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United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1983
Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the reporting by employers of tips in the case of certain food and beverage establishments.
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1983
Designates the week beginning October 2, 1983, as National Children's Week.
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1983
Designates April 29, 1983, as National Nursing Home Residents Day.
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1983
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Soviet Union should comply with certain international agreements relating to human rights by pursuing a more humane emigration policy and by ceasing harassment of Jews and others seeking to emigrate; (2) Soviet compliance with internationally recognized emigration rights would significantly promote improved relations with the United States; (3) the President should convey these concerns of Congress to the Soviet Union at every appropriate opportunity; and (4) the President should also convey these concerns to U.S. allies.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Federal Support Payment Act - Amends the judicial code to provide for the enforcement of State court-ordered child support payments in sister States. Authorizes State-ordered child support payments to be registered under specified conditions in any State court for enforcement purposes. Establishes guidelines for enforcement and contempt proceedings in such State courts. Confers original jurisdiction upon State courts over civil actions brought by citizens of sister States to order citizens of the forum State to make child support payments, subject to specified conditions.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Permits garnishment of the wages of Federal employees.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to allow air carriers to offer reduced rate air transportation for any individual, under 16 years of age, who is traveling to the United States from a foreign country to be adopted, or after being adopted, by a resident of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to extend from five to ten years the period during which a spouse or mother becoming eligible for a Government pension may qualify for an exemption from title II provisions requiring a reduction in such spouse's or mother's OASDI benefits based on receipt of a Government pension. Makes the duration-of-marriage requirements for spouses applicable to such exemption.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Allows parties that prevail against the United States in specified administrative and judicial proceedings to be awarded attorney fees and other expenses, and permits the relevant agency or court to assess a civil penalty not exceeding the amount of such costs against an officer or employee of the United States, if such agency or court determines that the proceedings involved were based on a clearly arbitrary or capricious action of such officer or employee.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to permit surviving divorced wives, as well as widows, to marry after attaining age 60 without affecting their entitlement to widow's insurance benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Directs the Department of Justice to offer a reward for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of a kidnapper if: (1) the victim of the offense is physically harmed; and (2) the offender demands a monetary ransom.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Repeals specified provisions of Federal law concerning incentive awards for Federal employees and performance awards for the Senior Executive Service. Authorizes the President to pay a cash award of not to exceed $1,500 to an employee only if such employee's suggestion, invention, or personal effort causes a demonstrable monetary savings to the Government.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Requires that all $50 bills bear a portrait of Georgia Neese Clark Gray, the first woman to serve as Treasurer of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Amends the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit Federal Reserve banks from purchasing obligations of foreign governments unless such obligations are denominated in the currency of the foreign country involved.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Amends the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit any officer or employee of the United States, in his or her official capacity, from purchasing the currency of any foreign country unless, on the date of the proposed purchase, such currency is used to determine the value of special drawing rights established under the International Monetary Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to require the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to establish procedures prohibiting the procurement of property or services from any person who has recommended such procurement to the Government in a report or study funded by the Government.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Home Health and Safety Act of 1983 - Prohibits manufacturers of cigarettes or little cigars from adding substances which permit the continued burning of such cigarettes or little cigars if left unattended. Establishes a fine of not less than $10,000 for a violation of this Act. Grants district courts jurisdiction to restrain violations of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Prohibits the total annual Government expenditures for the care of a former President, excepting Secret Service protection, from exceeding ten times the poverty level income for one urban family of four.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an additional excise tax of $4 per thousand on cigarettes. Appropriates revenues raised by such additional tax to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (Medicare).
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Limits the amount of official funds available to a Member of Congress for the purchase of postage stamps to $100 for each calendar year. Requires deposit of any amount of such funds not used in the calendar year in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to permit an individual who has attained age 65 and is eligible for old age insurance benefits but has not filed for such benefits to elect, on an annual basis, to have his or her employment or self-employment excluded from the term "employment" for purposes of the OASDI program and to be exempt from social security taxes. Provides that such an election: (1) does not exempt an individual's employer from paying employer's social security taxes; and (2) does not exempt an individual from paying hospital insurance taxes if he or she has filed for hospital insurance benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Authorizes the granting of a nonimmigrant business visa and admission to the United States to a named individual.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Permits the next of kin of a deceased veteran to designate the style of flag, draped or mounted, to be furnished at the burial of such veteran.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of individuals over age 65 amounts received on the redemption of any series E or series EE U.S. savings bonds which are held by such individuals for at least ten years.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Prohibits after the year 2000 the payment of Federal retirement benefits to or through any person who is not retired.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the personal use of excess political contributions by candidates and Federal office holders.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Freedom of Energy Investment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the recognition of gain from the sale or exchange of stock in a qualified energy corporation to the extent that the amount realized on such sale or exchange exceeds the cost of qualified energy corporation stock purchased by the taxpayer during the 90 day period after the date of such sale or exchange. Defines "qualified energy corporation" as any domestic corporation which is engaged primarily in the exploration for, or development, sale, or production of, energy, the manufacture of equipment for such purposes, or research or development. Terminates the provisions of this Act three years after the date of its enactment.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow the income tax deduction for business expenses paid or incurred for regularly scheduled air transportation to the extent that such amount exceeds the normal tourist class fare for such transportation.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Constitutional Amendment - Modifies the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution to: (1) state that no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself except in open court; and (2) provide that a person shall not be confronted with prior criminal convictions except where they are an element of the crime charged. Modifies the Sixth Amendment to entitle the accused in all criminal prosecutions to be informed of the evidence of the accusation (in addition to the nature and cause of the accusation as currently provided).
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Constitutional Amendment - Permits States to propose constitutional amendments if the President establishes that two-thirds of the States have approved proposals for substantially identical amendments.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Constitutional Amendment - Limits the length of service of Representatives, Senators, and Supreme Court or inferior court judges during specified time periods.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes Congress to enact laws regulating the amounts of contributions and expenditures intended to affect Federal elections. Authorizes the States to enact laws regulating the amounts of contributions and expenditures intended to affect State and local elections.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress to assure that the total outlays of the Government, during any fiscal year, do not exceed the total receipts of the Government during such fiscal year. Provides for the phased implementation of this requirement after the ratification of this amendment. Permits expenditures to exceed national revenues in time of national emergency, but never by more than ten percent. Provides that during the third fiscal year beginning after the ratification of this amendment and for the next 19 succeeding fiscal years thereafter, the total receipts of the Government shall exceed outlays by an amount equal to five percent of the Federal indebtedness at the beginning of the third fiscal year. Requires the elimination within three fiscal years of any indebtedness incurred as a result of a national emergency.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Expresses the gratitude of the United States to the memory of Mohammed Sedik Benyahia for his key role in negotiating the release of the U.S. hostages from Iran.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Amends rule XLVII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit, after December 31, 1983, a Member from earning outside earned income or from accepting honoraria.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that amounts from the Treasury should not be appropriated or used for refurnishing or improving the interior of the Executive residence at the White House for more than one fiscal year during each period of twelve fiscal years.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Expresses the sense of the Congress that any Federal agency that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures that do not require the use of animal test subjects.
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1983
Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1983 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from specified prohibited transaction provisions: (1) any qualified mortgage transaction engaged in by an employee benefit plan provided only that such transaction received the prior approval of an independent fiduciary; and (2) purchase, retention, or sale by an employee benefit plan of interests in Federal or State government-guaranteed residential mortgage loans.
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1983
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the period from October 2 through October 9, 1983, as National Schoolbus Safety Week of 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the deduction for charitable contributions by taxpayers who do not itemize deductions.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1983
Designates the week beginning September 25, 1983, as National Adult Day Care Center Week.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1983
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to implement procedures for identifying social security benefit checks issued under title II which have not been negotiated within 12 months and to credit the appropriate social security trust fund, on a monthly basis, for the amount of all unnegotiated benefit checks drawn on such trust fund. Requires the Secretary to pay a benefit check presented for payment after it has been credited to one of the trust funds, and to recharge such trust fund, if such check is otherwise proper. Authorizes appropriations to reimburse the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for the total amount of unnegotiated benefit checks.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1983
National Heritage Resource Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow creators of artistic properties an income tax deduction for the current fair market value of literary, musical, or artistic compositions which they contribute to charitable organizations. Requires: (1) that the artistic property be created by the taxpayer at least one year prior to the time of such contribution; (2) that the fair market value of such property be appraised within one year of the date of contribution; and (3) that the donee of such property show that the use of the property will be related to the charitable purpose or function of his organization. Denies a fair market value deduction for contributions of any letter, memorandum, or similar property produced by a Federal or State employee which arose out of the performance of such employee's official duties. Exempts such fair market value deduction from the application of the minimum tax.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1983
United States Academy of Peace and Conflict Resolution Act - Establishes the United States Academy of Peace and Conflict Resolutions as an independent nonprofit corporation. Permits the Academy to use "United States" or "U.S." or any other reference to the United States Government or Nation in its title, corporate seal, emblem, or other mark of recognition in any fiscal year only if there is an authorization of appropriations for the Academy for such fiscal year provided by law. Sets forth the powers and the duties of the Academy, including establishment of an Endowment of the United States Academy of Peace and Conflict Resolution. Authorizes the Academy to: (1) conduct research on the causes of war and the elements of peace; (2) provide peace education and research programs; (3) conduct training in conflict resolution; (4) disseminate information on peace learning; (5) establish a Center for International Peace; and (6) establish a United States Medal of Peace and other medals or honors. Authorizes the Academy to refuse research requests of Federal agencies for reason of cost or of inappropriateness to the Agency's purpose or independence. Prohibits the Academy from undertaking to influence the passage or defeat of any Federal, State, local, or United Nations legislation, but permits Academy personnel to testify or make other appropriate communication when formally requested to do so by a legislative body, committee, or member thereof. Provides for appointment of members of the Academy's Board of Directors. Sets forth grounds for removal of Board members. Permits Board meetings to be closed only in exceptional circumstances. Sets forth provisions for Academy officers, employees, procedures, and records. Provides that, with certain exceptions, the Academy shall not be considered a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government. Prohibits the use of any political test or political qualification with respect to personnel actions of the Academy or financial assistance by the Academy. Authorizes appropriations in a specified amount for an Academy principal office capitalization fund. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for FY 1984 and 1985 for Academy programs and administration. Requires that Academy expenses in connection with the United States Medal of Peace or the accompanying cash award be paid out of the private funds of the Endowment. Restricts contract-making authority under this Act to the extent and amounts provided in appropriation Acts. Directs the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Academy to report to the Congress and the President, beginning two years after the enactment of this Act and at two-year intervals thereafter. Directs the President to transmit to the Congress the recommendations of the appropriate Federal agencies with respect to such report and to any legislation concerning the Academy. Requires the appropriate congressional committees to hold hearings to review such report and recommendations.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act - Sets forth for all motor vehicle manufacturers which produce over 100,000 motor vehicles for ultimate retail sale in the United States "minimum domestic content ratios" (the domestic value, including labor and parts, of the manufacturer's production costs of all automotive products sold in the United States). Requires all vehicle manufacturers producing more than 100,000 motor vehicles for sale in the United States to provide information to the Secretary of Transportation for the purpose of administering this requirement. Establishes penalties for a vehicle manufacturer who fails to meet the minimum domestic content ratio. Directs the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and prepare a written report regarding policies and practices of vehicle manufacturers used to persuade U.S. motor vehicle dealers to favor foreign made parts rather than domestically produced parts.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Minority Telecommunications Development Act of 1983 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare a purpose of such Act to be to provide for greater diversity of ownership and control of domestic and international telecommunications by requiring persons regulated under such Act to implement equal opportunity employment programs. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to: (1) establish criteria that ensures the eligibility of minorities for initial broadcast station licenses and construction permits; and (2) incorporate such criteria in any solicitation of applications for such a license or permit. Authorizes the Commission to declare that groups other than minorities are eligible for such license or permit if their eligibility would further the purpose declared by this Act. Sets forth circumstances under which the Commission may consider an applicant who does not satisfy such eligibility criteria. Directs the Commission to certify an assignment of a license or construction permit or a transfer of a corporate licensee or permittee to a minority assignee or transferee as necessary to effectuate a policy change (thus qualifying such assignment or transfer as an involuntary conversion to similar property and, therefore, a nonrecognition of gain under the Internal Revenue Code) if the Commission finds such action consistent with the purpose declared under this Act. Requires the Commission to permit a station licensee whose license has been designated for a revocation or renewal hearing to transfer or assign such license to a qualified minority applicant at a certain reduced market value prior to a final Commission order revoking, or denying renewal of, the license. Authorizes the Commission to waive its rules relating to the multiple ownership of telecommunications facilities for small business investment companies if the Commission finds that such waiver would enhance investment opportunities for minorities in telecommunications. Requires radio and television broadcasters, networks, common carriers, television cable systems, satellite operators, and the headquarters of such entities to establish, implement, and maintain an equal employment opportunity policy and program. Sets forth program guidelines and requirements, including requirements concerning the recruitment, training, and promotion of minority and female employees. Requires such entities to file with the Commission such program and an annual statistical report identifying by race and sex the number of employees in various job categories. Declares that an entity shall be deemed to be in compliance with equal employment opportunity program requirements when its work force has attained 80 percent of workforce parity for minorities and women in both total full-time employment and in the positions of managers, professionals, technicians, and sales persons. Requires applicants for construction permits, assignment of a license or construction permit, transfer of control, or license renewal to file an equal opportunity program with the Commission. Directs the Commission to designate an application for hearing if: (1) the Commission is unable to find that an applicant has maintained an effective program; and (2) the applicant's work force represents less than 50 percent of work force parity for minorities and women. Prohibits the Commission from considering in such hearing any improvements made in employment parity after designation of an application for hearing. Establishes the Advisory Committee on Minority Telecommunications Development to advise the Commission on policies which would further full participation by minorities in communications. Directs the Committee to report to the Commission within one year and to continue advising the Commission until Congress determines that minorities have attained full participation in the employment and ownership of telecommunications facilities. Makes specified funds available to the Commission to reimburse civic and community organizations (particularly, organizations representing minorities) and small businesses for their expenses of participating in rule making proceedings. Earmarks a specified portion of the funds appropriated for the planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities to be available for the development of facilities owned and operated by, and available to, minorities. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the limitation on the value of used property that can be used for a tax credit with respect to property acquired by a minority company in the purchase of any operating telecommunications facility. Requires the Commission to include in its annual report to Congress information on the participation of minorities as employees and owners of telecommunications facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Tax Rate Equity Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit to $700 the maximum reduction in individual income tax resulting from the third year of rate reductions enacted by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Amends title VII (Equal Employment Opportunity) of the Civil Rights Act to 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against any individual who is physically or mentally handicapped.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to exempt from the termination provisions of such Act provisions relating to the export of domestically produced crude oil.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Department of Education should withdraw all remaining proposed regulations relating to the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 and should increase its efforts to provide technical assistance to States and local schools for improved services to handicapped children; and (2) any final regulations promulgated by the Department under such Act should be rejected if they would dilute the strength of the protection of the educational rights of handicapped children.