United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1985
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 50 percent excise tax on any "greenmail profits" paid to certain corporate stockholders. Defines "greenmail profits" as any gain realized by a four-percent shareholder of any stock in a corporation if: (1) the shareholder held such stock for a period of less than two years; and (2) during the two-year period ending on the date of the sale or exchange of such stock there was a public tender offer for such stock or a four-percent shareholder submitted a written proposal for a public tender offer. Disallows an income tax deduction for certain interest paid or accrued with respect to hostile acquisition indebtedness. Defines "hostile acquisition indebtedness" as certain subordinate obligations issued after February 18, 1985, in connection with a hostile acquisition.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1985
Urges the United States and the People's Republic of China to begin talks aimed at creating a jointly administered United States-People's Republic of China Student Exchange for Understanding Program. Sets forth certain aspects of such exchange program.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985
Changes the name of the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory facilities at Livermore, California, to the Livermore National Laboratory. Amends the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1980 to conform to provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985
Summer Youth Employment, Training, and Education Act of 1985 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to require the addition of an education component to the summer youth employment and training programs under part B of title II (Training Services for the Disadvantaged) of JTPA. Requires that each service delivery area (SDA) be allotted an amount equal to at least 90 percent of the amount available to such area for the summer youth program in the preceding fiscal year. Requires ratable reductions in the allocation to each SDA if appropriations are not sufficient to provide such amount to each SDA. Requires that allotments to States and allocations to SDAs be: (1) made in accordance with provisions for prompt allocation of funds; and (2) available for planning purposes before the beginning of the summer months for which allotted and allocated. Requires that summer youth program funds be used so that participants spend a portion of their time on individualized, self-paced, remedial and basic academic and functional competency development and achieve specified types of performance standards established and developed in each SDA. Requires that the portion of a participant's time spent on such competency development be in addition to, and not in place of, regular employment under the summer youth program. Prohibits summer youth program funds from being used to provide employment to any individual who fails to comply with attendance standards established by the SDA with respect to such education components. Prohibits summer youth program funds from being used to compensate or reward participants for attendance at such education components, except under specified provisions which require that a portion of matching funds be used to provide bonuses to participants for achievement of academic and functional competence. Specifies that planning for summer youth programs does not have to be conducted during the summer months. Sets forth matching fund requirements for summer youth programs. Requires each private industry council (PIC), for each program year beginning after June 30, 1987, to make available from non-Federal sources an amount for use in such programs equal to at least one and one-half percent of the amount made available under JTPA for such programs in that SDA for the applicable program year. Allows each PIC, for program years beginning July 1, 1985, and July 1, 1986, to make available such matching amounts. Limits, for any program year beginning after June 30, 1987, such matching amounts to not less than $20,000 and not more than $100,000 per SDA. Requires each PIC to notify the State of the PIC's matching amount by April 1 of the preceding program year. Requires each State, for program years beginning after June 30, 1987, to provide to each PIC an amount equal to the PIC matching amount. Allows States to provide such State matching amount from non-Federal sources or to use funds available to them under part A (Adult and Youth Programs) of title II of JTPA and under chapter 2 (Consolidation of Federal Programs for Elementary and Secondary Education) of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. Requires each State, for program years beginning July 1, 1985, and July 1, 1986, to reserve one and one-half percent of its State allotment under part A, to be allocated to PICs in proportion to the matching amounts made available by such PICs for such program years. Requires that such matching amounts be used to: (1) support the education and training components of the summer youth programs; (2) provide bonuses to participants for achievement of academic and functional competence; and (3) after complying with (1) and (2), create additional employment opportunities under the summer youth programs. Allows matching amounts to be in cash or in-kind, but requires that in-kind matching amounts be in the form of state-of-the-art basic and remedial education materials and equipment suitable for use for summer youth programs for the applicable program year. Requires each SDA to maintain complete records on the improvements in academic and functional competency attained by participants in the summer youth programs. Requires that such records be compiled by reference to State and locally determined general education diploma and basic education competency requirements. Requires each SDA to submit summaries of such records to the State. Requires States to submit annual reports on such summaries to the Secretary of Labor. Directs the Secretary to include an analysis of such reports in the Secretary's annual report to the Congress on employment and training programs. Provides that a specified portion of the State allotment under JTPA which is currently available for State education programs shall also be available to carry out matching requirements for summer youth programs.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985
Economic Conversion Act - Title I: Prenotification of Base Closures and Defense-Related Contract Cancellations - Directs the Secretary of Defense, through the Economic Adjustment Committee, to notify State and local governments and regional organizations within a specified period of time of a proposed realignment or closure of a military installation or of the cancellation or termination of a defense contract or failure to proceed with an approved major weapon system program. Title II: Economic Conversion Pilot Program - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for job retraining programs and planning for alternative production required by cancellation of defense contracts during FY 1986 through 1990. Permits one grant for each defense contract cancellation or reduction. Requires the administration of such grants at the local level by a capable unit of general local government or, through default, by the collective bargaining agents of affected employees. Directs the Secretary to make weekly assistance payments to such employees affected by a cancellation or reduction of a contract valued at $10,000,000 or more during FY 1986 through 1990. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of such assistance, making allowances for unemployment compensation or public assistance received and health insurance coverage needed. Sets forth assistance application procedures and notification requirements. Makes available for such grants the amount of previously appropriated funds which the United States will save as a result of the cancellation or reduction of a defense contract.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985
Authorizes the Director of the Smithsonian Institution to make a grant to the Director of the Folger Theatre. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for such purpose.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985
Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Reauthorization Act of 1985 - Title I: Reauthorization of Bank - Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to extend the life of the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank until September 30, 1991. (Under current law, the Bank will cease to exist after September 30, 1987.) Requires that 25 percent of the payments by the Bank to financial institutions to provide financial assistance for the installation of solar energy systems in residential, commercial, and agricultural buildings be allocated for active solar energy. Requires an equitable distribution of financial assistance between residential and multifamily residential buildings. Permits all financial institutions to apply directly to the Bank for financial assistance. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1991 for the financial assistance program under the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act for the purchase and installation of residential and commercial energy conserving improvements and solar energy systems. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to eliminate the condition under which the Board of the Bank would not exercise its authority to purchase loans for energy conserving improvements or to purchase mortgages secured by newly constructed homes with solar energy systems. Title II: Financial Assistance to Promote Construction of Highly Energy Efficient Buildings - Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to authorize the Bank to make payments to financial institutions for financial assistance to builders of newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated highly energy efficient buildings (a residential building which utilizes no more than 60 percent of the energy utilized by a building of a similar size that meets the cost-effective energy conservation standards established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in effect as of June 30, 1980). Permits financial assistance to be so provided only if the expenditures for new construction or substantial rehabilitation of highly energy efficient buildings are made after the enactment of this Act. Specifies the maximum amount of financial assistance which may be provided for new construction or substantial rehabilitation of highly energy efficient buildings. Sets forth conditions on such financial assistance which are in addition to the general conditions on financial assistance provided by the Bank under such Act. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Bank to purchase mortgages secured by newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated highly energy efficient buildings.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for the services of a licensed or certified acupuncturist.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985
Establishes a commission to be known as the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. Requires the Commission to: (1) identify and publish a list of cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings abroad which are associated with the foreign heritage of U.S. citizens from eastern and central Europe; (2) encourage the preservation and protection of such places by obtaining assurances from foreign governments that they will be preserved and protected; (3) support demonstration projects to help preserve and protect such places; and (4) prepare and disseminate reports on the condition of and progress toward preserving and protecting such places.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985
Social Security COLA Trigger Reduction Act of 1985 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to reduce from three percent to one percent the amount of increase necessary in the cost-of-living index to trigger OASDI cost-of-living adjustments. Adjusts an associated reporting requirement of the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985
Authorizes the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the courageous slaves and free black persons who gave of themselves during the American Revolution. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, to select the site, approve the design and plans, and provide for maintenance. Prohibits the use of any Federal funds for the memorial's construction. Terminates the Foundation's authority to establish such memorial within five years from the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that no action should be taken to reduce or alter the funding for the Legal Services Corporation in any way that would reduce the availability of legal services to older individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) in order to encourage private investment in developing countries, it is necessary to encourage the private sector to be involved with other nations in efforts to alleviate hunger; and (2) American institutions in the public and private sectors should jointly develop commitments and a plan to end world hunger.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Board of Trustees of Amherst College should reconsider their decision to cease operations of the Folger Theatre.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985
Prohibits any U.S. person from making or holding any investment in South Africa. Prohibits importing any article grown or produced in South Africa. Prohibits exporting to South Africa goods, technology, or other information subject to U.S. jurisdiction, except for certain medicine and medical supplies. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit landing rights for South African aircraft, except in emergencies. Prohibits importing gold coins minted in or sold by South Africa. Prohibits tax credits or deductions for any income, war profits, or excess profits taxes paid or accrued to South Africa. Directs the President to provide for enforcement of this Act. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985
Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to authorize any person to file a petition with the Secretary of Transportation which: (1) questions standards provided by manufacturers (or distributors); and (2) requests an investigation regarding such certification. Requires the Secretary to: (1) grant or deny such petition within a specified time; (2) publish the reasons for any denial in the Federal Register; or (3) investigate the validity of a certificate or the basis on which it was made, if the petition is granted. Authorizes the Secretary to restrict importation into the United States or into interstate commerce of motor vehicles whose certification is under investigation.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the targeted jobs income tax credit from 1985 to 1990. Increases the amount of wages which may be taken into account for such credit from $6,000 to $10,000 per year. Revises the definition of "members of economically disadvantaged families" to increase from 70 percent to 80 percent of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' lower living standard the amount of income a family may have in order to qualify as a member of a targeted group.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985
Comprehensive Adolescent Pregnancy Program Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) to authorize the Secretary of Education to use discretionary funds to carry out a program to assist elementary and secondary schools to introduce and improve family life education programs. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out such family life education assistance program either directly or through grants and contracts with institutions of higher education, State and local educational agencies, research organizations, and other public and private agencies. Requires such program to provide for: (1) training of educational personnel; (2) educational materials; (3) curriculum development and evaluation; (4) technical assistance; (5) a clearinghouse to evaluate, catalogue, and disseminate teacher and student materials; and (6) grants to State and local educational agencies for model family life education programs at the elementary and secondary school levels which shall be conducted with the advice of advisory committees broadly representative of the community to be served. Requires that such family life education assistance program be carried out in coordination with related activities carried out under title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the Public Health Service Act. Requires that at least ten percent of the Secretary's discretionary funds under ECIA be made available in each fiscal year for activities under such family life education assistance program. Amends title X (Population Research and voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize project grants and contracts for comprehensive services appropriate to the needs of sexually active adolescents who need and desire such services in order to avoid unintended pregnancies. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make such grants and contracts to public and nonprofit private entities to assist in the provision of such services through the voluntary family planning projects. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988 for title X grants and contracts for: (1) the voluntary family planning projects; (2) the comprehensive services to adolescents (as established by this Act); and (3) personnel training for family planning service programs. Revises title X provisions for family planning information and education. Authorizes grants and contracts for making available information and education to enable persons to make responsible choices concerning human sexuality, pregnancy, and parenthood. Authorizes the Secretary of HHS to make such grants to public and nonprofit private entities and such contracts to public and private (including for-profit) entities to assist in making such information and education available through appropriate community organizations to all persons desiring it. Requires: (1) special emphasis on adolescents and parents; and (2) inclusion of information about the availability of a broad range of family planning methods and services. Authorizes the Secretary of HHS to provide, directly and indirectly, technical assistance for development, implementation, and evaluation of such information and education projects. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988 for such family planning information and education projects. Amends title IV, part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of the Social Security Act to repeal provisions added by the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 which require consideration of parental and certain other familial income in determining the AFDC eligibility of adolescent parents who live in their parents' home. Provides for AFDC payments to a pregnant woman from the time her pregnancy is medically verified. Removes restrictions on AFDC payments to meet the needs of an unborn child or to meet the needs of a woman occasioned by or resulting from her pregnancy. Amends title XIX (Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs) (Medicaid) to require that Medicaid provide for making medical assistance available with respect to services related to abortion in the same manner as such assistance is provided with respect to other pregnancy-related services. Revises title XX of the Public Health Services Act. Changes the name of title XX from "Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Projects" to "Services for Pregnant Adolescents and Adolescent Parents." Authorizes the Secretary of HHS to make grants and contracts with public and nonprofit private entities to provide services for pregnant adolescents, adolescent parents, and their families. Lists such services. Allows such services to be provided to: (1) pregnant adolescents under age 18 who have decided to carry their pregnancy to term, the fathers of the infants involved in the pregnancy, individuals who have agreed to share responsibility for such infants, and the guardians of such infants; and (2) mothers of pre-school age children who were under age 18 at the time of the birth of such children, the fathers of such children, individuals who have agreed to share responsibility for such children, and the guardians of such children. Directs the Secretary of HHS, in approving applications for grants and contracts to provide such services, to give priority to and encourage applications from entities that serve an area where: (1) the incidence of adolescent childbearing is high; (2) the proportion of low income and minority families is high; and (3) adolescent pregnancy services are most needed. Requires that service providers give assurances that: (1) priority in the furnishing such services will be given to persons from low income families and to persons who may experience other barriers to such services; (2) any fees will be charged according to an approved schedule which takes into account the difficulty adolescents face in paying for such services, no fees will be charged for services to persons from low income families (except if paid by a third party), and there will be no discrimination because of an individual's inability to pay; (3) maximum use will be made of funds from other Federal or State programs; (4) the role of families will be maximized in assisting adolescents during pregnancy and parenthood, but family participation will not be required; (5) the community will be involved in program planning and implementation; and (6) reports and data will be furnished on the number and characteristics of persons served, services provided, and results achieved. Requires that such services for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents be provided only on a voluntary basis and only after the individuals seeking such services have been advised of the benefits and risks of all the courses of action available and have had an opportunity to choose freely among them, including referral to another source of care when indicated. Provides that acceptance of any such information or services shall not be prerequisite to eligibility for or receipt of any other service or assistance. Directs the Secretary of HHS to establish a systematic reporting system capable of yielding comprehensive data on which to base service figures and program evaluations. Directs the Secretary to report, on or before each January 1, on the activities supported under such services for pregnant adolescents and adolescent partners. Requires such report to include specified information as well as plans and recommendations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988 for such services for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to exempt arrest actions and interrogations in the Bahamas from the ban on participation by U.S. officers and employees in certain foreign drug arrest actions and interrogations.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985
Caribbean Infrastructure Assistance Act - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1989 to provide for the implementation of Peace Corps technical training programs aimed at the infrastructure needs of specified countries in the Caribbean region. Lists the infrastrucutre needs of such countries.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985
Caribbean Trade Institute/International Trade Center Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Caribbean Trade Institute/International Trade Center in Harlem, New York City. Requires investment tax credits and depreciation tax deductions to be determined without regard to: (1) the fact that property is financed by a grant under this Act; and (2) whether the Institute/Trade Center is a tax-exempt entity. Authorizes appropriations for the construction of a building for the Institute/Trade Center and for the operational expenses of the Institute/Trade Center for the first three fiscal years ending after enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on small cigarettes from $8 to $20 per thousand. Increases the excise tax on large cigarettes from $16.80 to $42 per thousand. Repeals the FY 1985 termination date for increases in the excise tax on cigarettes.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985
Designates May 7, 1985, as Helsinki Human Rights Day. Requests the President to: (1) reassert American commitment to the Helsinki Accords; (2) raise the issue of noncompliance with such Accords with the U.S.S.R. and the Warsaw Pact nations; and (3) convey to U.S. allies the necessity of unity on these points.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985
Requires that funds be made available from appropriations under the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1985 to enable the National Institutes of Health to award 6,500 new and competing research grants in FY 1985.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985
States that the Congress supports the restoration of democratic institutions and human rights in Chile. Calls upon Chile to negotiate with the democratic opposition. Provides that until Chile returns to democracy: (1) U.S. military and economic assistance to Chile should be denied and all joint military activities ceased; (2) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation should not issue additional investment insurance to Chile; and (3) the United States should oppose all loans and grants to Chile by certain international financial institutions unless such assistance is directed to programs which serve the needs of the people.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1985
Makes certain employees in the excepted service (civilian positions in the executive branch specifically excepted from civil service requirements) subject to adverse personnel action provisions respecting removal, suspension for more than 14 days, reduction in grade or pay, or furlough for 30 days or less.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1985
Synthetic Fuels Corporation Fiscal Responsibility Act - Amends the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act of 1980 to terminate the authority of the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation (the Corporation) to enter into any awards or commitments for financial assistance. Directs the Corporation's Board of Directors to submit a final report to the Congress regarding the status of the Corporation within 60 days after enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Corporation from expending any funds or acting in furtherance of any commitment made after February 5, 1985, unless a joint resolution approving such transaction is enacted. Requires the Secretaries of Energy and of the Treasury and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to agree on a Memorandum of Understanding which includes a plan for: (1) the abolition of the Corporation; and (2) for the administration of synthetic fuels projects which will continue after the abolition of the Corporation.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1985
Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood Act of 1984 - Amends title XX (Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Projects) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants and projects for: (1) prenatal and postpartum care; (2) well-child infant care; (3) comprehensive family planning services to prevent unintended repeat pregnancies; and (4) educational, vocational, and other counseling services. Gives priority to under-18 year olds where the incidence of adolescent child bearing is high, where the proportion of low income and minority families is high, and where such services are most needed. Stresses the role of voluntary family support. States that services provided under this Act shall be voluntary. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a program data reporting system; and (2) report annually to Congress. Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1985
Pension Plan South African Investments Reporting Act of 1985 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require each employee pension benefit plan to report annually to the Secretary of Labor describing the plan's investments in the Republic of South Africa and its administrative satellite countries, including the Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Ciske, and Venda. Prohibits, with respect to such reporting requirement: (1) any exemption for small plans; and (2) any alternative method of compliance. Sets forth provisions for civil enforcement of such reporting requirement.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1985
South African Labor Relations Reform Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to investigate: (1) South African labor practices and policies in terms of the extent to which such policies and practices vary from certain internationally accepted standards; (2) the extent to which U.S. policies can promote such standards in South Africa; and (3) the extent to which South African labor policies and practices cause the export of U.S. capital and jobs. Directs the Secretary to report on such investigation to the Congress. Lists specified statutory revisions to be analyzed in such report.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1985
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the payment of title II benefits to individuals who have been deported pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act because of activities conducted under the direction of association with the Nazi government of Germany or its allies.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1985
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should urge Canada to discontinue imposing taxes on travel literature imported from the United States; and (2) a reciprocal tax imposed on imported Canadian literature may be appropriate if Canada continues to impose such taxes.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1985
Voluntary National Youth Service Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible States and local governments for youth service projects. Requires the Secretary to designate specified activities as service categories in which project participants may serve. Sets forth criteria for such designations. Sets forth types of positions which such service categories may include. Sets forth grant eligibility requirements for States and local governments, including requirements for plans and matching funds. Requires that specified percentages of poor persons and of unemployed persons participate in such projects. Sets forth requirements relating to the amount of wages, benefits, and subsistence allowances for project participants. Requires the Secretary to distribute such grants among eligible States and local governments on the basis of which ones will best use such funds, as determined on the basis of the plans submitted. Sets forth nondiscrimination provisions. Requires that project participants be not less than 17 and not more than 24 years old. Prohibits any person from serving on such a project for more than a two-year period. Requires participants to agree to serve for at least a six-month period. Prohibits acceptance for project service of any person who does not hold a high school diploma or its equivalent, unless such person has not been enrolled as a high school student during the three-month period before the date of such acceptance. Limits to 15 percent of any such grant the amount which may be used for administrative expenses. Sets forth project grant review and reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the President and the Congress on the activities conducted under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and succeeding fiscal years.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1985
Professional Sports Franchise Community Protection Act - Title I: Professional Sports Franchise Relocations - Declares that no professional sports franchise may relocate unless: (1) the relevant league determines that the proposed relocation is necessary and appropriate; and (2) the Professional Sports Franchise Arbitration Board (established under this Act) approves. Permits the relevant league, in accordance with rules the league adopts, to decide whether a proposed relocation is necessary and appropriate. List factors to be considered by the league for such a determination, including: (1) the adequacy of the stadium; (2) fan support; and (3) operating losses. Prescribes a notice requirement for clubs seeking relocation. Requires establishment of a Professional Sports Franchise Arbitration Board (Board) within 30 days after notice of a proposed relocation is delivered to the stadium authority and to the local government. Specifies Board membership requirements. Provides for the Board's termination upon reaching a final decision on a proposed relocation or upon the conclusion of litigation involving any proposed relocation in which the Board is named as a defendant. Directs the Board to conduct formal hearings on the record to determine whether the proposed relocation is necessary and appropriate, and to consider any offer of retention submitted to the Board. Directs the Board to disapprove any proposed relocation which is not necessary and appropriate. Permits the Board to disapprove a proposed relocation where the franchise has not submitted requested information. Directs anyone seeking to make an offer of retention to make such an offer to the owner of the franchise and provide notice to the following: (1) the league; (2) the stadium authority; (3) the locality; and (4) the Board. Instructs the Board, where the Board has determined a proposed relocation was necessary, to determine whether the value of any offer of retention is equal to or greater than the value of the proposed relocation. Directs the Board to approve such a relocation where the value of the offer of retention is insufficient. Directs the Board to reject a proposed relocation where: (1) the value of an offer of retention is equal to or greater than the proposed relocation; and (2) the offer of retention would not result in a change of franchise ownership. Directs the Board to forward all necessary and appropriate information to the league where: (1) the value of an offer of retention is equal to or greater than the proposed relocation; and (2) the offer of retention would result in a change of franchise ownership. Instructs the league to review such offers forwarded by the Board and determine whether they satisfy its criteria for a transfer of league membership. Directs the Board to disapprove the proposed relocation where the criteria for a membership transfer have been satisfied, and approve the relocation where the criteria have not been satisfied. Allows the Board to indicate its preference where more than one offer satisfies league criteria. Requires an owner who elects to accept a retention offer to accept any offer preferred by the league. Requires an owner seeking relocation and an offeror making an offer of retention to provide the Board access to all relevant financial information. Permits a community to bring an action seeking judicial review in an appropriate Federal district court solely on the question of whether the league specifically considered the factors identified in this Act in reaching its decision. Permits a franchise or aggrieved party to bring an action in an appropriate Federal district court seeking judicial review of a Board's decision solely on the question of whether the Board specifically considered the factors identified in this Act in reaching that decision. Prohibits a franchise, community, or aggrieved party from seeking judicial review of a league or Board decision on relocation, except as specified above. Provides that any person or community may bring an action to enjoin any failure to comply with any provision of this Act or failure to comply with any league or Board decision under this Act. Applies this title to any proposed relocation of a professional baseball, basketball, football, or hockey franchise. Title II: Access to Facilities - Declares that all publicly owned or operated stadiums shall be available to all professional sports franchises without discrimination. Provides that a public authority may refuse a request under this title where: (1) the date requested is already scheduled; or (2) the requested use would impose a substantial burden on the continued use of such facility by a contracting party. Permits a franchise denied access to a stadium under this Act to bring an action for damages and equitable relief in an appropriate district court of the United States. Title III: Expansion - Declares that the following actions are in violation of the Sherman Act: (1) the failure of Major League Baseball (MLB) to increase its membership for the 1988 season by two; (2) the failure of the National Football League (NFL) to increase its membership for the 1988 season by two, one of which is to be located in Baltimore; and (3) the failure of the NFL to increase its membership for the 1990 season by an additional two teams, one of which is to be located in Oakland. Provides that an action may be brought under the Clayton Act by any person who submits an application to MLB or the NFL for such expansion if the relevant league fails to comply with this title. Provides that MLB is subject to the Sherman Act and any other provision of the antitrust laws for the purposes of this title. Declares that discussions between members of the National and American Leagues of MLB regarding the number and location of teams are not in violation of antitrust laws. Permits the sharing of telecast revenues by member clubs. Provides that any expansion franchise becoming a member of a professional sports league after the date of a revenue sharing agreement shall share in the revenues in the same manner as existing franchises. Allows the league to share such revenues with such expansion franchises only in proportion to the period of time during such contract the franchise is a league member. Title IV: General Provisions - Directs the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to conduct periodic oversight hearings on the effect of this Act. Permits the city of Oakland, California, to pursue its eminent domain proceeding or any other litigation pending on January 1, 1984, against the Los Angeles Raiders.
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