United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1982
Includes computer software among the works of authorship entitled to copyright protection. States that copyright protection does not interfere with any rights the owner of a copyright may possess under a State trade secret law. Sets forth the form copyright notice should take with respect to such software. Directs the Register of Copyrights to prescribe regulations for the deposit of such material.
United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1982
States that the United States and the Soviet Union should: (1) pursue a complete halt to the nuclear arms race; (2) decide when and how to achieve a mutual and verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and further deployment of nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems; (3) give special attention to destabilizing weapons; and (4) proceeding from this freeze, pursue major, mutual, and verifiable reductions in nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems.
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1982
Bail Reform Amendments Act of 1982 - Amends the Federal criminal code to allow the safety of other persons and the community to be considered when conditions are set for release of a defendant before trial. States that no financial condition may be imposed to assure the safety of any person or the community. Prohibits release of the defendant when his appearance cannot be assured. Allows as a condition of release that the defendant not commit a Federal, State, or local crime, intimidate a witness or victim, or destroy evidence. Provides a procedure for revocation of release if the defendant violates any condition of release.
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1982
Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from placing into effect any rule which would not maintain or enhance the nutritional integrity of supplemental foods made available under the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Directs the Secretary to make a finding that any rule changes governing the program subsequent to enactment of this resolution shall be beneficial to the nutritional status of program participants. Requires the Secretary to submit such finding to the appropriate congressional committees prior to its publication in the Federal Register. Requires the Secretary to implement a specified rule concerning the program no later than December 31, 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1982
False Identification Crime Control Act of 1982 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for knowingly and unlawfully producing or transferring an identification document or false identification document. Prohibits any person from producing, transferring, or possessing any document-making implement used for the production of false identification. Defines "identification document" as a document made or issued by or under the authority of the United States Government, a State, local, or foreign government, or an international governmental or quasi-governmental organization, which, when completed with information concerning a particular individual, is of a type commonly accepted for the purpose of identification.
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1982
Encourages the President's efforts to achieve deep cuts in the amounts of nuclear weapons held by each nation and to establish an enduring peace. Endorses a complete halt to the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union, including a mutual verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and deployment of nuclear weapons. Declares that Congress would welcome an international agreement based on specified principles providing for: (1) the staged disarmament of all nations until nonthreatening force levels are reached under effective international inspection and control; and (2) concurrent agreements providing methods for the peaceful settlement of international disputes and the creation of a United Nations police force. Requests the President to: (1) transmit copies of this resolution to the heads of government of all nations and to invite them to participate in negotiations on such an international agreement; and (2) report to Congress on the steps taken respecting this resolution and the responses received.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1982
Provides that, for six months, the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 shall be applied as if: (1) specified amendments made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1970 (which excluded extended and additional unemployment compensation claims from the determination of the insured unemployment rate and which raised the level of State unemployment required to trigger the extended unemployment compensation program) had not been enacted; and (2) such State trigger were based solely on a State insured unemployment rate of five percent for that week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks (waiving the 120 percent factor).
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1982
States that the President, at the earliest possible date, should: (1) request Senate consent to ratification of the Threshold Test Ban and Peaceful Nuclear Explosion Treaties; and (2) resume trilateral test ban treaty negotiations.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1982
Declares that the presidential certification submitted to the Congress with respect to sending military aid to El Salvador is void. Directs the President to immediately suspend such assistance. Requires the suspension to remain in effect during FY 1982 and 1983. Prohibits the President from making another such certification until Congress enacts a joint resolution declaring that El Salvador has met specified conditions.
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1982
Federal Court Reform Act of 1982 - Title I: Supreme Court Review - Makes review of a Federal district or appellate court or highest State Court decision which holds a Federal or State law unconstitutional reviewable by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari, instead of appeal as currently authorized. Authorizes Supreme Court review, by writ of certiorari, of final judgments or decrees rendered by the highest court of a State in a case where the validity of a treaty or statute is in question or where the validity of a statute of Puerto Rico is in question on the ground of its being repugnant to the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United States. Amends various provisions of Federal law (including the Federal Election Campaign Act, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act, and the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973) to provide that certain cases will now be heard by the Supreme Court under its discretionary certiorari authority instead of hearing such appeals directly. Title II: Jurors and Summons for Jury Service - Provides workmen's compensation for individuals injured during Federal jury duty. Authorizes the award of attorney's fees in cases involving appointed counsel where an employee has brought suit against his or her employer because the employer discriminated against the employee on the basis of jury service. Permits the use of first class mail to notify individuals of jury service. Title III: Civil Priorities - Requires each court of the United States to determine the order in which civil actions are heard and determined. Authorizes the Judicial Conference of the United States to modify the rules adopted by the courts in order to establish consistency. Amends over 80 priority or expediting provisions relating to civil actions.
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to establish the offense of "avoidance of or fraud with respect to military service." Makes it a criminal offense to fail to: (1) register; (2) report for and submit to induction; (3) report for alternative service; or (4) report for a physical examination. Establishes fines ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 and imprisonment from 30 days to five years, depending on whether the country is in a state of war or persons are being inducted into military service. Provides as a defense to a prosecution for violation of this Act (except its fraud provisions) that such violation was the result of a bona fide religious belief. Establishes penalties for anyone who knowingly uses fraud with intent to interfere with the military or alternative service obligation of another. Provides for extraterritorial jurisdiction.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1982
Expresses the disapproval of Congress of the five-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing plan approved by the Department of the Interior on July 21, 1982. Prohibits the implementation of such program until the Secretary of the Interior has modified the plan to conform to applicable Federal law and national energy policy.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1982
Expresses the concern of the House of Representatives in the preservation and restoration of Rhodes Tavern in Washington, D.C. Encourages preservation and restoration efforts by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Capitol Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, the mayor and city council, and other interested organizations.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1982
Diversity Jurisdiction Reform Act of 1981 - Abolishes diversity of citizenship as a basis of jurisdiction of Federal district courts, but retains as a basis of jurisdiction "alienage," involving foreign states or citizens of foreign states. Increases the amount in controversy requirement in such cases from $10,000 to $25,000. Retains as a basis for Federal jurisdiction statutory interpleader, which includes actions between citizens of different States. Permits venue for a Federal civil action in any judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or in which a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated.
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to deductions for ordinary and necessary business expenses to provide a special rule for construction workers' travel and transportation expenses. Provides that a job at a site located more than 30 miles from a worker's residence: (1) shall be deemed to be temporary for the first two years of employment at that site; and (2) shall be deemed to be temporary or not temporary after the first two years based on an examination of all the facts and circumstances. Provides that no deduction shall be disallowed solely because a construction worker's employment at a job site is of indefinite duration. Prohibits the application of the "one-year" rule as set forth in Revenue Ruling 59-371. Defines "construction worker," for purposes of this Act, as any individual employed as a skilled, semiskilled, or unskilled laborer in the building or construction industry.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1982
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Diversity Jurisdiction Reform Act of 1981 - Abolishes diversity of citizenship as a basis of jurisdiction of Federal district courts, but retains as a basis of jurisdiction "alienage," involving foreign states or citizens of foreign states. Increases the amount in controversy requirement in such cases from $10,000 to $25,000. Retains as a basis for Federal jurisdiction statutory interpleader, which includes actions between citizens of different States. Permits venue for a Federal civil action in any judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or in which a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the military functions of the Department of Defense for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, other weapons, ammunition, and other procurement. Earmarks a portion of the Air Force funds for the United States FY 1983 share of the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations's (NATO) cost of acquiring the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). Permits the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ministeries of Defense concerning the NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Program, to waive reimbursement for the cost of specified functions performed by other than AWACS personnel and to assume contingent liability for program losses and specified charges during FY 1983. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) the MX missile program; (2) the B-1B bomber program; (3) the CVN nuclear aircraft carrier program; (4) the Pershing II missile program; (5) the Tomahawk sea-launched cruise missile program; or (6) the ground-launched cruise missile program. Prohibits the use of appropriations to purchase binary chemical weapons. Prohibits the use of appropriations for the construction or conversion of naval vessels in foreign shipyards. Prohibits the use of appropriations for the 9-millimeter handgun. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the military functions of the Department for research, development, test, and evaluation. Authorizes additional appropriations as necessary for increases in salary and benefits for civilian employees. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) the MX missile program; (2) the B-1B bomber program; (3) the Trident II missile program; (4) the Pershing II missile program; or (5) the ballistic missile defense program. Prohibits the use of appropriations for research, development, test, or evaluation of binary chemical weapons. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the military functions of the Department for operation and maintenance. Authorizes additional appropriations as necessary for increases in salary and benefits for civilian employees. Prohibits the use of appropriations for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. Title IV: Active Forces - Establishes end strength levels for FY 1983 for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Air Force. Title V: Reserve Forces - Establishes average strengths for FY 1983 for: (1) the Army National Guard; (2) the Army Reserve; (3) the Naval Reserve; (4) the Marine Corps Reserve; (5) the Air National Guard; (6) the Air Force Reserve; and (7) the Coast Guard Reserve. Sets forth the number of Reserves serving on full-time active duty to administer, recruit, or train the Reserve components. Provides for the adjustment of average strength levels as specified. Increases the number of enlisted personnel who may be on active duty in support of the Reserve components. Title VI: Civilian Personnel - Establishes an end strength level for civilian personnel for the Department of Defense for FY 1983. Requires the apportionment of such personnel among the various military branches and departments. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on such allocation within 60 days. Specifies the types of civilian employees to be included in such end levels. Permits the Secretary to increase the number civilian personnel beyond the authorized end strength. Title VII: Military Training Student Loads - Establishes average military training student loads for FY 1983. Title VIII: Civil Defense - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 to carry out the provisions of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950. Prohibits the use of appropriations for planning for population relocation in time of crisis. Title IX: General Provisions - Directs the President to report to Congress within 90 days on the effect of the current and projected levels of defense spending on the economy.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
States that the United States and the Soviet Union should begin the strategic arms reduction talks (START), which should have the following objectives: (1) pursuing a complete halt to the nuclear arms race; (2) deciding when and how to achieve and pursue a mutual and verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and further deployment of nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems; (3) giving special attention to destabilizing weapons; (4) preserving present limitations and controls on current nuclear weapons and delivery systems; and (5) incorporating ongoing negotiations in Geneva on land-based intermediate-range nuclear missiles into the START negotiations. Declares that the United States shall try to reach a common position with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies on any agreement that would be inconsistent with existing U.S. commitments to those allies. Declares that the United States shall promptly approve the SALT II agreement if adequate verification capabilities are maintained.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1982
Establishes a uniform system for determining patent rights in inventions made by any employee, private or government, during his employment when the invention has grown out of the type of work performed or is derived from experiences gained on the job. Requires an employee to give his employer immediate notice of the service invention. Permits an employer to claim exclusive rights in such invention. Deems such invention free if such rights are not claimed. Entitles the employee to the fair market value of those rights, adjusted for the contribution the operations of the employer made to the invention. Permits the adjustment of such compensaton due to a substantial change in circumstances. Requires that all disputes relating to compensation which cannot be agreed upon be placed before the Arbitration Board. Requires an employer who claims exclusive rights to immediately apply for a patent in the inventor's name, or the service invention becomes free. Entitles the inventor to patent rights in any foreign countries which the employer has not claimed. Directs the employer to keep the employee informed at all stages of the patent application proceedings. Requires the employer to notify an employee of any intent to abandon the invention in enough time to permit the assignment and protection of rights of the employee. Requires an employer to apply to the Arbitration Board whenever he deems that an invention is not patentable because it is not in his legitimate business interests to have the invention become publicly known. Requires an employee to notify an employer immediately whenever he has made a free, non-service related invention. Gives the employer three months to counter such contention. Prohibits an employer from disclosing a free invention without the employee's consent. Establishes an Arbitration Board in the Patent Office to arbitrate disputes between such employers and employees. Permits judicial review of Board determinations. Directs the Secretary of Labor to issue guidelines for determining compensation to be paid for exclusive rights in service inventions and trade secrets. Prohibits discrimination against any employee who exercises his rights under these provisions. Permits civil action to enforce these provisions.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1982
Includes an individual's military service as Federal service for purposes of provisions concerning unemployment compensation eligibility if the individual: (1) was released from such military service under conditions other than dishonorable; and (2) was not given a bad conduct discharge or, if an officer, did not resign for the good of the service. Eliminates provisions excluding military service as Federal service for such purposes if the individual: (1) left the service voluntarily; or (2) was released or discharged for cause.
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 · 8 June 1982
Wilderness Protection Act of 1982 - Withdraws from disposition under all laws pertaining to oil, gas, mineral, and geothermal leasing: (1) wilderness areas; (2) lands recommended for wilderness designation, until Congress determines otherwise or until the lands concerned are recommended for other uses; (3) wilderness study areas, for the period of interim wilderness protection and management required by law; and (4) lands identified for further planning in Executive Communication 1504, 96th Congress, until one year after the final approval and implementation of an initial forest plan covering the further planning area. Exempts from the withdrawal pursuant to this Act: (1) national forest system land released to management for nonwilderness uses; (2) lands designated as congressional wilderness study areas in Colorado and New Mexico and certain lands within the River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho; (3) Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas; and (4) lands designated as a conservation system unit under the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation Act. Permits activities compatible with the preservation of the wilderness environment for the purpose of inventorying energy, mineral, and other resource values in areas withdrawn by this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to augment recurring surveys of mineral values of wilderness areas and to acquire information on the areas withdrawn by this Act by conducting nondestructive mineral inventories of such areas. Authorizes the President to recommend to Congress that minerals exploration, development, or extraction be permitted in specified areas withdrawn under this Act, if: (1) there is an urgent national need for the mineral activity; and (2) such need outweighs the public values of the wilderness lands involved and the potentially adverse environmental impacts likely to result. Makes such a recommendation effective only upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval by Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1982
Professional Sports Stabilization Act of 1982 - Declares that it shall not be unlawful under any antitrust law for a professional sports league and its member clubs to enforce rules: (1) requiring approval by the league membership for the relocation of a member club; or (2) providing for the division of league or member club revenues that promote comparable economic opportunities for member clubs. Prohibits State and local governments from imposing limitations on the collective conduct of sports leagues or member teams authorized by this Act. Specifies the applicability of this Act to actions commenced under the antitrust laws before its enactment.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1982
Patent Term Restoration Act of 1982 - Amends the patent law to extend the terms of patents which encompass specified products or a method for using a product, any of which are subject to certain nonpatent regulatory review periods. Sets forth the terms and conditions of such extension, including a seven year limitation. Directs the Commissioner of Patents to issue to the owner of record of a patent a certificate of extension stating the fact and length of the extension and identifying the product and the use and the claim to which such extension is applicable. Makes such certificate a part of the original patent. Limits the application of such patent term extension to patents for products subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Public Health Service Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Act of March 4, 1913 (relating to virus, serum, toxin, and analogous products). Requires further extensions of the patent term for certain products approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act before January 1, 1981, but whose regulation granting approval was stayed for a period of time.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that no further reductions should be made in the funding currently available for FY 1983 for programs administered under the Older Americans Act of 1965.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of the Army should grant a permit to the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) to hold a public memorial ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery on May 15, 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Requires that all activities carried out at a medical facility under the direct jurisdiction of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs be performed by Federal employees, except as specified.
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1982
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983-1985 for the Patent and Trademark Office. Requires the use of these funds to reduce by 50 percent the payment of fees by independent inventors, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses. Authorizes supplemental appropriations for FY 1982. Requires the Commissioner of Patents to charge fees according to a schedule set forth in this Act rather than establishing fees himself according to a prescribed formula. Permits the Commissioner to accept the payment of maintenance fees after the six-month grace period if the delay is unavoidable. Protects the use or manufacture by others of anything covered by such a patent during the period between the grace period and the actual payment of the fee. Permits the Commissioner to require a surcharge for the delay. Directs the Commissioner to establish fees for other unspecified services to cover their estimated cost to the Office. Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to require the Commissioner of Patents to recover through fees all rather than half of the costs of registering a trademark. Requires the exclusive use of such fees for processing registrations and other services related to trademarks. Eliminates the ceiling on the number of examiners-in-chief in the Office. Revises the patent application procedures. Permits the Commissioner to certify a correction of inventor in an issued patent even though such error did not involve joint inventors. Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to permit the Commissioner, upon petition rather than unilaterally, to declare that an interference exists between two trademarks. Establishes a patent term of 14 years for designs. Permits a contract involving a patent or any right under a patent to contain a provision requiring arbitration of any dispute relating to patent validity or infringement arising under the contract. Allows both parties, even without such a provision, to still agree in writing to binding arbitration. Sets forth the arbitration conditions and procedures.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
Amends the copyright law to extend through July 1, 1986, the requirement that imported nondramatic literary works in English be manufactured in North America.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate provisions which: (1) permit petitions to the Secretary of Energy for prescription of rules which supersede State energy efficiency standards; and (2) provide for supersedure of State energy efficiency standards prescribed after January 1, 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1982
Amends the Water Research and Development Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations, on a cost-sharing basis, through FY 1984 for water resources research institutes and for grants to and contracts with such institutes and other qualified institutions. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1984 for saline water conversion research and development programs. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1984 to carry out water research and development programs pursuant to such Act other than those for which specific authorizations are made.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Act of 1982 - Title I: Authorizations By the Secretary of Energy for Certain Activities Outside the United States - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the publication in the Federal Register of authorizations for the production of special nuclear materials outside the United States. Provides that such an authorization will not become effective until at least 15 days after its publication. Makes authorizations for the production of special nuclear material outside the United States effective with respect to a non-nuclear-weapon state only if the Secretary of Energy determines that such state adheres to the criteria governing U.S. nuclear exports for peaceful uses. Requires the Secretary to publicly issue and submit to the President any recommendation for such an authorization with respect to a non-nuclear-weapon state which does not adhere to such criteria. Authorizes the President to allow such an authorization by executive order if withholding it would prejudice the achievement of U.S. nonproliferation objectives or jeopardize the common defense and security, unless Congress, after reviewing such an order, adopts a concurrent resolution opposing such order. Provides that conduct which results in the termination of U.S. nuclear exports to another nation shall result also in the suspension of authorizations for the production of special nuclear material in such nation. Requires specific authorizations by the Secretary to engage in the following activities outside the United States: (1) designing, constructing, or operating facilities for the chemical processing of irradiated special nuclear material, for the production of heavy water, for the separation of isotopes from any source of special nuclear material, or for the fabrication of nuclear fuel containing plutonium; (2) designing, constructing, or furnishing equipment for use in any such facility; (3) training foreign personnel in such design, construction, or operation; (4) furnishing information not available to the public with respect to such design, construction, or operation; and (5) any other activities designated by the Secretary. Exempts from such requirement any such activity if: (1) it does not involve the communication of Restricted Data or classified defense information; (2) it is not in violation of other laws; or (3) it is limited either to participation in educational conferences, international conferences, or exchange programs or to furnishing of information which is available to the public. Authorizes the Secretary to require specific authorizations for activities carried out in designated countries or areas. Prohibits the Secretary from providing specific authorizations required under this Act unless Congress reviews the Secretary's reports on such authorizations and does not adopt a concurrent resolution opposing them. Title II: Exports of Highly Enriched Uranium - Authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to issue export licenses for highly enriched uranium for nuclear reactors only if: (1) there is no alternative nuclear reactor fuel available; (2) the proposed recipient of the uranium has indicated that it will use an alternative nuclear reactor fuel when one becomes available; and (3) the executive branch is developing an alternative nuclear reactor fuel. Requires the NRC to determine a kilogram limit on the amount of highly enriched uranium of U.S. origin that will be allowed at any one time in each foreign country and at each reactor site in each such country. Requires the NRC and the executive branch to support efforts to improve physical security arrangements for exports of highly enriched uranium. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan for the development of alternative nuclear reactor fuels for use in foreign reactors. Title III: Congressional Review of Subsequent Arrangements - Revises the time periods governing congressional review of subsequent arrangements for: (1) the retransfer of special nuclear material exported from the United States to a third country for reprocessing; (2) the reprocessing of any such material; or (3) the subsequent retransfer of plutonium in quantities greater than 500 grams resulting from the reprocessing of any such materials. Provides for congressional veto of such arrangements by concurrent resolution. Title IV: Special Functions of the Secretary of Defense in Nuclear Nonproliferation Matters - Requires the approval of the Secretary of Defense for international cooperation agreements, export licenses, and subsequent arrangements with respect to nuclear material.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Secretary of the Interior should refrain from issuing mineral leases in wilderness areas and lands under formal consideration for wilderness designation; (2) any Federal official who proposes to issue a mineral lease in such an area should provide prior notice to Congress in order to allow congressional prohibition of such lease; (3) additions to the Wilderness System should proceed expeditiously but without arbitrary deadlines; (4) lands under formal consideration for wilderness designation should be managed to preserve their wilderness character; and (5) Federal land management agencies should consider wilderness values in making land management decisions and recommendations.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Establishes in the House of Representatives the Select Committee on Hunger to conduct a comprehensive study of the problems of hunger and malnutrition, including those issues addressed in reports of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger and the Independent Commission on International Development Issues.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1982
Amends rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families to conduct a comprehensive study on their problems and to develop policies to coordinate governmental and private programs to address such problems. Provides that the committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and shall terminate at the close of the Ninety-ninth Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1982
Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan Amendments of 1982 - Prohibits the Office of Personnel Management from entering into a contract for a discriminatory health benefits plan for Federal employees. Requires that Federal health plans: (1) include all benefits currently authorized as well as nervous and mental disorder benefits and alcoholism and substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation benefits; (2) provide equal coverage and benefits regardless of the nature of illness; and (3) pay all reasonable and customary expenses for medically or psychologically necessary treatment exceeding a specified amount to be paid by the enrollee.
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that no cuts should be made in the cost of living adjustments under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that changes to the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 proposed in the FY 1983 budget should not be implemented.
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