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Rep. Fountain, L. H. [D-NC-2]

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Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 427 (97th)open

A concurrent resolution declaring the support of the United States for the people of Afghanistan in their struggle to be free of foreign domination.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1982

Declares that it should be U.S. policy to: (1) support the people of Afghanistan in their struggle to be free from foreign domination; (2) provide the Afghans, upon request, with material assistance; and (3) pursue a negotiated settlement of the war in Afghanistan based on the total withdrawal of Soviet troops and the recognition of the right of the Afghans to choose their own destiny.

Bill· HRH.R. 7191 (97th)passed

Comprehensive Victim and Witness Protection and Assistance Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1982

Comprehensive Victim and Witness Protection and Assistance Act of 1982 - Amends rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require that presentence reports contain: (1) information concerning any harm or loss suffered by the victim; (2) information that may aid the court in sentencing; (3) a statement of the circumstances of the commission of the offense; and (4) any prior criminal record of the defendant. Amends the Federal criminal code to establish as offenses "tampering with a witness or an informant" and "retaliating against a witness or an informant." Authorizes the Attorney General to initiate civil proceedings to restrain any harassment of a victim or witness. Authorizes a sentencing court to order the defendant to make restitution. Requires the court to state for the record the reasons for not ordering restitution. Prescribes a procedure for the issuance of restitution orders. Directs the Attorney General to develop Federal guidelines for the fair treatment of crime victims and witnesses. Requires the Attorney General to consider certain objectives in preparing the guidelines, including: (1) ensuring that victims receive prompt social and medical services; (2) giving victims and witnesses notice of important criminal justice proceedings and scheduling changes; (3) arranging for the prosecution to obtain the nonbinding views of victims of serious crimes during such stages as plea bargaining and pretrial release; (4) encouraging employers to continue to pay victims and witnesses for work absences to assist investigations and prosecutions; (5) training law enforcement personnel in victim assistance; and (6) informing victims or witnesses on legal steps for protection from intimidation. Directs the Attorney General to recommend to Congress any laws that are necessary to ensure that no Federal felon derives any profit from the sale of his or her story until any victim of the offense receives restitution. Amends the Bail Reform Act of 1966 to require as a condition of pretrial release that the defendant not commit certain offenses.

Bill· HRH.R. 7173 (97th)open

A bill to make certain changes in the membership and operations of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1982

Increases the membership of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, from 26 to 29 members-by adding: (1) one elected school board member, appointed by the President; (2) one judge of a U.S. court of appeals or district court, appointed by the Chief Justice; and (3) one Chief Justice or judge of a State court of last resort, appointed by the Chief Justice. Changes the requirement that the President appoint four mayors as members to a requirement that the President appoint: (1) three mayors; and (2) one elected officer of a municipality with a population of less than 10,000.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 538 (97th)open

A joint resolution to express the support of Congress for the United States and the Soviet Union to engage in substantial, verifiable, equitable, and militarily-significant reductions of their nuclear weapons resulting in equal and sharply reduced force levels which would contribute to peace and stability.

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1982

Expresses the support of the Congress for beginning strategic arms reductions talks. Urges the Soviet Union to join with the United States in concluding an equitable and verifiable agreement which freezes strategic nuclear forces at equal and substantially reduced levels. Reaffirms congressional support for the position that the United States should not enter into an arms agreement which provides for force levels inferior to those of the Soviet Union. Declares that the United States should propose practical measures to: (1) reduce the danger of accidental nuclear war; (2) prevent the use of nuclear weapons by third parties, including terrorists; and (3) halt the worldwide proliferation of nuclear weapons. Insists that any arms control agreement must be fully verifiable.

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.

Law· HRH.R. 6590 (97th)enacted

No Net Cost Tobacco Program Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1982

No Net Cost Tobacco Program Act of 1982 - Title I: Modification of Tobacco Price Support Program - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out tobacco price support through Commodity Credit Corporation loan agreements with producer-owned cooperative marketing associations which will in turn make loans to producers. Requires each association to establish a separate capital account, to be known as a No Net Cost Tobacco Fund (Fund), consisting of contributions from producers of quota tobacco and, for associations handling Flue-cured tobacco, from persons who lease allotments and quotas to others. Requires such contributions for price support eligibility. Authorizes an association to set contribution rates subject to the Secretary's approval. Prohibits the Secretary from approving a contribution rate not high enough to reimburse the Corporation for any net loan losses that the association may incur. Permits an association to invest Fund moneys and to issue capital stock or certifications to investors. Requires that any earnings on Fund investments become a part of the Fund. States that net gains from the sale of an association's loan collateral tobacco shall go to the Corporation to be used to offset future losses or to reduce outstanding loan debts. Authorizes the Secretary to release excess gains to the associations. Authorizes the Secretary to adjust the support rates for different grades of tobacco to avoid market excesses. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for an alternate auction sale of "excessively priced" Flue-cured tobacco. Sets forth conditions for such designation and sale. Title II: Modification of Flue-Cured Tobacco Marketing Quota System - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to permit the leasing of Flue-cured tobacco acreage allotments or quotas. Prohibits such agreements after June 15 of the crop year, except in cases of natural disaster damage, but limits them to adjoining counties within the same State. Requires all arrangements in connection with a lease to be exclusively between lessor and lessee or an agent who regularly represents either party in nontobacco-related business transactions. Prohibits subleasing. Requires each party to file a certificate of compliance with the county committee in order for the lease to take effect. Makes loss of price supports for the affected acreage the penalty for false statements made in such certificate. Provides that the Flue-cured tobacco acreage allotment for a farm to which an allotment is transferred by sale or lease may not exceed 50 percent of such farm's tillable cropland. Permits the sale of allotments or quotas, but only to active producers (as defined in this Act) in the same county. Requires a producer to sell or forfeit any Flue-cured tobacco allotment: (1) which exceeds 50 percent of the farm's tillable cropland; or (2) in which no risk-sharing is involved. Requires a nonagricultural entity (other than an individual) which owns a Flue- cured tobacco farm but is not significantly involved in its management to sell its Flue-cured tobacco allotments or quotas or forfeit them. Requires the national yield factor for Flue-cured tobacco to be adjusted in 1983, and at five-year intervals thereafter, to the past five years' moving average. Permits individual adjustments. Authorizes producer-owned cooperative associations to make direct sales of Flue-cured tobacco.

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.

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