United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1982
Includes an individual's military service as Federal service for purposes of provisions concerning unemployment compensation eligibility if the individual: (1) was released from such military service under conditions other than dishonorable; and (2) was not given a bad conduct discharge or, if an officer, did not resign for the good of the service. Eliminates provisions excluding military service as Federal service for such purposes if the individual: (1) left the service voluntarily; or (2) was released or discharged for cause.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1982
Urges the executive branch to: (1) avoid taking any actions which could foreclose eventual U.S. participation in the Convention on the Law of the Sea; (2) evaluate U.S. objectives for ocean use and relevant foreign policy interests with respect to the Convention; and (3) designate a U.S. representative to the meetings of the Drafting Committee of the Law of the Sea Conference and to the 1982 sessions of the Conference.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1982
Prohibition of Mandatory Retirement and Employment Rights Act of 1982 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to eliminate the upper age limitation of the class of persons to whom such Act applies.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1982
Wilderness Protection Act of 1982 - Withdraws from disposition under all laws pertaining to oil, gas, mineral, and geothermal leasing: (1) wilderness areas; (2) lands recommended for wilderness designation, until Congress determines otherwise or until the lands concerned are recommended for other uses; (3) wilderness study areas, for the period of interim wilderness protection and management required by law; and (4) lands identified for further planning in Executive Communication 1504, 96th Congress, until one year after the final approval and implementation of an initial forest plan covering the further planning area. Exempts from the withdrawal pursuant to this Act: (1) national forest system land released to management for nonwilderness uses; (2) lands designated as congressional wilderness study areas in Colorado and New Mexico and certain lands within the River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho; (3) Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas; and (4) lands designated as a conservation system unit under the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation Act. Permits activities compatible with the preservation of the wilderness environment for the purpose of inventorying energy, mineral, and other resource values in areas withdrawn by this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to augment recurring surveys of mineral values of wilderness areas and to acquire information on the areas withdrawn by this Act by conducting nondestructive mineral inventories of such areas. Authorizes the President to recommend to Congress that minerals exploration, development, or extraction be permitted in specified areas withdrawn under this Act, if: (1) there is an urgent national need for the mineral activity; and (2) such need outweighs the public values of the wilderness lands involved and the potentially adverse environmental impacts likely to result. Makes such a recommendation effective only upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval by Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1982
Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of the disbursements from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and of the receipts from the old age, survivors and disability insurance taxes and the hospital insurance taxes on self-employment income, employees, and employers in the totals of the Federal budget. Exempts such disbursements and receipts from any general statutory limitation on Federal budget outlays.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1982
Handicapped Infants Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect to conduct a study of child abuse or neglect in federally assisted or operated health care facilities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) report the results of this study to the Congress within three months; and (2) give priority to information about adoption and foster care of handicapped infants. Prohibits doctors or other health care facility personnel from withholding nutrition or medical treatment from a handicapped infant. Provides a private right of action for violations of this Act. States that any punitive damage awards shall be used for the benefit of the infant involved in the suit, or if deceased, for research and treatment of handicapped infants. Directs the Center to establish and disseminate violations reporting procedures. Provides civil and criminal immunity and job protection for persons reporting such violations. Requires health care facilities to provide parents or guardians of handicapped infants with information about agency assistance for these infants.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income gain from the sale of real property to certain organizations for use for conservation purposes. Requires that such sale be on the installment method and that such conservation purpose be protected in perpetuity. Disallows such exclusion in the case of involuntary conversions. Allows an extension of time for payment of estate taxes in the case of acquisitions from a decedent's estate of real property by qualified organizations used for conservation purposes. Limits such extension to ten years after the decedent's death.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that no further reductions should be made in the funding currently available for FY 1983 for programs administered under the Older Americans Act of 1965.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should provide additional opportunities for public, scientific, and professional comment and prepare a supplementary environmental impact statement regarding proposed National Forest System resource planning regulations.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Soviet Union should comply with certain international agreements relating to human rights by pursuing a more humane emigration policy and by ceasing harassment of Jews and others seeking to emigrate; (2) Soviet compliance with internationally recognized emigration rights would significantly promote improved relations with the United States; (3) the President should convey these concerns of Congress to the Soviet Union at every appropriate opportunity; and (4) the President should also convey these concerns to U.S. allies.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 to prohibit the export of major critical components of any facility for, and information and other assistance relevant to, the enrichment of uranium or other isotopic separation of special nuclear material, nuclear fuel reprocessing, or heavy water production. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit under any agreement of cooperation the reprocessing or the use or retransfer of any plutonium in quantities greater than 500 grams resulting from the reprocessing of any special nuclear material exported by the United States or produced through the use of any nuclear materials and equipment or sensitive nuclear technology exported by the United States, unless Congress enacts a joint resolution declaring that Congress finds that: (1) effective safeguards can be applied; and (2) adequate sanctions against violations of nonproliferation agreements have been established. Declares that the transfer or retransfer outside the United States of certain nuclear materials, facilities, or technologies: (1) may be engaged in only if authorized under an agreement for cooperation; (2) shall be considered exports; and (3) shall require a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Requires that the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards applied to U.S. nuclear exports provide the United States with a timely warning of any diversion of any nuclear material which a non-nuclear weapon state could transform into a nuclear bomb.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Dairy Stabilization Act of 1982 - Amends the Agriculture Act of 1949 to revise the method of determining milk price support levels for FY 1983 through 1985. Sets the price of milk for domestic needs: (1) at $13.10 per hundredweight for FY 1983; and (2) at the percentage of parity for FY 1984 and 1985 which $13.10 represented as of October 1, 1982. Declares that price support for milk shall be provided through the purchase of milk and milk products by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) under borrowing authority approved by Congress and repayments from the National Dairy Board established by this Act. Authorizes the Board to make payments to milk marketers whose levels of marketing have been reduced from the levels of the prior fiscal year. Sets forth the method of determining such payments. Authorizes the CCC to increase its milk purchases in the event of an increase in dairy product imports. Establishes a National Dairy Board to: (1) determine the relative proportions of milk to which the price support levels will apply and the producer responsibility for dairy product purchases; (2) establish a uniform rate by which the price paid farmers for milk in excess of domestic commercial market needs shall be reduced to achieve the price support provided by this Act and announce such rate before October 1 of each year; (3) dispose of dairy products acquired by the CCC through authorized price support operations; and (4) remit proceeds from price support operations to the CCC. Authorizes the Board to develop innovative programs for the disposition of dairy products and to make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding details of the operation of the price support program. Sets forth methods of deriving funding for producer responsibility of program operations.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Housing and Automobile Industries Recovery Act of 1982 - Title I: Exemption for the Purchase of Certain Bonds by Employee Pension Benefit Plans - Provides a temporary exemption from certain provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code relating to prohibited transactions for the purchase of certain bonds sold to fund residential mortgages and domestic motor vehicle loans. Title II: Interest Reduction Payments - Provides for interest reduction payments by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to assist with the financing of the purchase of certain residences and domestic motor vehicles. Sets forth: (1) requirements and restrictions for eligible loans and mortgages; and (2) guidelines for the allocation of such payments. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1982 through 1988 to carry out this title. Prohibits the Secretary from making any commitments to make interest reduction payments under this title after August 31, 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
National Crude Oil Profit-Sharing Act of 1982 - Title I: National Crude Oil Profit-Sharing Tax - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a severance tax on crude oil. Sets the rate of such tax at 30 percent of the removal price of such oil. Defines "removal price" as the amount for which the taxable crude oil is sold. Requires withholding of such tax by the first purchaser. Exempts from such tax any oil produced by a qualified charitable interest. Establishes in the Treasury an Energy and Economic Development Trust Fund (Trust Fund). Allocates to such trust fund 25 percent of the revenues raised by such severance tax. Title II: State Energy and Economic Development Block Grant Program - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make block grants out of such trust fund to the States for energy and economic development. Provides that 50 percent of such grants shall be alloted to the States for energy and 50 percent for economic development. Sets forth rules for determining the amount allocable to each State. Sets forth application and State public hearing requirements. Requires the chief executive officer of any State receiving such grants to: (1) certify that the State agrees to specified conditions; and (2) prepare and furnish a compliance plan to the Secretary. Allows the Secretary, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, to withhold funds from any State which fails to meet the requirements of this Act or of its own compliance plan. Title III: Limitation on Certain State Severance Taxes - Limits severance taxes imposed by any State with respect to crude oil, natural gas, or coal transported outside such State. Sets such limit at the higher of: (1) the adjusted 1978 State tax rate; or (2) the adjusted 1978 national average tax rate.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Air Traffic System Personnel Improvements Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to certify promptly to specified congressional committees whenever: (1) the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) air traffic allocation system ceases to be in effect; and (2) the FAA has employed adequate civilian personnel to operate the Federal air traffic control system at full capacity. Entitles the following FAA employees to a lump sum bonus payment if such a certification is made before January 1, 1983: (1) certain employees directly involved in the operation or maintenance of the air traffic control system; (2) certain flight test pilots; and (3) certain employees at the Federal Aviation Administration Academy in Oklahoma responsible for training air traffic controllers. Prohibits such entitlement for air traffic controllers who were terminated because of their participation in the 1981 air traffic controller strike. Provides that employees eligible for such bonus payment shall not be disqualified from receiving it if they stop working due to a disability. Provides that air traffic controllers who were terminated because of their participation in the 1981 strike shall not, as a class, be considered unsuitable for reinstatement or appointment to any position in the FAA. Repeals the limit on premium pay for Federal employees. Provides for a prohibition on furloughs and reductions-in-force for FAA employees eligible for the bonus payment during the period beginning on the enactment of this Act and ending 180 days after the date of certification pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Administrator of the FAA to pay premium pay to any air traffic controller assigned to provide on-the-job training to another controller. Provides that such premium pay shall be in addition to any other premium pay to which such a controller may be entitled. Entitles an air traffic controller to enter a training program for a second career if, in addition to the requirement that the controller is being removed from his or her position for medical reasons or because the Secretary determines the controller cannot maintain the necessary technical proficiency, the controller: (1) is not a supervisor; (2) has completed at least ten years of service as a controller; (3) is ineligible for immediate retirement; (4) within a specified time, has not declined a reasonable offer of a position in the Department of Transportation for which the controller is qualified and which is not lower than two grades below the controller's current grade level; (5) within a specified time, has notified the appropriate regional review board in writing of his or her intention to apply for such training; (6) submits to such board an application and a physician's certification that the controller will be able to complete the training and engage in the new occupation; and (7) within a specified time, notifies the Secretary in writing of the controller's intent to participate in an approved training program and agreement to repay training expenses if the controller fails to complete the program. Requires the Secretary to designate Department employees to serve as regional career counselors responsible for assisting controllers in developing proposed training programs. Directs the Secretary to establish regional review boards to consider applications for training. Sets forth the requirements for approval of a proposed training program. Requires a review board to modify a proposed training program which does not meet such requirements and approve it as modified. Requires a review board to notify the Secretary and the controller in writing of its approval and any modifications. Prohibits the approval of any training program which extends beyond two years. Requires each review board to maintain a list of physicians qualified to make the certification required under this Act. Directs a review board to notify the Secretary of Labor upon receiving notification of a controller's intention to apply for training and to request such Secretary to expedite any pending determination with respect to a disability compensation award. Permits the modification of an approved training program upon the controller's request with the consent of the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to pay, or reimburse a controller for, the expenses of an approved training program. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the controller's liability for training expenses in any case where a controller fails to complete an approved training program. Requires the Administrator to develop and implement a personnel management improvement program within the FAA which: (1) improves communication between employees and management; (2) allows for employee participation in, and takes into account personnel factors associated with, major technological changes; (3) provides cost-efficient responses to variations in air traffic levels; (4) provides for periodic employee surveys with respect to organizational conditions, supervision, employee interaction, and job satisfaction; (5) modifies criteria for selection of supervisors; and (6) modifies criteria used for performance appraisals. Requires the Administrator to report periodically on such program to the Advisory Committee on Federal Aviation Personnel Management established under this Act and annually to Congress, the Secretary, and the National Transportation Safety Board. Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Committee on Federal Aviation Personnel Management to review the Administrator's reports and give advice on the program. Terminates the Committee ten years after the date of its establishment. Makes the 50-percent minimum annuity requirement for retiring Federal employees inapplicable in the case of an individual who: (1) has received a refund of retirement deductions covering any period in which the individual was an air traffic controller; and (2) has not made redeposits for credit for the amounts refunded.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Dairy Products Promotion Act of 1982 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, by dairy products promotion order, to establish a National Dairy Promotion Board made up of dairy farmers to promote dairy products. Finances such Board through dairy producer assessments. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Declares that the President should invite the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to participate in the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1982
Community Renewal Employment Act - Declares the purpose of this Act to be the provision of employment opportunities to long-term unemployed individuals in high unemployment areas through grants for labor and related costs associated with the repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation of essential community facilities and for public safety and health activities. Makes eligible areas for such program any local government with a population of 50,000 or more, any county or equivalent political subdivision, or any concentrated employment program grantee area which has: (1) an average unemployment rate greater than the national average for the preceding three months; or (2) experienced a sudden and severe economic dislocation as determined by the Secretary of Labor. Makes eligible recipients of grant funds under specified circumstances: (1) States; (2) local governments; (3) consortia of local governments; (4) existing concentrated employment program grantees serving rural areas under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act; and (5) Native American Indian, Alaska Native, and Oklahoma Indian groups. Makes individuals eligible to participate in a program or activity only if they are unemployed at the time of eligibility determination and for at least 15 of the 26 weeks prior to such determination. Limits wages for eligible individuals to 52 weeks in a two- year period. Requires that priority be given to those who have exhausted unemployment insurance benefits and those who have been unemployed for the longest periods immediately preceding selection. Sets forth provisions for the allocation of the amount appropriated to carry out this Act in any fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to reserve 25 percent of such amount for discretionary allocation to eligible recipients serving areas of high unemployment or designated enterprise zones, or areas affected by mass layoffs, natural disasters, or Government actions such as relocation of Federal facilities. Directs the Secretary to allocate the remainder of such amount among the States on the basis of: (1) the relative number of unemployed residents; (2) the relative "excess number" (above four and one-half percent of the labor force) of unemployed persons; and (3) the relative number of residents unemployed for 15 weeks or more. Sets forth application procedures which eligible recipients must follow. Directs the Secretary to give priority to applications according to specified criteria. Limits to 25 percent that portion of the funds provided to any eligible recipient for any fiscal year which may be used for administrative and equipment costs. Requires that the remainder of such funds be used only to provide wages and related employment benefits to eligible participants. Sets forth general requirements relating to use of funds for employment under this Act. Limits the number of subsidized jobs to five percent of the work force of an eligible recipient. Sets forth labor standards relating to employment under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1987.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate provisions which: (1) permit petitions to the Secretary of Energy for prescription of rules which supersede State energy efficiency standards; and (2) provide for supersedure of State energy efficiency standards prescribed after January 1, 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1982
Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to establish in the Public Health Service a National Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to; (1) develop and expand diabetes research and training centers; and (2) evaluate such centers annually. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Directs the Secretary, with the Director of the Institute, to establish: (1) the Diabetes Data Group; (2) the Diabetes Information Clearinghouse; and (3) a diabetes data system. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Directs the Secretary to establish a diabetes and endocrine and metabolic disease coordinating committee to coordinate Federal activities with respect to such diseases. Requires the Committee to report annually to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Diabetes Advisory Board, whose duration shall expire on September 30, 1985. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should notify the Common Market's Council of Ministers that: (1) renegotiation of the Common Market's tariff on corn gluten feed is not in the best interests of the United States; and (2) the imposition of any trade restriction on corn gluten feed would seriously impede U.S. relations with the Common Market. Urges the President to take all other appropriate steps to protect U.S. exports of corn gluten feed.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1982
Amends the Credit Control Act to repeal the provision of such Act which would terminate credit control authority on June 30, 1982. Permits the President to authorize the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to regulate and control any or all extensions of credit whenever necessary or appropriate to reduce high levels of unemployment in any sector of the economy, or to prevent or control inflation or recession. Permits the Board, after receiving such Presidential authorization, to prescribe limitations with respect to credit for nonproductive purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that neither the President nor Congress should impose import fees on crude oil or refined petroleum products.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1982
Helen Keller National Center Act - Establishes a Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults to: (1) provide specialized intensive services for deaf-blind persons; (2) train personnel to provide such services; and (3) conduct applied research, development, and demonstrations relating to communication techniques, teaching methods, aids and devices, and delivery of services. Requires an annual audit of the Center. Directs the Secretary of Education to ensure that: (1) Center service and training programs are monitored regularly; and (2) Center operation is evaluated annually, with written reports to the President and the Congress submitted by specified deadlines. Authorizes appropriations for Center operation and maintenance, for use in accordance with guidelines or regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Defines "Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults" to mean that facility and its affiliated network established pursuant to an agreement approved in 1969 by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and continued pursuant to specified provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Repeals such provisions of such Act. Provides that nothing in this Act shall in any way cause to affect or modify any existing or future agreement between any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality and the Industrial Home for the Blind, Inc., or its successors or assignees, with respect to the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that if provisions of title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act requiring reduced benefits for spouses receiving government pensions are found to be unconstitutional, any change to such Act should not require beneficiaries to pay back benefits already received and should not eliminate benefits for existing beneficiaries.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Act of 1982 - Title I: Authorizations By the Secretary of Energy for Certain Activities Outside the United States - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the publication in the Federal Register of authorizations for the production of special nuclear materials outside the United States. Provides that such an authorization will not become effective until at least 15 days after its publication. Makes authorizations for the production of special nuclear material outside the United States effective with respect to a non-nuclear-weapon state only if the Secretary of Energy determines that such state adheres to the criteria governing U.S. nuclear exports for peaceful uses. Requires the Secretary to publicly issue and submit to the President any recommendation for such an authorization with respect to a non-nuclear-weapon state which does not adhere to such criteria. Authorizes the President to allow such an authorization by executive order if withholding it would prejudice the achievement of U.S. nonproliferation objectives or jeopardize the common defense and security, unless Congress, after reviewing such an order, adopts a concurrent resolution opposing such order. Provides that conduct which results in the termination of U.S. nuclear exports to another nation shall result also in the suspension of authorizations for the production of special nuclear material in such nation. Requires specific authorizations by the Secretary to engage in the following activities outside the United States: (1) designing, constructing, or operating facilities for the chemical processing of irradiated special nuclear material, for the production of heavy water, for the separation of isotopes from any source of special nuclear material, or for the fabrication of nuclear fuel containing plutonium; (2) designing, constructing, or furnishing equipment for use in any such facility; (3) training foreign personnel in such design, construction, or operation; (4) furnishing information not available to the public with respect to such design, construction, or operation; and (5) any other activities designated by the Secretary. Exempts from such requirement any such activity if: (1) it does not involve the communication of Restricted Data or classified defense information; (2) it is not in violation of other laws; or (3) it is limited either to participation in educational conferences, international conferences, or exchange programs or to furnishing of information which is available to the public. Authorizes the Secretary to require specific authorizations for activities carried out in designated countries or areas. Prohibits the Secretary from providing specific authorizations required under this Act unless Congress reviews the Secretary's reports on such authorizations and does not adopt a concurrent resolution opposing them. Title II: Exports of Highly Enriched Uranium - Authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to issue export licenses for highly enriched uranium for nuclear reactors only if: (1) there is no alternative nuclear reactor fuel available; (2) the proposed recipient of the uranium has indicated that it will use an alternative nuclear reactor fuel when one becomes available; and (3) the executive branch is developing an alternative nuclear reactor fuel. Requires the NRC to determine a kilogram limit on the amount of highly enriched uranium of U.S. origin that will be allowed at any one time in each foreign country and at each reactor site in each such country. Requires the NRC and the executive branch to support efforts to improve physical security arrangements for exports of highly enriched uranium. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan for the development of alternative nuclear reactor fuels for use in foreign reactors. Title III: Congressional Review of Subsequent Arrangements - Revises the time periods governing congressional review of subsequent arrangements for: (1) the retransfer of special nuclear material exported from the United States to a third country for reprocessing; (2) the reprocessing of any such material; or (3) the subsequent retransfer of plutonium in quantities greater than 500 grams resulting from the reprocessing of any such materials. Provides for congressional veto of such arrangements by concurrent resolution. Title IV: Special Functions of the Secretary of Defense in Nuclear Nonproliferation Matters - Requires the approval of the Secretary of Defense for international cooperation agreements, export licenses, and subsequent arrangements with respect to nuclear material.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Secretary of the Interior should refrain from issuing mineral leases in wilderness areas and lands under formal consideration for wilderness designation; (2) any Federal official who proposes to issue a mineral lease in such an area should provide prior notice to Congress in order to allow congressional prohibition of such lease; (3) additions to the Wilderness System should proceed expeditiously but without arbitrary deadlines; (4) lands under formal consideration for wilderness designation should be managed to preserve their wilderness character; and (5) Federal land management agencies should consider wilderness values in making land management decisions and recommendations.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) an effective Federal environmental program is necessary to protect U.S. citizens' health and well-being; (2) the Environmental Protection Agency should be appropriated increased funds to protect our environment and meet expanded responsibilities mandated by law; and (3) the President should submit a new budget for the Environmental Protection Agency for FY 1983 reflecting these principles.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1982
Amends rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families to conduct a comprehensive study on their problems and to develop policies to coordinate governmental and private programs to address such problems. Provides that the committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and shall terminate at the close of the Ninety-ninth Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) graduate and professional students should remain eligible for guaranteed student loans under the Higher Education Act of 1965; (2) Congress should provide Pell grant assistance for academic year 1982 through 1983 that fully funds the need analysis criteria of January 6, 1982, in order to provide assistance to 2,600,000 needy students; and (3) Congress should not further reduce the amount of funds available for campus-based student assistance programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 below the levels established by the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1982
Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan Amendments of 1982 - Prohibits the Office of Personnel Management from entering into a contract for a discriminatory health benefits plan for Federal employees. Requires that Federal health plans: (1) include all benefits currently authorized as well as nervous and mental disorder benefits and alcoholism and substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation benefits; (2) provide equal coverage and benefits regardless of the nature of illness; and (3) pay all reasonable and customary expenses for medically or psychologically necessary treatment exceeding a specified amount to be paid by the enrollee.
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make reasonable efforts to locate persons to whom unclaimed tax refunds are owed. Allows unpaid tax refunds to be transferred after one year to the State in which taxpayer last resided and requires the State to take reasonable efforts to locate such individual.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1982
States that the Federal Government should restore balance to the Department of Energy's FY 1983 budget by maintaining funding for energy conservation, renewable energy, and weatherization programs and by distributing information on conservation and renewable energy.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1982
Milk Marketing and Promotion Act of 1982 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to base milk price supports on either a supply management price or a price that would ensure that pooled stocks are used to meet milk demands. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture: (1) to determine a national milk supply marketing base (supply and commercial need); and (2) when without a supply management program projected supplies exceed demand by 5,000,000,000 pounds, to conduct a referendum among milk producers to determine whether they favor a supply management and related price support program. Sets forth supply management program provisions including: (1) State, county, and individual producer marketing bases; (2) assessments for overproduction; and (3) fines for nonpayment of assessments or other fees (with judicial review in U.S. district courts). Establishes in the Treasury a Milk and Milk Products Promotion Fund. Establishes in the Department of Agriculture a Federal Milk Board to: (1) expand foreign markets; (2) investigate matters relating to the production, processing, or marketing of milk; and (3) recommend legislation as necessary. Sets forth membership and operating provisions of the Board. Amends the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 to penalize handlers who make payments to milk producers in excess of applicable marketing orders. Amends Federal law to set aside specified amounts from funds appropriated for agricultural exports for milk and milk product exports.
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1982
Title I: National Water Resources Policy and Development Act of 1982 - Directs States to review periodically their water resources needs. Authorizes the States to request the Water Resources Council for detailed studies of specific water resources needs. Directs States to submit annually to the Council a list of authorized studies which have not been completed and which are necessary to meet identified water resources needs. Authorizes the appropriate Federal water resources agency to make detailed evaluations of specific water resources needs upon referral by the Council. States that the State or other non- Federal body must agree to pay 25 percent of the costs of the study before any study may be initiated. Provides for State employees to work in coordination with the appropriate agency. Requires such studies to be completed within three years, to the extent practicable and reasonable. Directs the Council to allocate expenditures among the States according to a specified formula. Authorizes appropriations. Directs States to develop and submit to the Council annually a priority list of water resource needs and projects. Declares that a lists will be deemed approved after 60 days unless the Council finds that a list was developed without adequate public participation. Directs the Council to publish in the Federal Register a summary of the projects in such report. Declares such projects: (1) authorized for implementation; (2) eligible for inclusion on a State's priority list; and (3) eligible for specified funding under this Act, 90 days after such a publication. States that if a Governor affected by such project objects to the Council within 90 days, then such project must be authorized by Congress. Sets forth procedures for approving a project not recommended for implementation by a Federal water resources agency. Directs the appropriate Federal water resources agency to ensure that such project is designed according to the principles and standards established by the project. Requires the States or other non-Federal bodies to agree to pay specified percentages of the costs of construction and operation of such projects. Requires any revenues from such projects to be shared between the non-Federal interests and the participating Federal agencies based on their percentage contribution to the project. Terminates projects authorized prior to this Act if: (1) construction has not begun within five years of enactment of this Act; and (2) the project is not on a State's priority list. Authorizes the Council to study regional water resources projects that have national significance and priority. Directs the Council to select up to ten of such projects from among projects authorized prior to enactment of this Act which shall be eligible for direct funding by Congress without regard to specific limitations in this Act. Directs that such projects, if authorized specifically by Congress, shall be constructed at Federal cost. Permits the use of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and any replacement trust funds, to pay the non-Federal contribution for commercial inland navigation projects. Requires the Council to report to Congress concerning: (1) national priorities for water resources management through the year 2000; (2) State needs for water resources projects; (3) the best ways to maximize the efficient use of water supplies from existing Federal projects; and (4) cost-sharing mechanisms for water resources projects. Title II: Water Supply Rehabilitation and Conservation Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to plan and carry out rehabilitation of existing urban water supply and distribution systems. Directs the Secretary, after public hearings and consultation with affected States and municipalities, to: (1) review methods of rehabilitating and upgrading means of urban water supply; (2) study methods of maintaining and preserving adequate urban water supply systems; and (3) transmit such studies to Congress by January 1, 1984. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the implementation of a model water conservation program before any municipal water supply project is approved for Federal financial assistance. Describes such model water conservation programs.
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should not encourage or support efforts to destabilize or overthrow the government of any Central American nation; (2) other nations in the region should not engage in such activities; and (3) all interested parties should encourage a peaceful resolution of conflicts in the region.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1982
Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish FY 1983 through 1985 lending limits for real estate loans, operating loans, and emergency loans under the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund. States that at least 25 percent of farm ownership and operating loans shall be for low-income, limited-resource borrowers. Establishes FY 1983 through 1985 lending limits for water and sewer facility loans, industrial development loans, and community facility loans under the Rural Development Insurance Fund.
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