Bill· HRH.R. 7354 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 December 1982
Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to provide that a blind or disabled child accompanying a parent in the Armed Forces stationed overseas may receive SSI benefits even though the child is not a U.S. resident.
Bill· HRH.R. 7289 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1982
Authorizes the President to present gold medals to the families of Lieutenant Commander John C. Waldron, United States Navy, Lieutenant Commander Eugene E. Lindsey, United States Navy, and Lieutenant Commander Lance E. Massey, United States Navy, in recognition of heroic actions taken by these persons during the Battle of Midway. Authorizes appropriations after October 1, 1983, to carry out this provision. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the gold medals. Provides for the reimbursement of authorized appropriations from the sale of such duplicates.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 602 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1982
Designates October 16, 1982, as National Newspaper Carriers Appreciation Day.
Bill· HRH.R. 7141 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1982
Repeals specified provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 which reduce the pay of members or former members of the uniformed services holding Federal civilian positions by the amount of any cost of living increase in their retired or retainer pay during FY 1983 through 1985.
Bill· HRH.R. 7142 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1982
Repeals specified provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 which require reduced cost of living increases in the annuities or retired or retainer pay of Federal retirees who are under 62 years old.
Bill· HRH.R. 7023 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1982
Amends the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 to repeal provisions which impose the hospital insurance tax on Federal employees.
Bill· HRH.R. 7022 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1982
Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration to make loans to small businesses in areas of economic dislocation resulting from: (1) drastic fluctuation in the value of the currency; and (2) adjustments in the regulation of the monetary system of a country contiguous to the United States. Requires that such economic dislocation be of such magnitude that without the benefit of the loans under this Act a significant number of otherwise financially sound small businesses in those areas would become insolvent or would be unable to return quickly to their former level of operation. Limits each loan to a maximum of $100,000. Prohibits the use of loan proceeds to reduce other loans. Permits the deferral of loan repayment for one year.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 586 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1982
Designates March 21, 1983, as National Agriculture Day.
Bill· HRH.R. 6954 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1982
Joint Chiefs of Staff Reorganization Act of 1982 - Permits a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit dissenting military opinions to the Secretary of Defense and then to the President. Permits the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide the Secretary and, when appropriate, the President with military advice in his own right. Establishes the position of Deputy Chairman to be appointed by the President and to be a member of a different armed force from the Chairman's. Requires the Deputy Chairman to perform the duties of the Chairman when absent but prohibits the Deputy from exercising military command over the Joint Chiefs or any of the armed forces. Directs the Chairman to select the Joint Staff from a list of officers submitted by each armed force. Fixes the period of assignment to the Joint Staff at three years during peacetime, unlimited during time of war. States that such members serve at the discretion of the Secretary rather than that of the Chairman and that their tenure may be extended for an additional term. Permits up to 100 selected officers to be recalled to Joint Staff duty in less than three years. Provides each officer serving as a chief of service or as a commander of a unified or specified command with an opportunity to provide formal comments on any report or recommendation from the Joint Staff to the Joint Chiefs. Makes the Secretary responsible for the operation of the Joint Staff so as to provide unified strategic direction of the combatant forces. Establishes in the Department of Defense a Senior Strategy Advisory Board to provide the President, the Secretary, and the Joint Chiefs with advice on matters of military strategy and tactics.
Bill· HRH.R. 6833 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1982
Firearms Ownership Rights Act of 1982 - Title I: Findings and Purposes of this Act - Sets forth findings regarding the legislative history of the Gun Control Act of 1968 and Federal preemption of State and local firearms laws. Title II: Amendments to the Gun Control Act of 1968 - Amends the Gun Control Act of 1968 to declare that no provision shall be construed to preempt a State law on the same subject matter, unless there is a direct and positive conflict between the laws which cannot be reconciled. Declares that Congress does intend to preempt any local government law which prohibits or regulates the ownership or possession of firearms or ammunition, unless the local law is created by Federal or State law. Makes any local government which enacts a law conflicting with this Act ineligible to receive Federal funds for law enforcement.
Bill· HRH.R. 6828 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1982
Joint Chiefs of Staff Reorganization Act of 1982 - Permits a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit dissenting military opinions to the Secretary of Defense and then to the President. Permits the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide the Secretary and, when appropriate, the President with military advice in his own right. Establishes the position of Deputy Chairman to be appointed by the President and to be a member of a different armed force from the Chairman's. Requires the Deputy Chairman to perform the duties of the Chairman when absent but prohibits the Deputy from exercising military command over the Joint Chiefs or any of the armed forces. Fixes the period of assignment to the Joint Staff at three years peacetime, and unlimited during time of war. States that such members serve at the discretion of the Secretary rather than that of the Chairman. Increases from 30 to 100 the number of officers that may be recalled to Joint Staff duty in less than three years. Provides each officer serving as a chief of service or as a commander of a unified or specified command with an opportunity to provide formal comments on any report or recommendation from the Joint Staff to the Joint Chiefs. Makes the Secretary responsible for the operation of the Joint Staff so as to provide unified strategic direction of the combatant forces.
Bill· HRH.R. 6798 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1982
Atmospheric, Climatic, and Ocean Pollution Act of 1982 - Title I: Declaration of Findings and Purposes - Sets forth congressional findings and purposes. Title II: General Program Authorizations and Reporting Requirements - Authorizes appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the Department of Commerce for atmospheric, climatic, and ocean pollution programs for FY 1983 and 1984. Permits the transfer of funds between categories. Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to notify Congress of the nature of, and reasons for, any transfers in excess of ten percent, or the appropriate committees of Congress must notify the Administrator that they have no objection to such transfer. Requires the Administrator to report to the appropriate committees of Congress on all aspects of the atmospheric, climatic, and ocean pollution activities of such Administration. Directs the Administrator to submit to Congress and the President on the same date as the FY 1984 budget request a report on the importance of meteorological satellites to weather forecasting, including analyses of the impact of such satellites on forecasting, their expected lifetimes and replacement times, and the appropriateness of transferring civilian meteorological satellites to the private sector. Prohibits the use of funds to effectuate such transfer unless the appropriate committees of Congress give the Secretary of Commerce written notice of no objection within 30 days after receipt of a comprehensive plan for such transfer. Directs the Administrator to report to Congress and the President on the future organization and technological capabilities of the National Weather Service, including cost estimates and a ten year reorganization plan. Title III: National Climate Program - National Climate Program Amendments of 1982 - Amends the National Climate Program Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and maintain an interagency Climate Program Policy Board (Board) to coordinate planning, review all executive branch budget requests relating to climate, establish other groups as necessary and establish and maintain a committee of users and producers of climate data and services to provide advice on the conduct of the program. Establishes the position of Director to head the National Climate Program Office, represent the Board, and be the spokesperson for the program. Requires the Office to analyze agency budget requests, coordinate interagency participation in international climate-related activities, and work with the National Academy of Sciences and other groups in preparing and implementing the five-year climate plan. Permits the Office to provide financial assistance for activities needed to meet the goals of the program set forth in such plan. Expands the mechanisms for intergovernmental climate-related studies and services under the program. Requires that the plan be revised and extended not more than biennially but not less than quadrennially. Title IV: Great Lakes Protection - Great Lakes Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978 to redesignate specified provisions and to revise definitions under such Act. Establishes a Great Lakes protection policy under such Act. Establishes within NOAA a Great Lakes Research Office to be directed by an Executive Director appointed by the Administrator after consultation with the Governors of specified affected States. Requires the Executive Director to compile, within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, an inventory of all major actions of the Federal, State, and local governments since 1977 which have significantly affected (or may so affect) the environmental quality of the Great Lakes. Requires that such inventory be submitted to the Congress and the President and be updated at least once every three months. Sets forth responsibilities of the Executive Director. Requires that, within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Director report to the President and the Congress on: (1) the current state of Federal research efforts to improve the Great Lakes' environmental quality; (2) recommendations for the improvement, increased coordination and use of such research efforts; and (3) the degree of coordination among the States to preserve and protect such quality. Requires that responsible Federal officials include Great Lakes environmental impact analyses in their recommendations or reports for major Federal actions significantly affecting the Great Lakes. Sets forth provisions relating to such analyses, including a requirement that copies be available to the President and to the public. Revises provisions relating to interagency cooperation, dissemination of information, and effect on other laws. Extends through FY 1984 the authorization of appropriations to carry out the National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978. Reserves a specified amount of such appropriations to be obligated and expended on the Great Lakes Research Office in each fiscal year ending after September 30, 1982. Title V: Ocean Pollution Research - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to combine ocean dumping and monitoring reporting requirements into a single annual congressional report due in March of each year. Specifies that the following are to be included in the NOAA research program: (1) development of techniques for quantifying and defining marine environment degradation; (2) assessment of the ocean waters' ability to assimilate waste materials; and (3) monitoring programs to assess the health of coastal ecosystems. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess the feasibility of regional management plans for waste disposal which integrate social and economic factors into Federal decisions regarding ocean dumping. Requires such guidelines to be reported to Congress by October 1, 1984. Directs the Administrator of EPA, in cooperation with the Administrator of NOAA, to report to the President and Congress by the end of 1983 on sewage sludge disposal in the New York City region. Authorizes appropriations for each of FY 1983 and 1984 for such report. Title VI: Other Programs - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and 1984 for reporting of weather modification activities.
Bill· HRH.R. 6781 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1982
Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1982 - Permits employee benefit plans, as defined under this Act, to engage in any qualified mortgage transaction involving any qualified residential mortgage loan, provided transactions between all parties are at arm's length. Permits such plans to participate in any mortgage pool, provided such pool conforms to specified requirements with regard to permitted investments. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. Provides that this Act shall supersede any and all contrary provisions of State law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code. Prohibits the imposition of Federal excise tax on a plan or pool that engages in a transaction described under this Act.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 538 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1982
Expresses the support of the Congress for beginning strategic arms reductions talks. Urges the Soviet Union to join with the United States in concluding an equitable and verifiable agreement which freezes strategic nuclear forces at equal and substantially reduced levels. Reaffirms congressional support for the position that the United States should not enter into an arms agreement which provides for force levels inferior to those of the Soviet Union. Declares that the United States should propose practical measures to: (1) reduce the danger of accidental nuclear war; (2) prevent the use of nuclear weapons by third parties, including terrorists; and (3) halt the worldwide proliferation of nuclear weapons. Insists that any arms control agreement must be fully verifiable.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 514 (97th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Commemorates July 1, 1982, the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the International Geophysical Year. Reaffirms the commitment of the House of Representatives to a new era of international cooperation in all the sciences.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 518 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Designates the week commencing the fourth Monday in June 1982 as National NCO/Petty Officer Week.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 526 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Requests the President to designate the week of August 1 through August 7, 1982, as National Purple Heart Week.
Bill· HRH.R. 6526 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1982
Military Widows and Surviving Children Social Security Benefits Restoration Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make monthly payments to persons who: (1) would have been entitled to child's insurance benefits on the basis of student status under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act as in effect before the amendments made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981; and (2) are children of individuals who were members or former members of the Armed Forces before August 13, 1981, and who die while in active military service within a specified time period or who die from a service-connected disability incurred within a specified time period. Provides that such monthly payments shall be equal to the monthly child's insurance benefit to which such persons would have been entitled under title II of the Social Security Act. Requires the Secretary to make monthly payments to persons who: (1) are surviving spouses of individuals who were members or former members of the Armed Forces before August 13, 1981, and who die while in active military service during a specified time period or who die from a service-connected disability within a specified time period; and (2) are not entitled to mother's insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act because they are caring for such veterans' children who are between the ages of 16 and 18 and are entitled to child's insurance benefits. Provides that such monthly payments shall be equal to the monthly mother's insurance benefit which such persons would receive under title II of the Social Security Act if the children in their care were under 16 years old. Provides that payments under this Act shall be paid from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 6527 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1982
Military Widows and Surviving Children Benefits Restoration Act -- Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to make monthly payments equivalent to the child's insurance benefit under the Social Security Act before enactment of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to certain children between the ages of 18 and 22 attending institutions of higher learning. Limits eligibility for such payments to children of veterans who died on active duty or from a service-connected disability. Directs the Secretary to make a lump-sum payment to persons who would have been entitled to such payments one month before the effective date of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to make monthly payments to the surviving spouse of such a veteran in the amount such spouse would have received under the Social Security Act were she caring for a child under 16 (when such child is actually between 16 and 18 years of age). Directs the Secretary to make a lump-sum payment to persons who would have been entitled to such payments one month before the effective date of this Act. Directs the Secretary concerned to notify each member of the armed forces that their dependents will be ineligible for such benefits should the member die after the applicable date, in no case later than August 13, 1983. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide the Secretary concerned with information necessary to carry out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6488 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1982
Title I: Growth of Money Supply - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to govern all purchases and sales of paper with a view to maintain a constant level of domestic prices and avoid destabilizing changes in total purchasing power. Limits the growth in the money supply at an amount of not more than 3.5 percent per year. Provides a procedure for an additional one percent increase which shall go into effect unless vetoed, within 90 days after publication in the Federal Register, by a concurrent resolution passed by both Houses of Congress. Title II: Off-Budget Federal Entities - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to bring their fiscal activities within the Federal budget. Provides that all transactions of the Postal Service Fund, The Federal Financing Bank, and the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation shall be included in the totals of the unified budget. Title III: Expenditures May Not Exceed Revenues - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit Federal expenditures during any fiscal year from exceeding revenues for that year. Prohibits Congress from authorizing budget authority in excess of revenues except in time of declared war or upon the adoption of a concurrent resolution which passed each House by the vote of at least two-thirds of the members present and voting. Title IV: Limitation on Total Budget Outlays - Amends the Congressional Budget Act to prohibit either House from adopting the first concurrent resolution on the budget for any fiscal year if the level of budget for any fiscal year if the budget outlays contained in it exceed for the fiscal year an amount equal to 20 percent of the estimated gross national product. Allows the President and the House and Senate to agree to suspend such requirement. Title V: Retirement of the Public Debt - Expresses the sense of Congress that, after the adoption of the first concurrent resolution on the budget for any fiscal year with respect to which expenditures by the United States government are not in excess of its revenues for that year, the public debt of the United States should be systematically retired by the Board of governors of the Federal Reserve System acting through the Federal Open Market Committee. Title VI: Effective Dates - Establishes effective dates for the titles in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6467 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1982
Professional Sports Stabilization Act of 1982 - Declares that it shall not be unlawful under any antitrust law for a professional sports league and its member clubs to enforce rules: (1) requiring approval by the league membership for the relocation of a member club; or (2) providing for the division of league or member club revenues that promote comparable economic opportunities for member clubs. Prohibits State and local governments from imposing limitations on the collective conduct of sports leagues or member teams authorized by this Act. Specifies the applicability of this Act to actions commenced under the antitrust laws before its enactment.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 487 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1982
Requests the President to designate 1983 as Year of the Bible.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 482 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1982
Designates the week commencing the fourth Monday in June 1982 as National NCO/Petty Officer Week.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 479 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1982
Designates July 9, 1982, and April 9, 1983, as National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day.
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