United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1982
Prohibits Federal involvement in the performance of abortions, except when the life of the mother would be endangered if the child were carried to term. Includes the following activities within the scope of this prohibition: (1) performance of an abortion by a Federal agency; (2) use of appropriated funds to perform or reimburse or refer for abortions; (3) use of funds for research or training with respect to abortion; or (4) contracting for insurance which pays or reimburses for abortion. Prohibits any institution receiving Federal funding from discriminating against any employee or student because of such person's opposition to abortion. Authorizes the bringing of individual or class actions in Federal court to enforce this Act. Provides for expedited Supreme Court review with regard to this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a State, at its option, to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor under which the State shall: (1) collect the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act; (2) retain a specified portion of such tax to be used for the administration of the State's unemployment compensation law and public employment offices; and (3) pay to the Treasury the remaining portion of such tax not retained. Allows a State to deposit any unexpended funds into its unemployment fund for use in payment of unemployment compensation. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreements with States unless: (1) the Secretary of Labor determines that a State does not have an unemployment compensation law which meets the requirements of Federal law; or (2) the Secretary of the Treasury determines that the State is not able to properly collect and pay over the required employment tax. Authorizes the Secretaries to declare a State to be in violation of such an agreement if either should determine that the State is not meeting the requirements of this Act. Provides that a refusal to enter into an agreement and a declaration of violation shall be subject to administrative and judicial review. Provides tax penalties for any violation of such an agreement. Provides that any State entering into such an agreement shall not be eligible to receive payments under title III or title IX of the Social Security Act or under the Wagner-Peyser Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title III and title IX of the Social Security Act to allow States, at their option, to maintain and manage their own unemployment funds.
United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1982
Amends the Colorado River Storage Act to change, from January 1 to May 1, the date by which the Secretary of the Interior must make the annual report to Congress concerning the status of the revenues from, and the cost of, constructing, operating, and maintaining the Colorado River storage project and the participating projects.
United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1982
Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to collect fees and use the money collected for operating expenses. Requires natural gas companies which have certificates of public convenience and necessity to pay an annual charge fixed by the Commission to cover the costs of the administration of the Natural Gas Act. Requires public utilities to pay an annual charge fixed by the Commission to cover the costs of the administration of parts II (Regulation of Electric Utility Companies Engaged in Interstate Commerce) and III (Licensees and Public Utilities; Procedural and Administrative Provisions) of the Federal Power Act (except for regulations for cogeneration and small power production). Requires common carriers subject to regulation by the Commission to pay an annual charge fixed by the Commission to cover the Federal costs of administering the regulation of oil pipelines. Authorizes the Commission to assess fees for services and privileges rendered under its regulatory programs. Permits the Commission to waive all or part of an annual charge assessed under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend until July 1, 1983; (1) the authority for oil companies to carry out voluntary agreements for implementing the allocation and information provisions of the international energy program; and (2) the antitrust exemption for oil companies participating in such program.
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1982
Federal Energy and Mineral Resources Act of 1982 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and regulations, relating to mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, and Federal and Indian lands, necessary to: (1) determine and collect royalties on the production of mineral resources; (2) prepare and retain records; (3) file reports; (4) conduct audits; (5) enforce security at production sites and during the transportation of mineral resources; and (6) impose penalties for improperly conducting the above activities. Authorizes the Secretary in carrying out the above functions to: (1) apply rules and regulations promulgated under this Act to any existing mineral lease, permit, or application; and (2) contract with non-Federal personnel, as necessary. Sets forth the duties of interest holders, lessees, operators, and motor vehicle transporters. Requires any interest holder of any lease to: (1) make required royalty payments on time; and (2) notify the Secretary of any assignments of any interest in the lease. Requires any lessee to develop and comply with a site security plan in conformance with such minimum standards as the Secretary may prescribe. Requires any operator to: (1) notify the Secretary on the first day after beginning production of any new well; and (2) provide the Secretary with specified records and information. Requires any person engaged in transporting by motor vehicle any mineral resource from any lease site to carry documentation showing from whom the mineral resource was obtained and from where it was produced. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct any hearing or investigation necessary for royalty and lease management. Grants the Secretary the powers to conduct such investigations and hearings. Allows authorized representatives of the Secretary, including any appropriate State or Indian tribal law enforcement agency, to: (1) stop and inspect any motor vehicle that they have probable cause to believe is carrying a mineral resource and lacks the proper documentation; and (2) inspect lease sites to determine compliance with this Act. Prohibits advance notice of any inspection. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action to restrain violations of this Act or to compel the taking of any action required under any mineral leasing law. Requires any individual engaged in the business of developing, producing, transporting, marketing, or refining mineral resources to keep such records as the Secretary may require. Requires all sums paid under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to be deposited in the Treasury and credited to miscellaneous receipts, except sums paid to the Offshore Oil Pollution Compensation Fund and the Fisherman's Contingency Fund. Provides for a refund or credit for the overpayment of such sums. Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act to provide that interest charges, and any other moneys, except civil penalties, collected under the Federal Energy and Mineral Resources Act of 1982, shall be paid into the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to include gross proceeds received from the sale of production of any mineral resource in valuing production for royalty purposes. States that no provision of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 or regulation thereunder, concerning crude oil certifications or pricing, shall be deemed to apply to the Department of the Interior with respect to crude oil taken by the Department of the Interior in kind as royalty. Provides, under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, that royalty payments shall be due in amount or value of all production saved, removed, sold, used for exploration or production purposes, or lost or wasted from a lease, except gas which is flared with the Secretary's approval. Sets forth prohibited acts, such as: (1) submitting false reports; (2) refusing to permit an inspection; and (3) misrepresenting the nature or quality of any mineral resource. Sets a civil penalty of up to $10,000 a day for each day of non-compliance with the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to impose additional penalties in certain instances. Sets forth criminal penalties for willfully committing acts prohibited under this Act. Exempts from disclosure any trade secret, proprietary, or privileged information obtained by the Secretary pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with any State or Indian Tribe to share mineral royalty management information, to secure information, and to carry out inspections and audits. Provides that in case of conflict between provisions of this Act and any mineral leasing law the provisions of this Act control. Provides for: (1) up to one percent to be deducted from royalty collections, after payment of windfall profit taxes; and (2) such deductions to be calculated to equal the amount appropriated for royalty management activities.
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1982
Declares that the United States should propose to the Soviet Union: (1) a long-term, mutual, and verifiable nuclear forces freeze at equal and sharply reduced levels; and (2) practical measures to reduce the danger of an accidental nuclear war and to prevent the use of nuclear weapons by third parties. States that the United States and the Soviet Union should channel their resources away from amassing nuclear armaments and towards fighting poverty, hunger, and disease. Declares that the United States should continue to work for balanced arms reductions.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1982
Amends the Clean Water Act to declare that "discharge of a pollutant or pollutants" does not include effects upon water quality resulting solely from the impoundment of waters, or the release of impounded waters, or the methods of such release.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) express to the Soviet Union the United States' deep concern about the Soviet Union's depriving the Vashchenko and Chmykhalov families of religious freedom and refusing them permission to emigrate; (2) ensure that such families may reside in the U.S. embassy in Moscow until the Soviet Union authorizes their emigration; and (3) ensure provision of assistance for such families during their residence in the embassy.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1982
Condemns the religious persecution by Iran of persons of the Baha'i faith. Holds Iran responsible for upholding the rights of all its citizens. Expresses the hope that the discrimination against and executions of the Baha'is will cease. Urges Iran to end the executions.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1982
Reaffirms that deposits, up to the statutorily prescribed amount, in federally insured depository institutions are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1982
Amends the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to increase the borrowing power of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation. Authorizes appropriations for operating and administrative expenses of the Corporation through FY 1988.
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1982
Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to require that management activities with respect to wild free-roaming horses and burros be carried out in accordance with the resource management objectives for the area established in land use plans. Provides that not more than two such animals may be adopted per year by any individual. (Currently, not more than four such animals may be adopted per year by any individual unless the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, whichever is appropriate, determines that an individual is capable of caring humanely for more than four such animals.) Provides for the sale of excess wild free-roaming horses and burros for which there is no adoption demand. (Currently, excess wild free-roaming horses and burros for which there is no adoption demand must be destroyed.) Requires that revenue from the sale or adoption of such animals be deposited in the account of the agency from whose lands the animals were removed. Extends the date of completion for the research study on wild horses and burros required under Federal law to January 1, 1985 (currently January 1, 1983). Provides that such animals shall lose their protected status upon their sale or adoption. Repeals the prohibition on the sale of such animals or their remains for processing into commercial products. Provides criminal penalties for anyone who knowingly removes a wild free-roaming horse or burro from public lands without the appropriate Secretary's authorization or knowingly violates a regulation issued with respect to the management of such animals. (Currently, individuals may be prosecuted for willful violations with respect to such animals.) Imposes criminal penalties for the processing into commercial products or the selling of the remains of such animals without authority from the Secretary. Increases the criminal penalties for such violations or for violations of Federal, State, or local humane laws in the case of an individual who previously was convicted of the same type of offense. Eliminates the requirement of public hearings on the use of helicopters or motor vehicles to transport such animals. (Permits the use of such transportation after public notification). Eliminates the requirement that the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture submit a joint report biennially to Congress on the administration of this program. Requires administrators of Federal lands not subject to this program to consult with the appropriate Secretary before removing wild free-roaming horses and burros under their jurisdiction. Authorizes the appropriate Secretary to remove such animals from such lands.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1982
Declares that the United States intends to continue its policy towards Cuba as expressed in a 1962 joint resolution which states that the United States is determined to: (1) prevent the Cuban regime from expanding; (2) prevent the creation in Cuba of an externally supported military capability endangering U.S. security; and (3) support Cuban self-determination.
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1982
Firearms Ownership Rights Act of 1982 - Title I: Findings and Purposes of this Act - Sets forth findings regarding the legislative history of the Gun Control Act of 1968 and Federal preemption of State and local firearms laws. Title II: Amendments to the Gun Control Act of 1968 - Amends the Gun Control Act of 1968 to declare that no provision shall be construed to preempt a State law on the same subject matter, unless there is a direct and positive conflict between the laws which cannot be reconciled. Declares that Congress does intend to preempt any local government law which prohibits or regulates the ownership or possession of firearms or ammunition, unless the local law is created by Federal or State law. Makes any local government which enacts a law conflicting with this Act ineligible to receive Federal funds for law enforcement.
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1982
Extends the terms of the members of the National Park System Advisory Board by two years. (Currently, such Board members are appointed for a term not to exceed four years.)
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1982
Declares that the Northern Mariana Islands shall not be considered a foreign country for purposes of the tort claims procedure provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act. Directs that this Act shall expire upon the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1982
Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to exempt the Northern Mariana Islands from the application of such Act upon a finding by the Governor of the Islands that the benefits of compliance are significantly outweighed by the costs of compliance.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1982
Permits the Federal Government to pay compensation to or employ citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands. Deems a citizen of the Islands to be a U.S. citizen for purposes of specified statutes relating to the uniformed services if such citizen declares, in writing, an intention to become a U.S. citizen upon full implementation of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Deems citizens of the Islands to be U.S. citizens for purposes of specified statutes relating to: (1) Federal employment; (2) protection and services in foreign countries; (3) commerce; (4) political and civil rights; and (5) Federal programs and benefits. Prohibits this Act from extending to the Islands any law not otherwise geographically applicable to or within the Islands. Deems citizens of the Islands to be U.S. citizens for purposes of any provision requiring U.S. citizenship in certain statutes applicable to the Islands.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1982
Authorizes expenditures for investigations and studies by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources from March 1, 1982, through February 28, 1983, including: (1) employment of personnel; (2) utilization of Federal agency personnel on a reimbursable basis; and (3) procurement of consultant services.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1982
Expresses the disapproval of Congress of the Federal Trade Commission's final rule relating to used motor vehicles submitted to Congress on January 28, 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1982
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a temporary heroin program under which confiscated heroin shall be made available to pharmacies of qualified hospitals for dispensing to cancer patients for the relief of pain. Sets forth application requirements for such program for qualified hospitals designed to protect against the diversion of distributed heroin into illicit channels. Authorizes the Secretary to import opium to manufacture heroin, if amounts confiscated are insufficient to meet the needs of qualified hospitals. Amends specified provisions of law to conform to provisions of this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources within specified time periods on the activities under the temporary heroin program. Requires the Director of the National Cancer Institute to secure an exemption from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for heroin to be used in certain investigations by the Institute.
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1981
Federal Trade Commission Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to exempt from the authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) State-regulated professions and their associations. Eliminates FTC authority to compile information concerning or set forth rules applicable to any person, partnership, or corporation which acts in conformance with State law. Requires the FTC to reimburse all reasonable costs, including attorney fees, of persons, partnerships, or corporations complying with information requests. Restricts the authority of the FTC to issue subpoenas. Defines "unfair method of competition" and "unfair or deceptive act or practice", for purposes of the Act, to be an act which causes substantial consumer injury that outweighs its benefits. Eliminates the authority of the FTC to conduct adjudicative proceedings for the purpose of issuing cease and desist orders. Requires the Commission to seek injunctive relief in Federal district court. Repeals the authority of the FTC to award participation costs in rulemaking proceedings.
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1981
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend from April 1, 1982, to June 30, 1985: (1) the authority for oil companies to carry out voluntary agreements for implementing the allocation and information provisions of the international energy program; and (2) the antitrust exemption for oil companies participating in such program.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1981
Title I: Reclamation Reform - Directs that irrigation water from reclamation project facilities not be withheld from delivery to project lands because owners, lessees, or operators live on or near such lands. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, whenever an acreage limitation is imposed by Federal reclamation laws and upon the request of a contracting entity, to designate lands under the applicable limitation within a district having class I productive potential. Requires owners of excess lands to execute a recordable contract with the Secretary for the disposal of such lands before irrigation water may be made available to them. Exempts Federal water resources projects constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers from acreage limitation requirements or other provisions of reclamation laws, unless specifically made applicable by statute or pursuant to the authority of the Secretary. Provides that lands which are leased shall not be subject to the application of acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation laws. Exempts from limitations and restrictions of reclamation laws: (1) any district which has repaid the construction costs of water project facilities; (2) bona fide religious or charitable organizations using the agricultural produce for charitable purposes; (3) lands held by a trustee in a fiduciary capacity for beneficiaries whose interest in such lands is within limits imposed by reclamation laws; (4) lands which receive a temporary supply of water; (5) lands acquired by involuntary foreclosure, bona fide conveyance in satisfaction of mortgage, inheritance, or devise, which are eligible for a temporary supply of water not exceeding five years; (6) isolated tracts which are economically farmable only if included in a larger farming operation; and (7) lands served with a temporary supply of water under contracts permitting later use of such water for municipal or industrial purposes. Requires payment contracts for the use of irrigation water temporarily made available from reclamation facilities in excess of ordinary quantities not otherwise storable for project purposes or not otherwise available without such facilities. Provides for the validation of any contract provision between the Secretary and any party pursuant to matters arising under reclamation laws and of written representations of acreage limitations at the request of any non-Federal party to such an agreement, provided Congress does not disapprove such validation by joint resolution. Vests exclusive jurisdiction in the United States district court for the district in which a project facility is located for injunctive relief sought under contracts between any non-Federal party and the Secretary relative to water service. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Optional Expanded Ownership - Authorizes the amendment of water contracts between the Secretary and any non-Federal party to conform to provisions of this Act. Limits the delivery of water for irrigation purposes to 3,200 acres of class I lands, provided that not more than 1,600 acres of such land may be owned by the qualified recipient. Allows the delivery of water in excess of such acreage upon payment by recipients of the full cost of such excess water. Title III: Leasing Requirements - Prohibits the leasing of lands which receive irrigation water unless the lease instrument is written and for a term not in excess of ten years. Directs that the Secretary be provided with a certificate signed by the lessee which includes a legal description of the land, the lease term, and certification of the reasonableness of the rent. Grants any lease in effect on November 18, 1981, ten years after enactment of this Act to comply with its provisions.
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1981
Prohibits price supports for crops produced on certain western lands which have not been cultivated for the previous ten years. Exempts from such prohibition landowners having long-term soil conservation agreements with the Department of Agriculture.
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1981
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States and Japan should exert maximum efforts to resist Soviet challenges to Asia; (2) Japan should make a greater contribution to its own defense; and (3) Japan's defense expenditures should be at least one percent of its gross national product.
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1981
Expresses the concern of Congress with the denial of the rights of the Afghan people. Recognizes the traditional U.S. commitment to the right of all people to independence and autonomy and the applicability of that commitment to Afghanistan.
United States · United States Congress · 6 November 1981
National Security Silver Assessment and Disposal Act of 1981 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to revise the President's authority to dispose of silver presently held in the National Defense Stockpile during fiscal years 1982, 1983, and 1984. Requires the President to determine that the silver authorized for disposal is in excess of the requirements of the stockpile as of September 1, 1982. Sets forth the factors the President should consider, including demand and the current reliability of supplies. Directs the President to notify the appropriate committees of Congress of any such determination. Requires that excess silver be disposed of by minting bullion silver coins. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the appropriate committees of Congress before minting such coins. Requires that the proceeds from the sale of coins be covered into the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 6 November 1981
George Washington Commemorative Coin Act - Amends the Coinage Act of 1965 to provide for the minting of ten-dollar coins with a design emblematic of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Specifies the size and weight of such coins. Specifies certain inscriptions to be placed on such coins. Provides that such coins shall be sold to the public at a price equal to the cost of minting and distribution plus a surcharge of not more than 20 percent. Directs the President to transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury a specified amount of silver now held in the national stockpile which is in excess of strategic needs. Requires that no such disposal of silver shall be made except for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1981
States that the House of Representatives and Senate approve the President's recommendation for a waiver of law pursuant to the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981
Expresses the sense of the Senate that any agreement for a transfer by the United States of the airborne warning and control system (AWACS) to a foreign country shall include all the requirements under the Arms Export Control Act and in the standard Letter of Offer and Acceptance, as well as specified terms and conditions. Requires that the United States immediately terminate all support for the AWACS if any of these contractual provisions are breached. Requires that only countries that promote peace and stability receive AWACS. Directs the President to certify to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the conditions specified in this Act have been met before the actual transfer of any part of the AWACS.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1981
Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow Federal departments and agencies to use, occupy, and develop public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management through temporary use permits.
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1981
Free Market Gold Coinage Act - Declares the policy of the United States to recognize the right of free coinage of gold at a free market price. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to offer the gold bullion reserves of the United States for public sale in the form of gold coins minted in accordance with this Act. Sets forth specifications for four types of gold coins. Permits any State or local government or any person to mint gold coins. Directs the Secretary to establish a formula for determining on an hourly basis the Official Conversion Rate of gold. Directs the Secretary to exchange gold bullion or gold coin from any source for its equivalent weight in gold coins minted under this Act. Directs the Secretary to use the proceeds of the sale of gold coins to redeem and cancel the gold certificates held by the Federal Reserve System. Prohibits the United States or any State from: (1) imposing an excise or transaction tax upon the use of gold or upon banking services that involve the promise to pay with gold; or (2) restricting the convenient transfer of any ownership interest in gold. Directs the Secretary to encourage the public to recognize and use the gold coins minted under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1981
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to give first or fourth visa preference (sons and daughters of U.S. citizens) to an alien who was fathered by a U.S. serviceman after 1950 in Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Japan, Thailand, or the Philippines. Requires a five-year financial support guarantee signed by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident sponsor. Allows the Attorney General to enforce such guarantee against the sponsor in a civil suit unless such sponsor dies or is adjudicated bankrupt.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1981
Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of Congress to an extension and renewal of the Interstate Compact to conserve oil and gas. Directs the Attorney General to make biennial reports to Congress as to whether the activities of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission and the compacting States have been consistent with the purposes of such compact.
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