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United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 1983 as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1983
Establishes the Presidential Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. Requires the Commission to: (1) plan and develop appropriate activities to commemorate the bicentennial of the Constitution; (2) encourage private organizations and State and local governments to organize and participate in bicentennial activities; (3) coordinate activities throughout all the States; and (4) serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of bicentennial information. Directs the Commission to seek assistance from private and governmental agencies and organizations. Requires the Commission to submit a report of its recommendations to the President, Congress and the Judicial Conference within two years of enactment of this Act and annually until its termination. Terminates the Commission on December 31, 1989. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 and such sums as necessary through FY 1989.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the deduction for charitable contributions by taxpayers who do not itemize deductions.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1983
Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the Administrator of General Services to sell or lease to State and local governments surplus property that the Attorney General recommends to be suitable and necessary for correctional facility use.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1983
Social Security Alien and Foreign Resident Benefits Limitation Act of 1983 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and whose entitlement to title II benefits is based upon the wages and self-employment income of another individual residing in a foreign country shall not be entitled to such benefits until such other individual becomes a resident of the United States. Prohibits entitlement to title II benefits in the case of an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and whose entitlement is based on the wages and self-employment income of another individual unless: (1) such other individual is a U.S. citizen or national or is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence or employment; or (2) such individual is a surviving spouse whose relationship existed at least one year before the wage earner's retirement. Makes the prohibitions under this Act inapplicable in any case where they would contravene a treaty obligation of the United States or an international social security agreement between the United States and another country.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Grants a Federal charter to the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America, Incorporated.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act (an Act which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works).
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Amends rule XLIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a two-thirds vote on legislation that increases the statutory limit on the public debt.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1983
Federal Computer Systems Protection Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for using or attempting to use certain computers with intent to defraud, obtain property by false pretenses, embezzle, steal, or knowingly convert the property of another. Limits the kinds of computers covered by this Act to those operating in interstate commerce, or operating on behalf of the Federal Government or of a financial institution (where the prohibited conduct directly affects the computer operation). Specifies factors which Federal law enforcement officers must consider in determining whether to exercise jurisdiction over such offense, where concurrent jurisdiction exists with a State or local government. Directs the Attorney General to report annually to Congress on the extent of the exercise of such Federal jurisdiction.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983
Repeals part B (Peer Review of the Utilization and Quality of Health Care Services) of title XI of the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983
Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to revise the definition of "public-use airport" to include any privately owned airport used for public purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit entitlement to title II benefits in the case of an individual who is not a U. S. citizen or national if such individual: (1) is not a permanent resident of the United States; or (2) is outside the United States. Prohibits the payment of title II benefits to any dependent or survivor of such an individual on the basis of such individual's wages and self-employment income. Makes such prohibition inapplicable if the benefit involved is payable to such an individual as the dependent or survivor of: (1) a U. S. citizen or national; (2) a permanent resident of the United States; or (3) a U. S. citizen or national residing outside the United States if the relationship required for such individual's entitlement already existed at the time such national or citizen reached age 50. Authorizes the payment of title II benefits to an individual who is not entitled to benefits pursuant to this Act until the total amount of such benefits equals the total amount of any taxes paid on the wages and self-employment income on which the benefits are based.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983
Amends the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 to repeal the provisions which require the withholding of tax on interest and dividends.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Directs the Comptroller General to audit, each fiscal year, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Advisory Council, the Federal Open Market Committee, and all Federal Reserve banks and their branches. Requires the Comptroller General, within six months after the end of each fiscal year, to report to Congress on the results of such audit.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Monetary Freedom Act - Title I: Assay, Inventory, and Audit of Gold Reserves - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a full inventory of U.S. gold reserves and analyze the sufficiency of security measures for such reserves. Requires the General Accounting Office to contract with an independent, commercial auditing firm for the purposes of reviewing such inventory and, not later than nine months after the date of enactment of this Act, to transmit such inventory to Congress. Title II: Prohibition on Sale of Gold Bullion - Amends the Gold Reserve Act of 1934 to require congressional authorization to sell gold bullion. Title III: Prohibition of Seizure of Privately Owned Gold - Amends the Trading With the Enemy Act to repeal the President's authority to regulate transactions in gold or silver coin or bullion during the time of war. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to repeal the Secretary's authority to require the exchange of gold coins, bullion, and certificates for other U.S. currency if necessary to protect the U.S. currency system. Repeals certain provisions of the Gold Reserve Act of 1934 prohibiting gold coinage. Reaffirms the constitutional right of the people to hold gold. Title IV: Repeal of Legal Tender Laws - Repeals specified provisions concerning gold and silver coins and bullion, currency, and other legal tender. Repeals all other provisions conferring legal tender status upon any monetary instrument. Title V: Redemption of Federal Reserve Notes - Directs the Secretary to redeem in gold all Federal Reserve and U.S. notes. Makes gold the money of account of the U.S. Government. Authorizes the Secretary to issue gold certificates for redeeming such notes and gold coins in denominations by weight. Directs the Secretary and the Federal Reserve to cease issuing Federal Reserve and U.S. notes on enactment of this Act. Title VI: Open Banking - Requires all banks to keep sufficient money in their possession at all times to cover all outstanding promises to pay a sum of money on demand. Authorizes any association of persons, who file an organization certificate, to carry on the business of banking. Title VII: Judicial Application - Sets forth the rule to be used by courts in deciding controversies concerning redemption. Title VIII: Effective Date - Makes title VI effective 360 days after enactment. Makes all other titles effective on enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Declares it to be the policy of the Government that: (1) Federal procurement should be accomplished on a competitive basis wherever possible through the General Services Administration (GSA); (2) the use of multiple award schedules should be restricted to cases where competitive single awards are not feasible, sales volume justifies centralized procurement, and a valid need exists for functionally similar items with different prices and features; and (3) where the volume of products purchased is too low to provide a price advantage and commercial "off-the-shelf" products can be substituted for products designed to Government specifications, individual agencies should purchase items locally subject to review by GSA. Directs the Administrator of GSA to implement such policy, the recommendations on procurement contained in the Comptroller General's report of May 2, 1979, and the policy statement prepared by the Office of Acquisition Policy in response to such report. Directs the Administrator, within 60 days after enactment, to issue transitional regulations governing purchases from any multiple award schedule. Requires that such regulations: (1) include the requirement that whenever any agency procurement officer or employee determines that an item in such a schedule is available from a commercial source in the area at a lower cost and under conditions which are no less favorable to the Government than is the case under the schedule, the item shall be purchased from that source; and (2) establish procedures for the audit and review of any such purchase and the enforcement of such regulations by GSA. Repeals such regulations on the effective date of the regulations which are issued to implement the procurement policy declared by this Act and which apply to any item on a multiple award schedule. Requires the Administrator to submit to Congress periodic reports on actions taken, and legislation needed, to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Repeals requirements for a national maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Congressional Pay Review Act of 1983 - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to require, before an annual pay adjustment for Members of Congress takes effect, that a concurrent resolution approving such adjustment be introduced and adopted during any session by both Houses of the Congress. Requires that the vote of each House on the concurrent resolution be recorded so as to reflect the vote of each individual Member.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Declares that the House of Representatives considers Arland D. Williams, Jr., to be a national hero for his sacrifice after the airplane crash into the Potomac River on January 13, 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Prohibits Federal involvement in the performance of abortions, except when the life of the mother would be endangered if the child were carried to term. Includes the following activities within the scope of this prohibition: (1) performance of an abortion by a Federal agency; (2) use of appropriated funds to perform or reimburse or refer for abortions; (3) promotion or assistance in the performance of abortions abroad; (4) contracting for insurance which pays or reimburses for abortions; (5) discrimination against an individual on the basis of that person's opposition to abortions; and (6) the withholding from a handicapped infant of nutritional sustenance, medical or surgical treatment by an institution receiving Federal assistance. Provides for expedited Supreme Court review of State laws restricting abortions or infanticide whenever such laws have been invalidated by a lower court.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Metric Conversion Repeal Act of 1983 - Repeals the Metric Conversion Act of 1975. Abolishes the United States Metric Board.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit States and local governments to provide statements of tax refunds, credits, and offsets to individuals at any time during the calendar year for which such governments make a return, but not later than January 31 of the year following the year of the return. (Current law requires such statements to be furnished in January of the year following the year of the return.) Eliminates the requirement to furnish such statements with respect to any refunds, credits, or offsets made before January 1, 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 to repeal the provisions which require the withholding of tax on interest and dividends.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Repeals specified provisions of Federal law which restrict or prohibit the private carriage of letters. Exempts letters and packages carried by private express from the requirement that all letters and packages carried by a vessel in interstate commerce be delivered promptly to the local post office upon arrival in a port.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Establishes National Tax Liberation Day as a legal public holiday.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Redesignates the legal public holiday of Washington's Birthday as February 22 and of Memorial Day as May 30. Excludes Columbus Day as a legal public holiday.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970 to revise and increase the mandatory penalties for using or carrying a firearm during commission of a Federal felony. Increases the additional penalty imposed for such offense to two to 25 years for a first offender (currently, one to ten years) and to life imprisonment for a second or subsequent offender (currently, two to 25 years). Extends to first offenders the requirement (currently applicable only to second offenders) that the court not suspend any sentence, grant probation, or impose concurrent sentences.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) guarantee obligations issued by local governments to finance activities to alleviate problems caused by a water shortage; and (2) accept as security a repayment commitment based on a water surcharge or other financial resources of the local government.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a full inventory of U.S. gold reserves and analyze the sufficiency of security measures for such reserves. Requires the General Accounting Office to review and transmit such inventory to Congress. Amends the Gold Reserve Act of 1934 to require congressional authorization to sell gold bullion. Amends the Trading With the Enemy Act to repeal the President's authority to regulate transactions in gold or silver coin or bullion during the time of war. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to repeal the Secretary's authority to require the exchange of gold coins, bullion, and certificates for other U.S. currency if necessary to protect the U.S. currency system. Directs the Secretary to redeem in gold all Federal Reserve and U.S. notes. Authorizes the Secretary to issue gold certificates for redeeming such notes and gold coins in denominations by weight.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Self-Employed Tax Status Clarification Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify three alternative standards for determining whether certain individuals qualify as self-employed for purposes of social security taxation. Treats an individual as self-employed if such individual: (1) controls the total number of his work hours; (2) does not maintain a principal place of business, or, if he does, such place of business is not provided, or is not provided rent-free, by the person for whom such individual performs services; (3) has substantial investment in his business and earns income based upon sales or output rather than upon number of hours worked; (4) performs services pursuant to a written contract and is provided written notice of his responsibility with respect to income and self-employment taxes; and (5) the recipient of such individual's services files returns disclosing payments made to such individual. Treats an individual as being self-employed if such individual; (1) has substantial investment in the assets used to perform such service; (2) owns the assets or holds them under a lease agreement; (3) is responsible for the maintenance of the assets; (4) bears the principal burden of the operating costs of the assets; (5) is responsible for supplying personal services necessary in the performance of the business; and (6) performs such services pursuant to a contract. Provides that failure of the taxpayer to file information returns with respect to remuneration received while self-employed shall not disqualify him as self-employed unless such failure was willful or intentional. Treats an individual as being self-employed if such individual performs similar services for five or more clients during the preceding year or is expected to perform services for five or more such clients during the taxable year. States that no inference shall be made about the employment status of a taxpayer for failure to comply with any of the criteria specified by this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the tax writing committees of the Congress on taxpayer compliance with the self-employment criteria specified by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Eliminates Supreme Court and Federal district court jurisdiction to review or hear any case arising out of State law relating to voluntary prayer in public buildings and schools.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Eliminates Federal court jurisdiction to hear or review State actions or laws related to compulsory attendance at public schools on the basis of a student's race, color, creed, or sex.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Congressional Approval of Agency Rules Act of 1983 - Declares that a Federal agency rule shall not become final unless the rule and a statement of its economic impact are submitted to and approved by Congress. Permits certain emergency rules to become effective for 60 days upon promulgation. Directs each agency to submit to Congress an economic impact statement on each of its existing final rules.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Antitrust Law Labor Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Clayton Act and the Norris-La Guardia Act to eliminate limitations on the application of the Sherman Act to labor organizations and their activities. Amends the Sherman Act to declare illegal any agreement between a labor organization and an employer under which the employer calls for a boycott of any product. Sets forth penalties to be imposed against any person who enters or attempts to enter such a contract.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Eliminates Supreme Court and Federal district court jurisdiction to review or hear any case arising out of State law or any Act interpreting a State statute relating to abortion.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Directs the United States to pay to any party who prevails in a civil action in which the United States is a party reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation costs.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Prohibits any Federal, State, or local governmental authority from issuing a search warrant or subpoena with regard to journalistic property.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Voluntary School Prayer Act of 1983 - Eliminates Supreme Court and Federal district court jurisdiction to review or hear any case arising out of State law relating to voluntary prayer in public buildings and schools.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Limits U.S. contributions to the budget of the United Nations and affiliated agencies to an amount which bears the same ratio to the total U.N. budget as the population of the U.S. bears to the total population of U.N. member nations.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Allows the President an item veto of appropriations bills. Requires the President, in signing such a bill, to designate the provisions disapproved and return the bill to the House in which it originated. Subjects such bills to the same proceeding as other bills disapproved by the President.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Homestead Act of 1983 - Permits any U.S. citizen satisfying specified requirements to acquire up to 160 acres of public lands administered through the Bureau of Land Management. Sets forth the requirements for acquisition, including the intent to establish a primary residence upon such land and to use it for productive purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey title three years after an applicant has established permanent residence. States that any leases, rights-of-way, or other property interests previously held in such lands shall remain intact.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to abolish the United States Metric Board established by that Act and to eliminate the Board's responsibilities in the area of metric conversion. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a program of coordination and education with respect to the metric system. Directs the Comptroller General to analyze and publish any adverse effects of increasing metric conversion.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit funding to any entity which provides abortion services or counseling to persons under the age of 18 without the consent of their parents or guardians.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Automotive Efficiency Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to repeal provisions relating to automobile fuel economy standards.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Prohibits any Federal agency or employee from inspecting or acquiring medical or dental records of patients whose medical or dental care was not provided directly by the Federal Government or under a program receiving Federal assistance, unless the patient has authorized the disclosure. Establishes criminal penalties for violators and authorizes aggrieved persons to seek injunctive relief.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to eliminate all provisions authorizing union security agreements (agreements which require union membership as a condition of employment).
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Prohibits funding of any entity which provides abortion services or counseling to persons under the age of 18 without the consent of their parents or guardians.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Designates the Rochambeau Bridge located in Virginia and the District of Columbia as the Heroes Bridge.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide an income and estate tax deduction of $25,000 for decedents who donate bodily organs for use in transplants.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the one year holding period requirement for capital gains tax treatment.