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Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 371 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that corporations convicted during calendar year 1982 of failing to disclose payments of commissions to overseas agents should be debarred from any defense contracts for one year.
Bill· SS. 2709 (97th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1982
Extends dependency and indemnity compensation to survivors of veterans who were entitled to but did not receive service-connected disability compensation and who should have been but were not rated totally disabled.
Bill· SS. 2723 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1982
National Defense and Strategic Skills Training Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop a list, to be revised annually, of skilled occupations with a substantial shortage of workers. Directs the Secretary of Defense to determine which of those occupations is necessary to the improved efficiency of defense procurement. Directs the Secretary of Labor, upon application, to designate a State a participating State if it: (1) has high concentrations of experienced workers dislocated by major changes in its economic base; (2) will establish a system for selecting, training, and relocating displaced workers; and (3) evidences understanding of defense procurement procedures and establishes relationships with contractors to assist in the placement of experienced displaced workers. Directs the Secretary of Defense to set aside up to one percent of funds available for weapons systems for FY 1983-1987 for the special training program. Directs the Secretary to select appropriate contractors to participate in this program, requiring at least ten percent of the workers to be displaced workers hired and trained under the program. Requires the Secretary to reimburse such contractors for the costs of training these workers. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 207 (97th)open
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.
Bill· SS. 2678 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Insanity Defense Act of 1982 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a defense to a Federal prosecution that the defendant, as a result of mental disease or defect, lacked the ability to understand the nature and quality of the act or lacked the ability to distinquish right and wrong with respect to the act. Places the burden of proof of insanity on the defendant. Authorizes a special verdict of "not guilty only by reason of insanity" for any criminal defendant who raises the issue of insanity by notice as provided by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Requires that any person found not guilty only by reason of insanity be committed to a facility until eligible for release. Requires the court to commit such person to the custody of the Attorney General upon a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that the person is currently suffering from a mental disease or defect and his release would create a significant risk of bodily injury to himself or herself, another person, or serious damage to property of another. Directs the Attorney General to release such person to a mental hospital or other suitable facility. Requires the court to hold a hearing upon the certification by the director of the facility that such person's release will no longer create significant risk of injury or property damage. Directs the court to order the discharge of a person who is found to have recovered.
Bill· HRH.R. 6709 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a verdict of "guilty but insane" for any criminal defendant who raises the issue of insanity by notice as provided by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Provides that a defendant is "guilty but insane" if his actions constitute all necessary elements of the offense charged other than the requisite state of mind. Provides that if the defendant is found "guilty but insane" the court may commit the defendant to serve all or a portion of a sentence in a suitable facility for treatment of his mental condition. Requires the defendant to serve the remaining portion of his sentence upon release from the mental facility.
Bill· HRH.R. 6716 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a verdict of "guilty but insane" for any criminal defendant who raises the issue of insanity by notice as provided by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Provides that a defendant is "guilty but insane" if his actions constitute all necessary elements of the offense charged other than the requisite state of mind. Provides that if the dependant is found "guilty but insane" the court may commit the defendant to serve all or a portion of a sentence in a suitable facility for treatment of his mental condition. Requires the defendant to serve the remaining portion of his sentence upon release from the mental facility.
Bill· HRH.R. 6718 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a new plea of "guilty but insane" for any criminal defendant whose actions constitute all necessary elements of the offense charged but who lacks the requisite state of mind as a result of mental disease or defect. Adopts the current notice provisions for a defense of insanity for the new plea of "guilty but insane". Transfers the burden of proof to the defendant. Permits the jury or the court in a non-jury trial to find a defendant guilty but insane. Requires the court in any such case to hold a hearing to determine the present mental condition of the convicted person. Directs the court to commit such person to the custody of the Attorney General upon a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that the person is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect as a result of which release would create a substantial danger to himself or to the person or property of another. Directs the Attorney General to release such person to a State which will assume responsibility for his custody and treatment or otherwise to hospitalize such person in a suitable facility. Requires the court to hold a hearing upon the certification by the director of the facility that such person's release will no longer create a substantial danger to himself or the person or property of another. Directs the court to order the discharge of a person who is found to have recovered. Provides for the hospitalization of persons found guilty, imprisoned persons, and persons due for release, who are found to suffer from mental disease or defect.
Bill· HRH.R. 6696 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the military functions of the Department of Defense for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, other weapons, ammunition, and other procurement. Earmarks a portion of the Air Force funds for the United States FY 1983 share of the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations's (NATO) cost of acquiring the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). Permits the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ministeries of Defense concerning the NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Program, to waive reimbursement for the cost of specified functions performed by other than AWACS personnel and to assume contingent liability for program losses and specified charges during FY 1983. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) the MX missile program; (2) the B-1B bomber program; (3) the CVN nuclear aircraft carrier program; (4) the Pershing II missile program; (5) the Tomahawk sea-launched cruise missile program; or (6) the ground-launched cruise missile program. Prohibits the use of appropriations to purchase binary chemical weapons. Prohibits the use of appropriations for the construction or conversion of naval vessels in foreign shipyards. Prohibits the use of appropriations for the 9-millimeter handgun. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the military functions of the Department for research, development, test, and evaluation. Authorizes additional appropriations as necessary for increases in salary and benefits for civilian employees. Prohibits the use of appropriations for: (1) the MX missile program; (2) the B-1B bomber program; (3) the Trident II missile program; (4) the Pershing II missile program; or (5) the ballistic missile defense program. Prohibits the use of appropriations for research, development, test, or evaluation of binary chemical weapons. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the military functions of the Department for operation and maintenance. Authorizes additional appropriations as necessary for increases in salary and benefits for civilian employees. Prohibits the use of appropriations for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. Title IV: Active Forces - Establishes end strength levels for FY 1983 for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Air Force. Title V: Reserve Forces - Establishes average strengths for FY 1983 for: (1) the Army National Guard; (2) the Army Reserve; (3) the Naval Reserve; (4) the Marine Corps Reserve; (5) the Air National Guard; (6) the Air Force Reserve; and (7) the Coast Guard Reserve. Sets forth the number of Reserves serving on full-time active duty to administer, recruit, or train the Reserve components. Provides for the adjustment of average strength levels as specified. Increases the number of enlisted personnel who may be on active duty in support of the Reserve components. Title VI: Civilian Personnel - Establishes an end strength level for civilian personnel for the Department of Defense for FY 1983. Requires the apportionment of such personnel among the various military branches and departments. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on such allocation within 60 days. Specifies the types of civilian employees to be included in such end levels. Permits the Secretary to increase the number civilian personnel beyond the authorized end strength. Title VII: Military Training Student Loads - Establishes average military training student loads for FY 1983. Title VIII: Civil Defense - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 to carry out the provisions of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950. Prohibits the use of appropriations for planning for population relocation in time of crisis. Title IX: General Provisions - Directs the President to report to Congress within 90 days on the effect of the current and projected levels of defense spending on the economy.
Bill· SS. 2669 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a defense to a Federal prosecution that the defendant, as a result of mental disease or defect, lacked the state of mind required as an element of the offense charged. Authorizes a special verdict of "not guilty only by reason of insanity." Provides for mandatory confinement of a person found not guilty by reason of insanity for the crimes of murder and attempted murder. Requires the court to commit such person to the custody of the Attorney General upon a preponderance of the evidence that the person is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect and he should, in lieu of being sentenced to probation or imprisonment, be committed to a suitable facility for care and treatment. Requires the court to proceed to sentencing upon the certification by the director of the facility that such person has recovered.
Bill· SS. 2663 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
American Defense Education Act - Establishes a national program to provide incentives to local educational agencies to improve instruction in mathematics, science, communication skills, foreign languages, and new technology. Requires local education agencies which desire to participate in the national program to develop and carry out a program of improvement of instruction and student achievement. Sets forth requirements for such programs. Entitles participating local educational agencies to receive basic payments for each fiscal year equal to two percent of an established payment rate multiplied by the average daily attendance. Entitles agencies which show substantial evidence of meeting program goals to an additional incentive payment equal to two percent of the established payment rate. Sets forth a formula for establishing such payment rate. Sets forth requirements for payment applications for submission to the Secretary of Education. Directs the Secretary to administer the program and to pay each local educational agency with an approved application the amount to which it is entitled for each fiscal year. Provides for a joint survey and report to Congress by the Secretaries of Defense and Education, for each year from 1983 through 1987, on the academic achievement levels of 18-year-old persons in the United States and the personnel training and educational needs of the Armed Forces. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1989 to carry out this Act.
Bill· SS. 2667 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Requires that all activities carried out at a medical facility under the direct jurisdiction of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs be performed by Federal employees, except as specified.
Bill· SS. 2672 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a defense to a Federal prosecution that the defendant, as a result of mental disease or defect, lacked the state of mind required as an element of the offense (current law contains no statutory insanity defense). Transfers the burden of proof to the defendant to establish the defense of insanity by a preponderance of the evidence. Authorizes a verdict of "guilty but mentally ill", for any criminal defendant who raises the issue of insanity by notice as provided by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Requires that any person found guilty but mentally ill, be sentenced in the same manner as a defendant found guilty of the offense. Requires the court to commit such person to the custody of the Attorney General upon a finding by the preponderance of the evidence that the person is currently suffering from a mental disease or defect and his release would create a substantial danger to himself or to the person or property of another. Requires the court to release such person or to hold a hearing, upon the certification by the director of the facility that such person's release will no longer create significant risk of injury or property damage. Directs the court to order the discharge of a person who is found to have recovered.
Bill· HRH.R. 6674 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
American Defense Education Act - Authorizes a national program to provide incentives to local educational agencies to improve: (1) instruction in math, science, communication skills, foreign languages, and technology; and (2) guidance and counseling. Requires local education agencies which desire to participate in such national program to develop and carry out a program of improvement of instruction and student achievement. Sets forth requirements for such programs. Entitles participating local educational agencies to receive basic payments for each fiscal year equal to two percent of an established payment rate multiplied by the average daily attendance. Entitles agencies which show substantial evidence of meeting program goals to an incentive payment equal to an additional two percent of the established payment rate multiplied by the average daily attendance. Sets forth a formula for establishing such payment rate. Sets forth requirements for payment applications for submission to the Secretary of Education. Sets forth provisions for participation in such program of children enrolled in private schools. Directs the Secretary to administer the program and to pay each local educational agency with an approved application the amount to which it is entitled for each fiscal year. Provides for a joint survey and report to Congress by the Secretaries of Defense and Education, for each year from 1983 through 1987, on the academic achievement levels of U.S. 18-year-olds and the personnel training and educational needs of the armed forces.
Bill· HRH.R. 6673 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Title I: Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit mental condition from being a defense to any charge of criminal conduct. Allows admission of expert evidence on the issue of state of mind when it is an element of the offense. Title II: Authorizes a verdict of "guilty but mentally ill" for any criminal defendant who raises the issue of insanity by notice as provided by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Provides that if the defendant is found "guilty but mentally ill" the court may commit the defendant to serve all or a portion of the sentence in a suitable facility for treatment of his mental condition. Allows for transfer to a Federal prison when the defendant is no longer in need of custody, care or treatment. Provides that if the defendant is found not guilty, but the court determines that he is presently suffering from a mental condition where his release would create substantial danger to himself or another, then the court may commit him to custody of the appropriate State or to a suitable mental health facility. Requires the court to order the discharge of such a defendant upon recovery from his mental condition.
Bill· HRH.R. 6661 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to eliminate the insanity defense for the offenses of presidential (President-elect, Vice-President) assassination, kidnapping, and assault.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 526 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Requests the President to designate the week of August 1 through August 7, 1982, as National Purple Heart Week.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 518 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Designates the week commencing the fourth Monday in June 1982 as National NCO/Petty Officer Week.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 523 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Authorizes the erection of a memorial on public grounds in the District of Columbia, or its environs, in honor and commemoration of members of the armed forces who served in the Korean war. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to select, with the approval of the National Commisson of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, a suitable site on public grounds for such memorial. Subjects the design and any plans for the memorial to the approval of the Secretary, the National Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission. Declares that no moneys belonging to the United States or the District of Columbia shall be expended for the erection of such memorial.
Bill· SS. 2658 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
Amends the Federal criminal code to allow as an affirmative defense to a prosecution, that as a result of mental disease the defendant did not know the nature and quality of his actions or did not know the wrongfulness of his actions at the time he committed the offense. Transfers the burden of proving insanity to the defendant. Prohibits expert witnesses from offering opinions on the ultimate legal issues presented to the trier of fact.
Bill· SS. 2656 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
Directs the President to award the Purple Heart to any individual wounded or killed while held as a prisoner of war during World War I, World War II, or the Korean conflict.
Bill· HRH.R. 6653 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
Title I: Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit mental condition from being a defense to any charge of criminal conduct. Title II: Authorizes a verdict of "guilty but mentally ill" for any criminal defendant who raises the issue of insanity by notice as provided by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Provides that if the defendant is found "guilty but mentally ill" the court may commit the defendant to serve all or a portion of a sentence in a suitable facility for treatment of his mental condition. Allows for transfer to a Federal prison when the defendant is no longer in need of custody, care or treatment. Provides that if the defendant is found not guilty, but the court determines that he is presently suffering from a mental condition where his release would create substantial danger to himself or another, then the court may commit him to custody of the appropriate State or to a suitable mental health facility. Requires the court to order the discharge of such a defendant upon recovery from his mental condition.
Bill· HRH.R. 6649 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins of the United States in two specified series in quantities necessary to meet public demand. Directs the Secretary to sell such coins directly to the public and to numismatic coin dealers and retailers for resale to the public at not less than the fair market value of their silver content on the day before the sale, plus the costs of minting, distributing, promoting, and marketing the coins. Requires deposit of the net proceeds of such sales in the National Defense Stockpile transaction fund after the deduction of costs incurred by the Secretary. Limits the aggregate amount of silver in the National Defense Stockpile which may be used to mint the two specified coin series. Declares that disposals of silver from the National Defense Stockpile shall be conducted during calendar years 1983, 1984, and 1985.
Bill· HRH.R. 6652 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
Requires that prevailing wage rate employees, paid under the Army Corps of Engineers special power rate schedule, be paid during FY 1982 the greater of either: (1) the wages resulting from the wage survey for FY 1982 as restricted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981; or (2) the highest regular wages paid on June 1, 1982, to prevailing wage rate employees of the Bureau of Reclamation who perform similar work on hydroelectric plants in the same area as specified under this Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 512 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
Directs the Secretary of Defense to furnish the House of Representatives, within ten days of this resolution's adoption, with full and complete information and records in any way relating to the procurement of the C-5B aircraft.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 511 (97th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 5540 (Defense Production).
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 515 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1982
Designates July 1, 1982, as Camp Smith Centennial Day.
Bill· SS. 2645 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1982
Military Construction Codification Act - Codifies provisions concerning military construction and military family housing. Permits the expenditure of funds for planning and administration within the authority to construct or convert any Reserve facility. Permits the advance of public moneys for such purpose. Permits permanent or temporary improvements on lands to which title is not yet approved and on lands which are held temporarily. Increases from $175,000 to $200,000 the ceiling on Reserve facilities requiring notification of the appropriate congressional committees. Reduces the period of notification from 30 to 21 days. Expands the exemption from such requirements to include projects whose location, purpose, scope, and cost remain the same or within prescribed limits as when authorized. Requires annual authorization of appropriations for military construction of Reserve facilities, architectural and engineering services and construction design for all military constuction projects, and advances for the construction of defense access roads. Expands the authority to acquire real property to include authority to make surveys and acquire interests through gift, purchase, or exchange. Limits the amount of increase in cost for land acquisition for unusual, unanticipated variations in cost or reduction in scope of the project. Permits an exemption with the approval of the congressional committees after 21 days notice or upon receipt of approval. Codifies other permanent provisions of law concerning the use and development of energy resources on military lands.
Bill· HRH.R. 6618 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1982
Defense Economic Adjustment Act - Title I: Defense Economic Adjustment Council - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President the Defense Economic Adjustment Council to be cochaired by the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor. Establishes in the Executive Office an Office of Economic Adjustment, headed by a Director, to provide staff support to the Council. Directs the Council to disseminate information from the Secretary of Defense to Federal, State, and local agencies concerning proposed or pending changes in defense spending which would effect employment in the defense industry. Requires the Council to perform other duties, including: (1) encouraging the preparation of plans for non-defense-related public projects; (2) coordinating and developing information on priority, federally funded projects and programs pertaining to defense economic adjustment; (3) monitoring job services information banks; and (4) determining criteria for eligibility for assistance under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide the pertinent information to the Council a year in advance of any change and to furnish the Council with projected future defense spending levels. Directs the Council to prepare and distribute a Conversion Guidelines Handbook to outline requirements of programs for professional retraining of personnel. Title II: Community Economic Adjustment Planning - Makes eligible for Federal assistance for planning for economic adjustment any community which is substantially affected by reduction or elimination of Government defense facilities or curtailment or conclusion of defense contracts. Directs the Council to make available to alternative use committees information on economic development programs of any Federal instrumentality which provides funds which may be used for planning. Requires the Council to report to Congress at least annually on any such economic development program. Directs the Council to utilize data from other departments to develop criteria which insure that assistance is directed to those communities which are most vulnerable economically to reductions in defense expenditures. Requires the Council to publish a semiannual list of eligible communities. Requires excess property resulting from a closing or reduction in a Government-owned facility to be appraised for purposes of resale to the community. Title III: Alternative Use Committees - Requires the establishment of alternative use committees at defense facilities to plan for economic conversion in the event of closure or reduction. Directs such committees to: (1) evaluate the assets of the facilities and the resources and requirements of the local community; (2) develop at least biennially a detailed plan for conversion of the facility to non-defense-related productive activity; and (3) provide retraining and reemployment counseling services. Requires conversion plans to maximize the pool of skills of available personnel and specify in detail the composition of the work force and plant, material, and financing requirements. Penalizes any contractor who fails to submit an alternative use plan or carry out one approved by the Council by making such contractor ineligible for future defense contracts for three years. Title IV: Economic Adjustment Assistance for Workers - Makes displaced workers certified by the local alternative use committees to the Council eligible for benefits for two years under this Act. Includes among such benefits weekly compensation, vested pension credit, maintenance of health insurance, retraining for civilian work, job search allowance, and reimbursement for relocation expenses. Requires completion of a program of professional retraining before certain employees are eligible for assistance. Directs the Council to enter agreements with a State or agency in the State administering the unemployment compensation law to disburse benefits under this Act. Requires displaced workers to accept any employment determined by the State agency or Secretary of Labor to be comparable to the former job, or benefits will terminate. Excludes these benefits from other determinations of eligibility for unemployment compensation under any Federal or State law. Title V: Economic Adjustment Fund - Establishes in the Treasury a Workers Economic Adjustment Reserve Trust Fund. Requires defense contractors to pay a specified percentage into the fund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit a percentage of the projected savings resulting from a cancellation or cutback in defense spending. Title VI: Use of Research Funds - Requires inclusion of definitions by the Council of urgent national requirements for nondefense sectors of the economy in any determination of the Secretary of Defense as to how certain research and development funds are to be spent. Title VII: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 105 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1982
Condemns all acts of violence in Northern Ireland. Calls upon the United Kingdom to outlaw the Ulster Defense Association and any like terrorist organization.
Bill· HRH.R. 6593 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1982
Extends burial benefits to specified veterans with service-connected disabilities (formerly provided through October 1, 1981).
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 362 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1982
Condemns all acts of violence in Northern Ireland. Calls upon the United Kingdom to outlaw the Ulster Defense Association and any like terrorist organization.
Bill· HRH.R. 6547 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1982
Prohibits the transfer of the naval vessel United States ship Cone (DD 866) to another nation.
Bill· HRH.R. 6557 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1982
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to construct a Veterans Administration hospital in the West Palm Beach area of Palm Beach County, Florida. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 508 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1982
Directs the President to begin immediately a phased withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Europe and Japan. Requires such military withdrawal to be completed within four years. Provides that eight years after enactment of this resolution American nuclear forces will not be extended to protect Western Europe, Japan, or any other foreign country.
Bill· SS. 2609 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1982
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to make loans to eligible veterans for the purchase of residential property on which the Administrator has foreclosed after default on loans guaranteed by the Veterans Administration.
Bill· HRH.R. 6540 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1982
Entitles persons who served in the Local Security Patrol Force of Guam during World War II to veterans' benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 6527 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1982
Military Widows and Surviving Children Benefits Restoration Act -- Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to make monthly payments equivalent to the child's insurance benefit under the Social Security Act before enactment of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to certain children between the ages of 18 and 22 attending institutions of higher learning. Limits eligibility for such payments to children of veterans who died on active duty or from a service-connected disability. Directs the Secretary to make a lump-sum payment to persons who would have been entitled to such payments one month before the effective date of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to make monthly payments to the surviving spouse of such a veteran in the amount such spouse would have received under the Social Security Act were she caring for a child under 16 (when such child is actually between 16 and 18 years of age). Directs the Secretary to make a lump-sum payment to persons who would have been entitled to such payments one month before the effective date of this Act. Directs the Secretary concerned to notify each member of the armed forces that their dependents will be ineligible for such benefits should the member die after the applicable date, in no case later than August 13, 1983. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide the Secretary concerned with information necessary to carry out this Act.
Law· SS. 2586 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1982
Military Construction Authorization Act, 1983 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each of these locations. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop other installations by proceeding with construction made necessary by unforeseen security considerations, new weapons development, new and unforeseen research and development requirements, improved production schedules or revisions in the tasks or functions assigned to a military installation or for environmental considerations if the Secretary of Defense determines that deferral of such construction for inclusion in the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be inconsistent with the national security. Directs the Secretary to notify the appropriate congressional committees of such determination. Authorizes appropriations for such emergency construction. Authorizes the Secretary to accomplish minor construction projects in a specified amount. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing. Authorizes the Secretary to improve existing quarters, earmarking certain funds for energy conservation. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act of 1976 to increase the authorization level for housing at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1982, to increase the number of housing units authorized to be constructed at Fort Irwin, California. Authorizes the Secretary to convey to the Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Tacoma, Washington, specified lands along the westerly boundary of the Fort Lewis Military Reservation, Pierce County, Washington, in exchange for other lands. Requires that the United States and West Germany come to a formal agreement concerning the cost sharing arrangements for the master restationing plan before funds authorized for such plan may be obligated or expended. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop other installations where necessary under the same conditions as those relating to the Secretary of the Army under title I of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to accomplish minor construction projects in a specified amount. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire land to construct family housing units at the Naval Station, Mayport, Florida. Authorizes the Secretary to improve existing military family housing, subject to the conditions set forth in title I. Permits the Secretary to use seven housing units acquired from the U.S. Public Health Service Facility, Norfolk, Virginia, for military family housing. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop additional facilities where necessitated by those factors enumerated in title I of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to accomplish minor construction projects in a specified amount. Authorizes the Secretary to improve existing military family housing, subject to the conditions set forth in title I. Amends the Military Construction Act, 1977 to increase authorizations for specified projects, including the Arnold Engineering Development Center, Tennessee. Authorizes the Secretary to adjust the base boundaries at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to resolve encroachments caused by inaccurate surveys. Authorizes the Secretary to convert an existing facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for use as a foreign military sales center. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop military installations at specified locations and authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Permits the Secretary to establish or develop additional facilities which are determined to be vital to the security of the United States under the terms and conditions of title I. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Authorizes the Secretary to accomplish minor construction projects in a specified amount. Authorizes the Secretary to modify existing family housing as specified. Title V: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to incur NATO facilities construction costs up to a specified amount. Requires the Secretary to report to the Senate and the House Armed Services and Appropriations Committees concerning such costs. Title VI: Authorization of Appropriations and Administrative Provisions - Authorizes the Secretaries of the various military departments to develop installations under this Act without regard to provisions of law which prohibit the advancement of public moneys and which require the submission of detailed cost estimates to Congress. Establishes appropriations ceilings for each title of this Act. Authorizes limited increases in the amounts authorized pursuant to this Act if the Secretary of the military department or the Director of the defense agency concerned determines that such an increase is required for the sole purpose of meeting unusual and unanticipated variations in costs. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report annually to the appropriate committees of Congress concerning projects exceeding the amount authorized by more than a specified percent. Establishes measures and responsibility for supervising the construction work authorized under this Act. Requires the respective Secretaries to report to Congress annually on the costs of construction contracts. Title VII: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop additional facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces of various military departments. Authorizes specified appropriations for each such entity. Directs the Secretary of Defense to give the appropriate committees of Congress 15 rather than 30 days notice of expenditures for facilities in excess of $175,000. Exempts facilities listed in the annual lump sum authorization from such requirement. Title VIII: General Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to exchange specified land in and with the city of Warner Robins, Georgia. Permits the Secretary of a military department, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to make obligations for commissary store facility construction without regard to fiscal year limitations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to exchange specified lands in and with the city of Bell, California. Requires the city to restore and modernize a specified building owned by the United States as consideration. Permits the Secretary of Defense to exchange or sell any real property and facilities in the public interest or for national defense purposes. Requires that any sales or exchanges be conducted through public, competitive bidding. Credits the proceeds to a defense facilities replacement fund. Directs the Secretary to give the Armed Forces Committees 15 days notice whenever the fair market value of the property involved exceeds $100,000. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to exchange with the Kansas City Corporation for Industrial Development of Kansas City, Missouri, specified lands in Jackson County comprising the Sergeant Charles R. Long Army Reserve Training Center and the Carlisle School. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for the construction of contingency facilities to support the national security interests of the United States in Egypt, Kenya, Oman, Somalia, the island of Diego Garcia or at Lajes Field (Portugal) unless the construction contracts require that all materials be produced or refined in the United States or host nation. Excludes contracts for less than $5,000,000 and contracts with countries with a formal agreement with the United States which would be violated by such a requirement. Authorizes the Secretary of a military department to use moneys received from grazing and agricultural leases to defray related expenses and to finance multiple land use management programs on installations under his jurisdiction. Increases the dollar limitation on foreign leasing. Authorizes modification of a certain building at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., and disposition of a certain building by the Secretary of the Navy in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Bill· SS. 2598 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1982
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins of the United States in two specified series in quantities necessary to meet public demand. Directs the Secretary to sell such coins directly to the public and to numismatic coin dealers and retailers for resale to the public at not less than the fair market value of their silver content on the day before the sale, plus the costs of minting, distributing, promoting, and marketing the coins. Requires deposit of the net proceeds of such sales in the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund after the deduction of costs incurred by the Secretary. Limits the aggregate amount of silver in the National Defense Stockpile which may be used to mint the two specified coin series. Declares that disposals of silver from the National Defense Stockpile shall be conducted during calendar years 1983, 1984 and 1985.
Bill· SS. 2585 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1982
Military Widows and Surviving Children Benefits Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to make monthly payments equivalent to the child's insurance benefit under the Social Security Act before the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to certain children between the ages of 18 and 22 attending institutions of higher learning. Limits eligibility for such payments to children of veterans who died on active duty or from a service-connected disability. Directs the Secretary to make a lump-sum payment to persons who would have been entitled to such payments one month before the effective date of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to make monthly payments to the surviving spouse of such veteran in the amount such spouse would have received under the Social Security Act were she caring for a child under 16 (when such child is actually between 16 and 18 years of age). Directs the Secretary to make a lump-sum payment to persons who would have been entitled to such payments one month before the effective date of this Act. Directs the Secretary concerned to notify each member of the armed forces that his or her dependents will be ineligible for such benefits should the member die after the applicable date, in no case later than August 13, 1983. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide the Secretary concerned with information necessary to carry out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6507 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1982
Specifies which State officials should be considered the contracting party responsible for taking affirmative action to hire disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era under certain Federal procurement contracts.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 350 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) propose at the June 1982 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit meeting that the NATO allies should pool their resources for their common defense; and (2) work with Congress in the development of implementing policies.
Bill· HRH.R. 6440 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1982
Veterans' Employment Assistance Act of 1982 - Extends eligibility for the employment and training of disabled and Vietnam-era veterans' programs to include a veteran rated at any level of disability, rather than only those rated 30 percent or more disabled. Continues the 30 percent or more disabled requirement for purposes of giving preference in employment as veterans' benefits counselors and veterans' claims examiners. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment to promulgate regulations to administer such program. Requires that eligible veterans and persons be given priority in the provision of employment and training services. Makes officials within the Department of Labor who help administer this program responsible to the Assistant Secretary. Changes the position of State veterans' employment representative to that of State veterans' employment director. Assigns to each regional office of the Assistant Secretary a regional director for veterans' employment. Makes such directors functionally responsible for supervising the participation of veterans in Federal employment and training programs, job listings, discrimination complaints, and other specified duties. Requires that funds used to assist States in administering the disabled veterans' outreach program be specifically set forth in appropriation Acts. Permits a waiver of limitation on the percentage of outreach specialists which shall be stationed at local employment service offices in a State. Requires outreach specialists to develop programs with the Veterans Administration vocational rehabilitation staff and others to assure maximum assistance to veterans. Directs the Assistant Secretary to monitor the employment of such specialists. Directs the Secretary of Labor to estimate the funds necessary for the administration of the employment training and reemployment rights programs, including the amounts necessary to fund the disabled veterans' outreach program specialists programs. Requires the Secretary's annual report to include a report on activities under such program. Directs the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary, to establish a program providing job counseling, training, and placement services for veterans through grants to State agencies and private, nonprofit organizations. Encourages such agencies to make cooperative arrangements with industry. Directs the Secretary to coordinate this program with other veterans' job training programs and to determine the effectiveness of an agency in providing services under this program. Permits the Secretary to furnish technical assistance as necessary. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Veterans' Affairs Committees of Congress on the conduct of this program. Establishes within the Department of Labor the Secretary's Committee on Veterans' Affairs to meet quarterly to bring veterans' employment problems to the attention of the Secretary. Extends eligibility for the employment and training programs for disabled and Vietnam-era veterans to include persons who, but for the receipt of military retired pay, would be eligible to receive compensation. Requires each Federal contractor who must take affirmative action to employ such veterans to make quarterly reports on the number and characteristics of new hires with the state veterans' employment director. Requires each Federal department and agency to list openings with a local employment service office, which shall give veterans priority in referral. Requires the Office of Personnel Management to publish a report which includes the number of openings and the number of veterans who were referred to and/or received a job. Requires employers of a person called to perform active duty for training or inactive duty training in the armed forces to grant such person a leave of absence for up to 12 months. Repeals the exemplary rehabilitation certificates program.
Law· HRH.R. 6451 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1982
Military Construction Codification Act - Codifies provisions concerning military construction and military family housing. Permits the expenditure of funds for planning and administration within the authority to construct or convert any Reserve facility. Permits the advance of public moneys for such purpose. Permits permanent or temporary improvements on lands to which title is not yet approved and on lands which are held temporarily. Increases from $175,000 to $200,000 the ceiling on Reserve facilities requiring notification of the appropriate congressional committees. Reduces the period of notification from 30 to 21 days. Expands the exemption from such requirements to include projects whose location, purpose, scope, and cost remain the same or within prescribed limits as when authorized. Requires annual authorization of appropriations for military construction of Reserve facilities, architectural and engineering services and construction design for all military constuction projects, and advances for the construction of defense access roads. Expands the authority to acquire real property to include authority to make surveys and acquire interests through gift, purchase, or exchange. Limits the amount of increase in cost for land acquisition for unusual, unanticipated variations in cost or reduction in scope of the project. Permits an exemption with the approval of the congressional committees after 21 days notice or upon receipt of approval. Codifies other permanent provisions of law concerning the use and development of energy resources on military lands.
Bill· HRH.R. 6446 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1982
Prohibits the President from selling to Saudi Arabia any AWACS aircraft, Sidewinder missiles, or certain other defense articles. Prohibits waiver of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6441 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1982
Extends through December 31, 1984, the program allowing Vietnam-era veterans whose educational assistance eligibility has otherwise expired to pursue an apprenticeship, vocational training, or a program of secondary education.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 347 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) propose at the June 1982 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit meeting that the NATO allies should pool their resources for their common defense; and (2) present such agreements to Congress for approval.
Bill· SS. 2537 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1982
Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to consider the current and projected number of veterans residing in each State when deciding where medical facilities should be constructed or acquired. Directs the Chief Medical Director at the end of each fiscal year to determine the current and projected number of veterans residing in each State. Requires the Director to report such information to the appropriate committees and to consider it when making recommendations for the apportionment of funds.
Bill· HRH.R. 6401 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1982
Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to consider the current and projected number of veterans residing in each State when deciding where medical facilities should be constructed or acquired. Directs the Chief Medical Director at the end of each fiscal year to determine the current and projected number of veterans residing in each State. Requires the Director to report such information to the appropriate committees and to consider it when making recommendations for the apportionment of funds.