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Bill· HRH.R. 5623 (98th)referred

National Wildflower Landscaping Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1984

National Wildflower Landscaping Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to approve the planting of native wildflowers for landscaping and scenic enhancement of Federal-aid highways.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 301 (98th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that States should establish clearinghouses to provide information on missing children.

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1984

Expresses the sense of the Congress that each State should establish a clearinghouse, to work in conjunction with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to provide information on missing children within the State. Declares that each clearinghouse should: (1) provide a centralized file for statewide exchange of information; (2) cooperate with State law enforcement agencies; (3) work as a liaison between public and private organizations; (4) provide a toll-free in- State telephone line to allow persons to report missing children; (5) provide a directory of State resources; (6) publish monthly bulletins; (7) distribute emergency flyers; and (8) train individuals in the operation of the clearinghouse.

Bill· HRH.R. 5580 (98th)open

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize financial assistance for organ procurement organizations, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1984

Title I: Organ Procurement Activities - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for the planning of qualified organ procurement organizations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the establishment, initial operation, and expansion of qualified organ procurement organizations. Sets forth eligibility criteria. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1990. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a United States Transplantation Network to provide a central registry linking donors and potential recipients; (2) establish and maintain an organ recipient registry; (3) maintain an identifiable unit in the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate Federal organ transplant programs and policies; and (4) publish an annual report on the scientific and clinical status of organ transplantation. Directs the Secretary to establish a Task Force on Organ Transplantation. Requires such Task Force to: (1) conduct a national conference within six months; and (2) report to the Secretary. Terminates the Task Force 12 months after such report is submitted. Requires the Secretary to make immunosuppressive drugs available, upon request and without cost, to transplant centers for use on an outpatient basis by individuals who have received an organ transplant at such centers. Requires such centers to furnish such drugs to its outpatients on the basis of the center's determination of the patient's need and the patient's inability to pay for them through insurance coverage or other resources. Requires the Comptroller General to report annually to Congress concerning the allocation of such drugs. Requires the Secretary to submit a recommendation to Congress by October 1, 1985, concerning the feasibility and desirability of authorizing reimbursements under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for immunosuppressive drugs on an outpatient basis by individuals who have received organ transplants. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1986. Title II: Prohibition of Organ Purchases - Prohibits the purchase or sale of human organs if such transfer affects commerce. Establishes criminal penalties for such violations.

Bill· HRH.R. 5569 (98th)referred

Sex Discrimination in the United States Code Reform Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1984

Sex Discrimination in the United States Code Reform Act of 1983 - Title I: Armed Forces, Soldiers' Home, Coast Guard, Lighthouse Service, and Merchant Marine - Amends Federal laws dealing with the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Coast Guard to eliminate gender-based distinctions. Title II: Elimination of Gender-Based Distinctions Under the Social Security Act and the Railroad Retirement Act - Eliminates gender-based distinctions in the social security and railroad retirement programs. Title III: Amendments to United States Code - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Walsh-Healey Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Federal criminal code and other Acts (dealing with Indian affairs, transportation, public lands, Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, contract law, the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, longshoremen and harbor workers, conservation programs, internee benefits, and the spouses of former presidents, among other subjects) to eliminate gender-based distinctions. Title IV: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date for the provisions of this Act.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 294 (98th)passed

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should express to the Government of the Soviet Union the disapproval of the American people concerning the Soviet Union's systematic nondelivery of international mail addressed to certain persons residing within the Soviet Union, and that the United States delegation to the Congress of the Universal Postal Union seek the compliance of the Government of the Soviet Union with the treaties governing international mail to which it is a party.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1984

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should express to the Soviet Union the U.S. disapproval of the Soviet Union's: (1) systematic nondelivery of U.S. mail addressed to persons in the Soviet Union; and (2) violation of specified treaties governing international mail. States that at the meeting of the Congress of the Universal Postal Union in Hamburg, Germany, U.S. representatives should; (1) bring such violations to the attention of the Union; (2) request that an investigation of such violations be conducted by the Union; and (3) consider possible sanctions against the Soviet Union for such violations.

Bill· HRH.R. 5490 (98th)open

Civil Rights Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Civil Rights Act of 1984 - Amends the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination by any recipient of Federal financial assistance. (Currently, discrimination is prohibited only in a program or activity receiving Federal assistance.) Defines the term "recipient" to extend comprehensive coverage for purposes of the four Acts to any State or local governmental unit, any public or private agency or entity, and any subunit, successor, assignee, or transfereee of any such unit, agency, or entity.

Bill· HRH.R. 5465 (98th)referred

Polish Refugee Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Polish Refugee Act of 1984 - Gives refugee status (and asylum for those persons already in the United States) to those Poles who fled Poland after January 1, 1981, because of social, political, or religious persecution or fear of persecution. Entitles such persons to refugee assistance as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 5145 (98th)open

Human Services Amendments of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1984

Human Services Amendments of 1984 - Title I: Project Head Start - Amends the Head Start Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("the Secretary," for purposes of this title) to administer Project Head Start through the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families within the Department of Health and Human Services. Makes technical amendments to such Act. Authorizes appropriations for the Head Start program for FY 1985 through 1989. Requires the Secretary to reserve for training and technical assistance for each fiscal year funds which are not less than the amount spent for such activities under such Act in FY 1982. Prohibits funds reserved for discretionary payments by the Secretary under such Act from being combined with funds appropriated under any other Act if the purposes of combining funds is to make a single discretionary grant or a single discretionary payment. Requires the Secretary to designate as Head Start agencies any local public or private nonprofit agency in a community if such agency: (1) was receiving funds under any Head Start program on August 31, 1981; and (2) meets program and fiscal requirements established by the Secretary. (Under current law, the Secretary is required to give priority in the designation of Head Start agencies to such local agencies.) Authorizes the Secretary to designate a Head Start agency from among qualified applicants in a community if there is no Head Start agency or program serving such community. Requires that any such designation be governed by the program and fiscal requirements, criteria, and standards applicable on September 1, 1983, to then existing Head Start agencies. Requires that specified provisions relating to designation of Head Start agencies be carried out in FY 1985 through 1989 in accordance with the rules issued under such provisions by the Secretary as in effect on September 1, 1983. Permits each Head Start program operated in a community to provide services to any eligible child for any period from age three to the age of compulsory school attendance in the State where the program operates. Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance and training in connection with Head Start programs. (Under current law, the Secretary is authorized to provide such assistance and training.) Requires that such training activities include: (1) a national child development associate training and assessment program providing the necessary credentials for such personnel; and (2) training, including resource access projects, which improves the ability of such personnel to provide Head Start services to handicapped children. Prohibits funds for Head Start research, demonstration, and pilot projects from being combined with funds available to carry out any other provision of law if the purpose of combining funds is to make a single discretionary grant or a single discretionary payment to a recipient of such funds. Prohibits any revision in Head Start performance standards which would result in either the elimination of, or the reduction in the scope of, types of health, education, parent involvement, social, or other services required by the performance standards issued by the Secretary as in effect on November 2, 1978. Title II: Follow Through Programs - Amends the Follow Through Act to: (1) increase the authorization of appropriations for the Follow Through program for FY 1984; and (2) authorize appropriations for such program for FY 1985 through 1989. Requires the Secretary of Education ("the Secretary," for purposes of this title) to provide financial assistance for research, demonstration, and pilot projects relating to the Follow Through program. (Under current law, the Secretary is authorized to provide such assistance.) Requires that such projects be designed to test or assist in the development of new approaches or methods that will aid in overcoming the special problems of primarily low-income children previously enrolled in Head Start or similar programs to develop to their full potential in kindergarten and the primary grades. Directs the Secretary to provide for a review and analysis of all previous evaluations and reports made in connection with all Follow Through programs and projects authorized by any Act of Congress in effect after August 20, 1964, and to provide a comprehensive evaluative report to the President and Congress by January 30, 1988. Makes a technical amendment which repeals the applicability of specified Head Start Act provisions to the Follow Through Act. Adds provisions for child care information and referral services to the Follow Through Act. (Entitles such provisions as the "Child Care Information and Referral Services Act.") Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, to make grants to assist public or private nonprofit organizations to establish and operate community-based child care information and referral centers. Sets forth grant application requirements. Requires that grant recipients be selected through a competitive process, taking into consideration the demonstrated ability of applicants to provide such services, and giving priority to applicants for grants of less than $75,000. Requires an applicant to make specified assurances, including an assurance that it shall obtain certain percentages of its projected budget through non-Federal sources of funding during the grant period. Limits to five years the aggregate period for which such grants may be made to any single center. Sets reporting requirements for centers receiving such grants. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report annually to specified congressional committees on activities under such child care information and referral services provisions. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for such child care information and referral services. Makes specified provisions for administration of the Head Start program applicable to the administration of such child information and referral services program. Title III: Community Services Programs - Amends the Community Services Block Grant Act to: (1) increase the authorization of appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 for community services grants to States to ameliorate the causes of poverty in communities; and (2) authorize appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 for such grants. Revises grant application provisions to require States to assure that: (1) at least 85 percent of the State allotment will be used for grants to community action agencies (or to organizations serving seasonal or migrant farmworkers) for specified purposes; and (2) the remainder will be used to make grants to local governments (or to specified types of nonprofit private community organizations or to migrant and seasonal farm worker organizations) for such specified purposes. Includes services under the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 among those activities to which a State may transfer funds from a portion of its community services grant allotment. Authorizes a State, whenever it determines that a local government, or a combination of local governments, is not served by a community action agency, to: (1) use funds earmarked for grants to local governments through an existing community action agency to provide such services; or (2) if that is not feasible, establish a new community action agency to provide such services. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("the Secretary," for purposes of this title) to waive for any State specified limitations relating to eligibility to receive grants, under specified conditions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct, in several States in each fiscal year, evaluations of the uses made of community services block grants; and (2) annually submit the results of such evaluations to specified congressional committees. Provides that the Office of Community Services within the Department of Health and Human Services shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Revises provisions relating to investigations conducted by the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the use of community service grant funds. Makes such investigations by the Comptroller General mandatory. Repeals a prohibition against the Secretary either requesting information not readily available to a State or requiring that any information be compiled, collected, or transmitted in any new form not already available. Requires the Secretary to provide for specified training and other ongoing activities of national or regional significance related to the purposes of the community services grants program, including certain special emphasis programs. (Under current law the Secretary has discretionary authority to provide for such training and other activities.) Adds to the list of such special emphasis programs specified types of programs for community food and nutrition and for senior opportunities and services which are described under specified provisions of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as in effect on August 12, 1981. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for Native American programs under title VIII (the "Native American Programs Act of 1974") of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Title IV: Conforming Amendments; Effective Date - Makes conforming amendments to other Federal laws. Makes references to the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Community Services in the Older American Community Services Employment Act. Makes the effective date of this Act the date of enactment or October 1, 1984, whichever occurs later.

Law· HRH.R. 5155 (98th)enacted

Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1984

Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 - Title I: Declarations of Findings, Purposes and Policies - Sets forth the findings, purposes, and policies of Congress concerning civil land remote-sensing. Declares it to be U.S. policy to: (1) preserve the right to acquire and disseminate digital remote-sensing data; (2) make available such data on a nondiscriminatory basis; (3) commercialize space remote-sensing functions relating to private sector operations; and (4) retain in the Government remote-sensing functions essentially of a public service nature. Title II: Contract for Existing Land Remote-Sensing Satellite System - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to contract with a United States private sector party to market digital remote-sensing data generated by the Landsat system. Authorizes the Secretary to conditionally accept competitive proposals from private sector parties. Provides that if no proposals are acceptable, the Secretary shall certify such finding to the Congress. Requires the Secretary to continue to operate and market data from the Landsat system if no acceptable proposal is received. Declares that the United States Government shall retain title to all data generated by the Landsat system. Entitles the contractor to the revenues from the sale of data copies after the contract commencement date. Sets forth conditions of competition for the contract. Requires the contractor to supply digital remote-sensing data to foreign ground stations in accordance with existing agreements between the United States and such foreign ground stations. Makes such digital data available to foreign ground stations on a nondiscriminatory basis upon the expiration of an agreement or, if no agreement exists, on the contract commencement date. Title III: Provisions of Data Continuity During Transition Period - Provides for a transition period between Government operation and private, commercial operation of civil land remote-sensing space systems. Directs the Secretary to contract, after competition, with a United States private sector party to: (1) generate digital remote-sensing data of a quality equivalent to that of Multi-Spectral Scanner (MSS) data; and (2) sell such data for the Government. Sets forth specific requirements of the contract. Sets forth the basis upon which the contract will be awarded. Directs the Secretary, if he finds no contract proposal acceptable under the conditions of this Act, to certify such finding to the Congress. Authorizes the Secretary, after the certification process has been completed, to assure MSS data continuity by procurement and operation by the Federal Government of the necessary systems. Directs the selected contractor to sell data in accordance with provisions of this title. Sets forth certain requirements on the sale of digital remote-sensing data. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress and the President on the progress of the transition to fully private financing, ownership, and operation of remote- sensing space systems. Title IV: Licensing of Private Remote-Sensing Space Systems - Authorizes the Secretary, after consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, to grant, suspend, modify or revoke licenses of private remote-sensing space systems. Sets forth conditions for operation of a remote-sensing space system. Authorizes the Secretary to license qualified private sector parties, to limit the license period, and to adjudicate licensee cases regarding denial of issuance. Grants the Secretary regulatory and enforcement authority to carry out the provisions of this title. Sets forth a conditional termination date for this title. Title V: Research and Development - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue and to enhance NASA's programs of remote-sensing research and development. Specifies programs and technologies to be developed and public and private entities to cooperate with. Directs the Secretary to conduct a continuing program of: (1) research in applications of remote-sensing; (2) monitoring of the Earth and its environment; and (3) development of technology for such monitoring. Requires the Secretary and the Administrator of NASA, within one year of the enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, to report to Congress. Declares the authorized uses for the data gathered in Federal experimental space remote-sensing programs, and how it may be sold. Title VI: General Provisions - Requires that any digital remote-sensing data be made available on a nondiscriminatory basis in accordance with the requirements of this Act. Requires system operators to make public the terms of sale of such data (but not the names of buyers or their purchases). Directs the Secretary to archive the land remote-sensing satellite data collected. Prohibits the reproduction and dissemination of such data by a purchaser. Authorizes the Federal Communications Commission and the Secretary to allocate radio frequencies appropriate for space remote-sensing systems to any license holders under title IV of this Act. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State on matters affecting national security and international obligations, respectively. Makes a conforming amendment to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization, 1983. Authorizes appropriations. Title VII: Prohibition of Commercialization of Weather Satellites - Prohibits the President or any other official of the Government from commercializing the weather satellite systems operated by the Department of Commerce or any successor agency.

Bill· HRH.R. 5141 (98th)referred

A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to payment levels for hospice care.

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1984

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services not to establish a rate of payment for hospice care which is less than specified amounts for routine home care, continuous home care, inpatient respite care, and general inpatient care. Directs the Secretary to: (1) annually review and, if appropriate, adjust such rates; and (2) periodically report to Congress on such review and adjustments.

Bill· HRH.R. 5081 (98th)open

Fair Trade in Steel Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1984

Fair Trade in Steel Act of 1984 - Declares that it is the policy of Congress that access to the U.S. market for foreign-produced carbon, alloy, and specialty steel mill products should be on an equitable basis to safeguard national security, insure orderly trade in steel mill products, reduce unfair trade in steel mill products, and alleviate U.S. balance-of-payments problems. Expresses the intent of Congress to: (1) expand the economic viability of the U.S. steel industry and the jobs of its workers; (2) prevent the further decline of the domestic steel industry; and (3) temper the economic hardships resulting from unemployment in steel industry communities by encouraging reinvestment in existing steelmaking facilities. Limits annual imports of specified steel mill product categories to specified percentages of the apparent domestic supply which are based on adjusted average import penetration levels for each such product category for the years 1979, 1980, and 1981. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to allocate global product limitations among foreign countries, groups of countries, or areas. Sets forth guidelines for making such allocations. Requires the Secretary to make an annual determination of the expected apparent domestic supply in each steel mill product category. Requires the Secretary to revise such determination periodically during the year. Directs the Secretary to determine, within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, whether the steel industry companies have plans to use substantially all of the cash flow from the steel sector for reinvestment in and the modernization of the steel sector. Prohibits the import restrictions from taking effect until the Secretary determines that the steel companies have such plans. Directs the Secretary to monitor steel sector investments made and announced by the steel industry and to consult with steel industry representatives and employees in the course of such monitoring. Directs the Secretary to determine annually whether steel companies are using substantially all the cash flow from the steel sector for reinvestment in and modernization of the steel sector. Directs the Secretary to modify or suspend the relevant import restrictions if the Secretary determines that substantially less than all the cash flow from the steel sector is being used for such reinvestment and modernization and that the level of investment is not demonstrably justified by adverse financial conditions within the industry. Directs the Secretary to publish: (1) each annual determination and its rationale; and (2) the total amount of cash flow from the steel sector and the total amount used for reinvestment in and modernization of the steel sector. Requires the steel companies to provide the Secretary with the information necessary for making such determinations. Directs the Secretary to examine the supply and demand situation in the United States for a specified steel product category if requested by affected steel consumers. Sets forth criteria to be used in determining short supply. Directs the Secretary to monitor imports of fabricated steel mill products. Sets forth the method of investigating whether imports of fabricated steel products are rendering ineffective or materially interfering with the objectives of this Act. Limits the quantity of iron ore that may be entered from all sources during any calendar year after the effective date of this Act. Directs the Secretary to allocate global iron ore limitations among foreign countries, groups of countries or areas. Sets forth guidelines for making such allocation. Directs the Secretary, in making such allocations, to attempt first to accommodate the requirements of individual steel mills which have been traditionally dependent on ocean sourced foreign iron ore and the requirements of contractual obligations incurred before January 1, 1984. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the import restrictions on iron ore if necessary to meet the needs of such individual steel mills. Provides for the enforcement and implementation of this Act.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 451 (98th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to David Phillip Vetter, of Spring, Texas, to be presented to his family in his memory.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1984

Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to David Phillip Vetter, of Spring, Texas, to be presented to his family in his memory as the oldest survivor of congenital severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID).

Bill· HRH.R. 5011 (98th)referred

A bill to clarify the intent of Congress in adopting title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, to prohibit any educational institution which receives any federal assistance, direct or indirect, from discriminating on the basis of sex, to provide that federal departments and agencies may terminate or deny all federal financial assistance to any educational institution which discriminates on the basis of sex, and to protect women against sex discrimination by educational institutions receiving any form of federal financial assistance.

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1984

Amends the Education Amendments of 1972 to include educational institutions receiving Federal financial assistance within the prohibition against sex discrimination.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 501 (98th)referred

A joint resolution to provide for the awarding of a gold medal to Elie Wiesel in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and outstanding contributions to world literature and human rights.

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1984

Authorizes the President, on behalf of Congress, to present to Elie Wiesel a gold medal in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and outstanding contributions to world literature and human rights. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the public sale of bronze duplicates of such medal.

Bill· HRH.R. 4971 (98th)open

Juvenile Justice, Runaway Youth, and Missing Children's Act Amendments of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 1984

Juvenile Justice, Runaway Youth, and Missing Children's Act Amendments of 1984 - Title I: General Provisions - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to make technical changes with regard to the Act's findings, purpose, and definitions. Title II: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Makes changes in the Act so that it is neutral as to sex. Decreases from seven and one-half to four percent the percentage of authorized appropriations for use by the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to implement policy. Decreases the authorized appropriations from $500,000 to $200,000 for the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Allows members of State advisory groups and State and local officials to be appointed to the National Advisory Committee for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Requires that at least two of the individuals appointed to the Advisory Committee be residents of rural areas. Decreases the authorized appropriations from $500,000 to $200,000 for the Advisory Committee. Revises certain requirements imposed on State plans receiving formula grants under the Act, including the involvement of family members in programs addressing the delinquency-related problems of juveniles and the provision of treatment to juveniles with a dependence on alcohol or drugs. Requires that State plans provide that no juvenile shall be detained or confined in any jail or lockup for adults except in certain cases of juveniles accused of nonstatus offenses who are awaiting an initial court appearance within 24 hours of custody. Revises the amount of funds appropriated for making grants and entering contracts with public and private non-profit agencies, organizations, or institutions, or individuals for certain activities and projects. Requires programs selected for such grants to be selected through a competitive process. Requires the Administrator to announce publicly the availability of funds for such assistance. Requires that the notification of grants and contracts and the applications for such grants be transmitted to the Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. Requires the Administrator, acting through the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, to provide for a biennial national conference for the purpose of disseminating information, data, standard techniques, and program models. Establishes within the Institute a Law-Related Education Resource Center. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989. Title III: Runaway and Homeless Youth - Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to provide grants and assistance to programs that assist families. Repeals the section dealing with the procedure for a reorganization plan. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1989. Title IV: Missing Children's Assistance - Missing Children's Assistance Act - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services a Bureau of Missing Children. Directs the Secretary, through the Bureau, to: (1) coordinate all federally-funded programs relating to missing children; (2) establish and allocate a national toll-free telephone line for missing children; (3) provide assistance to State and local governments, public and private nonprofit agencies, and individuals in locating missing children; (4) coordinate Federal efforts to locate missing children; (5) disseminate information relating to missing children; (6) conduct a national incidence study; and (7) publish an annual summary evaluating Federal, State, and local projects relating to missing children. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for research, demonstration projects, and service programs for missing children. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989. Title V: Effective Dates - Sets forth effective dates.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 268 (98th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should instruct the United States delegation to the United Nations to request the Secretary General to seek the cooperation of the Government of Vietnam with the Governments of the United States, People's Republic of China, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, Canada, and the Philippines in ascertaining the fate or whereabouts of the 81 crewmen of the sunken United States registered vessel GLOMAR Java Sea.

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 1984

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should instruct the U.S. delegation to the United Nations to request the Secretary General to seek the cooperation of Vietnam with the United States and specified other countries in ascertaining the whereabouts of the crewmen of the sunken U.S. vessel GLOMAR Java Sea.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 266 (98th)referred

A concurrent resolution restating the clear intent of Congress to provide financial assistance to local school systems to educate alien children and to call upon the President to expend appropriated funds for such purpose.

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 1984

Restates the intent of Congress to assist local school systems with their obligation to educate alien children. Declares that the funds duly appropriated pursuant to specified Federal law for such purpose should be spent.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 489 (98th)open

A joint resolution directing the President to secure a full accounting of Americans missing in Southeast Asia.

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1984

Directs the President to: (1) secure from the Indochina nations a full accounting of Americans captured or missing as a result of the Vietnam conflict; and (2) work for the release of captive Americans and the return of the remains of those American servicemen and civilians who died in Southeast Asia. Requires the President to submit two reports to Congress on American POW/MIAs in Southeast Asia.

Bill· HRH.R. 4836 (98th)open

Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1984

Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 - Title I: Declarations of Findings, Purposes and Policies - Sets forth the findings, purposes, and policies of Congress concerning civil land remote-sensing. Declares it to be U.S. policy to: (1) preserve the right to acquire and disseminate digital remote-sensing data; (2) make available such data on a nondiscriminatory basis; (3) commercialize space remote-sensing functions relating to private sector operations; and (4) retain in the Government remote-sensing functions essentially of a public service nature. Title II: Contract for Existing Land Remote-Sensing Satellite System - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to contract with a United States private sector party to market digital remote-sensing data generated by the Landsat system. Authorizes the Secretary to conditionally accept competitive proposals from private sector parties. Provides that if no proposals are acceptable, the Secretary shall certify such funding to the Congress. Requires the Secretary to continue to operate and market data from the Landsat system if no acceptable proposal is received. Declares that the United States Government shall retain title to all data generated by the Landsat system. Entitles the contractor to the revenues from the sale of data copies after the contract commencement date. Sets forth conditions of competition for the contract. Requires the contractor to supply digital remote-sensing data to foreign ground stations in accordance with existing agreements between the United States and such foreign ground stations. Makes such digital data available to foreign ground stations on a nondiscriminatory basis upon the expiration of an agreement or, if no agreement exists, on the contract commencement date. Title III: Provision of Data Continuity During Transition Period - Provides for a transition period between Government operation and private, commercial operation of civil land remote-sensing space systems. Directs the Secretary to contract, after competition, with a United States private sector party to: (1) generate digital remote-sensing data of a quality equivalent to that of Multi-Spectral Scanner (MSS) data; and (2) sell such data for the Government. Sets forth specific requirements of the contract. Sets forth the basis upon which the contract will be awarded. Directs the Secretary, if he finds no contract proposal acceptable under the conditions of this Act, to certify such funding to the Congress. Authorizes the Secretary, after the certification process has been completed, to assure MSS data continuity by procurement and operation by the Federal Government of the necessary systems. Directs the selected contractor to sell data in accordance with provisions of this title. Sets forth certain requirements on the sale of digital remote-sensing data. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress and the President on the progress of the transition to fully private financing ownership, and operation of remote-sensing space systems. Title IV: Licensing of Private Remote-Sensing Space Systems - Authorizes the Secretary, after consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, to grant, suspend, modify or revoke licenses of private remote-sensing space systems. Sets forth conditions for operation of a remote-sensing space system. Authorizes the Secretary to license qualified private sector parties and others, to limit the license period, and to adjudicate licensee cases regarding denial of issuance. Grants the Secretary regulatory and enforcement authority to carry out the provisions of this title. Sets forth a conditional termination date for this title. Title V: Research and Developments - Directs the Administrators of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies to conduct remote-sensing research and development and develop remote-sensing technologies in support of their authorized missions. Directs the Administrators, within one year after the date of enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, to report to Congress, regarding their research and development. Declares the authorized uses for the data gathered in Federal experimental space remote-sensing programs, and how it may be sold. Title VI: General Provisions - Requires that any digital remote-sensing data be made available on a nondiscriminatory basis in accordance with the requirements of this Act. Requires system operators to make public the terms of sale of such data. Directs the Secretary to archive the land remote-sensing satellite data collected. Prohibits the reproduction and dissemination of such data by a purchaser. Authorizes the Federal Communications Commission and the Secretary to allocate radio frequencies appropriate for space remote-sensing systems to any license holders under title IV of this Act. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State on matters affecting national security and international obligations, respectively. Authorizes appropriations. Title VII: Prohibition of Commercialization of Weather Satellites - Prohibits the President or any other official of the Government from commercializing the weather satellite systems operated by the Department of Commerce or any successor agency.

Bill· HRH.R. 4799 (98th)open

Housing Finance Opportunity Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1984

Housing Finance Opportunity Act of 1984 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for five years, until December 31, 1988, the period during which mortgage revenue bonds may be issued as tax-exempt bonds (interest excluded from gross income).

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 430 (98th)passed

A resolution entitled: "The Mandela Freedom Resolution".

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1984

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the: (1) Republic of South Africa should release Nelson Mandela from prison and should revoke Winnie Mandela's banning order; (2) President should use his position to secure the release of Nelson and Winnie Mandela; and (3) Speaker of the House is requested to transmit a copy of this resolution to the President and to the Republic of South Africa.