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Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33]

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Bill· HRH.R. 2566 (98th)referred

A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to provide for increased representation of small business interests and agricultural interests on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1983

Amends the Federal Reserve Act to direct the President in selecting the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to appoint one member each to represent the respective interests of small businesses and agriculture.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 111 (98th)passed

A concurrent resolution to commemorate the Ukrainian famine of 1933.

United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1983

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should take steps to: (1) issue a proclamation commemorating the Ukrainian famine of 1933; (2) issue a warning that the continued enslavement of the Ukrainian nation is a threat to world peace; and (3) convey to the Soviet people U.S. sentiments for the recovery of Ukrainian freedom and independence.

Bill· HRH.R. 2530 (98th)open

A bill to provide that the Secretary of Transportation may exempt segments of the Interstate system from the requirement that double bottom trucks be allowed to operate on all Interstate highways, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1983

Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to exempt segments of the Interstate Highway System from the requirement that commercial motor vehicle combinations consisting of a truck tractor and two trailing units (double bottom trucks) be allowed to operate on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and designated Federal- aid Primary System highways.

Bill· HRH.R. 2546 (98th)open

Balanced Monetary Policy Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1983

Balanced Monetary Policy Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve System to establish yearly targets for money and total credit aggregates and for real interest rates consistent with historic levels. Requires the Board and the Federal Open Market Committee to take necessary actions to assure that such targets are achieved, on average, on an annual basis. Requires a written report to specified Congressional committees if such targets cannot or should not be achieved because of unfavorable economic conditions. Requires the Board of Governors to transmit specified information to Congress biannually. Requires the Board to announce publicly changes in objectives and plans at the time those changes are determined. Requires the President to state for the System's record the administration's position on each vote on monetary policy taken by the Board and by the Federal Open Market Committee.

Bill· HRH.R. 2544 (98th)open

Emergency Public Works Employment Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1983

Emergency Public Works Employment Act of 1983 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to States, municipalities, urban counties, and Indian Tribes for construction, renovation, repair, and improvement of local public works. Requires that such grants made to States be for local public works located in nonmetropolitan areas. Sets forth conditions for such grants and the Federal share of such projects. Prohibits making such grants to local governments which had an unemployment rate of less than eight percent for the preceding 12-month period. Prohibits the use of such grants for the acquisition of real property or for construction of any recreational or cultural facility. Requires grant applicants to give certain assurances to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to prescribe rules, regulations, and procedures to carry out this Act. Sets forth certain required grant application procedures. Requires the Secretary to apportion funds appropriated to carry out this Act in a specified manner. Requires the Secretary to carry out an audit on each completed project carried out with Federal assistance provided by this Act. Requires grant recipients to maintain certain records. Requires the Secretary and the Comptroller General to have access to all books and records for the purpose of audit and examination. Requires the Secretary to withhold ten percent of the grant amount until completion of the audit. Requires the Secretary not to pay the recipient any withheld funds if the Secretary finds a violation of this Act. Requires that local public works projects shall not, except in the public interest, be constructed by any department, agency, or instrumentality of any State or local government, unless the State or local government certifies that no responsible person has submitted a bid on any part of a project for which a grant has been made under this Act. Requires the construction of each grant project to be performed by contract, awarded by competitive bidding. Sets forth conditions for such public bidding. Prohibits any grant under this Act from being made unless the steel, cement, and manufactured products to be used in such project are produced in the United States. Sets forth exceptions to the requirement to use American products. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing any restrictions or limitations on assistance which restricts any State from imposing more stringent "buy American" requirements than this Act. Requires grant recipients to expend a certain share of the grant for minority businesses as the Secretary determines. States factors for such prescribed share. Defines "minority business enterprise" for the purposes of this Act. Prohibits making any grant under this Act unless the applicant gives assurances that the project will be designed and constructed in accordance with accessibility standards, under Federal law, for the handicapped and the elderly. Authorizes the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to insure that such projects comply with Federal accessibility standards. Requires certain labor standards to be maintained upon the construction work. Sets forth wage provisions. Prohibits discrimination because of sex in any project receiving Federal grant assistance under this Act. Requires the Secretary to maintain a permanent list of grant applications approved under this Act. Requires such list to be available for public inspection, and to contain certain information. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 2543 (98th)referred

Small Business Capital Formation Tax Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1983

Small Business Capital Formation Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to lower the amount of corporate tax liability on taxable income up to $200,000. Increases from 60 percent to 80 percent the capital gain deduction for equity investments in small business concerns for investments held for five years or more. Establishes a maximum corporate capital gain tax rate of 20 percent attributable to equity investments in small business concerns. Allows a small business to use a cash receipts method of accounting if its average annual gross receipts do not exceed $1,500,000 for the three preceding taxable years. Allows a nonrefundable ten percent tax income credit for investment in small business stock. Permits a taxpayer to defer payment of tax on the sale of any capital gain property if the proceeds from such sale are reinvested within one year in small business stock, and the amount of such gain does not exceed the amount invested in small business stock.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 109 (98th)referred

A Concurrent resolution declaring that the Congress recognizes the continued need to help workers injured by economic dislocations resulting from increased imports and shall adopt legislation to reauthorize and improve the operation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program.

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1983

Recognizes the need to help workers injured by economic dislocations resulting from increased imports. Directs the adoption of legislation to reauthorize and improve the operation of the trade adjustment assistance program.

Bill· HRH.R. 2489 (98th)referred

Synthetic Fuels Corporation Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1983

Synthetic Fuels Corporation Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Energy Security Act to authorize the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation to make loans, loan and price guarantees, and purchase agreements and to enter into joint ventures for district heating or cooling projects. Authorizes the Corporation to make price support loans for municipal waste energy projects which produce and sell biomass energy. Requires the Corporation to solicit proposals and provide financial assistance for district heating or cooling projects and municipal waste energy projects. Requires that the synthetic fuel production strategy established by the Corporation address the types of district heating or cooling projects and municipal waste energy projects the Corporation intends to assist. Makes a minimum of 25 percent of the amount of financial assistance available for obligation during any fiscal year by the Corporation available for such projects. Requires the Corporation's Board of Directors to assure that the Corporation is organized to evaluate, process, and review proposed and funded district heating or cooling projects and municipal waste energy projects.

Bill· HRH.R. 2490 (98th)referred

Clean Campaign Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1983

Clean Campaign Act of 1983 - Adds a new title to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971: "Title V: Financing of General Election Campaigns for the House of Representatives". Establishes eligibility criteria entitling candidates to receive campaign payments on a matching basis. Establishes formulae to determine such sums. Limits expenditure of personal funds to $20,000 per election. Waives spending limits for eligible candidates whose opponents have spent sums exceeding the limit imposed upon such candidates. Requires specified independent expenditures to be reported to the Commission and to each candidate within specified time-frames. Permits additional payments to certain candidates who have waived specified broadcasting rights. Requires the Federal Election Commission to certify the eligibility of candidates to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall disburse funds to such candidates. Directs the Secretary to establish a separate United States House of Representatives Election Campaign Account in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and to deposit certain sums in such account in accordance with specified guidelines. Directs the Commission to audit campaign accounts. Requires repayment of excess payments and unexpended payments. Penalizes the use of funds for other than campaign purposes. Authorizes the Commission to institute repayment actions in U.S. district courts. Delineates the administrative authority of the Commission in carrying out this Act. Requires the Commission to make certain reports to the House of Representatives. Authorizes appropriations. Limits to $90,000 in any calendar year the amount of contributions which congressional candidates or their authorized political committees may accept from non-party multicandidate political committees. Specifies exceptions for candidates in general and special elections. States that any extension of credit for advertising on broadcasting stations, in newspapers or magazines, or by direct mail, or for other types of public political advertising shall be considered a contribution, if such credit is: (1) in excess of $1,000; and (2) for a period exceeding 30 days.

Bill· HRH.R. 2375 (98th)open

Enterprise Development and Industrial Revitalization Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1983

Enterprise Development and Industrial Revitalization Act of 1983 - Title I: National Development Investment - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to rename it the National Development Investment Act. Declares the findings of Congress and the purposes of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for a portion of the costs of certain projects submitted in a development investment strategy, upon the application of a State, economic development district, unit of local government, Indian tribe or private or public nonprofit organizations which meet the eligibility criteria established by this Act. Authorizes such development investment assistance: (1) for the construction, repair, rehabilitation and improvement of public facilities; (2) for revolving loan funds to promote the establishment and growth of small businesses; (3) to conduct feasibility studies, site preparation, and other technical assistance to prepare for development and to enhance the investment climate; and (4) for certain other development activities. Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance and conduct feasibility studies to assist any person to establish a qualified employee ownership organization for such aforementioned purposes. Sets forth the eligibility requirements for applicants for grants under this Act. Requires applications for grants under this title to include: (1) a certification that the area, for which a grant is to be made, meets certain distress requirements; (2) a certification concerning any responsibilities the Secretary has agreed to accept; and (3) a development investment strategy prepared in accordance with this Act. Sets forth factors the Secretary shall consider in approving grants under this title. States the distress requirements for the area where the grant will be carried out, which applicants must certify in order to be eligible for a grant under this title (including that the area: (1) has an unemployment rate one percent above the national average for the most recent 24 month period; or (2) has experienced or is about to experience a sudden economic dislocation resulting in significant job loss). Requires documentation of distress requirements to be supported by Federal data when available, or if not available then by State data. Requires applicants for grants under this title to prepare a development investment strategy for the area for which the grant is sought. Sets forth required information for such strategies. Requires units of local government which are eligible applicants under this title to consult with the State or economic development district in the preparation of a development investment strategy. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to an applicant and a State to establish a revolving loan fund for making loans or guaranteeing loans to small business for initial or working capital, or for the purchase, rehabilitation or expansion of facilities. States conditions for grants made to States under this section. Sets forth requirements for loans or guarantees made under this section. States the Federal share for project grants for any eligible activity under this title. Authorizes the Secretary to waive or reduce the non-Federal share in the case of an Indian tribe. States limits on expenditures of appropriations in any one State (except for expenditures to Indian tribes). Prohibits the Secretary from obligating more than a specified amount to any person for grants under this title, other than grants which promote qualified employee ownership organizations. Requires the Secretary to obligate the funds appropriated for grants under this title according to a specified formula. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for FY 1984 through 1986. Prohibits expending more than 25 percent of such appropriations for revolving loan funds in any one fiscal year. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for economic development planning to States, economic development districts, Indian tribes, counties (which meet the distress requirements and are located outside of economic development districts), and certain units of local governments. Requires that any State economic development plan, assisted under this section, be prepared by the State with the active participation of units of local government and economic development districts. Requires each State receiving assistance under this subsection to submit to the Secretary an annual report on the State planning process. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a program of evaluation of Federal, State, and local development investment efforts for certain purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct any demonstration program to test the feasibility of new ways to increase productivity and growth and for certain other purposes. States that such evaluation and demonstration programs may be carried out by the Secretary, acting through the staff of the Department, in cooperation with other Federal departments or agencies, or by contract. States the Federal share of grants made under this title. States certain requirements for the obligation of funds appropriated under this title. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for FY 1984 through 1986. Limits the amount available for evaluation and demonstration programs for any one fiscal year. Requires the Secretary to administer this Act with the assistance of a certain Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Requires such Assistant Secretary to perform such functions as the Secretary may prescribe. Authorizes the Secretary to consult with any persons and with interested departments and agencies. Prohibits approving any grant under this Act unless the Secretary is satisfied that the Federally assisted project will be properly and efficiently administered, operated, and maintained. Sets forth the powers of the Secretary in performing authorized duties under this Act. Authorizes the discharge of the Secretary's responsibilities, relative to projects which may receive a grant, by accepting an applicant's certification of such responsibilities. Allows certain savings provisions for certain actions begun prior to the enactment of this Act. Requires all laborers and mechanics employed on projects assisted under this Act to be paid wages at the prevailing rate for similar construction in the locality. Requires the Secretary to make a comprehensive annual report to the Congress of his operations under this Act (beginning September 30, 1984). Requires the Secretary to maintain a list (including certain information) of applications approved for a grant under this Act. Requires each grant recipient to keep certain records, and to transmit a biennial report containing certain information to the Secretary. Declares that the Secretary and the Comptroller General shall have access to certain records and documents pertinent to assistance received under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for salaries and administrative expenses to carry out the provisions of this Act for FY 1984 through 1986. Title II: Amendments to the Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act of 1958 - Subtitle A: Amendments to the Small Business Act - Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit making an enterprise development loan to a small qualified job expansion business unless such applicant files reasonable assurance that it will create employment opportunities within two years of the last date of disbursement. Empowers the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make enterprise development loans for plant acquisition, construction, conversion, or expansion. Defines an enterprise development loan as a loan made directly to a small qualified job expansion business which meets specified criteria. Sets forth the criteria which such loans must meet for approval, including specified non-Federal share requirements. Subtitle B: Additional Borrowing Authority for Small Business Investment Companies - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the borrowing authority of qualified job expansion businesses (as defined in this Act). Subtitle C: Report by Small Business Administration on Involvement With Qualified Job Expansion Businesses - Directs the Administrator of the SBA to report annually to specified Congressional committees on the SBA's involvement with qualified job expansion businesses, including information on loans and loan guarantees provided to such businesses. Title III: Tax Incentives for Businesses Located in Distressed Areas - Job Expansion and Urban Tax Act of 1983 - Subtitle A: Designation of Eligible Areas and Businesses - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to define a job expansion area as any area in the United States designated by one or more local governments as such. Limits eligibility for such designation to areas with a population of at least 10,000 whose rates of poverty and unemployment exceed specified national averages, and whose rates of per capita income growth fall below specified levels. Defines a "job expansion business" as one where at least 50 percent of its hours of service are performed by employees working in one or more job expansion areas and, except in extenuating circumstances, at least 50 percent of such qualified employees are residents of a job expansion area. Subtitle B: Tax Incentives for Capital Investment - Provides for an election of an additional $50,000 first-year depreciation deduction for certain business assets purchased by a qualified job expansion business. Requires recapture of the tax that would otherwise have been paid if the property concerned ceases to be used predominantly inside a job expansion area. Allows an additional ten percent investment tax credit for new buildings placed in service by a qualified job expansion business. Allows the election by a qualified job expansion business of an investment tax credit of an additional $400,000 of cost for used equipment used predominantly in a job expansion area. Allows a 25 percent investment tax credit for expenditures paid or incurred for rehabilitation of a building located in a job expansion area. Provides for the refundability of the investment tax credit for job expansion area property of up to $250,000. Allows a qualified job expansion business to take into account two percent of aggregate compensation paid for purposes of the employee stock ownership plan income tax credit. Subtitle C: Credits for Employers and Employees - Allows employers an income tax credit for increased job expansion area employment and employment of displaced workers. Sets forth rules for the calculation of such income tax credit. Phases out such credit after a specified length of time. Allows job expansion area employees an income tax credit equal to five percent of qualified wages per year (taking into account a maximum of $9,000 in wages per year). Phases out such credit after a specified length of time. Subtitle D: Expense Deduction for Job Expansion Area Business Stock and Debentures - Allows a business expense income tax deduction for the purchase of job expansion area business stock or debentures. Limits the maximum amount deductible to $20,000 ($40,000 in the case of a joint return). Requires the taxpayer to reduce the basis of such stock or debentures by the amount of the deduction taken. Establishes a mimimum holding period of three years for such stock or debentures.

Bill· HRH.R. 2382 (98th)referred

Broadcast Licensing, Renewal, and Deregulation Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1983

Broadcast Licensing, Renewal, and Deregulation Act of 1983 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish new procedures for reviewing petitions to deny broadcast license applications. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to grant a license renewal application by a radio or television broadcast station licensee unless the actions of the licensee evidences such serious disregard for the Communications Act and for the rules and policies of the FCC that denial of the application is justified. Prohibits the FCC from considering the applications of other persons for a broadcast station's facilities when the FCC is acting upon a license renewal application by a radio or television broadcast station. Permits persons holding construction permits or station licenses to transfer the permit or license without first obtaining an FCC finding that the transfer serves the public interest. Requires the FCC to be notified of such transfer. Provides for public notice of the transfer. Provides for disposition by the FCC of objections to such transfer. Prohibits the FCC from considering whether the public interest would be served by the transfer of the permit or license involved to a different person. Repeals certain provisions relating to the application of the antitrust laws. Prohibits the FCC from imposing requirements on radio or television licensees relating to: (1) programs; (2) programming formats; (3) ascertainment; (4) commercialization; and (5) maintenance of program logs.

Bill· HRH.R. 2306 (98th)open

A bill to increase funding for low-income home energy assistance, to limit use of low-income home energy assistance funds made available in prior years, and to make data collecting and reporting requirements under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 more consistent with the purposes of such Act.

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1983

Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to increase the authorization of appropriations for low-income home energy assistance for FY 1984. Decreases the maximum amount of grant money allotted for a fiscal year to States for low-income home energy assistance which a State may request to be held available for the next fiscal year. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect home energy and home energy assistance data on a State-by-State basis. Requires the Secretary to submit the annual report on such data required under such Act no later than September 30 of each calendar year.

Bill· HRH.R. 2262 (98th)open

Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1983

Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act - Declares that no antitrust law shall prohibit the importer, brewer, or trademark licensee of a trademarked malt beverage, when such beverage has substantial competition from other malt beverages in an area, from: (1) entering into an agreement granting a wholesale distributor the exclusive right to sell such beverage within any defined geographic area within a State; or (2) limiting such distributor to the sale of such beverage for ultimate resale to consumers in such area. Declares that this Act shall not affect any provision of State law.

Bill· HRH.R. 2299 (98th)open

Fair Trade in Steel Pipe and Tube Products Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1983

Fair Trade in Steel Pipe and Tube Products Act of 1983 - Provides the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Treasury with the authority necessary to enforce the terms of the Steel Pipe and Tube Arrangement between the United States and the European Community. Requires the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary), not later than October 1 of each year, to compute the annual import ceilings for steel pipe and tube articles. Provides for intra-annual adjustments for such ceilings. Requires the Secretary to consult with the European Community if it appears that the annual import ceilings for any year might be exceeded. Requires the Secretary to seek an agreement with the European Community which will result in compliance with the import ceilings for the rest of the year. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to enforce the import ceilings if an agreement cannot be reached with the European Community. Permits adjustment of the import ceiling if domestic manufacturers cannot meet the demand for steel pipe and tube products.

Bill· HRH.R. 2227 (98th)referred

Small Business Administration State Development Company Program Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1983

Small Business Administration State Development Company Program Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to purchase or guarantee any debenture issued by a qualified State development company unless such debenture is collateralized by industrial development bonds. Requires debentures so purchased or guaranteed to be treated on an equal basis in repayment and liquidation with those funds borrowed by the qualified State development company unless the SBA determines that such debentures may be subordinate to the company's other debts and obligations.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 147 (98th)open

A resolution concerning observance by the Government of Romania of the Human Rights of the Hungarians in Transylvania, especially the right of self-determination.

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1983

Declares that the House of Representatives deplores the denial of the rights of Hungarians and people of other nationalities in Transylvania by the Romanian Government. Requests the President and the Secretary of State to discuss the human rights of the Hungarians in Transylvania with the Government of Romania.

Bill· HRH.R. 2207 (98th)open

Emergency School Aid Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1983

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to reestablish the Emergency School Aid Act as title VI of ESEA. Makes the emergency school aid program a categorical grant program to assist public school desegregation. Authorizes appropriations for the emergency school aid program for FY 1984 through 1987. Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to delete references to the emergency school aid program under the block grant provisions of such Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 2193 (98th)referred

A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18 of the United States Code to extend and strengthen the mandatory penalty feature of the prohibition against the use of firearms in Federal felonies, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1983

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970 to revise and increase the mandatory penalties for using or carrying a firearm during commission of a Federal felony. Redefines such offense as using a firearm to commit a felony over which the district courts have exclusive jurisdiction or carrying a firearm during such a felony involving violence. Deletes the requirement that the firearm be carried "unlawfully". Increases the additional penalty imposed for such offense to not less than five years' imprisonment for a first offense (currently, one to ten years) and ten years for a second or subsequent offense (currently, two to 25 years). Extends to first offenders the stipulations, currently applicable only to second offenders, that the court not suspend any sentence, grant probation, or impose concurrent sentences. Makes a first offender ineligible for parole for five years and a second or subsequent offender ineligible for ten years. Expresses the sense of Congress that the executive prosecute vigorously such offenses.

Bill· HRH.R. 2133 (98th)reported

A bill to amend the Small Business Act.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1983

Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Small Business Administration (SBA) from: (1) refusing to accept and consider a referral from a Government procurement officer of a matter in which the eligiblity of a small business as a Government contractor for a specific Government contract is in question; or (2) limiting the availability of any certification of a small business as an eligible Government contractor on account of the anticipated dollar value of the contract, the nature of the work to be performed, or any other factors unrelated to responsibility or eligibility issues. Provides that no small business shall be denied the opportunity to submit its offer for a Federal contract solely because: (1) it is not on a qualified bidders list; (2) its products are not on a qualified products list; or (3) it has not received prior approval from a Federal agency to submit its offers relating to a certain type of work or class of contracts. Requires that Federal contracts up to $25,000 include a policy clause declaring that small businesses shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in Federal contracts. (Under current law, Federal contracts up to $10,000 are required to include such clause.) Specifies identification requirements for subcontracting plans contained in the SBA's annual report to the House and Senate Small Business Committees on subcontracting plans which do not contain maximum practicable opportunities for small businesses to participate in such contracts. Requires that a procurement requirement be set aside for exclusive competition among small businesses if the Government procurement officer expects that: (1) offers will be obtained from at least two responsible small businesses offering the products of different small businesses; and (2) awards will be made at reasonable prices. Requires Federal agencies to reduce the number of requirements to be contained in its contract solicitations in order to promote the maximum practicable opportunity for small businesses to submit offers. Sets forth the conditions which must exist in order for a Federal agency to solicit an offer from only one source or to negotiate with only one source for the purchase of spare or replacement parts. Provides that when there is a conversion to contract of commercial activities not being presently performed by a private commercial source, such activities shall be set aside for exclusive competition among small businesses or awarded pursuant to the Government procurement contract set-aside program for small business under the Small Business Act. Requires that total labor surplus area set-asides be authorized if the Government procurement officer expects that: (1) offers will be obtained from at least two responsible businesses; and (2) awards will be made at reasonable prices. Requires that Federal agencies award contracts and encourage the placement of subcontracts on the basis of total and partial small business-labor surplus area set-asides and total and partial small business set-asides. Requires Federal agencies to establish goals each year for the award of their procurement contracts and subcontracts to: (1) small businesses which perform a substantial proportion of their production in areas of concentrated unemployment or underemployment or within labor surplus areas, in addition to those small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and (2) small businesses generally. Eliminates the requirement that such goals apply to procurement contracts of $10,000 or more. Sets forth requirements for the establishment of such goals. Requires that procurement contracts of $25,000 or less be reserved exclusively for small businesses unless the contracting officer is unable to obtain reasonable offers from two or more small businesses. Requires a presumption that procurement contracts between $25,000 and $2,000,001 may be awarded through the small business set-aside program. Requires that contracting officers, to the maximum extent practicable, choose a payment method which minimizes paperwork and facilitates prompt payment to small businesses.

Bill· HRH.R. 2154 (98th)open

Natural Gas Consumer Relief Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1983

Natural Gas Consumer Relief Act - Title I: Contracting and Marketing Practices - Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to declare a take-or-pay clause of a pipeline contract to be against public policy and unenforceable for a three-year period: (1) to the extent that it requires a pipeline to make any payment with respect to natural gas in excess of 50 percent of the maximum annual volume the pipeline has contracted to take; or (2) if such clause does not entitle a pipeline which makes a payment under such clause to take delivery of the gas during the one year period beginning on the date of payments. Defines "take-or-pay clause" to mean any contract provision which requires payment for the minimum quantity of natural gas contracted for under the contract in the event the pipeline fails to take delivery. Permits a pipeline, in the case of a contract for the first sale of natural gas, to: (1) request the seller to renegotiate the contract; and (2) indicate that, if there is no renegotiation within 30 days of the request, the pipeline will exercise its market-out-option. Permits a pipeline exercising its market out option to refuse delivery without incurring an obligation to pay for any amount of natural gas contracted for if the pipeline in its sole discretion determines that it could not market the gas. Declares any indefinite price escalator clause applicable to the first sale of natural gas to be against public policy and unenforceable. Defines "indefinite price escalator clause" as any provision of any contract which provides for the establishment or adjustment of the price for natural gas delivered by reference to prices for natural gas, crude oil, or any other commodity. Prohibits a pipeline from passing through its costs if the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) determines that the pipeline has failed to adopt practices minimizing amounts paid to purchase natural gas. Declares any minimum commodity beill requirement applicable to any sale of natural gas by any interstate or intrastate pipeline to be against public policy and unenforceable: (1) to the extent it requires the purchaser to make any payment with respect to natural gas in excess of 50 percent of the maximum annual volume the purchaser has contracted to take; or (2) if such requirement does not entitle a purchaser who makes a payment under such requirement to take delivery of the natural gas involved subsequent to the date of payment provided under the requirement. Directs FERC to order an interstate pipeline, upon application by a producer of natural gas or by a purchaser of natural gas from a producer, to carry natural gas, for a just and reasonable consideration, between the producer and purchaser if FERC finds that: (1) the pipeline has available capacity; (2) no undue burden would be placed upon such pipeline by reason of the order; (3) construction of new facilities would not be required; and (4) the order would not impair the ability of the pipeline to render adequate service to its other customers. Directs FERC to complete a rulemaking proceeding to issue standards for interstate pipeline tariffs. Directs FERC to require, by rule, a first-sale purchaser of natural gas to file a copy of the contract with FERC. Title II: Wellhead Price Provisions - Revises ceiling price provisions for natural gas. Provides that the ceiling price for categories other than high-cost gas shall be the January 1982 ceiling price multiplied by the monthly equivalent of the modified price adjustment factor. Defines the "modified price adjustment factor" for any month as the lower of: (1) 75 percent of the quarterly percent change in the GNP implicit price deflator (as defined in the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978); or (2) the percent change in the energy index, computed and published as an annual rate by the Department of Labor, for the most recent month for which such percent change has been so published at least eight days before the beginning of the month for which the modified price adjustment factor is being calculated. Provides that for high-cost gas the maximum lawful price for any first sale shall be 150 percent of the maximum lawful price for categories of gas other than high-cost gas. Provides for an adjusted ceiling price for wells drilled on or after January 1, 1982, and before enactment. Repeals provisions permitting increases in the ceiling price of certain categories of natural gas if just and reasonable. Provides, as a general rule, that the maximum lawful price applies with respect to the recovery of all costs and profits associated with production and first-sale delivery of marketable natural gas. Prohibits the importation of natural gas if the first sale price in the United States of the gas exceeds 150 percent of the maximum lawful price for domestically produced gas. Directs the President to submit to Congress a report on the status of negotiations with Canada regarding modification of the border price for natural gas imported from Canada. Extends price controls and standby authority for two years beyond their present expiration dates.

Bill· HRH.R. 2160 (98th)referred

Fair Trade Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1983

Fair Trade Act - Limits the total imports of steel products if the Secretary of Commerce finds that the U.S. capacity for the production of steel products is only utilized at 85 percent or less during any calendar quarter. Directs the Secretary to: (1) determine, for each calendar quarter, the percentage of utilization of the U.S. steel products manufacturing capacity; (2) estimate the domestic consumption of steel products for each calandar quarter which an import limitation is required; (3) compute the total quantity of permissible imports of steel products during each quarter for which an import limitation is required; (4) apportion the total of permissible imports among the supplying foreign countries on the basis of past participation in the U.S. market. Directs the Secretary to certify the computation and apportionment of permissible imports to the Secretary of the Treasury who shall ensure that the steel products are imported in conformity with such computations and apportionments. Establishes the President's Commission on Basic metals. Requires the Commission to review the performance of the U.S. steel products manufacturing industry and to make recommendations to the President and the Congress regarding actions which should be taken to strengthen the industry.

Bill· HRH.R. 2124 (98th)open

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the highway use tax on heavy trucks and to increase the tax on diesel fuel used in heavy trucks.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the highway use tax on heavy trucks. Increases the excise tax on diesel fuel from nine cents per gallon to 12 cents per gallon in 1983 and from 12 cents per gallon to 14 cents per gallon in 1984. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations exempting from such increases diesel fuel used in automobiles and light trucks.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 139 (98th)referred

A resolution to restore balance in the Federal energy budget.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1983

States that the Government should restore balance to the Department of Energy's FY 1984 budget by maintaining funding for energy conservation, solar and renewable energy, and weatherization programs and by distributing information on conservation and renewable and solar energy.

Bill· HRH.R. 2105 (98th)referred

District Heating and Cooling Tax Incentives Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1983

District Heating and Cooling Tax Incentives Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment tax credit for district heating and cooling property. Allows an additional 20 percent energy credit for such property. Defines "district heating or cooling property" as any equipment or other property used as an integral part of a district heating or cooling system. Exempts district heating or cooling property which is transferred to a governmental unit or tax-exempt organization from the recapture rules relating to prohibited dispositions of investment tax credit property. Treats district heating or cooling property as depreciable personal property for purposes of tax rules relating to the recapture of excess depreciation. Exempts from classification as ten or 15 year public utility property, for purposes of accelerated depreciation under the accelerated cost recovery system, district heating or cooling property.

Bill· HRH.R. 2099 (98th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow individuals to compute the deduction for retirement savings on the basis of the compensation of their spouses and to treat alimony as compensation for purposes of such deduction.

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow married individuals to compute the amount of their income tax deduction for contributions to retirement savings accounts on the basis of the earned income of their spouses. Treats alimony payments as compensation for purposes of this deduction.

Bill· HRH.R. 2083 (98th)open

A bill to improve worker training under the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1983

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of Labor to certify certain groups of workers as eligible for trade adjustment assistance upon a determination that: (1) increased imports "contributed importantly to" (currently, substantially caused) worker separations and sales or production reductions; or (2) a significant number of workers of a firm have been or are in danger of total or partial separation due to the relocation of such firm to a foreign country or instrumentality. Makes changes in the qualifying requirement for adjustment assistance for workers. Directs the Secretary of Labor to approve job training assistance for workers adversely affected by imports. (Currently the Secretary is authorized to approve such training.) Directs the Secretary to pay a daily supplemental assistance benefit to any worker who begins approved job training after enactment of this Act and who is not eligible for trade adjustment allowances. Increases the maximum job search and relocation allowances to $800. Establishes an Adjustment Assistance Trust Fund in the Treasury. Authorizes appropriations to the Trust Fund, payable out of the general fund of the Treasury attributable to the collection of customs duties, to carry out provisions for adjustment assistance for workers. Extends adjustment assistance for workers and firms until September 30, 1985. Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to amend the definition of "suitable work" for a worker who would be eligible for a trade readjustment allowance if the worker were not eligible for extended compensation.

Bill· HRH.R. 2053 (98th)open

Air Travelers Security Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1983

Air Travelers Security Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to declare congressional policy with respect to the marketing and sale of passenger air transportation. Directs the Civil Aeronautics Board to vacate Order 82-12-85, adopted on December 16, 1982, and to adopt as its final decision in docket numbered 36595 the recommended order of an administrative law judge dated June 1, 1982.

Bill· HRH.R. 1984 (98th)open

United States Olympic Checkoff Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1983

United States Olympic Checkoff Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to designate on their income tax returns a contribution of one dollar of their income tax refunds or any cash amount voluntarily forwarded with their returns to support the U.S. Olympic Trust Fund. Establishes in the Treasury a U.S. Olympic Trust Fund (trust fund). Appropriates to such trust fund an amount equal to the amount designated on tax returns. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay amounts so transferred to the U.S. Olympic Committee. Allows specified administrative expenses to be paid from such trust fund.

Law· HRH.R. 1961 (98th)enacted

Veterans' Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1983

Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Relief Act - Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability for veterans exposed to herbicides during service in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era who suffer from specified diseases which may be caused by exposure to such herbicides, developed to a ten percent degree of disability. Permits the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to determine what other diseases may be due to exposure to herbicides, chemicals, or environmental hazards. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations within one year of enactment incorporating such determinations and setting forth the standards used to reach them.

Bill· HRH.R. 1970 (98th)open

Intercircuit Tribunal of the United States Court of Appeals Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1983

Intercircuit Tribunal of the United States Courts of Appeals Act - Establishes an Intercircuit Tribunal of the United States Courts of Appeals composed of 28 circuit judges. Places the principal office of such Tribunal in the District of Columbia. Grants the Tribunal jurisdiction over cases referred to it by the Supreme Court. Declares that decisions of the Tribunal shall be binding on all U.S. courts unless modified or overruled by the Supreme Court. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Tribunal, in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, to report to Congress on its activities by October 1, 1987. Terminates the Tribunal on September 30, 1988.

Bill· HRH.R. 1955 (98th)open

Enterprise Zone Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1983

Enterprise Zone Act of 1983 - Title I: Designation of Enterprise Zones - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the designation of enterprise zones by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for purposes of extending the tax incentives and regulatory flexibility measures provided by this Act. Specifies that State and local governments shall nominate areas for such designation. Limits the designation of enterprise zones to 75 nominated areas per year over three years (one third of which such designations shall remain in effect. Specifies that the Secretary may designate such zones only if: (1) the area is within the jurisdiction of the local government; (2) the boundary of the area is continuous; (3) the area has a population of at least 4,000 if any portion thereof is located within a standard metropolitan statistical area (with a population of at least 50,000) or 1,000 otherwise, or is within an Indian reservation; and (4) the area meets specified unemployment and poverty requirements. Requires nominating local governments, as a condition of the Secretary's designation, to agree in writing to follow a course of action which may include reducing tax rates, improving local services, simplifying or streamlining regulation of business, or receiving commitments of private entities to assist employees and residents of the area. Terminates the authority of the Secretary to designate enterprise zones on June 30, 1986, or three years after the publication of regulations pertaining to such zones, whichever is later. Describes areas to which preference shall be given in deciding to designate enterprise zones. Exempts enterprise zones from certain requirements relating to Federal environmental policy. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to the Congress every four years a report on the effects of such enterprise zones' designation. Requires that any property tax reduction effected by a local government under the terms of this Act be disregarded for purposes of determining the eligibility of a State or local government for Federal assistance or benefits. States that designation of an enterprise zone shall not give displaced persons from such an area any rights or benefits under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. Title II: Federal Income Tax Incentives - Subtitle A: Credits for Employers and Employees - Allows employers located in enterprise zones a nonrefundable income tax credit for increased employment expenditures and employment of the disadvantaged. Allows a three year carryback and 15 year carryover of such credit. Sets the amount of such credit at ten percent of the increase in payroll (taking into account a maximum of $15,000 in wages per year per employee) plus 50 percent of the wages paid to certain disadvantaged workers for the first three years of the enterprise zone designation. Phases out such credit in the last three years of the enterprise zone designation. Disallows a deduction for the portion of wages taken into account for such credit. Allows employees located in enterprise zones a nonrefundable income tax credit equal to five percent of qualified wages earned per year (taking into account a maximum of $9,000 in wages per year). Phases out such credit in the last three years of the enterprise zone designation. Subtitle B: Credits for Investment in Tangible Property in Enterprise Zones - Allows businesses an additional investment tax credit for investment in certain tangible property located in enterprise zones. Limits such credit to five percent for zone personal property and ten percent for new zone construction property, including rental property. Requires that the property subject to such credit be predominantly used in the zone, be purchased after zone designation, and not be acquired from relatives or related corporations. Requires the recapture of such credit upon early disposition of the property. Phases out such credit in the last three years of the enterprise zone designation. Subtitle C: Reduction in Capital Gain Tax Rates - Eliminates the capital gains tax on property of corporations acquired after the enterprise zone designation and used in a zone business. Qualifies certain low-income rental housing located in an enterprise zone for such treatment. Permits property to remain qualified for purposes of the revised capital gains treatment after a designation of an enterprise zone has terminated. Exempts gain from the sale or exchange of property used in a business in an enterprise zone from the computation of the minimum tax. Allows noncorporate taxpayers to deduct from gross income 100 percent of any net capital gain from qualified enterprise zone property. Subtitle D: Rules Relating to Industrial Development Bonds - Provides that limitations on the cost recovery deductions for property financed with tax-exempt industrial development bonds shall not apply to enterprise zone property. Provides that the termination of the small issue exemption shall not apply to industrial development bonds the proceeds of which are used to finance facilities in such enterprise zones. Subtitle E: Sense of the Congress with Respect to Tax Simplification - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Internal Revenue Service should simplify the administration and enforcement of any provision of the Internal Revenue Code affected by this Act. Title III: Regulatory Flexibility - Revises the definition of "small entity" for purposes of the analysis of regulatory functions to include qualified businesses (as defined in Title II of this Act), governments, and nonprofit enterprises operating within enterprise zones. Authorizes Federal agencies, upon the request of a designating government, to waive or modify rules and regulations which pertain to the carrying out of projects or activities within an enterprise zone. Requires agencies to approve such request if the resulting benefits of job creation, community development, or economic revitalization outweigh the public interest in continuing the rule unchanged. Disallows waiver or modification of a rule that would directly violate a statutory requirement (including the Davis-Bacon Act and Fair Labor Standards Act) or which would present a danger to the public health and safety. Provides that such waivers or modifications of a rule shall remain in effect as long as the zone designations remain in effect. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to promote the coordination of all enterprise zone programs and consolidate all periodic reports required under such programs into one summary report. Title IV: Establishment of Foreign-Trade Zones in Enterprise Zones - Requires the Foreign-Trade Board to consider on a priority basis, and expedite the processing of, applications for the establishment of foreign-trade zones within enterprise zones. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to give priority to, and expedite applications for, the establishment of ports of entry necessary to establish such zones. States that to the maximum extent practicable foreign-trade zones should be established within enterprise zones.

Law· HRH.R. 1870 (98th)enacted

Vietnam Veterans National Medal Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1983

Vietnam Veterans National Medal Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to coin and sell a medal in honor of the members and former members of the Armed Forces who served in Vietnam. Declares that the Secretary shall offer such medals for sale to the public at a price sufficient to cover the cost of minting and distributing of such medals.

Bill· HRH.R. 1902 (98th)referred

Small Business Participating Loan Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1983

Small Business Participating Loan Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable investment tax credit of 30 percent of the proceeds of a small business participating loan issued by a socially and economically disadvantaged small business and 20 percent of the proceeds of such a loan issued by a non-disadvantaged small business. Limits such credit to $30,000 ($60,000 in the case of a joint return) for such loans issued by a disadvantaged small business and $20,000 ($40,000 in the case of a joint return) for loans issued by a non-disadvantaged small business. Disallows such credit for loans issued by a related party and loans disposed of prematurely. Allows the carryover of any unused portion of such credit to each of the seven taxable years following the original credit year. Treats as long-term capital gain amounts actually paid to a taxpayer, with respect to a small business participating loan, which constitute the distribution of a share of the earnings of the issuer. Denies such capital-gain treatment in cases where the taxpayer would not qualify for the tax credit. Treats losses on a small business participating loan as ordinary losses. Allows an interest expense deduction for interest and share-of-earnings payments made on a small business participating loan. Treats as ordinary income the original issue discount interest of a small business participating loan. Defines "small business participating loan" as a written debt instrument issued by a qualified small business which: (1) is a general obligation of such business; (2) bears a stated interest rate of not less than six percent; (3) has a fixed maturity; (4) grants no voting or conversion rights in the business to the purchaser; and (5) provides for the payment of a share of the issuer's total earnings. Defines a "qualified small business" as one: (1) whose equity capital does not exceed $10,000,000; (2) the face value of all of whose outstanding small business participating loans does not exceed $1,000,000; and (3) which has no outstanding securities subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bill· HRH.R. 1883 (98th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a tax credit to homebuilders for the construction of residences incorporating certain solar energy utilization characteristics.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide homebuilders with an income tax credit for the construction of residences which incorporate a passive solar energy system. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretaries of Energy and Housing and Urban Development, to prescribe regulations setting forth a solar construction credit table for purposes of determining the amount of the credit for which the incorporator of the solar energy system is eligible. Limits the dollar amount of such credit to $2,500. Phases out such credit in annual increments after 1988. Defines "passive solar energy system" as a system which contains a solar collection area, an absorber, a storage mass, a heat distribution method, and heat regulation devices. Requires such system to be installed in a new residence after September 30, 1983 and before January 1, 1992.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 178 (98th)open

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating May 21, 1983 as "National Sakharov Day".

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1983

Designates May 21, 1983, as National Sakharov Day. Authorizes and requests the President to: (1) call upon all nations to designate May 21, 1983, as National Sakharov Day; (2) urge the Soviet Union to permit the Sakharovs to freely choose their place of residence; and (3) direct the American delegation to the United Nations to introduce a resolution in the General Assembly calling upon that body to designate May 21, 1983, as International Sakharov Day.

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 1743 (98th)open

A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to authorize the Secretary of Labor to prohibit the awarding of Federal contracts to persons who have violated certain judicial orders or orders issued by the National Labor Relations Board.

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1983

Amends the National Labor Relations Act to authorize the Secretary of Labor to prohibit the awarding of Federal contracts to persons who have violated certain judicial orders or orders issued by the National Labor Relations Board. Limits the period of such ban to not more than three years after the Secretary has certified the identify of such person to the Comptroller General. Permits the awarding of Federal contracts to such person during the period of the ban if the Federal agency or department, after notice and opportunity for hearing to all interested parties, certifies to the Secretary that there is no other source for the material or services furnished by such person.