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United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1984
Declares that Congress asks the American people to take cognizance of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Rome on June 2 through June 3, 1984.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1984
Makes a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Agriculture for FY 1984 to carry out the famine relief provisions (title II) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 480).
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1984
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of May 1984 as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1984
Grants a Federal charter to the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1984
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations exempting retirees or individuals over age 65 from interest penalties with respect to any underpayment of estimated tax. Requires that such underpayment be due to reasonable cause (defined to include mistake or ignorance of the law) and not to willful neglect.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1984
Grants a Federal charter to the 369th Veterans' Association.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1984
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the week of February 5 through February 11, 1984, be proclaimed as Circle K International Week.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1984
States that the National Open Greco-Roman and the National Open Free Style Championships serve to focus attention on the sport of amateur wrestling. Designates the week beginning April 1, 1984, as National Amateur Wrestling Week.
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1984
Designates the month of June 1984 as Student Awareness of Drunk Driving Month.
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.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1984
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of May 6 through May 12, 1984, as Senior Center Week.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1984
Designates 1984 as the Year of the Secretary.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1984
Declares the rate of pay of Members of Congress to be that which was payable for such office on December 31, 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1984
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) U.S. negotiators, in negotiations with Japan, should insist that Japan dismantle all nontariff barriers to imports of beef; and (2) if progress is not made toward the dismantling of such nontariff barriers by a specified time, the U.S. Trade Representative should seek appropriate relief under U.S. and international trade law.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983
Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to require public disclosure of all terms (currently, only essential terms) of rail transportation contracts, not later than 60 days after such contracts are entered into.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the second full week in March of each year as National Employ the Older Worker Week.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983
Designates the week of March 8, 1984, as Women's History Week.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983
Designates the first Sunday of every August as National Day of Peace.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983
Designates November 25 through December 1, 1984, as National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983
Designates the week beginning April 8, 1984, as National Mental Health Counselors Week.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1983
Grants a Federal charter to the organization known as the National Academy of Public Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1983
Designates April 27, 1984, as National Nursing Home Residents Day.
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.
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1983
Designates November 20 through November 26, 1983, as National Adoption Week.
United States · United States Congress · 4 November 1983
Extends the condolences of the Senate to Turkey on the loss of life and property resulting from the recent earthquake there. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should provide assistance to Turkey.
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1983
Public Housing Child Care Demonstration Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a demonstration program of making grants to assist public housing agencies in establishing and providing child care services for lower income families that reside in public housing and are headed by single parents. Requires that eligible child care programs: (1) serve preschool children during the day, elementary school children after school, or both, in order to permit eligible heads of households to obtain, retain, or train for employment; (2) involve the participation of the parents where practicable; (3) employ in part-time positions elderly residents of the project involved, where practicable; and (4) comply with all applicable State and local laws. Directs the Secretary to: (1) give priority for grants to the housing projects in which the largest number of preschool and elementary school children of lower income families headed by single parents reside; (2) ensure a reasonable distribution of grants between urban and rural areas and among housing projects of varying sizes; and (3) provide grants to the largest number of projects practicable. Requires the Secretary to: (1) evaluate each child care program periodically to determine its effectiveness in providing child care services and in enabling the heads of households to work; and (2) report to Congress after two years on any findings concerning such demonstration program and any recommendations concerning the establishment of a permanent assistance program. Authorizes appropriations.
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.
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.
United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1983
Designates the week beginning November 6, 1983, as National Meals-on-Wheels and Congregate Meal Week.
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.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1983
Redesignates the legal public holiday of: (1) the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., as January 15; (2) Washington's Birthday as February 22; and (3) Columbus Day as October 12.
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1983
Weatherization Act of 1983 - Amends the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 to eliminate the requirement that States applying for financial assistance under such Act establish plans and procedures for securing the services of volunteers, training participants, and public service employment workers. Limits the average expenditure, per dwelling unit, of labor and materials provided as weatherization assistance for all dwelling units in a State to $1,600. (Under current law, a maximum of $800 may be spent on weatherization materials and related matters for any dwelling unit, except that the Secretary of Energy may increase such limitation to $1,600 where necessary to pay labor costs.) Specifies deadlines for the submission of State applications for financial assistance and for the disbursement of funds. Provides that nothing in such Act shall be construed to limit the eligibility of low-income persons for assistance under such Act to elderly or handicapped low-income persons. Requires that States applying for financial assistance establish methods for giving priority in providing weatherization assistance to low-income individuals who are receiving assistance under the low-income energy assistance program. Permits the use of financial assistance made available to States for providing information, education, and technical assistance to residents of low-income dwellings in which weatherization materials have been installed. Requires the Secretary to establish a program to encourage the development of new methods to weatherize multifamily rental dwellings. Requires that such program include the funding of pilot projects based on the methods developed. Requires that funds authorized under the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 be used to carry out such program and to disseminate information on successful methods. Directs the Secretary to use at least two percent of the funds appropriated under such Act for each fiscal year to make grants to local weatherization agencies to carry out field testing of promising energy saving methods and materials. Includes as "weatherization materials" for purposes of such Act: (1) furnace efficiency modifications; and (2) energy conserving devices or technologies which a State determines have a high energy saving potential and will carry out the purposes of such Act. Provides that where a State so elects in its application for financial assistance, the term "low-income" shall mean that income which is at or below any poverty level established by any other Federal program being carried out in such State. Provides that States applying for financial assistance must: (1) submit a training plan for weatherization workers; (2) provide for inspections of weatherization materials and installation methods; (3) provide for the coordination of the weatherization assistance program and the low-income energy assistance program; (4) submit a plan outlining the goals and operation of the State weatherization program; and (5) insure that at least 50 percent of the units that are weatherized will be inspected and rectify any deficiencies found in the State weatherization program. Permits the use of funds made available to States under such Act for the training program for weatherization workers. Requires the Secretary to establish a system for monitoring State and local expenditures of financial assistance under such Act and to promulgate regulations governing uniform reporting by local agencies. Provides that procedures to be applied to determine the optimum set of cost-effective weatherization measures to be installed in a dwelling unit shall include any State procedures set forth in a State's application for financial assistance and approved by the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 for the weatherization assistance program. Requires the Secretary to establish a plan for the implementation of such program for FY 1985 through 1987. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress annually on the number of dwelling units weatherized under such program, the average energy savings per dwelling unit, the types of weatherization measures yielding especially high or low energy savings, and legislative changes to achieve program goals. Requires the Secretary to allot at least five percent and not more than 15 percent of the amounts authorized for each of FY 1985 through 1987 to a performance fund which shall provide financial assistance to those States which have demonstrated the best performance during the previous fiscal year in providing weatherization assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1983
Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of Congress, a gold medal to Lady Bird Johnson in recognition of her humanitarian efforts and contributions to the beautification of America. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the striking of such medal and bronze duplication for sale to the public. Declares such medals to be national medals. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1983
Declares that it should be U.S. policy to: (1) support the people of Afghanistan in their struggle to be free from foreign domination; (2) provide the Afghans, upon request, with material assistance; and (3) pursue a negotiated settlement of the war in Afghanistan based on the total withdrawal of Soviet troops and the recognition of the right of the Afghans to choose their own destiny.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1983
International Organizations Public Procedures Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of State to provide interested persons with timely notice and an opportunity to comment on proposals under consideration in international organizations which may affect the interstate or foreign commerce of the United States or Federal or State policies or programs which affect such commerce. Requires the original notice to be published in the Federal Register in time for the parties to prepare their comments and have them considered prior to adoption of the U.S. position or such proposal. Sets forth the contents of the notice. Provides for supplemental notices. Directs the Secretary to have the U.S. position published in the Federal Register. Requires the Secretary to establish public files on proposals covered by this Act. Exempts from the provisions of this Act any proposal with respect to which the Secretary has certified to the Congress that: (1) the proposal involves U.S. national security; and (2) the U.S. would be impaired by complying with this Act. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on the activities carried out under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1983
Designates October 16 through October 22, 1983, as National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1983
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) urge the Council of European Community Ministers to reject their Commission's proposals that seek to shift to other countries the financial burden of disposing of their agricultural surpluses; and (2) continue to oppose proposed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) modifications that would adversely affect the access of U.S. agricultural exports to European Community markets. States, also, that if the European Community adopts such proposed CAP modifiestions, then it is the House's sense that measures should be implemented to protect U.S. trade interests.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1983
Department of Defense Procurement Procedures Act of 1983 - Sets forth a formula for determining the applicable percentage of Department of Defense procurement of property and services which must be made through formal advertising for fiscal years after FY 1983. Prohibits the Department of Defense from expending funds for negotiated contracts in any fiscal year following a fiscal year where the purchases and contracts made through formal advertising fell below the applicable percentage. Removes such prohibition if the Department meets or exceeds the applicable percentage during or after that fiscal year. Requires that specified information concerning a negotiated contract be part of the records of the contracting agency, including all cost and pricing data submitted by a contractor and the name of each Government official who participated in the negotiating or awarding of such contract. Requires that agency records on negotiated contracts containing classified information be maintained for at least ten years and be made available to Congress and the Comptroller General upon request. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish procedures which are similar to formal advertising procedures for the purchase of or contracting for personal or professional services. Sets forth investigatory procedures to determine the need for and price of services by a university or other educational institution.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1983
Requests the President to designate October 2 through 9, 1983 National Schoolbus Safety Week of 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1983
Designates October 1, 1983, the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1983
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Transportation should make available for civilian use the Global Positioning System (a system which provides navigational information to aircraft).
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1983
Amends the Natural Gas Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to suspend the authorization to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Algeria by Trunkline LNG Company. Authorizes the Commission to lift the suspension after 18 months if the Commission finds that the resumption of imports of this LNG will be consistent with the public interest.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1983
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) U.S. negotiators, in negotiations with Japan, should insist that Japan dismantle all nontariff barriers to imports of beef; and (2) if progress is not made toward the dismantling of such nontariff barriers by a specified time, the U.S. Trade Representative should seek appropriate relief under U.S. and international trade law.
United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1983
Requests the President to proclaim the month of September 1983 National Sickle-Cell Anemia Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1983
Aviation Tax-Reduction Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the gasoline excise tax any gasoline sold for use as a fuel in an aircraft. Provides for adjustments to the excise tax on noncommercial aviation fuel (presently 12 cents per gallon on gasoline and 14 cents per gallon on jet fuel). Sets forth a formula for the calculation of such adjustments based on total amounts appropriated from the Aviation Trust Fund each fiscal year. Exempts from the special fuels excise tax any fuel used in aircraft involved in agricultural activities. Provides for adjustments to: (1) the passenger ticket tax; (2) the cargo waybill tax; and (3) the excise tax on aircraft tires and tubes.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that disability insurance benefits for an individual having a terminal illness shall begin with the first month during which such individual has such illness.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Designates November 14, 1983, as National Retired Teachers Day.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1983
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Republic of South Africa should cease its "blackspot" policy and allow relocated South Africans to remain on or return to their legally acquired lands; (2) U.S. nonrecognition of South African "homeland" sovereignty should continue; (3) travel to the United States should be denied to "homeland" officials who seek to enter this country unless they hold a valid passport recognized by the United States; and (4) the President should send a copy of this resolution to the Republic of South Africa.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1983
Designates May 6 through May 13, 1984, as National Tuberous Sclerosis Week.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1983
Designates the week of October 2 through October 8, 1983, as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week.