United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1982
Natural Gas Marketing Improvements Act of 1982 - Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to provide that any contract for the sale of natural gas to any pipeline shall be deemed to include a purchase requirement adjustment clause, unless otherwise expressly provided in the contract. Provides that under a purchase requirement adjustment clause a purchaser may refuse to accept any portion of the gas purchased if the purchaser determines there is not a market for the gas. Prohibits a purchaser from reducing the volume accepted below 50 percent of the amount the purchaser contracted to take. Requires a purchaser to reduce the volume of the highest price gas first. Voids any contract provision that requires payment for gas not accepted pursuant to this Act. Prohibits a purchaser who has not accepted the full amount of gas under a contract from accepting gas for an equal or higher price under a new contract. Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider a pipeline's use of a purchase requirement adjustment clause in any purchase gas adjustment or general rate proceeding involving that pipeline. Provides that any contract for the sale of natural gas to any pipeline shall be deemed to include a transportation obligation clause. Provides that under a transportation obligation clause any purchaser who has exercised the right to reduce the volume of gas for which the purchaser contracted must provide, on behalf of the seller, transportation of any such gas which: (1) is involved in the reduction; (2) is resold by the seller to another purchaser; and (3) the purchaser would be required to pay for in the absence of the exercise of such contract provision. Provides that the consideration for any such transportation shall be $.05 per million Btu's plus the cost of transportation.
United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for cash and other personal property contributions to a savings account created or organized exclusively for the purpose of paying the higher or vocational educational expenses of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse, child, grandchild, or ward. Limits the amount of such deduction to $2,000 per year ($2,250 in the case of a joint return). Excludes such accounts from taxation. Excludes distributions from such accounts so long as such distributions are used to defray the beneficiary's tuition, fees, books and supplies, and reasonable living expenses. Specifies sanctions for the use of account funds for other than such educational expenses.
United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1982
Jobs Incentive Act of 1982 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit for each new employee position created by an employer in an area of substantial unemployment. Sets the amount of such credit at $1,000 for each new permanent employee position and $500 for each new temporary employee position. Defines "area of substantial unemployment" as any county, within the United States, in which the local unemployment rate exceeds the national unemployment rate.
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1982
Missing Children Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to collect and exchange information which would assist in the identification of unidentified deceased individuals and the location of missing persons, including missing children.
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1982
Federal Energy Reorganization Act of 1982 - Title I: Findings and Purposes; Definitions - Sets forth the findings and purposes of this Act and the definitions of terms used in this Act. Title II: Transfers of Functions - Transfers to the Secretary of Commerce specified functions of the Secretary of Energy and the Department of Energy, including functions with respect to: (1) nuclear energy; (2) geothermal energy; (3) solar energy; (4) electric and hybird vehicle research and development; (5) automotive propulsion research and development; (6) magnetic fusion engineering; (7) wind energy; (8) ocean thermal energy conversion; (9) methane transportation; (10) university coal research laboratories and energy resource graduate fellowships; (11) naval petroleum reserves; (12) energy conservation; (13) a medical care program for certain Marshall Islanders; (14) a comprehensive energy plan for insular areas; (15) regulation of public utilities; (16) fuel supplies; (17) import and export of natural gas; (18) oil pipelines; (19) establishment and implementation of international energy policies; and (20) integration of foreign and domestic energy policy. Transfers to the Secretary of the Interior all functions of the Secretary of Energy and the Department of Energy with respect to: (1) the sale of electric power from reservoir projects; (2) the Southeastern Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, the Alaska Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the Western Area Power Administration; (3) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments and any other authority of the Secretary of Energy relating to the award or administration of Federal leases; (4) the confirmation and approval of rates for the sale of Federal power; (5) authorities formerly exercised by the Bureau of Mines relating to research and development of increased efficiency of production technology of solid fuel minerals; and (6) research and development of alternative coal mining technologies. Transfers to the Secretary of Agriculture all functions of the Secretary of Energy and the Department of Energy with respect to biomass energy development and the tax on special fuels. Transfers to the Attorney General all functions of the Secretary of Energy and the Department of Energy under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973. Reserves the conduct of litigation arising from any function or authority transferred under this Act to the Attorney General. Title III: Organization of Energy and Defense Program Functions - Establishes within the Department of Commerce a Deputy Secretary for Defense Programs and a Deputy Secretary for Energy. Requires the Deputy Secretary for Defense Programs to perform nuclear-related functions that support the Department of Defense in meeting its defense objectives, including: (1) defense-related intelligence activities; (2) management and implementation of the national security and nuclear weapons programs; and (3) functions of the Department of Energy with respect to the Military Liaison Committee. Requires that such Deputy Secretary advise the President on all matters related to nuclear weapons which are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce. Provides that the Deputy Secretary for Energy shall perform functions relating to: (1) domestic and international energy policy formulation and implementation; (2) energy emergency planning; (3) energy planning and analysis; (4) regulatory functions transferred to the Department of Commerce by this Act; (5) nuclear nonproliferation responsibilities transferred by this Act; (6) civilian nuclear power; (7) naval nuclear propulsion; (8) long-term basic and applied energy research, development, and demonstration; (9) energy conservation; (10) alternate or renewable energy sources; and (11) fossil fuel technology. Provides for the appointment of two Associate Deputy Secretaries and six Assistant Secretaries to assist the Deputy Secretary for Defense Programs and the Deputy Secretary for Energy in performing their functions. Establishes within the Department a Division of Naval Reactors which shall perform the research, design, development, health, and safety functions relating to naval nuclear propulsion and assigned civilian power reactor programs vested in the Secretary by this Act. Provides that the Division of Military Application, which shall perform functions relating to nuclear weapons research, development, testing, and production, shall be in the Department. Title IV: Energy Information and Strategic Planning - Establishes within the Department of Commerce a Bureau of Energy Information which shall carry out a comprehensive energy data and information program. Requires that information collected by the Bureau be catalogued and made available to the public upon request. Requires that the Secretary of Commerce give the highest priority to collection of energy information requested by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Provides for the appointment of an Assistant Secretary for Strategic Planning who shall be responsible for Department activities relating to strategic materials and industrial mobilization that were under the Department's authority before the enactment of this Act. Title V: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Act - Provides for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to continue as an independent regulatory agency. Transfers to the Commission specified functions of the Secretary of Energy and the Department of Energy under or with respect to: (1) the Federal Power Act; (2) the Natural Gas Act; (3) the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978; (4) the establishment of rates for pipeline transportation of oil or the valuation of such a pipeline; and (5) the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. Gives the Commission jurisdiction over any other matter which, after public notice, the Secretary of Commerce may assign to the Commission pursuant to this Act. Sets forth the Commission's authority under this Act. Provides for judicial review of Commission actions. Title VI: Administrative Provisions-Subtitle A: Personnel Provisions - Sets forth the authority of the Secretary of Commerce with respect to the appointment of officers and employees necessary to carry out the functions transferred to the Secretary by this Act. Subtitle B: General Administrative Provisions - Sets forth the authority which the Secretary of Commerce may exercise in carrying out the functions transferred to him or by this Act. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the transfers authorized by this Act. Title VII: Transitional, Savings, and Conforming Provisions - Sets forth the requirements for the transfer and allocations of appropriations and personnel in connection with the functions of the Department of Energy and the Secretary of Energy transferred by this Act. Sets forth savings provisions and makes technical and conforming amendments. Repeals the Department of Energy Organization Act. Title VIII: Effective Date and Interim Appointment - Sets forth the effective date of this Act. Provides for the interim appointment of officers until offices required by this Act have been filled.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the targeted jobs tax credit from 1982 to 1983. Includes economically disadvantaged individuals who have attained the age of 55 as members of a targeted group for purposes of such credit.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1982
Diversity Jurisdiction Reform Act of 1981 - Abolishes diversity of citizenship as a basis of jurisdiction of Federal district courts, but retains as a basis of jurisdiction "alienage," involving foreign states or citizens of foreign states. Increases the amount in controversy requirement in such cases from $10,000 to $25,000. Retains as a basis for Federal jurisdiction statutory interpleader, which includes actions between citizens of different States. Permits venue for a Federal civil action in any judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or in which a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated.
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1982
Assurance of Diversity of Electronic Information Sources Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize any carrier to offer an information publishing service over any facility it owns. Prohibits including costs associated with such service in a tariff filed by a common carrier or an intrastate common carrier. Prohibits such carriers from discriminating between affiliated persons and unaffiliated persons or among unaffiliated persons, in providing any transmission facility or service used in connection with information publishing services. Requires such carriers to make available on a nondiscriminatory basis any facility, service, or supporting function used to provide any information publishing service. Prohibits such carriers from providing any information publishing service through any regulated transmission facility other than to provide: (1) directory listings or assistance; (2) weather or time information; or (3) certain audio information service. Lists exceptions to such prohibition.
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1982
Reaffirms the commitment of the House of Representatives to the independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Supports the continued recognition of such governments by the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1982
Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1982 - Permits employee benefit plans, as defined under this Act, to engage in any qualified mortgage transaction involving any qualified residential mortgage loan, provided transactions between all parties are at arm's length. Permits such plans to participate in any mortgage pool, provided such pool conforms to specified requirements with regard to permitted investments. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. Provides that this Act shall supersede any and all contrary provisions of State law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code. Prohibits the imposition of Federal excise tax on a plan or pool that engages in a transaction described under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1982
Expresses the support of the Congress for beginning strategic arms reductions talks. Urges the Soviet Union to join with the United States in concluding an equitable and verifiable agreement which freezes strategic nuclear forces at equal and substantially reduced levels. Reaffirms congressional support for the position that the United States should not enter into an arms agreement which provides for force levels inferior to those of the Soviet Union. Declares that the United States should propose practical measures to: (1) reduce the danger of accidental nuclear war; (2) prevent the use of nuclear weapons by third parties, including terrorists; and (3) halt the worldwide proliferation of nuclear weapons. Insists that any arms control agreement must be fully verifiable.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the community service employment program under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 should not be terminated or weakened.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1982
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey specified land to Illinois for National Guard purposes. Requires that the conveyance be made at the appraised market value of the land and authorizes the Secretary to give the State credit for costs previously incurred in improving the property.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1982
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to give adequate public notice of any intention to close or consolidate a weather service office. Sets forth factors the Secretary must consider in deciding to close or consolidate, including the effect on the community served and the economic savings to the National Weather Service. Permits the appeal of a closing by any person served by the office to the Federal Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Speaker of the House should appoint an independent prosecutor to investigate allegations concerning drug abuse and sexual misconduct by Members of the House and pages. Declares that such investigation should not interfere with the criminal investigation being carried out by the Department of Justice.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a verdict of "guilty but insane" for any criminal defendant who raises the issue of insanity by notice as provided by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Provides that a defendant is "guilty but insane" if his actions constitute all necessary elements of the offense charged other than the requisite state of mind. Provides that if the dependant is found "guilty but insane" the court may commit the defendant to serve all or a portion of a sentence in a suitable facility for treatment of his mental condition. Requires the defendant to serve the remaining portion of his sentence upon release from the mental facility.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Israel should be commended for complying with the Camp David accords by returning the Sinai to Egypt; and (2) the United States should assure that Israel maintains a qualitative military edge in the Middle East.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Commemorates July 1, 1982, the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the International Geophysical Year. Reaffirms the commitment of the House of Representatives to a new era of international cooperation in all the sciences.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations exempting retirees or individuals over age 65 from interest penalties with respect to any underpayment of estimated tax. Requires that such underpayment be due to reasonable cause (defined to include mistake or ignorance of the law) and not to willful neglect.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) urge the Soviet Union to allow Lev Shapiro and his family to emigrate to Israel; and (2) inform the Soviet Union that the United States, in evaluating its relations with other countries, will consider the extent to which those countries honor their commitments to human rights under international law.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1982
Prohibition of Mandatory Retirement and Employment Rights Act of 1982 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to eliminate the upper age limitation of the class of persons to whom such Act applies.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1982
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to declare that nothing in such Act shall be construed to displace, restrict, limit, affect, or modify in any way the obligations or liabilities of any person, or the right to seek abatement or damages under other Federal or State law, including Federal or State common law.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States: (1) should not sell advanced weapons to Jordan; (2) should ensure that Israel retains its qualitative military edge in the Middle East; and (3) should focus its efforts on bringing Jordan into direct peace negotiations with Israel.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1982
Handicapped Infants Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect to conduct a study of child abuse or neglect in federally assisted or operated health care facilities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) report the results of this study to the Congress within three months; and (2) give priority to information about adoption and foster care of handicapped infants. Prohibits doctors or other health care facility personnel from withholding nutrition or medical treatment from a handicapped infant. Provides a private right of action for violations of this Act. States that any punitive damage awards shall be used for the benefit of the infant involved in the suit, or if deceased, for research and treatment of handicapped infants. Directs the Center to establish and disseminate violations reporting procedures. Provides civil and criminal immunity and job protection for persons reporting such violations. Requires health care facilities to provide parents or guardians of handicapped infants with information about agency assistance for these infants.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1982
Amends the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 to permit a bankruptcy court to expedite the procedures for the determination of interests in and the disposition of grain and proceeds of grain held by debtors who own or operate grain storage facilities. Allows the shortening of time periods applicable for such procedures and establishment of a timetable for the completion of certain procedures. Permits such time periods and timetable to be modified by the court for good cause shown. Sets forth the criteria by which such time periods may be shortened and the procedures which may be expedited. Requires notice to any governmental unit with regulatory jurisdiction over the operation or liquidation of the debtor or his business of any request made or order entered into for expedited determinations of interest. Requires the trustee to consult with such governmental unit before taking any action relating to the disposition of grain in the control of the debtor or the estate. Declares that unless such an order is stayed pending appeal, the reversal or modification on appeal of an order establishing an expedited procedure or determining any interest in or approving any disposition of grain or its proceeds does not affect validity. Prohibits the court or the trustee from delaying any other proceeding in the particular case on account of the appeal. Permits the trustee to recover from grain and proceeds of grain the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses attributable to preserving and disposing of grain or its proceeds, but the trustee may not recover any other costs or expenses.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1982
Amends part B (Federal, State, and Private Programs of Low-Interest Insured Loans to Students in Institutions of Higher Education) of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to take necessary actions, including direct payments to eligible institutions, to insure that the proceeds of any loan under the guaranteed student loan (GSL) program are used for educational expenses. Requires, as a condition for a loan under the GSL program, the endorsement of: (1) an individual who claims the student as a dependent for Federal income tax purposes for the taxable year during which the loan is made; or (2) any individual at least 21 years of age, if the student is not claimed as such a dependent. Shortens from six months to three months the deferral period before repayment of such loans must begin. Provides for a late charge for GSL installment payments not paid within ten days after due date. Revises provisions for Federal interest subsidy payments under the GSL program to require student borrowers to pay the holder of a GSL loan an amount equal to nine percent of the unpaid principal amount of the loan. Requires that such interest assessment be paid in four equal installments at three-month intervals during the 12 months beginning on the date the proceeds of such loan are received by the student. Permits the holder to keep the amount of one of such payments, unless the Secretary determines that this violates State law. Directs the holder to deduct the amount of any other such payments from the amount of the principal and interest of the loan. Directs the holder to notify the Secretary of any such payment which is not made during a required three-month installment period. Directs the Secretary to determine with respect to each eligible institution under the GSL program the outstanding amount of all loans which: (1) are either insured under a student loan insurance program for which Federal interest subsidy payments are provided or covered by Federal loan insurance; (2) were made after the date of enactment of this Act by any student borrower accepted or in attendance on the date the loan was made; and (3) are in default on the first day of each fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to determine the average of such outstanding amounts for all eligible institutions on the first day of such fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to require each eligible institution to provide information necessary to make such determinations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) notify each eligible institution for which the outstanding amount exceeds the national average; (2) review such institution's outstanding amounts and eligibility under the GSL program; and (3) require such institution to pay a penalty of 25 percent of the sum by which its outstanding amounts exceed the national average. (Prohibits assessing such penalty during the first fiscal year in which the Secretary notifies the institution.) Authorizes the Secretary to refuse under the GSL program to make Federal interest subsidy payments for, or to cover by Federal loan insurance, any student loan at any institution refusing to pay such penalty. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations requiring all eligible institutions to take all possible actions to determine the location and financial resources of any student borrower receiving a loan under the GSL program and to cooperate with lenders in collecting on such loans. Repeals provisions for origination fees under the GSL program.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Soviet Union should comply with certain international agreements relating to human rights by pursuing a more humane emigration policy and by ceasing harassment of Jews and others seeking to emigrate; (2) Soviet compliance with internationally recognized emigration rights would significantly promote improved relations with the United States; (3) the President should convey these concerns of Congress to the Soviet Union at every appropriate opportunity; and (4) the President should also convey these concerns to U.S. allies.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Suspends the application of the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, during the period beginning May 15, 1982, and ending September 15, 1982, to the employment of full-time students under the age of 21 by employers who regularly employ fewer than ten full-time employees.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a specified sum used for the loan guarantee to the Oil Shale Corporation shall not be recommitted by the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation for any purpose.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) urge the Soviet Union to allow Ida Nudel to emigrate; and (2) inform the Soviet Union that the United States will consider the extent to which countries honor their commitments under international law when evaluating U.S. relations with other countries.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982
Provides for the expiration, effective December 15, 1983, of the waiver of laws granted for the Alaska natural gas transportation system unless the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issues, on or before such date, a final certificate of public convenience and necessity for the approved transportation system. Prohibits any Federal financial assistance for the transportation system after approval of this resolution.
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