United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1984
Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984 - Title I: Improved Identification for Passenger Motor Vehicles and Parts - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a vehicle theft prevention standard applicable to major parts (and replacements for such parts) installed by manufacturers into passenger motor vehicles designated as high theft lines. Declares that such standard shall apply to vehicles and parts manufactured after it takes effect. Prohibits such standard from requiring any part to have more than a single identification, and any motor vehicle to have identification of more than 14 of its major parts. Sets forth prohibitions with respect to identifying major replacement parts. Prescribes the methods for: (1) designating high theft vehicle lines and parts; and (2) determining the theft rate for passenger motor vehicles. Sets forth cost limitations for the vehicle theft prevention standard with respect to manufacturers of applicable vehicles and parts. Authorizes the Secretary to grant exemptions from such standard to vehicle lines equipped with approved antitheft devices. Sets forth compliance provisions for manufacturers of passenger motor vehicles or of passenger motor vehicle equipment. Specifies civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Sets forth confidentiality provisions with respect to information obtained by the Secretary which relates to trade secrets. Declares that a Federal motor vehicle standard supercedes any State or local standard. Requires insurers of motor vehicles to annually report specified information to the Secretary with respect to thefts and recoveries of motor vehicles and vehicle parts. Permits the Secretary to exempt insurers from such requirement upon determining that the cost of such reporting is excessive to the insurer and insignificant for purposes of this title. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt small insurers from such requirement. Defines "small insurers" for purposes of this title. Requires insurers to report to the Secretary if, in paying claims, the insurer reduces any claim payment by the amount of any recovered part subject to the theft standard. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate a voluntary vehicle theft prevention standard under which persons may affix identifications on major parts of their own vehicles and register such identifications with the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to submit reports to Congress within three years of enactment of this title, and five years after promulgation of the standard, on studies regarding motor vehicle theft. Specifies information to be included in such reports and requires both reports to make legislative recommendations with respect to the standard. Directs the Secretary, not later than one year after enactment of this Act, to report to Congress regarding vehicle security devices and systems, including legislative recommendations. Title II: Antifencing Measures - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for removing or altering any identification number of any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part required by regulation. Requires the forfeiture of any vehicle or part which has had such number removed, with specified exceptions. Applies to the seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicles and parts those provisions of law relating to the seizure and forfeiture of vessels and merchandise under the customs laws. Establishes penalties for anyone who buys, receives, possesses, or obtains control of, with intent to sell or otherwise dispose of, any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part knowing that such identification number has been removed or altered. Title III: Importation and Exportation Measures - Establishes criminal and civil penalties for anyone who imports, exports, or attempts to import or export any motor vehicle, off-highway vehicle, or vehicle part knowing that it has been stolen or that its identification number has been altered. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require persons who export or attempt to export a used motor vehicle or off-highway mobile equipment to present to the appropriate customs officers the vehicle and a document describing that vehicle. Authorizes customs officers to exchange information concerning such vehicles with law enforcement organizations.
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1984
Establishes a Commission on Employment Discrimination in the Legislative Branch. Directs the Commission to: (1) employ a nongovernmental consultant to study the compensation paid to Library of Congress personnel and analyze personnel policies of the Library; (2) evaluate the compensation system of the Library for compliance with title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and make any recommendations needed to achieve compliance; (3) develop a plan for the application of title VII through the legislative branch; and (4) make recommendations to Congress for improvement of personnel policies and practices in the legislative branch. Directs the Commission to submit a final report to Congress 18 months after enactment of this Act. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of the final report.
United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1984
Broadcast Station Ownership Act of 1984 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from approving an application for a television broadcasting station license or for the transfer of any such license if such approval would result in the applicant controlling: (1) television broadcasting stations the aggregate signals of which can be received by more than 30 percent of U.S. television households; or (2) very high frequency television broadcasting stations the aggregate signals of which can be received by more than 25 percent of such households. Prohibits the Commission from approving an application for a radio or television broadcasting station license or license transfer if such approval would result in the applicant controlling a certain combination of television stations, amplitude modulation radio stations, and frequency production radio stations as determined according to a specified formula. Establishes higher limitations on station ownership with respect to minority controlled stations in which a person has an ownership interest of not more than 49 percent. Directs the Commission to report to Congress in ten years on the effectiveness of this Act in: (1) promoting opportunities for ownership of local broadcast properties by minorities and small businesses; (2) preserving diversity of broadcast station ownership; and (3) promoting greater competition in the production and distribution of broadcast programming.
United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1984
Broadcasting Public Responsibility and Deregulation Act of 1984 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from restricting the amount, length, or frequency of commercial announcements broadcast by a commercial radio or television broadcast station licensee. Directs the Commission to require a licensee to ascertain the problems, needs, and interests of the residents of its service area and to indicate its programs which address such concerns in public file documentation. Prohibits the Commission from establishing any particular procedure for such ascertainment. Directs the Commission to require a licensee to maintain program logs sufficient to demonstrate compliance with such Act and to make such logs available for public inspection. Prohibits the Commission from prescribing a particular format for such logs. Requires the Commission to report to Congress on the amount of each of specified categories of radio programming broadcast by commercial radio stations in markets of various sizes during the year beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Commission from considering the application of any other person when acting upon any application for renewal of a radio or television broadcast station license. Requires the Commission to grant a licensee's application for renewal if it finds that, during the preceding term of the license: (1) in the case of any television broadcast licensee, the licensee has addressed through its program service the problems, needs, and interests of children, minority groups, elderly individuals, and other residents of its service area; (2) in the case of any other broadcast licensee, the licensee has addressed through its program service the concerns of residents of its service area; (3) the licensee has not committed a serious violation of the Communications Act of 1934; and (4) the licensee has not committed minor violations which could constitute a pattern of abuse. Directs the Commission to establish public interest programming requirements for television stations based on: (1) whether a station is a very high frequency or an ultra high frequency station; (2) whether a station is affiliated with any major network; (3) the size of the market served by a station; and (4) the amount of specified types of public interest programming broadcast by a station as determined by a station rating system. Provides that such requirements shall: (1) specify the minimum amount of local programs and informational programming required to be broadcast by any television station; and (2) provide for an increase in the amount of both such types of programming broadcast by each category of station after six o'clock ante meridiem and before midnight. Directs the Commission to review the programming broadcast by each television station during calendar year 1983 to determine the amount of such increase. Authorizes the Commission to grant a three-year exception from such requirements to new stations. Prohibits the Commission from requiring stations to broadcast any type or amount of programming in excess of that required by this Act until January 1, 1995. Directs the Commission to report to Congress by such date on the effectiveness of such public interest programming requirements. Directs the Commission to: (1) require that each television licensee maintain and make publicly available records of its compliance with such requirements; (2) conduct an annual audit of at least 15 percent of all television stations, selected at random, to determine whether a station failed to comply with such requirments; (3) determine whether any complaint alleging that a station has violated such requirements has sufficient basis to justify the initiation of proceedings for imposition of a forfeiture penalty or license revocation against any licensee; and (4) take final agency action on any such proceedings within 180 days after initiation. Directs the Commission to revoke the license of a licensee who has committed two or more violations of such requirements during a five-year period, excluding any violation which the licensee proves: (1) was beyond the licensee's control; (2) occurred because compliance with the requirements would have resulted in extreme hardship; or (3) occurred because of a good faith but erroneous belief that particular programming qualified as public interest programming. Directs the Commission to impose a forfeiture penalty of up to $100,000 for each violation of such requirements. Authorizes the Commission to issue a remedial order requiring the licensee to broadcast public interest programming exceeding otherwise applicable requirements to assure that the licensee has provided the residents of its service area the requisite level of such programming. Directs the Commission, within 180 days after a petitioner's request, to investigate the basis of a petition to deny an application for license renewal, or to provide reasonable opportunity and means for the petitioner to do so, before deciding whether to designate the matter for hearing, unless: (1) the petitioner has failed to provide sufficient evidence to show that a factual uncertainty may exist regarding the basis for license renewal; and (2) information beyond that contained in the pleading is not required for the Commission to make an informed decision regarding the license renewal. Prohibits such a petitioner and the license applicant, without the Commission's approval, to effectuate an agreement whereby the petitioner withdraws the petition in exchange for something of value from the applicant. Permits the Commission to approve such agreement only if: (1) the agreement is consistent with the public interest, convenience, or necessity; and (2) the petitioner did not file its petition to obtain such agreement. Authorizes the Commission to revoke a station license or construction permit for: (1) conditions that would warrant the denial of license renewal; (2) willful or repeated violation of fairness doctrine requirements; or (3) failure to comply with public interest programming requirements. Directs the Commission to investigate submitted information indicating a violation which would warrant license revocation and to decide, within 90 days after such information is submitted, whether to order the licensee to show cause why the license should not be revoked. Requires the Commission to establish rules and procedures to ensure that in the granting of any broadcast station license or construction permit, except when using the random selection system: (1) preference shall be granted to any applicant the majority interest in which is owned by one or more members of a minority group; and (2) stronger preference shall be granted to such an applicant which provides that station operations will be under the direct supervision and management of one or more minority group members having ownership interests. Prohibits the Commission from granting any application for the transfer, assignment, or other disposition of such license or permit for three years after the license or permit is awarded. Requires any radio or television broadcast station licensee and any person engaged primarily in the management or operation of any such station to establish, maintain, and execute an equal employment opportunity program. Sets forth program terms and requirements, including reporting requirements, with respect to the programs of such entities with more than five full-time employees. Directs the Commission to deny or revoke the license of an station if it finds after notice and hearing that the entity involved has willfully or repeatedly without good cause failed to comply with program requirements. Establishes penalties for failing to comply with such requirements. Permits employees or applicants for employment who believe they have been discriminated against in violation of program requirements to file a complaint with the Commission. Requires Commission regulations to specify procedures for investigating such complaints and enforcing program requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1984
Amends the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1985 to require that: (1) at least five percent of the funds earmarked for the Agency for International Development shall be available only for the delivery of primary health care services and basic health education, training for health care workers, and medical supplies and equipment for primary health care, with such assistance to be provided through private and voluntary organizations and international organizations wherever appropriate; (2) not more than one-third of the amount allocated for such services may be used in any one country; and (3) funds allocated to carry out these provisions shall remain available until September 30, 1986.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1984
Motor Vehicle Safety Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to prohibit the registration or licensing of motor vehicles when the ownership is transferred in interstate commerce unless: (1) the application for a new certificate of title is accompanied by the prior owner's most recent registration card and title; and (2) the new certificate of title is printed in a specified manner indicating the odometer mileage. Increases the criminal penalty for violations of odometer requirements from one to three years maximum imprisonment. Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to authorize a tire dealer or distributor whose business is not owned or controlled by a tire manufacturer to elect to be subject to tire registration requirements. Revises the restrictions on certain imported vehicles that do not conform to Federal standards. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to exempt certain motor vehicles or equipment from such restrictions for purposes of research, investigation, study, demonstration, training, national security, or completion in the United States of an incomplete foreign-built vehicle or equipment item. Prohibits dealers from selling defective motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment. Imposes criminal penalties upon manufacturers who knowingly and willfully fail to notify owners or purchasers of motor vehicle safety defects or of failures to comply with motor vehicle safety standards. Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to direct the Secretary to promulgate Federal motor vehicle safety standards: (1) establishing passenger car crashworthiness rating and labeling requirements; and (2) establishing passenger motor vehicle bumper system rating and labeling requirements. Establishes the position of Associate Deputy Administrator for Motor Carrier Safety in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to carry out any delegated duty related to motor carrier safety. Directs the Secretary to arrange with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the effectiveness of State motor vehicle safety inspection programs in reducing highway accidents and limiting the number of defective or unsafe motor vehicles on the highways. Requires completion of the study and transmittal to Congress by September 1, 1985.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1984
States that the House of Representatives disapproves the appointment of Anne M. Burford as Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere, and urges the President to withdraw her appointment.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1984
Amends the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require any person making a tender offer, or request or invitation for tenders, to hold such offer, request, or invitation open for a period of at least 60 days. Exempts from this requirement any such offer, invitation, or request by the issuer for the class of securities being sought if the offer, invitation, or request is not made in anticipation of or response to another person's offer, request, or invitation. Prohibits any issuer of registered securities from engaging in any transaction in contemplation of effecting, or of defending against, a change in control of such issuer that is not prudent for the issuer and fair to the issuer's security holders. Permits the Securities and Exchange Commission or any security holder of such issuer to bring a suit in the proper district court to enjoin any such transaction and for such other equitable relief as may be appropriate. Applies the provisions of this Act to transactions taken by an issuer or by any officer or director on or after June 1, 1984.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1984
Commends the heroism of the Afghan resistance in its fight to keep Afghanistan free and independent. Condemns the massive Soviet bombing of Afghanistan.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1984
Expresses the sense of the Congress that in light of the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and other specified human rights agreements, the Soviet Union should: (1) provide the signatories of the Helsinki Final Act with information on the whereabouts, health, and legal status of Andrei Sakharov and Yelena Bonner; (2) void all charges against Yelena Bonner and issue her an exit visa in order to obtain medical care outside of the Soviet Union; and (3) allow them to live in the country of their choice. Urges the President to: (1) protest the Soviet Government's continued refusal to provide such information and to issue Yelena Bonner an exits visa; and (2) call upon all other signatory nations of the Helsinki Final Act to join in such protests.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1984
Establishes a pilot program for fellowships under the House of Representatives for persons who are blind or deaf. Requires the Committee on House Administration to report to the House on the effectiveness of, and the desirability of, continuing such program.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1984
Title I: Short Title; Findings and Policy - Financial Institutions Act of 1984 - Sets forth the findings and policies of this Act. Title II: Restrictions on Combinations Involving Depository, Securities, Insurance and Commercial Enterprises - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to redefine the term "bank" as either a bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, an institution eligible to apply for such insurance, or a State or federally chartered institution that accepts transaction accounts and makes commercial loans. Prohibits any bank from engaging in any tandem operation with its bank holding company or any subsidiary or affiliate of such holding company, unless the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System determines that such tandem operation is not likely to cause unfair competition or pose risks to consumers. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to state that the provisions of the Banking Act of 1933 relating to affiliations between member banks and organizations engaged principally in certain securities activities, and relating to officer, director, or employee relationships involving a member bank and a person or organization primarily engaged in certain securities activities, shall apply to every nonmember insured or uninsured bank in the same manner and to the same extent as if such nonmember bank were a member. Permits any affiliation or relationship that becomes unlawful because of such restriction to continue for a period of two years after enactment of this Act. Declares that for the purposes of the Banking Act of 1933, engaging in the business of receiving deposits through affiliates shall be deemed the same as engaging in the business of receiving deposits directly by a person, firm, corporation, association, business trust, or other similar organization, unless the affiliate is an institution that functions solely as a trust company and all or substantially all the deposits of which are received solely in a fiduciary capacity. Prohibits, after the date of enactment of this Act, any depository institution, bank holding company, savings and loan holding company or multiple savings and loan holding company from providing retail securities brokerage services. Permits any such activity which was taking place on May 24, 1984, to continue for a period not to exceed two years after enactment of this Act. Amends the National Housing Act to make savings and loan holding companies owning institutions insured under State law subject to the same requirements as institutions insured under such Act. Prohibits a savings and loan holding company, or any subsidiary that is not an insured or uninsured institution, from commencing or continuing any business activity other than those specified for multiple savings and loan holding companies and their subsidiaries. Permits any such existing activity to continue for two years after the date of enactment of this Act. Declares that such prohibition shall not apply to a unitary savings and loan holding company the subsidiary insured or uninsured institution of which is a qualified institution. Prohibits a savings and loan holding company, the subsidiary insured or uninsured institution of which is a nonqualified institution, from commencing, or continuing for more than two years, any business activity not permissible for a multiple savings and loan holding company. Declares that for the ten-year period following enactment of this Act a qualified institution shall also include an institution chartered (as of May 24, 1984) as a mutual savings bank or a savings bank under Federal or State law. Requires the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation to determine that such institution: (1) does not decrease the percentage of its assets invested in residential mortgages and related investments below the percentage it held on the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) increases such percentage by an amount equal to specified percentages. Prohibits any savings and loan holding company from commencing or continuing for more than two years any activity not permitted a multiple savings and loan holding company, if in any case an institution owned or controlled by such holding company engages in tandem operations. Prohibits nonqualified institutions from engaging in any commercial lending activity. Prohibits from engaging in commercial lending activities any institution owned by a unitary savings and loan holding company that engages in activities not permitted for a multiple savings and loan holding company. Declares that the provisions of the Banking Act of 1933 relating to affiliations between member banks and organizations engaged principally in certain securities activities, and relating to officer, director, or employee relationships involving a member bank and a person or organization primarily engaged in certain securities activities, shall apply to every insured or uninsured institution in the same manner and to the same extent as if such institution were a member of the Federal Reserve System. Prohibits any State chartered depository institution engaged in activities not authorized by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 or the National Housing Act as of such date, from continuing such activities unless such activities are conducted within such State and solely for its residents. Permits a State chartered depository institution, pursuant to State law, to engage in any activity authorized by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 as of January 1, 1983. Permits any State, after January 1, 1983, to enact a law permitting State chartered depository institutions to engage in activities not authorized pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 or the National Housing Act, so long as such activities are within such State and solely for its residents. Prohibits any bank holding company from commencing any activity which was not authorized pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 as of January 1, 1983. Prohibits any national bank from commencing any activity which was not authorized as of January 1, 1983. Prohibits a federally chartered depository institution, unitary savings and loan holding company, or multiple savings and loan holding company from commencing any activity which was not authorized as of January 1, 1983, pursuant to the National Housing Act. Declares that in any case in which a depository institution commences any activity which becomes prohibited under this Act between May 24, 1984, and the date of enactment of this Act, such depository institution shall cease such prohibited activity on the date of enactment. Title III: Analyses of the Effects of Changes in Financial and Regulatory Systems - Requires the following to conduct analyses of the effects of changes in financial and regulatory systems: (1) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (2) the Secretary of the Treasury; (3) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (4) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (5) the Department of Justice. Sets forth the particular matters to be studied in such analyses. Requires specified Federal authorities to analyze the problems faced in effectively carrying out their respective statutory mandates, as a consequence of rapid changes in financial markets and financial intermediaries, in terms of meeting specified objectives. Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate changes in the financial services industry and the effects of these changes on individuals, businesses, financial institutions, industries, capital and credit markets, and the economy, and on the ability of the regulatory agencies to meet their statutory responsibilities. Requires a report to Congress on the results of each such analysis as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this title, but no later than September 1, 1985, with copies made available to the public.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1984
Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal criminal code to define "armor piercing ammunition." Excludes from the definition: (1) shot gun shot required by Federal or State regulations for hunting; (2) frangible projectiles for target shooting; and (3) projectiles that the Secretary of Treasury determines are primarily intended for sporting purposes. Makes it unlawful for any person to manufacture or import armor piercing ammunition. Allows for: (1) the manufacture or importation of armor piercing ammunition for the use of the United States or any State or local government; and (2) manufacture for the sole purpose of exportation. Establishes a licensing fee of $1,000 per year for manufacturers and importers of armor piercing ammunition. Imposes an additional mandatory sentence of not less than five years for any person who uses or carries a firearm and is in possession of armor piercing ammunition during the commission of a violent felony. Provides that such sentence shall not be suspended nor probation nor parole granted.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1984
Amends the Federal criminal code to define "armor piercing ammunition." Excludes from the definition: (1) shot gun shot required by Federal or State regulations for hunting; (2) frangible projectiles for target shooting; and (3) projectiles that the Secretary of Treasury determines are primarily intended for sporting purposes. Makes it unlawful for any person to manufacture or import armor piercing ammunition. Allows for: (1) the manufacture or importation of armor piercing ammunition for the use of the United States or any State or local government; and (2) manufacture for the sole purpose of exportation. Establishes a licensing fee of $1,000 per year for manufacturers and importers of armor piercing ammunition. Imposes an additional mandatory sentence of not less than five years for any person who uses or carries a firearm and is in possession of armor piercing ammunition during the commission of a violent felony. Provides that such sentence shall not be suspended nor probation nor parole granted.
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1984
Imposes criminal penalties upon any person who knowingly uses a telecommunications device (by wire or by radio) to obtain unauthorized direct access to any medical record. Provides for a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year if no information is altered, and a fine of $25,000 or imprisonment for more than five years if such act is done with the intent to alter information in a medical record.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1984
Designates as Andrei Sakharov Avenue the portion of 16th Street, Northwest, in the District of Columbia, between L and M Streets, and the portion of any street in any other city in the United States on which is located a consular office or mission of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
United States · United States Congress · 31 May 1984
Expresses the sense of Congress that television and radio networks and stations broadcasting coverage of the XXIII Olympiad should include public service announcements or other informational programming warning young people of the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1984
Tender Offer Reform Act of 1984 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to change the deadline for submission of statements by a person acquiring more than a certain amount of specified classes of securities from within ten days of acquisition to within such time as the Securities and Exchange Commission shall prescribe. Permits the Commission to restrict or prohibit any person subject to such reporting requirements from acquiring, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of any additional shares of the equity security that is the subject of such a statement for up to two business days after the filing of the statement. Provides that when two or more persons act as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purpose of voting such group shall be deemed a person. Makes it unlawful, when certain conditions exist during a tender offer for any class of securities, for an issuer to: (1) enter into or amend agreements that increase the current or future compensation of any officer or director; (2) acquire any of its securities, except for routine acquisitions of securities through ongoing programs; or (3) grant voting power or issue any combination of securities which would in the aggregate constitute more than five percent of the issued and outstanding securities of a class or have more than five percent of the aggregate voting power of the issuer after such grant (unless approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the aggregate voting securities of the issuer). Makes it unlawful for an issuer to purchase any of its securities at a price above the market from any person who holds more than three percent of the class of the securities to be purchased and has held such securities for less than two years (unless approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the aggregate voting securities of the issuer).
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1984
Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any issuer whose securities are registered under such Act from engaging in any transaction in contemplation of effecting, or of defending against, a change in control of such issuer that is not prudent for the issuer and fair to the issuer's shareholders. Permits the Securities and Exchange Commission or any shareholder of that issuer to bring suit in the proper district court to enjoin such a transaction and for such other appropriate equitable relief. Applies such provision to any transactions taken by an issuer or by an officer or director on or after June 1, 1984.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1984
Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person to acquire or agree to acquire, except by a tender or exchange offer, any shares of any class of voting equity securities of a registered corporation if such person would then be, directly or indirectly, entitled to cast ten percent or more of the votes in an election of directors of the issuer. Specifies exceptions to such prohibition.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1984
Shareholder Communications Act of 1984 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission to subject banks, associations, and other entities that excercise fiduciary powers to the same regulations as broker-dealers.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1984
Veterans' Compensation Amendments for Fiscal Year 1985 - Title I: Disability Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation - Part A: Rate Increases - Increases the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; and (4) dependency and indemnity compensation. Part B: Compensation Program Amendments - Includes lupus erythematosus systemic among the chronic diseases considered to be service-connected for purposes of veterans' benefits if it manifests itself to a degree of ten percent or more within one year of separation from service. Decreases from 50 to 30 percent the percentage of disability required to make a peacetime service-connected disabled veteran eligible to receive additional compensation for dependents. Title II: Other Veterans' Program Improvements - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish the Advisory Committee on Veterans Exposed to Ionizing Radiation to advise the Administrator on benefits provided, compensation needs of veterans, dependents, and survivors, and disabilities or disorders stemming from a veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during active military service. Requires the Committee to report to the Administrator by July 1, 1985, and biannually thereafter on activities of the Veterans Administration and recommendations for changes pertaining to veterans exposed to such radiation. Directs the Administrator to submit such report to Congress. Requires a permanently and totally disabled from a non-service-connected disability veteran under age 50 who applies for and receives a military pension to undergo a vocational evaluation. Allows any veteran who the Administrator of Veterans Affairs determines can achieve a vocational goal to undertake such training. Limits such training to 48 months. Suspends pension payment to any veteran failing to participate as required by the Administrator. Continues the drugs and medicine entitlement of housebound or regularly attended veterans who participate in vocational training without regard to income limitations. Increases the maximum amount of insurance available under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program. Increases the amount of automobile and adaptive equipment assistance the Administrator of Veterans Affairs may provide to an eligible person.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1984
United States-Mexico Joint Development Bank Act - Authorizes the President to enter into an agreement with Mexico to establish a United States-Mexico Joint Development Bank (the Bank) to make economic development loans in Mexico and in the border region of the United States. Sets forth information that shall be included in the agreement, including the requirement that: (1) assistance provided by the Bank shall be directed at improving employment opportunities and enhancing the economic development of the geographic and economic sectors of Mexico which are the major sources of undocumented Mexican nationals who enter the United States; and (2) the United States and Mexico contribute equally to the Bank. Directs the President to appoint the U.S. Directors of the Bank. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the United States entering into an agreement with Mexico to establish the Bank, to subscribe to the capital stock of the Bank. Authorizes appropriations to pay for such subscription. Requires that the provision of the Bretton Woods Agreement Act that establishes the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems shall apply to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund. Prohibits any person or agency on behalf of the United States, unless authorized by Congress, from: (1) agreeing to an increase in the U.S. subscription to the Bank; (2) agreeing to an agreement which increases U.S. obligations or which would change the Bank's purpose or functions; or (3) providing financing to the Bank.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1984
Veterans' Health Care and Facilities Improvement Act of 1984 - Revises the requirements concerning the special policemen who protect Veterans Administration (VA) property. Increases the maximum fines for violations of regulations governing such property. Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to appoint a chief inspector to supervise VA police officers. Sets forth requirements concerning police uniform design and cost reimbursement. Directs the Administrator to report to the Veterans' Affairs Committees within 90 days on the implementation of these provisions and the number and salary of officers proposed to be assigned to such facilities. Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to furnish medical treatment to veterans of the Vietnam era who served in Southeast Asia and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Limits treatment of such disorder to specified VA medical facilities. Directs the Administrator to compile and publish research results concerning the causes and treatment of such disorder. Terminates such assistance after FY 1988. Modifies the due date of the Comptroller General's report on the compliance of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget with certain statutory requirements relating to funded personnel ceilings for the VA's Department of Medicine and Surgery. Directs the Administrator to make an annual rather than a triennial report to Congress on the adequacy of per diem rates for payments made to States providing domiciliary, nursing home, and hospital care to veterans. Makes the first report due June 30, 1985 (currently, due June 30, 1986). Extends from FY 1984 to FY 1985 the authority of the Administrator to contract for hospital care or medical services in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands without reference to patient loads or incidence of provision of medical services for veterans treated by the Veterans Administration in the contiguous 48 States. Expands the amount of authorizations available for the research and education activities of Veterans Administration geriatric centers. Authorizes the Administrator to provide States with funds for the acquisition as well as the construction of State home facilities for veterans. Entitles veterans receiving service-connected disability compensation who are housebound or in need of regular aid to VA furnished drugs and medicines.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1984
Increases the adapted housing benefit ceiling for veterans with specified permanent and total service-connected disabilities. Increases the maximum home loan guaranty available to eligible veterans generally and for the purchase of a manufactured home. Amends the national cemeteries and memorials provisions of Federal law to require that each grave marker in a national cemetery be upright.
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.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1984
States that the United States joins in recognizing the anniversaries of the Warsaw uprising and the Polish resistance to the World War II invasion of Poland.
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