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.
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1982
Reaffirms the commitment of the House of Representatives to the independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Supports the continued recognition of such governments by the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1982
Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to declare that State law shall apply to the enforcement of any due-on-sale clause, or other similar provision, contained in: (1) any mortgage which secures sums borrowed from a Federal savings and loan association or national bank; or (2) any promissory note which serves as evidence of sums borrowed from a savings and loan association or national bank.
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.
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.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to ensure that the use, reuse, recycling, and reclamation of hazardous wastes is conducted in a manner consistent with protection of human health and the environment. Requires notification to the Administrator by: (1) the owner or operator of any facility producing a fuel from any hazardous waste alone or with other material or from used oil alone or with other material; (2) the owner or operator of any facility burning fuel containing any hazardous waste or used oil; and (3) any person who distributes or markets fuel containing hazardous waste or used oil. Requires that such notification describe the location, the facility, the identified or listed hazardous waste involved, and the production or energy recovery activity. Exempts facilities, such as residential boilers, from such notification requirements where the Administrator determines that such notification is not necessary for obtaining sufficient information respecting current practices of facilities using hazardous waste for energy recovery. Directs the Administrator, within two years after the enactment of this Act, to promulgate regulations establishing health and environmental standards applicable to owners or operators of facilities producing fuel from hazardous wastes or burning hazardous wastes for energy recovery and to distributors or marketers of such fuels.
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.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations exempting retirees or individuals over age 65 from interest penalties with respect to any underpayment of estimated tax. Requires that such underpayment be due to reasonable cause (defined to include mistake or ignorance of the law) and not to willful neglect.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1982
Federal Capital Investment Budget Act of 1982 - Amends the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 to require the President to include with each Budget submitted on or after January 1, 1983, a special analysis, for the ensuing fiscal year which shall identify and summarize for each function, category, agency, and program of appropriation and expenditure in the Budget the amount of appropriations and expenditures which may be classified as public infrastructure investments. Sets forth other information to be included in such analysis. Requires the President also to include with each Budget, on or after January 1, 1984, a capital investment budget which shall identify by State the amount of appropriations and expenditures classifiable as public infrastructure investments. Declares that any appropriation or expenditure shall be classified as a public infrastructure investment to the extent that it will be used for the construction, rehabilitation, or repair of any civilian public facility in the United States. Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to require the Economic Development Administration to prepare an inventory of civilian public facilities in the United States and an assessment of their physical condition. Requires the Secretary to make a report of such inventory and assessment to Congress not later than January 1, 1984, and to update such report annually.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1982
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to declare that nothing in such Act shall be construed to displace, restrict, limit, affect, or modify in any way the obligations or liabilities of any person, or the right to seek abatement or damages under other Federal or State law, including Federal or State common law.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries should not have to pay more out-of-pocket costs for health care under the Medicare program; and (2) any Medicare savings from budget cuts should not cause an increase in out-of-pocket Medicare expenses.
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
High Technology Trade Act of 1982 - Authorizes the President to enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements to obtain the maximum openness with respect to international trade in high technology and to strengthen the international trading system. Lists policies that may be included in such agreements. Authorizes the President to: (1) proclaim changes in tariffs on high technology products; and (2) use procedures contained in the Trade Act of 1974 to change U.S. laws in order to carry out such agreements. Directs the President to determine whether certain key countries are providing national treatment for U.S. exports of high technology products and U.S. investments in high technology industries. Directs the President to enter into consultations with countries that the President determines are not providing national treatment. Directs the President to consider taking other appropriate actions if such consultations are not effective. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the High Technology Industry Advisory Committee, to report annually to Congress on: (1) the extent to which a key country uses industrial policies or measures which significantly distort international trade or investment and which have or may have a substantial adverse effect on the U.S. high technology industry; and (2) the steps which the President is taking or proposes to take to remedy such adverse effects. Sets forth the scope of the analysis to be included in such report. Directs the President to take whatever steps are necessary to eliminate or offset the adverse effects of foreign industrial practices that: (1) significantly distort international trade or investment harmful to the U.S. high technology industry; or (2) may result in sales of articles at less than fair market value in the United States or subsidization of articles imported into the United States and cause, or threaten to cause, material injury to any U.S. high technology industry. Directs the Secretary to establish a mechanism to analyze high technology trade and investment patterns in key countries, to evaluate competitive opportunities offered in foreign markets, and to further the objectives of this Act. Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Secretary, after consultation with the High Technology Industry Advisory Committee, to report annually to the President on the foreign trade practices which: (1) violate U.S. international agreements; or (2) are unjustifiable and a burden on U.S. high technology products, services, or investments. Directs the President to consider what action may be taken to reduce or eliminate such measures. Directs the Secretary and the USTR to establish a High Technology Industry Advisory Committee and to consult with the Committee on actions under this Act relating to: (1) preparing negotiating positions; (2) concluding agreements; (3) imposing restrictions; or (4) monitoring the results of any such agreement or restriction. Defines terms used in this Act. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the President to impose import restrictions on foreign direct investments in the United States if the President determines such action is appropriate to enforce U.S. rights under trade agreements or to respond to certain foreign trade practices. Requires the USTR to provide for certain consultations before recommending such restrictions to the President.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1982
Armed Robbery and Burglary Prevention Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide a mandatory sentence of imprisonment for not less than 15 years and a fine of not more than $10,000 for a third or subsequent armed robbery or burglary.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1982
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct a memorial to honor and recognize law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. Directs that such memorial be known as the National Law Enforcement Heroes Memorial and be located near the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, District of Columbia. Establishes the National Law Enforcement Heroes Memorial Advisory Committee to study and make recommendations to the Secretary on the appropriate location and design of the Memorial, not later than six months after the last appointment to the Committee. Requires approval of such Memorial by the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, unless they fail to notify the Secretary of approval or disapproval within 90 days of receipt of plans or proposals. Prohibits the use of Federal or District of Columbia funds to carry out this resolution. Requires the Secretary to provide maintenance for the Memorial and to begin construction, if funds are available, not later than two years after enactment of this resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that an infant has the inalienable right to full medical treatment and food and nutrients necessary to sustain its life regardless of handicapping condition.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Reauthorization Act of 1982 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act ("the Act") to extend through FY 1983 and 1984 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) general administration; (2) State hazardous waste programs; (3) hazardous waste site inventory; (4) development and implementation of State, local, regional, and interstate plans; (5) implementation of State, local, and intermunicipal solid waste management, resource recovery, and resource conservation services and hazardous waste management; (6) "special communities" grants for containment and stabilization of solid waste located at specified sites; (7) State recycled oil programs; and (8) resource and recovery duties of the Secretary of Commerce. Provides that, 18 months after enactment of this Act: (1) no generator of hazardous waste of more than 100 kilograms per month shall be exempt from specified standards; and (2) regulations establishing standards for generators of hazardous waste of 100 to 1,000 kilograms per month shall be promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Requires that such regulations provide for standards necessary to protect human health and the environment, but allow for variation from the standards applicable to generators of greater quantities. Authorizes the Administrator to exempt generators of minimal quantities (100 kilograms per month or less) of hazardous waste from specified standards or to apply less stringent standards to such generators. Directs the Administrator, within one year after enactment of this Act, to report to Congress concerning listed hazardous wastes which are excluded from the coverage of hazardous waste management provisions of the Act under regulations exempting mixtures of domestic sewage and other wastes that pass through a sewer system to a publicly owned treatment works for treatment. Requires that such report specify types and quantities of such exempted wastes and make recommendations as to whether such exemption should be terminated to protect health and the environment. Prohibits, six months after enactment of this Act, the disposal of hazardous waste by injection into a class IV well which is: (1) in a formation containing an underground source of drinking water; or (2) above such a formation, until specified regulations are promulgated under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Sets forth exemptions from such prohibition, including wells for the extraction of minerals or energy. Requires certain regulations promulgated after March 20, 1982, to prohibit, to the extent practicable, the storage or disposal in landfills of hazardous wastes having liquid content. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress, annually, on EPA's progress in determining which types of hazardous waste should or should not be deemed suitable for land disposal facilities. Requires notification to the Administrator (or to a State with an authorized hazardous waste program) by owners or operators of any facility: (1) producing a fuel by blending or otherwise processing hazardous wastes; or (2) burning wastes or waste-derived fuels for energy recovery purposes. Requires that such notification describe the location, the facility, the identified or listed hazardous waste involved, and the blending or burning activity. Directs the Administrator, within two years of the enactment of this Act, to promulgate regulations establishing health and environmental standards applicable to such facilities. Requires that such standards also cover the distribution and marketing of fuels produced from hazardous wastes. Requires that permits issued to treatment, storage, or disposal facilities by Federal or State hazardous waste programs under the Act address any release of hazardous waste from such facilities at any time. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations requiring any facility operating on interim status permits to obtain a final permit before expanding its capacity by more than ten percent. Authorizes the Administrator to establish standards for any interim status permit facility expanding its capacity by ten percent or less. Allows such standards for facilities expanding by ten percent or less to vary from the interim permit status standards for facilities which do not expand capacity. Directs the Administrator to issue final permits or final denials of permit applications: (1) for land disposal facilities within four years of the enactment of this Act; and (2) for any other treatment, storage, or disposal facilities within six years of such enactment. Provides that such time periods shall not apply in the case of any authorized State hazardous waste program. Requires facilities operating under interim status permits to submit applications for final permit review within the applicable time period. Establishes a National Groundwater Commission to assess problems and recommend solutions relating to groundwater contamination from hazardous waste and solid waste and groundwater overdrafting. Directs the Commission to report to the President and the Congress by October 30, 1986, and to terminate on such date. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through FY 1986 for the Commission. Revises provisions relating to the preservation of the rights of litigants under any statute of common law notwithstanding the passage of the Act. Directs the Administrator, within 18 months of the enactment of this Act, to promulgate regulations defining "beneficial use" of hazardous waste. Authorize courts to award costs of litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees) in judicial proceedings involving review of regulations or certain administrative actions under the Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Rail Safety and Service Improvement Act of 1982 - Title I: Rail Safety - Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1982 - Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to apply safety principles to track used for commuter or other short-haul rail passenger service in a metropolitan or suburban area. Authorizes appropriations for the purposes of such Act for FY 1983 and 1984. Revises provisions concerning the movement of railroad cars in need of repair. Repeals the Act of May 30, 1908 (commonly referred to as the Ash Pan Act) concerning safety ash pans on locomotives. Title II: Bankrupt Railroads - Bankrupt Railroad Service Preservation and Employee Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance Act to direct the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to order directed service for three years (currently two years) over any railroad in operation on March 1, 1980, which is subject to Federal bankruptcy laws and which has ceased to provide passenger commuter service. Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary to guarantee an obligation of any railroad in reorganization under the Federal bankruptcy laws for purposes of funding any agreement between such railroads and their employees which provides for the protection of employees adversely affected by reduction in service or restructuring transactions. Sets forth the maximum amount of such guarantees. Requires any class I rail carrier involved in a bankruptcy case, and in liquidation as a result, to enter into an agreement with its employees' labor organizations to provide protection for employees adversely affected by reductions in service by such carrier. Directs the ICC to prescribe fair and equitable terms if the parties do not agree within a specified time. Declares that any such order of the ICC or of any bankruptcy court having jurisdiction over the case may be appealed only to the appropriate United States Court of Appeals. Requires that employee claims for benefits and allowances under employee protection agreements be filed with the Railroad Retirement Board. Requires that benefits and allowances under such agreements be paid from bankrupt carrier's assets or obligation guarantees. Makes employees who elect to receive a separation allowance from a bankrupt railroad under an employee protection agreement eligible to receive career training assistance from the Railroad Retirement Board. Terminates such assistance after April 1, 1984. Deems employees receiving assistance under this title to have waived any employee protection benefits otherwise available under certain provisions of the Bankruptcy Act or other applicable agreements except a specified agreement regarding Midwest Rail employees. Sets forth procedures and limitations for employees who elect to receive assistance under this title. Provides that such obligation guarantees shall be treated as administrative expenses of the estate of the bankrupt carrier. Limits the total liability of a bankrupt carrier to the amount guaranteed by the Secretary. Declares that prerequisites, general requirements, and employee protection provisions of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 shall not apply to such guaranteed obligations. Provides for judicial review of this title. Authorizes the Railroad Retirement Board to prescribe regulations as necessary to carry out its duties. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act. Title III: Northeast Corridor Project - Transfers responsibility for the Northeast Corridor improvement project from the Secretary of Transportation to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Authorizes the improvement in facilities for rail passenger service to Buffalo, New York, and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Revises the purposes for expenditures of authorized funding and authorizes appropriations for FY 1984. Authorizes Amtrak to submit requests for appropriations directly to Congress. Requires the Comptroller General to complete an audit of the Northeast Corridor improvement project within 90 days of enactment of this Act and make its results available to Congress, the Secretary, and Amtrak. Sets forth administrative procedures for the interim renewal or extension of contracts and the assumption of contractual obligations. Title IV: Continuance of Preference Share Program - Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to extend the preference share program until September 30, 1985. Requires the Secretary to purchase a specified amount of redeemable preference shares as necessary for the purchase, lease, or rehabilitation of properties of the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) by non-carrier entities to be used for common carrier rail service, provided an application for a certificate of abandonment or notice of insufficient revenues has been filed with the ICC with respect to such rail service. Requires the Secretary to make certain that all indebtedness under this title is likely to be repaid or can be secured. Directs the Secretary to purchase a specified amount of shares for the rehabilitation of the rail properties of the Delaware River Port Authority, upon application by the Authority. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1983 for the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Fund. Title V: Miscellaneous - Amends the Department of Transportation Act to revise the method of determining State rail service entitlements. Directs the Secretary to operate the Transportation Test Center in Pueblo, Colorado, until the Center is transferred to another party. Requires the Secretary to attempt to transfer the Center to a non-Federal party before January 1, 1983. Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to revise insurance provisions relative to Conrail. Declares a specified portion of the Burnham Canal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, nonnavigable. Amends the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 and the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to provide for reappropriations to conform to provisions of this Act. Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to transfer authority for the Northeast Corridor coordination from the Board of Directors of Amtrak Commuter to the Northeast Corridor Coordination Board. Directs the United States Railway Association to make a specified amount available to Conrail to construct and improve a designated rail line connection. Directs the Secretary to transfer the Alaska Railroad to the State of Alaska before October 1, 1982, under specified terms. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1983 and 1984 for the Office of the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.
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
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) urge the Soviet Union to allow Ida Nudel to emigrate; and (2) inform the Soviet Union that the United States will consider the extent to which countries honor their commitments under international law when evaluating U.S. relations with other countries.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that increased coal exports are important and that Congress should consider legislation to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. ports through which coal exports pass. Declares that such legislation should: (1) not provide for the imposition of user charges to recover Federal expenditures at such ports; (2) seek to expedite authorizations for port improvements; and (3) request the President to further define a national coal export policy and initiate bilateral conferences with coal trading parties.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
War Powers Resolution Amendments of 1982 - Amends the War Powers Resolution to require a declaration of war or specific congressional authorization before U.S. armed forces may be introduced into El Salvador for combat. States that the provisions of the War Powers Resolution shall not apply if U.S. armed forces are introduced into El Salvador for combat because of: (1) a clear and present danger of attack upon the United States; or (2) a clear and present danger to, and to provide the evacuation of, U.S. citizens.
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 · 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 · 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
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.
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