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United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1984
Designates the week beginning May 20, 1984, as National Arts with the Handicapped Week.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1984
Peace Corps Academy Act - Title I: Peace Corps Academy - Amends the Peace Corps Act to establish a Peace Corps Academy to train Peace Corps volunteers. Directs the President to appoint a Dean of the Academy. Sets forth the duties of the Dean. Requires each volunteer to attend the Academy for a training course. Authorizes the Dean to provide training at the Academy for U.S. citizens who are not volunteers but who have been selected for programs similar to Peace Corps programs. Directs the Dean to develop the Academy training program and to hire instructors. Authorizes the Dean to rent and maintain facilities for the Academy. Authorizes special training for volunteers at schools other than the Academy under certain circumstances. Directs the Dean to report to Congress on the Academy. Establishes the Peace Corps Academy Board of Trustees. Sets forth the duties and membership of such Board. Title II: Conforming Amendments - Makes conforming amendments to the Peace Corps Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1984
Designates the week of April 29 through May 5, 1984, as National Week of the Ocean.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1984
Directs the President to establish an advisory panel to develop a comprehensive set of options for reducing Federal budget deficits. Requires the President to convene a summit conference for the purpose of developing agreement among congressional leaders and administration officials on comprehensive deficit reduction options presented to them by the advisory panel. Requires the summit conference to develop and report to Congress, not later than May 15, 1984, a comprehensive plan to reduce the projected deficits in the budget. Declares that such deficit reduction plan shall not readjust current economic expectations, Federal Government accounting procedures, or any other practice which is not directly related to the level of Federal spending or taxation.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1984
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the: (1) Republic of South Africa should release Nelson Mandela from prison and should revoke Winnie Mandela's banning order; (2) President should use his position to secure the release of Nelson and Winnie Mandela; and (3) Speaker of the House is requested to transmit a copy of this resolution to the President and to the Republic of South Africa.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1984
Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to state that the 1984 feed grain acreage base for farms that participated in the 1983 acreage limitation program shall be the 1983 acreage base rather than the two preceding crop years' average.
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1984
Designates the Week of November 12 through November 18, 1984, as National Reye's Syndrome Week.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1984
Continues to apply after the end of FY 1983 the certification requirements of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 which relate to El Salvador until Congress enacts new legislation providing conditions for U.S. military assistance to El Salvador or until September 30, 1984, whichever occurs first.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1984
Recognizes the important contribution of the arts to a complete education. Urges all citizens to support efforts which strengthen artistic training and appreciation within schools.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1984
Designates April 27, 1984, as National Nursing Home Residents Day.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1984
Expresses the appreciation of Congress to the descendants of blacks who contributed to American Independence. Encourages State and local governments and private organizations to conduct activities during Black History Month 1985 in honor of black involvement in the American Revolution.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1984
States that the National Open Greco-Roman and the National Open Free Style Championships serve to focus attention on the sport of amateur wrestling. Designates the week beginning April 1, 1984, as National Amateur Wrestling Week.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1984
Designates the month of November 1984 as National Alzheimer's Disease Month.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1984
Designates January 1 through December 31, 1984, as the Year of Excellence in Education.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1984
Designates the month of April 1984 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1984
Designates the week beginning April 22, 1984, as National Dance Week.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1984
Designates the month of June 1984 as Student Awareness of Drunk Driving Month.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1984
Commission on Pay Equity - Establishes a Commission on Pay Equity which shall: (1) retain a private contractor who shall study the compensation paid to job classes in a Federal legislative branch agency in which at least 50 percent of the employees are subject to provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting discrimination in Government employment and which has the broadest range of job classification of all eligible agencies, determine whether the compensation system in that agency provides for pay equity and equal employment opportunity, and, if not, make recommendations to Congress for necessary action; and (2) based on the findings of such study, establish a comprehensive plan and make recommendations to Congress to ensure pay equity and equal employment opportunity in the legislative branch. Directs the Commission to submit to Congress appropriate interim reports and a final report within one year after its first meeting. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of such final report. Requires payment of Commission expenses from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983
Depositor Protection Act of 1983 - Title I: Required Deposit Insurance - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the National Housing Act, and the Federal Credit Union Act to require deposits or accounts of all depository institutions to be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, or a State program. Title II: State Insurance Funds - Directs the Board of the FDIC, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and the National Credit Union Administration Board to establish minimum standards to ensure the effectiveness and viability of State deposit and share insurance funds. Requires each State insurance program to register with the appropriate Federal agency to become an approved State program. Requires an annual examination of the State programs that are registered with the appropriate Federal agency.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983
National Observance Advisory Act - Establishes a commission known as the President's Advisory Commission on National Observances to establish criteria for recommending to the President that a proposed national observance be approved or disapproved.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude "sources of radiation" from the definition of food additive. Subjects food irradiation to the same regulations that apply to raw agricultural commodity pesticide use. Exempts existing regulations from such requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983
Designates the second full week in March of each year as National Employ the Older Worker Week.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983
Declares that it should be U.S. policy to: (1) support the people of Afghanistan in their struggle to be free from foreign domination; (2) provide the Afghans, upon request, with material assistance; and (3) pursue a negotiated settlement of the war in Afghanistan based on the total withdrawal of Soviet troops and the recognition of the right of the Afghans to choose their own destiny.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983
Expresses the support of Congress with respect to the right of Soviet peace groups to freely express their views and to organize within the Soviet Union. Calls upon the Soviet Union to: (1) honor its obligations under the World Disarmament Campaign Resolution by allowing the flow of information on peace and disarmament; (2) cease its harassment of peace groups in its country; and (3) honor its obligations under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983
Directs the President to investigate and report to the Congress within 18 months concerning the living conditions and available assistance for El Salvadorans displaced inside and outside their country. Requires such investigation to report on the fate of El Salvadoran deportees. Requires the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to hold hearings within two years to consider appropriate U.S. steps to assure the personal safety and equitable distribution of assistance to such displaced El Salvadorans. Provides for a three-year moratorium on specified categories of El Salvadoran deportations.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983
Human Needs and World Security Act - Requires that for FY 1985: (1) not less than $102,000,000 shall be provided to the United Nations Children's Fund with the Fund's excess FY 1984 funds to be devoted to the provision of low-cost preventive health measures associated with the "child health revolution" developed by United Nations agencies; (2) not less than $90,000,000 shall be provided for the International Fund for Agricultural Development; and (3) not less than $175,000,000 shall be provided for health care activities with excess FY 1984 funds to be devoted to preventive health care activities directly benefitting the poor majority. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for the Peace Corps. Requires that $700,000,000 shall be available to carry out famine relief under the Agriculture Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 for FY 1985. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for the Inter-American Development Bank for assistance under the Bank's program for financing small projects. Limits for FY 1985 the aggregate amount of foreign military sales credits, foreign military sales guarantees, military assistance, and international military education and training. Limits the amount of assistance provided during FY 1985 through the Economic Support Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983
Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit the taking and importation of killer whales for public display purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983
Peace Corps Revitalization Act - Amends the Peace Corps Act to declare it is a purpose of the Peace Corps to provide, by the end of FY 1986, opportunities for at least 10,000 volunteers at any one time. Requires the annual reports to Congress on the Peace Corps to include a description of plans to implement such purpose and information relating to applications for the Peace Corps and inquiries by countries about the Peace Corps. Establishes a Board of Trustees to carry out the Peace Corps Act. (Currently, the President is authorized to carry out the Act.) Requires the Board to carry out all of the authorities conferred on the President by such Act except for five specified provisions. Sets forth the membership of the Board. Requires the Board to appoint a Director and Deputy Director of the Peace Corps. Requires the Board to establish procedures to maximize cooperation and coordination of Peace Corps programs with the programs of other volunteer and development organizations. Authorizes the President (currently the Director of the Peace Corps) to prescribe regulations to ensure that no individual performing services for the Peace Corps shall engage in an activity detrimental to U.S. interests. Allocates funds to the Board of Directors. Prohibits the Peace Corps from using a political test or political qualification in selecting volunteers or other persons under this Act. Imposes equal opportunity requirements on the Peace Corps in all actions affecting volunteers and persons employed under the Peace Corps Act. Authorizes the Board to enter into agreements with other Federal agencies for the employment or assignment of employees of such agencies. Sets forth other authorities of the Board.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1983
Congressional Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit for contributions to candidates for the office of U.S. Representative. Limits the amount of such credit to $100 for any one qualified candidate, and $200 for all qualified candidates. Requires that such contributions be verified in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury. Prohibits a candidate from misrepresenting his eligibility for office or the eligibility of a potential contributor for the tax credit. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the use of such political tax credits not later than June 30 following each Federal election. Adds a new title to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971: "Title V: Financing of General Election Campaigns for the House of Representatives." Sets forth requirements for the qualification of candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives to receive contributions eligible for the tax credit provided by this Act. Requires a candidate to certify to the Federal Election Commission that neither he nor his authorized committee will accept any contribution or make any campaign expenditure in excess of prescribed limits. Requires further that the candidate maintain a separate accounting of contributions which qualify for the income tax credit for political contributions provided by this Act and that the candidate provide any appropriate information to the Commission for purposes of auditing or examining campaign contributions. Requires the candidate to certify the receipt of a certain amount of threshold contributions. Limits to $20,000 the amount of personal funds (from the candidate or his immediate family) that a candidate may spend in an election. Waives spending limits for eligible candidates whose opponents have exceeded applicable expenditure limits or who have otherwise failed to meet the requirements of this Act. Requires independent expenditures in excess of $5,000 to be reported to the Commission and each candidate within specified time frames. Qualifies a candidate against whom more than $5,000 in independent expenditures have been made for premium postal rates. Requires the Commission to verify upon request the eligibility of a candidate under this Act to the Secretary. Requires the Commission to conduct an examination and audit of the campaign accounts of ten percent of the qualified candidates under this Act to determine compliance with the expenditure limitations and other requirements of this Act. Empowers the Commission to bring a civil suit in U.S. district court to enforce any requirement of this Act or recover any amounts resulting from an audit of campaign expenditures. Permits private citizens to file complaints with the Commission and initiate court actions. Authorizes appropriations. Includes within the definition of "contribution" for purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 certain extensions of credit for advertising and broadcasting in excess of $1,000 for a period of more than 60 days. Limits to $90,000 (adjusted for inflation) in any calendar year the amount of contributions which candidates for U.S. Representative may accept from non-party multicandidate political committees. Specifies exceptions for candidates in general and special elections. Limits to $240,000 the expenditure amounts for such candidates. Permits candidates for the office of U.S. Representative to make expenditures independently of the campaign committee of his party in specified circumstances. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide candidates for the office of U.S. Representative with equal time in broadcast media to respond to the remarks of an opposing candidate.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1983
Designates April 8 through 14, 1984, as Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1983
Designates March 1984 as National Eye Donor Month.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1983
Designates the week beginning March 4, 1984, as Women's History Week.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1983
States that the Congress: (1) holds Iran responsible for upholding the rights of the Baha'is; (2) condemns Iran's decision to destroy the Baha'i faith; and (3) calls upon the President to work with appropriate foreign governments to form an appeal to Iran concerning the Baha'is, to cooperate with the United Nations in its efforts on behalf of the Baha'is, and to provide humanitarian assistance for Baha'is who flee Iran.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1983
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should instruct the U.S. delegation to the United Nations to introduce before the U.N. General Assembly a resolution calling for the withdrawal of Syrian and Syrian-controlled forces from Lebanon in order to facilitate the return of peace to the country.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1983
Designates July 1 through July 8, 1984, as National Duck Stamp Week, and 1984 as the Golden Anniversary Year of the Duck Stamp.
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1983
Olmsted Historic Landscapes Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to prepare a State-by-State inventory of Olmsted historic landscapes. Provides that all properties on the inventory shall be part of an Olmsted historic landscape system. Requires that property identified in the inventory as nationally significant by a State historic preservation officer or by a State outdoor recreation liaison officer be studied by the Secretary for possible designation as a national landmark and, if internationally significant, for the World Heritage List. Requires that property on the inventory which meets the appropriate criteria be nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Requires periodic updating of the inventory. Directs the Secretary to: (1) promulgate general standards for preservation of historic landscapes; (2) provide technical assistance to Federal agencies, State and local governments, private organizations, and other interested individuals on the identification, commemoration, and preservation of Olmsted historic landscapes; (3) conduct and submit to Congress a thematic study of historic landscapes to identify those landscapes which would qualify as national historic landscapes; (4) establish a program for the use of the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Massachusetts as a center for research and establish an advisory committee for the site; and (5) develop appropriate international activities related to the Olmsted historic landscapes. Requires the Secretary to provide for the coordination of applications for grants for the preservation of Olmsted historic landscapes. Permits State and local governments to use Federal funds made available to them for the preservation of any inventoried Olmsted historic landscape. Requires the Secretary to assist and coordinate public and private cooperation in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Secretary to conduct appropriate activities during the decade of 1985 to 1995 to commemorate the Olmsted achievements and influence on American life. Establishes the Advisory Committee on Olmsted Historic Landscapes, which shall assist the Advisory Council on Historic preservation in carrying out those of its duties under the National Historic Preservation Act that relate to Olmsted historic landscapes. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1983
Designates the week beginning April 8, 1984, as National Mental Health Counselors Week.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1983
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a broadcast licensee to provide any person whose personal qualities are attacked during the presentation of views in a broadcast on a controversial issue of public importance with: (1) notification of the time, date, and identification of the broadcast; (2) a script or tape of the attack; and (3) an offer of a reasonable opportunity to respond over the licensee's facilities. Excludes from such requirement any attack: (1) on a foreign group or foreign public figure; (2) made by a legally qualified candidate for public office during the use of a broadcast station; (3) made by such a candidate on another such candidate; or (4) made on a bona fide news show. Requires any licensee which endorses or opposes any candidate in an editorial to transmit to the opposing candidates (in the case of an endorsing editorial) or to the candidate (in the case of an opposing editorial): (1) notification of the date and time of the editorial; (2) a script or tape of the editorial; and (3) an offer of a reasonable opportunity to respond over the licensee's facilities. Terminates the application of this Act on December 31, 1984. Suspends the personal attack rule and the political editorial rule of the Federal Communications Commission until after such date. Prohibits the Commission from repealing or modifying such rules after October 31, 1983, and before January 1, 1985. Voids any such action taken by the Commission after October 31, 1983, and before enactment of this Act. Allows the Commission to repeal or modify such rules beginning on January 1, 1985, provided that no repeal or modification shall become effective until 120 days of continuous session of Congress after it is published as final.
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1983
Amends the Highway Improvement Act of 1982 to set aside a percentage of FY 1984 - FY 1986 funding to complete certain priority primary projects.
United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1983
Commission on Civil Rights Resolution - Establishes within the legislative branch an eight member Commission on Civil Rights (Commission). Provides rules of procedure for Commission hearings. Requires the Commission to: (1) investigate allegations of citizens' being denied their right to vote by reason of their color, religion, sex, age, handicap or national origin; (2) study and collect information concerning discrimination or a denial of equal protection; (3) appraise Federal laws and policy with respect to discrimination and the denial of equal protection; and (4) serve as a national clearinghouse for such information. Prohibits the Commission from investigating any membership practice or internal operation of any fraternal organization, college or university fraternity or sorority, private club or religious organization. Prohibits the Commission from collecting or studying information with respect to abortion. Directs the Commission to appraise the laws and policies of the Federal Government with respect to denials of equal protection involving Americans who are members of eastern - and southern - European ethic groups.
United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1983
Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to extend the activities of the Export-Import Bank until November 18, 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1983
States that the War Powers Resolution became operative on October 25, 1983, for purposes of determining the termination date for the presence of U.S. armed forces in Grenada.
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1983
States that the Congress: (1) supports the original ideals of the United Nations; (2) reaffirms its original decision to extend an invitation to the United Nations to locate its headquarters in the United States; and (3) calls on the President to take steps to assure the United Nations that the United States is committed to the United Nations Charter.
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1983
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for FY 1985 through 1989 to assist States in carrying on the work of a competent and qualified mining and mineral resources research institute at one public college or university (or private college or university if a State does not have an eligible public college or university) in the State meeting eligibility requirements. Provides that such funds when appropriated shall be made available for grants to be matched on a basis of no less than one and one-half non-Federal dollars for each Federal dollar during FY 1985 and 1986 and no less than two non-Federal dollars for each Federal dollar during FY 1987 through 1989. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY 1985 through 1989 which shall be made available to institutes to meet the necessary expenses of: (1) specific mineral research and demonstration projects of broad application which could not otherwise be undertaken; and (2) research into any aspects of mining and mineral resources problems related to the mission of the Department of the Interior which are not otherwise being studied. Sets forth funding criteria. Requires each institute to: (1) set forth its plan to provide for the training of individuals as mineral engineers and scientists; (2) set forth policies and procedures to assure that Federal funds made available under this Act will supplement and, to the extent practicable, increase the level of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available for purposes of this Act, and in no case supplant such funds; and (3) report annually to the Secretary concerning amounts received under this Act and projects undertaken pursuant to this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prescribe necessary rules and regulations; and (2) report to Congress annually concerning the receipts, expenditures, and work of the institutes in all States under the provisions of this Act. Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed to authorize Federal control of education at any college or university. Directs the Secretary to assure that programs authorized by this Act are not redundant with respect to established mining and minerals research programs. Authorizes appropriations necessary to print and publish the results of activities carried out by institutes under this Act and for administrative planning and direction. Directs the Secretary to establish a center for cataloging current and projected scientific research in all fields of mining and mineral resources. Directs the President to clarify agency responsibility for Federal mining and mineral resources research and provide interagency coordination of such research. Directs the Secretary to appoint a Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research to consult with and make recommendations to the Secretary on all matters relating to mining and mineral resources research as required by this Act. Requires the Committee to: (1) develop a national plan for research and development in mining and mineral resources and to formulate and recommend a program to implement the plan utilizing resources provided for under this Act; and (2) submit such plan to the Secretary, the President, and Congress by March 1, 1986, and update the plan annually. Requires the Committee to determine the eligibility of a college or university to participate as a mining and mineral resources research institute under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1983
States that the Congress: (1) supports the initiatives taken by the Contadora group and the resulting agreement by Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua to the Document of Objectives which sets forth a framework for negotiating a peaceful settlement to the conflict in Central America; (2) encourages the United Nations and other international agencies to assist in bringing peace to the region; and (3) believes that the United States should provide support in reaching agreements which will ensure a peaceful solution to the Central American conflicts.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1983
Drought Assistance Equity Act of 1983 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify principal and collateral value determinations for purposes of emergency disaster loans.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1983
Designates December 7, 1984, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1983
Congratulates Lech Walesa on winning the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1983
Amends the judicial code to authorize transferee district courts to retain actions transferred for the determination of liability. Requires remand of such actions for the determination of damages to the transferor district courts, except in certain circumstances. Prescribes guidelines under which the transferee court shall determine the source of substantive law. Authorizes the serving of a subpoena for attendance at a hearing or trial any place within Federal jurisdiction.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1983
Amends Federal law to specify the two acre area authorized for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to file a map and a legal description of the specified area with the appropriate congressional committee and to publish such map and legal description in the Federal Register.