Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to exempt the harvesting of certain penaeid shrimp from provisions of such law prohibiting the illegal taking of fish, wildlife, or plants.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 466 (98th)open

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Customs Service should suspend for a period of at least six months the interim regulations issued on August 3, 1984, which change the standards and procedures for U.S. imports of textiles and apparel.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1984

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Customs Service should suspend the operation of interim regulations, for at least six months, to permit the completion of a comprehensive analysis, with the participation by retailers and other specified groups, of the effects of such regulations on U.S. imports of textiles and apparel.

Law· SS. 3034 (98th)enacted

A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1984

Grants a Federal charter to the National Society, Daughters of the American Colonists.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 450 (98th)referred

A resolution calling for the abolution of the Compensatory Financing Facility.

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1984

Urges the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund to work for the abolition of the Compensatory Financing Facility.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 354 (98th)referred

A joint resolution designating the week of January 7 through January 13, 1985, as "National Productivity Improvement Week".

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1984

Designates the week of January 7 through January 13, 1985, as National Productivity Improvement Week.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 436 (98th)passed

A resolution to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 1984

Commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

Bill· SS. 2956 (98th)referred

A bill to recognize the organization known as the Navy Wives Clubs of America.

United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1984

Grants a Federal charter to the Navy Wives Clubs of America, Inc.

Bill· SS. 2930 (98th)open

A bill to repeal the changes made by the Tax Reform Act of 1984 with respect to the tax treatment of debt instruments issued for property.

United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1984

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal rules relating to the determination of the issue price of certain debt instruments issued for property. Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1984 to repeal the revisions made to rules for the imputation of interest on certain deferred payments. Provides that the Internal Revenue Code shall be applied and administered as if such revisions had not been enacted.

Bill· SS. 2914 (98th)open

Enterprise Zone Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1984

Enterprise Zone Act of 1984 - Title I: Designation of Enterprise Zones - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the designation of enterprise zones by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for purposes of extending the tax incentives and regulatory flexibility measures provided by this Act. Provides that State and local governments shall nominate areas for such designation. Limits the total number of designated areas to 75 (25 per year over a three-year period). Requires that at least one-third of such area be in rural areas. Limits the period during which such designations shall remain in effect. Provides that the Secretary may designate such zones only if: (1) the area is within the jurisdiction of the local government; (2) the boundary of the area is continuous; (3) the area has a population of at least 4,000 if any portion thereof is located within a standard metropolitan statistical area (within a population of at least 50,000) or 1,000 otherwise, or it is within an Indian reservation; and (4) the area meets specified unemployment and poverty requirements. Requires nominating local governments, as a condition of the Secretary's designation, to agree in writing to follow a course of action which may include reducing tax rates, improving local services, simplifying or streamlining regulation of business, or receiving commitments of private entities to assist employees and residents of the area. Terminates the authority of the Secretary to designate enterprise zones on December 31, 1988, or three years after the publication of regulations pertaining to such zones, whichever is later. Describes areas to which preference shall be given in deciding to designate enterprise zones. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to the Congress every four years a report on the effects of such enterprise zones' designation. Requires that any property tax reduction effected by a local government under the terms of this Act be disregarded for purposes of determining the eligibility of a State or local government for Federal assistance or benefits. States that designation of an enterprise zone shall not give displaced persons from such an area any rights or benefits under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. Exempts enterprise zones from certain requirements relating to Federal environmental policy. Title II: Federal Income Tax Incentives - Subtitle A: Credits for Employers and Employees - Allows employers located in enterprise zones a nonrefundable income tax credit for increased employment expenditures and employment of the disadvantaged. Sets the amount of such credit at ten percent of the increase in payroll (taking into account a maximum of $15,000 in wages per year per employee) plus 50 percent of the wages paid to certain disadvantaged workers for the first three years of the enterprise zone designation. Phases out such credit in the last three years of the enterprise zone designation. Disallows a deduction for the portion of wages taken into account for such credit. Allows employees located in enterprise zones a nonrefundable income tax credit equal to five percent of qualified wages earned per year (taking into account a maximum of $9,000 in wages per year). Phases out such credit in the last three years of the enterprise zone designation. Requires every employer to furnish to each qualified enterprise zone employee a written statement showing the amount of qualified wages paid. Subtitle B: Credits for Investment in Tangible Property in Enterprise Zones - Allows businesses an additional investment tax credit for investment in certain tangible property located in enterprise zones. Limits such credit to five percent for zone personal property and ten percent for new zone construction property, including rental property. Requires that the property subject to such credit be predominantly used in the zone, be purchased after zone designation, and not be acquired from relatives or related corporations. Requires the recapture of such credit upon early disposition of the property. Phases out such credit in the last three years of the enterprise zone designation. Subtitle C: Reduction in Capital Gains Tax - Eliminates the capital gains tax on property of corporations acquired after the enterprise zone designation and used in a zone business. Qualifies certain low-income rental housing located in an enterprise zone for such treatment. Permits property to remain qualified for purposes of the revised capital gains treatment after a designation of an enterprise zone has terminated. Exempts gain from the sale or exchange of property used in a business in an enterprise zone from the computation of the minimum tax. Allows noncorporate taxpayers to deduct from gross income 100 percent of any net capital gain from qualified enterprise zone property. Subtitle D: Rules Relating to Industrial Development Bonds - Provides that limitations on the cost recovery deductions for property financed with tax-exempt industrial development bonds shall not apply to enterprise zone property. Provides that the termination of the small issue exemption shall not apply to industrial development bonds the proceeds of which are used to finance facilities in such enterprise zones. Subtitle E: Sense of the Congress with Respect to Tax Simplification - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Internal Revenue Service should simplify the administration and enforcement of any provision of the Internal Revenue Code affected by this Act. Title III: Regulatory Flexibility - Revises the definition of "small entity" for purposes of the analysis of regulatory functions to include qualified businesses (as defined in Title II of this Act), governments, and nonprofit enterprises operating within enterprise zones. Authorizes Federal agencies, upon request by a designating government, to waive or modify rules and regulations which pertain to the carrying out of projects or activities within an enterprise zone. Requires agencies to approve such request if the resulting benefits of job creation, community development, or economic revitalization outweigh the public interest in continuation of the rule unchanged. Disallows waiver or modification of a rule that would directly violate a statutory requirement (including the Davis-Bacon Act and Fair Labor Standards Act) or which would present a danger to the public health and safety. Provides that such waivers or modifications of a rule shall remain in effect as long as the zone designations. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to promote the coordination of all enterprise zone programs and consolidate all periodic reports required under such programs into one summary report. Title IV: Establishment of Foreign-Trade Zones in Enterprise Zones - Requires the Foreign-Trade Board to consider on a priority basis and expedite the processing of applications for the establishment of foreign-trade zones within enterprise zones. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to give priority to, and expedite applications for, the establishment of ports of entry necessary to establish such zones. States that to the maximum extent practicable, foreign-trade zones should be established within enterprise zones.

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 336 (98th)enacted

A joint resolution to proclaim October 23, 1984, as "A Time of Remembrance" for all victims of terrorism throughout the world.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1984

Proclaims October 23, 1984, as "A Time of Remembrance" for Americans to take time to reflect on the sacrifices that have been made in the pursuit of peace and freedom.

Bill· SS. 2834 (98th)referred

A bill to remove an impediment to oil and gas leasing of certain Federal lands in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Port Hueneme, California, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1984

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to permit the leasing of certain Federal lands which are incorporated into and are a part of the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, or the city of Port Hueneme, California, for oil or gas exploration and extraction. Provides that such lands shall be available for such leasing as if they were not in an incorporated city, except that no such leasing activity shall proceed without the permission of the appropriate city.