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Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16]

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Bill· HRH.R. 5473 (97th)referred

Rural Domestic Water Supply and Waste Disposal Facilities Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1982

Rural Domestic Water Supply and Waste Disposal Facilities Act of 1982 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans and grants for rural water supply and waste disposal facilities. Makes grants available on a sliding scale of between 75 and 25 percent of project costs. Provides predevelopment payments to assist eligible recipients in planning projects to be funded under this Act. Includes such payments in the amount of any subsequent grant. Authorizes technical assistance and training grants. Sets forth project selection factors, including a community's income and size and the health hazard posed by inadequate potable water. Requires community input before final project approval. Requires the Secretary to transmit an agenda of proposed rules and regulations concerning rural water supply projects to the congressional agriculture committees within 30 days and semiannually thereafter. Provides for a veto of a final rule or regulation by a concurrent resolution of disapproval adopted within 90 days by both Houses of Congress.

Law· HRH.R. 5432 (97th)enacted

A bill to authorize the presentation on behalf of the Congress of a specially struck gold medal to Admiral Hyman George Rickover.

United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1982

Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to present, on behalf of Congress, a gold medal to Admiral Hyman George Rickover in recognition of his distinguished service and for his contributions to the development of safe nuclear energy and to the defense of the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such provision. Authorizes the Secretary to make available bronze duplicates of such medal for sale under regulations he prescribes and in accordance with provisions of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 5424 (97th)open

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

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1982

Establishes the Mono Lake National Monument in California. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands and waters privately owned or owned by the State or its political subdivisions within the boundaries of the monument. Specifies acquisition procedures. Permits the transfer without consideration of Federal property located within the monument's boundaries and administered by other departments or agencies to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary. Requires the lands therein administered by the Bureau of Land Management to be administered by the National Park Service. Authorizes the acquisition of land outside the monument's boundaries for use as an administrative site for the monument. Directs the Secretary to conduct with California and the city of Los Angeles a comprehensive study of programs and alternative water management policies which could be implemented by Los Angeles, the State, and other political jurisdictions to conserve water and thereby reduce the need for Mono Basin water diversions. Requires that such study take into consideration the report of the Interagency Task Force on Mono Lake (December 1979) and include public comments obtained through public hearings. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report on the range and implementation of alternative actions which could reduce or eliminate Mono Basin water diversions, based on such study. Permits the State, the city of Los Angeles, and other affected entities to comment on such study. Requires the Secretary to submit to such committees, within two fiscal years from the effective date of this Act, a comprehensive general management plan for the monument and a natural resources study report for the monument. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 5407 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 for the purpose of providing insurance with respect to damage caused by flood-related landslides.

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1982

Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to include insurance coverage for damage caused by flood-related landslides. Directs the Federal Insurance Administrator, within one year of enactment of this Act, to report to Congress on the feasibility of insuring property which is located outside of, but on the same real estate lot as, a currently insured residential structure. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to pay to any person who, during a specified period prior to enactment of this Act, incurred property damage caused by a flood-related landslide. Provides that such amount equal the amount payable if such damage had been covered by such insurance. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 5408 (97th)referred

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

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1982

Amends the Small Business Act to specify the interest rates for disaster loans made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to small businesses. Prohibits SBA loans in excess of: (1) $300,000 for each disaster where the borrower is an individual; and (2) $500,000 for each disaster where the borrower is not an individual. Permits the SBA to waive the $500,000 limitation if the loan applicant is a major source of employment in an area suffering a disaster.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 399 (97th)open

A joint resolution declaring the President's certification with respect to El Salvador to be void.

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1982

Declares that the presidential certification submitted to the Congress with respect to sending military aid to El Salvador is void. Directs the President to immediately suspend such assistance. Requires the suspension to remain in effect during FY 1982 and 1983. Prohibits the President from making another such certification until Congress enacts a joint resolution declaring that El Salvador has met specified conditions.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 394 (97th)referred

A joint resolution commending the Italian Government and the Italian police for their daring and brilliant rescue of General James L. Dozier, and expressing support for all of the Italian Government's efforts to end terrorism.

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1982

Expresses the gratitude of the Congress to the Italian Government and the Italian police for the rescue of Brigadier General James L. Dozier. Commends General Dozier for his bravery and patriotism throughout the ordeal. Declares congressional support for the Italian Government's efforts to end terrorism.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 260 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the successful rescue of Brigadier General James L. Dozier.

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1982

Extends congratulations from the Congress to the Italian Government and its antiterrorist police forces for the successful rescue of Brigadier General James L. Dozier. Extends to General Dozier and his family best wishes for a quick recovery and return to normal life.

Bill· HRH.R. 5393 (97th)referred

A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal to Lenny Skutnik, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to strike duplicates of such medal for public sale.

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1982

Requests the President to present, on behalf of Congress, a gold medal to Lenny Skutnik, in recognition of his heroic rescue of one of the victims of the airline crash into the Potomac River on January 13, 1982. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to cause bronze duplicates of such medal to be coined for sale to the general public.

Bill· HRH.R. 5369 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to allow the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a sum for funeral expenses when certain veterans die and to authorize the appropriation of funds for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 1982, for burial benefits for veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1982

Extends burial benefits to specified veterans with service-connected disabilities (formerly provided until October 1, 1981). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1982.

Bill· HRH.R. 5357 (97th)open

A bill to extend by two months (until June 30, 1982) the period within which an individual must have been already enrolled in a postsecondary school, college, or university in order to continue (after July 1982) to receive child's insurance benefits, as a student, under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1982

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to extend by two months (until June 30, 1982) the period within which an individual must have become a full-time student at a postsecondary educational institution in order to continue to receive, after July 1982, child's insurance benefits on the basis of student status under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 243 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the educational and cultural programs of the United States Communications Agency should not be disproportionately reduced, but should, in fact, be strengthened.

United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1981

Expresses the sense of Congress that expenditures for cultural and educational programs of the United States International Communications Agency should not be reduced disproportionately and that the disparity between such U.S. expenditures and similar expenditures by Soviet Eastern-bloc nations should be reduced.

Law· HRH.R. 5238 (97th)enacted

Orphan Drug Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1981

Orphan Drug Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations to exempt from such Act drugs intended solely for drug treatment investigations. Defines "drug treatment investigation" as an investigation of a drug which involves human participants with a rare disease or condition. Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services an interagency committee known as the Committee on Orphan Drug Development. Makes it the function of such committee to promote the development of drugs for rare diseases or conditions (orphan drugs). Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to submit to the Committee an annual report on the rare disease and condition research activities of NIH. Requires the Committee to report by June 1 of each year to the appropriate congressional committees on its activities and the results of its evaluations, including the report submitted by NIH. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified experimental expenses incurred while researching orphan drugs.

Bill· HRH.R. 5230 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to the treatment under the DISC rules of fungible products marketed through pooling arrangements of cooperative associations.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that fungible products which are marketed through pooling arrangements of a cooperative association shall be deemed export property of a Domestic International Sales Corporation. Specifies that where a borrower of a producer's loan markets fungible products through pooling arrangements of a cooperative association, his receipts of sale proceeds from the pool shall be deemed to be derived from the sale of products outside the United States in the same proportion that sales of the pool outside the United States bear to total sales of the pool.

Bill· HRH.R. 5180 (97th)open

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

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1981

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

Bill· HRH.R. 5176 (97th)open

A bill to extend from May 1982 to October 1982 the month before which children not otherwise entitled to child's insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act by reason of the amendments made by section 2210 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 must attend postsecondary schools in order to qualify under subsection (c) of such section for entitlement to such benefits and to extend from August 1985 to August 1986 to the month before which any such entitlement terminates.

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1981

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to extend by five months (until September 30, 1982) the period within which an individual must have become a full-time student at a postsecondary educational institution in order to receive, after July 1982, child's insurance benefits on the basis of student status under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Extends by one year (through August 1986) the period during which such benefits may be paid to an individual so qualified.

Bill· HRH.R. 5088 (97th)open

United States Academy of Peace and Conflict Resolution Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1981

United States Academy of Peace and Conflict Resolution Act - Establishes the United States Academy of Peace and Conflict Resolution. Sets forth the functions of the Academy. Declares that the Academy is an independent nonprofit corporation. Sets forth the powers and duties of the Academy, including establishment of an Endowment of the United States Academy of Peace and Conflict Resolution. Set forth provisions for a Board of Directors and for officers and employees of the Academy. Set forth requirements for Academy program procedures and records. Requires an annual audit of Academy accounts and audit reports to the President and the Congress. Subjects the Academy to specified freedom of information provisions. Provides that, with certain exceptions, the Academy shall not be considered a department, agency, or instrumentality of of the Federal Government. Prohibits the use of any political test or political qualification with respect to personnel financial assistance under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for Academy buildings, grounds, facilities, programs, and administration. Sets forth provisions for availability of appropriations. Requires transfer of income and assets to the U.S. Treasury upon dissolution and final liquidation of the Academy or any other legal entity created pursuant to this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4975 (97th)referred

Agricultural Fair Practices Act Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1981

Agricultural Fair Practices Act Amendments of 1981 - Permits an agricultural producer association to request accreditation from the Secretary of Agriculture to serve as its members' exclusive bargaining agent. Requires the Secretary to act on such request within 60 days. Requires approval if the association: (1) is producer-owned; (2) has binding sales contracts with its members; (3) represents a sufficient number of producers or its members produce sufficient produce to enable it to effectively bargain with handlers; and (4) negotiates for prices and other trade terms respecting the production, sale, or marketing of its members' products, or for compensation for products by its members under contract. States that accreditation shall be effective for as long as the association meets the accreditation requirements. Requires an accredited association to file an annual report with the Secretary. Gives an association 30 days to correct an accreditation deficiency or to request a hearing after receiving notice of the Secretary's intent to revoke accreditation. Enumerates unfair handler and producer practices, including: (1) coercion; (2) false reporting; (3) bad faith bargaining; and (4) refusal to comply with arbitration. Authorizes the Secretary to provide mediation services when bargaining between a handler and an association reaches an impasse. Directs the Secretary to establish a compulsory and binding arbitration procedure. Authorizes the Secretary to require arbitration if so requested by either party and if he thinks bargaining has reached an impasse. Provides for the assignment and remittance of association fees. Provides an administrative procedure for processing charges of bad faith bargaining. Requires the Secretary to investigate any alleged violation of this Act, and to issue a complaint and hold a hearing if he has reasonable cause to believe such violation has occurred. Directs the Secretary to conduct investigations and hearings as he determines necessary. Permits suits for damages under this Act to be brought in U.S. district court without regard to dollar amounts. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for such violations.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 216 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress concerning regulations pertaining to meal pattern requirements and nutritional requirements for meals served in programs under the National School Lunch Act.

United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1981

Expresses the sense of the Congress that regulations pertaining to nutritional requirements for meals under the National School Lunch Act be consistent with the goal of such Act to provide one-third of the recommended dietary allowance of nutrients in the school lunch program.

Bill· HRH.R. 4861 (97th)open

American Conservation Corps Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1981

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

Bill· HRH.R. 4848 (97th)referred

A bill entitled: "The Gladys Noon Spellman Parkway".

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1981

Designates that section of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway within the State of Maryland as the Gladys Noon Spellman Parkway. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the State of Maryland, to erect an appropriate marker commemorating the contributions of Gladys Noon Spellman. Authorizes appropriations.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 348 (97th)enacted

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

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1981

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

Bill· HRH.R. 4829 (97th)referred

Acid Deposition Control Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 October 1981

Acid Deposition Control Act - Amends title I (Air Pollution Prevention and Control) of the Clean Air Act to establish a new program entitled "Interstate Transport and Acid Precursor Reduction." Establishes an "acid deposition region" consisting of 31 States (east of or bordering the Mississippi River) and the District of Columbia. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) study air pollution problems associated with long-range transport of pollutants in the portions of the continental United States not included in the acid deposition region; and (2) report the results to Congress within two years. Establishes an acid deposition regional target providing for a ten-year phased schedule of reductions to achieve an annual average emission level that is 10,000,000 tons of sulfur dioxide below the 1980 baseline level. Directs the Administrator, within six months, to compute and publish a target and a schedule for each affected State. Permits two or more States to agree to change their share of the sulfur dioxide emissions reduction ("reduction"). Requires that State reduction schedules begin within five years, be substantially complete within eight years, and reach the State target within ten years of enactment of this Act. Sets forth formulas for: (1) State reduction fractions (based on 1980 emissions from electric utility steam generating units); and (2) the 1980 baseline level for the region or any State within the region. Requires States within the region to prepare, publish, and submit to the Administrator, within two years of enactment of this Act, State programs of reduction in accordance with the State schedules. Directs the Administrator to approve State programs, within four months of submission, if such programs: (1) were adopted after public notice, opportunity for hearing, and submission to Governors of the other States in the region; and (2) contain enforceable reduction measures, including emission limitations, monitoring requirements, and compliance schedules. Requires State programs to include enforceable continuous emission reduction measures. Lists some measures that State programs may include. Permits a State or any person subject to State program requirements to substitute a reduction of twice as many units of oxides of nitrogen emissions for each unit of required reductions of sulfur dioxide emissions. Provides for an EPA alternative program if a State program: (1) has not been adopted by a State within two years; or (2) has not been approved by the Administrator within two years and four months. Requires, in such cases, that any owner or operator of an electric utility steam generating unit in such State submit, within three years of enactment of this Act, a unit plan and schedule for reductions. Requires unit plans and schedules only from units which: (1) are major stationary sources; (2) are not subject to new source performance standards; and (3) actually emitted, or were permitted to emit, sulfur dioxide during 1980 in excess of a specified rate. Requires that unit plans and schedules provide for a reduction to a specified rate of emissions, according to a phased schedule (beginning within five years, substantially complete within eight years, and finally complete within ten years of the enactment of this Act). Sets forth provisions for approval of unit plans and schedules. Provides that any unit for which a plan has not been submitted and approved must comply with the specified emission limitation within five years of the enactment of this Act. Directs the Administrator to establish a program of purchase and sale of emission reduction credits among stationary sources of sulfur dioxide in five emission reduction credit regions within the acid deposition region. Provides that specified requirements under this Act shall be treated as emission limitation requirements of applicable State implementation plans. Sets forth procedures for petitions for determination that programs or plans will not meet deadlines and for petitions for review of such determinations or denials.

Bill· HRH.R. 4786 (97th)referred

Bankruptcy Improvements Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1981

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

Bill· HRH.R. 4744 (97th)referred

A bill to establish an Office of Housing for the Elderly within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1981

Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish, within the Department, an Office of Housing for the Elderly. Lists the responsibilities of the Office which include coordinating housing programs for the elderly and representing the Assistant Secretary for Housing on matters concerning housing for the elderly. Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish an Advisory Committee on Housing for the Elderly. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Act to submit to Congress an annual report on housing for the elderly.

Bill· HRH.R. 4709 (97th)passed

Prompt Payment Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981

Prompt Payment Act of 1981 - Requires Federal agencies to pay interest on overdue payments to businesses for property or services. Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to prescribe required payment dates. Specifies the procedures for computing such interest. Requires an agency to pay any interest charges out of funds made available for administration of its programs. Authorizes Federal grant recipients to provide for the payment of interest on overdue payments on their procurement contracts. Directs each agency to report to OMB annually on interest payments made during the fiscal year. Requires OMB to report to specified congressional committees on agency compliance with this Act. Requires the Director of OMB to delegate responsibility for OMB functions under this Act to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 243 (97th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the need to continue the tax incentives for energy conservation and renewable energy sources.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code which provide incentives for energy conservation and development of renewable energy sources should not be repealed or amended to reduce such incentives.

Bill· HRH.R. 4680 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from gross income amounts received from certain sales of wetlands to the United States, any State, or certain tax-exempt organizations, if the primary use of such land after the sale if for purposes of fish and wildlife conservation or preservation as a natural area.

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income gain from the sale of wetlands to an eligible conservation authority which are used for fish and wildlife conservation or preserved as a natural area. Requires that such sales be approved by State and Federal officials. Treats involuntary conversions of wetlands as sales for purposes of such exclusion.