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Bill· SS. 1990 (97th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1981
Military Construction Codification Act - Permits the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments to carry out military construction projects as authorized by law. Includes within this authority the acquisition of land, facilities, equipment and utilities, and planning and administration. Authorizes such Secretaries to carry out unauthorized emergency construction if deferral of such construction would be inconsistent with national security needs. Requires that the appropriate committees of Congress be given 15 days notice before such construction begins. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out an unauthorized military construction project if it is vital to the security of the United States. Requires that the appropriate committees of Congress be given 15 days notice of such project. Permits the Secretary of a military department or the Director of a defense agency to carry out unauthorized minor construction projects costing less than a specified amount. Excludes military family housing. Permits projects exceeding the limit to be funded if the overrun is caused by unanticipated, unusual variations in cost. Requires that the appropriate committees of Congress be given 15 days notice of the Secretary of Defense's decision to fund the increased amount. Permits the Secretary of Defense to contribute the U.S. share of construction costs for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure (NATO). Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees quarterly on the obligations incurred. Permits the Secretary to increase U.S. contributions by 25 percent. Permits the Secretary to increase U.S. contributions by more than 25 percent after giving the appropriate congressional committees 15 days notice. Permits the Secretary or the Secretary of a military department to carry out an unauthorized project necessary to restore or replace damaged facilities. Requires the Secretary to give the appropriate congressional committees 15 days notice of such decision. Authorizes cost variations for military construction projects based upon approved estimates, proposed reductions, and the percent of increase within the current working estimate. Permits the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of military departments to carry out advance planning and construction design for unauthorized projects and projects funded by foreign governments but for which the U.S. military is the primary user. Permits the Secretary of Defense to undertake military construction projects using unobligated funds for military construction in the event of a declaration of war or national emergency in accordance with the National Emergencies Act. Requires the Secretary to notify the appropriate committees of Congress of such decision and the estimated cost. Prohibits the appropriation of funds not previously authorized for military family housing. Permits the administrative increase of salary and benefits for Federal employees as authorized. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire land by exchange, purchase, or gift for military housing purposes. Includes within the authorizations for construction amounts for land acquisition, site preparation, and the purchase and installation of appliances and utilities. Prohibits the Secretary from constructing military family housing units not specifically authorized. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as to the availability of private housing at a particular location before constructing military family housing. Permits the Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts for construction if the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development does not advise as to availability within 30 days. Requires that the appropriate committees of Congress be given 30 days notice of any disagreement between the two Secretaries as to housing availability. Permits the Secretary of Defense to acquire interest in existing housing rather than build. Authorizes an acquisition or construction cost variation of up to ten percent. Limits the authority to improve existing military family housing units, both as to the nature and cost of alterations. Sets forth space limitations for housing units by pay grade. Permits variations in such limitations as specified, including the leasing of housing in a foreign country. Permits the Secretary to relocate units as necessary. Permits the Secretary and the Secretaries of the military departments to lease housing facilities for assignment without rental charge, subject to limitations. Limits the number and rental costs of units which may be leased in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Permits the leasing of housing for military family housing in foreign countries as necessary for special personnel or because of restrictions in such country. Limits the number, cost, and lease term of such units. Directs the Secretary to give the appropriate committees of Congress 30 days notice of any lease exceeding a specified figure. Permits the Secretary to make multiyear contracts for supplies and services for the operation of military family housing units. Permits the occupancy of inadequate housing as specified. Permits the Secretary of the military department concerned to settle a contractor claim relating to military family housing that would cause the cost limitations to be exceeded after the appropriate committees of Congress have been given 15 days notice. Requires the Department of Defense Military Family Housing Management Account to be used for the administration of appropriated and other funds for military family housing programs. Transfers to this account funds from appropriations and proceeds from rentals and disposals of units. Permits the Secretary to provide homeowners assistance under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. Permits the Secretary and Secretaries of the military departments to advance public monies to carry out authorized construction projects. Permits the construction of a military family housing project on land not yet owned or only temporarily held by the United States. Directs the Secretary to encourage the use of solar energy for military construction projects. Requires the use of solar energy systems in new facilities where the use would be cost effective. Sets forth a formula for determining the cost effectiveness of a system. Permits an increase of footage in military construction projects if necessary to accommodate a solar system. Requires the supervision of military construction projects by specified persons to assure cost-effectiveness. Requires military construction or family housing projects be awarded on a competitive basis to the lowest bidder. Limits the size and cost of permanent barracks and unaccompanied officers quarters. Requires military construction projects for defense agencies other than the military departments to be carried out through a designated military department. Makes military construction appropriations available until spent. Places certain limitations on the use of funds, including the authorization and contract requirements. Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate committees of Congress annually on military construction and family housing activities. Directs the Secretary to transmit to Congress an annual request for military construction authorization. Requires each construction project to be designed to provide maximum nuclear fallout protection. Permits funds authorized for construction or alteration of Reserve facilities to be used for surveys and administration. Permits the advancement of funds for Reserve construction. Directs the Secretary to pay the Commodity Credit Corporation a specified amount annually until the amount due for foreign currencies used for housing acquired under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 has been liquidated. Permits the Secretary to continue agreements guaranteeing rental returns to sponsors of family housing in foreign countries. Permits the Secretary of a military department to contract for the purchase of energy or fuel derived from waste materials. Requires that the Secretary of Defense approve and the appropriate congressional committees be given notice of such contracts. Permits the Secretary of a military department to sell recyclable materials according to the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 concerning surplus property. Limits the amount of proceeds from such sale which may be spent for environmental improvement and energy conservation projects. Permits the Secretary of a military department to develop geothermal energy on military lands within such Secretary's jurisdiction. Limits the heat input rate of new boiler plant construction.
Bill· SS. 1988 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1981
Designates Domiciliary Number 1 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the "William B. Sheppard Domiciliary."
Bill· SS. 1982 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1981
Strategic Stockpile Reform Act of 1981 - Title I: Amendments to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act; Related Amendments - Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to establish an independent agency known as the Strategic Stockpile Commission to develop policy for and manage the National Defense Stockpile. Transfers the authority of the Commission to the President upon a declaration of war or national defense emergency. Requires the Commission, in addition to the functions formerly performed by the President under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, to insure that materials are maintained in suitable condition. Permits the Commission to administer the sale of materials in foreign countries and dispose of such materials as the Commission considers appropriate. Permits the release of materials whose supply is severely interrupted or restricted and the disposition of materials so long as the quantities of such materials in the Stockpile remain at the necessary minimum. Title II: Amendments to the Defense Production Act - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to make conforming amendments and to authorize the Commission to guarantee loans to expedite production and deliveries or services under Government contracts entered into by the Commission in the management of the Stockpile. Requires the Commission to give the appropriate committees of Congress 60 days notice of such loans without either House adopting a resolution of disapproval before such loans become final. Title III: Miscellaneous, Technical, and Conforming Amendments - Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. Title IV: Transfer, Savings, and Personnel Provisions - Transfers to the Strategic Stockpile Commission all functions of the President under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act being administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the General Services Administration. Permits the President to transfer to the Commission any other related functions. Substitutes the Commission where relevant in proceedings pending at the time of enactment. Title V: Interim Actions; Interim Funding; Effective Date - Authorizes appropriations from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 5296 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1981
Prohibits the Secretary of a military department from purchasing foreign-made administrative motor vehicles except as specified.
Bill· HRH.R. 5241 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1981
Military Construction Codification Act - Permits the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments to carry out military construction projects as authorized by law. Includes within this authority the acquisition of land, facilities, equipment, and utilities, and planning and administration. Authorizes such Secretaries to carry out unauthorized construction if deferral of such construction would be inconsistent with national security needs. Requires that the appropriate committees of Congress be given 15 days notice before such construction begins. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out an unauthorized military construction project if it is vital to the security of the United States. Requires that the appropriate committees of Congress be given 15 days notice of such project. Permits the Secretary of a military department or the Director of a defense agency to carry out unauthorized minor construction projects costing less than a specified amount. Excludes military family housing. Permits projects exceeding the limit to be funded if the overrun is caused by unanticipated, unusual variations in cost. Requires that the appropriate committees of Congress be given 15 days notice of the Secretary of Defense's decision to fund the increased amount. Permits the Secretary of Defense to contribute the U.S. share of construction costs for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure (NATO). Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees quarterly on the obligations incurred. Permits the Secretary to increase U.S. contributions by 25 percent. Permits the Secretary to increase U.S. contributions by more than 25 percent after giving the appropriate congressional committees 15 days notice. Permits the Secretary or the Secretary of a military department to carry out an unauthorized project necessary to restore or replace damaged facilities. Requires the Secretary to give the appropriate congressional committees 15 days notice of such decision. Authorizes cost variations for military construction projects based upon approved estimates, proposed reductions, and the percent of increase within the current working estimate. Permits the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of military departments to carry out advance planning and construction design for unauthorized projects and projects funded by foreign governments but for which the U.S. military is the primary user. Permits the Secretary of Defense to undertake military construction projects using unobligated funds for military construction in the event of a declaration of war or national emergency in accordance with the National Emergencies Act. Requires the Secretary to notify the appropriate committees of Congress of such decision and the estimated cost. Prohibits the appropriation of funds not previously authorized for military family housing. Permits the administrative increase of salary and benefits for Federal employees as authorized. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire land by exchange, purchase, or gift for military housing purposes. Includes within the authorizations for construction amounts for land acquisition, site preparation, and the purchase and installation of appliances and utilities. Prohibits the Secretary from constructing military family housing units not authorized specifically. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as to the availability of private housing at a particular location before constructing military family housing. Permits the Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts for construction if the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development does not advise as to availability within 30 days. Requires that the appropriate committees of Congress be given 30 days notice of any disagreement between the two Secretaries as to housing availability. Permits the Secretary of Defense to acquire interest in existing housing rather than build. Authorizes an acquisition or construction cost variation of up to ten percent. Limits the authority to improve existing military family housing units, both as to the nature and cost of alterations. Sets forth space limitations for housing units by pay grade. Permits variations in such limitations as specified, including the leasing of housing in a foreign country. Permits the Secretary to relocate units as necessary. Permits the Secretary and the Secretaries of the military departments to lease housing facilities for assignment without rental charge, subject to limitations. Limits the number and rental costs of units which may be leased in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Permits the leasing of housing for military family housing in foreign countries as necessary for special personnel or because of restrictions in such country. Limits the number, cost, and lease term of such units. Directs the Secretary to give the appropriate committees of Congress 30 days notice of any lease exceeding a specified figure. Permits the Secretary to make multiyear contracts for supplies and services for the operation of military family housing units. Permits the occupancy of inadequate housing as specified. Permits the Secretary of the military department concerned to settle a contractor claim relating to military family housing that would cause the cost limitations to be exceeded after the appropriate committees of Congress have been given 15 days notice. Requires the Department of Defense Military Family Housing Management Account to be used for the administration of appropriated and other funds for military family housing programs. Transfers to this account funds from appropriations and proceeds from rentals and disposals of units. Permits the Secretary to provide homeowners assistance under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. Permits the Secretary and Secretaries of the military departments to advance public monies to carry out authorized construction projects. Permits the construction of a military family housing project on land not yet owned or only temporarily held by the United States. Directs the Secretary to encourage the use of solar energy for military construction projects. Requires the use of solar energy systems in new facilities where the use would be cost effective. Sets forth a formula for determining the cost effectiveness of a system. Permits an increase of footage in military construction projects if necessary to accommodate a solar system. Requires the supervision of military construction projects by specified persons to assure cost-effectiveness. Requires contracts for military construction or family housing projects to be awarded on a competitive basis to the lowest bidder. Limits the size and cost of permanent barracks and unaccompanied officers quarters. Requires military construction projects for defense agencies other than the military departments to be carried out through a designated military department. Makes military construction appropriations available until spent. Places certain limitations on the use of funds, including authorization and contract requirements. Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate committees of Congress annually on military construction and family housing activities. Directs the Secretary to transmit to Congress an annual request for military construction authorization. Requires each construction project to be designed to provide maximum nuclear fallout protection. Permits funds authorized for construction or alteration of Reserve facilities to be used for surveys and administration. Permits the advancement of funds for Reserve construction. Directs the Secretary to pay the Commodity Credit Corporation a specified amount annually until the amount due for foreign currencies used for housing acquired under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 has been liquidated. Permits the Secretary to continue agreements guaranteeing returns to sponsors of family housing in foreign countries. Permits the Secretary of a military department to contract for the purchase of energy or fuel derived from waste materials. Requires that the Secretary of Defense approve and the appropriate congressional committees be given notice of such contracts. Permits the Secretary of a military department to sell recyclable materials according to the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 concerning surplus property. Limits the amount of proceeds from such sale which may be spent for environmental improvement and energy conservation projects. Permits the Secretary of a military department to develop geothermal energy on military lands within such Secretary's jurisdiction. Limits the heat input rate of new boiler plant construction.
Bill· HRH.R. 5247 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1981
Directs the Secretary of Defense to exercise complete control over the Panama Canal. Requires specified House and Senate committees to report to Congress on whether Panama acted in bad faith or contrary to the national security interests of the United States during the negotiations of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and before the enactment of the Panama Canal Act of 1979. Directs the Secretary to transfer control over the Canal to the Panama Canal Commission if the committees determine that the Panamanian Government did not act in bad faith or contrary to the national security interests of the United States.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 381 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1981
Requests the President to designate the week beginning April 4, 1982, as "National Philippine Veterans Week".
Bill· SS. 1956 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1981
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to reimburse specified veterans for chiropractic services, according to a fixed schedule. Requires the Administrator to report annually to the appropriate committees of Congress on the number of requests for reimbursement or payment for such services.
Bill· SS. 1953 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1981
Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Relief Act - Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability for veterans exposed to herbicides during service who suffer from a disease which may be caused by exposure to such herbicides, developed to a 20 percent degree of disability. Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to determine what diseases may be due to exposure to herbicides. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations within three months of enactment incorporating such determinations and setting forth the conditions of service during the Vietnam era required to establish exposure.
Bill· HRH.R. 5209 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 December 1981
Requires an employer to grant an employee who is a member of the National Guard or Reserves a leave of absence of up to twelve months for active training.
Bill· HRH.R. 5178 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1981
Armed Forces General and Flag Officer Act of 1981 - Eliminates the requirement that officers appointed as senior members of the military staff committee of the United Nations be general and flag officers. Eliminates the statutory grade requirements for Army officers detailed to be Vice Chief of Staff, Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Assistant Chiefs of Staff, or Dean of the Academic Board of the United States Military Academy positions. Eliminates the statutory grade requirements for Navy officers detailed to be Naval Inspector General, Judge Advocate General, Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Dental Division, Chief of Chaplains, or Chief of Naval Research. Eliminates the statutory grade requirements for Air Force officers detailed to be Surgeon General of the Air Force or Dean of the Faculty at the United States Air Force Academy. Codifies the provision relating to the appointment of the Attending Physician to the United States Congress. Eliminates the title Brigadier General, Corps of Engineers, for the President of the Mississippi River Commission. Amends the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1978 to extend from October 1, 1981, to September 30, 1982, the effective date for the ceiling on the number of general and flag officers on active duty. Excludes from grade limitations any retired member of the armed forces recalled to active, full-time duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission. Protects the grade or rank of any officer currently holding any of the positions affected by this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the appropriate committees of Congress recommendations for the effective and efficient management of general and flag officers. Excludes Reserve Officers in the grade of Brigadier General or above from any ceiling limitation on the number of general or flag rank officers allocated to each service.
Bill· HRH.R. 5189 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1981
Authorizes a Federal public defender or the clerk of the court, upon affidavit of counsel appointed under the Criminal Justice Act, to certify defense witness fees to the U.S. Marshall for payment.
Bill· HRH.R. 5167 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1981
Repeals the requirement that certain former employees of the Department of Defense or former members of the armed forces make annual reports to the Secretary of Defense on their employment by defense contractors.
Bill· HRH.R. 5144 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 December 1981
Includes within the term "active duty for training" annual training duty performed by a member of a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program as ordered for 14 or more days.
Bill· HRH.R. 5148 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 December 1981
Establishes the Veterans Administration as an executive department redesignated as the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Makes technical and conforming changes, including the redesignation of the Administrator as the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs.
Bill· HRH.R. 5153 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 December 1981
Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability for veterans suffering from any disability or disease attributable to exposure to atomic or nuclear radiation during their periods of active service at specified locations.
Bill· HRH.R. 5152 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 December 1981
Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability for veterans suffering from any disability or disease attributable to exposure to atomic or nuclear radiation during their periods of active service at specified locations or any degenerative disease of the lymphatic system whose cause cannot be determined.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 371 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 December 1981
Requests the President to designate April 9 of each year as "Annual National P.O.W./M.I.A. Day."
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 52 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1981
Expresses the sense of Congress that members of the National Guard and Reserve should be granted time off from their jobs for military training, exclusive of earned vacation, and given equal consideration for job benefits and promotions as other employees.
Bill· HRH.R. 5134 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1981
Strategic and Critical Materials Funding Act of 1982 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide that 20 percent of specified revenues from leases on the Outer Continental Shelf shall be deposited in the national defense stockpile transaction fund. Permits the President, with the prior approval of Congress within 60 days of transmitted intent, to suspend or reduce such deposits if it would be in the national interest. Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act and the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make conforming changes. Makes this Act effective for fiscal year 1983 and beyond.
Bill· HRH.R. 5130 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1981
Aerospace Force Act - Renames the United States Air Force the United States Aerospace Force. Renames and redesignates the Department and Secretary of the Air Force accordingly. Requires the Force to be trained and equipped for prompt and sustained offensive and defensive operations in air and space, including coordination with ground and naval forces and the preservation of free access to space for U.S. spacecraft. Directs the Secretary of the Aerospace Force to report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing a separate space command.
Bill· HRH.R. 5128 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1981
Amends the Hobbs Act to eliminate the current qualification that extortion is the obtaining of property by "wrongful" use of force. Makes it a defense to extortion that the conduct was in furtherance of a legitimate objective or activity, unless the conduct: (1) consists of acts or threats of physical force to person or property; and (2) is a criminal offense punishable by more than two years' imprisonment under State law.
Bill· SS. 1901 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 December 1981
Restricts the authority of the head of a defense agency to award a sole-source contract. Permits the Secretary of Defense to waive specified requirements in the interests of national security. Excludes from such restrictions classified procurements and the procurement of utility services, perishable commodities, emergency and other specified procurement situations. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report annually to the appropriate committees of Congress on specified sole-source contracts.
Bill· SS. 1906 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 December 1981
Armed Forces General and Flag Officer Act of 1981 - Eliminates the requirement that officers appointed as senior members of the military staff committee of the United Nations be general and flag officers. Eliminates the statutory grade requirements for Army officers detailed to Vice Chief of Staff, Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Assistant Chiefs of Staff, and Dean of the Academic Board of the United States Military Academy positions. Eliminates the statutory grade requirements for Navy officers detailed to be the Naval Inspector General, Judge Advocate General, Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Dental Division, the Chief of Chaplains and the Chief of Naval Research. Eliminates the statutory grade requirements for Air Force officers detailed to be the Surgeon General of the Air Force, Dean of the Faculty at the United States Air Force Academy. Codifies the provision relating to the appointment of the Attending Physician to the United States Congress. Eliminates the title brigadier general, Corps of Engineers, for the President of the Mississippi River Commission. Amends the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1978 to extend from October 1, 1981, to September 30, 1982, the effective date for the ceiling on the number of general and flag officers on active duty. Excludes from grade limitations any retired member of the armed forces recalled to active, full-time duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission. Protects the grade or rank of any officer currently holding any of the positions affected by this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the appropriate committees of Congress recommendations for the effective and efficient management of general and flag officers.
Bill· HRH.R. 5063 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1981
Strategic Petroleum and Critical Materials Funding Act of 1982 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide that 80 percent of specified revenues from leases on the Outer Continental Shelf shall be deposited in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Account and the other 20 percent of such revenues shall be deposited in the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Permits the President, with the prior approval of Congress, to suspend or reduce such deposits if it would be in the national interest. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, the Strategic and Critical Materials - Stock Piling Act and the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make conforming changes. Makes this Act effective for fiscal year 1983.
Bill· HRH.R. 5037 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1981
National Security Silver Assessment and Disposal Act of 1981 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to revise the President's authority to dispose of silver presently held in the National Defense Stockpile during fiscal years 1982, 1983, and 1984. Requires the President to determine that the silver authorized for disposal is in excess of the requirements of the stockpile as of September 1, 1982. Sets forth the factors the President should consider, including demand and the current reliability of supplies. Directs the President to notify the appropriate committees of Congress when he makes such a determination. Requires that excess silver be disposed of by minting bullion silver coins. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the appropriate committees of Congress before minting such coins. Requires that the proceeds from the sale of coins be covered into the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 5036 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1981
Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to repeal the President's authority to dispose of silver presently held in the National Defense Stockpile during fiscal years 1982, 1983, and 1984.
Bill· HRH.R. 5051 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1981
Designates the New Intermediate Care and Rehabilitation Medicine Building located at the Biloxi Veterans Administration Medical Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, as the William B. Sheppard Building.
Bill· HRH.R. 5028 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income up to $5,000 of the pay received by members of the National Guard or a Reserve component of the armed forces.
Bill· SS. 1857 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1981
Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1982 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for military and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Retired Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for retired military personnel on the retired lists of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, including the reserves. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense agencies, including their respective stock funds, reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, claims against the Department of Defense, and the Court of Military Appeals. Title IV: Procurement: - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Navy of aircraft, weapons, shipbuilding and conversion of vessels, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft, missiles, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for procurement by Defense Agencies. Title V: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Director of Defense Test and Evaluation. Title VI: Special Foreign Currency Program - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for excess payments in foreign currencies for expenses in carrying out the programs of the Department of Defense. Title VII: General Provisions - Limits the expenditure of appropriations for consulting services to contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record. Prohibits the use of appropriations for unauthorized publicity or propaganda. Authorizes the Secretaries of Defense and of the service departments to procure the services of experts and consultants if advantageous to the national defense. Exempts the Defense department from the prohibition against employing non-citizens. Makes appropriations available for specified expenses of the department, including motor vehicle insurance, maintenance of prisoners-of-war, school transportation of military dependents, maintenance of facilities, ships, and equipment, exchange fees, and dependents' medical treatment. Directs the Secretary of Defense and each agency of the department to assist American small and minority-owned business in their participation in defense contracts. Permits the President to exempt appropriations available for military functions from the requirement that appropriations be distributed as to prevent deficiencies or a need for supplemental funding. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for the cost of any increases in military personnel required by the President. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress monthly on the exercise of this authority. Prohibits the use of appropriations as specified, including funds for the operation of commissaries, proficiency flying, and excess household goods shippage and storage. Prohibits the expenditure of more than 20 percent of the appropriations limited to this fiscal year during the last two months of the year. Permits the Defense department to use real property from foreign countries in accordance with mutual defense agreements. Requires the Secretary to make quarterly reports to Congress concerning the property and any commodities received. Limits the use of appropriations for specified activities, including education and training courses, legislative liaison activities, and payment to the Federal Employees Compensation fund. Requires each department and agency to improve the collection of overdue debts owed the United States. Title VIII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for the Intelligence Community Staff and for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 5005 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1981
Department of Defense Renewable Energy Utilization Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of a military department concerned to procure energy systems powered by solar or other renewable forms of energy which are cost effective when energy systems are needed for new facilities, mobile power systems, and other uses. Expresses the sense of Congress that up to 20 percent of the amount spent upon such systems should go to small business concerns. Directs the Secretary of Defense to report biennially to the appropriate committees of Congress on studies conducted to identify applications of renewable energy forms to Department needs.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 275 (97th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1981
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 4995 (Department of Defense funding).
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 49 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1981
Expresses the gratitude of Congress to specified members of the Coast Guard who died while rescuing a crewman from a disabled fishing vessel.
Bill· HRH.R. 4977 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1981
Directs the President to name the next Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as the United States Ship Hyman G. Rickover.
Bill· HRH.R. 4987 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1981
Increases the number of Assistant Secretaries of Defense from seven to eight. Designates one of the Assistant Secretaries as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategic and Homeland Defense.
Law· HRH.R. 4995 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1981
Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1982 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for military and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Retired Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for retired military personnel on the retired lists of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, including the reserves. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense agencies, including their respective stock funds, reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, claims against the Department of Defense, and the Court of Military Appeals. Title IV: Procurement: - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Navy of aircraft, weapons, shipbuilding and conversion of vessels, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft, missiles, and other equipment and materials. Title V: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for research, development, tests, and evaluation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Director of Defense Test and Evaluation. Title VI: Special Foreign Currency Program - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for excess payments in foreign currencies for expenses in carrying out the programs of the Department of Defense. Title VII: General Provisions - Limits the expenditure of appropriations for consulting services to contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record. Prohibits the use of appropriations for unauthorized publicity or propaganda. Authorizes the Secretaries of Defense and of the service departments to procure the services of experts and consultants if advantageous to the national defense. Exempts the Defense department from the prohibition against employing non-citizens. Makes appropriations available for specified expenses of the department, including motor vehicle insurance, maintenance of prisoners-of-war, school transportation of military dependents, maintenance of facilities, ships, and equipment, exchange fees, and dependents' medical treatment. Directs the Secretary of Defense and each agency of the department to assist American small and minority-owned businesses in their participation in defense contracts. Permits the President to exempt appropriations available for military functions from the requirement that appropriations be distributed so as to prevent deficiencies or need for supplemental funding. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for the cost of any increases in military personnel required by the President. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress monthly on the exercise of this authority. Prohibits the use of appropriations as specified, including funds for the operation of commissaries, proficiency flying, and excess household goods shippage and storage. Prohibits the expenditure of more than 20 percent of the appropriations limited to fiscal year 1982 during the last two months of the year. Permits the Defense department to use real property from foreign countries in accordance with mutual defense agreements. Requires the Secretary to make quarterly reports to Congress concerning the property and any commodities received. Limits the use of appropriations for specified activities, including education and training courses, legislative liaison activities, and payment to the Federal Employees Compensation fund. Requires each department and agency to improve the collection of overdue debts owed the United States. Title VIII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for the Intelligence Community Staff and for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 4982 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1981
Amends the Act incorporating AMVETS, American Veterans of World War II, to extend eligibility for membership in AMVETS to persons serving in the U.S. armed forces and to U.S. citizens serving in the armed forces of allied nations after May 8, 1975.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 270 (97th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1981
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of S. 815 (military funding).
Bill· SS. 1846 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1981
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide special incentive pay for dentists in the Department of Medicine and Surgery with board certification in a specialty.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 126 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1981
Requests the President to designate May 7, 1982, as "Vietnam Veterans' Day."
Bill· HRH.R. 4955 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1981
Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay a survivor annuity to surviving spouses of members of the reserves who died before October 1, 1978, and who would have been eligible for a military pension if they had been 60 years old or older.
Bill· HRH.R. 4956 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1981
Authorizes the retention in the Air Force Reserve of certain retired regular enlisted members until total service equals 40, rather than 30, years or until such members reach the age of 60.
Bill· SS. 1831 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1981
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a national cemetery on the Delmarva Peninsula in Delaware, Maryland, or Virginia.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 123 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1981
Requests the President to designate the week of November 7, 1982, as National Disabled Veterans Week.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 124 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1981
Directs the President to provide for the playing of taps at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 358 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1981
Directs the President to provide for the playing of taps at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 359 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1981
Requests the President to designate the week of November 7, 1982, through November 13, 1982, as "National Disabled Veterans Week."
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 44 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1981
Expresses the conviction of Congress that the United States should not base its policies on the belief that the United States can limit, survive, or win a nuclear war.
Bill· SS. 1823 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 November 1981
National Security Silver Assessment and Disposal Act of 1981 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to revise the President's authority to dispose of silver presently held in the National Defense Stockpile during fiscal years 1982, 1983, and 1984. Requires the President to determine that the silver authorized for disposal is in excess of the requirements of the stockpile as of September 1, 1982. Sets forth the factors the President should consider, including demand and the current reliability of supplies. Directs the President to notify the appropriate committees of Congress of any such determination. Requires that excess silver be disposed of by minting bullion silver coins. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the appropriate committees of Congress before minting such coins. Requires that the proceeds from the sale of coins be covered into the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 4925 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 November 1981
Defense Cost Overrun Control Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to designate the program manager for each major defense system reported in the Selected Acquisition Report. Requires each manager to report to the Secretary quarterly on the total program acquisition unit cost for the defense system and the unit acquisition cost for system with 1982 authorizations. Requires the program manager to report to the Secretary when the total program acquisition unit cost or the current unit acquisition cost exceed the amount stated in the Selected Acquisition Report by more than 15 percent. Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate committees of Congress within 30 days of the program manager's notice of specified overruns on such systems. Prohibits the obligation of additional funds without such report. Directs the Secretary of Defense to certify to Congress within 60 days of the original Secretary's determination of overrun if the system is essential to national security and should continue to be funded despite an overrun of more than 25 percent. Prohibits the obligation of additional funds without such certification.