United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1982
Modifies the boundary of the Cibola National Forest to include certain lands known as the Elena Gallegos tract in New Mexico. Subjects such lands to a scenic easement for the benefit of the Albuquerque Academy. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire such lands by a land exchange with the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1982
Amends Federal judicial procedure provisions relating to venue to provide that: (1) if proceedings have been instituted in two or more courts of appeals with respect to the same agency action and the first such proceeding was instituted more than five days before the second, the record shall be filed in that court in which the proceeding was first instituted; and (2) if the first such proceeding was not instituted more than five days before the institution of a later proceeding with respect to the same agency action and the agency has received written notice from the parties instituting each of these proceedings, the agency shall advise the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, with respect to the first proceeding and all proceedings instituted within five days after the first proceeding, that such multiple proceedings have been instituted and shall identify each court for which it has notice that such proceedings are pending. Directs the Administrative Office, pursuant to a system of random selection, to select the court in which the record shall be filed from those identified by the agency, in the situation where the first proceeding was not instituted more than five days before the institution of a later proceeding. Requires all proceedings to be transferred to the court of appeals in which the record has been filed. Authorizes any court in which a proceeding with respect to any agency action is pending, including a court selected pursuant to a system of random selection, to transfer such proceeding to any other court of appeals in which the action under review would have a substantially greater impact, unless the interests of justice require the court to: (1) retain such proceedings; or (2) transfer the proceedings to a circuit other than one in which the impact would be substantially greater. Directs the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to administer the system of random selection. Prohibits a civil action in which the defendant is a Federal officer or employee, a Federal agency, or the United States from being brought in a judicial district in which a defendant resides or the plaintiff resides if no real property is involved, unless the action that is the subject of the lawsuit would substantially affect the residents of that judicial district. Requires that in any action of a local environmental nature brought against the United States in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia the plaintiff must forward a copy of the complaint to the attorney general of each affected State (but not more than five States). Requires a district court, in any civil action in which a defendant is a Federal officer or employee, a Federal agency, or the United States, upon motion of any party, to transfer an action to a district where the action might have been brought, and in which the action would have substantially greater impact, unless the interests of justice require the court to: (1) retain the action; or (2) transfer the action to a district other than one in which the impact would be substantially greater.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1982
Prohibits Federal involvement in the performance of abortions, except when the life of the mother would be endangered if the child were carried to term. Includes the following activities within the scope of this prohibition: (1) performance of an abortion by a Federal agency; (2) use of appropriated funds to perform or reimburse or refer for abortions; (3) use of funds for research or training with respect to abortion; or (4) contracting for insurance which pays or reimburses for abortion. Prohibits any institution receiving Federal funding from discriminating against any employee or student because of such person's opposition to abortion. Authorizes the bringing of individual or class actions in Federal court to enforce this Act. Provides for expedited Supreme Court review with regard to this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1982
Authorizes certain Senate employees to provide written statements or testimony in connection with a personnel action proposed by the Department of Defense with respect to Mr. John C.F. Tillson.
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1982
Declares that the United States should propose to the Soviet Union: (1) a long-term, mutual, and verifiable nuclear forces freeze at equal and sharply reduced levels; and (2) practical measures to reduce the danger of an accidental nuclear war and to prevent the use of nuclear weapons by third parties. States that the United States and the Soviet Union should channel their resources away from amassing nuclear armaments and towards fighting poverty, hunger, and disease. Declares that the United States should continue to work for balanced arms reductions.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1982
Amends the Clean Water Act to declare that "discharge of a pollutant or pollutants" does not include effects upon water quality resulting solely from the impoundment of waters, or the release of impounded waters, or the methods of such release.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1982
Suspends the entrance fees for Canadian citizens entering Glacier National Park in Montana beginning with the date of enactment of this Act and ending December 31, 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1982
Reaffirms that deposits, up to the statutorily prescribed amount, in federally insured depository institutions are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1982
Taxpayer Compliance Improvement Act of 1982 - Title I: Administrative Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the filing of informational returns for interest (including discount on original issue) on United States and corporate bearer obligations, beginning in 1983. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations with respect to reporting requirements for commodities and securities brokers. Requires the States to provide information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) concerning refunds of State income tax over $10 paid to any individual, beginning in 1983. Requires all employers of more than five employees to report charged tips paid to employees to the IRS. Authorizes the Secretary to require the filing of tax returns in a form capable of being processed by equipment utilized by the IRS. Requires the semiannual compounding of interest payable under the Internal Revenue Code. Requires the semiannual determination of the interest rate on overpayments of tax. Places restrictions on the payment of interest on overpayments of tax if the tax return is filed late, the return is not in processable form, or if the overpayment results from a net operating loss or capital loss carryback. Imposes a civil fraud penalty on corporate directors, officers, agents, or employees who knowingly participate in fraud which results in an underpayment of tax by the corporation. Sets such penalty at 50 percent of the underpayment, up to $100,000 per individual. Makes such individuals jointly and severably liable for such fraud penalty. Imposes a minimum penalty of $100 for failure to file a tax return within 60 days of the prescribed filing date (with extensions). Exempts taxpayers who show reasonable cause for filing late from the penalty. Provides that any taxpayer who fails to make estimated tax payments will not be subject to criminal penalties unless such taxpayer is also subject to a civil penalty for the same offense. Increases the penalty for failure to file informational returns relating to information at source, payments of dividends, and certain transfers of stock to $50 per failure, up to $50,000. Imposes a minimum penalty for failure to file such returns if the failure is due to intentional disregard. Increases the civil penalty for failure to supply a taxpayer identifying numbers to $50 for each failure, up to $50,000. Requires withholding at source in the case of individuals who fail to provide a required identification number or who provide an incorrect one. Imposes an additional penalty for substantial understatements of tax liability by individuals and corporations. Provides for a penalty of ten percent of the underpayment if such underpayment exceeds the greater of $5,000 ($10,000 in the case of a corporation) or ten percent of the amount of tax required to be shown on the return. Provides for the voluntary withholding of deferred income from certain pension and annuity plans. Title II: Rules and Regulations; Paperwork Reduction - Directs that the Secretary shall prescribe any rules and regulations relating to the internal revenue laws as soon as possible. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress annually on any delays in issuing regulations, the reasons for such delays, and any progress made in eliminating such delays. Exempts the IRS from provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 requiring approval of information collection requests and regulations by the Office of Management and Budget. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the design of tax forms.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1982
Requires a foreign country to have been declared in default to a private individual or corporation before the Treasury may make payments to such individual or corporation on federally guaranteed loans to the country.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1982
Expresses the sense of the Senate that Lech Walesa and others detained by Poland's government for political reasons should be released. Declares that Lech Walesa and other Solidarity members should be permitted to: (1) participate in negotiations concerning the future of Solidarity; (2) comment on the situation in Poland; and (3) travel freely.
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1982
Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1982 - Establishes criminal penalties applicable to licensees under the Gun Control Act of 1968 who import, manufacture, or sell a "restricted handgun bullet," except as authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. Establishes additional criminal penalties, including a mandatory minimum sentence of one year imprisonment, for: (1) using a restricted handgun bullet to commit a Federal felony; or (2) carrying a restricted handgun bullet unlawfully during commission of a Federal felony.
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1982
Reciprocal Trade and Investment Act of 1982 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to submit to the President an annual study of the practices of each designated major trading country that: (1) deny benefits to the United States under a trade agreement; or (2) deny to the United States substantially equivalent commercial opportunities with respect to U.S. products that are internationally competitive. Directs the President to submit such study to the appropriate congressional committees and to propose actions to redress any imbalance caused by such practices. Directs Federal agencies to furnish information and other assistance to carry out such study. Adds to the findings upon which the President can base U.S. responses to foreign trade practices. Directs the President to act upon finding that a foreign practice denies to the United States commercial opportunities substantially equivalent to those offered by the United States. Authorizes the President to take action against the foreign entity's investments. (Current law limits the President to taking action against the foreign entity's products or services.) Requires the President to take into account U.S. trade agreement obligations in determining whether to take any action to enforce U.S. trade rights or respond to a foreign trade practice. Includes foreign direct investment by U.S. citizens or nationals within the definition of commerce and commercial opportunites. Authorizes the House Ways and Means Committee or the Senate Finance Committee to file a resolution with the USTR requesting the President to take action to enforce U.S. trade rights or respond to foreign trade practices. Directs the USTR to consult with the International Trade Commission (ITC) on: (1) the economic impact of the USTR's legislative recommendations; and (2) the foreign practices which caused the USTR to investigate. (Current law authorizes the USTR to consult with the ITC on the economic impact of proposed action with respect to the foreign product or service.) Directs the USTR to make preliminary recommendations to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee on the options the President is considering if dispute settlement procedures fail. Requires such recommendations to be made within 180 days of a finding that presidential action is needed to enforce U.S. trade rights or to respond to a foreign trade practice. Directs the President to negotiate international agreements to end restrictions on foreign direct investment. Includes restrictions on foreign direct investment among the barriers to international trade that may authorize the President to enter trade agreements.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1982
Federal Election Campaign Equal and Total Disclosure Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to include all persons, committees, and organizations within such Act's coverage. Provides penalties for using information disclosed under such Act to threaten or harass another person.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for mailing an identification document (usable by a minor for the purchase of alcoholic beverages) which bears an unverified birthdate. Requires for verification that the sender of the identification obtain adequate assurances that the person to be identified is at least 21 years old or that the birthdate is accurate.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1982
Expresses the sense of the Senate relative to the safe rescue of Brigadier General James L. Dozier. Commends the General and his family and congratulates the Government of Italy for its successful rescue mission. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should: (1) take measures to protect American diplomatic and military personnel serving abroad; and (2) work closely with its allies to combat international terrorism.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1982
Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to sell public lands in New Mexico, selected jointly by them and the affected local government, to produce revenue for the purchase of certain other land in that State. Prohibits the sale of land that the Secretaries and the local government do not agree upon. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire specified acreage in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, for inclusion in the Sandia Mountain Wilderness.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1982
Authorizes expenditures for investigations and studies by the Senate Committee on the Budget from March 1,1982, through February 28, 1983, including: (1) employment of personnel; (2) utilization of Federal agency personnel on a reimbursable basis; and (3) procurement of consultant services.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit to $6,000 the amount of living expenses which Members of Congress may deduct from their incomes. Repeals the provision allowing such tax deduction without substantiation.
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1981
Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend from August 6, 1982, to August 6, 1984, the current preclearance requirements (under which jurisdictions covered through the triggering mechanism must submit proposed electoral changes to the Department of Justice). Establishes a new standard for jurisdictions to "bail-out" of these requirements effective August 6, 1984. Permits political subdivisions of covered States to bail-out independently of the State. Conditions a declaratory judgment for bail-out on the jurisdiction's showing that it and all its political subdivisions have met the bail-out requirements for a ten-year period prior to the filing of the suit. Includes among the requirements for bail-out that: (1) no test or device has been used to discriminate on account of race, color, or language; (2) no actions alleging voting discrimination are pending or have gone to final judgment; (3) no Federal examiner has served in the jurisdiction seeking bail-out; (4) the jurisdiction and all its subdivisions have complied with the preclearance requirements; and (5) the jurisdiction and its subdivisions have taken affirmative steps to protect voting rights. Stipulates that lawsuits filed during pendency of the bail-out litigation will not bar bail-out. Subjects the jurisdiction to the preclearance requirements if any such lawsuit alleging voting violations is successful after bail-out. Restates the prohibition against voting discrimination to include as a violation conduct which has the effect of discrimination. Stipulates that the failure of a minority to be proportionately represented does not itself constitute a violation. Extends the bilingual election requirements from August 6, 1985, to August 6, 1992. Declares that nothing in the Voting Rights Act shall be construed to permit assistance within the voting booth, unless the voter is blind or physically incapacitated.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1981
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Americans want an early, peaceful, and popularly supported resolution of the issues that led to the imposition of martial law in Poland; (2) Americans deplore the imposition of martial law in Poland, the suspension of workers' rights, and the arrests of Solidarity leaders; (3) recent events call into question the suitability of further assistance for Poland: (4) the Polish people have the right to resolve their problems without outside interference; (5) the support of Americans for continued U.S. dealings with Poland's present government will relate to the degree to which that government avoids violence and demonstrates its respect for Solidarity and its commitment to continuing reforms; (6) the President and the Secretary of State should continue to stress this U.S. position; and (7) the Administration should consult with our allies to develop a concerted and sustained response to the threat to the democratization process in Poland.
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1981
Entitles Civil Air Patrol Cadets 18 years of age or older to the same compensation for disability or death which is available to Civil Air Patrol senior members. Increases the amount of such compensation available to both.
United States · United States Congress · 24 November 1981
Reaffirms the concurrent resolution on the budget most recently agreed to with respect to the fiscal year 1982 (H. Con. Res. 115, Ninety- seventh Congress). Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that: (1) the economic crisis now facing the American people is so severe that solutions must be found immediately; (2) the President should submit a plan as soon as possible to bring interest rates down, to decrease unemployment, to decrease substantially inflation, and to balance the budget in fiscal year 1984; and (3) Presidential guidance and leadership is essential to reach these goals.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1981
Directs the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp to honor the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Provides that such stamp shall be issued in the denomination applicable to first-class mail up to one ounce in weight. Directs that such stamp shall be issued on November 11, 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1981
Requests the President to designate February 22, 1982, as a day of national celebration in honor of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of George Washington.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1981
Title I: Reclamation Reform - Directs that irrigation water from reclamation project facilities not be withheld from delivery to project lands because owners, lessees, or operators live on or near such lands. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, whenever an acreage limitation is imposed by Federal reclamation laws and upon the request of a contracting entity, to designate lands under the applicable limitation within a district having class I productive potential. Requires owners of excess lands to execute a recordable contract with the Secretary for the disposal of such lands before irrigation water may be made available to them. Exempts Federal water resources projects constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers from acreage limitation requirements or other provisions of reclamation laws, unless specifically made applicable by statute or pursuant to the authority of the Secretary. Provides that lands which are leased shall not be subject to the application of acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation laws. Exempts from limitations and restrictions of reclamation laws: (1) any district which has repaid the construction costs of water project facilities; (2) bona fide religious or charitable organizations using the agricultural produce for charitable purposes; (3) lands held by a trustee in a fiduciary capacity for beneficiaries whose interest in such lands is within limits imposed by reclamation laws; (4) lands which receive a temporary supply of water; (5) lands acquired by involuntary foreclosure, bona fide conveyance in satisfaction of mortgage, inheritance, or devise, which are eligible for a temporary supply of water not exceeding five years; (6) isolated tracts which are economically farmable only if included in a larger farming operation; and (7) lands served with a temporary supply of water under contracts permitting later use of such water for municipal or industrial purposes. Requires payment contracts for the use of irrigation water temporarily made available from reclamation facilities in excess of ordinary quantities not otherwise storable for project purposes or not otherwise available without such facilities. Provides for the validation of any contract provision between the Secretary and any party pursuant to matters arising under reclamation laws and of written representations of acreage limitations at the request of any non-Federal party to such an agreement, provided Congress does not disapprove such validation by joint resolution. Vests exclusive jurisdiction in the United States district court for the district in which a project facility is located for injunctive relief sought under contracts between any non-Federal party and the Secretary relative to water service. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Optional Expanded Ownership - Authorizes the amendment of water contracts between the Secretary and any non-Federal party to conform to provisions of this Act. Limits the delivery of water for irrigation purposes to 3,200 acres of class I lands, provided that not more than 1,600 acres of such land may be owned by the qualified recipient. Allows the delivery of water in excess of such acreage upon payment by recipients of the full cost of such excess water. Title III: Leasing Requirements - Prohibits the leasing of lands which receive irrigation water unless the lease instrument is written and for a term not in excess of ten years. Directs that the Secretary be provided with a certificate signed by the lessee which includes a legal description of the land, the lease term, and certification of the reasonableness of the rent. Grants any lease in effect on November 18, 1981, ten years after enactment of this Act to comply with its provisions.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1981
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to limit the level of total budget outlays in any concurrent resolution on the budget to 20 percent of the gross national product by fiscal year 1987. Makes it in order to consider a concurrent resolution containing budget outlays which exceed the specified limits within a specified "margin of error." Imposes reporting requirements upon the President and the congressional budget committees with respect to this requirement.
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