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Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 401 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should withdraw a proposed reduction in public notice and comment opportunities.

United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1982

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should withdraw certain proposed rules that would reduce public notice and comment opportunities in rulemaking procedures.

Bill· HRH.R. 7014 (97th)referred

A bill to establish a Commission on Capital Markets to evaluate Federal and State regulation of financial and investment institutions and other financial intermediaries, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 18 August 1982

Establishes the Commission on Capital Markets to evaluate the regulation of financial intermediaries by the Federal and State governments and the functioning of such intermediaries in the accumulation and allocation of capital within the U.S. economy. Requires the Commission, not later than one year after its initial meeting, to submit to Congress a report on the results of its evaluation. Terminates the Commission 90 days after the submission of its final report to Congress. Authorizes appropriations as necessary to carry out this Act.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 571 (97th)referred

A joint resolution calling for a mutual and verifiable freeze and reduction in nuclear weapons.

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1982

States that the United States and the Soviet Union should: (1) pursue a complete halt to the nuclear arms race; (2) decide when and how to achieve a mutual and verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and further deployment of nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems; (3) give special attention to destabilizing weapons; and (4) proceeding from this freeze, pursue major, mutual, and verifiable reductions in nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems.

Law· HRH.R. 6976 (97th)enacted

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 6967 (97th)referred

Balanced Monetary Policy Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1982

Balanced Monetary Policy Act of 1982 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve System to establish yearly targets for long-term interest rates, and for money and credit aggregates. Requires the Board and the Federal Open Market Committee to take necessary actions to assure that such targets are achieved, on average, on an annual basis. Requires a written report to specified Congressional committees if such targets cannot or should not be achieved because of unfavorable economic conditions. Requires the Board of Governors to transmit specified information to Congress biannually. Requires the Board to announce publicly changes in objectives and plans at the time those changes are determined. Requires the President to state for the System's record the administration's position on each vote on monetary policy taken by the Board and by the Federal Open Market Committee.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 558 (97th)open

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that regulations recently proposed by the Secretary of Education under the Education of the Handicapped Act should not be permitted to take effect.

United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1982

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that regulations recently proposed by the Secretary of Education under the Education of the Handicapped Act should not be permitted to take effect.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 556 (97th)referred

A joint resolution to prevent Nuclear Testing.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1982

States that the President, at the earliest possible date, should: (1) request Senate consent to ratification of the Threshold Test Ban and Peaceful Nuclear Explosion Treaties; and (2) resume trilateral test ban treaty negotiations.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 384 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should maintain Federal involvement in, and support for, the child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1982

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) national efforts to reduce malnutrition should continue; (2) Federal involvement in nutrition programs should be maintained; and (3) responsibility for Federal child nutrition programs should not be turned back to the States.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 545 (97th)referred

A joint resolution prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from implementing the five-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing plan until the Secretary has taken certain actions to conform the plan to the purposes and requirements of applicable law.

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1982

Expresses the disapproval of Congress of the five-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing plan approved by the Department of the Interior on July 21, 1982. Prohibits the implementation of such program until the Secretary of the Interior has modified the plan to conform to applicable Federal law and national energy policy.

Bill· HRH.R. 6816 (97th)open

Diversity Jurisdiction Reform Act of 1982

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 6755 (97th)reported

Caribbean-Central America Economic Revitalization Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1982

Caribbean Basin Economic Revitalization Act of 1982 - Authorizes additional FY 1982 appropriations to carry out the purposes of the Economic Support Fund in Caribbean countries. Sets forth requirements relating to the use of funds appropriated under this Act. Earmarks a specified amount for projects which are: (1) consistent with U.S. development assistance policy, as expressed in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; and (2) in accordance with the provisions of such Act dealing with agricultural development in rural areas, agricultural research, population planning and health programs, and education and human resources development. Earmarks a specified amount for: (1) scholarships for persons from Caribbean countries; and (2) the Inter-American Foundation. Limits the amount of funds appropriated under this Act that may be used for aid to any one country. Directs the President to seek a reasonable balance in allocating the funds appropriated under this Act between aid for the public sector and aid for the private sector and between balance-of-payments support and support for development projects. Authorizes providing El Salvador with funds in excess of the per country limitation set in this Act in order to facilitate implementation of El Salvador's land reform program. Sets forth the manner in which such funds shall be used. Prohibits using any of the funds appropriated under this Act for El Savador unless the President reports to Congress that: (1) El Salvador has not altered the land reform program in a manner detrimental to the rights of the beneficiaries or potential beneficiaries of the reform; and (2) El Salvador is making substantial progress in implementaing the land reform program. Directs the President to include in the annual report to Congress on foreign assistance programs a report on the disposition of the funds appropriated under this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 6753 (97th)referred

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 6729 (97th)referred

A bill to establish the United States Capitol Page Board for supervision and education of congressional pages, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1982

Establishes the United States Capitol Page Board for the supervision and education of congressional pages. Repeals the eligibility of Supreme Court pages for attendance and residence at the John W. McCormack Residential Page School. Requires the Board to provide for personnel to perform duties with respect to such school.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 521 (97th)referred

A joint resolution calling for a mutual and verifiable freeze on and reductions in nuclear weapons and for approval of the SALT II agreement.

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982

States that the United States and the Soviet Union should begin the strategic arms reduction talks (START), which should have the following objectives: (1) pursuing a complete halt to the nuclear arms race; (2) deciding when and how to achieve and pursue a mutual and verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and further deployment of nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems; (3) giving special attention to destabilizing weapons; (4) preserving present limitations and controls on current nuclear weapons and delivery systems; and (5) incorporating ongoing negotiations in Geneva on land-based intermediate-range nuclear missiles into the START negotiations. Declares that the United States shall try to reach a common position with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies on any agreement that would be inconsistent with existing U.S. commitments to those allies. Declares that the United States shall promptly approve the SALT II agreement if adequate verification capabilities are maintained.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 514 (97th)passed

A resolution commemorating July 1, 1982, which is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the beginning of the International Geophysical Year and reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to international cooperation in the sciences.

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 6542 (97th)open

Wilderness Protection Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1982

Wilderness Protection Act of 1982 - Withdraws from disposition under all laws pertaining to oil, gas, mineral, and geothermal leasing: (1) wilderness areas; (2) lands recommended for wilderness designation, until Congress determines otherwise or until the lands concerned are recommended for other uses; (3) wilderness study areas, for the period of interim wilderness protection and management required by law; and (4) lands identified for further planning in Executive Communication 1504, 96th Congress, until one year after the final approval and implementation of an initial forest plan covering the further planning area. Exempts from the withdrawal pursuant to this Act: (1) national forest system land released to management for nonwilderness uses; (2) lands designated as congressional wilderness study areas in Colorado and New Mexico and certain lands within the River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho; (3) Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas; and (4) lands designated as a conservation system unit under the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation Act. Permits activities compatible with the preservation of the wilderness environment for the purpose of inventorying energy, mineral, and other resource values in areas withdrawn by this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to augment recurring surveys of mineral values of wilderness areas and to acquire information on the areas withdrawn by this Act by conducting nondestructive mineral inventories of such areas. Authorizes the President to recommend to Congress that minerals exploration, development, or extraction be permitted in specified areas withdrawn under this Act, if: (1) there is an urgent national need for the mineral activity; and (2) such need outweighs the public values of the wilderness lands involved and the potentially adverse environmental impacts likely to result. Makes such a recommendation effective only upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval by Congress.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 354 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress respecting maintaining existing regulations assuring nursing home compliance with medicare health and safety requirements.

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1982

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) nursing facility Medicare compliance surveys should be conducted at least annually; (2) Federal funds for such surveys should continue; (3) the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals should not have the authority to certify Medicare compliance; and (4) the proposed Department of Health and Human Services health care facilities certification regulations should not be adopted.

Bill· HRH.R. 6467 (97th)open

Professional Sports Stabilization Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1982

Professional Sports Stabilization Act of 1982 - Declares that it shall not be unlawful under any antitrust law for a professional sports league and its member clubs to enforce rules: (1) requiring approval by the league membership for the relocation of a member club; or (2) providing for the division of league or member club revenues that promote comparable economic opportunities for member clubs. Prohibits State and local governments from imposing limitations on the collective conduct of sports leagues or member teams authorized by this Act. Specifies the applicability of this Act to actions commenced under the antitrust laws before its enactment.

Bill· HRH.R. 6464 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the treatment of expenses of attending foreign conventions.

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1982

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the rules for the deductibility of expenses for attendance at a foreign convention. Requires a taxpayer, in order to deduct expenses incurred in attending any convention held outside the United States, to establish and substantiate that: (1) the purpose of the convention is directly related to the active conduct of his trade or business; (2) the time spent at the convention is primarily devoted to business-related activities; (3) such expense is not the cost of personal activities incidental to such convention; and (4) such expense is not lavish or extravagant under the circumstances. Disallows the business expense deduction for meetings held in countries which do not provide similar deductions for its citizens attending meetings in the United States Defines, "foreign convention" as any convention, seminar or similar meeting held outside the United States.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 346 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that funds should be appropriated during fiscal year 1983, and in 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 · 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.

Bill· HRH.R. 6370 (97th)reported

International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1982

International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1982 - Title I: Military Sales and Related Programs - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to increase, for FY 1983, the : (1) authorized appropriations for the foreign military sales credit and loan guarantee program; (2) ceilings on the amount of such credits and guarantees; (3) allocation of such credits and guarantees to Israel; (4) amount of foreign military sales credits which Israel shall be released from repaying; (5) amount that must be available for loan guarantees to Greece; and (6) amount of foreign military sales credits which Egypt shall be released from repaying. Reaffirms U.S. policy toward the Eastern Mediterranean as stated in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Permits the FY 1983 foreign military sales financing program for Turkey or for Greece to exceed the FY 1982 program for that country only if the President makes a specified certification to the Congress. Limits the amount of FY 1983 foreign military sales financing to Zaire. Permits only loan guarantees to be made to Zaire. Prohibits sales credits to Zaire. Prohibits Economic Support Fund assistance to Zaire in FY 1983. Excludes a pro-rata share of fixed base operations costs from the full-cost recoupment requirement of the section of the Arms Export Control Act dealing with sales from U.S. military stocks. Directs the President to grant congressional committees, upon request, access to security assistance surveys conducted by U.S. personnel in foreign countries. (Current law requires the President to grant Congress access only to defense requirement surveys.) Includes within the definition of security assistance surveys: (1) defense requirement surveys; (2) site surveys; (3) general surveys; and (4) engineering assessment surveys. Amends the provision dealing with quarterly reports by the President to the Congress on the estimated number of U.S. personnel abroad to require the estimate to include an estimate of the number of different categories of personnel abroad and an estimate of the number of each category of personnel who were in each foreign country at any time during the quarter. Includes within such report all such personnel in a foreign country in connection with the implementation of: (1) sales and commercial exports under the Arms Export Control Act; or (2) certain assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Authorizes the President to sell defense articles and unclassified defense service publications to a U.S. company for incorporation into end items that will be sold by such company to a friendly foreign country or international organization. Permits such sales only if specified conditions are met. Provides that administrative surcharges for sales of defense articles shall include the recovery of extraordinary expenses incurred by Federal agencies in carrying out such sales. Prohibits the acquisition for the Special Defense Acquisition Fund of any aircraft designed specifically for export which is not in the inventory of the Department of Defense or is in the inventory solely for training purposes. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the authorized appropriations for FY 1983 military assistance programs and international military education and training programs. Authorizes the President to provide free training of foreign military personnel at professional U.S. military schools (other than the Service academies) in accordance with reciprocal programs between U.S. and foreign schools. Increases the authorized appropriations for FY 1983 for peacekeeping operations. Authorizes the President to order the use of Federal agency commodities and services, up to a specified value, for emergency peacekeeping operations. Requires the President to notify the Congress before taking such an action. Revises the limitations on the authority of the President to furnish foreign assistance without regard to the provisions of various Acts. Imposes a ceiling on the amount of sales under the Arms Export Control Act that the President may authorize under such section. Allocates the amount the President may authorize between the funds that the President may make available under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act and the funds the President may make available for foreign military sales. Limits the amount of funds that the President may make available under such authority to any one country. Makes the amount higher if the country is the victim of Communist or Communist-supported aggression. Exempts from the congressional prenotification requirements the reprograming of international narcotics control programs or military education and training programs if the reprograming involves less than $50,000 and the programs for that fiscal year were justified to Congress. Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 to change the certification that the President must make to Congress before granting aid to El Salvador. Requires the President to certify that El Salvador's government is: (1) actively engaged in a good faith dialog with all major parties willing to participate in the democratic process to bring about an equitable political solution to hostilities in that country; or (2) unable to proceed with such a dialog because the opposition is unwilling to participate. Directs the President to consult with Congress in making the determinations required in the certification. Requires the President, upon making the first such certification in FY 1983, to also certify to Congress that El Salvador has made good faith efforts to investigate the murders of six U.S. citizens in El Salvador and to bring those responsible to justice. Directs the President to consult with Congress before exercising specified authorities to grant aid to El Salvador. Requires any decision to invoke such authority to take into account the certification criteria established under the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981. Title II: Antiterrorism Assistance - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish antiterrorism assistance for foreign countries. Sets forth the purposes for which antiterrorism activities shall be conducted. Permits training services for antiterrorism to be furnished only within the United States. Limits the amount of time U.S. personnel performing services for a foreign country under the antiterrorism aid program may remain in that country. States that antiterrorism aid may not include furnishing defense articles or services. Prohibits furnishing antiterrorism assistance to any country for which one or more types of security assistance is prohibited. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition if the President makes a specified certification to Congress. Requires that the Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs be consulted in developing and implementing antiterrorism assistance programs. Prohibits furnishing any antiterrorism assistance until a specified time after the President transmits to the Congress a list of the countries being considered as possible recipients of such assistance for FY 1983. Authorizes Federal agencies to furnish services and commodities, subject to payment in advance, to eligible foreign countries to further the antiterrorism program. Makes the antiterrorism provisions inapplicable to certain information exchange activities of Federal agencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for antiterrorism assistance. Requires the President to make an annual report to Congress on such assistance. Provides for the administration of the antiterrorism assistance program. Sets forth the expiration date for such assistance. Prohibits furnishing antiterrorism assistance to countries that engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights. Amends a specified definition to establish a costing formula for sales of commodities and services provided under the antiterrorism assistance program. Title III: Economic Support Fund - Increases the authorized appropriations for the Economic Support Fund for FY 1983. States that priority consideration should be given in negotiating, planning, and administering economic support programs for countries where significant amounts of illicit narcotics are grown to programs which would stimulate broader development opportunities and strengthen the security of such countries. Increases the authorized appropriations for FY 1983 for the Middle East Special Requirements Fund. Deletes the provisions which earmarked specified amounts for FY 1983 for: (1) Tunisia; (2) Costa Rica; and (3) Nicaragua. Requires consideration to be given to providing assistance to Mozambique. Permits the use of Economic Support Fund assistance for training in South Africa only if the recipients of the training will be able to receive the training in nonsegregated institutions, will be allowed to use all the facilities of those institutions on a racially nondiscriminatory basis, and will not be prohibited from using their training in racially integrated organizations. Provides that any funds not used for such training programs shall be made available for the scholarship program for disadvantaged South African students under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Title IV: Development Assistance - Increases the authorized appropriations for FY 1983 for: (1) education and human resources development programs; (2) energy, private voluntary organizations, and selected development activities; (3) international organizations and programs (with specified amounts allocated for certain United Nations funds and programs); and (4) trade and development programs. Extends until September 30, 1983, the agricultural and productive credit and self-help community development programs. Prohibits the use of funds authorized to be appropriated under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for programs or projects benefitting the Palestine Liberation Organization or South West Africa People's Organization. Requires the Secretary of State to report annually to the Congress on the amount of funds spent by U.S. supported international organizations for such programs or projects. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to set a target number of food for development programs for each fiscal year. Directs the President to explain to Congress the reasons for any failure to reach such target. Requires consideration to be given to using the expertise of U.S. nonprofit voluntary agencies and cooperatives in developing and carrying out food for development programs. Requires the agreements entered into under the food for development programs to provide that commodities made available under those agreements or funds generated from the sale of those commodities shall be used to establish rural projects in famine-prone countries. Title V: Other Authorizations - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the authorized appropriations for FY 1983 for international narcotics control. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should give greater priority to international narcotics control as a component of U.S. foreign policy toward the major illicit drug producing nations. Provides that funds made available to carry out the Economic Support Fund programs shall be used for the operating expenses directly attributable to the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of those programs. States that if the operating expenses of the Economic Support Fund's programs for FY 1983 exceeds a specified amount the funds of another agency may be used. Amends the Peace Corps Act to increase the authorized appropriations for FY 1983 for the Peace Corps. Eliminates the ceiling on readjustment allowances for volunteer leaders. Provides for an increase in the readjustment allowances for volunteer leaders that is the same as the increase received by volunteers under an amendment made by the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981. Increases the authorized appropriations for FY 1983 for migration and refugee assistance. Allocates the increase to combat piracy in the Gulf of Thailand. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance to communist countries if the President reports to Congress that making such countries eligible for such assistance is important to U.S. security. (Current law prohibits assistance to such countries unless the President makes certain findings and report to Congress.) Expresses the sense of Congress that up to a specified amount of the development assistance funds available for FY 1983 should be available for development assistance for Haiti. States that such assistance should be provided, to the maximum extent possible, through private and voluntary organizations. Authorizes spending development and military assistance funds for Haiti and extending military sales credits and guarantees to Haiti only if the President makes a specified certification to Congress concerning Haiti. Directs the President to report to Congress six months after such certification on the actions of the Government of Haiti that were consistent with the certification. Prohibits furnishing Economic Support Fund assistance to Haiti until the President has certified to the Congress that Haiti has met certain fiscal performance targets established by the International Monetary Fund. Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to reimpose and extend certain export controls that were imposed for foreign policy purposes. Authorizes the President to extend such controls beyond a specified date in accordance with certain provisions of such Act. Authorizes the President to waive the requirement to reimpose certain export controls if the President determines that the waiver is necessary for U.S. security interests and the President notifies Congress of that determination.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 336 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the compliance by the Soviet Union with certain international agreements on human rights.

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 6291 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that reparations received by Holocaust survivors under the German Federal Compensation Law shall not be considered income for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for supplemental security income benefits or the amount of such benefits.

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.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 330 (97th)passed

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the Soviet Union's obligations under international law to allow Ida Nudel to emigrate to Israel, and for other purposes.

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.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 322 (97th)passed

A concurrent resolution regarding membership in the United Nations General Assembly.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982

Expresses the sense of the Congress that if Israel is illegally denied its right to participate in the United Nations General Assembly or in any specialized agency of the United Nations the United States should: (1) suspend its participation in the General Assembly or specialized agency; and (2) withhold its assessed contribution to the United Nations or specialized agency until the illegal action is reversed.

Bill· HRH.R. 6202 (97th)open

A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate preemption of a State's authority to establish or enforce any energy efficiency standard or similar requirement if a Federal energy efficiency standard has not been established.

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 6124 (97th)open

A bill to reduce interest rates, control inflation, ensure the availability of credit for productive purposes, and promote economic recovery by extending the Credit Control Act.

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.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 310 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should consider and undertake certain efforts to help promote a settlement of the Cyprus conflict.

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1982

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) consider appointing a high level official as the President's personal representative in seeking a solution to the Cyprus conflict; (2) call upon Turkey to withdraw from Cyprus; (3) pursue every appropriate avenue to persuade the United Nations to seek a prompt resolution to this conflict; and (4) consider placing this issue before the appropriate North Atlantic Treaty Organization body for assistance and resolution.