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Law· SS. 2375 (98th)enacted

Small Business Secondary Market Improvements Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 1984

Amends the Small Business Act to provide for the guaranteed payment by the Small Business Administration (SBA) of trust certificates that are: (1) issued to persons approved under this Act; and (2) based on and backed by a trust composed of the portions of deferred participation and guaranteed loans which have been guaranteed by the SBA pursuant to this Act. Prohibits any State, local, or Federal law from preventing the SBA from carrying out the provisions of this Act. Provides that guaranteed obligations issued pursuant to this Act shall be considered exempt securities within the meaning of the securities laws. Requires the SBA to: (1) provide for a central registration of loans, trust certificates, and other securities sold pursuant to this Act; and (2) disclose to purchasers information describing the offer and sale of portions of loans which have been guaranteed by the SBA.

Bill· SS. 2358 (98th)open

Synthetic Fuels Corporation Fiscal Accountability Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1984

Synthetic Fuels Corporation Fiscal Accountability Act of 1984 - Amends the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act of 1980 to prohibit the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation from making new awards of financial assistance after the date of the enactment of this Act and before the date on which the Corporation's comprehensive strategy for achieving the national synthetic fuel production goal is approved by Congress. Makes limitations on Corporation construction projects effective upon the enactment of this Act rather than upon approval of the comprehensive strategy as provided under current law.

Bill· SS. 2324 (98th)open

A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 regarding activities directly affecting the coastal zone.

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1984

Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require each Federal agency conducting or supporting an activity (whether inside or outside the Coastal Zone) that produces an identifiable physical, biological, social or economic consequence in the zone, or initiates a chain of events likely to result in such consequences, to conduct or support that activity in a manner which is, to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with approved State management programs. Exempts from such requirement any Federal activity that is: (1) undertaken to counter the immediate effects of a declared national emergency; (2) necessary for reasons of national security; or (3) required by any provision of a Federal law which prevents consistency with any provision of an approved State coastal zone management program.

Bill· SS. 2328 (98th)open

Wheat Improvement Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1984

Wheat Improvement Act of 1984 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to reduce target prices for the 1984 and 1985 wheat crops from $4.45 per bushel to $4.38 per bushel, and from $4.65 per bushel to $4.38 per bushel, respectively. Requires wheat farmers, in order to qualify for 1984 price support assistance, to reduce their planted acreage by 30 percent under a combined (20 percent) acreage reduction and (ten percent) diversion program. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to permit such land to be devoted to hay and grazing. Sets the program sign up date at not earlier than March 30, 1984. Provides, with regard to the 1984 diversion program, for payments of not less than $3.00 per bushel, except that the Secretary may reduce such payment by up to ten percent if appropriate to meet program objectives. Requires advance payments of at least 50 percent. Sets payment-in-kind rates at not less than 85 percent of the farm program yield. Provides for 1984 wheat crop advance deficiency payments.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 350 (98th)passed

A resolution congratulating American athletes for their significant accomplishments and bearing at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1984

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the American athletes be congratulated for their significant accomplishments at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Declares that the United States encourages all young American athletes to take great pride in the accomplishments of the 1984 American Olympic team. Expresses the special congratulations of the Senate to Phil and Holly Mahre, to whom on the day of Phil's achievement of his Olympic gold medal, was born their first son.

Bill· SS. 2292 (98th)reported

Land Remote-Sensing Satellite Communications Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1984

Land Remote-Sensing Satellite Communications Act of 1984 - Title I: Declarations of Findings and Purposes - Sets forth the findings and purposes of Congress regarding the civil land remote-sensing satellite system. Defines for the purposes of this Act certain terms including "Landsat system", "nondiscriminatory basis", "unenhanced data", and "United States private entity." Title II: Operation and Data Marketing of Landsat System - Makes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) responsible for certain tasks including orbit and data collection and disposition of Landsat 4 and Landsat D-prime upon the termination of their useful operations. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to contract with a United States private entity for the marketing of unenhanced data collected according to the provisions of this title. Sets forth certain requirements of any contract with a United States private entity. Directs the Secretary to publish such requirements before entering a contract and subjects the contract to them. Directs the Secretary to transmit any proposed decision to enter such a contract to the appropriate congressional committees. Places restrictions upon when such decisions may be implemented with or without specific congressional approval. Directs the Secretary to award the contract on the basis of certain criteria including the financial return to the United States and the ability to expand the market for unenhanced land remote-sensing data. Title III: Data Continuity After the Landsat System - Directs the Secretary to evaluate competitive proposals specifying certain information from United States private entities for a contract for the development of a system capable of generating land remote-sensing data and marketing such data for six years. Sets forth provisions for congressional review of proposed contract awards. Requires any contract awarded pursuant to this title to require the contractor to offer to sell and deliver unenhanced land remote-sensing data to all potential buyers on a nondiscriminatory basis. Specifies additional contract requirements. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the feasibility of total private operation of a system within two years after the date on which any such contract becomes effective. Terminates the authority granted by this title ten years after the beginning date of any contract. Title IV: Private Land Remote-Sensing Systems - Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate Federal agencies, to license qualified United States private entities to operate civil land remote-sensing satellite systems. Prohibits the operation of such a system without a license. Specifies the conditions of any such license and the responsibilities of the Secretary regarding private remote-sensing satellite systems. Authorizes Federal agencies to engage in joint activities in satellite land remote-sensing by forming consortia with the private firms subject to certain restrictions. Terminates the authority of this title ten years after the date of enactment of this Act if no firm or consortium has been licensed and continues in operation under the provisions of this title. Title V: Research and Development - Directs the Administrators of NOAA and of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the heads of other agencies to continue land remote-sensing research and development. Authorizes the use of data gathered in Federal experimental land remote-sensing programs in related research and development programs funded by the Federal government. Authorizes the competitive en bloc sale of data gathered in Federal experimental land remote-sensing programs to any United States entity which will market the data on a nondiscriminatory basis. Title VI: General Provisions - Requires that unenhanced land remote-sensing satellite data generated by any system operator be made available to all uses on a nondiscriminatory basis. Sets forth certain general provisions including archiving of data, radio frequency allocation, and consultation requirements.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 231 (98th)referred

A joint resolution to provide for the awarding of a gold medal to Elie Wiesel in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and outstanding contributions to world literature and human rights.

United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1984

Authorizes the President, on behalf of Congress, to present to Elie Wiesel a gold medal in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and outstanding contributions to world literature and human rights. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the public sale of bronze duplicates of such medal.

Bill· SS. 2244 (98th)referred

A bill to strengthen the domestic water borne commerce of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1984

Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to require that U.S. documented vessels be used for the transportation of merchandise between points within the United States and Canada when such transportation is in part over Canadian rail lines.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 329 (98th)open

A resolution expressing the support of the Senate for the expansion of confidence building measures between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., including the establishment of nuclear risk reduction centers, in Washington and in Moscow, with modern communications linking the centers.

United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1984

Commends the President for his support for specified confidence building measures between the United States and the Soviet Union. Urges the President to pursue negotiations with the Soviet Union concerning such measures, adding to such negotiations the establishment of nuclear risk reduction centers in both countries.

Bill· SS. 2227 (98th)referred

A bill for the relief of William G. Riplinger.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1984

Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to a named individual in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States arising from a salary miscalculation by the U.S. Navy.

Bill· SS. 2166 (98th)open

Indian Health Care Amendments of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Indian Health Care Amendments of 1983 - Title I: Indian Health Manpower - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize appropriations for specified Indian health programs for FY 1985 - 1988, including scholarship programs. Provides that the active duty services obligation incurred by the recipient of an Indian Health Scholarship shall be met by service in the Indian Health Service or in specified programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Title II: Health Services - Extends from seven to 11 years the fiscal year period during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized to expend certain appropriated funds and to employ personnel in order to eliminate backlogs in Indian health care services. Extends the authorization for specified appropriations for health services from FY 1985 - 1988. Title III: Health Facilities - Extends the authorization for specified appropriations for hospitals, health centers and staff housing from FY 1981 - 1988. Extends from seven to 11 years the fiscal year period during which the Secretary is authorized to expend specified sums for health facilities and safe water and sanitary waste disposal facilities. Title IV: Access to Health Services - Extends the authorization for specified appropriations for grants and contracts with tribal organizations' from FY 1985-1988. Amends the Social Security Act to make any provider of the Indian Health Service eligible for Medicare and Medicaid payments. Title V: Urban Indian Health Services - Directs the Secretary to contract with urban Indian organizations to administer health services programs in urban areas. Details eligibility criteria for such programs. Prescribes reporting and recording procedures for urban Indian organizations which receive or expend funds under this Title. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with urban Indian organizations to determine the health status and unmet health care needs of urban Indians in affected urban areas. Delineates the requirements of such contracts. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop evaluation procedures for the performance of contracts; and (2) conduct annual onsite evaluations of each contracting urban Indian organization. Prescribes guidelines for the renewal of health care or referral services contracts. Prohibits renewal of contracts for determination of unmet health needs. Requires certain reports to Congress. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 - 1988. Title VI: Health Services for Rural Indians - Directs the Secretary to contract with Indian organizations to administer health services programs in rural areas. Details eligibility criteria for such programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 - 1988. Requires the Secretary to review the rural Indian health services program and to submit an assessment report to the Congress with recommendations for further legislation. Title VII: Miscellaneous - Repeals the requirement that the Secretary conduct a study of the health hazards faced by Indians as a result of a nuclear resource development on or near Indian reservations and communities. Extends from FY 1984 to FY 1988 the time during which Arizona is designated as a contract health service delivery area. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 - 1988. Extends eligibility for health services of specified Indians in the State of California from FY 1984 - 1988. Repeals the personnel ceilings demonstration project. Requires the Secretary to: (1) complete within one year implementation of a program to prevent and control hepatitis-B in Alaska; (2) report to the Congress about the status of such program; and (3) request budget authority for a hepatitis-B control program in Alaska for FY 1985 - 1989. Requires the Secretary to submit an analytical report to the Congress regarding the impact that implementation of clinical care priorities would have had upon the delivery of clinical health care services during FY 1980 - 1983. Prohibits the Secretary from modifying any clinical health care service provided before passage of this Act. Title VIII: Organizational Improvements - Establishes the Indian Health Service in the Department of Health and Human Services. Makes the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Indian Health the administrator of the Indian Health Service. Transfers to such Assistant Secretary the functions currently performed by the Director of the Indian Health Service. Establishes an Indian Health Advisory Board comprised of Indians or Alaska Natives. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 - 1988. Title IX: Payment for Health Care - Entitles to reimbursement authorized providers of medical or health services for the costs incurred in providing such services to eligible Indians. Prescribes procedures for payment. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 - 1988. Authorizes the Secretary to negotiate a health services contract upon a determination that negotiation is necessary to assure delivery of health services at locations at least 100 miles from the residences of a substantial majority of the Indian population to be served.

Bill· SS. 2186 (98th)reported

A bill to establish a State Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute program, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for FY 1985 through FY 1989 to assist States in carrying on the work of a competent and qualified mining and mineral resources research institute at one public college or university (or private college or university if a State does not have an eligible public college or university) in the State meeting eligibility requirements. Provides that funds appropriated shall be made available for grants to be matched on a basis of no less than one and one-half non-Federal dollars for each Federal dollar during FY 1985 and 1986, and no less than two non-Federal dollars for each Federal dollar during FY 1987 through FY 1989. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY 1985 through FY 1989 which shall be made available to institutes to meet the necessary expenses for purposes of: (1) specific mineral research and demonstration projects of broad application which could not otherwise be undertaken; and (2) research into any aspects of mining and mineral resources problems related to the mission of the Department of the Interior which are not otherwise being studied. Sets forth funding criteria. Requires each institute to: (1) set forth its plan to provide for the training of individuals as mineral engineers and scientists; (2) set forth policies and procedures to assure that Federal funds made available under this Act will supplement and, to the extent practicable, increase the level of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available for purposes of this Act, and in no case supplant such funds; and (3) report annually to the Secretary concerning amounts received under this Act and projects undertaken pursuant to this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prescribe necessary rules and regulations; and (2) report to Congress annually concerning the receipts, expenditures, and work of the institutes in all States under the provisions of this Act. Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed to authorize Federal control of education at any college or university. Directs the Secretary to assure that programs authorized by this Act are not redundant. Authorizes appropriations necessary to print and publish the results of activities carried out by institutes under this Act and for administrative planning and direction. Directs the Secretary to establish a center for cataloging current and projected scientific research in all fields of mining and mineral resources. Directs the President to clarify agency responsibility for Federal mining and mineral resources research and to provide interagency coordination of such research. Directs the Secretary to appoint a Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research to consult with and make recommendations to the Secretary on all matters relating to mining and mineral resources research as required by this Act. Requires the Committee to: (1) develop a national plan for research and development in mining and mineral resources and to formulate and recommend a program to implement the plan utilizing resources provided for under this Act; and (2) submit such plan to the Secretary, the President, and Congress by March 1, 1986, and to update the plan annually. Requires the Committee to determine the eligibility of a college or university to participate as a mining and mineral resources research institute under this Act.

Bill· SS. 2117 (98th)open

National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983

National Childhood Vaccine-Injury Compensation Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Vaccine-Injury Compensation Program as an elective alternate remedy to judicial action for specified vaccine-related injuries. Grants sole eligibility and compensation jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Sets forth compensation provisions. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct studies on pertussis and rubella vaccines, and to develop other related information materials. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986. Establishes an Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines to advise the Secretary on the implementation of such program, recommend research priorities and changes in vaccine-related injury standards, and vaccine safety and supply changes. Establishes in the Treasury a National Vaccine-Injury Compensation Trust Fund. Authorizes FY 1984 funds. Requires health care providers who vaccinate patients to keep specified records. Requires the Secretary to: (1) make a pediatric vaccine-risk study; and (2) make related parent information materials available. Requires pediatric health care providers to distribute such materials to parents and legal guardians. Requires a congressional report within two years, and biennially thereafter.

Bill· SS. 2116 (98th)open

Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983

Title I: Recognition of Injustice and an Apology on Behalf of the Nation - States that the Congress accepts the findings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians and recognizes that a grave injustice was done to both citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry by the evacuation, relocation, and internment of civilians during World War II. Title II: United States Citizens of Japanese Ancestry and Resident Japanese Aliens - Requests the President to offer pardons to those convicted of violating laws during the internment period whose violation was based on a refusal to accept racially or ethnically discriminatory treatment. Provides that Federal departments and agencies that review application for restitution of positions, status, or entitlement lost during the internment period shall review such applications giving full consideration to the findings of the Commission. Establishes within the Treasury a Civil Liberties Public Education Fund. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund. Requires the Attorney General to pay $20,000 from the Fund in compensation to surviving internees. Establishes a Board of Directors which shall be responsible for making disbursements from the Fund. Provides that disbursements from the Fund shall be used to: (1) sponsor research and public educational activities dealing with the internment; (2) fund studies of similiar civil liberties abuses; (3) prepare and distribute hearings and findings of the Commission; and (4) promote the general welfare of the ethnic Japanese community in the United States. Title III: Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution - Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act - Establishes within the Treasury the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Fund. Directs the Administrator of the Fund (the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association) to make restitution for certain Aleut losses sustained in World War II. Requires the Administrator to establish a trust of $5,000,000 and to distribute the interest of such trust for: (1) the benefit of the elderly, disabled, or seriously ill; (2) students in need of scholarship assistance; (3) preservation of Aleut cultural heritage and historical records; (4) the improvement of community centers of affected Aleut villages; and (5) other purposes to improve Aleut life. Authorizes the Administrator to rebuild and restore churches and church property damaged or destroyed in Aleut villages during World War II. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments of $12,000 from the fund to eligible Aleuts for any uncompensated personal property losses. Provides that such payments shall not be considered income or receipts for purposes of Federal taxes or determining eligibility for Federal benefits or assistance. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to implement a program for the removal and disposal of live ammunition, obsolete buildings, abandoned machinery, and other hazardous debris remaining in populated areas of the lower Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Aleut Corporation all right, title, and interest of the United States in Attu Island, Alaska. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Provides that all documents, personal testimony, and other material collected by the Commission shall be deposited in the National Archives of the United States.

Bill· SS. 2131 (98th)referred

A bill to provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for certain aliens who are nationals of El Salvador, and to provide for Presidential and Congressional review of conditions in El Salvador and other countries.

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983

Directs the President to investigate and report to the Congress within 18 months concerning the living conditions and available assistance for El Salvadorans displaced inside and outside their country. Requires such investigation to report on the fate of El Salvadoran deportees. Requires the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to hold hearings within two years to consider appropriate U.S. steps to assure the personal safety and equitable distribution of assistance to such displaced El Salvadorans. Provides for a three-year moratorium on specified categories of El Salvadoran deportations.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 283 (98th)open

A resolution relating to chemical weapons.

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) be commended for his efforts to negotiate a multilateral agreement banning chemical weapons; and (2) propose the resumption of negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve a verifiable ban on chemical weapons.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 86 (98th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the persecution of members of the Baha'i religion in Iran by the Government of Iran.

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1983

States that the Congress: (1) holds Iran responsible for upholding the rights of the Baha'is; (2) condemns Iran's decision to destroy the Baha'i faith; and (3) calls upon the President to work with appropriate foreign governments to form an appeal to Iran concerning the Baha'is, to cooperate with the United Nations in its efforts on behalf of the Baha'is, and to provide humanitarian assistance for Baha'is who flee Iran.

Bill· SS. 2029 (98th)open

Social Security Benefits Disallowance Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1983

Social Security Benefits Disallowance Act of 1983 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual can receive title II benefits only if such individual can show that he or she: (1) is a U.S. citizen or was a U.S. citizen but has voluntarily relinquished such status; or (2) is an alien legally admitted to work or was an alien legally admitted to work but has voluntarily relinquished such status. Prohibits the payment of title II benefits to any individual who: (1) is subject to a final order of exclusion, a final order of departure, or a voluntary departure in lieu of deportation; or (2) is not legally permitted to work in the United States.

Bill· SS. 2014 (98th)open

Missing Children's Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1983

Missing Children's Assistance Act of 1983 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to establish and maintain a national toll-free telephone line for reporting information regarding the location of missing children. Directs the Administrator to establish a national resource center and clearinghouse to: (1) provide technical assistance to State and local governments and agencies in locating missing children; (2) coordinate public and private efforts to recover missing children; and (3) disseminate information on innovative missing childrens' programs, services, and legislation. Requires the Administrator to publish an annual summary of research on missing children and prepare a comprehensive plan for coordinating activities of all agencies and organizations responsible for missing children. Authorizes the Administrator, in consultation with the Advisory Board on Missing Children, to make grants for research or demonstration or service programs designed to: (1) educate parents and community agencies on ways to prevent the abduction of children; (2) assist in the recovery or tracking of missing children; (3) aid communities in collecting material to assist parents in the identification of their children; (4) demonstrate the psychological consequences of a child's abduction; and (5) collect data on investigative practices utilized by law enforcement agencies. Requires the Administrator to appoint an Advisory Board on Missing Children to assist the Administrator in coordinating programs and activities relating to missing children. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 80 (98th)passed

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should take all steps necessary to bring the question of self-determination of the Baltic States before the United Nations, and for the other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1983

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should fulfill its obligations to promote respect for human rights and freedoms in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (Baltic States); and (2) the President, acting through specified officials, should take the necessary steps to bring the question of self-determination of the Baltic States before appropriate forums of the United Nations. Suggests that such forums discuss a specified list of topics, including human rights violations in the Baltic States and the withdrawal of Soviet troops.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 78 (98th)referred

Commission on Civil Rights Resolution

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1983

Commission on Civil Rights Resolution - Establishes within the legislative branch an eight member Commission on Civil Rights (Commission). Provides rules of procedure for Commission hearings. Requires the Commission to: (1) investigate allegations of citizens' being denied their right to vote by reason of their color, religion, sex, age, handicap or national origin; (2) study and collect information concerning discrimination or a denial of equal protection; (3) appraise Federal laws and policy with respect to discrimination and the denial of equal protection; and (4) serve as a national clearinghouse for such information. Prohibits the Commission from investigating any membership practice or internal operation of any fraternal organization, college or university fraternity or sorority, private club or religious organization. Prohibits the Commission from collecting or studying information with respect to abortion. Directs the Commission to appraise the laws and policies of the Federal Government with respect to denials of equal protection involving Americans who are members of eastern - and southern - European ethic groups.

Bill· SS. 1978 (98th)reported

Retirement Equity Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1983

Retirement Equity Act of 1983 - Title I: Amendments Relating to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to lower the age requirement for participation in a tax- deferred retirement plan from 25 to 21. Lowers the minimum age at which years of employment begin to be credited for retirement plan vesting purposes from 22 to 18. Provides that nonvested participants in a retirement plan with a break in service of up to five years will not lose credit for pre-break periods of service. Permits limited breaks in service for paternity or maternity leave without loss of vesting credits. Requires tax-deferred retirement plans to offer survivor benefits to plan participants who have attained age 45 and have ten years of creditable service. Requires spousal consent in order for a retirement plan participant to elect not to take a joint and survivor annuity. Requires that such consent must be in writing and must be witnessed by either a plan representative or a notary public. Allows the assignment of the benefits of a retirement plan in the case of a judgment, decree or order relating to child support, alimony payments, or marital property rights pursuant to a State's domestic relations law. Sets forth rules for the tax treatment of retirement plan distributions pursuant to a divorce decree. Increases the amount of allowable mandatory distributions from a retirement plan from $1,750 to $3,500. Requires that a plan participant must be notified that benefits under the plan may be forfeited if the participant dies before a certain date. Title II: Amendments Relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to incorporate into such Act the changes made by Title I of this Act.

Bill· SS. 1961 (98th)referred

A bill for the relief of William G. Riplinger.

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1983

Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay an amount to be determined to a named U.S. Navy employee representing the amount due such individual as a result of a salary computation error.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 77 (98th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Fire Prevention Week, 1983, should be observed with appropriate activities and remembrances.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1983

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Fire Prevention Week, 1983, should be observed with appropriate activities; and (2) firefighters who have died while performing official duties be honored appropriately at the Annual National Observance Services for Fallen Firefighters on October 16, 1983, at the Federal training center in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Bill· SS. 1940 (98th)reported

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to deny the deduction for amounts paid or incurred for certain advertisements carried by certain foreign broadcast undertakings.

United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a business expense deduction for advertisements placed with a foreign broadcast station and directed to a market in the United States if a similar deduction is denied in the country in which such station is located for an advertisement placed with a U.S. broadcast station and directed to a market in that country.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 67 (98th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that it is not appropriate at this time to transfer ownership or management of any civil meteorological satellite system and associated ground system equipment to the private sector.

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1983

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the transfer of ownership or management of any civil meteorological satellite system and associated ground system equipment to the private sector is not presently appropriate.