Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-15]

An amendment to change the short title of the bill from "Emergency Agricultural Credit Act of 1983" to "Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act Amendments of 1983".

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An amendment to the sections dealing with loan deferrals, adding the applicant for such deferrals must establish their eligibility to the satisfaction of the Secretary. The Secretary may review the ability to repay the loan from time to time and if the Secretary determines payments can be resumed, deferral is cancelled. The Secretary's determination is final unless it is found by a court to be arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law.

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An amendment deleting the requirements in the bill which specify additional staffing in specific agencies within the Public Health Service, and providing for a general increase in staff to be distributed throughout the Public Health Service.

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Amendments en bloc to 1) set the marketing year under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, for corn as September 1 - August 31 (it is at present October 1 - September 30) and 2) add a section providing for confidentiality of information for analysis. No officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture, including the Secretary, may release information collected for statistical analysis in any form that would reveal the identity of the individual who supplied the particular information.

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An amendment that would require the NRC to suspend the license of the Chem-Nuclear low-level radioactive waste compaction plant in Will County, Illinois, until the facility is in compliance with local zoning regulations.

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An amendment on a previous legislative day to strike Title V-A, Producer-Approved Wheat and Feed Grain Programs. Title provides referenda and production acreages, marketing certificates, and minimum loan rates for the 1986 through 1990 crops of wheat and feed grains.

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An amendment to require the Secretary to establish a fund for the purpose of providing financial assistance to families and legal guardians of mentally ill homeless individuals in order to commence complete legal proceedings to place the mentally ill homeless person in question into an appropriate institution for mental diseases, and to allow the authorization of $10,000,000 for deposit into such a fund for fiscal year 1987.

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An amendment to provide that emergency loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be granted only if the applicant establishes to the satisfaction for the Secretary that the losses were sustained as a result of the disaster in question. The determination of the Secretary is final unless it is found to be arbitrary, capricious, or not in accord with laws or regulations issued in accordance with laws.

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An en bloc amendment consisting of amendments to titles 9 and 10 of the bill which would allow USDA to reduce wheat and feed grain loan rates by 10% below the levels of the previous year (compared with a 5% reduction in the bill), in any of the next five years if USDA determines a cut is required to keep prices for those commodities competitive on world markets. The amendment also would require USDA to increase the target price for wheat and feed grain if the acreage reduction required of producers is more than 22.5% (compared with 7.5% reduction in the bill).

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An amendment to amend sections of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act dealing with FmHA regulations providing that in cases where holders of the entire interest of specified loans are related by blood or marriage and all of whom are or will become farm operators, the ownership interest of such holder separately constitutes not larger than a family farm, even if their interests collectively constitute larger than a family farm as defined by the Secretary.

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An amendment to change the date that the Secretary must announce crop acreage bases for wheat production from July 1 of the year prior to the crop year in question to May 1.

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An en bloc amendment to reduce the annual authorization for the AIDS preventive health service grant program by $100 million and to reduce the authorization for the AIDS emergency relief grant program by $25 million. The amendments would establish state matching fund requirements for the AIDS preventive health service grant program and for the state grant program providing drugs to indigent individuals who have AIDS or HIV infection.

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An amendment to the economic emergency loan program provisions reducing the funds provided for FY'83 from $600,000,000 to $300,000,000 and specifying that at least $150,000,000 is to be used for insured loans. It also sets that a minimum of $300,000,000 is to be used for insured loans for FY'84.

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An amendment to the Shelby substitute amendment to establish a National Institute of Nursing within NIH to take over the duties of the Division of Nursing of the Health Resources and Services Administration.

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An amendment to eliminate provisions of the bill establishing a new Trauma Care Block Grant program and authorizing instead an additional $30 million to the Preventative Health Service Block Program, to be used specifically for emergency medical services programs.

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Commending the President and United States and allied military forces on the success of Operation Desert Storm.

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Acclaims the President for his decisive leadership, unerring judgment, and sound decisions with respect to the Persian Gulf crisis. Commends and expresses appreciation to the members of the U.S. armed forces and other members of the international coalition who participated in Operation Desert Storm. Conveys sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of coalition and U.S. forces who were injured or killed during such operation. Expresses compassion for the families of noncombatants who suffered hardship and personal losses during the Persian Gulf War. Supports continued efforts to promote peace and stability in the Persian Gulf.

Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1991

Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1991 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits.

Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to establish a new formula for computing the primary insurance amount of individuals who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and would otherwise be subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977. Extends the application of such transitional benefit computation rules to those who become eligible for benefits before 1989. (Currently those who become eligible after 1983 are subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977.)

Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Leasing Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1991

Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Leasing Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain Study Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. States that this Act shall be considered the primary land management authorization for all exploration and production activities on the Coastal Plain. Provides that no land management review shall be required except as specifically authorized by this Act. Mandates that all receipts from sales, rentals, bonuses, and royalties on leases under this Act be deposited into the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to ensure that oil and gas exploration and transportation activities are conducted to achieve the reasonable protection of animal and environmental resources (including subsistence uses of the Coastal Plain). States that the "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Coastal Plain Resource Assessment," prepared by the Secretary, satisfies all legal requirements for such promulgation and that no further studies or assessments shall be required. Directs the Secretary to provide impact aid and other assistance to communities on the North Slope and elsewhere in Alaska in order to ensure the public services needed to accommodate oil and gas production and transportation activities on the Coastal Plain.

To amend title 37, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces to receive a variable housing allowance and to amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to expand the protections for members of the Armed Forces on active duty who occupy rental housing.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1991

Reduces from less than 140 days to 30 days or less the period of active duty required before a member of a reserve component of the armed forces is entitled to a variable housing allowance. Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to prohibit an eviction or distress of the dependents of any person who, after the execution of a lease, enters military service, for the period of active military service, regardless of the agreed rental amount, except upon a court action. Strikes the current three-month limitation on the staying of proceedings for eviction or distress.

Calling upon the people of the United States to display the American flag in show of support for the United States troops stationed in the Persian Gulf region.

United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1991

Calls on the people of the United States to display the American flag to show support for U.S. troops stationed in the Persian Gulf region.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of physical desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.

United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1991

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the act of physical desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for such act.

Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1991

Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act of 1991 - Requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct, at least biannually, joint spectrum planning with respect to: (1) future spectrum requirements for public and private uses and the allocation actions to accommodate those uses; and (2) actions to promote the efficient use of the spectrum. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to submit to the President and the Congress a report identifying bands of frequencies that: (1) are allocated on a primary basis for Federal Government use and eligible for licensing pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act); (2) are not required for the present or identifiable future needs of the Government; (3) can be made available for use under the Act (other than for Government stations); (4) are most likely to have the greatest potential for productive uses; and (5) will not result in excessive costs to the Federal Government. Sets forth criteria for identifying, and recommending for reassignment, such frequencies. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a report which makes a preliminary identification of reallocable bands of frequencies. Directs the Secretary to convene an advisory committee to: (1) review the bands of frequencies identified in the preliminary report; (2) advise the Secretary with respect to the bands of frequencies which should be included in the final report; (3) receive public comment on the reports; and (4) prepare and submit to the Secretary and specified congressional committees a report on recommendations for the reform of the process of allocating the electromagnetic spectrum between Federal and non-Federal use. Directs the President, after receiving the final report, to: (1) withdraw the assignment to a Government station of any frequency which such report recommends for reallocation; (2) withdraw or limit the assignment to a Government station of any frequency which such report recommends be reallocated or made available for mixed use; (3) assign or reassign other frequencies to Government stations as necessary to adjust to such withdrawal or limitation of assignments; and (4) notify the FCC and each House of Congress of the actions taken. Authorizes the President to substitute alternative frequencies in the interest of national defense, important governmental needs, public health or safety, or Federal financial considerations. Directs the FCC to submit to the President and the Congress a plan for the distribution of the reallocated frequency bands. Authorizes the President to reclaim reassigned frequencies for reassignment to Government stations. Sets forth procedures for reclaiming frequencies. Authorizes appropriations to cover the costs of reclaiming frequencies.

To designate December 7, 1991, as "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day".

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1991

Designates December 7, 1991, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.