The world's political record
Person
![Official portrait of Rep. Chappie, Eugene A. [R-CA-2]](https://www.congress.gov/img/member/c000322_200.jpg)
United States · Official source
890 records where Rep. Chappie, Eugene A. [R-CA-2] is listed as a sponsor, author, or other actor. Search with topics and years
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1983
Designates the week beginning September 18, 1983, as Emergency Medicine Week.
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1983
Designates the week beginning October 16, 1983, as National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1983
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from making new agricultural products or byproducts eligible articles under the Generalized System of Preferences as of January 1, 1984. Declares that no agricultural products or byproducts which are like or directly competitive with U.S. products shall be eligible under the Generalized System of Preferences after January 1, 1985.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1983
Proclaims September 3, 1983, as a day of national celebration of the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1983
National Archives Foundation Act of 1983 - Authorizes the establishment of the National Archives Foundation as a nonprofit foundation incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia. States that such Foundation is not an entity of the U.S. Government. Requires the Foundation to be governed by a Board of Directors. Directs the Foundation to raise funds to support activities which increase understanding of U.S. history and the documents pertaining thereto. Authorizes the Foundation to accept and administer gifts. Requires the Foundation to report annually to: (1) the National Archives Trust Fund Board; (2) the Administrator of General Services; (3) the President; and (4) Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1983
Expresses the sense of Congress that the States should: (1) adopt the International Symbol of Access to identify vehicles carrying the physically handicapped and grant only to such vehicles access to special parking privileges; and (2) enter into agreements of reciprocity relating to special parking privileges granted to handicapped persons.
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1983
Designates a specified day as "Metropolitan Opera Day."
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1983
Patent Term Restoration Act of 1983 - Amends the patent laws to extend the terms of patents which encompass specified products or a method for using a product, any of which are subject to certain nonpatent regulatory review periods. Sets forth the terms and conditions of such extension, including a seven year limitation. Directs the Commissioner of Patents to issue to the owner of record of a patent a certificate of extension stating the fact and length of the extension and identifying the product and the use and the claim to which such extension is applicable. Makes such certificate a part of the original patent. Limits the application of such patent term extension to patents for products subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Public Health Service Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Act of March 4, 1913 (relating to virus, serum, toxin, and analogous products).
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1983
Proclaims March 20, 1984, as National Agriculture Day.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1983
Secondary Mortgage Market Equity Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to set forth a formula for increasing the maximum mortgage limitation for a one- to four- family residence in certain areas where high prevailing housing sales prices have limited housing opportunities.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1983
Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of Congress, a gold medal to the family of the late Honorable Leo J. Ryan. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1983
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike gold, silver, or bronze medals to commemorate the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983
Government Printing Office Pay Reform Act of 1983 - Requires the pay of Government Printing Office employees to be administered under the prevailing rate system and the General Schedule. Provides that employees who, upon enactment of this Act, hold positions for which the pay rates are determined by conference with the Public Printer or by appeal to the Joint Committee on Printing, shall, with specified exceptions, continue to receive basic pay at a rate not below the rate in effect immediately before enactment of this Act, plus any increase payable under the prevailing rate system or the General Schedule. Repeals the limitation on the number of apprentices that the Public Printer may employ at one time.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983
Veterans Administration Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act - Title I: Adjudication Procedures - Codifies, for Veterans Administration (VA) adjudication purposes, the burden of proof and reasonable doubt standards currently provided for by VA regulation. States that a claimant has the burden of submitting sufficient evidence to justify his or her claim, and that if an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence exists regarding the merits of a claim, the VA is to resolve such doubt in favor of the claimant. States that VA subpoenas may be served either by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail. Increases the maximum size of the Board of Veterans' Appeals from 50 to 65 members. Requires the chairman of such Board to submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees concerning the Board's current handling of cases and projections for the subsequent fiscal year. Requires the Board to: (1) provide notice to a claimant and an opportunity for a hearing before a decision may be based on "additional official information" received after a Board decision has previously been made; and (2) make its decision exclusively on evidence and material of record in the proceeding. Removes the requirement that new material sufficient to allow the Board to reopen a previously disallowed claim be in the form of official reports. Provides that the Board's discretionary authority to reopen a claim will not be diminished by a judicial decision following an appeal as provided for by this Act. Requires the Board to mail to the claimant notice of its decision and the reasons for such decision. Provides that, upon the request of a claimant, the Board shall provide an independent advisory medical opinion when there exists substantial medical disagreement with respect to a material issue in a veteran's appeal. Sets forth new procedural rules for adjudication hearings regarding: (1) oaths, affirmations, and witness examination; (2) admissibility of evidence; (3) procedural rights of claimants; (4) disqualification of a hearing officer; (5) the record of the proceedings and the claimant's right to examine and obtain a copy of such record; and (6) the exclusiveness of veterans' adjudication procedures and rights prescribed by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to provide at each stage of the appeal proceedings written notice to a claimant of the claimant's procedural rights. Directs the Administrator to conduct a study of two alternative claims resolution methods: (1) a new intermediate-level adjudication process; and (2) an enhanced schedule of formal Appeals Board hearings. Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on such studies. Title II: Veterans Administration Rule Making - Includes the VA's rulemaking procedures under the relevant provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Title III: Judicial Review - Provides for judicial review of VA decisions in the Federal court system. States with regard to jurisdiction: (1) the definition of final decision; (2) that judicial review of a final decision in a claim for benefits may be obtained in a civil action brought within 180 days of the Board's mailing of notice of its decision, and that such action shall be brought in Federal district court; (3) that the VA shall file the various materials constituting the record in a case together with its answer to the claimant's complaint; (4) that the court may render a decision on the pleadings; and (5) that the judicial review procedures established under this Act shall not apply to insurance and home loans. States, with regard to the reviewing court's scope of review, that such court: (1) shall decide questions of law and interpret constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions, but that questions of fact (unless unsupported by substantial evidence) will not be subject to a trial de novo; and (2) in reviewing a final decision of the VA which is adverse to a party solely because such party failed to comply with VA procedures, may only review questions concerning such procedures. Sets out provisions regarding remand, survival of actions, and appellate review. Title IV: Attorneys' Fees - Authorizes the Administrator to allow attorneys' fees above the present $10 maximum if the appealing party's claim is allowed by the VA after an initial denial. States that such fee shall be the lesser of: (1) the fee agreed upon by the party and attorney; (2) $500, unless the Administrator approves a greater amount; or (3) if the party and attorney have entered into a contingent-fee agreement, not more than 25 percent of the total of any past-due benefits awarded on the basis of such party's claim. Provides for the approval of attorneys' fees, in successful veterans' claims brought before a court, as provided for under this Act. States that such fees shall be determined by such court, and in contingent-fee agreements such fees shall not exceed 25 percent of the total of any past-due benefits awarded on the basis of such claim. Authorizes attorneys' fees of up to $750 in certain unsuccessful veterans' claims. Prohibits the VA from authorizing payment to a claimant's attorney based on past-due benefits unless such benefits are owed as of the date of the VA's or a court's award. States that such provisions regarding attorneys' fees shall only apply to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the VA and shall not apply in cases in which the VA is the plaintiff or in which other attorneys' fees statutes are otherwise controlling. Title V: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates for this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1983
Designates the week beginning August 7, 1983, as National Correctional Officers Week.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1983
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require fire equipment on certain passenger-carrying aircraft in the lavatory and galley areas.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1983
Proclaims the week of June 3 through June 9, 1984, National Theatre Week.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1983
Designates the U.S. Post Office Building, 41-65 Main Street, Flushing, New York, as the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Post Office Building. Requires the Postmaster General to install an appropriate plaque indicating such designation.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1983
Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to pay five percent of all sums received under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to the States (other than Alaska) within the boundaries of which the leased lands or deposits are or were to be located. Provides that such sums are to be distributed as the State legislature may direct to the political subdivisions of the State in which the leased lands or deposits are or were located and which administers the public school system. Requires such money to be spent for public schools .
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1983
Designates the week beginning November 6, 1983, as National Disabled Veterans Week.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1983
Designates October 1, 1983, the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1983
Designates the week beginning April 8, 1984, as National Building Safety Week.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1983
Designates the week of October 2 through October 8, 1983, as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1983
Expresses the support of the House of Representatives for Lebanon's and Israel's agreement on arrangements for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon. Calls upon other nations to work toward the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon. Emphasizes the need of all nations to recognize the sovereignty of Lebanon. Urges Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization to agree to the arrangements for the withdrawal of their forces from Lebanon.
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1983
Designates the week of September 18 through 24, 1983, as National Cystic Fibrosis Week.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1983
Medicare Vision Act of 1983 - Provides coverage under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for: (1) eye examinations for the purpose of prescribing, fitting, or changing eyeglasses; (2) procedures performed to determine the refractive state of the eyes; and (3) services performed by a doctor of optometry. Permits payment for services under part B for services performed by an optometrist, or services performed by another doctor which could be performed by an optometrist, only if payment is made on the basis of an assignment.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the excise tax on sales of heavy trucks and trailers piggyback trailers or semi trailers designed for use principally in connection with trailer-on-flatcar service by rail.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1983
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to reimburse eligible veterans for reasonable charges for chiropractic services. Directs the Administrator to establish a schedule of reasonable charges. Requires the Administrator to make annual reports to the Veterans Affairs Committees for four years concerning the use and reimbursement of chiropractic services.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1983
Designates the week beginning November 27, 1983, as National Home Health Care Week.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1983
Designates the week beginning September 4, 1983, as Youth of America Week.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1983
Designates October 16, 1983, as World Food Day.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1983
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that regulations relating to title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (concerning sex discrimination in education) should not be amended or altered in any manner which will lessen the comprehensive coverage of such statute in eliminating gender discrimination throughout the American educational system.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1983
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to make it a Federal offense for any person to knowingly or intentionally obtain possession of a controlled substance from a distributor, manufacturer or practitioner by robbery, theft or extortion. Provides for a prison term of up to 20 years and a fine of up to $10,000, if a dangerous weapon is used, or if death results, a prison term of up to 40 years and a fine of up to $20,000.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1983
Fragile Lands Preservation Act of 1983 - Makes crops produced on highly erodible land (as defined by this Act) after 1983 ineligible for agricultural price supports, disaster payments, and storage facility loans. Exempts from such prohibitions production under an approved soil conservation system. Authorizes conservation incentive payments (in cash or in-kind) for land retired from commodity production for at least seven consecutive years.
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1983
Designates the week of October 16 through October 22, 1983, as Lupus Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1983
Designates August 3, 1983, as National Paralyzed Veterans Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1983
Agricultural Recovery Act of 1983 - Title I: Dairy - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1949 to eliminate the 50-cent milk producer assessments. Reduces milk support levels from $13.10 to $11.32 per hundredweight. Requires annual price adjustments at the beginning of each fiscal year. Title II: Wheat - Sets 1984 and 1985 wheat support levels at not more than $3.65 per bushel (presently not less than $3.55 per bushel). Sets 1983 through 1985 target prices at not more than $4.30 per bushel (presently not less than $4.30 for 1983, $4.45 for 1984, and $4.65 for 1985). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture for either the 1984 or 1985 crop, to: (1) limit wheat acreage; (2) maintain a set-aside program; or (3) maintain a land diversion program if the total supply of wheat on May 31 of the marketing year exceeds five percent of the total projected annual world utilization for that year. Directs the Secretary to announce such programs by August 15. Provides that the 1984 and 1985 farm acreage bases shall be the same as for 1983, with certain adjustments as necessary. Title III: Feed Grains - Sets 1984 and 1985 corn support levels at not more than $2.65 per bushel (presently not less than $2.65 per bushel). Sets 1983 through 1985 target prices at not more than $2.86 per bushel (presently not less than $2.86 for 1983, $3.03 for 1984, and $3.18 for 1985). Directs the Secretary, for either the 1984 or 1985 feed grain crop, to: (1) limit feed grain acreage; or (2) maintain set-aside or land-diversion programs if the total supply of feed grains on September 30 of the marketing year exceeds five percent of the total projected annual world utilization for that year. Directs the Secretary to announce such programs by November 15. Provides that the 1984 and 1985 farm acreage bases shall be the same as for 1983, with certain adjustments as necessary. Title IV: Upland Cotton - Sets 1984 and 1985 upland cotton support levels at not more than $.76 per pound. Prohibits producer storage payments and extended storage periods for the 1983 through 1985 crops. Provides that the 1984 and 1985 farm acreage bases shall be the same as for 1983, with certain adjustments as necessary. Title V: Rice - Sets 1984 and 1985 rice support levels at not more than $8.14 per hundredweight. Sets 1983 through 1985 target prices at not more than $11.40 per hundredweight (presently not less than $11.40 for 1983, $11.90 for 1984, and $12.40 for 1985). Prohibits producer storage payments and extended storage periods for the 1983 through 1985 crops. Provides that 1984 and 1985 farm acreage bases shall be the same as for 1983, with certain adjustments as necessary. Title VI: Advance Payments - Makes available to a producer at least 50 percent of any land diversion payment as soon as possible. Title VII: Payment In Kind Programs - Authorizes the Secretary to make land-diversion payments in kind for the adjusted acreage of the 1983 and 1984 crops of wheat, feed grain, cotton, and rice. Directs that such payment in kind program be in conjunction with a voluntary acreage limitation and paid land diversion program. Authorizes the Secretary to use any farm commodities at his disposal for the purpose of countering unfair trade practices of other countries. States that the provisions of the cargo preference laws shall not apply to the export sales of agricultural commodities. Title VIII: Agricultural Export Promotion - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary, for FY 1983 through 1985, to use farm commodities at his disposal, including dairy products, to counter unfair trade practices of other countries in third country export markets. Title IX: Export Transportation of Agricultural Commodities - Exempts from U.S. cargo preference laws Commodity Credit Corporation agricultural exports used to develop or expand U.S. foreign markets. Title X: Producer Reserve Program - Prohibits the Secretary from establishing any producer-owned reserve after the date of enactment of this Act. Allows a producer to withdraw any commodity placed in a reserve at any time that the market price for the commodity is more than 110 percent of its current price support loan rate. Title XI: Payment limitations - Repeals provisions of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 limiting payments under wheat, feed grain, cotton, and rice programs for the 1982 through 1985 crops. Title XII: Sunflowers - Prohibits sunflowers from being considered an eligible commodity for any loan, payment, or reserve program. Title XIII: Agricultural Export Credit Revolving Fund - Amends the Food for Peace Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary to use appropriated funds to make available no less than $1,000,000,000 for each of FY 1983 through 1985 to the Agricultural Export Credit Revolving Fund. Title XIV: Effective Date - Makes the provisions of this Act effective upon enactment, unless otherwise so provided.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1983
Designates May 6 through May 13, 1984, as National Tuberous Sclerosis Week.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983
Agricultural Recovery Act of 1983 - Title I: Dairy - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1949 to eliminate the 50-cent milk producer assessments. Reduces milk support levels from $13.10 to $11.32 per hundredweight. Requires annual price adjustments at the beginning of each fiscal year. Title II: Wheat - Sets 1984 and 1985 wheat support levels at not more than $3.65 per bushel (presently not less than $3.55 per bushel). Sets 1983 through 1985 target prices at not more than $4.30 per bushel (presently not less than $4.30 for 1983, $4.45 for 1984, and $4.65 for 1985). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, for either the 1984 or 1985 crop, to: (1) limit wheat acreage; (2) maintain a set-aside program; or (3) maintain a land diversion program if the total supply of wheat on May 31 of the marketing year exceeds five percent of the total projected annual world utilization for that year. Directs the Secretary to announce such programs by August 15. Provides that the 1984 and 1985 farm acreage bases shall be the same as for 1982, with certain adjustments as necessary. Title III: Feed Grains - Sets 1984 and 1985 corn support levels at not more than $2.65 per bushel (presently not less than $2.65 per bushel). Sets 1983 through 1985 target prices at not more than $2.86 per bushel (presently not less than $2.86 for 1983, $3.03 for 1984, and $3.18 for 1985). Directs the Secretary, for either the 1984 or 1985 feed grain crop, to: (1) limit feed grain acreage; or (2) maintain set-aside or land-diversion programs if the total supply of feed grains on September 30 of the marketing year exceeds five percent of the total projected annual world utilization for that year. Directs the Secretary to announce such programs by November 15. Provides that the 1984 and 1985 farm acreage bases shall be the same as for 1982, with certain adjustments as necessary. Title IV: Upland Cotton - Sets 1984 and 1985 upland cotton support levels at not more than $0.76 per pound. Prohibits producer storage payments and extended storage periods for the 1983 through 1985 crops. Provides that the 1984 and 1985 farm acreage bases shall be the same as for 1982, with certain adjustments as necessary. Title V: Rice - Sets 1984 and 1985 rice support levels at not more than $8.14 per hundredweight. Sets 1983 through 1985 target prices at not more than $11.40 per hundredweight (presently not less than $11.40 for 1983, $11.90 for 1984, and $12.40 for 1985). Prohibits producer storage payments and extended storage periods for the 1983 thorough 1985 crops. Provides that 1984 and 1985 farm acreage bases shall be the same as for 1982, with certain adjustments as necessary. Title VI: Advance Payments - Makes available to a producer at least 50 percent of any land diversion payment as soon as possible. Title VII: Payment In Kind Programs - Authorizes the Secretary to make land-diversion payments in kind for the adjusted acreage of the 1983 and 1984 crops of wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice. Directs that such payment in kind program be in conjunction with a voluntary acreage limitation and paid land-diversion program. Authorizes the Secretary to use any farm commodities at his disposal for the purpose of countering unfair trade practices of other countries. States that the provisions of the cargo preference laws shall not apply to the export sales of agricultural commodities. Title VIII: Farmer-Owned Reserve - Prohibits the Secretary from establishing or recognizing any farmer-owned reserve after the date of enactment of this Act. Allows a producer to withdraw any commodity placed in a reserve at any time that the market price for the commodity is more than 110 percent of its current price support loan rate. Title IX: Payment Limitations - Repeals provisions of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 limiting payments under wheat, feed grain, cotton, and rice programs for the 1982 thorough 1985 crops. Title X: Sunflowers - Prohibits sunflowers from being considered an eligible commodity for any loan, payment, or reserve program. Title XI: Agricultural Export Credit Revolving Fund - Amends the Food for Peace Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary to use appropriated funds to make available no less than $1,000,000,000 for each of FY 1983 through 1985 to the Agricultural Export Credit Revolving Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1983
Designates April 24, 1984, as National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1983
Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress, prior to each fiscal year, to adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for that year in which total outlays are no greater than total receipts. Permits Congress in such statement to provide for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a three-fifths vote directed solely to that subject. Prohibits total receipts for any fiscal year set forth in such statement from increasing by a rate greater than the rate of increase in national income in the last calendar year ending before such fiscal year, unless Congress passes a bill directed solely to approving specific additional receipts and such bill has become law. Permits Congress to waive the provisions of this Act with respect to any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. Declares that total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States, except those derived from borrowing and total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States except those for repayment of debt principal.
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1983
Dedicates the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California to Phillip Burton. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to inform the public of the contributions of Phillip Burton through the use of signs, maps, and interpretive programs and to establish an appropriate memorial to him within the recreation area. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1983
Designates the week beginning May 1, 1983, as National Children's Liver Disease Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1983
Title I: Amendments to Title 18, United States Code (18 U.S.C. 921-928) - Amends the Gun Control Act of 1968 to redefine: (1) "manufacturer" to mean any person engaged in the "business of manufacturing" (instead of "manufacture" of) firearms or ammunition; and (2) "dealer" to exclude dealers in ammunition. Adds a new definition, "engaged in the business," with respect to manufacturers, dealers, and importers. Defines as a manufacturer, dealer, or importer of firearms a person who manufactures or deals in a regular course of trade or business with the principal objective of livelihood and profit. Excludes as dealers persons making occasional sales or repairs of firearms. Eliminates certain activities involving ammunition from the coverage of the current prohibitions. Makes it unlawful for any person to transfer any firearm to a person who does not reside in the same State if the transferor has reasonable cause to believe that acquisition of the firearm by such person would violate any State or local law or ordinance. Requires such transfer to be face to face. Presumes a licensee to have actual knowledge of the published laws of the State. Revises the current prohibition against certain classes of persons transporting a firearm or ammunition in interstate commerce to extend such prohibition to possession or receipt in commerce or affecting commerce of any firearm or ammunition. Includes as additional categories illegal aliens, dishonorably discharged members of the Armed Forces, and U.S. citizens who renounce their citizenship. Excludes ammunition dealers from the current licensing requirements. Declares that a licensed dealer's personal collection of firearms shall not be subject to recordkeeping requirements, under specific circumstances. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to revoke a license only where the holder "willfully" violates a provision of the Act. Bars the Secretary from denying or revoking a license on the basis of violations which are alleged in criminal proceedings instituted against a licensee where such individual is not convicted of such charges. Allows the government to voluntarily dismiss criminal charges prior to trial and still proceed with revocation. Imposes as a condition for the inspection or examination of records, documents, firearms, or ammunition that the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe that a violation has occurred and that evidence may be found on the premises. Requires a warrant to be issued for such search. Restricts the firearms information obtained from licensees which the Secretary may make available to State or local governments. Establishes a limited recordkeeping requirement for firearms collectors. Establishes a "willful" scienter (knowledge) requirement with respect to general violations of the Act. Revises the current offense of using or carrying a firearm during commission of a Federal felony to: (1) include use of a destructive device; (2) delete the act of "carrying" a firearm to commit a felony; and (3) limit such offense to felonies over which the Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Retains the current penalty (one to ten years) for first offenses. Increases the penalty for second or subsequent offenses to five to 25 years imprisonment (currently, two to 25 years). Extends to first offenders the requirement, currently applicable only to second offenders, that the court not suspend any sentence or grant probation. Prohibits the granting of parole to first and subsequent offenders. Declares that no person shall be subject to the additional, mandatory penalties if use of the firearm or destructive device was to protect persons or property. Amends the forfeiture provision to subject to seizure any firearm or ammunition "involved in or used" in any violation of the Gun Control Act (instead of "involved in or used or intended to be used"). Directs the court to award attorney fees to the prevailing party (other than the United States) in a proceeding for the return of seized firearms or ammunition. Requires the court to award such fees in any other action upon a finding that the action was without foundation or was initiated in bad faith. Limits seizure to firearms individually identified as involved in the violation. Revises the current procedure allowing persons who have been convicted of a crime to apply to the Secretary for relief from the firearms prohibitions to make the following changes. Permits any person prohibited from possessing, shipping, transporting, or receiving firearms or ammunition to apply for relief. Requires (instead of permits) the Secretary to grant release unless the applicant will be likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety. Permits any person who is denied relief to seek de novo judicial review in Federal court. Imposes on the applicant the burden of proof. Makes the authority of the Secretary to permit importation of certain types of firearms and ammunition nondiscretionary. Extends the types of sporting firearms which may be imported. Amends the rulemaking authority of the Secretary to provide that no regulation may require the transfer of records required under this Act to a facility owned, managed, or controlled by the United States or any State or the establishment of any system of registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions. Requires a 90-day public comment period for proposed regulations (no period is currently specified). Prohibits the Secretary from prescribing regulations which require purchasers of black powder to complete affidavits or forms attesting to their exemption from certain provisions of the Federal criminal code. Declares any law or regulation promulgated by any State prohibiting the transfer of an unloaded and not readily accessible firearm or ammunition null and void. Title II: Amendments to Title VII of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 - Repeals title VII of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (relating to the receipt, possession, or transportation of firearms by felons, veterans dishonorably discharged, mental incompetents, illegal aliens, and persons renouncing their United States citizenship).
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1983
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of July 24 through July 31, 1983, as National Animal Agriculture Week.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1983
Expresses the sense of Congress that the month of May 1983 should be appropriately observed as Older Americans Month.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1983
Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 to establish a South Pacific Fishery Management Council consisting of Oregon and California with jurisdiction over the fisheries seaward of California. States that such Council shall have seven voting members. Reduces the existing Pacific Fishery Management Council's voting membership from 13 to nine.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1983
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from restricting the hours of operation or reducing the operating power of any AM broadcast station if: (1) such restriction or reduction would prevent the station from operating at full daytime power from two hours before sunrise until two hours after sunset; and (2) operation during such period would not interfere with the protected signal of an existing station. Prohibits the Commission from denying an application for a license to operate a new AM station or an application to expand the hours of operation of an existing station solely on the grounds that: (1) the area has adequate broadcasting service; or (2) an FM channel is available for the area. Prohibits the Commission from placing an applicant for a station license or construction permit at a disadvantage because that applicant is licensed to operate a station with restricted hours in the area if such applicant certifies that it will relinquish the restricted license if its application is approved. Exempts any application to alter the hours of operation of a standard broadcast station from public notice and comment requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1983
Broadcast Licensing, Renewal, and Deregulation Act of 1983 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish new procedures for reviewing petitions to deny broadcast license applications. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to grant a license renewal application by a radio or television broadcast station licensee unless the actions of the licensee evidences such serious disregard for the Communications Act and for the rules and policies of the FCC that denial of the application is justified. Prohibits the FCC from considering the applications of other persons for a broadcast station's facilities when the FCC is acting upon a license renewal application by a radio or television broadcast station. Permits persons holding construction permits or station licenses to transfer the permit or license without first obtaining an FCC finding that the transfer serves the public interest. Requires the FCC to be notified of such transfer. Provides for public notice of the transfer. Provides for disposition by the FCC of objections to such transfer. Prohibits the FCC from considering whether the public interest would be served by the transfer of the permit or license involved to a different person. Repeals certain provisions relating to the application of the antitrust laws. Prohibits the FCC from imposing requirements on radio or television licensees relating to: (1) programs; (2) programming formats; (3) ascertainment; (4) commercialization; and (5) maintenance of program logs.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1983
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States which adopt and implement effective child passenger safety programs. Sets forth eligibility requirements for States to receive such grants and a limitation on apportionments. Requires the Secretary to establish, by regulation, standards for such programs. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1984 through 1986. Directs the Secretary to conduct an annual evaluation of each eligible State's child passenger safety program to measure its effectiveness on child safety seat usage.