United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1984
Legal Fees Equity Act - Delineates criteria for the award of attorney's fees to parties in judicial and administrative proceedings against the United States and State or local governments. Sets a maximum hourly rate of $75 for the award of attorney's fees in civil actions. Prescribes guidelines under which courts and administrative officers are authorized to deny or reduce attorney's fees. Requires monetary judgments to be reduced by the amount of attorney's fees otherwise authorized against a governmental entity. Specifies exceptions. Increases the rates for fees of court appointed attorneys in criminal cases. Requires applications for an award of attorney's fees to be made within a specified time after a decision on the merits has been entered. Specifies circumstances under which the award of attorney's fees is prohibited. Requires the Comptroller General to report annually to the President and the Congress on the amount of attorney's fees awarded in judicial or administrative proceedings against Federal, State, or local governments.
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1984
Congratulates and commends the USA Philharmonic Society for its work on behalf of the Nation's young musicians and its commitment to furthering better understanding among peoples of all nations through the language of music.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1984
Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful for any member of a foreign diplomatic mission or any member of a foreign consular post in the United States entitled to immunity from criminal jurisdiction to use a firearm to commit any act constituting a felony under the criminal laws of the United States or any State. Establishes a fine of $10,000 or imprisonment for ten years or both.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1984
Cable-Porn and Dial-Porn Control Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to include communication by means of television or cable television within the prohibition against broadcasting obscene language. Prohibits the distribution of any indecent or profane material by means of radio, television, or cable television. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to revise the provisions prohibiting obscene phone calls. Permits a civil penalty to be imposed of not more than $50,000. Allows a court, upon petition and a proper showing, to issue a preliminary injunction against such calls. Eliminates as a defense to a violation that access to the prohibited communications was restricted to persons 18 years of age or older.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1984
Title I: Automobiles - Prohibits an automobile manufacturer from selling or leasing or offering to sell or lease any new automobile in interstate commerce to any person (including an automobile dealer) during a sales period at a price higher than the lowest price at which the manufacturer sells, leases, or offers for sale or lease any other automobile of the same model, similarly equipped, during that sales period. Prohibits an automobile manufacturer from offering any incentive in connection with the sale or lease in interstate commerce of any model of new automobile unless all automobile dealers authorized by the manufacturer to sell such model have been notified, in advance, of the incentive and it remains in effect for at least 14 days. Sets forth exceptions to such prohibitions, including provision for qualified regional incentive sales programs. Permits any person to bring an action against an automobile manufacturer to require compliance with this Act. Declares that nothing in this Act shall repeal, modify, or otherwise affect the application of any provision of the Federal antitrust laws. Pre-empts State laws only to the extent inconsistent with this Act. Title II: Trucks - Prohibits any truck manufacturer from selling or leasing or offering to sell or lease any new truck in interstate commerce to any person (including a truck dealer) during a sales period at a price higher than the lowest price at which the manufacturer sells, leases, or offers to sell or lease any other new truck of the same model, similarly equipped, during that sales period. Prohibits a truck manufacturer from offering any incentive in connection with the sale or lease of any model of new truck in interstate commerce unless all truck dealers authorized by the truck manufacturer to sell that model have been notified, in advance, of the incentive and it remains in effect for at least 30 days. Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition. Prohibits any truck dealer owned by a truck manufacturer from selling or leasing or offering to sell or lease any new truck in interstate commerce to any person at a price lower than the price at which the dealer bought the truck from the manufacturer. Permits any person to bring an action against a truck manufacturer to require compliance with this Act. Declares that nothing in this Act shall repeal, modify, or otherwise affect the application of any provision of the Federal antitrust laws. Pre-empts State laws only to the extent inconsistent with this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1984
Amends the Federal criminal code to define "armor piercing ammunition." Excludes from the definition: (1) shot gun shot required by Federal or State regulations for hunting; (2) frangible projectiles for target shooting; and (3) projectiles that the Secretary of Treasury determines are primarily intended for sporting purposes. Makes it unlawful for any person to manufacture or import armor piercing ammunition. Allows for: (1) the manufacture or importation of armor piercing ammunition for the use of the United States or any State or local government; and (2) manufacture for the sole purpose of exportation. Establishes a licensing fee of $1,000 per year for manufacturers and importers of armor piercing ammunition. Imposes an additional mandatory sentence of not less than five years for any person who uses or carries a firearm and is in possession of armor piercing ammunition during the commission of a violent felony. Provides that such sentence shall not be suspended nor probation nor parole granted.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1984
Authorizes requesting purchasers of Federal timber to buy out pre-1982 and specified reformed contracts held with the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior. Permits cancellation of up to 55 percent of a contract's volume, with a maximum of 200,000,000 board feet and a minimum of 15,000,000 board feet for any one purchaser. Bases purchaser cost on net worth and projected contract losses. States that amounts collected from buy-outs shall be available for timber management appropriation. Limits FY 1984 Forest Service region six timber sales to 4,300,000,000 board feet. States that beginning in FY 1985 and continuing until completion of specified 1983 contract extensions (but at least through FY 1991) such region's timber sales shall be adjusted to specified levels. Treats affiliated concerns as a single entity for purposes of calculating net worth and buy-out limitations.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1984
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the National Conference of State Legislatures should survey the States to compile and categorize child protection legislation. Declares that State legislatures should consider and enact laws which contain innovative approaches to the handling of child sexual abuse cases and which protect the victims' legal rights. Specifies a list of considerations including: (1) the establishment of interdisciplinary teams of professionals; (2) the selection of a victim-witness advocate; (3) the establishment of special procedures for child-victim testimony; and (4) the establishment of procedures to check the criminal records of adults working with children.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1984
Veterans' and Survivors' Compensation Rate Increase Act of 1984 - Title I: Disability Compensation Rate Increases - Increases the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; and (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans. Title II: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate Increases - Increases the rates of: (1) dependency and indemnity compensation for spouses; (2) dependency and indemnity compensation for children; and (3) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children. Title III: Alternative Rate Increases; Effective Date - Sets forth the effective dates for such increases. Makes the effective dates and amounts of increase contingent upon the percent of increase in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act scheduled to take effect on December 1, 1984.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1984
Disqualifies for appointment to any civil service position in the executive branch any individual who fails to register as required under the Military Selective Service Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1984
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should seek a renegotiation of the Vienna Convention to eliminate immunity for diplomats engaged in assaults with firearms or explosives.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1984
Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a new license to an existing licensee for a hydroelectric project authorized under such Act if the United States does not, upon the expiration of the existing license, exercise its right to take over, maintain, and operate such licensee's project, unless the Commission determines that such licensee's project will not meet the licensing standards under such Act. Provides that if the Commission determines that such licensee's project does not meet such standards, the Commission is authorized to issue a new license to a new licensee which may cover the existing licensee's project provided that the new licensee pays just compensation determined by the Commission and enters into any contracts required under the Federal Power Act. (Under current law, the Commission is authorized to issue a new license to the original licensee or to a new licensee if the United States does not exercise its rights with respect to an expired license.)
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1984
Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act of 1984 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to pay employees under 20 years of age 75 percent of the minimum wage rate between May and September of each year. Exempts such employees from special certificate requirements. Restricts such authorization to: (1) hours worked by eligible employees in compliance with applicable child labor laws; and (2) youth employed after May 1 of each year. Prohibits the removal of employees ineligible for the subminimum wage rate in order to replace them with employees who are eligible. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act. Terminates the minimum wage rate exception after September 30, 1987. Directs the Secretary of Labor to monitor the implementation of this Act and to report to the Congress concerning the employment effects of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1984
Amends the Truth in Lending Act to repeal the expiration date of the prohibition against credit card surcharges (thus making the prohibition permanent).
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1984
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize FY 1985 and 1986 appropriations for family planning services, personnel training, and informational and educational materials.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1984
Act for Rewards for Information Concerning Terrorist Acts - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide a reward not to exceed $500,000 to any individual who furnishes information regarding an act of terrorism directed against a U.S. person or U.S. property. Authorizes the Attorney General or the Secretary of State to determine whether an individual is entitled to a reward and the amount to be paid. Provides that a reward of $100,000 or more may not be made without the approval of the President. Allows for the protection of the identity of the recipient of a reward if it is determined that such measures are necessary. Authorizes appropriations. Makes Federal, State and local officers and employees ineligible for such payment.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1984
Act for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Hostage-Taking - Provides for the implementation of the International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages. Amends the kidnapping provisions of the Federal Criminal Code to include within the prohibition threatening to kill, injure, or continue to detain the kidnap victim in order to compel a third party to do or abstain from doing any act as a condition for the release of the victim. Imposes a penalty of 20 years imprisonment for such hostage-taking. Authorizes the United States, if the kidnap victim is an internationally protected person or if the kidnapping is a hostage-taking, to exercise jurisdiction if: (1) the offense was committed within the United States; (2) the alleged offender is a U.S. national; (3) the victim was a U.S. national; or (4) the offender is present within the United States. Authorizes the Attorney General to request aid from any Federal, State, or local agency in the course of enforcing the prohibition against hostage-taking.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1984
Aircraft Sabotage Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to willfully: (1) set fire, damage, destroy or interfere with the operation of any aircraft; (2) place a destructive device or substance in or in proximity to any aircraft in order to make it unusable or hazardous to work; (3) damage any air navigation facility; (4) damage, destroy, or disable any appliance, structure, ramp, landing area or property used in connection with the operation or maintenance of any such aircraft; (5) incapacitate or use violence against any individual on such aircraft; (6) communicate false information endangering the safety of such aircraft; or (7) attempt to accomplish any of the above. Provides for a fine of not more than $100,000 or imprisonment for not more than 20 years or both. Establishes a separate offense with regard to using violence against any individual on board or destroying or damaging an aircraft registered in a country other than the United States. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to revise the definition of "special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States". Makes it a Federal criminal act to impart or convey threats dealing with the destruction of aircraft, motor vehicles, trains or vessels. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide civil and criminal penalties for conveying false information in regard to aircraft piracy, crimes on aircraft and interference with flight crew members. Prohibits any person, except authorized law enforcement officers or government employees from carrying a concealed or dangerous weapon in flight. Increases the criminal fines for certain aircraft violations.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1984
Prohibition Against Training or Support of Terrorist Organizations Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit U.S. nationals, resident aliens, and businesses from serving in, training, assisting or recruiting for an international terrorist group or the armed forces or an intelligence agency of any foreign government. Provides for a fine of not more than five times the total compensation received for such violation, or $100,000, whichever is greater, or imprisonment for not more than 10 years. Provides for the forfeiture of any property obtained as the result of such an offense.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1984
Family Planning Amendments of 1984 - Amends title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants and contracts for: (1) voluntary family planning projects; (2) pregnancy testing and counseling demonstration projects; and (3) infertility demonstration projects. Authorizes FY 1985 and 1986 appropriations. Gives priority to entities which did not receive a grant or contract under this title prior to October 1, 1984. States that participating entities shall seek to encourage family participation. Specifies that training grants and contracts shall include clinical training for personnel, including obstetrical and gynecological nurse practitioners, and training for educators and counselors. Authorizes FY 1985 and 1986 appropriations. Specifies that research projects may include contraceptive development, infertility, natural family planning methods, and program delivery and management. Eliminates formula grant provisions. Specifies that information and educational materials shall emphasize the parental role in transmitting values of family life and sexual responsibility to children. Prohibits support for projects for developing and making available information or materials designed for public school use. Authorizes FY 1985 and 1986 appropriations. States that: (1) unemancipated minors shall not be denied family planning services because of their economic situation; and (2) the financial resources of parents and minors shall be considered in determining assistance eligibility. States that a person's acceptance of family planning services shall be voluntary and not be an eligibility prerequisite for other services. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from requiring a grantee to advise, refer, or provide particular methods of birth control, sterilization, or abortion which would be contrary to such grantee's religious or moral principles. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this title for programs that promote, encourage, refer, or provide abortion as a family planning method. Directs the Secretary to fully implement such provision. Directs the Secretary annually to: (1) submit to Congress a five-year plan for family planning services, research, and personnel training; and (2) collect data on the number of users, the types of services chosen, and the sources of financial assistance for subsidized family planning services in the United States. Authorizes States to establish their own policies respecting the provision of services to minors.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1984
Older Americans Act Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to declare as an objective of the Act that community services provided under the Act should place emphasis on maintaining a continuum of care for the vulnerable elderly. Directs the Commissioner on Aging to develop linkages with utilization and quality control peer review organizations under the Social Security Act in order to insure the development of community alternatives. Increases the number of programs related to the purposes of the Act, for purposes of Federal agency cooperation. Revises provisions relating to the appointment of members to the Federal Council on Aging. Authorizes appropriations for the Council for FY 1985, 1986, and 1987. Provides for the annual authorization of appropriations to conduct program and project evaluations in an amount not exceeding one-tenth of one percent of annual funding or $300,000, whichever is lower. Defines the term: (1) "multipurpose senior center" to mean a community facility for the organization and provision of a broad spectrum of services, which shall include, but not be limited to, provision of health, social, nutritional and educational services and the provision of facilities for recreational activities for older individuals; and (2) "focal point" to mean a facility established to encourage the maximum collocation and coordination of services for older individuals. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985, 1986, and 1987 for grants for: (1) supportive services and senior centers; (2) congregate nutrition services; and (3) home delivered nutrition services. Permits a State to use up to one percent of its allotment for conducting effective demonstration projects in health and nutrition education. Requires a State agency designating an area agency on aging to give the right of first refusal to a unit of general purpose local government when the boundaries of such a unit and the boundaries of the area are reasonably contiguous. Requires area plans: (1) to provide supportive services for families of elderly victims of Alzheimers' disease and other neurological diseases and organic brain disorders; (2) to provide services for the prevention of elder abuse; and (3) in providing services, to give preference to older individuals, especially minorities, with the greatest economic or social needs. Requires an area agency before requesting a waiver of any requirements for furnishing services to conduct a public hearing. Repeals the authority of grant recipients to charge for meals. Permits grant recipients to request voluntary contributions for meals. Requires a State plan to provide that with respect to services for the prevention of elder abuse: (1) the State will identify the public and private nonprofit entities involved in the prevention, identification, and treatment of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (2) the State will, based on such identification, determine the extent to which the need for services for the prevention of elder abuse are unmet; (3) the State will establish, in areas where the need for services is unmet, a program for public education to identify and prevent elder abuse, receive reports of elder abuse, and refer complaints to law enforcement agencies; (4) the State will not permit involuntary or coerced participation in the program of services by alleged victims, abusers, or their households; and (5) all information gathered shall remain confidential unless all parties to the complaint agree to the release of the information, except that the information may be released to a law enforcement agency. Requires a State plan to provide assurances that each State will: (1) provide inservice training opportunities for personnel of agencies and programs funded under the Act; and (2) assign personnel to provide State leadership in developing legal assistance programs for the elderly throughout the State. Requires each State to establish at least one demonstration project for health and nutrition education to be conducted by one or more area agencies on aging. Limits State expenditures for plan administration to an amount not exceeding five percent of its allotment or $500,000, whichever is greater, except that in the case of Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands, the amount shall be five percent or $200,000, whichever is greater. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985, 1986, and 1987 for the surplus commodities program under the Act. Prohibits State agencies and area agencies on aging from requesting information or data of providers which is not pertinent to a payment made under the Act. Directs the Commissioner to make grants to States with approved State plans for: (1) supportive services for the prevention of elder abuse; and (2) inservice training and State leadership for legal assistance activities. Revises provisions relating to training, research, and discretionary projects and programs. Authorizes appropriations for such projects and programs for FY 1985, 1986, and 1987. States that the purpose of such projects and programs is to expand the knowledge and understanding of aging and the aging process, to design and test innovative ideas in programs and services for older individuals, and to help meet the needs for trained personnel in the field of aging. Directs the Commissioner to administer such projects and programs through the Administration on Aging. Provides for the special consideration of Alzheimers' disease with respect to such projects and programs. Provides for the dissemination of information with respect to project results. Directs the Commissioner, upon request, to provide assistance to State agencies on aging, to work in conjunction with State protective service agencies so as not to duplicate activities already undertaken by such protective service agencies, for the provision of technical assistance and development of training materials for personnel in State and area agencies who are engaged or intend to engage in the prevention, identification, and treatment of elder abuse. Limits to 12 percent of Federal funding the amount which shall be available for the costs of administration of a State's older American community service employment program. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate such employment program with programs of the Job Training Partnership Act, the Community Services Block Grant Act, and the Vocational Education Act of 1984, if the Secretary determines that to do so would increase job opportunities available under the Older Americans Act of 1965. Requires each State receiving funds under the older American community service employment program to report to the Secretary annually concerning the equitable distribution of funds within the State. Authorizes appropriations for such employment program for FY 1985, 1986, and 1987. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985, 1986, and 1987 for grants to Indian tribes under the Act. Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to add to the definition of the term "employee." States that such term includes any individual who is a U.S. citizen employed by an employer in a workplace in a foreign country. Provides that the provisions of such Act shall not prohibit the compulsory retirement of any employee between 65 and 70 years of age who, between the two year period immediately before retirement, is employed in a bona fide executive position, if such employee is entitled to an immediate nonforfeitable annual retirement benefit of at least $44,000. (Current law provides that the benefit must be at least $27,000.)
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1984
Veterans' Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Initiative of 1984 - Expresses the sense of the Senate that it should be the policy of the United States that veterans' disability compensation be provided veterans for all disabilities arising subsequent to military service where a consensus of medical opinion would recognize such disability as having a connection to exposure during such service to ionizing radiation from atmospheric nuclear test or the occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, Japan, or to a herbicide such as Agent orange. Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish guidelines for using findings of epidemiological and clinical studies examining the possible relationship between such exposure and the manifestation of adverse health effects to resolve claims for compensation. Requires the addition of cloracne and possibly prorphyria cutanea tarda to the list of chronic diseases presumed to be service-connected for benefit purposes. Requires consideration of estimates of attributable risk when adjudicating claims for compensation based on leukemia or other cancers suffered by veterans exposed during service to ionizing radiation. Restates the function of Congress to authorize compensation to veterans for disabilities connected to exposure to such substances during service. Directs the Director of the Defense Nuclear Agency to specify minimum standards governing the preparation of radiation dose estimates for use in VA disability claims. Requires the Director to report to the Administrator and the Veterans' Affairs Committees of Congress, by December 1, 1984, on a review of the current state of determining previous radiation exposure.
United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Reauthorization Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for low-income home energy assistance for FY 1985 through 1987.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1984
Worker's Freedom of Choice Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to repeal limitations on an employee's right to refrain from collective bargaining or mutual aid activities. Repeals the authority of employers to require as a condition of employment membership in certain labor organizations. Repeals the authority of labor organizations to discriminate against an employee for failure to pay membership fees. Repeals the authority of employers in the building and construction industries to enter into collective bargaining agreements which require membership in certain labor organizations as a condition of employment. Empowers individual employees to enter into individual contracts of employment directly with an employer without the intervention of a bargaining representative. Repeals the requirement that the National Labor Relations Board take a secret ballot of employees if such employees have filed a petition requesting the rescission of a bargaining unit's authority. Repeals the authority of employers and collective bargaining units to require employees with specified conscientious objector status to contribute specified funds to certain charitable organizations. Requires the Board to order a labor organization to pay a specified amount of backpay to an individual if the Board finds that such labor organization has committed an unfair labor practice involving violence against such individual.
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1984
Relieves a named college in Alabama of the liability to pay to the United States and to the National Direct Student Loan Fund of the college specified sums representing inadvertent student loans and loans made under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1984
Veterans' Administration Health Care Amendments of 1984 - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to designate one office in each Veterans Administration (VA) health care facility and central office to provide referrals to veterans for outside care. Grants priority to veterans 50 percent service disabled or age 65 or older. Authorizes the Administrator to contract for halfway house care at prevailing community rates as part of the alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program. Directs the Administrator to establish the parameters of treatment under such program. Directs the Administrator to report annually to the Veterans' Affairs Committees on a survey of all such VA programs. Makes such programs permanent. Includes devices for the hearing-impaired among the medical services the VA will provide to eligible veterans. Directs the Administrator to establish within the Mental Health and Behavorial Sciences Services of the Department of Medicine and Surgery the position of Associate Director for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder to develop policies and coordinate services for the treatment of Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Requires the Associate Director to: (1) coordinate inpatient care by medical region and ensure referrals and followup care; and (2) conduct education and training programs for Department employees. Directs the Chief Medical Director to establish a task force on the care and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder to advise the Director on policy regarding treatment modes and standards. Requires the Administrator to report to the Veterans' Affairs Committees within nine months on the posttraumatic stress disorder program. Directs the Administrator to report to the Veterans' Affairs Committees by the end of FY 1985 on programs, current and prospective, to provide care and support to terminally and chronically ill veterans and their families.
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1984
Repeals the provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that require ballots and other election materials be available in a language other than English.
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1984
Amends rule XV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to provide that amendments that are not germane or relevant to the subject matter of a bill or resolution shall not be in order unless such amendments have been submitted to the desk of the Journal Clerk at least 48 hours prior to consideration.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1984
Anti-Nuclear Terrorism Act of 1984 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require every individual allowed unescorted access to a nuclear power facility to be fingerprinted. Provides that all fingerprints shall be submitted to the Attorney General for identification and appropriate processing. Allows the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by rule to waive such requirement under certain conditions.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1984
Antiterrorism Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish a new Federal offense of terrorism. Defines terrorism as the use of force or violence against a person or property in violation of any criminal law with the intent to intimidate, coerce, or influence a government or person in furtherance of any political or ideological objective. Makes it a criminal offense to commit, attempt, or threaten to commit an act of terrorism. Increases the penalties for a second or subsequent conviction under this section. Imposes the death penalty if a death of any person results from the act of terrorism and certain sentencing procedures are met. Grants the Federal Bureau of Investigation primary authority to investigate violations of this Act. Authorizes Federal, State, and local agencies, including the Army, Navy, and Air Force, to assist in such investigations.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1984
Federal Public Safety Officers' Supplemental Death Benefits Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to pay a benefit of $50,000 to the survivors of any Federal law enforcement officer or firefighter who has died as the direct result of an injury sustained in the line of duty. Authorizes the Secretary to make an interim payment not to exceed $3,000 to a survivor who, in the Secretary's determination, probably will receive such a benefit. Declares that no such benefit shall be subject to execution or attachment. Prohibits payment of such benefit: (1) if death was caused by the intentional misconduct, suicide, or intoxication of the officer or firefighter; and (2) to any beneficiary whose actions contributed to the death of the officer or firefighter.
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