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Resolution· HRESH.Res. 72 (99th)open

A resolution to reaffirm the House's commitment to the Jobs Corps Program.

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1985

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) finds that the Job Corps program has been a cost-effective and successful effort to assist disadvantaged young men and women in obtaining and holding employment; (2) reaffirms its commitment to the Job Corps program; and (3) will not make or accept any reduction in the level of funding for the Job Corps program.

Bill· HRH.R. 1059 (99th)referred

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for administrative release of highway funds if Congress does not approve the interstate cost estimate and the interstate substitute cost estimate.

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985

Revises Federal procedures regarding the establishment of interstate cost estimates to direct the Secretary of Transportation to apportion such estimates for construction funds and substitute highway and urban transit projects on October 1 of 1985-1988 if the Congress has not approved such estimates by that time.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 142 (99th)enacted

An Act to authorize the erection of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the estimated five thousand courageous slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution and to honor the countless black men, women, and children who ran away from slavery.

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 994 (99th)open

Controlled Substances Penalties Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985

Controlled Substances Penalties Act of 1985 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase the penalties for offenses involving: (1) a kilogram or more of cocaine; (2) two or more kilograms of any other narcotic drug in schedule I or II; (3) a kilogram or more of phencyclidine (PCP); or (4) 25 grams or more of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Provides for a fine of not more than $500,000 or imprisonment for not more than 30 years. Prohibits any person from being released on bail pending trial for or appeal with respect to an offense under such Act. Requires first offenders to serve at least one half of their sentences before they become eligible for parole. Makes second drug offenders subject to the imposition of the death penalty or life imprisonment. Limits imposition of the death penalty to defendants who resisted arrest or were armed with dangerous weapons at the time of arrest.

Bill· HRH.R. 983 (99th)open

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to revise and extend the targeted jobs credit.

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 952 (99th)referred

A bill to amend section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to eliminate discrimination against handicapped or disabled individuals in programs provided by a recipient of Federal financial assistance.

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985

Amends nondiscrimination provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide that no otherwise qualified handicapped individual shall, solely by reason of his or her handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of a recipient of Federal financial assistance for such program or activity or for any other program or activity, or under any program or activity of any executive branch agency or of the U.S. Postal Service.

Bill· HRH.R. 953 (99th)referred

A bill to allow United States military assistance to be furnished to the law enforcement agencies of countries, such as Costa Rica, which rely on their law enforcement agencies to provide for the national defense and security.

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to permit U.S. military assistance to be furnished to the law enforcement agencies of a country if the country has a long-standing democratic tradition, does not have standing armed forces, and does not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.

Bill· HRH.R. 930 (99th)open

National Computer Systems Protection Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1985

National Computer Systems Protection Act of 1985 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to knowingly access a computer owned by or operated on behalf of a financial institution without authorization; or access a computer with authorization for purposes to which such authorization does not extend and thereby obtain, modify, or destroy property of another. Provides for imprisonment for not more than ten years and a fine of not more than $250,000. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) consult with representatives of State and local governments concerning the exercise of Federal jurisdiction; (2) report annually to the Congress concerning the exercise of such jurisdiction; and (3) report to the Congress on the long-term impact of Federal jurisdiction in this area.

Bill· HRH.R. 918 (99th)referred

A bill to clarify the statutory limitation on the amount the Department of Defense may spend during fiscal year 1985 for certain contracted advisory and assistance services and to require the Secretary of Defense to develop an accounting procedure for identifying and controlling expenditures for such services in later fiscal years.

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1985

Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to repeal the spending limitation for contracted consultant and related services within the Department of Defense. Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish and report to the Congress concerning a procedure for the identification and control of costs of such services.

Bill· HRH.R. 864 (99th)open

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' benefits for former prisoners of wars.

United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1985

Establishes a presumption of service-connection for disability purposes for former prisoners of war suffering from the following conditions, manifest to a degree of ten percent or more after active service: (1) chronic liver disease; (2) organic residuals of hypothermia; (3) gastro-intestinal disorders; (4) arthritis; (5) cardiovascular conditions; (6) peripheral neuropathy; (7) immunological dysfunctions; or (8) chronic pulmonary disease. Decreases from six months to 30 days the amount of time a former prisoner of war must have been incarcerated to be eligible for outpatient dental services.

Law· HRH.R. 873 (99th)enacted

A bill to permit Employee Organizations, which are not eligible to participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program solely because of the requirement that applications for approval be filed before January 1, 1980, to apply for approval to offer a health benefits plan.

United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1985

Authorizes the establishment of Federal employee health benefit plans for members of employee organizations which apply within 90 days after enactment of this Act to the Office of Personnel Management for plan approval. (Current law authorizes the establishment of such plans for members of organizations which applied between December 31, 1978, and January 1, 1980.)

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 105 (99th)referred

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

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1985

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. 700 (99th)open

Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1985

Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985 - Amends the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide a definition of the phrase "program or activity." Defines such term as all of the operations of: (1) a department or agency of a State or of a local government; (2) the entity of such State or local government that distributes Federal assistance and each such department or agency to which the assistance is extended; (3) a university or a system of higher education; (4) a local educational agency or other school system; (5) a corporation, partnership, or other private organization; or (6) any other entity consistent with the coverage provided above.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 37 (99th)open

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress regarding Americans missing in Southeast Asia.

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1985

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) ensure that U.S. officials carry out the pledge to resolve the issue of the Americans still missing and unaccounted for in Indochina; (2) work for the immediate release of any Americans still held captive and the return of the remains of those who died in Southeast Asia; and (3) make every effort to secure the further cooperation of Laos and Vietnam in resolving this issue.

Bill· HRH.R. 605 (99th)referred

A bill to amend section 1201 of title 18 of the United States Code to provide a mandatory life sentence in the case of certain kidnapings of persons who have not attained the age of 18 years, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1985

Amends the Federal criminal code to provide a mandatory life sentence for any person who kidnaps an individual under the age of 18. Imposes the death penalty in any case where such a victim dies as the result of the kidnapping.

Bill· HRH.R. 615 (99th)referred

National Commission on Neurofibromatosis Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1985

National Commission on Neurofibromatosis Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within 60 days a National Commission on Neurofibromatosis which shall formulate a plan to identify the research needed to develop an effective treatment and a cure for neurofibromatosis. Sets forth operating and related provisions. Authorizes the Commission to transmit interim reports. Requires the Commission to make a final report to the President and to each House of the Congress within two years. Terminates the Commission three months after submission of the final report. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 580 (99th)referred

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness.

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1985

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that disability insurance benefits for an individual having a terminal illness shall begin with the first month such individual has such illness.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 34 (99th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Home Loan Bank Board should delay until June 30, 1985, the effective date of its proposed regulations regarding limitations on direct investment in real estate, service corporations, and equity securities by federally insured savings and loan associations.

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1985

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal Home Loan Bank Board should delay until June 30, 1985, the effective date of its proposed regulations regarding limitations on direct investment in real estate, service corporations, and equity securities by federally insured savings and loan associations. Directs the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives to examine alternatives to the proposed regulations which will ensure safety and sound investment activities.

Bill· HRH.R. 526 (99th)open

State and Local Narcotics Control Assistance Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 1985

State and Local Narcotics Control Assistance Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to States to assist States and local governments to increase their drug enforcement activities. Requires such grants to be based on the relative needs of the States, taking into consideration the severity of drug trafficking and abuse and the availability of State and local resources to resolve such problems. Establishes a procedure for grant applications. Requires such an application to include a State-wide strategy for the enforcement of State drug laws. Imposes limitations on the use of such grants, including a maximum ten percent allocation for administrative purposes. Requires each State which receives a grant to submit a yearly report to the Attorney General, who shall in turn report to the Congress with respect to such grants. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for developing more effective drug abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. Establishes a procedure for grant applications. Authorizes appropriations for both grant programs for FY 1986 through 1990.

Bill· HRH.R. 528 (99th)referred

A bill to amend section 531 of the Tax Reform Act of 1984.

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 1985

Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1984 to provide that an individual who, as of September 12, 1984, was performing services for one member of a corporate group and was eligible for nontaxable air travel benefits provided by a corporate affiliate shall continue to be eligible for such benefits if as of that date: (1) the primary business of the affiliated group was air transportation of passengers; and (2) at least 50 percent of the persons performing services for the corporation for which the individual is currently performing services were employees of or had previously performed services for the second such corporation.

Bill· HRH.R. 273 (99th)open

Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1985

Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide assistance for drug abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation and related programs; and (2) use funds from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for such purposes.

Bill· HRH.R. 380 (99th)open

National Drug and Alcohol Education Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1985

National Drug and Alcohol Education Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) in establishing and improving drug, alcohol, and tobacco education programs for elementary and secondary school students. Directs the Secretary to make such grant payments to States in amounts based on relative numbers of children in average daily attendance in elementary and secondary schools. Authorizes States to reserve up to seven percent of such grant payment for State administration of drug, alcohol, and tobacco education programs. Sets forth requirements for State applications for such grants. Requires State educational agencies (SEAs) to assure that LEAs will retain autonomy and flexibility in planning such programs. Requires SEAs to contribute, in cash, 20 percent of the cost of each program approved by the State. Directs the SEA to allocate grant funds to LEAs on the basis of relative numbers of children in daily attendance in elementary and secondary schools. Directs the SEA, from the amount allocated to an LEA, to pay up to 75 percent of the cost of the approved program. Provides for reallocation of amounts not spent by LEAs within a specified time period. Sets forth requirements for LEA applications for such allocations. Requires an LEA to pay five percent of the total program cost, in cash or in services, equipment, or facilities. Requires LEA planning for cooperation and coordination with Federal, State, and local police departments and agencies. Requires assurances that the LEA program will meet any special needs of low income and minority students. Sets forth provisions for program participation of children from private schools. Sets forth administrative provisions for audits and withholding of program payments to States. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on activities assisted under this Act. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Education to carry out this Act for FY 1985 through 1987.

Bill· HRH.R. 251 (99th)open

Regional Presidential Primaries Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1985

Regional Presidential Primaries Act of 1985 - Prohibits any State from conducting a presidential primary election except in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Establishes six regional primaries to be held in each presidential election year. Sets the dates for such primaries. Sets requirements for voter eligibility in the primaries conducted under this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil suit in United States district courts when he has reason to believe that a State is holding a primary in violation of this Act. Requires presidential candidates in a primary, in order to be eligible to receive payments from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, to agree to enter at least one State primary in each of the six regions and to notify the Federal Election Commission which primaries will be entered. Authorizes necessary appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 252 (99th)open

Florida Frontier Rivers Conservation District Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1985

Florida Frontier Rivers Conservation District Act of 1985 - Establishes the Florida Frontier Rivers Conservation District in Florida. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to request the Governor of Florida to establish a Florida Frontier Rivers Conservation District Management Steering Committee, which shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the District. Requires that such plan contain: (1) a resource assessment of the District; (2) a map delineating the boundaries of the District and the areas of natural, historical, recreational, aesthetic, scenic, cultural, agricultural, and ecological significance; (3) a land use capability map and a statement of land and water use policies for the District; (4) a program for coordinating Federal, State, and local policies and programs with respect to the District; (5) a public use program; (6) financial information; (7) a program for public and local government participation in the management of the District; (8) a program for State and local government implementation of the plan; and (9) a program to implement the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to the surface and ground waters of the District. Provides that Florida shall adopt and submit the plan to the Secretary for approval. Sets forth approval procedures. Requires the Secretary to submit the approved plan to the Congress. Requires the Secretary to monitor the implementation of the plan. Requires the Secretary to provide technical and financial assistance to Florida for the purpose of developing and implementing the plan. Sets forth conditions for land acquisition by both the State and the Secretary. Requires Committee review of Federal assistance applications and proposals for direct Federal actions which involve housing, industrial park, highway, or sewage or waste treatment facility construction in the District and in Florida. Requires further review and approval or disapproval by the Secretary of such applications or proposals. Authorizes appropriations for assistance in development of the plan and for land acquisition.

Bill· HRH.R. 257 (99th)open

Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1985

Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act - Requires any person who attempts or is retained to influence legislation by direct communication to file with the Comptroller General a notice identifying the person's employer and area of legislative interest, and a description of any lobbying activity for which the person will receive a fee. Directs such person to keep a detailed record of any income received or expenditures made to influence legislation, and to submit semiannual reports on such information to the Comptroller General. Directs such person to file a notice upon terminating his or her lobbying activities. Authorizes the Comptroller General to propose such rules as are necessary to carry out this Act. Requires that such rules be submitted to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House and the Select Committee on Standards and Conduct of the Senate. Prohibits any such rule from becoming effective if either Committee disapproves it by majority vote. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties. Repeals the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 247 (99th)open

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to regulate the discharge of members of the armed forces, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1985

States that a member of the armed forces may be given only one of the following discharges: (1) an Honorable Discharge; (2) a Discharge from Service as regulated under this Act; (3) a Bad Conduct Discharge issued in accordance with the sentence of a general court-martial; or (4) a Dishonorable Discharge issued in accordance with the sentence of a general court-martial. Requires that a narrative statement describing the service of a former member be issued to such member upon request at any time following separation from service. Limits the information which may be included in such a statement. Sets forth the composition of administrative discharge boards which shall consider whether a member should be separated with a Discharge from Service only upon a finding, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that: (1) the member has engaged in misconduct; (2) in the case of an officer, cadet, or midshipman, such member has engaged in moral or professional dereliction; (3) the retention of such member would be contrary to the interests of national security; or (4) such member has been convicted previously in a civilian court or previous court-martial under specified circumstances and the retention of such member is not warranted. Authorizes the use of such discharge by the President in time of war, when the individual has been absent without authority for one year, or where the member has requested such discharge, after consultation with counsel, in lieu of board action under this Act or a court-martial. Sets forth the rights of the member concerned before the board and procedures regarding the board's actions. Directs the Judge Advocate General to establish a Court of Administrative Review to review recommendations for separation with a Discharge from Service. Requires the Court of Military Appeals to review the record upon which such a discharge was issued after final action by the Court of Administrative Review if the Judge Advocate General orders such review. Authorizes the Court to review the case upon petition by the member affected. Sets forth the conditions under which an administrative discharge board shall be precluded from determining whether a member should be issued a Discharge from Service.

Bill· HRH.R. 261 (99th)open

A bill to apportion funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and for construction of substitute highway and transit projects.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1985

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to apportion for expenditure on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways: (1) one-half of the sums authorized to be appropriated in accordance with the interstate cost estimate for FY 1985; and (2) the sums authorized to be appropriated in accordance with the interstate cost estimate for FY 1986 and 1987. Directs the Secretary to apportion: (1) one-half of the sums to be apportioned for FY 1984 for expenditure on substitute highway and urban mass transit projects; and (2) the sums to be apportioned for FY 1985 and 1986 for expenditure on substitute highway and urban mass transit projects.