Rep. Ertel, Allen E. [D-PA-17]

An amendment to prohibit the use of funds in this bill to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer or employee of the District. Also the amendment requires that any passenger automobile purchased by the District have an EPA estimated 22 miles per gallon average. The requirement for gas mileage is not to apply for security, emergency rescue, or armored vehicles.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment to state that funds under the act cannot be used to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servant to any officer or employee of a department or agency. Also all passenger automobiles purchased with funds of the act must meet EPA standards of 22 miles per gallon.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment to add two new sections: 1) none of the funds provided to any Department of Agency under this bill shall be used to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servant to any officer or employee of the departments or agencies, 2) automobiles procured with funds under this bill must have an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of 22 miles per gallon or better.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment to prohibit any department or agency funded by this bill from providing a personal cook, chauffeur, or servant to an officer of the department or agency with funds from this bill. It also requires any passenger automobile purchased to under this act to have an EPA estimated average of 22 miles per gallon.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment to state that except for the President and Vice President none of the funds provided in this bill shall be used for providing a cook, chauffeur, or personal servant to an officer or employee of a department or agency. Also, except for the President and Vice President any passenger automobile purchased with funds in this bill must have an EPA estimated miles per gallon of 22 or better.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to pay for a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servant for federal officers or employees, and to require that passenger automobiles purchased for the department have an EPA estimated mileage of 22 mpg.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment to prevent the use of funds to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servant to any officer or employee. Also, passenger automobiles procured with these funds must have an EPA estimated miles per gallon rating of 22.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment to add that none of the funds provided in this act are to be used by a department or agency to provide personal cook, chauffeur, or servant to any officer or employee of the department or agency. It also requires that all passenger automobiles purchased have an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of 22 miles per gallon or better.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to "realign" or to terminate any part of Fort Indiantown Gap in Pennsylvania.

United States · United States Congress

A bill to amend the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to provide that interstate pipelines be subject to a prudence standard for their natural gas purchases in order to pass through the cost of such purchases to their customers if the pipelines are not subject competition for sales to their customers.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1982

Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to prohibit an interstate pipeline from passing on to its customers cost increases in the natural gas it purchases from its suppliers (cost passthroughs) if the price paid by the pipeline for the natural gas was not prudent and if the pipeline has no significant sales competition.

A joint resolution designating the week beginning October 17, 1982, as "National Federal Retirees Week".

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1982

Designates the week beginning October 17, 1982, as National Federal Retirees Week.

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week of December 12, 1982, through December 18, 1982, as "National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week".

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1982

Designates December 12 through December 18, 1982, as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week.

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the month of October, 1982, as "Head Start Awareness Month".

United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1982

Designates October 1982 as Head Start Awareness Month.

Missing Children Act

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.

National High-Technology Technician Training Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1982

National High-Technology Technician Training Act - Directs the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out a pilot high-technology technician training program under which community colleges, using Federal and community industrial support, will provide training in technical competencies in strategic high-technology fields. Requires such programs to emphasize on-the-job training intermixed with technical occupational training and to place recruiting emphasis on the underemployed and unemployed. Requires the participating colleges to establish an associate degree training program in designated fields according to the Director's guidelines. Requires the Director to: (1) determine the necessary fields; (2) identify economic areas with high-technology industries; (3) select accredited community colleges; and (4) appoint a National Advisory Council on High-Technology Technician Training to advise him on the program. Requires the Director to report to Congress annually on the program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985.

Humane Care and Development of Substitutes for Animals in Research Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1982

Humane Care and Development of Substitutes for Animals in Research Act - Title I: Development of Improved Research and Testing Methods - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make awards to sponsor research and development of scientific testing methods which eliminate the use of live animals, reduce the number of live animals required, or limit animal pain and distress. Requires that applications and proposals for such awards be assessed through peer review procedures. Requires the Secretary to designate an Advisory Panel to: (1) give advice on his or her responsibilities under this Act; (2) make recommendations on specific opportunities or problems regarding research support of nonanimal testing; and (3) set up a system for insuring that applications or proposals meeting the requirements of this title receive full consideration for funding by the Department or for funding under this title. Makes funds for making awards under this title available through the allocation of research resources within the Department. Provides that the Secretary, consulting with the Environmental Protection Agency and other regulatory and scientific research agencies, shall direct the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Toxicology Program to: (1) promote new nonanimal testing methods; (2) evaluate existing nonanimal methods; (3) enhance and integrate data systems for more efficient use of test data involving animals; and (4) develop new methodologies for the toxicology data systems. Requires the Secretary to report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate on progress under this Act within two years after enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter. Title II: Federal Award Requirements - Requires that a research entity be accredited by a recognized accrediting agency in order to be eligible to receive a Federal award for testing involving a large number of animals. Requires the Secretary to designate accrediting agencies which: (1) are able to ascertain the qualifications of research entities to conduct testing involving animals; (2) have an accreditation system; (3) have a system for routine inspection of laboratory animal facilities at accredited research entities; (4) have established a set of standards for acceptable animal care, treatment, and use in experimental procedures; and (5) have established a mechanism for liaison with the institutional animal studies committees in accredited research entities and for the involvement of such committees in monitoring compliance with the accreditation standards. Requires research entities to comply with accreditation standards ten years after the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes provisional accreditation in the interim period. Provides for the establishment of a Federal accreditation mechanism if there are no private agencies to carry out such functions. Provides that in order to be eligible for a Federal award for testing involving large numbers of animals, a research entity must provide to the responsible Federal agency a statement of assurances that: (1) the research entity has established an institutional animal studies committee; (2) the committee will meet regularly, make periodic inspections of all animal study areas and facilities of the research entity, review research methods and practices, and file with the responsible Federal agency certification that such inspections and reviews have occurred and reports on deficient animal care or treatment conditions; (3) the committee will maintain complete records of its activities; (4) committee members will be encouraged to notify the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, the responsible Federal agency, and the applicable accrediting agency of any unacceptable animal care conditions with respect to the research entity; and (5) the committee will establish courses, for personnel involved with animal care and use, on humane animal maintenance and experimentation and on research or testing methods that minimize animal use and animal distress. Requires that Federal support be withheld where animal care conditions are unacceptable despite notification to the research entity. Requires research entities to inform their employees of the provisions under this title and to instruct employees to report violations to the animal studies committee. Authorizes the Secretary to waive accreditation requirements under certain circumstances. Directs the Secretary to facilitate agency compliance with this title through the establishment of an information clearinghouse on animal research methods and models. Title III: Special Procedures - Prohibits Federal agency approval of a research proposal involving animal use, unless such proposal justifies any anticipated animal distress in terms of research benefits and provides for the consulting services of a veterinarian, the proper use of tranquilizers, analgesics, anesthetics, and paralytics, appropriate pre- and postsurgical care, and the limited use of animals in major operations. Makes regulations promulgated under this Act ineffective if disapproved by either House of Congress within 60 days after proposal. Title IV: Exemption - Exempts from the requirements of this Act: (1) activities intended to improve animal health, breeding, or management or wild animal conservation; and (2) specific experiments or research programs for which such requirements would present national security risks or risks to the safety of manned space flight. Title V - Terminates all authority conferred by this Act ten years after enactment.

A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 20, 1982, as "National Firefighters' Week".

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1982

Designates the week beginning September 20, 1982, as National Firefighters' Week.

A joint resolution designating September 12, 1982 as "B'nai B'rith Day".

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1982

Designates September 12, 1982, as B'nai B'rith Day.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should permit Sergei Petrov to emigrate to the United States to be reunited with his wife, Virginia Hurt Johnson.

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1982

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should permit Sergei Petrov to emigrate to the United States to be reunited with his wife.

A bill to modify the insanity defense in the Federal courts, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1982

Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a defense to a Federal prosecution that at the time of the offense the defendant, as a result of mental disease or defect, did not understand the wrongfulness of the conduct or was incapable of conforming his conduct to the requirements of the law. Places the burden of proof of insanity on the defendant. Authorizes a special verdict of "not guilty only by reason of insanity." Amends the Federal Rules of Evidence to prohibit expert witnesses from offering opinions on the issue of the insanity of the defendant. Provides for an initial screening examination to determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that the defendant lacks competence. Allows for a more thorough examination of the defendant if the initial results suggest incompetency. Requires a hearing on the issue of competence and further examination on the issue of the likelihood of the defendant's recovery. Allows for appropriate treatment if necessary. Requires in-patient treatment only when the defendant is dangerous, likely to flee, or in custody. Requires transfer to State officials for State civil commitment of certain defendants who have received the maximum treatment under this section or are found incompetent with no substantial probability of improvement. Allows a person serving a sentence of imprisonment to be transferred to a mental institution upon a showing of clear and convincing evidence that the prisoner is in need of treatment. Establishes Federal commitment procedures for persons found "not guilty only by reason of insanity." Provides for a special examination of violent offenders in order to determine their dangerousness.

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1982

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1982

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.

A bill to establish objective criteria and procedures for closing and consolidating weather stations.

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.

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week beginning on October 24, 1982, as "National Parkinson's Disease Week".

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982

Designates the week beginning on October 24, 1982, as National Parkinson's Disease Week.