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 · 25 May 1982
Veterans' Organizations Tax Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that an organization of war veterans shall not be exempt from taxation if a substantial part of its activities consists of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation with respect to matters not related to veterans affairs. Defines "veterans affairs" as issues directly relating to: (1) programs and benefits for veterans and the surviving spouses and children of veterans; and (2) the armed forces of the United States and national defense.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1982
Prohibits the payment of an annuity under the civil service retirement system to a Member of Congress or to his or her survivor or beneficiary if such Member is convicted of a felony. Provides for the refund of contributions and deposits made to the civil service retirement system or the armed forces survivor benefit plan for the period after the conviction. Restores the right of an individual to an annuity denied because the individual was convicted of a State felony, if such individual is pardoned by the State's governor.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1982
Declares that the United States and the Soviet Union should begin negotiating to create an exchange for peace program to provide an ongoing country-to-country exchange of individuals aged 15 through 19.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that funds should be appropriated during FY 1983 and subsequent fiscal years for programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965 in such amounts as may be necessary to maintain or expand such programs as reauthorized under the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should direct the appropriate agencies to pursue vigorously and conclude promptly the countervailing duty and antidumping investigations being conducted under the Tariff Act of 1930 and the Trade Act of 1974 concerning foreign trade practices involving carbon steel mill products and specialty steel mill products; and (2) the Congress should consider legislation to strengthen U.S. trade laws if necessary.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that reducing unemployment should be given a higher priority in determining U.S. fiscal and monetary policy.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should provide sufficient borrowing authority to allow the Export-Import Bank to provide competitive financing for U.S. companies competing in world markets.
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
Prohibits the repeal or modification, within the three-year period after enactment of this Act, of specified regulations of the Federal Highway Administration relating to the maintenance of logs by drivers employed by motor carriers.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that veterans' medical compensation, pension, and readjustment allowances shall be considered rights, rather than benefits and entitlements.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1982
Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to exclude from income, for purposes of determining SSI eligibility, reparations paid to Holocaust survivors by the Government of West Germany.
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 · 4 May 1982
Expresses congressional approval of the 1979 strategic arms limitation agreement between the Soviet Union and the United States (SALT II). Directs the President to transmit to the Soviet Union the necessary instruments of ratification.
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.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982
Amends rule XXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order in the House, during the Ninety-seventh Congress, to consider legislation that would reduce benefits or cost of living adjustments now or in the future under: (1) title II of the Social Security Act (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance); (2) the Railroad Retirement Act; (3) any retirement system for civilian employees of the Federal Government; and (4) any provision of law providing retired or retainer pay for members of the uniformed services.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
Excludes amounts received under a veteran's educational assistance program for purposes of determining such veteran's eligibility for any other federally funded educational assistance program.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate provisions which: (1) permit petitions to the Secretary of Energy for prescription of rules which supersede State energy efficiency standards; and (2) provide for supersedure of State energy efficiency standards prescribed after January 1, 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to extend by five months (until September 30, 1982) the period within which an individual must have become a full-time student at a postsecondary educational institution in order to receive child's insurance benefits after July 1982 on the basis of student status under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Provides that such an individual must have graduated from a secondary school by the end of such period in order to qualify for such benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1982
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States which adopt and implement programs to reduce traffic safety problems resulting from persons driving while under the influence of alcohol. Limits the receipt of such grants to three fiscal years and sets forth the Federal share payable for each successive year. Requires the Secretary to establish criteria for the grants based on areas of consideration provided under this Act. Authorizes appropriations from the Highway Trust Fund for fiscal years 1983 through 1985. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations to implement such traffic safety programs after a period for public comment. Sets the effective date of such regulations, unless they are disapproved by either House of Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1982
Entitles to an increased rate of monthly compensation veterans with service-connected total blindness and a hearing impairment rated at 20 percent (currently 60 percent) or more disability, or has total service-connected deafness in one ear, or has suffered the anatomical loss or loss of use of a hand or of a foot.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1982
Entitles veterans with service-connected, total blindness without light perception in both eyes to the same rate of monthly disability compensation as is paid for the anatomical loss of both eyes.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1982
Requires the appropriate congressional committees to begin oversight hearings on: (1) the safety of the use of the pertussis vaccine; (2) the activities of the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control respecting the use of the vaccine and the incidence of its side effects; and (3) the need for additional legislation respecting regulation of such vaccine. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration should begin an epidemiological study, and other appropriate studies, to determine whether or not it is consistent with public health to require or to promote the continued use of pertussis vaccine.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1982
Amends the Credit Control Act to repeal the provision of such Act which would terminate credit control authority on June 30, 1982. Permits the President to authorize the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to regulate and control any or all extensions of credit whenever necessary or appropriate to reduce high levels of unemployment in any sector of the economy, or to prevent or control inflation or recession. Permits the Board, after receiving such Presidential authorization, to prescribe limitations with respect to credit for nonproductive purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that neither the President nor Congress should impose import fees on crude oil or refined petroleum products.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1982
Designates the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House in Washington, D.C., as a national historic site. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with the National Council of Negro Women which may provide technical and financial assistance to restore and maintain the historic site and property related to such site. Requires the Council to submit to the Secretary and Congress an annual report on the activities and expenditures for which such assistance was used as a condition of the receipt of such assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for mailing an identification document (usable by a minor for the purchase of alcoholic beverages) which bears an unverified birthdate. Requires for verification that the sender of the identification obtain adequate assurances that the person to be identified is at least 21 years old or that the birthdate is accurate.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that if provisions of title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act requiring reduced benefits for spouses receiving government pensions are found to be unconstitutional, any change to such Act should not require beneficiaries to pay back benefits already received and should not eliminate benefits for existing beneficiaries.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to provide that extended benefits will be payable in any State in which the rate of regular unemployment equals or exceeds seven percent.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Act of 1982 - Title I: Authorizations By the Secretary of Energy for Certain Activities Outside the United States - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the publication in the Federal Register of authorizations for the production of special nuclear materials outside the United States. Provides that such an authorization will not become effective until at least 15 days after its publication. Makes authorizations for the production of special nuclear material outside the United States effective with respect to a non-nuclear-weapon state only if the Secretary of Energy determines that such state adheres to the criteria governing U.S. nuclear exports for peaceful uses. Requires the Secretary to publicly issue and submit to the President any recommendation for such an authorization with respect to a non-nuclear-weapon state which does not adhere to such criteria. Authorizes the President to allow such an authorization by executive order if withholding it would prejudice the achievement of U.S. nonproliferation objectives or jeopardize the common defense and security, unless Congress, after reviewing such an order, adopts a concurrent resolution opposing such order. Provides that conduct which results in the termination of U.S. nuclear exports to another nation shall result also in the suspension of authorizations for the production of special nuclear material in such nation. Requires specific authorizations by the Secretary to engage in the following activities outside the United States: (1) designing, constructing, or operating facilities for the chemical processing of irradiated special nuclear material, for the production of heavy water, for the separation of isotopes from any source of special nuclear material, or for the fabrication of nuclear fuel containing plutonium; (2) designing, constructing, or furnishing equipment for use in any such facility; (3) training foreign personnel in such design, construction, or operation; (4) furnishing information not available to the public with respect to such design, construction, or operation; and (5) any other activities designated by the Secretary. Exempts from such requirement any such activity if: (1) it does not involve the communication of Restricted Data or classified defense information; (2) it is not in violation of other laws; or (3) it is limited either to participation in educational conferences, international conferences, or exchange programs or to furnishing of information which is available to the public. Authorizes the Secretary to require specific authorizations for activities carried out in designated countries or areas. Prohibits the Secretary from providing specific authorizations required under this Act unless Congress reviews the Secretary's reports on such authorizations and does not adopt a concurrent resolution opposing them. Title II: Exports of Highly Enriched Uranium - Authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to issue export licenses for highly enriched uranium for nuclear reactors only if: (1) there is no alternative nuclear reactor fuel available; (2) the proposed recipient of the uranium has indicated that it will use an alternative nuclear reactor fuel when one becomes available; and (3) the executive branch is developing an alternative nuclear reactor fuel. Requires the NRC to determine a kilogram limit on the amount of highly enriched uranium of U.S. origin that will be allowed at any one time in each foreign country and at each reactor site in each such country. Requires the NRC and the executive branch to support efforts to improve physical security arrangements for exports of highly enriched uranium. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan for the development of alternative nuclear reactor fuels for use in foreign reactors. Title III: Congressional Review of Subsequent Arrangements - Revises the time periods governing congressional review of subsequent arrangements for: (1) the retransfer of special nuclear material exported from the United States to a third country for reprocessing; (2) the reprocessing of any such material; or (3) the subsequent retransfer of plutonium in quantities greater than 500 grams resulting from the reprocessing of any such materials. Provides for congressional veto of such arrangements by concurrent resolution. Title IV: Special Functions of the Secretary of Defense in Nuclear Nonproliferation Matters - Requires the approval of the Secretary of Defense for international cooperation agreements, export licenses, and subsequent arrangements with respect to nuclear material.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Voting Rights for the Handicapped and the Elderly Act - Directs the Attorney General to promulgate guidelines to assure that registration and polling place facilities used for Federal elections are readily accessible to handicapped and elderly individuals. Sets forth minimum requirements for these guidelines. Requires States to make available registration and voting aids for handicapped and elderly individuals in Federal elections. Authorizes the Attorney General and aggrieved persons to bring actions in Federal court to enforce this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Secretary of the Interior should refrain from issuing mineral leases in wilderness areas and lands under formal consideration for wilderness designation; (2) any Federal official who proposes to issue a mineral lease in such an area should provide prior notice to Congress in order to allow congressional prohibition of such lease; (3) additions to the Wilderness System should proceed expeditiously but without arbitrary deadlines; (4) lands under formal consideration for wilderness designation should be managed to preserve their wilderness character; and (5) Federal land management agencies should consider wilderness values in making land management decisions and recommendations.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Establishes in the House of Representatives the Select Committee on Hunger to conduct a comprehensive study of the problems of hunger and malnutrition, including those issues addressed in reports of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger and the Independent Commission on International Development Issues.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) an effective Federal environmental program is necessary to protect U.S. citizens' health and well-being; (2) the Environmental Protection Agency should be appropriated increased funds to protect our environment and meet expanded responsibilities mandated by law; and (3) the President should submit a new budget for the Environmental Protection Agency for FY 1983 reflecting these principles.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1982
Shared Housing Resident Assistance Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the Housing Act of 1949 to prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture from requiring that a dwelling unit in a shared housing project for the elderly or handicapped contain more than one sanitary facility or item of equipment for food preparation or storage for all residents as a condition of eligibility for low-income housing assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1982
Amends rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families to conduct a comprehensive study on their problems and to develop policies to coordinate governmental and private programs to address such problems. Provides that the committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and shall terminate at the close of the Ninety-ninth Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) graduate and professional students should remain eligible for guaranteed student loans under the Higher Education Act of 1965; (2) Congress should provide Pell grant assistance for academic year 1982 through 1983 that fully funds the need analysis criteria of January 6, 1982, in order to provide assistance to 2,600,000 needy students; and (3) Congress should not further reduce the amount of funds available for campus-based student assistance programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 below the levels established by the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1982
Social Security Trust Funds Improvement Act of 1982 - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the provisions dealing with investments of funds contained in the following Trust Funds: (1) Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund; (2) Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund; (3) Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund; and (4) Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Establishes a social security savings account in the general fund of the Treasury for each of the Trust Funds. Requires that there remain on deposit in each of the savings accounts that portion of the related Trust Fund as is not required to meet current withdrawals from the Trust Fund. Sets forth the interest rate for amounts deposited in the savings accounts Amends the Second Liberty Bond Act to include the amounts on deposit in the social security savings accounts within the limitation on obligations issued under that Act. Sets forth the effective date and transitional provisions.
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