriers for interstate exchange access, and to reform the system of jurisdictional separation of carrier property and expenses; and (2) a system of charges to be collected from persons owning or operating facilities which are for the origination or termination of interstate transmissions, which do not directly or indirectly interconnect with exchange service, but which provide comparable services. Requires the Fund to include an account consisting of the the total amount collected under the charges established in clause two from persons not interconnecting with exchange service. Requires an exchange common carrier to file a tariff for interstate exchange access for each of its exchange areas to the Commission. Authorizes a carrier to file, or the Federal Communications Commission may require a carrier to file, a joint tariff for interstate exchange access for all of its exchange areas within a single State. Directs the Commission to delegate to each State commission such authority, subject to certain conditions. Authorizes a State commission to require or authorize exchange common carriers within the State to divide revenues received from charges for interstate exchange access. Requires each tariff for interstate exchange access to specify separate charges for each type of interstate exchange access on an element-by-element basis. Requires charges for each type of interstate exchange access to be justified by costs. Requires each tariff to consist of four charges, three of which shall encompass all costs associated with interstate exchange access and one of which shall be a surcharge. Directs the Commission to establish: (1) practices and methods to ascertain and fully apportion the cost of services, facilities, and other factors used jointly or in common to provide exchange services and intrastate interexchange access and interstate exchange access; and (2) the forms for records, accounts, and memoranda to be kept by carriers providing interstate exchange access in order to facilitate processing tariffs of such carriers. Provides that effective as of enactment the decisions and orders of the Commission in C.C. Docket Number 78-72 (adopted December 22, 1982) shall cease to have an effect. Directs the Board to establish: (1) a Universal Service Fund (the Fund) to assure the continued availability of universal transmission services, including service in high-cost areas, at reasonable rates and affordable charges; and (2) and oversee an administrative committee to administer the accounts of the Fund. Directs the Board to determine annually uniform surcharges on amounts collected by exchange common carriers, and from all interstate interexchange customers directly or indirectly interconnecting with exchange service. Directs the Fund to include an account: (1) consisting of the total amount the Board determines necessary to ensure that the costs of eligible carriers for exchange facilities, including traffic-sensitive and nontraffic-sensitive costs, per customer-access line which exceed 115 percent of the national average for such costs will not be borne directly by exchange ratepayers or recovered through charges for interstate exchange access; and (2) to ensure that the subscriber rate for interexchange telephone service between any two points in the United States does not exceed 115 percent of the national average interexchange rates. Directs the Board to determine the uniform surcharge so that the amount of surcharges paid is sufficient to finance the above accounts, taking into consideration the amount available from the account derived from charges on persons who do not interconnect with exchange service. Requires the accounts of the Fund to be administered in a manner which expedites the disbursement of funds to exchange common carriers through the use of rules and procedures which eliminate burdens or delays in the certification or application process to the maximum extent practicable, and which permit disbursement decisions to be made on the basis of uniform, general, simplified standards of eligibility which are readily applied to the information and other data included in each application. Provides that payments from the accounts to individual exchange common carriers shall be subject to audit and adjustment by the Board. Directs the Commission to establish a joint board, the Universal Service Board, consisting of two commissioners of the Commission and three State commissioners. Directs the Board to: (1) establish and maintain formulas (by which the Commission shall be bound), for determining the amounts and means necessary to fund the accounts of the Fund, and to oversee the distribution of funds from the Fund; (2) make such changes and modifications in the system of jurisdictional separation of carrier property and expenses presently in force as may be necessary or appropriate for the orderly transition to the system of charges for interstate exchange access established by this Act; and (3) determine at regular intervals the relative assignment by exchange common carriers of the cost of factors of production which are used jointly or in common to provide exchange service and interstate exchange access. Authorizes any State commission to exercise the authority it has under State law with respect to: (1) exchange service, interexchange service, and comparable two-way communication service, to the extent such service involves intrastate communications; and (2) facilities to the extent used to provide such service. Provides, however, that the Commission shall not be restricted from exercising technical regulatory authority over services and facilities. Authorizes a State commission to require any exchange common carrier to lease and maintain on request a single basic one-line telephone instrument to any subscriber within the State on the basis of a tariff that includes all costs of providing and maintain such instrument and wiring.

Bill· HRH.R. 3420 (98th)referred

Secondary Mortgage Market Equity Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1983

Secondary Mortgage Market Equity Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to set forth a formula for increasing the maximum mortgage limitation for a one- to four- family residence in certain areas where high prevailing housing sales prices have limited housing opportunities.

Bill· HRH.R. 3371 (98th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a temporary refundable income tax credit to Federal employees covered under the social security system for the amount of their contributions under a Federal retirement system.

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable income tax credit for the amount of contributions made to the Federal retirement system by Federal employees newly covered under the social security system after December 31, 1983. Disallows such credit for contributions made to a Federal retirement system: (1) established after the enactment of this Act; or (2) modified after the enactment of this Act for purposes of coordinating such system with the social security system. Terminates such credit after December 31, 1985.

Bill· HRH.R. 3300 (98th)referred

Veterans Administration Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983

Veterans Administration Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act - Title I: Adjudication Procedures - Codifies, for Veterans Administration (VA) adjudication purposes, the burden of proof and reasonable doubt standards currently provided for by VA regulation. States that a claimant has the burden of submitting sufficient evidence to justify his or her claim, and that if an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence exists regarding the merits of a claim, the VA is to resolve such doubt in favor of the claimant. States that VA subpoenas may be served either by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail. Increases the maximum size of the Board of Veterans' Appeals from 50 to 65 members. Requires the chairman of such Board to submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees concerning the Board's current handling of cases and projections for the subsequent fiscal year. Requires the Board to: (1) provide notice to a claimant and an opportunity for a hearing before a decision may be based on "additional official information" received after a Board decision has previously been made; and (2) make its decision exclusively on evidence and material of record in the proceeding. Removes the requirement that new material sufficient to allow the Board to reopen a previously disallowed claim be in the form of official reports. Provides that the Board's discretionary authority to reopen a claim will not be diminished by a judicial decision following an appeal as provided for by this Act. Requires the Board to mail to the claimant notice of its decision and the reasons for such decision. Provides that, upon the request of a claimant, the Board shall provide an independent advisory medical opinion when there exists substantial medical disagreement with respect to a material issue in a veteran's appeal. Sets forth new procedural rules for adjudication hearings regarding: (1) oaths, affirmations, and witness examination; (2) admissibility of evidence; (3) procedural rights of claimants; (4) disqualification of a hearing officer; (5) the record of the proceedings and the claimant's right to examine and obtain a copy of such record; and (6) the exclusiveness of veterans' adjudication procedures and rights prescribed by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to provide at each stage of the appeal proceedings written notice to a claimant of the claimant's procedural rights. Directs the Administrator to conduct a study of two alternative claims resolution methods: (1) a new intermediate-level adjudication process; and (2) an enhanced schedule of formal Appeals Board hearings. Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on such studies. Title II: Veterans Administration Rule Making - Includes the VA's rulemaking procedures under the relevant provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Title III: Judicial Review - Provides for judicial review of VA decisions in the Federal court system. States with regard to jurisdiction: (1) the definition of final decision; (2) that judicial review of a final decision in a claim for benefits may be obtained in a civil action brought within 180 days of the Board's mailing of notice of its decision, and that such action shall be brought in Federal district court; (3) that the VA shall file the various materials constituting the record in a case together with its answer to the claimant's complaint; (4) that the court may render a decision on the pleadings; and (5) that the judicial review procedures established under this Act shall not apply to insurance and home loans. States, with regard to the reviewing court's scope of review, that such court: (1) shall decide questions of law and interpret constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions, but that questions of fact (unless unsupported by substantial evidence) will not be subject to a trial de novo; and (2) in reviewing a final decision of the VA which is adverse to a party solely because such party failed to comply with VA procedures, may only review questions concerning such procedures. Sets out provisions regarding remand, survival of actions, and appellate review. Title IV: Attorneys' Fees - Authorizes the Administrator to allow attorneys' fees above the present $10 maximum if the appealing party's claim is allowed by the VA after an initial denial. States that such fee shall be the lesser of: (1) the fee agreed upon by the party and attorney; (2) $500, unless the Administrator approves a greater amount; or (3) if the party and attorney have entered into a contingent-fee agreement, not more than 25 percent of the total of any past-due benefits awarded on the basis of such party's claim. Provides for the approval of attorneys' fees, in successful veterans' claims brought before a court, as provided for under this Act. States that such fees shall be determined by such court, and in contingent-fee agreements such fees shall not exceed 25 percent of the total of any past-due benefits awarded on the basis of such claim. Authorizes attorneys' fees of up to $750 in certain unsuccessful veterans' claims. Prohibits the VA from authorizing payment to a claimant's attorney based on past-due benefits unless such benefits are owed as of the date of the VA's or a court's award. States that such provisions regarding attorneys' fees shall only apply to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the VA and shall not apply in cases in which the VA is the plaintiff or in which other attorneys' fees statutes are otherwise controlling. Title V: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates for this Act.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 231 (98th)open

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should institute an inquiry to ascertain the impact on telephone rates of regulatory changes and judicial decisions affecting the telephone system, and that the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce should begin consideration of legislation that will assure that basic telephone service is affordable to all the people of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) State regulatory commissions should carefully review requests for telephone rate increases; (2) the Federal Communications Commission should ascertain the impact on telephone rates of regulatory changes and judicial decisions and should furnish the House with an estimate of the number of people who would suffer an economic hardship or be forced to discontinue telephone service as a result of such changes and decisions; and (3) specified House committees should consider legislation that will assure affordable telephone service for all the people of the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 3282 (98th)open

Water Quality Renewal Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1983

Water Quality Renewal Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 through 1988 for: (1) specified research, investigation, and training programs in water pollution control; (2) State and interstate pollution control programs; (3) undergraduate programs in water quality control; (4) grants for developing waste treatment management plans for areas with substantial water quality control problems; (5) water pollution control programs in agricultural areas; (6) agreements among Government agencies providing for maximum use of existing programs for water quality control; (7) grants to States for lake pollution control; and (8) carrying out such Act generally. Increases the authorization for grants for construction of waste treatment works for FY 1984 and 1985. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1986 through 1988. Revises the timetable for compliance of all pollutants with effluent limitations. Requires as new conditions for the modification of treatment requirements with respect to the discharge of pollutants from a publicly owned treatment works that an applicant for such modification demonstrate that: (1) in the case of a treatment works serving a population of 50,000 or more, there is in effect a specified pretreatment program for toxic pollutants introduced into such works for which there is no pretreatment requirement in effect; and (2) the effluent which is discharged from such works is receiving primary treatment and meets the criteria for water quality established by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Revises the meaning of the phrase "discharge of any pollutant into marine water." Requires that a water quality standard which is revised after January 1, 1983, maintain the designated uses of the navigable waters involved in effect on such date, except that such a standard may contain a less restrictive use if the State demonstrates that: (1) the existing designated use is not attainable because of natural background or irretrievable man-induced conditions; or (2) the application of effluent limitations needed to attain the existing designated use would result in substantial and widespread adverse economic and social impact. Requires a State to revise water quality standards to preserve the quality of those waters within the State exceeding the level necessary to support the designated use contained in existing water quality standards. Requires a State to consider the need to adopt numercial criteria in addition to other water quality criteria' with respect to specified toxic pollutants whenever such State reviews a water quality standard. Requires the maintenance and protection of water the quality of which exceeds levels necessary to support the propagation of fish and wildlife and to allow recreation in and on the water, unless a State chooses, after compliance with intergovernmental coordination and public participation requirements, to allow lower water quality because of essential economic or social development for which there is no feasible alternative. Prohibits a degradation of water quality which will interfere with or injure instream water uses. Prohibits degradation in high quality waters which constitute an outstanding national resource. Requires a State to minimize the effects of development on water quality in any case where water quality degradation is permitted. Requires the Administrator to publish in the Federal Register a list of all navigable waters in each State the water quality of which is being impaired by the discharge from specific sources of toxic pollutants. Directs the Administrator to establish an individual control strategy for each listed segment of navigable waters which shall reduce the discharge of toxic pollutants from such sources so as to allow the achievement of water quality which provides for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and provides for recreation in and on the water. Increases the civil penalties for violations of requirements with respect to water quality standards under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Requires the Administrator to convene a management conference whenever the attainment or maintenance of water quality in an estuary requires the control of sources of pollution in more than one State. Provides that such a management conference shall establish and provide for the implementation of a master plan which addresses the pollution problems of the estuary involved. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to States participating in such a management conference which are equal to 55 percent of a State's cost of implementing a master plan for a fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for such grants. Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator for FY 1984 through 1988 for: (1) administrative expenses with respect to management conferences; (2) grants for the development of master plans for estuaries; and (3) monitoring the implementation of such master plans. Prohibits the specification of a disposal site in navigable waters for the discharge of dredged or fill material unless the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, determines that the discharge of such material at such site will not have an unacceptable adverse effect on the aquatic environmental and that there is no less adverse practicable alternative to the proposed discharge. Requires that an application for a permit to discharge dredge or fill material into navigable waters at a specified disposal site be filed with the district engineer of the Corps of Engineers for the district where the discharge is to be made. Requires the district engineers to notify the Administrator, the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce, and other appropriate Federal agency heads of any such application. Specifies the time periods within which such agencies may submit comments on such applications. Requires the district engineer to give full consideration to such comments in deciding whether to issue a permit. Requires the district engineer to notify the Administrator or the appropriate Secretary if a permit to which the Administrator or the Secretary is opposed is to be issued. Specifies the time periods within which the district engineer must publish a decision with respect to a permit application. Provides that a denial of a permit application shall be the final decision of the Secretary of the Army. Provides that a decision to issue a permit shall be the final decision of the Secretary of the Army unless the Administrator, the Secretary of the Interior, or the the Secretary of Commerce requests a review of such a decision in any case in which the Administrator or either Secretary opposed the issuance of a permit. Specifies the time periods within which the Secretary of the Army must issue a final decision following such a request. Requires the Administrator to study and report to Congress on the effects of the impoundment and discharge of waters by dams upon the quality of navigable waters.

Bill· HRH.R. 3265 (98th)referred

A bill amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that losses attributable to disasters determined to warrant assistance under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 shall be allowable as a deduction without regard to whether they exceed 10 percent of the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer.

United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that losses attributable to disasters determined to warrant assistance under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 shall be allowable as an income tax deduction without regard to whether they exceed ten percent of the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer.

Bill· HRH.R. 3194 (98th)referred

Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1983

Historic Shipwreck Preservation Act - Provides that the United States relinquishes to the respective States all right, title, and interest of the United States with respect to historical shipwrecks and structures on the seabed or in the subsoil of lands beneath the navigable waters within the boundaries of such States. Provides that the U.S. maritime law of salvage shall not apply to such shipwrecks or structures.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 289 (98th)open

A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to international efforts to further a revolution in child health.

United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1983

Expresses the sense of the Congress that it supports the reduction of child mortality and morbidity throughout the world. Urges the President to promote and undertake activities to further the objectives of the child health revolution. Directs appropriate Government agencies to support UNICEF and other specified international agencies and public and private organizations in fostering the child health revolution.

Bill· HRH.R. 3104 (98th)open

Elephant Protection Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1983

Elephant Protection Act of 1983 - Prohibits importing or exporting African elephants or elephant products. Prohibits the acquisition, transportation, or sale in interstate commerce of such products imported in violation of this Act. Permits individuals to: (1) import and export a total of 10,000 pounds of unworked ivory for six months after enactment of this Act; and (2) import worked ivory for 90 days after enactment if there is no intention to sell such ivory in the United States. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to grant permits for the importation or exportation of elephants and elephant products if the Secretary finds that: (1) the nation involved has developed and implemented an elephant conservation program according to specified criteria; (2) the products can be traced as coming from a particular nation; (3) the products are acquired and transported in compliance with laws of the originating nation; (4) the importation or exportation will not be detrimental to the survival of the species; and (5) the permit is applied for in good faith. Authorizes the Secretary to grant permits for the importation or exportation of elephants or elephant products to enhance propagation or survival of the species. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress concerning granting of such permits. Sets forth civil or criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Provides for the remittance or mitigation by the Secretary of any civil penalty assessed under this Act. Provides for the forfeiture of elephants, elephant products, or vehicles aiding in the importation, exportation, acquisition, or transportation of such products contrary to the provisions of this Act. Grants specified search and seizure powers for enforcement of this Act by authorized persons. Authorizes the payment of rewards to persons furnishing information concerning violations of this Act. Requires all imports and exports of elephant products to go through either the Port of New York or the Port of Seattle, Washington. Exempts from this Act: (1) elephants imported or exported for zoological, educational, scientific, or exhibitional purposes; (2) elephant products included in a keyboard for a musical instrument; (3) elephant products taken and imported or exported by a sports hunter; and (4) elephant products taken and transported in compliance with the laws of the originating nation. Supersedes, with respect to elephants and elephant products, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and State laws determined to be in conflict with this Act. Directs the Secretary of State to establish a program to assist nations to: (1) protect elephant habitats; (2) conserve living elephants; and (3) develop and implement elephant conservation management programs. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 3108 (98th)open

United States Caribbean Possessions Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1983

United States Caribbean Possessions Act - Title I: Eastern Caribbean Regional Development Fund - Lists countries which the President shall consider in designating beneficiary countries for purposes of this title. Prohibits the President from designating a country a beneficiary country: (1) if such country is a communist country; (2) if the country has taken certain expropriating actions against property owned by U.S. citizens; (3) if the country fails to act in good faith with respect to arbitral awards involving U.S. citizens or companies; (4) if the country affords preferential treatment to a developed country other than the United States which adversely affects U.S. commerce unless the President receives certain assurances; (5) if a government-owned entity in such country engages in the broadcast of copyrighted material belonging to U.S. copyright owners without their express consent; and (6) unless such country is party to a treaty regarding the extradition of U.S. citizens. Lists factors the President shall take into account in determining whether to designate a country a beneficiary country. Prohibits the President from terminating the designation of a country as a beneficiary country unless, at least 60 days before the termination, the President has notified the Congress and the beneficiary country of such determination. Directs the President to withdraw or suspend the designation of a country as a beneficiary country if, because of changed circumstances, the country would be barred from designation as a beneficiary country. Establishes in the Treasury the Eastern Caribbean Regional Development Fund. Appropriates to the Fund the amount of money collected from: (1) the import duties on articles entered from beneficiary countries; and (2) the taxes on rum imported into the United States from beneficiary countries. Authorizes the Administrator of the Fund to allocate and distribute the moneys in the Fund to island beneficiary countries. Sets forth the method of allocation. Title II: Tax and Tariff Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require that if the amount of taxes collected on rum imported into the United States from beneficiary countries exceeds the amount needed in the Eastern Caribbean Regional Development Fund the excess shall be covered into the treasuries of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Prohibits granting duty-free treatment to bulk rum manufactured outside the United States, its territories, or possessions.