United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1982
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit prayer or other religious activity in public schools. States that neither the United States nor any State shall require any person to participate in prayer or other religious activity, or influence the form or content of any prayer or other religious activity in such public schools.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1982
Urges the President and the Secretary of Defense to comply with the National Cemeteries Act of 1973 and arrange for the burial of an unknown soldier from the Vietnam era at Arlington National Cemetery.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1982
Urges the President to declassify and publicize to the American people existing intelligence information on the military threat to the United States and its allies posed by the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1982
Church Audit Procedures Act of 1982 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restrict the Secretary of the Treasury from investigating or auditing churches unless the Secretary possesses evidence causing him to believe that a church: (1) is carrying on an unrelated trade or business; or (2) should not be granted tax-exempt status. Restricts the Secretary from beginning any investigation unless he has first provided the organization written notice that an investigation is being commenced. Sets forth the requirements of such notice. Requires that the Secretary must first approve an application by the regional counsel of the internal revenue region for examination of church records and religious activities before beginning any such examination. Requires the Secretary, prior to the approval of any such application, to offer in writing an opportunity for a conference to discuss facts, evidence and issues relevant to the investigation. Requires the Secretary to notify the organization in writing of the approval of the application for examination at least 15 days prior to the commencement of such examination. Limits the examination of religious activities to that necessary to determine whether an organization is a church or convention or association of churches. Limits the examination of church records to that necessary to determine the amount of tax imposed. Reduces the statute of limitations for collection after assessment of tax from six years to three years in the case of any organization which is a church or convention or association of churches.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1982
Amends the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 to repeal provisions allowing a tax deduction for illegal payments to foreign government officials or employees.
United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1982
Catastrophic Health Expense and Cost Constraint Act - Title I: Catastrophic Automatic Protection Plan (CAPP)-Part A: Establishment of Catastrophic Automatic Protection Plan - Adds as a new title to the Social Security Act, title XXI - Catastrophic Automatic Protection Plan. Establishes a voluntary insurance plan to provide automatic protection to families against catastrophic medical expenses, the Catastrophic Automatic Protection Plan (CAPP), to be funded by general revenues and coinsurance amounts. Provides that a family will be eligible for CAPP assistance for CAPP covered expenses after members of the family incur medical expenses equal to the deductible. Varies the deductible depending on income, the maximum being $750 plus 30 percent of the amount by which a family's income exceeds $7,500. Sets forth provisions relating to applications for assistance under this Act. Specifies penalties for any family which intentionally falsifies an income statement. Provides that payments shall be made for up to 100 percent of covered CAPP medical expenses and services except that in the case of prescription drugs for chronic illness the payment rate shall be 75 percent. Provides that the coinsurance amount shall be equal to approximately 10 to 20 percent of family income, graduated according to income. Provides that there shall be no coinsurance payments after a family has incurred expenses equal to the "CAPP stop-loss". Provides that the CAPP stop-loss for any year shall be equal to approximately 10 to 20 percent of family income, again graduated according to income. Part B: Payment of Providers and Administration - Provides that payments with respect to CAPP covered services which are described in title XVIII (Medicare) of the Act shall be made to providers, with specified exceptions, in the amount and in accordance with the procedures set forth in such title. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a listing, within specified therapeutic categories, of drug entities which may be legally introduced into interstate commerce. Provides that any individual dissatisfied with any determination relating to the individual's eligibility for or amount of CAPP benefits shall be entitled to a hearing concerning such determination and to judicial review of the Secretary's final decision. Part C: Definitions - Sets forth definitions of terms used in this Act, including "CAPP covered services" which is defined as services furnished to an individual to the extent payment for such service may be made under the Medicare program, except that under CAPP: (1) inpatient psychiatric services shall be covered for 45 days in a calendar year; and (2) the limitations on the extent of inpatient hospital services shall not apply with respect to CAPP covered services. Provides, in addition, that such term includes the furnishing of prescription drugs for treatment of chronic illness for individuals entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII. Directs the Secretary to provide for an evaluation, by an entity outside the Department of Health and Human Services, of the implementation of this Act during its first five years and to report to Congress on the evaluation. Title II: Health Cost Restraint and Employer Health Plans - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include in a taxpayer's gross income any contribution by his or her employer to a health plan for any month to the extent that such contribution amount exceeds a specified limitation. Limits the employer contribution for the coverage of an employee and his or her family to $100. Provides that the applicable dollar limit for a nonqualified health plan shall be zero. Set forth requirements used to determine whether or not a plan is nonqualified. Includes among the requirements of a qualified health plan the requirements that the plan: (1) provide minimum coverage, which means CAPP covered services; and (2) shall not be treated as providing minimum coverage if the aggregate amount of nonreimbursable deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance with respect to a covered employee during any year for covered deductible medical expenses (as computed under CAPP) and expenses for which assistance is provided such employee or family under CAPP in a calendar year exceeds $3,500. Requires that the employer contribution under a qualified health plan be at least 50 percent of the per employee cost. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with a State under which the State could certify a health plan. Revises the deduction for medical, dental, and other health expenses by providing that there shall be allowed as a deduction the following amounts, not compensated for by insurance: (1) the amount by which the medical care expenses of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents who are blind or disabled or who are receiving Medicare because of end-stage renal disease exceed three percent of adjusted gross income or the amount by which the expenses of medical care (other than care under the supplementary medical insurance program of Medicare) provided the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents while a resident of a long-term care facility or an institution for the physically or mentally handicapped exceed three percent of adjusted gross income; (2) an amount (not in excess of $150) equal to one-half of the expenses for insurance (which is not a qualified individual health plan); and (3) an amount (not in excess of $500) equal to the expenses for a qualified individual health plan, if no payment is made by the taxpayer's employer toward the plan. Sets forth the requirements of a qualified individual health plan, including a requirement that the plan include CAPP covered services. Title III: Medicare Amendments - Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that individuals entitled to certain part A benefits are eligible under CAPP. Provides coverage for: (1) items and services related to pregnancy, delivery, and the care of a child through one year after birth; and (2) such immunizations against communicable diseases that are capable of causing serious illnesses or death without immunization. Provides that any charge for any service or procedure performed by a doctor shall be reasonable if: (1) the service or procedure is performed in a designated physician shortage area; (2) the physician has a regular practice in the shortage area; (3) the charge does not exceed the prevailing charge level as otherwise determined; and (4) the charge does not exceed the amount generally charged by such physician for similar services. Provides an alternative hospital reimbursement system. Authorizes a legal entity (which may be a hospital, associations of hospitals, or a State or local government) to apply to the Secretary to have hospital services provided by specified hospitals serving the same geographic area reimbursed under such an alternative system rather than as provided under title XVIII or XIX (Medicaid) of the Act. Authorizes a State to apply to have all hospitals in the State reimbursed under the alternative method. Requires approval of the alternative method if under the alternative method: (1) hospital expenditures under Medicare and Medicaid (title XIX of the Act) will not be greater than if the alternative system was not in effect; and (2) there will not be a significant reduction of or refusal to admit specified classes of patients to hospitals. Permits the States and certain legal entities to apply for a grant to aid in establishing the alternative system. Revises provisions relating to payments to and contractual arrangments with health maintenance organizations (HMO) on behalf of individuals eligible for Medicare. Directs the Secretary to annually determine a per capita rate of payment for each class of individuals: (1) enrolled with an HMO pursuant to this Act and entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII and enrolled under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII; and (2) enrolled with an HMO under part B only. Provides a rate for each class equal to 95 percent of the adjusted average per capital cost for that class. Defines the term "adjusted average per capital cost" to mean the average per capital amount that the Secretary estimates would be payable for services furnished under the Medicare program, if the services were to be furnished by other than an HMO. Directs the Secretary in establishing classes of individuals to take into consideration such factors as age, sex, institutional status, disability status, place of residence, and other factors which the Secretary determines to be appropriate. Redefines an HMO. Requires an HMO to meet certain requirements, including limits on premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. Provides that individuals enrolled in the Medicare program shall be eligible under this Act for enrollment with any HMO with which the Secretary has contracted. Prohibits premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments of an HMO for services in addition to those available to Medicare enrollees from exceeding, for such individuals, the adjusted community rate for such services. Defines the adjusted community rate. Provides that if the Secretary is not satisfied that an HMO has the capacity to bear the risk of potential losses under a risk-sharing contract under this Act or if the HMO so elects, the HMO may be reimbursed on the basis of reasonable cost if the Secretary is satisfied that the HMO is able to perform its contracted obligations effectively and efficiently. Provides for the coverage of the services of a physician assistant or nurse practitioner furnished pursuant to a contract under title XVIII to a member of an HMO. Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit a capital expenditure made by or on behalf of a health care facility from being subject to review pursuant to the limitation on Federal participation for capital expenditures of part A if the obligation of the capital expenditure by the facility would not be reviewed under the Public Health Service Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study and report to Congress concerning additional benefits offered by HMOs. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Secretary to reduce Federal Medicaid payments to a State if the State: (1) reduces the number of categories of individuals eligible for benefits or the extent of such benefits under titles XIX, XX (Grants to States for Services), or XXI of the Act; and (2) makes changes that result in an increase in the amount of payments that would otherwise be made under title XXI. States that it shall be considered an unfair trade practice for any entity to advertise that any amounts paid to an individual represent reimbursement for the deductible under CAPP.
United States · United States Congress · 13 August 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit to any individual who maintains a household which includes one or more elderly qualified persons. Sets the amount of such credit at $1,000 for each such elderly person living in the household. Limits the aggregate amount creditable to $2,000 on any return for the taxable year. Defines "qualified elderly person" as any individual who: (1) has attained age 65; (2) has an impairment which, as determined by a physician, renders such individual physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself and has lasted or is expected to last six months or longer; and (3) has as a principal place of abode for more than half of the taxable year the home of the taxpayer.
United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1982
Older Americans Vocational Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a model grant program for centers for older persons' vocational needs and employment opportunities. Sets forth application requirements for grant eligibility and for such centers. Requires such centers to: (1) provide certain services; and (2) in providing services, to give priority treatment to certain older persons. Limits any such grant to $400,000 for any fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to operate a national clearinghouse for information on such centers. Permits any business or labor organization, public agency, or nonprofit or profitmaking organization, as well as a State, State or local educational agency, educational institution, postsecondary educational institution, or private vocational training institution, to be an eligible recipient of such a grant. Defines "older person" as an individual 55 years of age or older. Authorizes appropriations for such model grant program for FY 1984 through 1986. Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1965 to add to the purposes of such Act: (1) the overcoming of age discrimination and age stereotyping in vocational education programs; (2) the furnishing of equal educational opportunity in such programs to persons of all ages; and (3) the provision of part-time employment to older persons who need the earnings to continue full-time vocational training. Requires State vocational education programs to assign personnel to review such programs for: (1) assurance that grant distribution addresses older persons' needs; (2) age bias in such programs; (3) age discrimination in program hiring, firing, or promotion; (4) recommendations for overcoming age stereotyping and bias in such programs; and (5) assisting interested parties in improving vocational educational opportunities for older persons. Requires that State advisory councils on vocational education include older persons with employment and training program experience, including older persons who are minority group members. Requires that the State five-year plans for vocational education set forth: (1) the uses which the State intends to make of Federal vocational education assistance to meet the special needs of older persons; and (2) policies and procedures to assure equal access to vocational education programs by older persons.
United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1982
Authorizes the President to impose tariff surcharges on articles imported from Japan, France, or any country within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization if the President determines that the cost of providing such country with defense assistance should be offset by tariff surcharges.
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.
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.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1982
Amends Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require a defendant to give notice if he intends to introduce expert testimony which bears on the issue of whether he had the state of mind required for an offense charged. Amends the Federal criminal code to eliminate "insanity" as a defense to a prosecution under any Federal statute. Excludes from the definition of "mental disease or defect" an abnormality manifested only by repeated criminal or other anti-social conduct. Authorizes a special verdict of "not guilty solely by reason of inability, because of mental disease or defect, to have had the state of mind required as an element of the offense charged." Requires any person acquitted because of such mental disease or defect to be committed to the custody of the Attorney General if found by clear and convincing evidence to be presently suffering from mental disease or defect. Directs the Attorney General to release such person to a State which will assume responsibility for his custody and treatment or otherwise to hospitalize such person in a suitable facility. Requires the court to hold a hearing upon the certification by the director of the facility that such person's release will no longer create a substantial danger to himself or the person or property of another. Directs the court to order the discharge of a person who is found to have recovered.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1982
Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1982 - Permits employee benefit plans, as defined under this Act, to engage in any qualified mortgage transaction involving any qualified residential mortgage loan, provided transactions between all parties are at arm's length. Permits such plans to participate in any mortgage pool, provided such pool conforms to specified requirements with regard to permitted investments. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. Provides that this Act shall supersede any and all contrary provisions of State law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code. Prohibits the imposition of Federal excise tax on a plan or pool that engages in a transaction described under this Act.
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.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to abolish the defense of insanity. Provides that insanity at the time of an offense will not negate the mental state or condition required by law to convict a defendant, provided that the defendant was able to understand the nature and consequences of the offense. Places upon the defendant the burden to prove a lack of comprehension of the nature of his offense which is necessary to excuse him from trial. Requires a judge to commit to the appropriate medical institution any defendant so excused. Allows the court to commit a convicted defendant to an appropriate institution for medical assistance, until the defendant is declared sane by the medical authorities at the institution. Requires any remainder of a sentence to be served in prison.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a verdict of "guilty but mentally ill" even if such illness would not constitute legal insanity. Permits the court to impose on a defendant found guilty but mentally ill any sentence which the court can impose on a defendant convicted of such offense. Allows treatment of the defendant for mental illness during the term of sentence.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a verdict of "guilty but insane" for any criminal defendant who raises the issue of insanity by notice as provided by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Provides that a defendant is "guilty but insane" if his actions constitute all necessary elements of the offense charged other than the requisite state of mind. Provides that if the dependant is found "guilty but insane" the court may commit the defendant to serve all or a portion of a sentence in a suitable facility for treatment of his mental condition. Requires the defendant to serve the remaining portion of his sentence upon release from the mental facility.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a new plea of "guilty but insane" for any criminal defendant whose actions constitute all necessary elements of the offense charged but who lacks the requisite state of mind as a result of mental disease or defect. Adopts the current notice provisions for a defense of insanity for the new plea of "guilty but insane". Transfers the burden of proof to the defendant. Permits the jury or the court in a non-jury trial to find a defendant guilty but insane. Requires the court in any such case to hold a hearing to determine the present mental condition of the convicted person. Directs the court to commit such person to the custody of the Attorney General upon a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that the person is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect as a result of which release would create a substantial danger to himself or to the person or property of another. Directs the Attorney General to release such person to a State which will assume responsibility for his custody and treatment or otherwise to hospitalize such person in a suitable facility. Requires the court to hold a hearing upon the certification by the director of the facility that such person's release will no longer create a substantial danger to himself or the person or property of another. Directs the court to order the discharge of a person who is found to have recovered. Provides for the hospitalization of persons found guilty, imprisoned persons, and persons due for release, who are found to suffer from mental disease or defect.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to establish escrow accounts with the money received by an individual from books, movies, magazine articles, tape recordings, phonograph records, radio or television presentations or any live such individual is accused or convicted. Requires that money from such account be payable to the victim of the offense to satify a civil judgment. Provides for payment of the money to the accused if he is acquitted or the charges are dismissed. Allows payment to a convicted individual if no civil action is brought within five years after the establishment of the account. Permits payment of a portion of such funds, upon a court order, to defray the expenses of legal representation for the accused.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Fish Restoration Act of 1982 - Title I: Fish Restoration Program - Directs that Federal moneys apportioned to a coastal State for aid in fish restoration and management be equitably allocated by such a State between marine and fresh water fish projects, and that at least 40 percent be used for related construction and land acquisition. Amends the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act to: (1) define the term "coastal State" for the purposes of such Act; (2) authorize appropriations in the amount equal to the revenue accruing from taxes relating to sport fishing equipment and certain recreational boats and boating equipment during FY 1983 and each fiscal year thereafter; (3) increase the percentage of the annual appropriation deducted for administrative expenses; (4) eliminate the notification by a State of intent to accept such apportionment funds requirement; (5) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to finance up to 75 percent of the costs of the acquisition of lands or interests therein and the construction of structures or facilities; and (6) permit each State to utilize up to ten percent of its apportionment for an aquatic resource education program. Title II: Tax on Sale of Sport Fishing Equipment and Certain Recreational Boats and Boating Equipment - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any article of sport fishing equipment, recreational boats, and boating equipment.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
National Science and Technology Revitalization Act of 1982 - Establishes a program of five-year presidential teaching and research fellowships to be awarded to untenured university faculty in mathematics, engineering, and the physical and biological sciences. Directs the National Science Foundation to select the fellows and administer the program. Establishes a presidential precollege science and mathematics inservice teaching program to assist States in improving the skills of secondary school science and mathematics teachers. Directs the Intergovernmental Science, Engineering, and Technology Panel of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to coordinate this program and develop a plan and guidelines. Directs the National Science Foundation to administer this program as well. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983-1987 for the fellowships program and for FY 1983-1986 for the inservice teaching program.
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 · 17 June 1982
Prohibits economic assistance to Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union has signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) private commercial interests in the United States should refrain from making loans to Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union has signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement; (2) the United States should not help if such loans are made and result in defaults; and (3) the President should seek agreements with our allies to halt the flow of economic assistance to Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union has signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the International Olympic Committee should officially recognize Jim Thorpe's achievements in the 1912 Olympics. Declares that the Committee should be asked to present Thorpe's medals and awards during the 1984 Olympics.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1982
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to remove obstructions which are hazardous to navigation in the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, and to maintain the channel depth authorized for the project for navigation and other purposes on such rivers.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income certain public retirement benefits to the extent that such benefits do not exceed the maximum social security benefits minus the amount of social security actually received.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the collection of defaulted Federal student loans by offset against income tax refunds of those individuals found to be in default on such loans. Defines "Federal student loans" as federally insured loans to graduate students in the health professions. Sets forth special rules with respect to joint returns and fiscal year taxpayers. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services of the amounts collected with respect to any loan to any individual; and (2) transfer such amounts to the Secretary as is necessary to reimburse the entity or fund to which the loan is repayable. Requires that such notification and transfer be made not less often than monthly.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1982
Prohibition of Mandatory Retirement and Employment Rights Act of 1982 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to eliminate the upper age limitation of the class of persons to whom such Act applies.
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 · 10 June 1982
New Jobs Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers an income tax credit in an amount equal to 25 percent of the increase in wages paid during 1982 to qualified new employees. Requires that such new employees must be individuals who: (1) are hired by the employer after June 14, 1982, and before October 16, 1982; (2) were not employed on a substantially full-time basis at any time during the 90-day period prior to the date of hiring; and (3) were not employed by the employer at any time prior to hiring.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1982
Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of the disbursements from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and of the receipts from the old age, survivors and disability insurance taxes and the hospital insurance taxes on self-employment income, employees, and employers in the totals of the Federal budget. Exempts such disbursements and receipts from any general statutory limitation on Federal budget outlays.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1982
Military Widows and Surviving Children Benefits Restoration Act -- Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to make monthly payments equivalent to the child's insurance benefit under the Social Security Act before enactment of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to certain children between the ages of 18 and 22 attending institutions of higher learning. Limits eligibility for such payments to children of veterans who died on active duty or from a service-connected disability. Directs the Secretary to make a lump-sum payment to persons who would have been entitled to such payments one month before the effective date of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to make monthly payments to the surviving spouse of such a veteran in the amount such spouse would have received under the Social Security Act were she caring for a child under 16 (when such child is actually between 16 and 18 years of age). Directs the Secretary to make a lump-sum payment to persons who would have been entitled to such payments one month before the effective date of this Act. Directs the Secretary concerned to notify each member of the armed forces that their dependents will be ineligible for such benefits should the member die after the applicable date, in no case later than August 13, 1983. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide the Secretary concerned with information necessary to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1982
Military Widows and Surviving Children Social Security Benefits Restoration Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make monthly payments to persons who: (1) would have been entitled to child's insurance benefits on the basis of student status under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act as in effect before the amendments made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981; and (2) are children of individuals who were members or former members of the Armed Forces before August 13, 1981, and who die while in active military service within a specified time period or who die from a service-connected disability incurred within a specified time period. Provides that such monthly payments shall be equal to the monthly child's insurance benefit to which such persons would have been entitled under title II of the Social Security Act. Requires the Secretary to make monthly payments to persons who: (1) are surviving spouses of individuals who were members or former members of the Armed Forces before August 13, 1981, and who die while in active military service during a specified time period or who die from a service-connected disability within a specified time period; and (2) are not entitled to mother's insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act because they are caring for such veterans' children who are between the ages of 16 and 18 and are entitled to child's insurance benefits. Provides that such monthly payments shall be equal to the monthly mother's insurance benefit which such persons would receive under title II of the Social Security Act if the children in their care were under 16 years old. Provides that payments under this Act shall be paid from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund.
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