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Bill· HRH.R. 6375 (97th)referred

A bill to provide additional funding from the Department of Defense for allocation under the impact aid for education program, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1982

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to direct the Secretary of Defense to identify funds from Department of Defense appropriations to be transferred by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Department of Education for allocation under the impact aid for education program in FY 1983 and 1984 if a specified amount is not directly appropriated for such program. Permits any local educational agency aggrieved by any action or failure to act in violation of this Act to bring an action for damages or equitable relief in an appropriate district court of the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 6368 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the delimiting period within which a Vietnam-era veteran may use educational assistance under chapter 34 of that title upon discharge or release from active duty from the present ten years to twenty years, but not later than December 31, 1999.

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1982

Extends from 10 to 20 years the delimiting period within which a Vietnam-era veteran may use educational assistance.

Bill· SS. 2521 (97th)open

Military Justice Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1982

Military Justice Act of 1982 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to require that any person performing the duty of a judge advocate be a member in good standing of the bar of a Federal court or the highest court of a State or territory. Limits to one military judge a general court-martial for specified cases, excluding those in which the death penalty may be adjudged. Expands the punishment a special court-martial may adjudge to include confinement or forfeiture of pay for up to one year. Requires the military judge of a general or special court-martial to determine and announce the sentence. Requires an investigation of any charge or specification before referral to a general court-martial unless the accused waives such investigation. Requires the staff judge advocate to advise the convening authority of a general court-martial that the charge is an offense under the Code and is warranted by the evidence. Requires that this advice accompany the charge if it is referred to trial. Permits defense counsel, in the event of a conviction, to assist the accused in submission of matters to the convening authority who is authorized to take action on the basis of the trial record, and to rebut the recommendation of the staff judge advocate. Permits accused and trial counsel three peremptory challenges (currently, one) to a military judge and members of a general or special court-martial. Requires U.S. marshals to serve process delivered to them to obtain witnesses and other evidence for courts-martial. Requires a court-martial to advise an accused found guilty of his right to appeal and applicable requirements. Requires the preparation of a complete record of proceedings when the sentence approved includes death, discharge, dismissal, or confinement at hard labor for more than one year. Permits a determining and sentencing military judge to suspend execution of all or part of a sentence up to two years. Remits a sentence upon expiration of the stated time, or death or discharge from the service of the accused. Permits a convening authority to set aside a finding of guilty and dismiss the charge. Permits the accused to file a notice of appeal with the convening authority within ten days of receiving notice of the authority's action on the sentence. Permits the convening authority to revoke any action previously taken if warranted by matters identified in the notice of appeal. Permits the convening authority to direct the United States to appeal any order which terminates the proceedings or excludes evidence which is substantial proof. Requires that such appeals be forwarded to the cognizant Court of Military Review. Requires a judge advocate to review all non-appealed cases to determine if corrective action is necessary. Permits an officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the accused to change the sentence or order a rehearing. Applies specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to retirement and survivor annuities to judges of the Court of Military Appeals. Sets forth other conditions of retirement and retired pay. Requires applications for review in the Office of the Judge Advocate General to be made within a specified time. Prohibits the execution of a sentence which imposes a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge for 40 days or until an appeal, if filed, is affirmed by a Court of Military Review. Makes the manufacture of, traffic in, or use of opiates or controlled substances a crime punishable by court-martial. Sets forth penalties for such violations. Permits the correction of military records in conformance with this Act. Amends the Military Justice Amendments of 1981 to limit the application of certain provisions. Sets forth effective dates for specified provisions of this Act.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 95 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress with respect to certain negotiations regarding chemical weapons.

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1982

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should promote the negotiations involved in drafting a treaty prohibiting chemical weapons. Urges the President to inform the Soviet Union that the United States is willing to negotiate such a treaty on a bilateral basis.

Law· HRH.R. 6350 (97th)enacted

Veterans' Administration Health-Care Programs Improvement and Extension Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1982

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide that: (1) nurses employed at a Veterans Administration facility who work two regularly scheduled 12-hour tours of duty within a weekend shall be considered to have worked a full workweek and be paid as specified; or (2) such nurses who work on a tour of duty any part of which falls on a weekend may be paid additional pay (not to exceed 25 percent of the hourly rate). Extends from September 30, 1982, to September 30, 1983, the authority of the Administrator to contract for hospital care or medical services in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands without reference to patient loads or incidence of provision of medical services for veterans treated by the Veterans' Administration in the contiguous 48 States.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 482 (97th)open

A joint resolution to designate the week commencing with the fourth Monday in June 1982 as "National NCO/Petty Officer Week".

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1982

Designates the week commencing the fourth Monday in June 1982 as National NCO/Petty Officer Week.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 479 (97th)referred

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 9, 1982 and April 9, 1983 as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1982

Designates July 9, 1982, and April 9, 1983, as National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 464 (97th)referred

A resolution declaring the sense of the House with respect to granting Vietnam Veterans their rights to conduct a memorial ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1982

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of the Army should grant a permit to the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) to hold a public memorial ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery on May 15, 1982.

Bill· HRH.R. 6329 (97th)open

Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982

Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1983 - Title I: National Security Programs - Authorizes the appropriation of funds for FY 1983 to the Department of Energy for operating expenses and plant and capital equipment costs incurred in carrying out national security programs, including scientific research and development, strategic and critical materials necessary for common defense, and military applications of nuclear energy, as specified. Title II: General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act, without notice to Congress, where the costs of the program exceed 105 percent of the program authorization or the costs exceed by more than $10,000,000 the amount authorized by this Act, whichever is the lesser. Prohibits the use of authorized funds, without notice to Congress, for programs which have not been presented to or requested of Congress. Allows the use of such funds after 30 calendar days have elapsed since the Secretary of Energy has presented to all the appropriate congressional committees a full and complete statement of the action proposed. Allows the written waiver of such requirement as specified. Imposes specified limits on the cost and cost overruns of general plant projects and construction projects. Allows the transfer of funds from specified projects to other Federal agencies for the performance of work for which the appropriation is made. Authorizes the Secretary to perform construction design services for proposed construction projects with amounts authorized for plant engineering and design, and to perform such services using available funds for any Department of Energy defense activity construction project in the event of any national emergency.

Bill· HRH.R. 6317 (97th)failed

Uniformed Services Pay Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982

Uniformed Services Pay Act of 1982 - Title I: Compensation Issues - States that the required adjustment in military pay, commensurate with adjustments made for Federal civilian employees, shall not be made. Directs the President's agent to instead recommend increases in military pay based upon increases for workers in the private sector over the previous 12 month period. Directs the President to transfer to Congress an alternative plan if he considers such recommended adjustments inappropriate for national security or emergency reasons. Makes such alternative plan effective unless either House of Congress adopts a resolution of disapproval within 30 days. States that if a resolution of disapproval is adopted, then the President shall adjust the salaries as recommended. Preempts other rates of pay otherwise enacted. Includes time spent as an enlisted member as well as a warrant officer in computing the basic pay of certain commissioned officers. Extends through FY 1987 enlistment and reenlistment bonuses for the armed forces. Freezes certain travel allowances for dependents and for transportation of baggage and household effects during FY 1983. Authorizes hazardous duty pay for persons involved in testing aircraft or missile systems during which highly toxic fuels or propellants are used. Revises eligibility criteria for certain members' separation pay. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to permit members or former members who would have been eligible to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan but for the fact that they were under 60 years of age to do so. Extends eligibility for a minimum income to widows who were widowed as of a specified date. Modifies the Reserve Officer Training Corps' Scholarship Program to extend eligibility to students whose approved program includes a fifth academic year. Extends eligibility for a subsistence allowance to members of precommissioning programs from 20 to 30 months. Requires as a condition of assistance for specially selected members as cadets or midshipmen that the Secretary concerned have the option of requiring reimbursement should the member fail to complete the educational requirements. Requires such members to accept an appointment, if offered, as a commissioned officer of one of the uniformed services and to serve in a reserve component for a specified period. Title II: Computation of Retired Pay - Limits retired pay adjustments to the lesser of the consumer price index rise or the most recent basic pay raise for active forces. Repeals the requirement that the rate of retired or retainer pay received be not less than if the member had become eligible the day before the effective date of the rates upon which his pay is actually based. Limits the increase in retired or retainer pay to make the entitlements of later retirees more equivalent to those of earlier retirees. Requires that both military pensions and survivor annuities be rounded to the next lower whole dollar amount. Requires that years of service for computing retired pay be determined by considering any full month of services as one-twelfth of a year, whether or not a member has more or less than six full months. Requires that similar changes be made in the computation of annuities under the civil service system before the changes in this Act shall take effect. Title III: Personnel Management Issues - Permits the President, with the consent of the officer involved, to transfer a commissioned officer from one branch of the uniformed service to another. Credits officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service with the number of years in service for retirement purposes and, with regard to the Public Health Service only, for purposes of grade and rank when transferred to an armed force. Authorizes the appointment of one cadet from American Samoa and one from the children of U.S. civilian personnel in Panama to each of the military academies. Permits citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands to be appointed as officers in the U.S. armed forces. Title IV: Miscellaneous - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1980 to prohibit the contracting-out of a commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense if the national defense requires that such function be performed by personnel of the Department. Directs the Secretary to include within a report to Congress an assessment as to which functions necessitate Department personnel performance, including a cost comparison. Extends medical malpractice protection to health-care personnel of the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home. Eliminates the requirement that former military or civilian employees of the Department previously or subsequently employed by defense contractors must report details of such employment to the Secretary. Permits the Secretary of a military department to accept voluntary services for a museum or family support program operated by the department.

Bill· HRH.R. 6315 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the quality of care for veterans in medical facilities operated by the Veterans' Administration by ensuring the provision of such care and necessary related services by Federal employees.

United States · United States Congress · 6 May 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· HRH.R. 6331 (97th)referred

A bill to provide for the transportation of dependents of members of the uniformed services who are stationed in Alaska and Hawaii and who are in need of medical attention not available in the area where the member is stationed.

United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982

Authorizes the payment of transportation expenses related to necessary medical care for dependents of a member of the uniformed services who is stationed in Alaska or Hawaii.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 454 (97th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that veterans benefits and entitlements be considered "Veterans Rights".

United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1982

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that veterans' medical compensation, pension, and readjustment allowances shall be considered rights, rather than benefits and entitlements.

Bill· SS. 2487 (97th)open

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1982

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities in specified departments and agencies of the U.S. Government. Title II: Intelligence Community Staff - Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Staff for FY 1983. Establishes an end strength ceiling of 210 full-time Intelligence Community Staff employees. Title III: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. Title IV: Supplemental Authorization for the Fiscal Year 1982 - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for FY 1982 for the conduct of intelligence activities of the U.S. Government. Title V: General Provisions - Makes certain provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act relating to the procurement of automatic data processing equipment inapplicable to CIA procurement. Prohibits the unauthorized use of the name, initials, or seal of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Bill· SS. 2488 (97th)referred

Defense Intelligence Agency Personnel Management Improvement Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1982

Defense Intelligence Agency Personnel Management Improvement Act of 1982 - Permits the Secretary of Defense to establish and appoint individuals to civil service positions for civilian officers and employees in the Defense Intelligence Agency as may be necessary. Excludes such positions from specified civil service requirements. Directs the Secretary to fix the rates of basic pay in relation to rates in the General Schedule. Sets forth other conditions of employment, using civil service requirements as guidelines. Permits the Secretary to terminate such employment whenever deemed necessary.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 385 (97th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the access of any veteran to hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care and medical treatment furnished by the Veterans' Administration should not be reduced.

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1982

Expresses the sense of the Senate that there should be no reduction in the access of any veteran to hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care and medical treatment furnished by the Veterans Administration.

Bill· HRH.R. 6286 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide that Veterans' Administration nurses who work two twelve-hour regularly scheduled tours of duty over a weekend shall be considered to have worked a full basic workweek, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1982

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 88 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance must pool their resources for their common defense.

United States · United States Congress · 3 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 the implementing agreements to Congress for approval.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 325 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of Japan should assume a greater share of the defense of Japan and should pay for the construction, equipping, and operation of a United States Navy aircraft carrier battle group.

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1982

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Japan should assume a greater share of its own defense; (2) Japan should pay to construct, equip, and operate a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier battle group; and (3) the President should negotiate with Japan to arrange for payment for the aircraft carrier battle group.

Bill· SS. 2461 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide increased awards of service-connected compensation to certain blinded veterans who are suffering from total blindness without light perception.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982

Entitles veterans with service-connected, total blindness without light perception in both eyes to the same increased rate of monthly disability compensation as is paid for the anatomical loss of both eyes.

Bill· SS. 2460 (97th)open

A bill to amend Title 38 of the United States Code to provide increased awards of service-connected compensation to certain blinded veterans who are suffering from additional disabilities.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982

Entitles to an increased rate of monthly compensation veterans with service-connected total blindness and a hearing impairment rated at 20 percent (currently 60 percent) or more disability, or has total service-connected deafness in one ear, or has suffered the anatomical loss or loss of use of a hand or of a foot.

Bill· HRH.R. 6214 (97th)passed

Military Construction Authorization Act, 1983

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 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. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as to the availability of private housing in a U.S. location before constructing any family housing at such location. Directs the Secretary to give the appropriate congressional committees 15 days notice of any disagreement as to housing availability with the Secretary of HUD before contracting for construction. Authorizes appropriations for such housing at specified locations in the United States and overseas. Authorizes the Secretary to improve existing quarters, earmarking certain funds for energy conservation. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Acts of 1968, 1976, and 1982 to increase the authorization levels for specified projects. 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. 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 construct or acquire military family housing, subject to the conditions set forth in title I. Permits the Secretary of the Navy to use the seven housing units from the Public Health Service Facility, Norfolk, Virginia, for military 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 construct or acquire military family housing, subject to the conditions set forth in title I. Authorizes the Secretary to adjust the base boundaries at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to resolve encroachments caused by inaccurate surveys. Permits the Secretary to use limited funds 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 construct or acquire 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 expenditure 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. Repeals prior Military Construction Authorization Acts. Specifies exceptions to such repealer. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1982 to: (1) increase authorizations for the construction of defense installations on the Mariana Islands; (2) decrease authorizations for military construction by the Navy inside and outside the United States; (3) and increase authorizations for construction by Defense agencies. 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 Defense to give the appropriate committees of Congress 15 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. Directs the Secretary of each military department to procure energy systems using solar or other renewable forms of energy whenever possible and cost effective. Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress within two years on the applications of such energy within the department. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to exchange specified lands in and with Clarke County, Georgia. 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.

Bill· HRH.R. 6229 (97th)open

A bill to eliminate certain practices of the Department of Defense as they relate to meals served in the Secretary of Defense's dining room, personal servants for senior officers, veterinary services for pets of military personnel and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982

Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) ensure that teletype is not used for routine, low-priority messages; and (2) prescribe regulations concerning charges for meals in the dining room of the Secretary in the Pentagon. Prohibits: (1) enlisted members of the armed forces from being assigned to duty as personal aides to general and flag officers; and (2) the Department of Defense from providing veterinary care for pets of members of the armed forces or their dependents. Permits the Secretary to make exceptions regarding veterinary care with appropriate fees charged.

Bill· HRH.R. 6231 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 10 of the United States Code to allow the appointment of cadets and midshipmen at the United States Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies to succeed certain cadets and midshipmen discharged or graduated from such Academies and certain cadets and midshipmen not graduating from such Academies with the class of cadets or midshipmen admitted with such cadets or midshipmen.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982

Permits the President to appoint successors to cadets at the U.S. Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies who have been discharged, graduated, or whose class has graduated without them.

Bill· HRH.R. 6217 (97th)referred

A bill to amend chapter 67 of title 10, United States Code, to grant eligibility for retired pay to certain reservists who did not perform active duty before August 16, 1945, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982

Entitles specified members of the armed forces reserves who did not perform active duty before August 16, 1945, to retirement pay.

Bill· HRH.R. 6190 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that educational assistance provided by the Veterans' Administration under the GI Bill shall be disregarded in determining the needs or qualifications of any person under any educational assistance program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982

Excludes amounts received under a veteran's educational assistance program for purposes of determining such veteran's eligibility for any other federally funded educational assistance program.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 320 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution declaring that the Department of Defense shall not purchase any articles manufactured outside the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1982

Declares that the Department of Defense shall not purchase any articles manufactured outside the United States unless such articles cannot be procured within the confines of the United States.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 86 (97th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Army should place a plaque in Arlington National Cemetery honoring members of the United States Armed Forces who died during an attempt to rescue American hostages held in Iran.

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1982

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Army should construct and place in Arlington National Cemetery a plaque honoring members of the United States Armed Forces who died attempting to rescue the American hostages in Iran.

Bill· SS. 2429 (97th)referred

National Defense Stockpile Copper Acquisition Act of 1982

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 6155 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to certain blinded veterans who are suffering from additional service-connected disabilities.

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1982

Bill· HRH.R. 6154 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of compensation payable to veterans who have suffered total blindness without light perception as a result of a service-connected disability.

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1982

Entitles veterans with service-connected, total blindness without light perception in both eyes to the same rate of monthly disability compensation as is paid for the anatomical loss of both eyes.

Bill· HRH.R. 6151 (97th)referred

National Security Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1982

National Security Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983 - Title I: National Security Programs - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Energy for operating expenses incurred in carrying out national security programs, including scientific research and development, strategic and critical materials necessary for common defense, military applications of nuclear energy, and additional authorizations for specific projects. Title II: General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act, without notice to Congress, where the costs of the program exceed 105 percent of the program authorization or the costs exceed by more than $10,000 the amount authorized by this Act, whichever is the lesser. Prohibits the use of funds authorized by this Act, without notice to Congress, for programs which have not been presented to, or requested of, Congress. Allows the use of such funds after 30 calendar days have elapsed since the Secretary of Energy has presented to all the appropriate congressional committees a full and complete statement of the action proposed. Allows the written waiver of such requirement where such waiver is approved in writing by each appropriate committee of Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to start any general plant project only if the maximum estimated cost of such project does not exceed $1,000,000. Sets forth procedures for approval of construction projects that exceed the 25 percent estimated cost provision, and exempts from such procedures any project which has an estimated cost of less than $5,000,000. Allows the transfer of funds from specified projects to other Government agencies for the performance of work for which the appropriation is made. Authorizes the Secretary to perform construction design services for construction projects in support of national security programs as appropriated under this Act. Directs the Secretary to notify the appropriate committees of Congress in writing of specified cost overruns.

Bill· HRH.R. 6146 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to require that, in considering proposed military co-production arrangements with foreign countries, there be greater interagency coordination within the executive branch, increased consideration of the economic and trade implications of these arrangements, and consultation with the Members of Congress representing areas which may be adversely affected by the co-production abroad.

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1982

Amends the Arms Export Control Act to direct the President to: (1) provide for the coordination among relevant Government agencies when a proposed military coproduction arrangement involving high-technology items is being considered; (2) develop criteria for conducting economic assessments before the United States enters into military coproduction arrangements with foreign countries; and (3) consult with the Members of Congress who represent areas which produce the defense articles that might be produced abroad under a coproduction arrangment.

Bill· HRH.R. 6153 (97th)referred

A bill to change the name of the landing strip at White Sands Missile Range in the State of New Mexico, to "White Sands Space Harbor".

United States · United States Congress · 22 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.

Bill· HRH.R. 6130 (97th)open

Military Justice Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1982

Military Justice Act of 1982 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to establish within the Office of the Judge Advocate General of each armed force an independent command known as the Courts-Martial Command. Provides that each such command shall be divided into four separate divisions as follows: (1) the judicial division which shall be responsible for the detailing of military judges; (2) the prosecution division which shall be responsible for detailing trial counsel and assistant counsel to courts-martial trials; (3) the defense division which shall be responsible for detailing defense counsel and assistant counsel to courts-martial trials; and (4) the administrative division which shall be responsible for convening courts- martial and detailing court reporters to courts-martial trials. Provides that each Courts-Martial Command shall be subdivided into one or more Regional Commands which shall have responsibility for the administration of military justice within its geographic area. Revises the classification of courts-martial to establish only two types, upper courts-martial consisting of a military judge and seven members, and lower courts-martial consisting of a military judge and three members, or in both cases only a military judge if requested by the accused and approved by the military judge. Sets forth the jurisdiction of upper and lower courts-martial. Stipulates that lower courts-martial may not prescribe punishments of death, dishonorable discharge, dismissal, confinement for more than six months, hard labor without confinement for more than three months, or forfeiture of pay for more than six months. Grants the district courts of the United States jurisdiction over enumerated offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Stipulates that courts-martial may be convened only by the Chief of the Administrative Division of the Regional Command or the Chief's designee within that division. Stipulates that members of upper and lower courts-martial are to be selected on a random basis among those eligible persons permanently stationed within the geographical limits of the Regional Command convening the courts-martial unless the Secretary concerned prescribes by regulation that the selection be made from a smaller geographical area. Requires that, within 24 hours after charges are preferred against an individual or 24 hours after an individual is arrested, whichever is first, such person be brought before a military judge at which time the judge shall inform the accused of the charges against the accused as well as the rights of the accused including the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney and the accused's right to a preliminary examination. States that the judge shall admit the accused to bail in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned or may impose such restrictions in lieu of bail to insure the presence of the accused at trial. Allows interlocutory appeals for denial of bail. Allows trial counsel and defense counsel three preemptory challenges at any lower court-martial if a bad conduct discharge may be adjudged, six preemptory challenges at any upper court-martial, and ten challenges if the death penalty may be adjudged by the court. Prohibits the court-martialing of any individual who has been tried for substantially the same offense in any State or Federal court or the trial of any individual in State or Federal courts if such individual has been tried by a court-martial for substantially the same offense. Requires that all subpoenas be signed by a military judge. Stipulates that only military judges in accordance with regulations promulgated by the President shall have the authority to issue orders to conduct searches and seizures in connection with offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and requires that such orders be in writing and based upon probable cause. Sets forth the powers of military judges with respect to contempt proceedings. Authorizes military judges to enter judgments of acquittal after the evidence on either side is closed if the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction. Requires concurrence of two-thirds of the members of a court-martial who are present at the time the vote is taken in order to convict an individual. Stipulates that where the sentence is death the vote must be unanimous and that such vote is not binding on the military judge. Increases the number of judges on the United States Court of Military Appeals from three to nine. Authorizes the court, whenever it determines it is necessary to expedite business of the court to divide itself into three separate panels each consisting of three judges. Provides that cases in the United States Court of Military Appeals may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari. Establishes a committee to conduct a study of specified aspects of the military justice system and to report the results of such study to the President within one year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 433 (97th)open

A resolution to authorize the disclosure of certain classified documents relating to foreign investment in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1982

Declares that the House of Representatives concurs in the public release, by the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and Monetary Affairs, of certain classified documents dealing with foreign investments and country surpluses of members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 312 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the nuclear attack submarine of the United States Navy named the "Corpus Christi" should be renamed, and a nonlethal naval vessel should be named the "Corpus Christi".

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1982

Expresses the sense of Congress that the nuclear attack submarine named the Corpus Christi should be renamed and that a nonlethal naval vessel should be named the Corpus Christi.

Bill· SS. 2399 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the restrictions on the types of medical care that the uniformed services may provide, directly or by contract, to dependents of members of the uniformed services.

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1982

Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to eliminate specified restrictions on the provision of medical and dental care to military dependents. Authorizes the giving, rather than merely loaning, of durable equipment and authorizes contracts for the services of Christian Science practitioners and nurses.

Bill· SS. 2381 (97th)reported