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Bill· HRH.R. 1759 (98th)open

Natural Gas Price Relief and Market Correction Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1983

Natural Gas Price Relief and Market Correction Act - Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to set the maximum lawful price on any first sale of natural gas from December 13, 1982, through January 1, 1985, at: (1) the maximum lawful price applicable to such sale on October 1, 1982; or (2) for gas not covered by wellhead price controls, the contract price specified for deliveries of such natural gas on October 1, 1982. Declares that any contract for the first sale of natural gas shall be deemed to include a volume adjustment option with respect to any natural gas the first sale of which could occur after the effective date of this Act. Defines "volume adjustment option" as a contract provision under which the purchaser may elect to refuse to take delivery under such contract of any volume of natural gas without incurring an obligation to pay any fee or charge. Defines "abuse" under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to include the purchase by any natural gas pipeline company of any natural gas delivered on or after the effective date of this Act at an excessive price, unless the purchase of such gas is necessary to prevent waste. Considers the price of natural gas delivered to any natural gas pipeline company on any day excessive if that price exceeds the price of any other natural gas which could have been acquired by such pipeline company for delivery on that day under any contract to which the pipeline is a party. Requires every natural gas pipeline company to file every three months with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: (1) a statement concerning the volume adjustment clause, as well as steps it has taken to avoid the acquisition of natural gas at an excessive price; and (2) a modification of the costs to be recovered by the pipeline under a purchased gas adjustment clause by reason of steps taken by such pipeline to comply with this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1788 (98th)open

A bill to amend Public Law 85-745 to provide that a former President may receive monetary allowances under that law only after waiving any rights to receive any other annuity or pension to which the former President would otherwise be entitled under any other Federal law.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1983

Permits a former President to receive the allowance provided specifically for a former President under Federal law only if he or she waives the right to any other Federal pension or annuity. Provides for the refund of the former President's contributions toward such waived pension or annuity.

Bill· HRH.R. 1824 (98th)open

Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1983

Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to inform the public of the health hazards of cigarettes through research, demonstration, and educational activities. Establishes an Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health to coordinate such Federal and private activities. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress biennially (with the first report due by January 1, 1984). Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to require cigarette packages to carry one of three specified label warnings on a rotating basis. Includes exports under such requirements. Makes it unlawful to advertise cigarettes without one of three specified warnings. Makes it unlawful to manufacture, import, or package cigarettes commercially without disclosing tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide levels on the package. Requires the Secretary to test such levels at least once a year. Makes it unlawful to manufacture, import, or package cigarettes commercially without first filing with the Secretary a list of chemical additives (types and amounts). Requires the Secretary to report at least annually to Congress regarding cigarette additives and their health hazards. Increases the fine for violation of such Act from $10,000 to $100,000.

Bill· HRH.R. 1810 (98th)referred

Helen Keller National Center Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1983

Helen Keller National Center Act - Repeals provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 relating to the Helen Keller National Center. Directs the Secretary of Education to continue to administer and support the Center. Sets forth the purposes of the Center as follows: (1) to provide specialized intensive services for deaf-blind persons; (2) to train personnel to provide such services; and (3) to conduct applied research, development, and demonstrations relating to communication techniques, teaching methods, aids, and devices, and delivery of services. Requires an annual independent 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 FY 1984 through 1988 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. Provides that nothing in this Act shall in any way cause to affect or modify any existing or future agreement between any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality and the Industrial Home for the Blind, Inc., or its successors or assignees, with respect to the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults. Makes technical and conforming amendments.

Bill· HRH.R. 1795 (98th)open

A bill entitled: "The Federal Meat Inspection Act Amendments of 1983".

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1983

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to permit distribution in interstate commerce of certain State-inspected meat and poultry products. Requires a State to use official marks on meat and poultry products inspected under State law. Authorizes meat and poultry processing establishments to transfer from State to Federal inspection or vice versa on October 1 of each year upon the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture. Requires a State-inspected products which are distributed in interstate commerce to meet Federal marking, labeling, packaging, and ingredient requirements.

Bill· HRH.R. 1755 (98th)referred

Small Business Motor Fuel Marketer Preservation Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1983

Small Business Motor Fuel Marketer Preservation Act - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make loans to small businesses acquiring gas stations from a refiner. Makes it unlawful for a refiner, other than an independent or small refiner, to operate a gas station in the United States. Requires a refiner, in disposing of any interest in a station, to offer a right of first refusal to the dealer. Sets forth requirements governing such an offer. Makes it unlawful for any person to interfere in any way with the purchasing, selling, or storing of motor fuel by a dealer. Permits contracts requiring a dealer to purchase motor fuel exclusively from a particular refiner or distributor if such contract assures the dealer the right to purchase fuel elsewhere if the refiner or distributor does not have such fuel readily available. Makes it unlawful for any dealer at a station displaying a trademark or identifying symbol of a particular refiner to sell motor fuel not refined by such refiner without providing notice to purchasers. Requires each refiner within 90 days of enactment and annually thereafter to provide to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) information regarding the number of barrels of crude oil produced and refined during the preceding year. Permits civil actions to be brought by the FTC or private parties against violators of this Act. Directs the FTC to prescribe regulations required by this Act.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 118 (98th)referred

A resolution condemning the unjust trial and sentencing of Doctor Viktor Brailovsky by the Government of the Soviet Union, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that such Government should cease its persecution of Viktor Brailovsky and permit him and his family to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1983

Condemns the trial and conviction of Dr. Viktor Brailovsky by the Soviet Union. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should express to the Soviet Union U.S. concern and opposition to the internal exile of Dr. Brailovsky and to the Soviet Union's refusal to permit Dr. Brailovsky and his family to emigrate; (2) the Soviet Union should comply with various international agreements by reversing Dr. Brailovsky's conviction and by permitting him and his family to emigrate; and (3) the Soviet Union should cease persecuting individuals seeking to emigrate and should cease denying basic rights to Soviet Jews.

Bill· HRH.R. 1727 (98th)open

Environmental Works Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1983

Environmental Works Act of 1983 - Title I: Establishment of Program - Establishes a national policy to: (1) create a program of public works of special benefit to the environment and to create employment; (2) review public works appropriations to ascertain whether environmental benefit projects should receive additional appropriations; and (3) give serious consideration to State recommendations for Federal expenditures for public works of special environmental benefit. Title II: National Park Service - Park Service Land Heritage Act of 1983 - Establishes the National Park Service Land Heritage Program for the improvement and rehabilitation of the national park system. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop a national park system resource management plan (the parks management plan) for the restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of park facilities and for the development of new facilities. Requires the Secretary to update the parks management plan every five years. Directs the President to transmit the parks management plan to Congress and to annually incorporate such plan in framing budget requests by the Administration for Park Service activities. Sets forth certain conditions to be included in the parks management plan. Requires the Secretary to provide an opportunity for public involvement and to consult with other interested government departments and agencies. Requires the Secretary to develop and maintain a detailed inventory of all national park system facilities, lands and resources. Requires the Secretary to establish an Independent Review Board to ensure that only projects consistent with this Act are recommended for completion. Provides the review procedure to be followed for Board recommendations. Prohibits the Board from approving any projects which will induce overuse of National Park Service facilities or which will generate use inconsistent with the preservation of Park Services resources. Sets forth administrative provisions for the Board. Sets forth requirements for the development of the management plans. Requires resource plans, permits, and other instruments for the use and management of National Park Service lands to conform with the parks management plan. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 for implementing projects contained in the parks management plan. Requires ten percent of such appropriated funds to be used to employ youth between the ages of 15 and 25. Title III: United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Fish and Wildlife Land Heritage Act of 1983 - Establishes a Fish and Wildlife Land Heritage Program for the improvement and rehabilitation of the national wildlife refuge system and fish hatcheries, for the improvement of recreation facilities within such system, and for the development of a comprehensive U.S. fish and wildlife system management plan (wildlife management plan). Prohibits such improvement and rehabilitation if it would induce overuse of existing facilities. Requires the Secretary to develop a wildlife management plan for the restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of U.S. fish and wildlife system areas and for the development of new facilities in existing units of the system. Requires the Secretary to update the wildlife management plan every five years. Directs the President to transmit the wildlife management plan to Congress and to annually incorporate such plan in framing budget requests by that Administration for fish and wildlife system activities. Sets forth consideration to be included in the wildlife management plan. Requires the Secretary to develop and maintain a detailed inventory of all U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administered lands and resources. Requires the Secretary to establish an Independent Review Board to insure that only projects consistent with this Act are recommended for completion and included in the wildlife management plan. Provides the review procedure to be followed for Board recommendations. Sets forth administrative provisions for the Board. Sets forth requirements for the development of the wildlife management plan. Requires resource plans, permits, and other instruments for the use and management of Fish and Wildlife Service administered units to conform with the wildlife management plan. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1987 for implementing this title. Directs that no provision of this title shall impinge upon other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs. Requires at least ten percent of such appropriated funds to be used to employ youth between the ages of 15 and 25. Title IV: Urban Recreation - National Cultural Parks System - National Urban Cultural Parks Act of 1983 - Establishes a national cultural park system. Requires the Secretary to appoint a Director to administer such system. Requires such system to include those land and water areas designated as national cultural parks by Congress. Defines "national cultural park" to include urban and settled areas. Establishes the Cultural Park Advisory Commission. Sets forth administrative requirements for the Commission. Requires the Commission to undertake a comprehensive study and to formulate recommendations for the creation and management of a national cultural park system. Sets forth requirements for such system and for formulating recommendations for the development of such system. Requires the Commission to submit a specified report to Congress and to the President within three years after funds become available to carry out this title. Requires the Commission to terminate within 30 days of submitting such report. Sets forth the authorities and powers of the Commission. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the purpose of assisting States in the preservation, interpretation, development, and use of urban resources through preparation, planning, or implementing a cultural park management plan, demonstration project, or to otherise assist the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities under this title. Requires the Secretary to establish and publish in the Federal Register criteria for the selection of applicants of grants under this section. Sets forth requirements for a cultural park management plan. Sets forth requirements for States to receive a grant under this title. Sets forth conditions for States receiving such grants. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Commission when authorizing or providing funds for demonstration projects or management plans. Requires the Secretary to transmit a report to Congress and to the President, including a detailed statement of the findings and conclusion of the Secretary concerning methods of preserving and managing urban resources. Authorizes appropriations for the Commission. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985 for funding such demonstration projects. Title V: United States Forest Service - RPA Plan - Forest Service Environmental Projects Act of 1983 - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make an annual report to Congress for FY 1984 through 1987 concerning an estimate of the sums necessary to be appropriated to replant and revitalize an acreage of National Forest System land equal to that cut over that year, plus a specified portion of the backlog of lands in need of such treatment. Authorizes additional appropriations for eliminating the backlog of reforestation, fish and wildlife, watershed restoration, and trail maintenance and construction projects. Requires that not less than ten percent of the sums appropriated under this title to be used to employ youth between the ages of 15 and 25. Title VI: United States Forest Service - Urban Trees - Forest Serivce Urban Trees Act - Requires the appropriate State official (of any State which chooses to apply for funds authorized under this title) to develop an arboriculture plan for such State and to submit such plan to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval. Declares that States with approved plans shall be eligible for matching grants under this title. Requires such States to submit a report to the Secretary after the close of each fiscal year including the amounts of certain funds expended in completion of the plan. Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to urban areas, and to encourage participation of private entities and individuals to furnish arboriculture services. Authorizes the Secretary to provide matching grants on a competitive basis to eligible States for urban arboriculture projects. States the amount of such grants. Sets forth factors the Secretary shall consider in awarding such grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1987 for carrying out this title. Title VII: Passenger Rail Improvement - Emergency Rail Transportation Improvement and Employment Act of 1983 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for employment in certain railroad repair or rehabilitation projects. Requires the Secretary to establish and publish guidelines and procedures for making and evaluating applications for financial assistance under this section. Sets forth certain documentation and information to be included in such applications. Authorizes the Secretary to establish objective criteria to determine whether, and to require that, grant recipients are maintaining a good faith level of repair and rehabilitation for projects commenced pursuant to this title. Sets forth certain employment priorities for jobs created pursuant to this title. Requires the Secretary to identify (in the form of a State- by-State listing) all projects necessary for the rehabilitation and improvement of essential roadbeds and facilities of specified rail corridors. Lists certain rail passenger corridors eligible for project grants under this title. Declares that certain terminals and stations, and intermodal connections are eligible for project grants if they meet certain conditions. Requires projects eligible for financial assistance under this title to be structured and administered to achieve specified goals, including the reduction of unemployment. Sets forth requirements for the performance of work under this title concerning labor agreements and standards. Requires grant recipients to maintain certain records. Requires that the Secretary and the Comptroller General have access to certain records for the purpose of audit and examination. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct cost and benefit assessment studies of projects receiving grants or of proposed projects under this title. Requires the Secretary to submit periodic reports to the Congress and the President on actions taken pursuant to this title. Makes conforming amendments. Requires the Secretary to develop a program with five years for upgrading all grade crossings used by any railroad for providing intercity rail passenger service. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1989 for such program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1987 for this title (other than for the grade crossings program). Title VIII: Light Rail Transit - Light Rail Transit Demonstration and Transfer Fund Act of 1983 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report to Congress listing the urban areas which are suitable candidates for the introduction of light rail transit systems. Requires such report to include specified information, including information furnished by municipalities and urban areas. Requires municipalities and urban areas interested in a light rail system to furnish information to the Secretary, including design data and proposals. Requires certain Federal agencies to cooperate with the Secretary in order to facilitate the production of such report. Authorizes appropriations for the production of such report. Authorizes the Secretary to make matching grants to assist States and urban areas in the development of light rail transit systems. Requires such grants to be used for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of light rail facilities and equipment for use in urban areas. Lists eligible facilities and equipment for such grants. States the conditions and requirements for such grants. Authorizes appropriations for this title. Authorizes the Secretary to make advance or progress payments on account of any grant or contract made pursuant to this title. States the conditions for such advance or progress payments. Requires the Secretary to make: (1) an annual report to Congress concerning grants and activities under this title; and (2) a final inspection or review of each completed project. Requires a report on estimated and actual project costs. Title IX: Housing and Neighborhoods - Urban Environment Revitalization Act of 1983 - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for State, tribal, and local community development programs and for urban development action grants. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to submit a report to Congress indicating the total nation wide potential for such programs. Amends Federal law to establish an Independent Review Board to insure that urban development action grants are awarded and implemented consistently with such law. Sets forth provisions concerning Board review and approval of applications for such grants prior to the Secretary's approval of said grants. Sets forth administrative provisions for the Board. Amends the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 to authorize additional appropriations. Requires the Secretary to develop and transmit a report including an estimate of the total funds which would be needed to fund all historic preservation projects contained in the backlog of uncompleted projects for the purposes of such Act. Title X: Solar Bank and Weatherization and Employment Act of 1983 - Provides assistance to low-income households to weatherize dwellings. Amends the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 to authorize increased appropriations for the weatherization program for FY 1983 through 1992. Requires the Secretary of Energy to allot at least ten percent of the appropriations under this section to a performance fund available only to provide financial assistance to those States demonstrating the best performance in providing weatherization assistance under this program. Authorizes additional appropriations under the Environmental Works Act for such weatherization program. Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Act of 1980 to authorize appropriations for the promotional activities of the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Title XI: Citizen Suits - Authorizes any person to commence certain civil suits on their own behalf for violations of this Act or to compel certain governmental officials to reasonably apply and administer the policies and provisions set forth in this Act. Sets forth provisions governing such suits, including jurisdiction, parties, court costs, injunctive relief and prima facie evidence of abuse of discretion by administrative officials. Title XII: Supplementary Project Planning - Requires each State to: (1) develop a list, in order of priority, of those public works projects plans or programs of special environmental benefit; and (2) submit such list to the appropriate congressional committees by a specified date. Requires such list to be prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, with participation by all interested parties and the public. Sets forth requirements for projects included in such list. Requires the Directors of the Office of Management and Budget and of the Congressional Budget Office to assist the Governor of any State (upon request of any such Governor) in the preparation of the list. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare such a list for any State which does not submit a list for any year. Title XIII: Supplementary Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for supplementary project planning to be allocated according to a specified formula. Authorizes appropriations for certain programs authorized by this Act. Requires the budget committee to review priority lists submitted for supplementary project planning for setting ceilings for water and power development, energy research, and for expenditures for the purposes of this Act. Requires the appropriations committees to give serious consideration to priority lists submitted by the States. Lists the amounts of authorized appropriations for each individual State.

Bill· HRH.R. 1720 (98th)referred

Emergency Educational Facilities Repair and Renovation for Jobs Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1983

Emergency Educational Facilities Repair and Renovation for Jobs Act - Title I: Elementary and Secondary Educational Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1988 to the Department of Education to provide funds under this title to local educational agencies (LEAs) to employ unemployed individuals in maintenance, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of public school facilities. Requires States desiring to receive an allocation of such funds to submit a statement of assurances to the Secretary of Education concerning allocation of funds to LEAs and compliance with fiscal control and fund accounting procedures. Directs the Secretary to allocate one percent of such funds to specified U.S. territories and possessions and the remainder among the States and the District of Columbia on the basis of relative numbers of: (1) unemployed residents; (2) unemployed residents of areas of substantial unemployment (at least six and one-half percent for the most recent 12 months); (3) "excess" (number of unemployed individuals in excess of four and one-half percent of the civilian labor force either in the State or in areas of substantial unemployment) unemployed residents; and (4) low-income children. Prohibits the State educational agency (SEA) from reserving from the amount allocated to the State more than (1) one percent for administrative cost; and (2) four percent for special needs. Directs the SEA, from the remainder, to allocate: (1) three-fourths among counties on the basis of relative numbers of unemployed residents and within each county according to the fund distribution formula under specified provisions of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA); and (2) one-fourth among the LEAs on the basis of such ECIA formula. Requires that at least 70 percent of the funds made available to any LEA under this title be used for salaries and wages and associated benefits for individuals employed directly or indirectly by the LEA in such public school facilities repair, renovation, or reconstruction programs. Requires that, to the maximum extent feasible, funds under this title be used for projects and activities for which on-site labor can begin within 90 days of receipt of such funds. Requires that such funds be used in accordance with State and local procedures for: (1) assisting SEAs and LEAs to conform their public school facilities with specified requirements under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and with post-construction requirements of government environmental protection or health and safety programs; (2) public school facilities repair, renovation, and reconstruction; (3) conversion of presently unused structures into adult training centers; (4) energy efficiency remodeling or renovation; and (5) asbestos detection, removal, or containment in facilities used by students. Authorizes the Secretary, on request, to issue rulings to any SEAs or LEAs on the proper construction and application of this title. Title II: Reconstruction at Postsecondary Institutions and Renovation of Academic Facilities - Directs the Secretary to carry out programs of financial assistance to institutions of higher education and to higher education building agencies for the reconstruction or renovation of academic facilities and libraries if the primary purpose of such assistance is to enable such institutions to: (1) economize on the use of energy resources, with a priority for the use of coal, solar, and renewable resources; (2) conform their academic facilities and libraries with specified requirements under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and with post-construction requirements of government environmental protection or health and safety programs; (3) reconstruct and renovate research facilities; and (4) detect, remove, or contain asbestos hazards in facilities used by students. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1988 to the Department of Education to provide funds to States to employ unemployed individuals in maintenance, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of academic facilities at institutions of higher education. Sets forth annual State plan requirements for any State desiring to participate in the grant program under this title. Directs the Secretary to prescribe basic criteria for the consideration of State plans. Sets forth provisions for allocation of funds which are similar to those for title I of this Act (except that the factor of relative numbers of low- income children is replaced by relative numbers of students enrolled in institutions of higher education in each State). Sets forth provisions for use of funds and for the Secretary's authority which are similar to those for title I of this Act. Title III: Public Library Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1988 to the Department of Education to provide funds for the repair, renovation, remodeling, and alteration of facilities for public libraries. Directs the Secretary to allot from such funds to each State the minimum allotment specified under certain provisions of the Library Services and Construction Act. Provides for the allocation of the remainder of such funds among the State on a similar basis as those for allocation under titles I and II of this Act (but without the factors of relative numbers of low-income children or college students). Sets forth provisions for use of funds which are similar to those under titles I and II of this Act, but requires that only 60 percent (rather than 70 percent) of such funds be used for salaries and wages of the individuals employed in maintenance, repair, renovation, or reconstruction. Directs State library administrative agencies, to the maximum extent feasible, to consider relative unemployment in each county in determining projects to be funded under this title. Directs the Secretary to administer this title under existing regulations for title II (Public Library Construction) of the Library Services and Construction Act, but may, on request, issue rulings to any State on issues concerning the proper construction and application of this title. Title IV: General Provisions - Sets forth nondiscrimination provisions and other general requirements. Prohibits the employment, in a subsidized wage position under this Act, of individuals who have voluntarily terminated without good cause, within the preceding six months, full-time employment at or exceeding the Federal minimum wage. Requires that individuals in employment subsidized under this Act be paid at either the highest of the federal minimum wage, the applicable State or local minimum wage, or the prevailing wage for employment in similar occupations by the same employer. Sets forth program labor standards relating to conditions of employment and training, health and safety standards, workers' compensation benefits, and job benefits and working conditions. Prohibits use of funds under this Act for contributions on behalf of any participant to retirement systems or plans. Prohibits displacement of any currently employed worker by participants in programs funded under this Act. Prohibits such programs from impairing existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements. Requires the written concurrence of the labor organization and the employer concerned before any such program which would be inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining agreement may be undertaken. Prohibits program participants from being employed or job openings being filled when: (1) any other individual is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent job; or (2) the employer has terminated the employment of any regular employee or otherwise reduced its work force with the intention of filling the vacancy by hiring a participant whose wages are subsidized under this Act. Prohibits creation of jobs in a promotional line that will infringe in any way on the promotional opportunities of currently employed individuals. Requires recipients of funds under this Act to provide the Secretary with assurances that none of such funds will be used to assist, promote, or deter union organizing. Requires that an opportunity for comment be provided for any labor organization representing a substantial number of employees engaged in similar work or training in the same areas as that proposed to be funded under this Act. Applies the wage rate requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in works federally assisted under this Act.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 71 (98th)referred

A concurrent resolution to authorize and provide for a bust of Carl Hayden to be placed in the Capitol.

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1983

Authorizes the Commission on Arts and Antiquities of the Senate (the Commission) to provide for the design and sculpture of a marble bust of Carl Hayden. Authorizes the Commission to accept such bust and to place it in an appropriate location. Authorizes until December 31, 1983, the solicitation and acceptance of gifts to carry out this resolution. Provides funds for the Commission's expenses.

Bill· HRH.R. 1689 (98th)referred

A bill to amend the Act commonly known as the Second Morrill Act to repeal statutory language purporting to permit racial segregation in colleges financed under such Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1983

Amends the Act commonly known as the Second Morrill Act to repeal language relating to racial segregation in colleges. Provides that amendments made by this Act shall not be construed as affecting the eligibility of any land-grant college or institution, including Tuskegee Institute, to receive funds under the Act commonly known as the First Morrill Act or under the Second Morrill Act.

Law· HRH.R. 1652 (98th)enacted

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Amendments of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1983

Amends the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize additional appropriations for FY 1984 to preserve the structural safety of Federal dams.

Bill· HRH.R. 1659 (98th)referred

Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1983

Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1983 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an export payment-in-kind program. States that such program shall make agricultural commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation available at no cost to U.S. exporters and processors, or to foreign countries to encourage the sales of U.S. agricultural commodities. Requires the Secretary to ensure that: (1) such export sales do not displace usual U.S. marketings; (2) such commodities are not exported to any foreign country which is not eligible for most-favored-nation treatment for its goods; and (3) such commodities are not resold or transshipped to any other nation or used for purposes other than domestic purposes in such foreign country. Requires the Secretary to make such agricultural commodities available at no cost to U.S. processors if the Secretary determines that the program is placing such processors at an unfair competitive disadvantage. Requires the Secretary to carry out this program through the Commodity Credit Corporation. Prohibits the Secretary from making agricultural commodities owned by the Corporation available under this Act after December 31, 1985.

Bill· HRH.R. 1676 (98th)referred

National Commission on Neurofibromatosis Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1983

National Commission on Neurofibromatosis Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within 60 days a National Commission on Neurofibromatosis which shall formulate a plan to identify the research needed to develop an effective treatment and a cure for neurofibromatosis. Sets forth operating and related provisions. Authorizes the Commission to transmit interim reports. Requires the Commission to make a final report to the President and to each House of Congress within two years. Terminates the Commission three months after submission of the final report.

Bill· HRH.R. 1598 (98th)referred

Renewable Energy Employment Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1983

Renewable Energy Employment Act - Title I: Jobs Training in Renewable Energy - Requires the Secretary of Labor to review all Federal job training or placement programs and to implement policies, procedures and programs to develop a labor force skilled in energy conservation, weatherization of homes, and the use of renewable energy technologies. Title II: Housing and Community Development Programs - Amends the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 to require the Secretary of Energy to maintain information on: (1) the areas to be served under the weatherization assistance program; (2) methods for providing priority assistance to elderly and severely handicapped low-income persons; (3) outreach activities with respect to such program; (4) labor plans; (5) policies to ensure that owners and renters are treated equitably; and (6) plans to ensure participation by Native Americans under such program. Requires the Secretary and the Director of the Community Services Administration to include in the annual report to the President and Congress on the weatherization program an evaluation of the effect of such program on energy conservation and employment. Authorizes appropriations for the weatherization program for FY 1984 and succeeding fiscal years. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to include the potential for local energy development, including energy conservation and renewable energy use, among the factors which must be taken into account by the standards issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for determining the eligibility of cities and urban counties for urban development action grants. Includes among the activities of Community Development Programs which are eligible for assistance under such Act those amounts spent for energy needs. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans for energy conservation and renewable energy development or retrofit for housing in rural areas. Requires Federal agencies administering financial assistance programs for economic development or job creation to consider the development of energy conservation and renewable energy as significant criteria for the provision of such assistance. Title III: Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to include as non-fossil energy system windmills, anaerobic digesters, alcohol distilleries, microhydroelectric generators, gasifiers, and solar heating systems. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, in making loans to farmers and ranchers, to promote sustainable agriculture (a set of agricultural production practices which are designed to produce long term, sustainable yields of agricultural products, involve the use of renewable resources, and avoid the use of chemical products). Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to require that small farm extension programs assist small farm families in carrying out sustainable agriculture. Provides that sustainable agriculture extension programs shall consist of extension programs to provide farmers with assistance and current information with respect to sustainable agriculture. Permits all other persons in a State, in addition to universities and colleges in such State, to participate in agricultural research and extension programs. (Under current law, only universities and colleges in a State may participate in such programs.) Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, in carrying out the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, to ensure that adequate national support of extension, teaching, and agricultural research is provided to establish integrated multidisciplinary organic farming research projects. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to report annually to Congress on sustainable agriculture in the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 1595 (98th)referred

Solar Energy National Security and Employment (SENSE) Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1983

Solar Energy National Security and Employment (SENSE) Act of 1983 - Title I: Use of Solar and Other Renewable Forms of Energy Developed By Private Sector - Renewable Energy Small Business Development Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the energy percentage for energy property which is used in determining the qualified investment tax credit. Treats biomass recycling equipment as biomass property and includes biomass property as "energy property" for purposes of the energy percentage. Eliminates the requirement that the primary energy sources for a facility producing alcohol for fuel purposes not be oil or natural gas or a product of either one in order for such alcohol to be treated as "qualified fuel" for purposes of the energy percentage. Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to require that a minimum of 12 percent of the loan authority of the Export-Import Bank in any fiscal year be made available only to businesses with $25,000,000 or less in previous-year sales and include an amount of loan authority for renewable energy transactions that is appropriate to the demand for such loans. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require that the rates for purchases by an electric utility of electric energy from any qualifying cogeneration facility or qualifying small power production facility be established at the incremental cost of alternative electric energy of such utility, unless the State regulatory authority or a nonregulated electric utility determines that a different rate would encourage cogeneration and small power production, would not discriminate against cogenerators and small power producers, and would be in the consumers' and the public's interest. (Currently, such rates must be just and reasonable to the consumers and in the public interest and must not discriminate against cogenerators and small power producers.) Requires a cogeneration facility or small power production facility to pay reasonable interconnection costs incurred by an electric utility which is required to offer to interconnect with such facility. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative to issue policy guidance to departments and agencies with respect to international trade issues involving renewable energy. Amends the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 to require that a reasonable portion of the funds appropriated for nonnuclear programs of the Department of Energy be set aside for renewable energy and energy conservation businesses. Title II: Renewable Energy National Security - Renewable Energy National Security Act of 1983 - Requires the Secretary of a military department, when procuring energy systems, to procure systems that include energy-conserving equipment. Includes biofuels as a renewable form of energy for purposes of energy systems procurement by a military department. Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide for the use of biofuels in meeting Department of Defense energy needs to the extent feasible and consistent with overall defense needs. Requires the Secretary of Defense to encourage the use of energy-conserving devices and equipment in military construction projects, including family housing projects, where practical and economically feasible. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to include spoilt and contaminated grains among the accumulated stocks of agricultural commodities which the Commodity Credit Corporation may process into liquid fuels. Authorizes the Corporation to provide for the storage of liquid fuels so processed for use by the agricultural sector during periods of fuel shortages. Requires the Corporation to provide for the processing of spoilt and contaminated commodities into liquid fuels before the processing of stocks of usable feedstock. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to maintain a data base on the location of all stockpiles of renewable energy supplies and biofuels and of all renewable energy production facilities in the United States. Requires that such data be made available to Government departments and agencies upon request. Requires the Secretary of Defense to assess and report to the Armed Services Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the feasibility of using mobile energy systems that use renewable energy as emergency backup energy systems at military installations. Title III: Federal Training and Economic Development Programs to Create Jobs in Energy Conservation Industries - Part A: Short Title; Findings - Renewable Energy Employment Act - Sets forth the short title of this title and congressional findings. Part B: Job Training in Renewable Energy - Requires the Secretary of Labor to review all Federal job training or placement programs and to implement policies, procedures, and programs to develop a labor force skilled in energy conservation, weatherization of homes, and the use of renewable energy technologies. Part C: Housing and Community Development Programs - Amends the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 to require the Secretary of Energy to maintain information on: (1) the areas to be served under the weatherization assistance program; (2) methods for providing priority assistance to elderly and severely handicapped low-income persons; (3) outreach activities with respect to such program; (4) labor plans; (5) policies to ensure that owners and renters are treated equitably; and (6) plans to ensure participation by Native Americans under such program. Requires the Secretary and the Director of the Community Services Administration to include in the annual report to the President and Congress on the weatherization program an evaluation of the effect of such program on energy conservation and employment. Authorizes appropriations for the weatherization program for FY 1984 and succeeding fiscal years. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to include the potential for local energy development, including energy conservation and renewable energy use, among the factors which must be taken into account by the standards issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for determining the eligibility of cities and urban counties for urban development action grants. Includes among the activities of Community Development Programs which are eligible for assistance under such Act those amounts spent for energy needs. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans for energy conservation and renewable energy development or retrofit for housing in rural areas. Requires Federal agencies administering financial assistance programs for economic development or job creation to consider the development of energy conservation and renewable energy as significant criteria for the provision of such assistance. Part D: Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to include as non-fossil energy systems windmills, anaerobic digesters, alcohol distilleries, microhydroelectric generators, gasifiers, and solar heating systems. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, in making loans to farmers and ranchers, to promote sustainable agriculture (a set of agricultural production practices which are designed to produce long term, sustainable yields of agricultural products, involve the use of renewable resources, and avoid the use of chemical products). Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to require that small farm extension programs assist small farm families in carrying out sustainable agriculture. Provides that sustainable agriculture extension programs shall consist of extension programs to provide farmers with assistance and current information with respect to sustainable agriculture. Permits all other persons in a State, in addition to universities and colleges in such State, to participate in agricultural research and extension programs. (Under current law, only universities and colleges in a State may participate in such programs.) Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, in carrying out the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, to ensure that adequate national support of extension, teaching, and agricultural research is provided to establish integrated multidisciplinary organic farming research projects. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to report annually to Congress on sustainable agriculture in the United States. Title IV: Renewable Energy Consumer Incentives - Renewable Energy Consumer Incentives Act of 1983 - Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Act of 1980 to extend the life of the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank until September 30, 1990. (Under current law, the Bank will not exist after September 30, 1987.) Requires that a portion of the payments by the Bank to financial institutions to provide financial assistance for the installation of solar energy systems in residential, commercial, and agricultural buildings be allocated for active solar energy. Provides that there shall be no Federal preference with respect to financial assistance between single-family and multifamily residences. Permits all financial institutions to apply directly to the Bank for financial assistance. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1990 for the financial assistance program under the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Act of 1980 for the purchase and installation of residential and commercial energy conserving improvements and solar energy systems. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include passive solar energy property which uses convective, conductive, or radiant energy transfer and which has significant impact on home energy savings as a "renewable energy source property" which is eligible for the residential energy credit. Makes the residential energy credit inapplicable to energy conservation and renewable energy source expenditures made after December 31, 1990. (Under current law, such credit is inapplicable to expenditures made after December 31, 1985.) Amends the Low- Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to permit a State to transfer up to ten percent of its allotment under the low-income home energy assistance program for States to block grants for support of energy related information systems. Requires the Secretary of Energy to develop a formalized information exchange on the Federal, State, and local levels with respect to conservation and renewable energy. Authorizes appropriations to provide financial assistance to States and local governments to coordinate such program. Amends the Solar Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of Energy to maintain a renewable energy and energy conservation information program. (This program replaces the solar energy information program required to be established under current law.) Requires the Secretary to establish a National Appropriate Technology Service to provide individualized technical assistance to anyone interested in renewable energy and energy efficient technologies. Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require the Secretary of Transportation to consider the use or integration of renewable fuels and any approaches which maximize conservation and renewable energy applications in determining maximum feasible average fuel economy. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe labeling requirements for consumer goods particularly in cases where there is a direct consumer benefit to save energy or utilize renewable energy. Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration to provide reduced-rate loans to small businesses for acquisition of system performance ratings from testing laboratories for energy conservation and renewable energy systems and technologies. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require State regulatory authorities to adopt and publish standard contracts with respect to: (1) the sale of electric energy by utilities to small power production facilities of not more than 100 kilowatts capacity; and (2) the purchase of electric energy produced by such facilities by utilities. Requires the Secretary of Energy to include renewable energy as a discrete energy sector in all publications of "The Monthly Energy Review." Requires Federal agencies with renewable energy programs to submit annual reports on such programs to Congress. Sets forth reporting requirements which apply to specified Federal agencies.

Bill· HRH.R. 1597 (98th)referred

Renewable Energy National Security Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1983

Renewable Energy National Security Act of 1983 - Requires the Secretary of a military department, when procuring energy systems, to procure systems that include energy-conserving equipment. Includes biofuels as a renewable form of energy for purposes of energy systems procurement by a military department. Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide for the use of biofuels in meeting Department of Defense energy needs to the extent feasible and consistent with overall defense needs. Requires the Secretary of Defense to encourage the use of energy-conserving devices and equipment in military construction projects, including family housing projects, where practical and economically feasible. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to include spoiled and contaminated grains among the accumulated stocks of agricultural commodities which the Commodity Credit Corporation may process into liquid fuels. Authorizes the Corporation to provide for the storage of liquid fuels so processed for use by the agricultural sector during periods of fuel shortages. Requires the Corporation to provide for the processing of spoiled and contaminated commodities into liquid fuels before the processing of stocks of usable feedstock. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to maintain a data base on the location of all stockpiles of renewable energy supplies and biofuels and of all renewable energy production facilities in the United States. Requires that such data be made available to Government departments and agencies upon request. Requires the Secretary of Defense to assess and report to the Armed Services Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the feasibility of using mobile energy systems that use renewable energy as emergency backup energy systems at military installations.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 102 (98th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the role of the Rural Electrification Administration should be enhanced to assure that Federal agencies consider the needs of rural America in establishing policies which affect telephone service in rural America.

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1983

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Rural Electrification Administration assure that Federal agencies consider the needs of rural America in establishing rural telephone service policy. States that such agencies should consult on a routine basis with such Administration and with related State agencies.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 63 (98th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the compliance by the Soviet Union with certain international agreements on human rights.

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1983

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Soviet Union should comply with certain international agreements relating to human rights by pursuing a more humane emigration policy and by ceasing harassment of Jews and others seeking to emigrate; (2) Soviet compliance with internationally recognized emigration rights would significantly promote improved relations with the United States; (3) the President should convey these concerns of Congress to the Soviet Union at every appropriate opportunity; and (4) the President should also convey these concerns to U.S. allies.

Bill· HRH.R. 1517 (98th)open

A bill to authorize the establishment of a competitive health insurance program for members of the Federal Managers Association.

United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1983

Authorizes the establishment of Federal employee health benefit plans for members of employee organizations which applied at any time to the Office of Personnel Management for plan approval. (Current law authorizes the establishment of such plans for members of organizations which applied between December 31, 1978, and January 1, 1980.) Specifies the period during which members of such organizations may transfer their enrollments to such an approved plan.

Bill· HRH.R. 1540 (98th)open

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that certified public accountants and enrolled agents may represent taxpayers in certain Tax Court cases involving $5,000 or less.

United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certified public accountants and enrolled agents authorized to practice before the Internal Revenue Service to represent taxpayers in certain Tax Court cases involving $5,000 or less.

Bill· HRH.R. 1527 (98th)referred

A bill to amend the laws of the United States to eliminate gender-based distinctions and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1983

Title I: Armed Forces, Soldiers' Home, Coast Guard, Lighthouse Service, and Merchant Marine - Amends Federal laws dealing with the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Coast Guard to eliminate gender-based distinctions. Title II: Elimination of Gender-Based Distinctions Under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program, Railroad Retirement and the Work Incentive Program - Eliminates gender-based distinctions in the social security and railroad retirement programs. Title III: Amendments to United States Code - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Walsh-Healey Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Federal criminal code and other Acts dealing with Indian affairs, transportation, public lands and provisions relating to Saint Elizabeth Hospital and contract law to eliminate gender-based distinctions. Title IV: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date for the provisions of this Act.

Law· HRH.R. 1437 (98th)enacted

An act entitled the "California Wilderness Act of 1984".

United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983

California Wilderness Act of 1983 - Designates as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System the following lands in the State of California: (1) the Boundary Peak Wilderness in the Inyo National Forest; (2) the Caliente Wilderness in the Cleveland National Forest; (3) the Caples Creek Wilderness in the Eldorado National Forest; (4) the Caribou Wilderness Additions in the Lassen National Forest; (5) the Carson - Iceberg Wilderness in the Stanislaus and Toiyabe National Forests; (6) the Castle Crags Wilderness in the Shasta Trinity National Forest; (7) the Chanchelulla Wilderness in the Shasta Trinity National Forest; (8) the Cinder Buttes Wilderness in the Lassen National Forest; (9) the Cucamonga Wilderness Additions in the Angeles National Forest; (10) the Deep Wells Wilderness in the Inyo National Forest; (11) the Dick Smith Wilderness in the Los Padres National Forest; (12) the Dinkey Lakes Wilderness in the Sierra National Forest; (13) the Domeland Wilderness Additions in the Sequoia National Forest; (14) the Emigrant Wilderness Additions in the Stanislaus National Forest; (15) the Excelsior Wilderness in the Inyo National Forest; (16) the Fish Canyon Wilderness in the Angeles National Forest; (17) the Granite Chief Wilderness in the Tahoe National Forest; (18) the Granite Peak Wilderness in the San Bernardino National Forest; (19) the Hauser Wilderness in the Cleveland National Forest; (20) the Hoover Wilderness Additions in the Toiyabe National Forest; (21) the Ishi Wilderness in and adjacent to the Lassen National Forest; (22) the John Muir Wilderness Additions in the Inyo and Sierra National Forests; (23) the Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Additions in the Lassen National Forest; (24) the Marble Mountain Wilderness Additions in the Klamath National Forest; (25) the Minarets Wilderness Additions in the Sierra and Inyo National Forests; (26) the Mokelumne Wilderness Additions in the Eldorado, Stanislaus, and Toiyabe National Forests; (27) the Monarch Wilderness in the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests; (28) the Mt. Shasta Wilderness in the Shasta Trinity National Forest; (29) the North Fork Wilderness in the Six Rivers National Forest; (30) the Pattison Wilderness in the Shasta Trinity National Forest; (31) the Pine Creek Wilderness in the Cleveland National Forest; (32) the Pyramid Peak Wilderness in the San Bernardino National Forest; (33) the Red Buttes Wilderness in the Klamath and Rogue River National Forests; (34) the Russian Peak Wilderness in the Klamath National Forest; (35) the San Gorgonio Wilderness Additions in the San Bernardino National Forest; (36) the San Jacinto Wilderness Additions in the San Bernardino National Forest; (37) the San Joaquin Wilderness in the Sierra and Inyo National Forests and the Devils Postpile National Monument; (38) the San Mateo Canyon Wilderness in the Cleveland National Forest; (39) the San Rafael Wilderness Additions in the Los Padres National Forest; (40) the Santa Rosa Wilderness in the San Bernardino National Forest; (41) the Scodies Wilderness in and adjacent to the Sequoia National Forest; (42) the Sheep Mountain Wilderness in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests; (43) the Sill Hill Wilderness in the Cleveland National Forest; (44) the Siskiyou Wilderness in the Six Rivers, Klamath, and Siskiyou National Forests; (45) the Snow Mountain Wilderness in the Mendocino National Forest; (46) the South Sierra Wilderness in the Sequoia and Inyo National Forests; (47) the South Warner Wilderness Additions in the Modoc National Forest; (48) the Thousand Lakes Wilderness Additions in the Lassen National Forest; (49) the Timbered Crater Wilderness in and adjacent to the Lassen National Forest; (50) the Trinity Alps Wilderness in and adjacent to the Klamath, Shasta Trinity, and Six Rivers National Forests; (51) the Ventana Wilderness Addition in the Los Padres National Forest; (52) the Yolla-Bolly Middle Eel Wilderness Additions in and adjacent to the Six Rivers and Mendocino National Forests; (53) the Royal Gorge Wilderness in the Tahoe National Forest; (54) the Machesna Mountain Wilderness in and adjacent to the Los Padres National Forest; (55) the Bucks Lake Wilderness in the Plumas National Forest; (56) the Echo-Carson Wilderness in the Eldorado and Toiyabe National Forests and in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit; and (57) the Mill Creek Wilderness in the Lassen National Forest. Abolishes the previous classifications of the High Sierra Primitive Area, the Emigrant Basin Primitive Area, and the Salmon - Trinity Alps Primitive Area. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to review and report to the President on the suitability for preservation as wilderness of the Monache Wilderness Study Area in the Sequoia National Forest. Requires the Secretary to maintain its presently existing wilderness character. Directs the Secretary to acquire any privately owned lands within the Trinity Alps, Granite Chief, Royal Gorge, Castle Crags, and Mount Shasta Wilderness areas designated by this Act. Adds the following lands to the National Park System: (1) the Mt. Raymond Addition in the Sierra National Forest (to be incorporated into Yosemite National Park); and (2) the Jennie Lakes Additions in the Sequoia National Forest (to be incorporated into Kings Canyon National Park). Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study, and make recommendations to Congress on, the possible designation of such lands as national park wilderness. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior specified land in the Stanislaus National Forest for administration as part of Yosemite National Park. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture specified land in the Sierra National Forest. Designates the following lands as wilderness: (1) the Yosemite Wilderness in Yosemite National Park; and (2) the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness in the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park. Requires the lands which have been added to the National Park System by this Act and which represent potential wilderness additions to be designated wilderness upon notice that all uses thereon prohibited by the Wilderness Act have ceased. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to review and report to the President on the suitability for preservation as wilderness of the Orleans Mountain Planning Area in the Six Rivers National Forest. Requires the Secretary to conduct a special study on the suitability of the Ski Study Area in the Orleans Mountain Planning Area for an alpine ski facility. Directs the Secretary to maintain the presently existing wilderness character of such planning area. Requires that timber volumes within such planning area be included in the base used to determine potential yield for the national forest concerned. Subjects certain mining activities within the North Fork Smith roadless area to only those Federal laws and regulations applicable to national forest lands designated as nonwilderness.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 141 (98th)referred

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect Federal and State elections.

United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983

Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes Congress to enact laws regulating the amounts of contributions and expenditures intended to affect Federal elections. Authorizes the States to enact laws regulating the amounts of contributions and expenditures intended to affect State and local elections.

Bill· HRH.R. 1375 (98th)reported

A bill to amend the Small Business Act with respect to disaster loan programs.

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1983

Amends the Small Business Act to specify the maximum interest rate on disaster loans made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to homeowners or small businesses for disasters commencing on or after January 1, 1983. Prohibits the SBA from imposing a cap of less than $100,000 for real property and less than $20,000 for personal property on loans made to individuals.

Bill· HRH.R. 1397 (98th)referred

Domestic Violence Prevention and Services Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1983

Domestic Violence Prevention and Services Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States, local public agencies, and nonprofit organizations for projects designed to prevent domestic violence and to provide immediate shelter and other assistance for victims and dependents of victims of domestic violence. Sets forth conditions for receiving the formula grants, including that the State: (1) distribute funds to local public agencies and private nonprofit organizations for domestic violence programs and services; (2) distribute at least 70 percent of such funds to private nonprofit organizations and give special emphasis to supporting community-based projects; (3) set forth procedures to assure an equitable distribution of grants within the State; (4) designate a State agency to administer the domestic violence program and coordinate all such programs within the State; (5) set forth procedures to assure active citizen participation within the State; (6) provide assurances that any project funded will coordinate its activities with other State programs and be administered by appropriately trained personnel; and (7) comply with reporting requirements. Declares that the Secretary shall not disapprove any application except after notice of and opportunity for a hearing. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to Indian tribes and intertribal organizations. Provides that such funds may not be used for direct payment to any victim of domestic violence or to a dependent of such victim, and that no income eligibility standard may be imposed for anyone seeking services under this Act. Limits the total amount of grants to any local program to $150,000 for not more than a three-year period. Limits the grant for any fiscal year to $50,000. Requires local public agencies and private organizations to provide the following shares of Federal funding: (1) 25 percent in the first year; (2) 33.33 percent the second year; and (3) 50 percent the third year. Requires that at least 75 percent of grants be distributed to entities providing immediate shelter and related assistance to victims. Authorizes the Secretary to make supplemental grants to States for: (1) administrative costs; (2) developing and implementing programs; (3) assuring active citizen participation; and (4) developing a media campaign. Provides that each State will be allotted at least $45,000 in formula grants and $7,500 in supplemental grants. Requires each State receiving assistance to submit detailed annual reports to the Secretary on the implementation of programs. Directs the Secretary to: (1) designate a director of programs carried out under this title; (2) establish a national information clearinghouse on domestic violence, in coordination with the child abuse clearinghouse; (3) make recommendations to Congress regarding domestic violence programs; and (4) obtain information on research relating to domestic violence. Directs the Secretary to make annual reports to Congress and to evaluate and report on the effectiveness of the programs no later than two years after funds are obligated. Sets forth confidentiality requirements with respect to records of persons assisted under this title. Establishes the Federal Interagency Council on Domestic Violence to assist the Secretary in coordinating Federal programs. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to report to the President and Congress within 18 months of enactment on the nature and incidence of abuse of elderly individuals.

Bill· HRH.R. 1376 (98th)referred

A bill to amend subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the social security offset against annuities provided for under such subchapter to the extent that the social security benefits of the annuitant are based on the annuitant's own employment.

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1983

Eliminates the social security offset against annuities provided under the Survivor Benefit Plan of the armed service when the benefits received are based on the annuitant's own employment.

Bill· HRH.R. 1373 (98th)referred

A bill to prohibit the owners and operators of federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped from restricting the ownership of pets by the tenants of such housing.

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1983

Prohibits federally assisted rental housing projects for the elderly and handicapped from forbidding tenants to have pets or discriminating against persons having pets. Permits a project authority to require the removal of a pet that constitutes a threat to the health or safety of project occupants or other persons in the community.

Bill· HRH.R. 1405 (98th)referred

Acidic Deposition Study and Ecosystem Mitigation Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1983

Acidic Deposition Study and Ecosystem Mitigation Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to provide for a program of acidic deposition analysis and mitigation. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study and report, within the five-fiscal- year period following the submission of the final comprehensive research plan under the Acid Precipitation Act of 1980, on acidic deposition to specified congressional committees. Sets forth required inclusions and procedures for such report. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to any State or interstate agency to develop and implement on-site methods of mitigating the harmful effects on ecosystems resulting from high acidity which may be due to acidic deposition. Limits such grants to 75 percent of project costs. Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator for the five fiscal years following the enactment date of this Act for the preparation of such report and the making of such grants.

Bill· HRH.R. 1384 (98th)referred

Unfair Foreign Competition Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1983

Unfair Foreign Competition Act of 1983 - Amends the Clayton Act to include a specified antidumping provision among U.S. antitrust laws. Amends the antidumping provision to allow any person who is injured in her or his property or business by the sale or importation of an article made in a foreign country to bring a civil action against the manufacturer, exporter, or importer of such article if: (1) the article is imported or sold in the United States at less than its foreign market or constructed value; and (2) such sale or importation causes or threatens material injury to U.S. industry or labor or prevents the establishment or modernization of U.S. industry. (Currently, the cause of such an action is predicated on the intent of the importer to injure or prevent the establishment of U.S. industry or to monopolize trade.) Restricts the district court jurisdiction of such an action to the District of Columbia. Entitles a prevailing plaintiff in such an action to recover: (1) compensatory damages (currently, treble damages) or appropriate equitable relief; and (2) legal expenses. Declares that the standard of proof in such an action is a preponderance of the evidence. Places the burden of proof for rebutting a prima facie case on the defendant. Includes within the meaning of a prima facie case a finding by the International Trade Commission that dumping exists. Authorizes the district court to: (1) issue subpoenas outside its judicial district if necessary; (2) enjoin the importation of articles allegedly dumped pending the defendant's compliance with any court order; (3) review, in camera, confidential or privileged material; (4) accept material under seal; and (5) disclose such material. Requires expedited treatment of such actions. Sets a four-year statute of limitations for actions under this Act. Requires the foreign market value or constructed value of an article to include the amount of any subsidy provided to the manufacturer, producer, or exporter of the article. Expresses the sense of the Congress that this Act is consistent with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Bill· HRH.R. 1341 (98th)open

A bill to establish the Mono Lake National Monument in the State of California, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1983

Designates the Mono Lake National Monument in California. Provides that the monument area shall become part of the Inyo National Forest. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire the lands and waters within the monument. Specifies acquisition procedures. Requires the Secretary to protect the geologic, ecologic, and cultural resources and to provide for recreational use of the monument. Requires the Secretary to permit the full use of the monument for scientific study and research. Permits individuals holding currently valid grazing permits within the monument boundaries to continue to exercise grazing rights. Permits the reissuance of existing permits to the current permit holder as of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive management plan for the monument. Requires the construction of a visitor center within the monument. Withdraws federally owned lands and waters within the monument from entry or appropriation under the mining laws, from operation of the mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, and from disposition under the public land laws. Requires the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, the State of California, the city of Los Angeles, and the Mono County Board of Supervisors, to study and report to specified congressional committees on the consumptive use of water diverted from the Mono Lake basin. Requires the Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of the biological, ecological, historical, and aesthetic values of Mono Lake and the impacts of declining water levels thereon. Requires the Academy to transmit such study to specified congressional committees and to the Chief of the Forest Service by January 1, 1987. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 1350 (98th)open

National Commission on the Improvement of America's Infrastructure Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1983

National Commission on the Improvement of America's Infrastructure Act of 1983 - Establishes the National Commission on the Improvement of America's Infrastructure to conduct an inventory of existing major public improvements by major city, region, and State. Includes among major public improvements bridges, highways, roads, railroads, airports, mass transit systems, locks and dams, water systems, and sewer systems. Requires the Commission to develop a National Public Improvements Plan, based on such inventory, which ranks all major public improvements on the basis of need for replacement or major repair. Requires the inclusion in such plan of recommendations with respect to: (1) financing such replacement or repair and routine maintenance; and (2) necessary changes in Federal, State, or local laws to sustain national economic development or to achieve equity among regions in the quality of major improvements. Sets forth procedures for the submission of such plan to the President and Congress. Terminates the Commission the day after it submits such plan. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 1347 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to consider the number of veterans residing in each State, and the projected changes in the number of veterans residing in each State, in acquiring and operating medical facilities.

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1983

Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to consider the current and projected number of veterans residing in each State when deciding where medical facilities should be constructed or acquired. Directs the Chief Medical Director to determine, at the end of each fiscal year, the current and projected number of veterans residing in each State. Requires the Director to report such information to the appropriate committees and to consider it when making recommendations for the apportionment of funds.

Bill· HRH.R. 1276 (98th)open

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide procedures for crediting the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund with the amounts of social security checks which have not been negotiated within twelve months.

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1983

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to implement procedures for identifying social security benefit checks issued under title II which have not been negotiated within 12 months and to credit the appropriate social security trust fund, on a monthly basis, for the amount of all unnegotiated benefit checks drawn on such trust fund. Requires the Secretary to pay a benefit check presented for payment after it has been credited to one of the trust funds, and to recharge such trust fund, if such check is otherwise proper. Authorizes appropriations to reimburse the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for the total amount of unnegotiated benefit checks.

Law· HRH.R. 1296 (98th)enacted

Payment-in-Kind Tax Treatment Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit farmers who participate in a Federal payment-in-kind program to elect to treat commodities they receive as income in the year of receipt or the year of sale. Permits farmers to elect a deferral of the income resulting from the cancellation of Commodity Credit Corporation loans. Provides that farmers participating in a payment-in-kind program do not forfeit eligibility for the special use valuation provisions for farm property.