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Rep. Ginn, Bo [D-GA-1]

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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.

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.

Law· HRH.R. 6968 (97th)enacted

Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1983

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1982

Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1983 - Appropriates funds for military construction for FY 1983 for: (1) the Army; (2) the Navy; (3) the Air Force; (4) defense agencies; (5) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure; (6) the Army and Air National Guards; (7) the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves; (8) family housing for all branches and defense agencies; and (9) the Homeowners Assistance Fund. Makes prior year construction appropriations available for construction projects currently authorized. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contracts for work without prior approval by the Secretary of Defense. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for the construction or reactivation of any bakery, laundry, or drycleaning facility without prior certification by the Secretary. Permits the use of appropriations for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. Permits the advancement of appropriations to the Federal Highway Administration for the construction of access roads to projects certified by the Secretary as important to the national defense. Prohibits the expenditure of appropriations for: (1) new bases not specifically indicated; (2) the purchase of land or land interests in excess of their determined value; (3) military family housing not otherwise provided for; (4) base realignment or closure activity without compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); (5) the procurement of steel for which American producers did not have an opportunity to compete; (6) dredging of the Indian Ocean by foreign contractors; (7) the design of site-specific facilities for the MX missile system without compliance with NEPA; (8) the payment of real property taxes in a foreign nation; or (9) the compensation of illegal aliens. Limits the expenditure of appropriations for consulting services. Permits the obligation of funds otherwise available at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year of appropriation. Transfers unexpended balances in the Family Housing Management Account to appropriations for family housing.

Bill· HRH.R. 6882 (97th)referred

A bill to revise the boundaries of the Cumberland Island National Seashore and to provide compensation for certain facilities on the seashore.

United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1982

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corporation for installation of transmission facilities which supply electricity to the Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia. Authorizes appropriations for such reimbursement. Revises the boundaries of the seashore.

Bill· HRH.R. 6609 (97th)referred

A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to remove obstructions to navigation from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Waterway System, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, and to maintain the authorized navigable depths of the System, and for other purposes.

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.

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. 6135 (97th)referred

A bill to prohibit export restrictions that interfere with existing contracts for the exportation of such commodities.

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1982

Prohibits the Government from imposing export restrictions on agricultural commodities which interfere with valid export contracts if: (1) the contracts were entered into before the imposition of such restrictions; and (2) the contracts provide for the delivery of such commodities for export within 180 days of the date the restrictions were imposed.

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