United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1983
Amends the Social Security Amendments of 1983 to delay until after December 31, 1985, mandatory coverage under the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance program for employees of tax-exempt religious or apostolic organizations which do not have in effect on January 1, 1984, a waiver certificate (which waives such an organization's exemption from taxation for purposes of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance program).
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1983
Urges the United States to: (1) oppose any action aimed at effecting a permanent bifurcation of Cyprus; and (2) call upon Turkey to take steps to reverse such illegal action and to promote the unity of the Republic of Cyprus.
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1983
Condemns the assassination in Athens of a U.S. naval attache and his driver and supports the efforts of Greece in apprehending and punishing those responsible.
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 · 11 November 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from Federal income taxes members of the armed forces or civilian employees of the United States who die as a result of hostile action outside the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1983
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Attorney General should withdraw the motion of taxation of costs and pursue such other procedures as may be appropriate to relieve the plaintiffs of the burden to pay the costs of the United States in the case of Liuzzo v. United States.
United States · United States Congress · 4 November 1983
Expresses the sense of the Senate that it: (1) finds that Burma has conducted a thorough investigation of the recent bombing in Rangoon; (2) condemns North Korea for having carried out such an act of terrorism; and (3) calls upon the international community to condemn such act, to censure North Korea, and to punish North Korea through economic and diplomatic means.
United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1983
Commission on Pay Equity - Establishes the Commission on Pay Equity which shall: (1) retain a private contractor to conduct a pilot study to determine whether the compensation system for job classes within the legislative branch of Government complies with Federal pay equity laws; (2) establish a comprehensive plan to ensure pay equity if the study shows that wage differentials for men and women exist; and (3) recommend methods to ensure the effective implementation of pay equity laws applicable to the legislative branch and otherwise to ensure pay equity in the legislative branch. Directs the Commission to submit to Congress appropriate interim reports and a final report within one year after its first meeting. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of such final report. Requires payment of Commission expenses from the contingent fund of the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1983
Declares that the Secretary of State should, within 30 days of receiving an application for a nonimmigrant visa by an alien who is excludable from the United States because of membership in or affiliation with a proscribed organization but who is otherwise admissible to the United States, recommend that the Attorney General approve the issuance of such visa unless the admission of such alien would be contrary to U.S. security or foreign policy interests and the Secretary so certifies.
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1983
States that the Congress: (1) expresses its condolences to the families of the Koreans who were killed in Burma; (2) reaffirms the friendship between the people of the United States and Korea; and (3) condemns such killings and calls upon the international community to combat terrorism and punish the perpetrators of such acts.
United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1983
Great Lakes Water Diversion Act - Provides that Great Lakes water shall not be diverted for use outside a Great Lakes State unless such diversion is approved by all eight Great Lakes States (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Wisconsin) and the International Joint Commission. Prohibits any Federal study of Great Lakes water diversion unless such study is undertaken by the Corps of Engineers under the direction of the International Joint Commission in accordance with the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909.
United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1983
Mobile Source Emission Control Protection Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit any person from: (1) offering for sale any device for the purpose of rendering inoperative any device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with regulations under such Act following its sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser; or (2) from manufacturing any device capable of being used for such purpose which is being offered for sale for such purpose within the privity and knowledge of such person.
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 · 27 October 1983
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should fulfill its obligations to promote respect for human rights and freedoms in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (Baltic States); and (2) the President, acting through specified officials, should take the necessary steps to bring the question of self-determination of the Baltic States before appropriate forums of the United Nations. Suggests that such forums discuss a specified list of topics, including human rights violations in the Baltic States and the withdrawal of Soviet troops.
United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1983
Expresses the sense of the Congress that, in order to reduce high unemployment and to foster the recovery of the U.S. automobile industry and to avoid the further deterioration of U.S. trade, the President should urge the Japanese to extend beyond March 31, 1984, the present automobile export restraints.
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
Suggests that a Strategic Arms Reduction Talks agreement should provide for reductions to equal levels in the aggregate number of ICBMs and SLBMs and the aggregate number of warheads deployed on such systems in a manner which enhances stability and deterrence. Suggests as a U.S. goal of such negotiations the elimination of MIRVed ICBMs, including the MX and its Soviet counterparts. Commends the President for endorsing the mutual guaranteed builddown concept and urges him to work with Congress in formulating a specific builddown proposal to the Soviet Union. States that the United States should refrain from actions which would undercut the SALT I and SALT II agreements provided the Soviet Union shows equal restraint. States actions which maintain such interim restraints. Suggests that an Intermediate-Nuclear Forces (INF) agreement should provide for an equal balanced of U.S. and Soviet INF systems at the lowest level. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Soviet Union's current INF proposal is unacceptable; (2) the United States should respond flexibly to any constructive Soviet proposal; and (3) any agreement reached at the INF negotiations should not permit an increase in the level of Soviet INF systems in Asia. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States will seek to negotiate procedures to assure Soviet compliance with specified kiloton limits set out within the Threshold Test Ban Treaty. States that the United States should continue to try to achieve balanced arms reductions, with the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons.
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
Amends the Foreign Trade Zones Act to provide, until June 30, 1986, that bicycle component parts shall not be exempt under the customs exemption provided by such Act unless the parts are re-exported from the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1983
Criminal Fine Collection Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal criminal code with respect to the imposition, payment, and collection of fines. Lists factors that the court must consider in determining whether to impose a fine, including: (1) the ability of the defendant to pay; (2) the burden that payment will impose on the defendant; and (3) any restitution or reparation made by the defendant. States that payment of a fine is due immediately unless the court requires payment by installment or by any date certain. Permits a sentence to pay a fine to be stayed while an appeal is taken. Makes a fine delinquent if any portion of such fine is not paid within 30 days of when it is due. Provides that a fine is in default if it is more than 90 days delinquent. Allows for the modification or remission of a sentence to pay a fine. Requires the clerk to forward each fine payment to the U.S. Treasury and notify the Attorney General of its receipt. Requires the court to certify to the Attorney General when a fine exceeding $100 is imposed, modified, or remitted. Makes the Attorney General responsible for the collection of any unpaid fine for which certification has been issued. Allows the court to impose interest and monetary penalties for any willful nonpayment. Establishes civil remedies for the satisfication of an unpaid fine. Provides that a judgment imposing a fine may be enforced by execution against the property of the person fined as are judgments in civil cases. Allows the court to resentence a person upon willful failure to pay a fine to any sentence which might originally have been imposed. Provides for a statute of limitations on the liability to pay a fine of 20 years or upon death of the person fined. Provides penalties for criminal default of a fine. Makes payment of a fine a condition of probation or parole in certain circumstances. Requires the Attorney General to include in the annual crime report steps taken to implement this Act and any progress achieved in criminal fine collection.
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
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President and the Secretary of State should, in formulating U.S. foreign policy, recognize and take into account the genocide of the Armenian people; and (2) the President should direct his representatives to communicate in international forums the U.S. abhorrence to the genocide of the Armenian people.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1983
National Coal Science, Technology, and Engineering Development Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to carry out a national coal science, technology, and engineering program which shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. Provides that the program shall consist of three research and development programs: (1) the coal science research program; (2) the process science and engineering research program; and (3) the engineering development program. States that: (1) the purpose of the coal science research program shall be to conduct research, for all coal ranks, that seeks an indepth understanding of coal structure and process chemistry; and (2) the program shall be directed toward the understanding of how pollutant species are bound in the coal molecule and how such species can be efficiently and effectively removed. Provides that the coal science research program shall be: (1) carried out through the energy-technology centers, the national laboratories, the university community, and the private sector; and (2) administered by the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. States that the purpose of the process science and engineering research program shall be to conduct research, applicable to all coal ranks, in the following areas: (1) coal preparation; (2) specification fuels; (3) precombustion cleanup; (4) postcombustion cleanup; (5) utilization processes; (6) instrumentation and control; and (7) supporting research and development. Provides that the process science and engineering research program shall be: (1) carried out through the energy technology centers, the national laboratories, the university community, and the private sector; and (2) administered by the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. States that the purpose of the engineering development program shall be to establish proof of concept and producing developed processes and coal systems at a scale large enough to permit ready commercialization by the private sector. Requires the program to be structured and implemented to achieve the following objectives within five years of enactment: (1) construct a fine coal preparation and cleaning process facility of no more than 500 tons per day; (2) retrofit an oil-fired boiler of at least 100 MWe using deeply cleaned coal; (3) demonstrate a regenerable flue gas desulfurization system of at least 50 MWe; (4) demonstrate a combined SOX/NOX removal system of at least 50 MWe; (5) conduct a furnace retrofit of in-boiler sulfur control technology of at least 50 MWe; (6) demonstrate an atmospheric fluidized bed combustion system of at least 100 MWe; (7) demonstrate a repowering application of a pressurized fluidized bed combustor of from 50 to 100 MWe; (8) demonstrate a repowering application of combined cycle coal gasification of from 50 to 100 MWe; (9) develop and test a coal-fueled gas turbine in a second generation combined-cycle system of at least 50 MWe; (10) develop and test an industrial-scale coal-fueled gas turbine suitable for industrial cogeneration of at least 5 MWe; and (11) test a utility phosphoric acid fuel cell system using coal-derived gas at a size of 10 to 50 MWe. Provides that the engineering development program shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. Requires the program to be structured and implemented so that there are sufficient incentives to attract private sector participation. Directs the Secretary of Energy, with the cooperation of the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, to prepare a five-year national coal science, technology, and engineering development research plan. Requires the plan to be submitted by the Secretary to the President and the appropriate committees of Congress within six months of enactment. Directs the Secretary to submit reports to the President and the appropriate committees of Congress concerning the program and the five-year plan. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for the coal science research program, the process science and engineering program, and the engineering development program.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1983
Alternative Energy Tax Incentives Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the residential energy income tax credit for renewable energy sources for five years from 1985 to 1990. Reduces the qualifying percentage for energy source expenditures by specified increments between 1985 and 1990. Increases from 15 percent to 20 percent the investment tax credit for solar, wind, geothermal, and ocean thermal property. Extends such tax credit for five years from 1985 to 1990. Extends the investment tax credit for hydroelectric generating property and biomass property for five years from 1985 to 1990. Reestablishes the credit for cogeneration property until 1990. Qualifies until 1995 affirmative commitments for solar, wind, geothermal, ocean thermal, biomass, and cogeneration projects begun by December 31, 1990. Eliminates the 20 percent limitation for oil and natural gas used in cogeneration facilities. Qualifies as biomass property methane-containing gas produced by anaerobic digestion from nonfossil waste materials. Revises the definition of geothermal deposit to lower the required temperature to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. (Present regulations require a temperature of 122 degrees Fahrenheit.) Includes shale oil property and tar sands equipment as energy property for purposes of the investment tax credit. Grants a 15 percent depletion allowance for tar sands. Allows an investment tax credit for photovoltaic energy property. Defines photovoltaic property.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1983
Renewable Fuels Tax Incentives Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of the exemption from the excise tax on gasoline for gasoline mixed with alcohol. Extends such exemption to diesel fuels and special fuels which contain at least 10 percent alcohol. Increases from 50 cents per gallon to 90 cents per gallon the amount of the income tax credit for alcohol used as fuel. Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to increase the tariff on alcohol imported for use as a fuel from 50 cents per gallon to 90 cents per gallon. Provides for the transfer of certain windfall profit tax revenues to the Highway Trust Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1983
Lowest Cost Cargo Transport Act of 1983 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 to require that all government-generated cargoes be transported at the lowest cost and whenever possible at the lowest landed cost. Requires Federal agencies to establish a competitive bidding system for the transport of such cargo. Directs the General Accounting Office, within 36 months of enactment of this Act, to review such system and report to Congress on its findings and recommendations. Requires that U.S.-flag vessels transporting government-generated cargoes or export shipments financed by the U.S. not exceed 25 years of age or be substantially rebuilt and certified as having a useful life of at least five years after such rebuilding. Makes an exception to the requirement that 50 percent of government-generated cargo be transported on U.S.-flag commercial vessels from specified geographic areas, when such vessels are unavailable.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1983
Repeals the Act which created the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Establishes within the Department of Transportation the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Administration, headed by an Administrator. Requires such Administrator to: (1) operate and maintain the Saint Lawrence Seaway in coordination with the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada; and (2) conduct plans and studies for improvements to the United States portion of the Seaway. Authorizes the Administrator to participate with the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada in the operation and ownership of a toll bridge company. Requires that the United States portion of toll revenues be applied solely to the cost of the bridge and approaches. Declares that there shall be no authority to collect tolls or other charges on vessels or cargo for the use of portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway under the jurisdiction of the United States. Requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to negotiate with the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada to reduce or eliminate all tolls on the Seaway. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after September 30, 1983. Transfers all property of the Corporation to the Administration.
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 · 3 October 1983
Bus Regulatory Reform Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to revise procedures for the discontinuance of bus transportation in a State. Repeals provisions which prohibit a State or political subdivision from enacting or enforcing any law relating to the discontinuance of bus service under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Requires the Commission to consult with a State before issuing a certificate authorizing a person to provide bus transportation in such State. Makes it Federal transportation policy to coordinate State and Federal regulatory actions to ensure the provision of bus service to rural communities which have no other means of public transportation. States that the Commission does not have authority over certain reduced levels of service in intrastate transportation. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Interstate Commerce Commission and the States should work cooperatively to ensure the preservation of bus service in areas threatened with the total loss of public transportation.
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 · 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 · 29 September 1983
Condemns the Soviet Union's systematic disregard for human life and liberties and urges the President to: (1) proclaim May 28, 1984, as a day to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the introduction of the original resolution on the Ukrainian famine in the House of Representatives; (2) call the attention of the world to the Soviet policies which caused Ukrainian deaths by famine during 1932 through 1933; and (3) urge the Soviet Union to remove restrictions on the shipment of food and other necessities to Soviet citizens by private individuals and charitable organizations.
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 · 23 September 1983
Relieves the Elephant Butte Irrigation District of any obligation to reimburse the Bureau of Reclamation for leave and severance payments to certain employees of the Rio Grande project separated as a result of the transfer of operation and maintenance responsibilities of the Elephant Butte Irrigation District.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1983
Amends the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 to extend the payment of benefits under the Federal supplemental unemployment compensation program for 18 months, through March 31, 1985. Increases the number of weeks for which such benefits are payable to individuals residing in high unemployment areas. Provides that, for purposes of determining the amount payable for weeks in the period for which the area is a high unemployment area, the amount established in the individual's account shall be the lesser of: (1) 100 percent of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable with respect to the benefit year (as determined under State law) on the basis of which the individual most recently received regular compensation; or (2) the specified applicable limit for the period times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year. Defines "high unemployment periods" as periods with total unemployment rates for an area which are: (1) greater than 15 percent ("15-percent period"); (2) equal to or greater than 14 but less than 15 percent ("14-percent period"); or (3) equal to or greater than 13 but less than 14 percent ("13-percent period"). Makes the applicable limit: (1) 26 for a 15-percent period; (2) 21 for a 14-percent period; and (3) 16 for a 13-percent period. Defines "area" as: (1) any standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) comprised solely of complete counties; or (2) any county not within such an SMSA. Limits additional compensation payments to certain individuals. Provides a transitional rule for eligibility of certain individuals for additional payments. Directs the Secretary of Labor to require modification of agreements with States under such Act to conform with the amendments made by this Act within a specified period.
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1983
Multinational Force in Lebanon Resolution - Authorizes the President, for purposes of the War Powers Resolution, to continue the participation by U.S. armed forces in the Multinational Force in Lebanon, subject to specified conditions. States that such conditions will not preclude such protective measures as are necessary to ensure the safety of such Multinational Force in Lebanon. Requires the President to report to Congress, at least every six months, with respect to the situation in Lebanon. Requires specified information to be included in such reports. Declares the participation of the armed forces of other countries in the Multinational Force in Lebanon to be essential. States Congress' belief that U.S. policy should promote Israeli, Syrian, and Lebanese discussions aimed at the withdrawal of foreign troops from Lebanon and the establishment of conditions that will permit the Lebanese armed forces to carry out their responsibilities in the Beirut area. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should discuss with members of the U.N. Security Council the establishment of a U.N. peacekeeping force to replace the Multinational Force in Lebanon. Requires an analysis of the implications of the response to such discussions to be included in the President's report to Congress. Provides that the continued participation of the U.S. armed forces in the Multinational Force in Lebanon shall be authorized for 18 months, unless the Congress extends it for a longer period. Requires such participation to terminate sooner upon the: (1) withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon, unless the President makes a specified certification to the Congress; or (2) assumption by the United Nations or Lebanon of the responsibilities of the Multinational Force in Lebanon; or (3) implementation of other effective security arrangements in the area. Provides that nothing in this resolution shall: (1) preclude the President from withdrawing U.S. armed forces participation in such Multinational Force in Lebanon if circumstances warrant it or Congress from directing such a withdrawal; or (2) modify, limit, or supersede any provision of the War Powers Resolution or a specified part of the Lebanon Emergency Assistance Act of 1983 (relating to congressional authorization for the expansion in the number or role of U.S. armed forces in Lebanon).
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1983
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States owes the Japanese a debt of gratitude for their cooperation in connection with the Korean Air Lines tragedy.
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.
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