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Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10]

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Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 310 (98th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the participants in the New Ireland Forum are to be commended for their efforts to bring about genuine progress in the search for a just and peaceful solution to the problems of Northern Ireland.

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1984

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the parties in the New Ireland Forum are to be commended for their efforts to promote reconciliation of the two communities in Northern Ireland; and (2) all political parties in Northern Ireland and the British and Irish Governments should review the findings and recommendations of the Forum.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 294 (98th)passed

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should express to the Government of the Soviet Union the disapproval of the American people concerning the Soviet Union's systematic nondelivery of international mail addressed to certain persons residing within the Soviet Union, and that the United States delegation to the Congress of the Universal Postal Union seek the compliance of the Government of the Soviet Union with the treaties governing international mail to which it is a party.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1984

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should express to the Soviet Union the U.S. disapproval of the Soviet Union's: (1) systematic nondelivery of U.S. mail addressed to persons in the Soviet Union; and (2) violation of specified treaties governing international mail. States that at the meeting of the Congress of the Universal Postal Union in Hamburg, Germany, U.S. representatives should; (1) bring such violations to the attention of the Union; (2) request that an investigation of such violations be conducted by the Union; and (3) consider possible sanctions against the Soviet Union for such violations.

Bill· HRH.R. 5409 (98th)open

A bill to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to effect agreements on financial relationships between the Board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Secretary of the Treasury.

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1984

Amends the John F. Kennedy Center Act to terminate the obligation of the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (the Board) to pay the Treasury interest on revenue bonds issued to finance necessary parking facilities for the Center. Establishes in the Treasury the Kennedy Center Revenue Bond Sinking Fund to retire such obligations. Sets forth a payment schedule for the Board and terms of investment and management for the Secretary of the Treasury.

Law· HRH.R. 5298 (98th)enacted

White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1984

White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act - Calls upon the President to conduct a National White House Conference on Small Business, not earlier than January 1, 1985, and not later than September 1, 1986, to: (1) increase public awareness of the contributions of small business; (2) identify small business problems; (3) examine the status of minority and women small business owners; (4) assist small business in carrying out its role as the nation's job creator; (5) develop specific recommendations for executive and legislative action; and (6) review the status of recommendations adopted at the Conference. Authorizes and directs Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to provide support and assistance to the planning of such conference. Requires a final report of the Conference, within six months from the date such conference is convened, to be submitted to the President and the Congress. Requires the Small Business Administration to report annually to the Congress for the next three years following the submission of the final report of the Conference. Authorizes appropriations.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 276 (98th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the participants of the New Ireland Forum are to be commended for their efforts to bring about genuine progress in the search for a just and peaceful solution to the problems of Northern Ireland.

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1984

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the parties in the New Ireland Forum are to be commended for their efforts in the search for peace, justice, and reconciliation in Northern Ireland; and (2) all political parties in Northern Ireland and the British and Irish Governments should review the findings and recommendations of the Forum.

Bill· HRH.R. 5175 (98th)referred

Emergency Petroleum Industries Stability Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1984

Emergency Petroleum Industries Stability Act of 1984 - Prohibits, for a nine month period: (1) any major energy concern or affiliate from controlling any other major energy concern or any domestic petroleum company; and (2) any domestic petroleum company or affiliate from controlling any major energy concern or affiliate. Exempts from the application of such prohibition parties who are in a failing financial position which would likely lead to insolvency but for such acquisition. Requires the Attorney General to bring an action for relief of any violation of such prohibition. Defines a "major energy concern" as one which: (1) has an interest in one hundred million barrels or more of proved reserves of crude oil, natural gas liquids equivalents, or natural gas equivalents; (2) had an average net production of crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in the previous year which exceeded 100,000 barrels per day; or (3) is under the control of a foreign person. Defines a "domestic petroleum company" as any person engaged in the production, refinement, or sale of crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids, or natural gas in the United States and which is not a major energy concern. Defines "control" as the power to direct the policies of a person through the ownership of 15 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of a person or the acquisition from a person of assets related to the production, distribution, transportation, or marketing of crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids or natural gas exceeding $2,000,000,000 in fair market value. Requires reports to both Houses of Congress, concerning the effects of such types of mergers, from: (1) the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of Energy; (2) the Secretary of the Treasury; (3) the Secretary of the Interior; (4) the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration; and (5) the Federal Trade Commission.

Bill· HRH.R. 5159 (98th)open

National Training Incentives Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1984

National Training Incentives Act of 1984 - Title I: Withdrawals from Individual Retirement Accounts and Annuities for Job Training for Displaced Workers - Sets forth provisions for certification of an unemployed individual as a displaced worker by application of such individual to the Secretary of Labor, through the appropriate employment office. Defines "displaced worker" for purposes of this title as any individual who: (1) has, as of the date of application for certification, at least 20 quarters of coverage under title II of the Social Security Act; and (2) has, within the one-year period ending on such date, received counseling relating to seeking employment from any public employment office of any State or such other agency as the Secretary has approved under specified provisions of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA). Defines "displaced workers" also as individuals who: (1) on the date of application for certification, are receiving (or are eligible to receive) regular unemployment compensation in such State; (2) on or before such date, have exhausted all right to receive regular unemployment compensation in such State in the individual's most recent benefit year; (3) on or before such date, have become unemployed (or have received notice from their employer that their employment will be terminated within six months of such notice) as a result of the permanent closure of the plant or facility of such employer where such individuals are or were employed; or (4) as of such date, have been unemployed for six months or more and have limited opportunity for employment (for any reason, including age) within a reasonable commuting distance from their principal residence in the same or any similar trade or occupation. Permits any displaced worker to withdraw, in a specified manner, an amount not to exceed the qualified amount from any individual retirement account or any individual retirement annuity established for the benefit of such worker to pay any expenses for training in a new trade or occupation. Sets forth formulas for determination of a "qualified amount." Sets forth provisions relating to the manner of such withdrawal, including provisions for issuance of training vouchers. Prohibits depositary institutions from assessing penalties for early withdrawals for purposes of such training, but provides for adjusted rates of return on investments under certain conditions. Requires that such training in an eligible training program at a qualified institution be treated as training with the approval of the State agency for purposes of specified FUTA requirements relating to approval of State unemployment laws. Prohibits denial of any unemployment compensation payment under any Federal law solely because a displaced worker is in such training at an eligible training program at a qualified institution. Sets forth definitions of eligible training programs and training expenses. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prescribe by regulation the application procedure and the criteria to be used in determining whether a training program is eligible; and (2) in making such determination, take into account determinations made by specified other officials and entities. Sets forth nondiscrimination provisions. Directs the Secretary to keep paperwork to the minimum necessary to administer this title and carry out the purposes of this Act. Title II: Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1954 Relating to Employee Training - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the additional tax on early withdrawals from individual retirement accounts shall not apply to specified withdrawals for training of dislocated workers. Sets forth special rules for early withdrawals from individual retirement accounts. Establishes an employee training tax credit for employers. Sets forth formulas and rules relating to such employee training credit. Title III: State Employment Service Responsibilities - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Labor for FY 1985 and succeeding fiscal years for reimbursement payments to States for certain administrative costs incurred pursuant to this Act. Directs the Secretary to allocate such funds among all States which meet specified criteria in order to assist each such State to administer public employment offices or such other agencies which the Secretary has approved under specified FUTA provisions. Makes any State eligible for such payments if its public employment offices (or other such agencies) provide: (1) certification for displaced workers; and (2) labor market and training information and job search services (including specified counseling) to assist displaced workers to enroll in an eligible training program and obtain employment as quickly as possible. Directs the Secretary, within one year after enactment of this Act, to report to Congress on: (1) the extent to which the nationwide computerized job bank and matching program authorized under specified provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act can be expected to increase employment opportunities in each State; (2) the estimated cost of making such nationwide computerized job bank and matching program fully operational in the manner intended under such provisions; (3) the extent to which the development of such nationwide computerized job bank and matching program will require changes in the existing employment service operations in each State; and (4) the feasibility of using nonprofit privately operated job-referral services, in areas where such services are available, for the referral of individuals to jobs in low-wage industries where little or no skill is a prerequisite for employment rather than using State employment service offices or such nationwide computerized job bank and matching program. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to require private industry councils to make available throughout the service delivery area (SDA) information concerning training programs in such SDA which have been recognized as eligible training programs under this Act. Makes special provision for dislocated workers with respect to Pell Grants. Provides that, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 or any other provision of law, the determination of the amount of the expected family contribution to a student to determine the amount of a basic grant to any student who is a certified displaced worker shall be made without including in the effective family income the amount of: (1) any unemployment compensation received by the student; or (2) any distribution from an individual retirement account established to pay training expenses of such student.

Bill· HRH.R. 5081 (98th)open

Fair Trade in Steel Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1984

Fair Trade in Steel Act of 1984 - Declares that it is the policy of Congress that access to the U.S. market for foreign-produced carbon, alloy, and specialty steel mill products should be on an equitable basis to safeguard national security, insure orderly trade in steel mill products, reduce unfair trade in steel mill products, and alleviate U.S. balance-of-payments problems. Expresses the intent of Congress to: (1) expand the economic viability of the U.S. steel industry and the jobs of its workers; (2) prevent the further decline of the domestic steel industry; and (3) temper the economic hardships resulting from unemployment in steel industry communities by encouraging reinvestment in existing steelmaking facilities. Limits annual imports of specified steel mill product categories to specified percentages of the apparent domestic supply which are based on adjusted average import penetration levels for each such product category for the years 1979, 1980, and 1981. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to allocate global product limitations among foreign countries, groups of countries, or areas. Sets forth guidelines for making such allocations. Requires the Secretary to make an annual determination of the expected apparent domestic supply in each steel mill product category. Requires the Secretary to revise such determination periodically during the year. Directs the Secretary to determine, within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, whether the steel industry companies have plans to use substantially all of the cash flow from the steel sector for reinvestment in and the modernization of the steel sector. Prohibits the import restrictions from taking effect until the Secretary determines that the steel companies have such plans. Directs the Secretary to monitor steel sector investments made and announced by the steel industry and to consult with steel industry representatives and employees in the course of such monitoring. Directs the Secretary to determine annually whether steel companies are using substantially all the cash flow from the steel sector for reinvestment in and modernization of the steel sector. Directs the Secretary to modify or suspend the relevant import restrictions if the Secretary determines that substantially less than all the cash flow from the steel sector is being used for such reinvestment and modernization and that the level of investment is not demonstrably justified by adverse financial conditions within the industry. Directs the Secretary to publish: (1) each annual determination and its rationale; and (2) the total amount of cash flow from the steel sector and the total amount used for reinvestment in and modernization of the steel sector. Requires the steel companies to provide the Secretary with the information necessary for making such determinations. Directs the Secretary to examine the supply and demand situation in the United States for a specified steel product category if requested by affected steel consumers. Sets forth criteria to be used in determining short supply. Directs the Secretary to monitor imports of fabricated steel mill products. Sets forth the method of investigating whether imports of fabricated steel products are rendering ineffective or materially interfering with the objectives of this Act. Limits the quantity of iron ore that may be entered from all sources during any calendar year after the effective date of this Act. Directs the Secretary to allocate global iron ore limitations among foreign countries, groups of countries or areas. Sets forth guidelines for making such allocation. Directs the Secretary, in making such allocations, to attempt first to accommodate the requirements of individual steel mills which have been traditionally dependent on ocean sourced foreign iron ore and the requirements of contractual obligations incurred before January 1, 1984. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the import restrictions on iron ore if necessary to meet the needs of such individual steel mills. Provides for the enforcement and implementation of this Act.

Law· HRH.R. 5076 (98th)enacted

Pennsylvania Wilderness Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1984

Pennsylvania Wilderness Act of 1984 - Designates certain lands in Pennsylvania as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, including Allegheny Islands Wilderness-Proposed and Hickory Creek Wilderness-Proposed. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to administer such lands in accordance with the Wilderness Act. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands or interests in lands within the Hickory Creek Wilderness, including oil, gas, mineral interests, and scenic easements. Requires the owner's consent for such acquisition. Limits the appropriation for such acquisitions to $2,000,000. Designates certain lands in the Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania, as the Allegheny National Recreation Area. Identifies the lands composing such area as the Allegheny Front, Cornplanter, and Tracy Ridge, including the Allegheny Reservoir. Directs the Secretary to administer the national recreation area in accordance with the following objectives: (1) minimizing the environmental impacts of mineral exploration and development, including privately owned oil and gas; (2) maximizing recreational opportunities on the Allegheny Reservoir, including motorized and non-motorized boating; (3) protection of fish and wildlife habitat; and (4) protection of watershed and free flowing streams. Directs the Secretary to publish a management plan accompanied by an environmental impact statement for the national recreation area. Presents guidelines for the plan. Provides for public participation in preparing the comprehensive management plan. Permits hunting and fishing in accordance with Federal and State laws within the boundaries of the national recreation area. Requires the Secretary to consult with the appropriate State fish and game department before implementing any regulations. Withdraws the minerals in all Federally owned lands within the national recreation area from all forms of appropriation and disposition under either mining laws or mineral leasing laws. Requires special use permit applicants to submit a plan of operations consistent with the objectives of the national recreation area, including a reclamation plan. Directs the Secretary to file maps and legal descriptions of the wilderness and national recreation areas with specified congressional committees. States that the RARE II final environmental statement shall not be subject to judicial review concerning the national forest system lands in Pennsylvania. States that the wilderness designation under this Act is not a congressional intent to create buffer zones around such wilderness area.

Bill· HRH.R. 5037 (98th)open

Milk Producers Prompt Payment Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1984

Milk Producers Prompt Payment Act of 1984 - Provides that all milk purchased from a U.S. producer by a handler in a cash sale, and all inventories and proceeds and related products, shall be held by the handler in trust for the producer until the producer receives full payment. Exempts handlers whose total annual milk purchases do not exceed $500,000. Requires a handler to pay the full cash price to the producer within one day of receiving the milk, unless agreed otherwise. Grants producers a cause of action in U.S. district courts for handler trust or payment violations.

Bill· HRH.R. 5044 (98th)referred

National Coal Science, Technology, and Engineering Development Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1984

National Coal Science, Technology, and Engineering Development Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to carry out a national coal science, technology, and engineering program which shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (the Assistant Secretary). Provides that the program shall consist of three research and development programs: (1) the coal science research program; (2) the process science and engineering research program; and (3) the engineering development program. States that: (1) the purpose of the coal science research program shall be to conduct research, for all coal ranks, that seeks an in-depth understanding of coal structure and process chemistry; and (2) the program shall be directed toward the understanding of how pollutant species are bound in the coal molecule and how such species can be efficiently and effectively removed. Provides that the coal science research program shall be carried out through the energy-technology centers, the national laboratories, the university community, and the private sector. States that the purpose of the process science and engineering research program shall be to conduct research, applicable to all coal ranks, in the following areas: (1) coal preparation; (2) specification fuels; (3) precombustion cleanup; (4) postcombustion cleanup; (5) utilization processes; (6) instrumentation and control; (7) solids transport; and (8) supporting research and development. Provides that the process science and engineering research program shall be carried out through the energy technology centers, the national laboratories, the university community, and the private sector. States that the purpose of the engineering development program shall be to carry out the projects listed in the following sentence, by making grants to eligible applicants, in order to establish proof of concept and produce developed processes and coal systems. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, to make grants for any one or more of the following projects: (1) constructing and operating a fine coal preparation and cleaning process facility of no more than 500 tons per day, capable of testing both physical and chemical coal cleanup devices and processes; (2) retrofitting an oil-fired boiler of at least 100 MWe using deeply, physically, or chemically cleaned coal, or any combination of such types of cleaned coal; (3) demonstrating a regenerable flue gas desulfurization system of at least 50 MWe; (4) demonstrating a combined SOX/NOX removal system of at least 50 MWe; (5) conducting a furnace retrofit of in-boiler sulfur control technology of at least 50 MWe; (6) demonstrating an atmospheric fluidized bed combustion system of at least 100 MWe; (7) demonstrating a repowering application of a pressurized fluidized bed combustor of from 50 to 100 MWe; (8) demonstrating a repowering application of combined cycle coal gasification of from 50 to 100 MWe; (9) developing and testing a coal-fueled gas turbine in a second generation combined-cycle system of at least 50 MWe; (10) developing and testing an industrial-scale coal-fueled gas turbine suitable for industrial cogeneration of at least 5 MWe; (11) testing a utility phosphoric acid fuel cell system using coal-derived gas at a size of 10 to 50 MWe; (12) demonstrating engineering feasibility of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) technology at a size of ten to 50 MWe; and (13) demonstrating an advanced coal liquefication process of at least five to ten tons of coal per day. Provides that the engineering development program shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary. States that a grant may be used only to pay for a portion of an approved project's total cost in an amount determined by the Assistant Secretary. Directs the Secretary, with the cooperation of the Assistant Secretary, to prepare a five-year national coal science, technology, and engineering development research plan. Requires the plan to be submitted by the Secretary to the President and the appropriate committees of Congress within six months of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to submit reports to the President and the appropriate committees of Congress concerning the program and the five-year plan. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for the coal science research program, the process science and engineering program, and the engineering development program.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 501 (98th)referred

A joint resolution to provide for the awarding of a gold medal to Elie Wiesel in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and outstanding contributions to world literature and human rights.

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1984

Authorizes the President, on behalf of Congress, to present to Elie Wiesel a gold medal in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and outstanding contributions to world literature and human rights. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the public sale of bronze duplicates of such medal.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 268 (98th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should instruct the United States delegation to the United Nations to request the Secretary General to seek the cooperation of the Government of Vietnam with the Governments of the United States, People's Republic of China, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, Canada, and the Philippines in ascertaining the fate or whereabouts of the 81 crewmen of the sunken United States registered vessel GLOMAR Java Sea.

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 1984

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should instruct the U.S. delegation to the United Nations to request the Secretary General to seek the cooperation of Vietnam with the United States and specified other countries in ascertaining the whereabouts of the crewmen of the sunken U.S. vessel GLOMAR Java Sea.

Bill· HRH.R. 4941 (98th)referred

A bill for the relief of William Kubrick, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1984

Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay specified sums to a named individual: (1) for legal representation; and (2) in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, medical expenses, and loss of earnings due to allegedly negligent surgery performed by a Veterans Administration hospital physician.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 489 (98th)open

A joint resolution directing the President to secure a full accounting of Americans missing in Southeast Asia.

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1984

Directs the President to: (1) secure from the Indochina nations a full accounting of Americans captured or missing as a result of the Vietnam conflict; and (2) work for the release of captive Americans and the return of the remains of those American servicemen and civilians who died in Southeast Asia. Requires the President to submit two reports to Congress on American POW/MIAs in Southeast Asia.

Bill· HRH.R. 4773 (98th)passed

Small Business Secondary Market Improvements Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1984

Amends the Small Business Act to provide for the guaranteed payment by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) of trust certificates that are: (1) issued to persons approved under this Act; and (2) based on and backed by a trust composed of the portions of deferred participation and guaranteed loans which have been guaranteed by the SBA under the Small Business Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. Prohibits any State, local, or Federal law from precluding or limiting the SBA from carrying out the provisions of this Act.