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Rep. LeBoutillier, John [R-NY-6]

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Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 251 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the situation of two Soviet families, known as the Siberian Seven, who have sought refuge in the United States Embassy in Moscow because of the discrimination of their Pentacostal faith by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1982

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) advise the Soviet Union of U.S. concern over the deprivation by the Soviet government of the religious freedom of the Vashchenko and Chmykhalov families and the refusal of such government to permit the emigration of such families; and (2) ensure that those families will be permitted to stay in the U.S. embassy in Moscow until the Soviet Union authorizes their emigration.

Bill· HRH.R. 5346 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 10 of the United States Code to allow the appointment of cadets at the Air Force Academy to succeed certain cadets discharged or graduated from the Air Force Academy and certain cadets not graduating from the Air Force Academy with the class of cadets admitted with such cadets.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1982

Permits the President to appoint successors to cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy who have been discharged, graduated, or whose class has graduated without them.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 249 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution condemning religious persecution and bigotry as an official policy or practice of national governments.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1982

Expresses the Congress's opposition to religious persecution and bigotry wherever practiced, encouraged, or tolerated by national governments. Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. officials should emphasize U.S. opposition to such persecution. States that the appropriate congressional committees should hold hearings to determine U.S. policy toward governments that violate the international law guaranteeing freedom from religious persecution and bigotry.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 248 (97th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the contributions of the United States Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron, commonly known as the Thunderbirds.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1982

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should commemorate the contributions of the pilots of the United States Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, who have lost their lives in the course of duty. Expresses congressional support for the continuation of the Thunderbird program.

Bill· HRH.R. 5229 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow individuals an income tax credit for certain aircraft noise insulation expenditures.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers an income tax credit for 40 percent of their expenditures for qualified aircraft noise insulation. Limits the credit to $4,000 in a taxable year. Defines "qualified aircraft noise insulation expenditures" as any expenditure made after December 31, 1981, for aircraft noise insulation installed in the taxpayer's principal residence, provided its installation was substantially completed before the date of the enactment of this Act. Requires that the residence be located in an area designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to be an area where aircraft noise is a significant annoyance.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 304 (97th)passed

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should seek a halt in any deportation proceedings involving Polish citizens until he determines that the political situation in Poland is stable.

United States · United States Congress · 14 December 1981

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should halt any deportation proceedings of Polish citizens until he determines that the political situation in Poland is stable and such Poles will encounter no undue risk by returning.

Bill· HRH.R. 5180 (97th)open

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of hospice care under the medicare program.

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1981

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit an individual to elect hospice care, in lieu of certain other benefits, during two periods of 180 days each during the individual's lifetime. Provides for full reimbursement of reasonable costs to a hospice program, subject to a ceiling. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the hospice reimbursement method. Defines hospice care as including items and services furnished to the terminally ill in their homes, on an outpatient basis, and on a short term inpatient basis.

Bill· HRH.R. 5191 (97th)referred

Helen Keller National Center Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1981

Helen Keller National Center Act - Establishes a Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults to: (1) provide specialized intensive services for deaf-blind persons; (2) train personnel to provide such services; and (3) conduct applied research, development, and demonstrations relating to communication techniques, teaching methods, aids, and devices, and delivery of services. Requires an annual audit of the Center. Directs the Secretary of Education to ensure that: (1) Center service and training programs are monitored regularly; and (2) Center operation is evaluated annually, with written reports to the President and the Congress submitted by specified deadlines. Authorizes appropriations for Center operation and maintenance for use in accordance with guidelines or regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Defines "Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults" to mean that facility and its affiliated network established pursuant to an agreement approved in 1969 by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and continued pursuant to specified provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Repeals such provisions of such Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 5188 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for a program to systematically compare information on State death certificates with information maintained under the Social Security program in order to ensure that inappropriate benefits are not paid with respect to individuals who have died.

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1981

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program under which States periodically furnish the Secretary with information on the death certificates officially filed with them so that necessary corrections may be made to the beneficiary records maintained under the social security program.

Bill· HRH.R. 5168 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide generally that benefits thereunder may be paid to aliens only after they have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, and to impose further restrictions on the right of any alien in a foreign country to receive such benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1981

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit entitlement to title II benefits in the case of an individual who is not a U. S. citizen or national if such individual: (1) is not a permanent resident of the United States; or (2) is outside the United States. Prohibits the payment of title II benefits to any dependent or survivor of such an individual on the basis of such individual's wages and self-employment income. Makes such prohibition inapplicable if the benefit involved is payable to such an individual as the dependent or survivor of: (1) a U. S. citizen or national; (2) a permanent resident of the United States; or (3) a U. S. citizen or national residing outside the United States if the relationship required for such individual's entitlement already existed at the time such national or citizen reached age 50. Authorizes the payment of title II benefits to an individual who is not entitled to benefits pursuant to this Act until the total amount of such benefits equals the total amount of any taxes paid on the wages and self-employment income on which the benefits are based.

Bill· HRH.R. 5130 (97th)open

Aerospace Force Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1981

Aerospace Force Act - Renames the United States Air Force the United States Aerospace Force. Renames and redesignates the Department and Secretary of the Air Force accordingly. Requires the Force to be trained and equipped for prompt and sustained offensive and defensive operations in air and space, including coordination with ground and naval forces and the preservation of free access to space for U.S. spacecraft. Directs the Secretary of the Aerospace Force to report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing a separate space command.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 286 (97th)passed

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress associates itself fully and completely with the hunger strike protest by Andrei Sakharov and urges the Government of the Soviet Union to abide by its commitments and to permit Yelizaveta Alekseyeva to emigrate.

United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1981

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress associates itself with the hunger strike by Andrei Sakharov. Urges the Soviet Union to permit Yelizaveta Alekseyeva to emigrate. Urges the Soviet Union to allow Andrei Sakharov and his wife to choose their place of residence.

Bill· HRH.R. 5105 (97th)open

A bill to require all nationals of Communist countries to register with the Attorney General before engaging in certain activities involving Members of Congress and congressional employees.

United States · United States Congress · 23 November 1981

Requires nationals of Communist countries to register with the Attorney General before engaging in certain activities involving Members of Congress and congressional employees. Requires the Attorney General to deport persons violating this Act. States that such deportations shall not be subject to judicial review or other related provisions under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 5097 (97th)referred

A bill for the relief of Lieutenant Colonel Matt Urban.

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1981

Provides that a named individual shall be deemed to have been eligible for the special pension due those who have been awarded the Medal of Honor as of a specified date.

Bill· HRH.R. 5069 (97th)referred

A bill to impose an embargo on trade between Libya and the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1981

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should disassociate itself from foreign governments that promote terrorism. Directs the President to support international actions to respond to Libya's policy of supporting international terrorism. Imposes an embargo on all imports from Libya and on all exports, except food and medicine, to Libya. Requires such embargo to end if the President certifies to Congress either that Libya is no longer committing a consistent pattern of terrorist activities or that the embargo threatens U.S. national security.

Bill· HRH.R. 4951 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide an additional investment tax credit for fire prevention equipment.

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify fire prevention property for the investment tax credit. Defines "fire prevention property" as depreciable property with a useful life of three years or more which is: (1) an automatic sprinkler system; (2) an early fire detection system; (3) a fire extinguisher; (4) a fire-rated door or wall; (5) a nonflammable sleep product; or (6) an item which, pursuant to regulations, the Secretary of the Treasury specifies as increasing a building's fire safety.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 269 (97th)passed

A resolution calling upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to permit the emigration of Yuli Kosharovsky and his immediate family to Israel.

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1981

Condemns the treatment of Yuli Kosharovsky and his family by the Soviet Union. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should express U.S. opposition to the refusal of the Soviet Union to permit Kosharovsky and his family to emigrate to Israel; (2) the Soviet Union should comply with international agreements and with its constitution by permitting the Kosharovsky's to emigrate; and (3) the Soviet Union should end its persecution of persons seeking to emigrate and its denial of basic religious, civil, and human rights to Jews.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 219 (97th)open

A concurrent resolution calling upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to end the current policies of Jewish emigration discrimination and anti-Semitism.

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1981

Expresses the sense of the Congress that policies of Jewish emigration discrimination and anti-Semitism are morally reprehensible. Urges the President to tell the Soviet Union that the United States opposes these policies and wants emigration restrictions on Soviet Jews removed.

Bill· HRH.R. 4931 (97th)referred

Taxpayer Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1981

Taxpayer Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to subject the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in the collection of taxes, to provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act regarding communication and harassment in connection with debt collection. Prohibits the publication of any deficiency which has not been adjudged to be payable by a competent court. Permits individual taxpayers to bring a civil action in a U.S. district court for damages resulting from collection practices prohibited by this Act. Requires a Federal court order before property of a taxpayer may be levied upon for the collection of tax. Specifies that a showing of fraud or malfeasance or a misrepresentation, for purposes of modifying or reconsidering a closing agreement between an individual taxpayer and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be taken into account only if such a showing or misrepresentation is determined by a competent court. Prohibits the Secretary from consenting to extend for more than one year the period for assessment of the income tax liability of any individual taxpayer. Requires the Secretary to prepare, for distribution to taxpayers, brief but comprehensive statements which set forth in nontechnical terms: (1) the rights and obligations of taxpayers during an audit; (2) the procedures which the IRS may use in enforcing revenue laws; and (3) the procedures by which a taxpayer may appeal adverse decisions, prosecute refund claims, and file taxpayer complaints. Requires a copy of such statement to accompany any tax forms sent to taxpayers. Prescribes criminal penalties for: (1) any investigation by employees of the United States in connection with Federal tax laws which inquires into the beliefs, associations, or activities of any individual or organization; or (2) the maintenance of any records containing information derived from such an investigation. Creates a civil cause of action for any taxpayer aggrieved by a prohibited investigation or by the deprivation of any civil rights. Permits the award of a judgment of costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, to a prevailing taxpayer in any proceeding before the Tax Court. Makes binding on the Secretary : (1) a tax return prepared for the taxpayer by an officer or employee of the IRS acting in his official capacity to provide such assistance; and (2) written information or advice given to the taxpayer by such an officer or employee acting in his official capacity. Places the burden of proof, in administrative and judicial proceedings involving the IRS and a taxpayer, upon the IRS. Directs that all property of taxpayers, for purposes of the estate and gift tax, be valued at historical cost (original cost to the taxpayer or the basis of the property if it was not purchased). Prohibits the use in IRS personnel evaluations of amounts collected pursuant to audits or investigations. Precludes the Secretary from exercising any enforcement authority over churches or certain other organizations. Prohibits the audit of any group of taxpayers unless the Secretary has first met certain notice requirements or permitted members of the group to file an amended return. Sets forth conditions which must be met by the IRS before any action is taken to interfere with the property rights of a taxpayer. Requires the IRS, before securing the records of, or personal data concerning, any taxpayer, to: (1) notify the taxpayer in writing of the demand, the material sought, and the need for the material; (2) have commenced an action in a competent court against the taxpayer; and (3) have justified its need before the court consistent with the discovery rules of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. States that the IRS shall have no authority, in enforcing the tax obligations of any person, which is in conflict with the rights and privileges granted under the Constitution.

Bill· HRH.R. 4919 (97th)referred

Program Review Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1981

Program Review Act of 1981 - Requires certain agencies to submit a program review report to the Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate every eight years according to a specified schedule. Directs each agency to conduct hearings to obtain public comments on its programs and to submit such report by April 1 of the assigned year. Requires a program review report to contain specified information on each program administered by the agency, including: (1) budget information; (2) a description of the purposes, results, objectives, benefits, and paperwork requirements of each program; (3) an assessment of the cost effectiveness of the program compared to alternatives; and (4) recommended changes in law to modify or terminate such program or agency. Directs each Committee, by May 1, to refer each program review report to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over programs identified in the report and to specify which committee shall review which programs. Requires each legislative committee, by September 15, to evaluate the program review report and to report a resolution that modifies, terminates, or continues each program under its jurisdiction. Sets forth procedures for the consideration of such a resolution by the House and the Senate. Deletes any section of a resolution that continues a program. Directs the House and Senate to consider any legislation modifying or terminating such program as a substitute measure for the deleted section if such legislation is sponsored by not less than a majority of the Members of the respective House by September 20. Requires each Committee, by October 1, to report a simple resolution specifying the sequence in which reported program review resolutions will be considered in each House. Requires that each House complete action on all program review resolutions by November 15. Bars congressional action on legislation relationg to the programs or agencies included in program review reports or resolution if the specified deadlines are not met. Prohibits either House from adjourning sine die until all program review resolutions and substitute measures are finally approved or disapproved.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 265 (97th)open

A resolution relating to the management of United States assets.

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1981

Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States must manage its assets in a manner more prudent and beneficial to the interests of the American people; (2) all executive branch agencies should inventory their assets, estimate the approximate value of each asset, and identify the uses to which each asset is put; (3) the President should then identify which assets are surplus to Federal needs and should be candidates for liquidation; (4) the President should submit recommendations to Congress on any legislative and administrative revisions that may be needed to carry out such a program of liquidation in an orderly manner; (5) the receipts of this program should be used only to restrain and ultimately reduce the national debt; and (6) the Comptroller General should investigate and recommend to Congress and each agency improved processes for managing Federal assets, estimating their value, and liquidating those which are unneeded.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 264 (97th)referred

A resolution requiring reports for foreign travel by Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives and prompt publication of such reports in the Congressional Record.

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1981

Requires any Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives who authorizes foreign travel by any other such person to submit an advance report and a postreturn report to the Clerk of the House. Directs that such reports be available for public inspection and published in the Congressional Record.

Bill· HRH.R. 4898 (97th)open

Violent Crime Control Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 4 November 1981

Violent Crime Control Act of 1981 - Title I: Mandatory Sentences For Use of Firearms in Felonies - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970 to revise and increase the mandatory penalties for using or carrying a firearm during commission of a Federal felony. Makes the additional penalties inapplicable to offenses consisting solely of possessing, transporting, or selling a firearm. Increases the additional penalty to two years' imprisonment for a first offense (currently, one to ten years) and to five years for a second or subsequent offense (currently, two to 25 years). Extends to first offenders the stipulations, currently applicable only to second or subsequent offenders, that the court not suspend any sentence, grant probation, or impose concurrent sentences. Prohibits the granting of parole to any offender. Prohibits the Government attorney from plea bargaining with respect to this offense. Title II: Assassination-Related Killings - Amends the Federal criminal code to extend the current offense of killing designated Federal employees to include any Federal public servant engaged in the performance of, or on account of, his or her duties. Replaces the current crimes of Presidential and Congressional assassination with new offenses covering the assassination, assault, kidnapping, or conspiracy to kill or kidnap "United States officials." Includes Cabinet heads and Federal judges within such definition, in addition to the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress. Makes it a Federal crime to kill any civilian in the course of an assassination of a U.S. official. Authorizes the Attorney General to offer a reward of up to $100,000 for information and services concerning these offenses. Makes it the duty of any Federal agency to assist the Attorney General in the investigation and prosecution of violations. Title III: Bail Reform - Bail Reform Act of 1981 - Repeals the Bail Reform Act of 1966 and sets forth new bail procedures. Authorizes a judicial officer to consider the safety of any person of the community when making a pretrial release determination. Establishes as a mandatory release condition that the person not commit a Federal, State, or local crime during release. Authorizes pretrial release upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond. Expands the number of discretionary release conditions. Authorizes a judicial officer to order the detention for up to ten days of a person who is presently on pretrial release for a felony under Federal, State, or local law or on probation or parole or release pending sentencing or appeal for any offense if no conditions will assure his appearance and the safety of the community and any other person. Authorizes a judicial officer to order the pretrial detention of a person upon finding that: (1) no condition will reasonably assure such person's appearance and the safety of any other person and the community; and (2) there is a substantial probability that the person committed the offense. Requires that a detention hearing be held in any case involving: (1) a crime of violence; (2) any offense punishable by life imprisonment or death; or (3) a narcotics offense punishable by at least ten years' imprisonment. Permits the Government or the court to move for a detention hearing in any other case involving a serious risk of flight or obstruction of justice or any offense committed after the person has been convicted of two or more offenses for which a hearing is mandated. Enumerates additional factors to be considered by the judicial officer in making a release determination, including the defendant's past conduct, history of drug or alcohol abuse, criminal history, and the nature and seriousness of the danger to the community or any person. Requires the detention of a person who has appealed his conviction unless the judicial officer finds by clear and convincing evidence that: (1) such person is not likely to flee or pose a danger to another person or property; and (2) the appeal raises a substantial question of law or fact. Requires the detention of a person awaiting sentencing unless the officer finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is not likely to flee or pose a danger to any other person or the community. Authorizes a U.S. attorney to appeal a release order. Establishes mandatory additional penalties for commission of an offense while on pretrial release. Subjects a person who has been conditionally released and violates a condition of release to revocation of release and prosecution for contempt of court. Grants new authority to law enforcement officers to arrest a person who violates certain pretrial release conditions. Title IV: Insanity Defense Modifications - Amends Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to authorize a new plea of "guilty but insane" for any criminal defendant whose actions constitute all necessary elements of the offense charged but who lacks the requisite state of mind as a result of mental disease or defect. Permits the jury or the court in a non-jury trial to find a defendant guilty but insane. Requires the court in any such case to hold a hearing to determine the present mental condition of the convicted person. Directs the court to commit such person to the custody of the Attorney General upon a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that the person is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect as a result of which release would create a substantial danger to himself or to the person or property of another. Directs the Attorney General to release such person to a State which will assume responsibility for his custody and treatment or otherwise to hospitalize such person in a suitable facility. Requires the court to hold a hearing upon the certification by the director of the facility that such person's release will no longer create a substantial danger to himself or the person or property of another. Directs the court to order the discharge of a person who is found to have recovered. Provides for the hospitalization of persons found guilty, imprisoned persons, and persons due for release who are found to suffer from mental disease or defect. Title V: Modification of the Exclusionary Rule - Declares that evidence obtained in violation of the fourth amendment shall not be excluded in a criminal proceeding if the Government attorney shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the law enforcement officer acted with a reasonable, good faith belief that the search or seizure conformed with fourth amendment requirements. States that evidence obtained in accordance with a warrant is prima facie evidence of good faith belief. Makes the United States liable for damages resulting from a search or seizure conducted by a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of employment in violation of the fourth amendment, unless the Government attorney shows the officer's reasonable good faith belief of constitutional compliance. Permits recovery of actual and punitive damages not exceeding $50,000. Authorizes the court to award reasonable attorney fees. Limits recovery of a person convicted of an offense for which evidence was illegally seized to actual physical personal injury and property damage. Authorizes a Federal agency to discipline an officer who conducts an illegal search or seizure upon a determination, after notice and hearing, that the officer lacked a good faith belief that the action was constitutional. Title VI: Sentencing Reform - Establishes as an independent body in the judicial branch the United States Sentencing Commission to set forth sentencing policies and practices for the Federal criminal justice system. Directs the Commission to promulgate: (1) sentencing guidelines, including appropriate fines and terms of probation and imprisonment; and (2) general policy statements regarding application of the guidelines. Requires the court to consider the Commission's guidelines and policy statements in imposing sentences in a criminal case. Requires the court to state in open court at the time of sentencing the reason for imposing a sentence at a point within the prescribed range or the specific reason for imposing a sentence outside of such range. Provides that in the case of a felony or misdemeanor carrying a maximum imprisonment term of one year, a defendant may appeal a sentence greater than the maximum allowed under the Commission's guidelines which are found by the sentencing court to be applicable, unless contrary to a plea agreement. Permits the Government, with the personal approval of the Attorney General or the Solicitor General, to appeal a sentence less than the applicable minimum. Title VII: Habeas Corpus Changes - Prohibits Federal magistrates from conducting evidentiary hearings in habeas corpus actions brought by State prisoners, except upon consent of the parties. Prohibits the consideration in a habeas corpus proceeding of a Federal question which was not properly presented under State law at trial and on appeal unless the petitioner establishes that the alleged violation of the Federal right was prejudicial and that: (1) the Federal right did not exist at time of trial and has been determined to be retroactive; (2) the State procedures precluded assertion of the right; (3) evidence was suppressed which prevented raising of the claim; or (4) material and controlling facts upon which the claim is based were unknown and could not have been ascertained by reasonable diligence. Establishes a three-year statute of limitations for habeas corpus actions brought by State prisoners. Prohibits a Federal evidentiary hearing from being conducted where State court records demonstrate that the factual issue was litigated and determined, unless the petitioner establishes the existence of at least one of six circumstances (currently, the State findings are presumed to be correct unless the petitioner establishes the existence of a circumstance). Requires the Federal court to view the State court record in the light most favorable to the prosecution. Title VIII: Corrections Construction and Development - Corrections Construction and Program Development Act of 1981 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to States for up to 75 percent of the cost of projects to: (1) construct, expand, and repair correctional facilities; and (2) improve correctional programs and practices. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1985. Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the Administrator of the General Services Administration to donate surplus property to States for correctional purposes.

Bill· HRH.R. 4861 (97th)open

American Conservation Corps Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1981

Public Lands Conservation, Rehabilitation, and Improvement Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to establish and administer a public lands conservation, rehabilitation, and improvement program. Requires the Secretary to provide assistance to program agencies (any Federal or State agency responsible for the management of public lands) to establish and operate residential and nonresidential conservation centers to implement program projects. Describes the types of projects which will receive program preference. Limits program projects to those benefitting public lands or Indian lands, except where projects on nonpublic lands benefit associated public or Indian lands or provide significant public benefits. Sets forth requirements for establishing conservation centers and eligibility criteria for enrollees in the program. Makes persons eligible for enrollment and employment in the program if they are: (1) unemployed; (2) between the ages of 16 and 25 years; and (3) citizens, lawful permanent residents, or lawfully admitted alien parolees or refugees. Provides that in the selection of enrollees for the program, preference shall be given to economically, socially, physically, and educationally disadvantaged youth and youth residing in areas having substantial unemployment. Requires program agencies to provide services, facilities, supplies, and equipment for conservation centers as the Secretary deems necessary. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to, or enter into agreements with, program agencies for the funding and operation of conservation centers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1989. Requires such appropriations to be credited from specified Treasury receipts. States that program enrollees shall not be deemed Federal employees, except as provided in specified provisions of law. Makes the Secretary responsible for the pay of enrollees and coordination of the program with related Federal, State, local, and private activities. Directs the Secretary to submit a report to Congress, within one year of enactment of this Act, on the feasibility of allowing enrollees who have completed two years in the program an exemption from training and service under the Military Selective Service Act. Directs the Secretary to make arrangements with educational institutions for the award of academic credit to enrollees for competencies developed under this Act. Authorizes program agencies to make arrangements with such institutions for academic study by enrollees during nonworking hours. Requires program agencies to provide certification of skills acquired by program participants and to provide job guidance and placement information as may be necessary. Directs the Secretary to report to the President and Congress by March 1 of each year on the activities carried out under this Act.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 350 (97th)failed

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution altering Federal budget procedures.

United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1981

Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress, prior to each fiscal year, to adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for that year in which total outlays are no greater than total receipts. Permits Congress in such statement to provide for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a three-fifths vote directed solely to that subject. Prohibits total receipts for any fiscal year set forth in such statement from increasing by a rate greater than the rate of increase in national income in the last calendar year ending before such fiscal year, unless Congress passes a bill directed solely to approving specific additional receipts and such bill has become law. Permits Congress to waive the provisions of this Act with respect to any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. Prohibits the Congress from requiring that the States engage in additional activities without compensation equal to the additional costs. Declares that total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States, except those derived from borrowing and total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States except those for repayment of debt principal.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 349 (97th)passed

Multinational Force and Observers Participation Resolution

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1981

Multinational Force and Observers Participation Resolution - Authorizes the President to assign U.S. military personnel to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) to implement the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Directs the President to give Congress specified information about the other countries providing military personnel for the MFO before the President assigns U.S. military personnel to the MFO. Requires every possible effort to be made to ensure that at least four foreign countries are represented on the MFO. Authorizes U.S. military personnel assigned to the MFO to perform only the functions specified in the peace treaty and its protocol. Limits the number of such military personnel. Authorizes the President to assign U.S. civilian personnel as observers in the MFO. Limits the U.S. share of the costs of the MFO. Authorizes appropriations to pay the U.S. contribution to the MFO budget. Authorizes Federal agencies to provide support to the MFO, without reimbursement if such support would not significantly increase U.S. costs. Directs the President to report annually to Congress on the MFO, on U.S. participation in the MFO, and on specified discussions with Egypt and Israel. Requires such reports to be as detailed as possible. States that nothing in this resolution is intended to signify congressional approval of any agreement made by the executive branch other than the agreement to participate in the MFO.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 348 (97th)enacted

A joint resolution to provide for the awarding of a special gold medal to Her Majesty Queen Beatrix in recognition of the 1982 Bicentennial anniversary of diplomatic and trade relations between the Netherlands and the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1981

Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, a specially struck gold medal to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in recognition of the bicentennial anniversary of diplomatic and trade relations between the Netherlands and the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to coin and sell bronze duplicates of such medal. Authorizes appropriations.

Law· HRH.R. 4828 (97th)enacted

A bill to set aside certain surplus vessels for use in the provision of health and other humanitarian services to developing countries.

United States · United States Congress · 22 October 1981

Requires the Maritime Administration to set aside specified surplus government ships for the use of LIFE International, a private nonprofit organization, to provide humanitarian services to developing countries. States that such set aside authority shall not apply when the ships are needed for national security purposes.

Bill· HRH.R. 4797 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose a tax on the importation of Libyan crude oil and refined petroleum products, to transfer the revenues from such tax to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax, at the rate of ten dollars per barrel, on Libyan crude oil sold in the United States. Sets forth rules for the application of the tax to refined products of Libyan crude oil. Prescribes a registration requirement as a condition of liability for the tax imposed under this Act. Allows an income tax deduction for the payment of such tax. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish in the U.S. Treasury a Strategic Petroleum Reserve Trust Fund to be used only for the acquisition and storage of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund, at least quarterly, the net revenues from the tax imposed under this Act for the fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to make available to the Secretary of Energy such Trust Fund amounts as the Secretary of Energy determines are necessary for the acquisition and storage of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Prohibits the importation of Libyan crude oil into the United States after December 31, 1982, by any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction, including certain foreign subsidiaries or affiliates of corporations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4786 (97th)referred

Bankruptcy Improvements Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1981

Bankruptcy Improvements Act of 1981 - Amends title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy) to establish an eligibility test for liquidation bankruptcy relief based on the individual petitioner's ability to pay a reasonable portion of his debts out of future income. Permits the court to dismiss a bankruptcy case under chapter 7 (liquidation) upon the motion of any party in interest filed not later than 30 days after the meeting of creditors, and after notice and a hearing, if the debtor is ineligible for relief under such title. Requires the bankruptcy judge to preside at any meeting of creditors and to perform such additional judicial duties any may be required. Declares that the value of the creditor's interest in the estate's interest in such property shall be determined in light of the purpose of the valuation and of the proposed disposition or use of such property, and in conjunction with any hearing on such disposition or use or on a plan affecting such creditor's interest. Declares that the value of consumer goods which the debtor seeks to redeem in liquidation shall be presumed to be the established resale market price, if such market exists. Requires the debtor in bankruptcy cases to file a statement of income and expenses. Requires the debtor, if the debtor's schedule of assets and liabilities includes consumer debts which are secured by property of the estate, to file and serve upon each creditor holding such security and the trustee, a statement expressing the debtor's intention with respect to retention or surrender of the collateral. Requires the debtor, at or before the meeting of creditors provided for by such title, to perform his intention with regard to such secured creditors. Repeals the provisions concerning exempt property and makes the States responsible for establishing exemptions to bankruptcy proceedings. Makes any debt which was incurred on or within 90 days before the date of the filing of a petition under such title nondischargeable. Allows creditors to enforce liens which have not been voided in bankruptcy. Permits reaffirmation of consumer debts subject to the debtor's right to rescind any such agreement within 60 days or until a discharge is received, whichever occurs later, by giving a written notice of rescission to the creditor. Declares that at the meeting of creditors the court shall inform the debtor of the nature and effect of a discharge. Eliminates the trustee's power to avoid liens or recover payments made within 90 days of filing petition in bankruptcy (within one year in the case of an insider) unless the creditor had reasonable cause to believe the debtor was insolvent. Permits the court, upon notice and hearing, to require a creditor to accept payments in redemption of the value of a claim secured by a nonpossessory, nonpurchase money security interest in tangible personal property, over a reasonable period not to exceed five years, if such tangible personal property consists of specified objects. Allows a creditor, upon 10 days notice to the debtor and codebtor, to collect any portion of a debt from the codebtor which is not being paid by the debtor through the adjustment of debts of such debtor with a regular income. Requires payments under an adjustment of debts payment plan to commence at the time of the filing of the plan. Provides for the return of such funds after deducting the costs of administration if no plan is confirmed. Provides for the separate classification of co-debtor claims and non-dischargeable claims and authorizes payment of them under an adjustment of debts payment plan. Allows a debtor to choose such a repayment plan of up to five years. Bases such repayment upon the debtor's ability to repay out of future income after taking into account the basic living necessities for the debtor and dependents. Provides for an early discharge of debts where at least 70 percent of all allowed unsecured claims are paid. Permits a hardship discharge of otherwise non-dischargeable debts to the extent the debtor attempted to pay such debts under an adjustment of debts payment plan.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 205 (97th)passed

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to violations of human rights by the Soviet Union in the Ukraine.

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1981

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) proclaim the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Ukrainian Public Group to Promote the Implementation of the Helsinki Accords as a day honoring that Group; and (2) ask the Soviet Union to release the jailed members of the Group and to cease persecuting and jailing Ukrainian citizens seeking their rights.

Bill· HRH.R. 4776 (97th)referred

A bill to require the Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an annual audit matching the names of Medicare patients who have died with the Social Security Administration's list of OASDI beneficiaries, in order to assure that any social security benefits payable to such beneficiaries were properly terminated upon their death.

United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1981

Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to identify Medicare patients and other individuals entitled to benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act who have died in order to eliminate improper OASDI benefit payments to deceased individuals. Directs the Inspector General to report to Congress annually on the progress being made pursuant to this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4728 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to provide that the enforceability of due-on-sale clauses contained in fixed-rate real estate loans made by national banking associations shall be determined under State Law.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981

Amends the Federal Reserve Act to declare that the enforceability in any State of any due-on-sale clause contained in any fixed-rate real estate loan made or purchased by any national banking association shall be determined under the law of such State.