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United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the national security policy should reflect a national strategy of peace through strength. Sets forth the principles and goals of such a policy.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 1982
Expresses the resolve of the Congress: (1) to take a leading role in increasing awareness of the importance of maintaining the scientific and technological superiority of the United States in the area of electronics and communications; and (2) to encourage the establishment of a national center dedicated to such area.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1982
Risk Analysis Research and Demonstration Act of 1982 - Directs the President to establish and direct a coordinated program for the improvement and use of risk analysis within Federal agencies through research, interagency coordination and the development of comparative risk strategies. Requires the Administrator for Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress a plan which: (1) reviews the extent, type, and quality of risk analysis presently being carried out within, by, and outside Federal agencies; (2) recommends specific areas for emphasis for research and funding; (3) recommends a coordinating mechanism to transmit and share research results among Federal agencies and other institutions; (4) plans for prototypical risk analysis demonstrations; and (5) recommends methods of increasing public awareness. Requires specified Federal agencies to recommend to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy research that should be done by such agencies. Directs the National Science Foundation to recommend a program of research to strengthen the basic and applied sciences required to support Federal agencies in utilizing risk analysis methods, including improved data gathering methods. Requires the Director to coordinate such recommended research programs. Requires specified Federal agencies to undertake a prototypical risk analysis study: (1) utilizing new developments when available; (2) comparing the risk of alternative courses of action; (3) delineating scientific from policy judgments; (4) identifying limits placed on the analysis due to relevant organizational and statutory constraints; and (5) identifying tradeoffs. Directs the Administrator to transmit a report to Congress summarizing the risk analysis being carried out and making recommendations for future research and legislative changes.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1982
Title I: Armed Forces, Soldiers' Home, Coast Guard, Lighthouse Service, and Merchant Marine - Amends Federal Military laws dealing with the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Coast Guard to eliminate gender-based distinctions. Title II: Elimination of Gender-Based Distinctions Under the Old Age, Surviviors, and Disability Insurance Program, Railroad Retirement and the Work Incentive Program - Eliminates gender-based distinctions in the social security and railroad retirement programs. Title III: Amendments to United States Code - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Walsh-Healey Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Federal Criminal Code and other Acts dealing with Indian affairs, transportation, public lands and provisions relating to Saint Elizabeth Hospital and contract law to eliminate gender-based distinctions.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1982
Designates 1983 as the "Tricentennial Anniversary Year of German Settlement in America". Expresses congressional support for the President's Youth Exchange Initiative, and especially the concept of a United States-German teenage exchange sponsored by the Congress and the West German Bundestag.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1982
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 · 23 September 1982
Amends the National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 for the administration of such Act by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1982
Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize FY 1983 appropriations for: (1) ocean dumping monitoring and reseach; and (2) marine sanctuaries.
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1982
Designates January 17, 1983, as Public Employees' Appreciation Day.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1982
Designates December 12 through December 18, 1982, as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1982
Designates October 16, 1982, as National Newspaper Carriers Appreciation Day.
United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1982
Designates March 21, 1983, as National Agriculture Day.
United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1982
Designates the week beginning with the third Monday in February 1983 as National Patriotism Week.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1982
National Science and Technology Improvement Act of 1982 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a presidential program for the improvement of science and technology, to be administered by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (Office). Directs the Office to assess particular problems of science and engineering manpower, including teacher shortages, and retraining of workers. Requires the Office to submit these assessments to the House Committee on Science and Technology and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation before the presidential budget submission for FY 1984. Establishes a Federal program for university research facilities and science and technical manpower improvement to upgrade academic research for the physical and biological sciences. Authorizes specified Federal agencies to make grants. Directs the Office to establish guidelines for agency participation. Requires the Director to submit such guidelines to the aforementioned committees before such budget submission. Requires the Director to report at least annually to such committees. Terminates such program after five years. Establishes within the Executive Office the presidential science and engineering young investigators awards program to encourage young scientists at the university level to pursue careers in academic research. Requires that the program be administered by the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Requires the Director of the Office to select recipients from among untenured faculty members in mathematics, the physical or biological sciences, or engineering at universities with established doctoral research programs. States that such an award shall consist of a base research support grant of $25,000 per year for five years. Permits the Director to make an additional award for five years which requires the matching of the Federal share on a two for one basis, up to a $75,000 annual total. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983-1987. Establishes within the Executive Office a presidential science and mathematics improvement program to improve the skills of precollege science and math teachers. Requires the coordination of this program with each State. Provides stipends for eligible teachers. Requires State and local school authorities to nominate participants to be selected by the Director. Requires half the stipend money to come from non-Federal sources. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983-1987.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1982
Designates the week beginning on November 21, 1982, as National Alzheimer's Disease Week.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1982
Requests the President to designate October 1, 1982, as American Enterprise Day.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1982
Directs the Architect of the Capitol to install two additional stars on the ceiling of the Senate Chamber and four additional stars on its walls.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1982
Sets forth the congratulations of Congress to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other organizations and persons who contributed to the successful completion of the Space Shuttle test flight period.
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1982
Salutes the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for its leadership in volunteerism.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1982
Establishes the United States Capitol Page Board for the supervision and education of congressional pages. Repeals the eligibility of Supreme Court pages for attendance and residence at the John W. McCormack Residential Page School. Requires the Board to provide for personnel to perform duties with respect to such school.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1982
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1982
Requests the President to designate November 1982 as National REACT Month.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1982
Amends the census provisions to permit the criteria for identifying areas that need specific tabulations of population to include the smallest administrative units used in conducting statewide elections.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1982
American Eagle Gold Coin Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint gold coins to be referred to as "American Eagles." Sets forth the specifications for four types of such gold coins. Declares that coins minted under this Act shall not be legal tender for public debts, public charges, taxes, duties or dues, but may be used for the payment of private debts. Sets forth the dates by which the Secretary shall begin delivery of such coins. Sets forth the formula by which the Secretary shall determine the daily price of such coins. Grants the Secretary the power to: (1) adjust the seigniorage charge on the sale of all such coins to finance the expenses of minting, delivering, and distributing them; and (2) regulate or suspend the quantity of coins made available for distribution or suspend their sale. Permits the exchange of gold bullion for such American Eagle coins. Permits the Secretary to prescribe necessary regulations.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1982
Requests the President to designate the week of August 1, through 7, 1982, as National Purple Heart Week.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Designates September 1982 as National Sewing Month.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Government should maintain its commitment to the research and development of magnetic fusion energy.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1982
Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Defense to allocate surplus personal property of the Department of Defense, which is usable and necessary for civil defense or educational purposes, to the Administrator of General Services for transfer to appropriate State agencies. Requires the Secretary to confer with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency when determining which property is usable for civil defense or educational purposes. Requires the Director to review the available property continuously and to notify the Secretary upon identifying property appropriate for civil defense. Directs the Director to notify Congress whenever the Secretary has refused to accept the Director's recommendation concerning the allocation of such property. Amends the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 to require the Administrator to: (1) to notify the Director whenever an agency other than the Department of Defense informs the Administrator that it has excess property; (2) consult with the Director concerning the suitability of such property for civil defense purposes; and (3) transfer suitable property to the appropriate State agency for distribution to the civil defense organizations identified by the Director. Requires the Director to notify Congress whenever the Administrator has refused to accept the Director's recommendations to transfer any such property.
United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1982
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act - Title I: Declaration of Findings, Purposes, and Policies - Sets forth the findings, purposes, and policies of Congress concerning the ocean and atmosphere. Title II: Authorizations for Marine Programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Department of Commerce - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 to enable the Secretary of Commerce to carry out specified marine program services and marine environment programs. Title III: Marine Pollution Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 to enable the Secretary to carry out marine ecosystems investigations under specified Acts. Title IV: Authorizations for Atmospheric Programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Department of Commerce - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 to enable the Secretary to carry out: (1) programs of the National Weather Services; (2) atmospheric research and the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; and (3) responsibilities of the National Climate Program Office. Title V: Authorizations for Marine Living Resources Programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Department of Commerce - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 to enable the Secretary to carry out the responsibilities of the National Marine Fisheries Services under specified Acts. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for specified fishery funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985 for the Secretary's responsibilities under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Title VI: Authorizations for Satellite Services of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Department of Commerce - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 to enable the Secretary to carry out functions relating to satellite programs and to Environmental Data and Information Services. Title VII: Authorizations for Executive Administration of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Department of Commerce - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 to enable the Secretary to carry out functions relating to executive direction and administration in connection with the NOAA. Title VIII: National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 to enable the Secretary to carry out functions relating to the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere. Title IX: Miscellaneous - Sets forth provisions concerning the continued application of current laws and conditions for the expenditure of authorized funds. Prohibits the closing of any weather service station or office of the National Weather Service until the Secretary establishes standards and procedures relating to such closures. Title X: Additional Amendments - Amends the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 to eliminate a restriction on the expenditure of funds under such Act. Amends the Central, Western, and South Pacific Fisheries Development Act and the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to authorize appropriations for FY 1983-1985. Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to eliminate a restriction on the expenditure of funds under such Act. Amends the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985. Title XI: Additional Amendments - Amends the Weather Modification Reporting Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1984. Amends the National Climate Program Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and maintain an interagency Climate Program Policy Board (Board) to coordinate planning, review all executive branch budget requests relating to climate, and establish other groups as necessary. Establishes the position of Director to head the National Climate Program Office, represent the Board, and be the spokesperson for the program. Requires the Office to analyze agency budget requests, coordinate interagency participation in international climate-related activities, and work with the National Academy of Sciences and other groups in preparing and implementing the five-year climate plan. Requires that the plan be revised and extended not more than biennially but not less than quadrennially. Title XII: Additional Amendments - Amends the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1984.
United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1982
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1983 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research and development, construction of facilities, and research and program management for FY 1983. Permits appropriations for research and development to be used for any items of a capital nature (other than acquisition of land) which may be required at locations other than NASA installations for the performance of research and development contracts, and for grants to nonprofit institutions of higher education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is the conduct of scientific research, for purchase or construction of additional research facilities. Requires the Administrator to notify the appropriate committees of Congress whenever the cost of a facility exceeds a specified amount. Permits funds appropriated for research and development or for construction of facilities to remain available without fiscal year limitation. Permits the funds for construction of any of specified facilities: (1) in the discretion of the NASA Administrator, to be varied upward ten percent; or (2) following a report by the Administrator to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the circumstances of such action, to be varied upward 25 percent to meet unusual cost variations. Limits the total cost of all construction work to the total of the amounts specified. Permits one-half of one percent of the funds appropriated for research and development to be transferred to the "Construction of facilities" appropriation. Authorizes the expenditure of such funds, together with an additional $10,000,000, to construct, expand, or modify laboratories and other installations. Requires the Administrator to notify the appropriate committees of Congress of the specific nature, cost, and reasons for such construction 30 days before expending funds. Permits each committee to provide the Administrator with a written waiver of such period. Prohibits the expenditure of appropriations for deleted programs or programs in excess of the amount authorized, unless they have been presented to the appropriate committee for a period of 30 days. Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer to the Administrator the cost of placing the Department payloads into orbit by means of the space shuttle. Sets forth a formula for allocating costs. Expresses the sense of Congress that consideration should be given to the geographical distribution of research funds. Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure that all obligations imposed by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 are performed during FY 1983, including activities of the U.S. Fire Administration and the U.S. Fire Academy.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1982
Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Act - Establishes the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission to plan, encourage, coordinate, and conduct the commemoration of the voyages of discovery of Christopher Columbus. Authorizes the Commission to convene a national assembly, not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, to recommend appropriate activities. Requires the Commission, within two years of enactment of this Act, to report its recommendations to Congress. Directs the President to recommend legislative and administrative actions as deemed appropriate. Requires the Commission to report annually to Congress on its activities, including an accounting of funds received and expended. Provides for cooperative efforts from Federal agencies and departments. Authorizes appropriations to remain available until September 30, 1992. Requires the Commission to make a final report to Congress by April 30, 1993, and terminates the Commission on such date.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1982
Violent Crime and Drug Enforcement Improvements Act of 1982 - Title I: Bail Reform - Bail Reform Act of 1982 - Repeals the Bail Reform Act of 1966 and sets forth new bail procedures. Retains execution of a money bond as a condition for pretrial release. Authorizes a judicial officer to consider the safety of any person or the community when making a pretrial release determination. Establishes as a mandatory release condition that the person not commit a Federal, State, or local crime during release. Expands the discretionary release conditions to include that the defendant: (1) maintain employment or an educational program; (2) avoid contact with an alleged victim or potential witness; (3) report to a law enforcement or pretrial service agency; (4) comply with a curfew; (5) refrain from possessing a firearm or using alcohol or narcotic drugs; (6) undergo medical treatment; (7) agree to forfeit designated property, including money, upon failure to appear; and (8) return to custody at specified hours. Prohibits a judicial officer from imposing financial conditions that result in the pretrial detention of a person. Authorizes a judicial officer to order the detention for up to ten days of a person who is presently on pretrial release for a felony under Federal, State, or local law or on probation or parole or release pending sentencing or appeal for any offense, upon a determination that such person may flee or pose a danger to any person or the community. Requires that a detention hearing be held in any case involving: (1) a crime of violence; (2) any offense punishable by life imprisonment or death; (3) a narcotics offense punishable by at least ten years' imprisonment; (4) a serious risk of flight or obstruction of justice; or (5) any felony committed after the person has been convicted of two or more offenses for which a hearing is mandated. Authorizes a judicial officer after such a hearing to order the pretrial detention of a person upon finding that no condition will reasonably assure such person's appearance and the safety of any other person and the community. Creates certain rebuttable presumptions with regard to absence of such conditions. Enumerates additional factors to be considered by the judicial officer in making a release determination, including the defendant's past conduct, history of drug or alcohol abuse, criminal history, and the nature and seriousness of the danger to the community or any person. Requires the detention of a person who has appealed his conviction unless the judicial officer finds by clear and convincing evidence that: (1) such person is not likely to flee or pose a danger to another person or property; and (2) the appeal raises a substantial question of law or fact. Requires the detention of a person awaiting sentencing unless the officer finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is not likely to flee or pose a danger to any other person or the community. Authorizes a U.S. attorney to appeal a release order. Makes a person guilty of an offense for failing to appear after having been released. Provides increased penalties for persons charged with more serious offenses. Makes it an affirmative defense to such crime that uncontrollable circumstances prevented the person from appearing. Establishes mandatory additional penalties for commission of an offense while on pretrial release. Subjects a person who has been conditionally released and violates a condition of release to revocation of release and prosecution for contempt of court. Authorizes a surety to arrest a person charged with an offense who is released upon execution of an appearance bond with such surety. Requires such person to be delivered promptly to a judicial officer for a revocation determination. Grants new authority to law enforcement officers to arrest a person who violates pretrial release conditions. Title II: Witness-Victim Protection - Witness Victim Protection Act of 1982 - Amends rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require that presentence reports contain information assessing the impact upon and cost to any person who was the victim of the offense. Amends the Federal criminal code to establish as offenses "tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant" and "retaliating against a witness or an informant." Amends the Bail Reform Act of 1966 to require as a condition of pretrial release that the defendant not commit these offenses. Grants general authority to the Attorney General to relocate or protect Government witnesses. Authorizes the Attorney General to initiate civil proceedings to restrain tampering with a witness or victim. Grants exclusive jurisdiction to the Federal courts over civil claims against the United States for damages caused by dangerous offenders who are released or escape from the lawful custody of a U.S. employee as a result of such employee's gross negligence. Directs the Attorney General to develop Federal guidelines for the fair treatment of crime victims to ensure all victims of crime are justly compensated. Title III: Controlled Substances Penalties - Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1982 - Increases the fine levels for drug trafficking. Increases the penalties for trafficking in large amounts of controlled substances. Title IV: Protection of Federal Officials - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal crime to kill, assault, or kidnap a cabinet officer or second ranking official in each executive department, Director or Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, U.S. Supreme Court justice or nominee, or senior presidential or vice presidential adviser. Includes as a Federal crime any attempt or conspiracy to commit such offenses. Title V: Sentencing Reform - Sentencing Reform Act of 1982 - Sets forth a new sentencing structure applicable to a defendant who is found guilty of an offense under any Federal statute. Permits an individual to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment or probation and a fine, and to receive additional sanctions, including: (1) forfeiture for certain racketeering crimes and drug-related offenses; (2) an order of notice to victims of crimes in cases involving fraud or deceptive practices; or (3) an order of restitution in cases involving bodily injury or property damage. Permits an organization to receive these penalties, with the exception of imprisonment. Creates the United States Sentencing Commission. Specifies factors to be considered by a sentencing court, including the guidelines and policy statements issued by the United States Sentencing Commission. Requires the court to impose a sentence within the range set forth by the Commission unless aggravating or mitigating circumstances exist that were not adequately considered by the Commission in formulating the guidelines. Requires the court to state in open court at the time of sentencing the reason for imposing a sentence at a point within the prescribed range, or the specific reason for imposing a sentence outside of such range. Authorizes the imposition of a term of probation, unless specifically prohibited, for all but the most serious class of felonies. Requires as a mandatory condition of probation that a defendant not commit another crime. Enumerates 20 discretionary conditions. Sets forth a fine schedule for the categories of offenses generally at higher levels than current law. Includes higher maximums for organizational defendants. Directs the court to consider the defendant's financial status in determining the amount of a fine and the method of payment. Sets maximum terms of imprisonment for five classes of felonies (A to F), three classes of misdemeanors (A to C), and an infraction (five day maximum). Allows the court, in imposing a sentence of imprisonment for a felony or misdemeanor, to include a term of supervised release after imprisonment. Eliminates the special sentencing provisions under current law for dangerous special offenders, youth offenders, young adult offenders, and drug addicts, but provides for these categories of offenders under the proposed sentencing guidelines. Excludes capital punishment as an authorized penalty, but leaves unaffected the current death penalty and procedures for aircraft hijacking. Eliminates the parole system. Permits a defendant to petition for a sentence reduction upon a showing of extraordinary and compelling reasons. Limits this motion for defendants who are sentenced to six or more years of imprisonment. Allows the defendant or the government to file a notice of appeal in the district court for review of a final sentence. Title VI: Criminal Forfeiture - Comprehensive Criminal Forfeiture Act of 1982 - Amends the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to specify that property subject to forfeiture for racketeering activity includes: (1) all proceeds obtained directly or indirectly from racketeering activity; (2) real and tangible and intangible personal property; and (3) positions, offices, appointments, and benefits obtained through illegal activity. Makes property forfeitable to the United States upon the commission of the act giving rise to forfeiture. Permits the forfeiture of property which has been transferred to a third party, but includes a provision protecting innocent bona fide purchasers. Authorizes a court to order the forfeiture of substitute assets of the defendant where the original property cannot be located or traced. Authorizes a court to take appropriate action preserving the availability of property during the pre-indictment period effective for up to 90 days. Specifies the circumstances under which a temporary restraining order may be issued without notice to the affected party. Authorizes the Attorney General to grant petitions for remission or mitigation of forfeiture. Directs the Attorney General to establish regulations governing the restitution and disposition of forfeited property. Amends the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 to establish general criminal forfeiture provisions for felony violations under titles II and III. Includes provisions similar to the RICO amendments of this Act, relating to property subject to forfeiture, third party transfers, asset substitution, pre-indictment orders, and remission. Authorizes a court to issue a warrant authorizing the seizure of property subject to forfeiture in the same manner provided for a search warrant, if other injunctive relief would not assure the availability of the property. Provides that a criminal forfeiture proceeding shall stay any civil forfeiture proceeding with respect to the same property. Authorizes the Drug Enforcement Administration to set aside 25 percent of the amounts realized from forfeitures under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 for payment for information or assistance leading to forfeiture. Terminates this program on September 30, 1984. Title VII: Offenders With Mental Disease or Defect - Authorizes a special verdict of "not guility only by reason of insanity" for any criminal defendant who raises the issue of insanity by notice as currently provided. Establishes a new civil commitment procedure for persons found not guilty only by reason of insanity. Title VIII: Surplus Federal Property Amendments - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the Administrator of the General Services Administration to transfer to any State or local government surplus property determined by the Attorney General to be required for correctional facility use. Requires the Administrator to report annually to Congress on the acquisition cost of all donated personal property and real property disposed of during the preceding fiscal year. Title IX: - Miscellaneous Criminal Justice Improvements - Makes it a Federal offense to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire. Increases penalties for violent crimes committed in aid of racketeering activities. Expands explosives offenses to cover arson. Permits administrative forfeiture procedures for property valued at less than $100,000. Extends kidnapping jurisdiction to protect certain Federal officials if the crime is committed while the victim is engaged in his official duties. Extends Federal jurisdiction over the robbery of a pharmacy. Increases the penalties for distributing controlled substances in or on or within 1,000 feet of, an elementary or secondary school. Revises the provisions relating to offenses against families of Federal officials, currency and foreign transactions, truck theft, felony-murder, the Federal juvenile justice system, and emergency electronic surveillance. Urges the President to promote a declaration by the United Nations of an International Year Against Drug Abuse.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to add to current penalties for killing officers and employees of the United States penalties for: (1) attempting to kill; and (2) killing, or attempting to kill, any officer or employee of any department or agency within the Intelligence Community. Establishes as new offenses the murder, manslaughter, assault, threat against, extortion, or kidnapping of: (1) persons given entry into the United States for permanent residence pursuant to the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949; and (2) persons present in the United States under intelligence auspices.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1982
National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Science Foundation for FY 1983 for the following categories: (1) mathematical and physical sciences; (2) engineering; (3) biological, behavioral, and social sciences; (4) astronomical, atmospheric, earth and ocean sciences; (5) ocean drilling programs; (6) Antarctic research programs; (7) scientific, technological, and international affairs; (8) program development and management; and (9) science and engineering education. Makes specified funds available for industry/university cooperative projects to promote academic research and education in the basic sciences and engineering. Limits the amount of authorizations which may be used for consultation or expenses of the Foundation incurred outside the United states. Permits the transfer of funds among categories. Requires the Director of the Foundation to give the appropriate committees of Congress 30 days notice of any transfers in excess of ten percent of the amounts authorized. Provides that written notice of no objections from the Chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources will permit an immediate transfer of funds. Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to require the National Science Board to render periodic rather than annual reports to the President on indicators of the state of science and engineering in the United States. Repeals the requirement that the Director establish a Resource Center for Science and Engineering at an educational institution enrolling a substantial number of minority and/or low-income students. Deletes the requirement that contracting officers of the Foundation report any financial or academic affiliation with a grant applicant. Repeals the prohibition against a Foundation employee's registering a patent in his or her own interest which is related to the subject matter of and made in connection with official duties.
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1982
Requests the President to designate the week beginning June 20, 1982, as Great Seal Bicentennial Week and announce the cutting of dies for the complete Seal.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit an Immigration and Naturalization Service official or employee from entering a farm or agricultural operation without a warrant.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1982
Declares that the President should invite the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to participate in the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1982
Urges the President to promote a declaration by the United Nations of an International Year Against Drug Abuse.
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1982
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include any material, compound, or mixture of methaqualone in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1982
International Telecommunications Deregulation Act of 1982 - Title I: General - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to set forth a new title of such Act to deal with international telecommunications. Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enforce such title. States that the title applies to international telecommunications, all radio transmissions that originate or are received outside the United States, and all persons engaged in the United States in such international telecommunications or such radio transmissions. Sets forth the definitions of terms used in the new title. Directs the FCC to establish a plan to carry out the provisions of the international telecommunications title to foster marketplace competition and to implement deregulation within a specified time. Expresses the U.S. policy to rely on marketplace competition and on the private sector to provide international telecommunications services and to encourage the development of effective competition. Establishes a presumption that there are no basic technological, operational, or economic factors which would preclude the provision of international telecommunications service under competitive conditions. Directs the FCC to deregulate international telecommunications services or carriers as competition develops, unless the deregulation may result in a significant adverse impact upon the national defense and security or emergency preparedness or upon the competitiveness of U.S. businesses with foreign competitors. Grants the FCC authority over regulated international telecommunications services and over dominant carriers and their affiliates (other than fully separated affiliates) for specified purposes. Prohibits the FCC, consistent with the purposes of the new title, from preventing or limiting the use of any technology or improvement in international telecommunications services. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report periodically to Congress on U.S. competitiveness with foreign telecommunications suppliers, foreign investment in the U.S. industry, and U.S. access to foreign markets. Directs the FCC to publish a list, within 30 days of enactment, of those services which are fully subject to regulation by the FCC. Authorizes the FCC to classify or reclassify as a regulated international telecommunications service any service or facilities where the FCC determines that: (1) such services or facilities are not subject to effective competition; (2) Federal regulation of such services is required to accomplish the purposes of the new title; and (3) the benefits of such regulation outweigh the costs. Sets forth the factors the FCC shall consider in making such determination. Directs the FCC to classify or reclassify as a dominant carrier any carrier which is dominant in the provision of regulated international telecommunications services in a substantial percentage of the relevant markets. Authorizes the FCC to classify as dominant any foreign telecommunications carrier or carrier owned by a foreign government. Authorizes the FCC to reclassify a dominant carrier as an unregulated carrier. Requires each international telecommunications service which is being provided on the date of enactment to continue to be provided under tariff, on an unbundled basis, for at least one year. Directs the FCC to determine within one year of enactment which of such international telecommunications services must continue to be regulated. Directs the FCC to review biennially any determination that such a service must be regulated. Prohibits the FCC, except as specifically provided, from regulating or prohibiting the resale or shared use of an international telecommunications service. Prohibits carriers from establishing or enforcing restrictions on the resale or other use of any regulated service provided by the carrier. Sets forth the authority of the FCC to prescribe requirements for carriers. Requires every telecommunications carrier to establish, upon reasonable request, interconnection of its regulated service with: (1) a telecommunications carrier; (2) a telecommunications facility or private telecommunications system; and (3) any customer premises equipment which is owned or leased by a customer of such carrier and which meets certain standards. Prohibits the charges for such interconnection from being imposed in a discriminatory or anticompetitive manner. Requires such charges to be based upon the costs of the regulated service or facilities. Grants the FCC authority to approve the rates charged for: (1) regulated international telecommunications services or facilities; and (2) interconnection with such services. Grants the FCC authority to prohibit discrimination by carriers in providing regulated international telecommunications services. Imposes a fine for violations of the section dealing with interconnection. Requires every carrier providing regulated international telecommunications service to furnish such service upon reasonable request. Directs such carriers, if the FCC orders them, to establish through routes and facilities and regulations for operating such through routes. Requires the tariffs for such service to be just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory. Requires every carrier to file with the FCC and to make public its tariffs for regulated international telecommunications services. Prohibits carriers from providing such services unless the tariffs have been filed and published. Prohibits carriers from: (1) charging amounts different than those listed in the tariffs; (2) refunding any portion of the amount charged; or (3) extending any privileges or facilities or employing or enforcing any regulations or practices affecting such charges except as specified in the tariffs. Requires each carrier providing a regulated international telecommunications service to file a new or revised tariff for such service. Requires such tariffs to take effect on the date specified in the filing, unless the FCC specifies a later date. Sets forth the procedure for challenging such tariff. Requires all agreements related to any regulated international telecommunications service to be filed with the FCC. Authorizes the FCC to: (1) require such carriers to file other contracts; (2) exempt such carriers from filing agreements; and (3) vacate or modify an agreement related to regulated international telecommunications service. Authorizes the FCC to evaluate carrier property used to provide regulated international telecommunications service. Authorizes the FCC to require such a carrier to file: (1) an inventory with the FCC; and (2) a statement showing the original cost of such property. Directs the FCC to keep itself informed on changes in carrier property used to provide regulated international telecommunications services. Authorizes any person except a dominant carrier to: (1) undertake construction of new, or extension of existing, international transmission facilities; (2) acquire or operate any such facility or extension; or (3) engage in international telecommunications over such new facility or extension. Authorizes the FCC to require a dominant carrier to obtain a certificate of necessity from the FCC before undertaking such construction or extension. Authorizes the FCC to grant a long-term construction plan for a dominant carrier (in which case the dominant carrier would not need to receive a separate certificate for new construction or extension of international transmission facilities.) Authorizes the FCC to prohibit a carrier from discontinuing or reducing regulated international telecommunications service to a community unless it obtains a certificate of public convenience from the FCC. Requires the FCC to notify the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State (concerning service to foreign points), and the Secretary of Commerce whenever an application is made to construct new or extend existing international transmission facilities. Authorizes the FCC to issue a certificate for such construction or extension or place conditions on the issuance of such a certificate. Requires dominant carriers, upon order of the FCC, to file with the FCC a description of the operational protocols and technical interface requirements for connection with or use of any regulated international telecommunications services. Requires the dominant carriers to report regularly to the FCC on changes in the requirements and construction. Requires such report to be available to the public unless furnishing such information would be detrimental to national security, emergency preparedness, or the competitiveness of the U.S. telecommunications industry. Authorizes the FCC to prescribe procedures to assess U.S. carriers' proposals for the construction and utilization of international telecommunications facilities. Directs the FCC to consult with affected U.S. carriers and appropriate Federal agencies to develop planning guidelines. Authorizes the FCC or any of the FCC Commissioners to meet under specified conditions, to exchange information with representatives of foreign telecommunications entities responsible for facilities planning in their home countries. Authorizes the FCC to require annual reports from all carriers providing services subject to this new title and from persons controlling or controlled by such carriers. Sets forth the contents and filing requirements for such reports. Authorizes the FCC to prescribe the forms of accounts, records, and memorandums to be kept by carriers which provide regulated international telecommunications services subject to the new title. Directs the FCC to establish: (1) the classes of property used by any carrier to provide the regulated international telecommunications services which are subject to the regulatory authority of the FCC under the new title; and (2) the methods by which investments in such classes of property may be recovered. Grants the FCC the right to inspect all accounts, records, and memoranda kept by such carriers. Sets forth fines for failure to keep or failure to provide the FCC with accurate records. Defines a fully separated affiliate of a dominant carrier. Sets forth the restrictions on business transactions between a fully separated affiliate and a dominant carrier or an affiliate of a dominant carrier. Authorizes fines for violations for such restrictions. Provides for the transition from an affiliate of a dominant carrier to fully separate affiliate. Requires a dominant carrier to submit a plan to demonstrate that the dominant carrier and any affiliate have an accounting system which ensures a complete separation between the provision of regulated and unregulated services. Authorizes the President to require appropriate Federal agencies and any telecommunications carrier subject to the provisions of the new title to develop emergency backup arrangements to ensure the continuity of essential telecommunications. Authorizes the President to require carriers subject to the provisions of the new title or any fully separated affiliate to furnish international telecommunications services facilities or customer premises equipment to any Federal agency if the services, facilities or equipment are necessary for the national defense, security, or emergency preparedness and: (1) there is a war, a threat of war, or a national emergency; or (2) there is an immediate need for such services, facilities, or equipment which cannot be met otherwise. Directs the President to coordinate any Government program for enhancing the survivability of such facilities. Directs the Chairman of the FCC to designate one of the FCC Commissioners to serve as the National Security Emergency Preparedness Commissioner. Directs the President to appoint an advisory council to: (1) examine the needs of Federal telecommunications management for national security and emergency preparedness under deregulation; and (2) ensure that the United States shall have a technologically advanced and economically viable telecommunications industry. Prohibits the FCC or any State from regulating customer premises equipment used for international telecommunications services except as provided in the new title. Authorizes the FCC to establish and enforce certain technical standards, labeling requirements, and certification requirements applicable to customer premises equipment. Authorizes the FCC to conduct inquiries and establish policies applicable to the entry of foreign carriers or persons supplying telecommunications, information services, or facilities into domestic U.S. telecommunications markets upon terms comparable to the terms under which U.S. persons are permitted entry into: (1) the foreign nation in which the operations of such foreign persons are based; and (2) the foreign nation under the laws of which such foreign telecommunications or information services or facilities are established. Directs the FCC to consult with the International Task Force on Telecommunications and Information before exercising any of its powers concerning market access. Title II: International Telecommunications - International Telecommunications and Information Coordination Act of 1981 - Establishes for three years an International Telecommunications and Information Task Force (Task Force) to be the principal coordinating body for the development of U.S. telecommunications and information policies. Authorizes the President to extend the existence of the Task Force for another three years. Directs the Task Force to: (1) coordinate policies of all Federal agencies involving international telecommunications and information; (2) review all significant policy determinations and statements of Federal agencies relating to international telecommunications and information (except for the rulemaking and adjudicating provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act); (3) conduct a study of the long range telecommunications and information goals of the United States, policies necessary to promote those goals, and strategies to ensure that the United States achieves them; and (4) review the procedures used by the United States to develop telecommunications and information policy. Directs the Task Force to make recommendations to appropriate Federal agencies, congressional committees, and the President in accordance with the findings of the review. Requires the Task Force to make recommendations and reports regularly to the President and Congress. Transfers the functions of the Departments of State and Commerce and the International Communication Agency relating to international telecommunications and information to the Task Force. Authorizes the Task Force to utilize the services, personnel, and facilities of other Federal agencies and to accept voluntary uncompensated services to carry out its functions under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of State to designate personnel to serve as staff to the Task Force. Directs the Task Force to establish an Advisory Committee on International Telecommunications and Information to provide overall policy guidance to the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to consult with the Committee before approving any statement of new U.S. policy relating to international telecommunications and information. Requires the Task Force to adopt procedures for consulting with the Committee on a continuing and timely basis. Title III: Miscellaneous - States that the provisions of this Act shall apply only to the provision of international telecommunications services or facilities. Requires the Department of Commerce to analyze the effect of any significant rule or order of the FCC on international competition and the viability of the U.S. telecommunications industry. Amends the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to delete specified limitations on the Communications Satellite Corporation. Establishes within the Department of State a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Transportation and Telecommunications Affairs. Directs the Secretary of State, when selecting delegates to conferences involving international telecommunications, to select representatives of affected Federal agencies and representatives from the private sector. Exempts representatives from the private sector from certain conflicts of interest provisions of the Criminal Code. Requires all such representatives to maintain financial disclosure statements with the Department of State.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
Title I: Amendments to Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 - Revises the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to provide aid for rural housing through the Farmers Home Administration. Eliminates the Secretary's authority to provide grants or direct financial assistance other than loans or loan insurance under rural housing programs. Eliminates provisions limiting the interest rate on and certain amounts of rural housing loans. Requires rural housing loans to bear the rate of interest prevailing in the private market for similar loans. Repeals provisions which: (1) authorize loans for housing and buildings on potentially adequate farms on the same terms as loans may be authorized to adequate farms; (2) authorize the Secretary to cancel interest due on a loan in cases of extreme hardship; (3) authorize the Secretary to issue obligations for the purpose of making direct loans for farm housing; (4) authorize FY 1982 appropriations and terminate the Secretary's loan authority for the mutual and self-help housing program; (5) prohibit rent increases in certain rural housing projects in which tenant's are paying in excess of 25 percent of their incomes for rent; and (6) govern the application of rural housing programs for mobile homes. Authorizes rural housing loans for manufactured housing which: (1) meets standards under the Housing and Community Development Act; (2) is financed with a loan on terms which would apply under the National Housing Act; and (3) meets the Secretary's prescribed terms in case of manufactured housing not treated as real estate under State law. Provides that activities for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings may be financed with rural housing loans if the activities bring the property into compliance with applicable local codes. Requires property standards for new construction of rural housing to be the same as the Minimum Property Standards prescribed by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary: (1) to establish, from amounts made available to the Rural Housing Insurance Fund, a reserve against loan losses sustained by the Fund; and (2) to report to Congress annually concerning the Fund. Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans for condominium housing in rural areas. (Currently the Secretary is authorized, in his or her discretion, to make and insure such loans.) Limits the aggregate amount of rural housing loans the Secretary may insure or guarantee for all programs and for specific programs. Authorizes appropriations as may be necessary to meet payments on notes or other obligations issued for farm housing loans equal to: (1) the aggregate of contributions made in the form of credits on principal due on loans made pursuant to loans for housing and buildings on potentially adequate farms; and (2) the interest due on a similar sum represented by notes or other obligations issued by the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations as may be required to administer provisions of the National Housing Act and the United States Housing Act of 1937 relating to lower income housing assistance. Extends for one year the Secretary's authority to insure loans for rural housing for the elderly or handicapped. Title II: Rural Housing Block Grants - Rural Housing Block Grant Act of 1982 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make block grants to States to promote the provision of safe and sanitary housing for residents of rural areas, particularly for those low-income residents of areas having populations of 2,500 or less. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1983, 1984, and 1985. Requires each State to prepare a statement of housing objectives and projected use of funds prior to receipt of a grant. Requires the statement to take into account the needs and conditions of existing housing for low-income Indians living on trust lands. Permits a grant to a State only if the State certifies that: (1) it has permitted the required public examination and appraisal of its statement; (2) the projected use of funds will improve housing condition for the maximum feasible number of low-income families; and (3) the grant will be administered in conformity with applicable laws and this Act (the Rural Housing Block Grant Act of 1982). Requires each State to submit to the Secretary a performance report concerning the use of the funds. Requires the Secretary, at least annually, to review and audit a State's activities. Permits the General Accounting Office to audit the financial transactions of recipients of funds under this Act to the extent that the transactions relate to such funds. Provides that activities assisted under this Act may include: (1) rehabilitation of existing homes for occupancy by low-income residents; (2) the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing buildings for low-income housing by both public and private entities; (3) financing the construction and purchase of modest homes for low-income persons; (4) provision of multifamily housing where there is a demonstrated need for low-income rental housing or farmworker housing; (5) provision of rental assistance for low income persons not otherwise served by an existing rental assistance program; and (6) the disposition of any real property acquired pursuant to this Act. Sets forth a formula to be used by the Secretary in determining the amount to be allocated to each State, which takes into account the population, poverty, and substandard housing in rural areas of each State. Requires a State to pay from its own resources: (1) at least ten percent of the amount of Federal funds allocated to such State for rural housing activities during any three-year funding cycle; and (2) all administrative expenses, which shall separately be appropriated for such purpose, incurred by the State in carrying out its responsibilities under this Act (except that from the amounts received for distribution in rural areas, the State may deduct up to 50 percent of the costs it incurred in carrying out such responsibilities). Limits amounts so deducted to a maximum of two percent of the amount received. Directs the Secretary to allocate a State's determined amount of funds to the Farmers Home Administration office for the State for distribution in accordance with this Act where: (1) the State has elected, in such manner and before such time as the Secretary may prescribe, not to distribute such amounts; or (2) the State has failed to submit the required certifications. Sets forth provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex under any program funded by this Act. Directs the Secretary upon finding that a recipient of assistance has failed to comply substantially with any provision of this Act to terminate, reduce, or limit the availability of payments. Permits a recipient to file a petition for review of the Secretary's action in the appropriate United States Court of Appeals. Authorizes the Secretary in lieu of, or in addition to, any action which the Secretary initiates, to refer the matter to the Attorney General with a recommendation that a civil action be instituted. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress annually concerning this Act. Gives congressional consent to States to enter into agreements for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in support of housing planning and programs carried out under this Act as they pertain to interstate areas. Title III: Congressional Review of Rural Housing Rulemaking - Requires the Secretary to transmit to specified rural housing committees all final congressional rules, with specified exceptions (including emergency rules). Prohibits such rules from taking effect if: (1) within 45 days after Congress receives a rule, either committee reports or is discharged from considering a concurrent resolution disapproving such rule; (2) within 30 days after such a resolution is reported or discharged, either House adopts it; and (3) within 30 days after one House adopts such resolution, the other House adopts it. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for consideration of such resolutions.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until December 31, 1987, the authority for the targeted jobs income tax credit. Extends the credit to all cooperative education students regardless of their economic status. Disallows the credit for employees who have worked for the same employer within the last 180 days. Limits the credit claimed on any individual to $4,500.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1982
Trademark Counterfeiting Act of 1982 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties of up to five years' imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine for trafficking or attempting to traffic in counterfeit marks in the foreign or domestic commerce of the United States. Permits any injured owner of a mark registered on the principal register of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to sue for treble damages in Federal district court.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1982
Omnibus Victims Protection Act of 1982 - Title I: Victims Impact Statement - Amends rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require that presentence reports contain information assessing the impact upon and cost to any person who was the victim of the offense. Title II: Protection of Victims and Witnesses from Intimidation - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish as offenses "tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant" and "retaliating against a witness or an informant." Amends the Bail Reform Act of 1966 to require as a condition of pretrial release that the defendant not commit these offenses. Grants general authority to the Attorney General to relocate or protect Government witnesses. Authorizes the Attorney General to initiate civil proceedings to restrain tampering with a witness or victim. Title III: Restitution - Authorizes a sentencing court to order the defendant to make restitution for any offense. Requires the court to state for the record the reasons for not ordering restitution. Directs the Attorney General to recommend to Congress laws necessary to compensate victims of crimes where restitution is not possible. Title IV: Federal Accountability for Escape or Release of a Federal Prisoner - Grants exclusive jurisdiction to the Federal courts over civil claims against the the United States for damages caused by dangerous offenders who are released or escape from the lawful custody of a U.S. employee as a result of such employee's gross negligence. Title V: Federal Guidelines for Fair Treatment of Crime Victims and Witnesses in the Criminal Justice System - Directs the Attorney General to develop Federal guidelines for the fair treatment of crime victims and witnesses. Requires the Attorney General to consider certain objectives in preparing the guidelines, including: (1) ensuring that victims receive prompt social and medical services; (2) giving victims and witnesses notice of important criminal justice proceedings and scheduling changes; (3) arranging for the prosecution to obtain the nonbinding views of victims of serious crimes during such stages as plea bargaining and pretrial release; (4) encouraging employers to continue to pay victims and witnesses for work absences to assist investigations and prosecutions; and (5) training law enforcement personnel in victim assistance. Title VI: Profit by a Criminal from Sale of his Story - Directs the Attorney General to recommend to Congress any laws that are necessary to ensure that no Federal felon derives any profit from the sale of his or her story until any victim of the offense receives restitution.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1982
National Defense Stockpile Copper Acquisition Act of 1982 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to acquire copper for the National Defense Stockpile in accordance with specified provisions of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1982
Requests the President to designate the week of November 21 through 27, 1982, as National Family Week.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1982
Changes the name of the landing strip at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico known as the Northrup Strip to the White Sands Space Harbor.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1982
Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to extend the expiration date from September 30, 1982, to September 30, 1987.
United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1982
Requires the Maritime Administration to set aside specified surplus government ships for the use of LIFE International, a private nonprofit organization, to provide humanitarian services to developing countries. States that such set aside authority shall not apply when the ships are needed for national security purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1982
Repeals provisions of the Energy Security Act which establish the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation. Requires that projects and funds transferred to the Corporation pursuant to the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 be transferred back to the Department of Energy. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to terminate the affairs of the Corporation.