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Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10]

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Bill· HRH.R. 1916 (99th)referred

A bill to provide for a study by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop recommendations for correcting the disparities in the computation of social security benefits (commonly referred to as the "notch problem") which were caused by the enactment (in 1977) of the present formula for computing primary insurance amounts under title II of the Social Security Act.

United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1985

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of the benefit disparities caused by the 1977 changes in the social security benefit formula. Directs the Secretary to report the results of the study to the Congress and the Congressional Budget Office. Directs the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to report to the Congress that Office's conclusions and recommendations regarding the Secretary's report.

Bill· HRH.R. 1918 (99th)referred

World War I Veterans' Service Pension Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1985

World War I Veterans' Service Pension Act - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly pension of $150 to each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements. Requires such veteran, if receiving another pension administered by the Veterans Administration (VA), to elect which pension he will receive. Provides for the payment of a monthly pension of $100 to surviving spouses of World War I veterans who meet certain marriage requirements. Requires such surviving spouses to choose between pensions if they are currently receiving another pension through the VA.

Bill· HRH.R. 1719 (99th)referred

A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18, United States Code, (commonly called the "Hobbs Act") to make the extortion prohibition of such section applicable to conduct in labor disputes to the same extent such prohibition applies to other conduct.

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1985

Amends the Hobbs Act to provide that extortionate conduct that occurs in or is associated with a labor dispute is wrongful if it would be wrongful under the Act in the absence of a labor dispute.

Bill· HRH.R. 1619 (99th)referred

Nuclear Decommissioning Tax Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1985

Nuclear Decommissioning Tax Act of 1985 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a deduction for amounts which are to be used to decommission a nuclear powerplant if the amounts are either: (1) deposited in a Nuclear Decommissioning Reserve Fund; or (2) recorded in an unfunded reserve on the financial books of account of the taxpayer during the taxable year. Provides that the determination of whether the taxpayer uses the Reserve Fund or the unfunded reserve account shall be made by the applicable regulatory body that establishes the taxpayer's rates. Sets limits on the amounts which the taxpayer may pay into the fund or record in the unfunded reserve account. Requires the taxpayer to include in gross income any amount distributed from the Reserve Fund or any unused balance in the unfunded reserve account which is not distributed or used to pay the cost of nuclear decommissioning of a powerplant. Permits an additional deduction for any taxable year for the amount of the nuclear decommissioning costs with respect to which economic performance occurs during such taxable year. Requires the taxpayer to obtain a ruling as to the amount of the deduction allowed for the Reserve Fund or recorded in the unfunded reserve account. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to review, and revise if necessary, such amount at least once during the useful life of the nuclear powerplant. Sets forth rules for the establishment and operation of a Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund or an unfunded reserve account.

Bill· HRH.R. 1591 (99th)open

A bill to amend the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to provide protection for agricultural purchasers of farm products.

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1985

Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to provide that a buyer in the ordinary course of business who buys farm products from a seller engaged in farming operations shall take free of any seller-created security interest even though the buyer knows of its existence, unless within 12 months before the sale the buyer: (1) received notice of the security interest and of any payment obligations imposed by the secured party as conditions for waiver or release of the security interest and (2) has failed to perform such obligations. Sets forth parallel provisions for commission merchants or selling agents.

Bill· HRH.R. 1517 (99th)referred

Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1985

Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 1985 - Prohibits the cargo preference laws from applying to export activities of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) or the Department of Agriculture under which: (1) stocks of farm commodities or the products thereof acquired by the CCC are made available to U.S. exporters, users, or foreign purchasers for the maintenance or expansion of export markets for U.S. farm commodities; (2) commercial credit guarantees are blended with direct interest-free credits from the CCC to reduce the interest rate on export sales of U.S. farm commodities; or (3) the CCC or the Department of Agriculture promotes the export of U.S. farm commodities on a commercial basis.

Bill· HRH.R. 1385 (99th)open

A bill to amend the Social Security Amendments of 1983 to accelerate the application of off-budget treatment to the social security trust funds from fiscal year 1993 to fiscal year 1987.

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1985

Amends the Social Security Amendments of 1983 to accelerate the removal from the unified budget of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.

Bill· HRH.R. 1307 (99th)open

Readiness Enhancement of Air Force Reserve Special Operations Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1985

Readiness Enhancement of Air Force Reserve Special Operations Act of 1985 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for the operation and maintenance of: (1) a Special Operations Wing of the Air Force Reserve; and (2) the Directorate of the Department of Defense Task Force on Drug Law Enforcement. Directs the Secretary of Defense, not later than September 30, 1985, to report to specified congressional committees concerning the expenditure of funds authorized by this Act. Outlines information to be included in such report.

Bill· HRH.R. 1267 (99th)open

A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1985

Interstate Compact - Grants congressional approval to the Southeast Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, which provides for cooperation among the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia in the management of low-level radioactive waste on a continuing basis.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 69 (99th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that payments by the Veterans' Administration to veterans as compensation for service-connected disabilities should remain exempt from Federal income taxation.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1985

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) veterans' disability compensation payments should remain exempt from Federal income taxation; and (2) the President should reject any proposals to tax such payments.

Bill· HRH.R. 1242 (99th)open

Comprehensive Substance Abuse Education Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1985

Comprehensive Substance Abuse Education Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to establish a Comprehensive Substance Abuse Education Program to assist school districts in establishing and improving substance abuse education programs for elementary and secondary school students. Includes under such assistance the preparation and provision of instructional materials and assistance in the training for instructors for such programs. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to States for State personnel to implement this program. Directs the Secretary to report on such program to the Congress within one year after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 1247 (99th)referred

A bill to provide that each item of any general or special appropriation bill and any bill or joint resolution making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations that is agreed to by both Houses of the Congress in the same form shall be enrolled as a separate bill or joint resolution for presentation to the President.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1985

Provides that each item of any general or special appropriation bill and any bill or joint resolution making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations that is agreed to in the same form by both Houses of the Congress shall be enrolled as a separate bill or joint resolution for presentation to the President (line-item veto).

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 167 (99th)open

A joint resolution to authorize the Armored Force Monument Committee, the United States Armor Association, the World Wars Tank Corps Association, the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Association, the Tank Destroyer Association and the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th Armored Division Associations and the Council of Armored Division Associations jointly to erect a memorial to the "AMERICAN ARMORED FORCE" on United States Government property in Arlington, Virginia, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1985

Authorizes the Armored Force Monument Committee, the United States Armor Association, the World Wars Tank Corps Association, the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Association, the Tank Destroyer Association, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 16th Armored Division Associations, and the Council of Armored Division Associations to erect a memorial in or near Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, to honor and commemorate the American Armored Force. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, to select the site and approve the design and plans. Obligates the United States to expenses of maintenance only. Requires the commencement of the erection of the memorial within five years with a certification of sufficiency of funds necessary before commencement.

Bill· HRH.R. 1216 (99th)referred

Credit Accounting Reform Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1985

Credit Accounting Reform Act of 1985 - Amends the Federal Financing Bank Act of 1973 to require any Federal agency which makes a direct loan or guarantees any obligation after October 1, 1986, to transmit to the Federal Financing Bank the loan obligation or guarantee obligation and such information concerning the borrower as the Bank needs in order to sell the obligation or to reinsure the guarantee. Authorizes the Bank to disclose such information to the extent necessary to sell the obligation or to reinsure the guarantee. Directs the Bank, within 90 days after an agency has made a direct loan, to sell the resulting obligation to the highest bidder at a public auction. Permits the Bank to sell such an obligation through pooled participation arrangements only to the extent that such arrangements permit the proper allocation of subsidy costs to the appropriate budget account. Requires the Bank to make a bid based on the Bank's estimate of the present value of the obligation being sold at each auction, and to purchase any obligation for which it submits the highest bid. Declares the such obligations shall be sold without recourse to the Government and with no Government guarantee. Directs the Bank, within 90 days after an agency guarantees any obligation, to purchase reinsurance for such guarantee from the lowest bidder at a public auction. Requires the Bank to make a bid at each such auction based on the Bank's estimate of the expected defaults on the obligation, and to reinsure a guarantee for which it submits the lowest bid. Entitles any reinsurer of such a guarantee to any premiums, fees, or their consideration that the borrower is required to pay for the guarantee. Requires the Bank, after October 1, 1986, to maintain assets with a market value equal to the value of its liabilities. Provides a permanent appropriation to the Bank of the amount by which its liabilities exceed its assets at the close of any fiscal year. Requires such amount to be included in the unified budget. Requires the Bank to transfer to the Treasury the amount by which its assets exceed its revenues at the close of any fiscal year. Requires such surplus amount to be treated as an on-budget miscellaneous receipt for Federal budgetary purposes. Directs the Bank to: (1) collect a fee for its costs of acting as agent for an agency in selling an obligation or reinsuring a guarantee; (2) formulate standard contracts to be used by agencies when making or guarantying loans; (3) manage its portfolio so as to minimize credit and interest rate risks; (4) invest funds and maintain reserves to cover its contingent liabilities; and (5) report to the Congress annually on all loans purchased and reinsurance contracts issued by the Bank. Requires that the amount of any subsidy for a direct loan (the excess of the amount loaned over the price at which the loan is sold) or a loan guarantee (the cost of reinsurance) made by an agency is to be treated as an outlay of such agency for Federal budgetary purposes. Permits an agency to make a direct loan or guarantee an obligation after October 1, 1986, only to the extent that an appropriation has been made to the agency for the subsidy. Declares that this Act does not change the responsibility for servicing direct loans or obligation guarantees made by an agency. Includes obligations sold by the Bank as securities that are exempt from the securities laws. Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to revise the definition of "budget authority" to include the subsidy amount for any authority to guarantee the repayment of indebtedness. Amends the Government Corporation Control Act to: (1) include the Bank as a wholly owned Government corporation for purposes of such Act; and (2) require the Comptroller General to audit the Bank on a calendar year basis.

Bill· HRH.R. 1140 (99th)open

Railroad Antimonopoly Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1985

Railroad Antimonopoly Act of 1985 - Amends the Sherman Act to prohibit any owner rail carrier from monopolizing a route by denying any shipper or other rail carrier the use, on reasonable terms, of a facility which is the sole facility over which bulk commodities must be moved to connect with the track of a competing rail carrier or to reach the destination of shipment. Bars any rate restriction under this Act if the owner rail carrier permits a competing carrier to use such sole facility. Specifies procedures for determining rates for the use of a sole facility if there is no competition. Prohibits an owner rail carrier from conditioning the use of a sole facility upon use of other facilities. Permits a shipper to elect to connect with a water carrier instead of, or in addition to, a competing rail carrier at the first connection point; provided that the cost of connecting with the water carrier is no greater than the cost of connecting with the competing rail carrier, or the owner rail carrier is reimbursed for the difference in cost. Entitles any person injured by a violation of this Act to bring an action to recover damages and to seek injunctive relief as provided under the Clayton Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1108 (99th)referred

Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1985

Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act - Declares that no antitrust law shall prohibit the importer, brewer, or trademark licensee of a trademarked malt beverage, when such beverage has substantial competition from other malt beverages in an area, from: (1) entering into an agreement granting a wholesale distributor the exclusive right to sell such beverage within any defined geographic area within a State; or (2) limiting such distributor to the sale of such beverage for ultimate resale to consumers in such area. Declares that this Act shall not affect any provision of State law.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 60 (99th)referred

A resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee of the House to review and study pertinent recommendations of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1985

Amends rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee to review, on a continuing basis and when considering public bills or resolutions, those portions of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (Grace Commission report) pertaining to such committee's jurisdiction. Amends rule XI to require each committee report on a public bill or resolution to contain: (1) an identification of each recommendation of the Survey to be implemented and the resulting estimated program cost savings or revenue enhancement; and (2) a statement setting forth the disposition of each recommendation pertaining to such bill or resolution.

Bill· HRH.R. 1082 (99th)referred

Omnibus Intelligence and Security Improvements Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985

Omnibus Intelligence and Security Improvements Act - Title I: Recurring Intelligence Authorization Provision Codification Act - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the Director of Central Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense to notify the appropriate congressional committees of any intent to spend funds in excess of authorization. Prohibits reprogramming or funds transfers except for unforeseen higher priority intelligence activities. Prohibits funds for any activity for which funds were requested and denied by Congress. Title II: Intelligence or Law Enforcement Defense Pretrial Notification Act - Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require a defendant to give notice prior to trial if he intends to claim in his defense that he was, or believed he was, acting on behalf of a Federal law enforcement or intelligence agency at the time of the alleged offense. Title III: Counterintelligence Investigation Improvements Act - Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to give the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) access to financial records for counterintelligence investigations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to give the FBI access to the tax returns and return information of agents of foreign powers. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to allow the Secretary of State to deny to any member of a foreign mission travel within the United States to areas in which there exists: (1) a substantial concentration of high-technology industry; and (2) any industry relating to militarily critical technologies. Provides for waiver of such prohibition for any such travel certified by the FBI Director as consistent with U.S. national security interests. Title IV: Federal Employee Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it an offense for a Federal employee to intentionally disclose classified information without authorization. Provides for a fine of $15,000 or imprisonment for not more than three years, or both. Title V: Federal Polygraph and Prepublication Review Limitation Act - Prohibits any executive agency or military department, except in the case of law enforcement or intelligence activities, to require or request any person occupying, applying for, or under consideration for a position in the civil service or the uniformed service to submit to a polygraph examination or enter into an agreement requiring prepublication review. Title VI: Espionage and Treason Capital Punishment Procedures Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criteria for the imposition of the death penalty for treason and espionage. Title VII: Foreign Intelligence Source Improvement Act - Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to permit the President to naturalize a maximum of five persons per year admitted for permanent residence under the Act because of their contributions to the security of the United States. Title VIII: Intelligence Identities Protection-Related Amendments - Terminates the Federal annuity benefits of a Federal employee convicted of certain national security crimes. Amends the Federal criminal code to include certain national security crimes investigations within the provision for court orders for the interception of wire or oral communications. Title IX: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to extend to 48 hours the period during which emergency foreign intelligence electronic surveillance may be conducted on the authority of the Attorney General. Permits retention and dissemination of communications constituting threats of death or serious bodily harm overheard while conducting electronic testing, training, or security countermeasures in accordance with such Act. Title X: Congressional Security Survey Act - Requires the Director of the FBI to conduct a study of the personnel, physical, and document and communications security arrangements relating to classified information possessed by the legislative branch. Directs all Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to assist the FBI in such survey.

Bill· HRH.R. 1021 (99th)referred

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a program for the waiver of the visa requirement in the case of nonimmigrant tourists from certain countries.

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1985

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to establish a three-year pilot visa waiver program for up to eight countries providing a similar benefit to the United States. Sets forth program provisions.

Bill· HRH.R. 998 (99th)open

A bill to amend the Clayton Act to temporarily prohibit hostile corporate takeovers of domestic petroleum corporations.

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985

Amends the Clayton Act to temporarily prohibit any person engaged in commerce or in any activity affecting commerce from acquiring control of a domestic petroleum corporation if the corporation disapproves the acquisition. Defines "control" as the acquisition of more than four percent of the stock, share capital, or assets of the corporation. Directs the Secretary of Energy, the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Reserve Board to investigate and report to the Congress on the effects of such prohibited corporate takeovers on domestic petroleum supplies, competition in the marketing of petroleum products, petroleum industry financing methods, and credit markets, respectively.

Bill· HRH.R. 945 (99th)open

Firearms Owners' Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985

Firearms Owners' Protection Act - Title I: Amendments to Title 18, United States Code - Amends the Gun Control Act of 1968 to redefine: (1) "manufacturer" to mean any person engaged in the "business of manufacturing" (instead of "manufacture" of) firearms or ammunition; and (2) "dealer" to exclude dealers in ammunition. Adds a new definition, "engaged in the business," with respect to manufacturers, dealers, and importers. Defines as a manufacturer, dealer, or importer of firearms a person who manufactures or deals in a regular course of trade or business with the principal objective of livelihood and profit. Excludes as dealers persons making occasional sales or repairs of firearms. Eliminates certain activities involving ammunition from the coverage of the current prohibitions. Allows for the sale or delivery of any firearm to a resident of a State other than a State in which the licensee's place of business is located if such sale or delivery complies with the laws of both States. Presumes a licensee to have actual knowledge of the published laws of the State. Requires such transfer to be face to face. Revises the current prohibition against certain classes of persons transporting a firearm or ammunition in interstate commerce to extend such prohibition to possession or receipt in commerce or affecting commerce of any firearm or ammunition. Includes as additional categories illegal aliens, dishonorably discharged members of the armed forces, and U.S. citizens who renounce their citizenship. Excludes ammunition dealers from the current licensing requirements. Declares that a licensed dealer's personal collection of firearms shall not be subject to recordkeeping requirements, under specific circumstances. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to revoke a license only where the holder "willfully" violates a provision of the Act. Bars the Secretary from denying or revoking a license on the basis of violations which are alleged in criminal proceedings instituted against a licensee where such individual is not convicted of such charges. Allows the Government to voluntarily dismiss criminal charges prior to trial and still proceed with revocation. Imposes as a condition for the inspection or examination of records, documents, firearms, or ammunition that the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe that a violation has occurred and that evidence may be found on the premises. Requires a warrant to be issued for such search. Restricts the kind of firearms information obtained from licensees which the Secretary may make available to State or local governments. Establishes a limited recordkeeping requirement for firearms collectors. Establishes a "willful" scienter (knowledge) requirement with respect to general violations of the Act. Makes it a defense to a prosecution under this section that the conduct constituting the offense consisted of simple carelessness. Amends the forfeiture provision to subject to seizure any firearm or ammunition "involved in or used" in any violation of the Gun Control Act (instead of "involved in or used or intended to be used"). Directs the court to award attorney fees to the prevailing party (other than the United States) in a proceeding for the return of seized firearms or ammunition. Requires the court to award such fees in any other action upon a finding that the action was without foundation or was initiated in bad faith. Limits seizure to firearms individually identified as involved in the violation. Revises the current procedure allowing persons who have been convicted of a crime to apply to the Secretary for relief from the firearms prohibitions by allowing such a person to appeal a denial to the U.S. district court. Amends the rulemaking authority of the Secretary to provide that no regulation may require the transfer of records required under this Act to a facility owned, managed, or controlled by the United States or any State or the establishment of any system of registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions. Requires a 90-day public comment period for proposed regulations (no period is currently specified). Prohibits the Secretary from prescribing regulations which require purchasers of black powder to complete affidavits or forms attesting to their exemption from certain provisions of the Federal criminal code. Declares any law or regulation promulgated by any State prohibiting the transfer of an unloaded and not readily accessible firearm or ammunition null and void. Title II: Amendments to Title VII of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 - Repeals title VII of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (relating to the receipt, possession, or transportation of firearms by felons, veterans dishonorably discharged, mental incompetents, illegal aliens, and persons renouncing their United States citizenship).

Bill· HRH.R. 962 (99th)open

A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make an exception to the ban on participation of officers and employees of the United States in certain foreign arrest actions and interrogations.

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1985

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to exempt arrest actions and interrogations in the Bahamas from the ban on participation by U.S. officers and employees in certain foreign drug arrest actions and interrogations.