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Law· HRH.R. 6068 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1982
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1983 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities in specified departments and agencies of the U.S. Government. Requires the Director of Central Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense to give prior notice to the appropriate congressional committees of an intent to make an expenditure in excess of the amount specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations. Authorizes an additional amount for the conduct of activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to counter terrorism in the United States. Title II: Intelligence Community Staff - Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Staff for FY 1983. 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 Fiscal Year 1982 - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for the conduct of intelligence activities of the U.S. Government. Title V: Provisions Related to the Defense Intelligence Agency - Prohibits the unauthorized use of the name, seal, or initials of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Title VI: Provisions Related to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Survivor's Annuity for Former Spouses - Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to permit former spouses of CIA employees to receive survivors' benefits in a manner comparable to benefits administered under the Foreign Service Act of 1980. Title VII: General Provisions - Provides that authorizations under this Act shall not be deemed to authorize intelligence activities not otherwise authorized by Federal law.
Bill· HRH.R. 6081 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1982
Requires the Secretary of Defense to administer and not delegate responsibility for schools on military installations. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1978, to repeal the requirement for a reduction in the number of senior-grade military employees of the Department of Defense. Amends the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1976, to increase the dollar amount activating the requirement that the Secretary report to Congress on the sale or transfer of defense articles valued at a specified amount. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 to limit to functions performed by 50 or more personnel the application of the requirement that the Secretary report to Congress on the conversion of performance of commercial and industrial type functions from Department personnel to private contractors. Expands the authorization limitation on the Special Defense Acquisition Fund for FY 1984. Makes permanent the authority of the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ministers 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. Permits the Secretary of Defense to increase the number of civilian personnel beyond the authorized end strength to maintain a stable personnel force. Increases the number of enlisted personnel who may be on active duty in support of the Reserve components.
Bill· SS. 2337 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Skilled Enlisted Reserve Military Training Act - Permits the Secretary of each military department to establish a Skilled Enlisted Reserve Training Program in which the Secretary agrees to provide educational assistance in a technical field in return for a person's agreement to perform a specified period of active and reserve enlisted service. Directs the Secretary to pay all educational expenses incurred and permits the inclusion of a monthly stipend. Sets forth the eligibility requirements for such assistance and the status of the enlistee at various stages. Obligates such enlistee to complete his service or reimburse the United States for the training received. Directs the President to report to Congress annually on such program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and subsequent fiscal years.
Bill· HRH.R. 6039 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 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· HRH.R. 6041 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to furnish a flag for burial (and subsequent retention by the next of kin) for persons designated by the Administrator as eligible for burial in a national cemetery.
Bill· HRH.R. 6035 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to establish an Office of Inspector General in the Department of Defense. Requires the Inspectors General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to submit semiannual activities reports on their activities to the Inspector General of the Department. Designates such Inspector General as chairman of the Defense Investigative Review Council. Permits the Inspector General to use part of the Army or Air Force to carry out such Act. Transfers to the Office of Inspector General the audit and investigative functions of specified offices of the Department.
Bill· HRH.R. 6030 (97th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Defense agencies for procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, torpedoes, other procurement, and shipbuilding and conversion. 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) Ministers 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 construction of naval vessels in foreign shipyards. Requires that the T-AH hospital ship authorized by this Act be constructed or converted in a U.S. shipyard. Prohibits the use of authorizations for the 9-millimeter handgun. Title II: Research and Development - Authorizes appropriations for the armed forces for research, development, test, and evaluation for FY 1983. Limits the amount of funds available for the Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Technology Program and other programs. Prohibits the Navy from obligating funds for the DDGX (DDG-51) until the Secretary of the Navy notifies the Armed Services Committees of Congress of a plan for the deployment of the 5-inch semi-active laser guided projectile and Seafire electro-optical fire control system concurrently with the deployment of the DDG-51 lead ship. Prohibits the use of Defense agency funds for the Triad Space Laser Program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Limits the funds available for Short Wavelength Laser Technology. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the armed and reserve forces, including the national guard, and for other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense. Authorizes additional sums for increases in benefits for civilian employees of the Department of Defense. Authorizes appropriations: (1) to promote rifle practice; (2) for payment of Department claims; and (3) for expenses of the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Prohibits the long-term leasing of a naval vessel if the lease includes a substantial termination liability unless the Secretary of the Navy gives the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees 30 days notice with a description of the terms and a justification for leasing rather than acquiring such vessel. Title IV: Active Forces - Establishes end strength levels for FY 1983 for active duty personnel for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Air Force. Extends through FY 1983 the limitation on enlistment and induction of persons into the armed forces whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level. 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 Reserves; 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 of 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, including amounts for State personnel and administrative expenses. Title X: General Provisions - Permits the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $1,500,000,000 of the funds authorized among categories as specified. Requires the Secretary to notify Congress immediately of any transfers.
Bill· HRH.R. 6040 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay the burial expenses of certain veterans of war whose bodies are held by a State and not claimed.
Bill· HRH.R. 6042 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to make available only to members of the uniformed services on active duty optional insurance against death of up to $65,000 as part of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance.
Bill· SS. 2316 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1982
Revises the rule for recomputation of military retired or retainer pay to reflect later active duty performed between October 1, 1963 and October 1, 1973. Stipulates that such computations shall be made under the rates of basic pay in effect at the time of release from active duty.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 356 (97th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1982
Authorizes certain Senate employees to provide written statements or testimony in connection with a personnel action proposed by the Department of Defense with respect to Mr. John C.F. Tillson.
Bill· HRH.R. 6018 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 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. Limits the amount of funds available for the U.S. share of the costs of acquisition by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of the airborne early warning and control system (AWACS). Prohibits the contribution of such funds until the other NATO nations and Japan increase allied expenditures for mutual defense. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the military functions of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation. Authorizes additional appropriations for increases in salary and benefits for civilian employees. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the military functions of the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance. Authorizes additional appropriations for salaries and employee benefits for civilian employees and unbudgeted increases in fuel costs and for inflation. Title IV: Active Forces - Authorizes end strengths for active duty personnel for FY 1983. Title V: Reserve Forces - Authorizes end strengths for FY 1983 for the Selected Reserve of the Reserve components of the armed forces. Provides for the adjustment of average strength levels. Sets forth the number of Reserves serving on full-time active duty to administer, organize, recruit, instruct, or train the Reserve components. Provides for the adjustment of such numbers in the national interest. 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 within the various military branches and departments. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the allocation of such personnel within 60 days. Specifies the types of civilian employees to be included in such end strength levels. 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 Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950. Prohibits the expenditure of such appropriations for population relocation in time of crisis. Title IX: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary of Defense to negotiate with other nations of NATO and Japan for increased allied exenditures for mutual defense for FY 1983 and thereafter. Prohibits the procurement of binary chemical weapons. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States and the Soviet Union should freeze the production and deployment of nuclear weapons and should pursue reductions in warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems. Directs the President to report to Congress on the effect of the current and projected levels of defense spending on the economy. Sets forth a reporting system on the unit costs of major defense systems, including reports from the program manager designated for each system to the respective Secretary as part of a quarterly selected acquisition report which is then submitted to Congress. Requires that reports: (1) break down cost information both as to to the total cost of the system thus far and the procurement unit cost at the time of the report; and (2) detail any changes of schedule or system performances. Requires the Secretary concerned to determine within seven days of the quarterly report when the total program acquisition costs or the unit costs in a fiscal year without procurement authorizations exceed 15 percent of the original projections. Requires the Secretary to then notify Congress within ten days of the initial receipt of the report of such increases. Prohibits the expenditure of additional funds 30 days after the determination of overrun. Permits the expenditure of additional funds if the Secretary concerned reports to Congress within that 30 day period on the reasons for such increases, including the identities of the program managers and contractors and future actions to be taken to control cost growth. Sets forth a similar reporting system whenever a quarterly report indicates the current procurement unit cost or total program acquisition cost in a fiscal year with procurement authorizations exceeds the original projections by more than 25 percent. Prohibits the expenditure of additional funds 60 days after a determination of overrun unless the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a certification that such system is essential, no alternatives exist, and future estimates and management will control costs. Requires the Secretary of a military department to report to Congress before beginning development of a new weapon system that is designed to replace an existing system. Directs the Secretary of each military department to review existing personnel policies concerning rotation and job reassignments and take steps to reduce the number and frequency of such reassignments. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish within the Department of Defense an Office of Family Services to establish programs to assist in meeting the needs of military family members, including relocations, spouse career counseling, and adjustment to the military life. Prohibits the Secretaries of the military departments from making gender-based distinctions in enlistment, reenlistment, promotion, or assignment unless necessary to maintain readiness.
Bill· SS. 2286 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1982
National Security Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1983 and 1984 - Title I: National Security Programs - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 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 $10,000,000 the amount authorized by this Act, whichever if 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 such expenditures after 30 calendar days have elapsed following the Secretary of Energy's presentation to all the appropriate congressional committees of 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 Conggress. Authorizes the Secretary to start any general plant project only if the maximum estimated cost of such project does not exceed $1,200,000. Sets forth procedures for approval of construction projects that exceed by more than 25 percent the estimated cost. Exemmpts 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 specific cost overruns. Title III: Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1984 - Authorizes the appropriation of funds for FY 1984 to the Department of Energy for programs set forth in this Act. Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Energy for national security programs for FY 1983 and FY 1984.
Bill· SS. 2285 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1982
Prohibits the construction of any naval vessel in a foreign shipyard unless the President gives Congress 30 days notice of a determination that such construction is in the national security interest of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 5968 (97th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1982
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for the armed forces for FY 1983 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons. Makes permanent the authority of the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ministers 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. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for the armed forces for research, development, test, and evaluation for FY 1983. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the armed forces other than the Coast Guard and for other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense. Authorizes additional sums for increases in benefits for civilian employees of the Department of Defense. Title IV: Active Forces - Establishes end strength levels for FY 1983 for active duty personnel 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 in the national interest and 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 of civilian personnel beyond the authorized end strength. Title VII: Military Training Student Loads - Establishes average military training student loads for FY 1983.
Bill· HRH.R. 5967 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1982
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to guarantee loans for eligible veterans to refinance liens on mobile homes and to purchase mobile home lots.
Bill· SS. 2268 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1982
Permits the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to reject the donation of land for the expansion of a national cemetery when such land is not adjacent to the cemetery if the distance substantially increases the operating and maintenance costs.
Bill· HRH.R. 5952 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1982
Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to prohibit the eviction or distress (a taking of or levy on personal property) during military service of any military person and/or dependents from premises which rent for the fair market rental value (increased from $150). Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study and report to Congress biennially on the operation of this provision.
Bill· HRH.R. 5940 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1982
Amends the Military Selective Service Act to reduce to not more than $200 the penalty, after a hearing, for failing to register for the draft when there is no induction authority provided. Makes such reduction retroactive to trials in progress at enactment.
Bill· HRH.R. 5955 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1982
State Veterans' Home Amendments of 1982 - Postpones until 1984 the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs report to the Veterans' Affairs committees of Congress on the alcohol and drug dependence treatment pilot program. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1986 for grants to State nursing facilities for care of veterans, medical information pilot programs, and new medical schools. Permits the Administrator to make arrangements for Veterans Administration facilities to share medical resources and information with State home facilities.
Law· SS. 2248 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1982
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for the armed forces for FY 1983 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons. Makes permanent the authority of the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ministers 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. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for the armed forces for research, development, test, and evaluation for FY 1983. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for the armed forces other than the Coast Guard and for other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense. Authorizes additional sums for increases in benefits for civilian employees of the Department of Defense. Title IV: Active Forces - Establishes end strength levels for FY 1983 for active duty personnel 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 in the national interest and 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 of civilian personnel beyond the authorized end strength. Title VII: Military Training Student Loads - Establishes average military training student loads for FY 1983. Title VIII: General Provisions - Requires the Secretary of Defense to administer and not delegate responsibility for schools on military installations. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1978, to repeal the requirement for a reduction in the number of senior-grade military employees of the Department of Defense. Amends the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1976, to increase the dollar amount activating the requirement that the Secretary report to Congress on the sale or transfer of defense articles valued at a specified amount. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981 to limit to functions performed by 50 or more personnel the application of the requirement that the Secretary report to Congress on the conversion of performance of commercial and industrial type functions from Department personnel to private contractors.
Bill· SS. 2249 (97th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1982
Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 1982 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for FY 1982 for the armed forces for procurement. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for FY 1982 for the armed forces for research, development, test, and evaluation. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for FY 1982 for the armed forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance. Title IV: Active Forces - Increases the active duty end strength of the Army for FY 1982.
Bill· HRH.R. 5918 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1982
Permits a reserve commissioned officer on active duty who is promoted to a higher reserve grade to continue to serve on active duty in such higher grade.
Bill· HRH.R. 5912 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1982
Requires the Secretary of Defense 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 of Defense to give Congress 30 days notice of a lack of housing before contracting for construction. Limits the cost and size of such housing.
Bill· SS. 2233 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1982
Permits the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay incentive special pay to any psychologist who agrees to complete a specified period of service in the Department of Medicine and Surgery and who is awarded a diploma as a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology or as a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.
Bill· HRH.R. 5897 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1982
National Defense Port System Act of 1982 - Title I: Establishment of National System of User Taxes for Deep-Draft Channels and Harbors - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, not later than three months after recommendations have been made by the Deep-Draft Port Task Force established by this Act, to develop a nationally uniform system of user taxes to be imposed on the use of ports with deep-draft channels or harbors by any vessel which is in: (1) the business of transporting property or passengers for compensation or hire; or (2) transporting property or passengers in the business of the owner, lessee, or operator of the vessel. Requires such taxes to be imposed with respect to commodities, classes of commodities, and passengers. Prohibits any such tax from being levied on any item with respect to which such a tax has been previously paid. Allows the Secretary to increase or decrease such user tax under certain circumstances. Requires the master of any vessel with respect to which a tax is imposed to deliver to the Customs Service a manifest of the cargo and a declaration of the passengers upon arrival in a port having a deep-draft channel or harbor. Establishes the Deep-Draft Commercial Port Task Force to make specific recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the classifications and amounts of tax which should be established for commodities. Directs the Secretary to impose a tax on the use of any deep-draft channel or harbor by any vessel transporting property which is to be unloaded at a privately owned port which is not open to public navigation and is not operated and maintained by the United States. Grants the consent of Congress, subject to certain conditions, to the imposition of certain State user fees at deep-draft channels or harbors. Requires the net produce of such fees to be transferred to, and for the use of, the United States Treasury. Prohibits the use of funds from the Port System Trust Fund or the general fund of the Treasury for any approved navigation improvement project, the operation or maintenance of any deep-draft channel or harbor, or any other civil works project of the Secretary of the Army in any State unless such State has port user fees in effect not later than two years after enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to collect and enforce such State port user fees. Establishes the Port System Trust Fund within the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on Trust Fund operations. Makes amounts in the Trust Fund available for: (1) navigation improvement projects; and (2) operation and maintenance of specified channels and harbors, including those in the Saint Lawrence Seaway, Great Lakes, or their connecting waters. Sets the Federal share of any approved navigation improvement project at 90 percent. Revises financing procedures of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Terminates Corporation obligations outstanding on the effective date of this Act. Title II: Construction and Financing of Navigation Improvement Projects to Increase the Depth of Deep-Draft Channels and Harbors to More Than Forty-Five Feet - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to expedite construction of approved navigation improvement projects if the appropriate State port authority enters into a specified agreement with the Secretary. Requires such port authority to reimburse the United States for 100 percent of construction, operation, and maintenance costs. Allows State port authorities to construct approved navigation improvement projects at their own expense and to finance such construction through the adoption of duties of tonnage. Grants the consent of Congress, subject to certain conditions, to the levying by the States of such duties of tonnage. Directs the Comptroller General to audit the operations of such State port authorities and to report to Congress thereon. Sets forth enforcement procedures concerning such duties of tonnage. Title III: Expedited Procedure for Approval of Navigation Improvement Projects and Related Landside Facilities Projects - Directs the Secretary to establish a project schedule for all agency decisions relating to navigation improvements and landside facilities projects. Authorizes the Secretary to modify the project schedule at any time. Describes procedures concerning judicial review of final agency decisions covered by a project schedule.
Bill· HRH.R. 5877 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1982
Prohibits the payment of educational assistance allowances for any month to an eligible veteran, survivor, or dependent unless such person certifies his actual attendance at an educational institution where he is enrolled in a program of education. Eliminates advance payments of educational assistance and subsistence allowances.
Bill· HRH.R. 5874 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1982
Requires that veterans' benefits paid to a fiduciary for a mentally incompetent or insane beneficiary be returned to the United States at the beneficiary's death rather than descend to any relative other than the surviving spouse, children, or dependent parents.
Bill· HRH.R. 5875 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1982
Terminates the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to make advance payments of educational and subsistence allowances.
Bill· HRH.R. 5876 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1982
Terminates the veteran-student services work-study program for veterans pursuing full-time programs of education under the veterans' educational assistance program.
Bill· HRH.R. 5878 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 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 $10,000,000 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 $1,200,000. 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 specific cost overruns.
Bill· SS. 2205 (97th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 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. 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. 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 authorizes 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. 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 - Revises the minor construction authority of the Secretaries of the military departments and the Directors of the defense agencies. Permits such Secretaries and Directors to: (1) develop geothermal energy resources within lands under their jurisdiction; (2) purchase energy from energy production facilities on such land; or (3) recycle waste material as fuel. Requires that the appropriate committees of Congress be given prior notice of the terms and estimated dollar and energy value of such contracts. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1967, to require the Secretary to report to the appropriate committees of Congress within 15 rather than 30 days whenever planning and design costs exceed a specified level. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1975, to increase the amount allowed per military installation for environmental improvements and energy conservation projects. Eliminates the annual report from the Secretaries of the military departments to Congress on such projects. Permits the Secretary of Defense, rather than the Secretary of a military department, to restore or replace facilities which have been damaged or destroyed. Requires such restoration to adhere to Department building criteria. Permits the restoration to be of sufficient size to serve the current needs of the facility. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1968, to increase the amount allowed for improvement and maintenance of single family housing unit. Increases the amount per unit and number of units of family housing which may be leased in foreign countries. Excludes family housing for members of the armed forces assigned to State Department missions from the maximum limitations on space. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1982, to permit the Secretary of the military department concerned to waive restrictions on the use of materials not manufactured in the United States for the orderly and timely construction of contingency facilities in specified countries. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981, to eliminate the requirement that materials for specified contingency projects be manufactured in the United States and transported on U.S. flagships. Title IX - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 for military construction operations.
Bill· SS. 2217 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1982
National Defense Port System Act of 1982 - Title I: Findings and Purposes - Sets forth the findings of Congress concerning deep-draft commercial channels and harbors in the United States. Title II: Creation of Task Force and Trust Fund to Administer Duties or Taxes - Establishes a deep-draft port task force that shall report to the Secretary of the Treasury regarding the uniform rate of: (1) Federal duty or tax on cargo unloaded at such deep-draft U.S. ports; (2) duty or tax on the export of cargo by a State port authority; and (3) specified vessel or tonnage charges. Establishes the National Port System Trust Fund within the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress annually on the status of the Trust Fund. Requires the Secretary to transfer certain duties, taxes, and tonnage charges from the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund. Authorizes appropriations out of amounts in the Trust Fund for: (1) operation and maintenance costs in regard to eligible deep-draft commercial channels or harbors, including the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes; (2) 90 percent of the costs of authorized navigation improvement projects; and (3) costs incurred on behalf of the task force. Requires a State port authority to reimburse the Corps of Engineers for the additional costs of operation and maintenance for portions of channel or harbor in excess of 45 feet nominal depth. Title III: Construction and Financing of Navigation Improvement Projects to Increase the Depth of Deep-Draft Commercial Channels and Harbors - Directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to recommend annually to Congress new navigation improvement construction projects that should be authorized for deep-draft commercial channels and harbors. Authorizes such projects only after agreement that the relevant State port authority will reimburse the Federal Government for: (1) ten percent of project construction costs for new projects under 45 feet nominal depth; and (2) 100 percent of costs for projects over 45 feet nominal depth. Requires such port authority to provide evidence that it has established a mechanism that will assure payment of such amount. Requires completion of such reimbursements within the life of the project concerned but in no event more than 50 years after the date the project is available for use. Declares that this Act shall not be construed to prohibit the Department of the Army or other Federal authority to operate, maintain, or improve any deep-draft commercial channel or harbor for purposes of Coast Guard navigation requirements or other national defense and security requirements. Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish cost allocation guidelines to carry out the provisions of this title. Grants the consent of Congress to the levying by the States of a duty or tax on cargo loaded onto or unloaded from a commercial vessel with a draft in excess of 45 feet at a deep-draft commercial channel or harbor. Title IV: Imposition of Duty or Tax on Deep-Draft Cargo - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a duty or tax on cargo unloaded from any commercial vessel with a draft greater than 14 feet at U.S. deep-draft commercial channels or harbors. Limits the imposition of such duty to States which elect not to impose similar duties of their own. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a nationally uniform schedule of vessel or tonnage charges that may be imposed upon deep-draft commercial vessels which use deep-draft channels and harbors. Sets forth regulations concerning the imposition of such duty or tax. Grants the consent of Congress to the levying by the States of duties or taxes on cargo to be exported from a State's deep-draft commercial channels and harbors. Lists conditions concerning the imposition of such duties or taxes. Directs the Comptroller General to audit the deep-draft commercial harbor operations of States that have not authorized the U.S. Customs Service to accept payment of the duty or tax levied under this Act. Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress concerning such audits. Authorizes a State port authority to build and maintain locally financed improvements to ports located in such State without congressional authorization. Amends the Act establishing the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to require such Corporation to pay excess revenues into the general fund of the Treasury. Revokes the Corporation's authority to levy tolls or other charges except for specified activities. Cancels the balance owed by the Corporation on revenue bonds issued to the Secretary of the Treasury. Authorizes the Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance the non-Federal share of its improvement activities. Title V: Expedited Procedure for Approval of Navigation Improvement Projects and Related Landside Facilities Projects - Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish a project schedule for all agency decisions relating to navigation improvements and landside facilities projects. Authorizes the Secretary to modify the project schedule at any time. Sets forth procedures for expediting such agency decisions. Describes procedures concerning judicial review of final agency decisions covered by a project schedule.
Bill· SS. 2206 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1982
Uniformed Services Survivor Benefits Amendments of 1982 - Extends the application of the Survivor Benefit Plan to a person who dies before or within 90 days after notification of eligibility for retired pay and is married or has a dependent child. Entitles certain surviving dependent children of such a person to an annuity equal to the difference between the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and 55 percent of the retired pay to which the children would have been entitled. Increases the amount of retired pay which shall be reduced by a specified percentage for a person with a spouse or spouse and dependent child who has not elected to provide an annuity for such persons, or has changed such an election. Directs the Secretary concerned to pay an annuity to survivors of a member or former member who died during a specified period and who would have been eligible for retired pay if he had been 60. Requires a person entitled to two annuities because of subsequent marriage to elect which annuity to receive.
Bill· HRH.R. 5846 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1982
Extends for one year the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs 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· HRH.R. 5847 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1982
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide that 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.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 435 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1982
Directs the President to designate April 12, 1982, as American Salute to Cabanataun Prisoner of War Memorial Day.
Bill· SS. 2187 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 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.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 383 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committee on Appropriations should withhold funds from the B-1B bomber program if the total program cost will exceed a specified amount. States that the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of Central Intelligence should better coordinate intelligence analyses concerning the time at which Soviet air defenses will be able to detect and defeat penetration of Soviet airspace by B-52 and B-1B aircraft.
Bill· HRH.R. 5762 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1982
Extends from ten to 20 years the delimiting period within which a Vietnam-era veteran may use educational assistance benefits.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 428 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1982
Designates April 9 of each year as National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 161 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1982
Designates the week commencing with the fourth Monday in June 1982 as National NCO/Petty Officer Week.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 160 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1982
Designates July 9, 1982, as National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day.
Bill· HRH.R. 5744 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1982
Amends the Military Selective Service Act to reduce to $200 the penalty for failing to register for the draft when there is no induction authority provided.
Bill· SS. 2169 (97th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1982
Rescinds funds earmarked for the M-9 Armored Combat Earthmover under the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1982.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 156 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1982
Designates April 9, 1982, as POW-MIA Commemoration Day.
Bill· HRH.R. 5737 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1982
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1982 through 1985 for grants to: (1) State nursing facilities for care of veterans; (2) medical information pilot programs; and (3) new medical schools.
Bill· HRH.R. 5728 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1982
Prohibits the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Energy from contracting out firefighting or security functions at military installations or installations where functions relating to military applications of nuclear energy are performed.
Bill· HRH.R. 5734 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1982
Denies entitlement to dependency and indemnity payments to the children over 18 (unless disabled) of not fully insured veterans whose deaths occurred in-service or were service-related. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to make a lump sum payment to an eligible survivor for retroactive benefits after August 1981.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 377 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1982
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a substantial reduction of U.S. forces stationed in Europe can be made without adversely affecting the U.S. commitment under the North Atlantic Treaty.