Defence

A bill to establish a commission to study defense-related aspects of the United States merchant marine.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Establishes the Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense to study the capability of: (1) the United States shipbuilding defense mobilization base to support both naval and commercial ship construction and repair in the event of war or national emergency; and (2) the United States merchant marine to meet the need for such transportation. Directs the Commission to submit to the President and Congress within nine months after enactment of this Act a report on its findings and conclusions, and its recommendations for legislative action, action by the executive branch, and action by the private sector to foster and maintain a U.S. merchant marine capable of meeting national security requirements. Terminates the Commission 90 days after it submits its report. Authorizes appropriations.

A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to transfer the Defense Contract Audit Agency to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Defense.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to transfer the Defense Contract Audit Agency from within the Department of Defense to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense.

Supplemental Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Supplemental Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 for a military construction project at the Naval Station, Keflavik, Iceland. Makes such project subject to all the authorizations and limitations applicable to projects authorized in the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of coal or coke from a foreign nation at a United States defense facility in Europe if coal from the United States is available.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Prohibits the Secretary of a military department from purchasing coal or coke from a foreign nation for use at a U.S. defense facility in Europe if U.S. coal is available.

A bill to amend title 10, section 2304(c) of the United States Code to insure competitive bidding and fair and reasonable pricing of spare parts procurement.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Revises the general procurement provisions under general military law to prohibit procurement through price redeterminable basic ordering agreements unless the pricing systems will result in fair and reasonable prices. Prohibits sole source procurements of spare parts unless competitive bidding would not result in fair and reasonable prices. Prohibits consideration of procurement bidding where: (1) the low competitor has a definite advantage over the other competitors; (2) only two bids are received and one bidder is not a manufacturer; or (3) the lowest final price is not reasonable, in that it results in substantial price increases over the previously paid unit price.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to allow eligible veterans to receive certain educational assistance during the six-year period following their last discharge or release from active duty even if such period extends beyond December 31, 1989.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Amends the delimiting period for veterans' educational assistance to permit eligible veterans to receive such assistance during the six-year period after their last discharge, even if such period extends beyond the December 31, 1989, termination date.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Veteran's Administration should renew its practice of providing upright memorial markers at the graves of veterans buried in national cemeteries.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1983

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Veterans Administration should return to providing upright memorial markers at the graves of veterans buried in national cemeteries.

A bill to provide for increased employment at military bases overseas of dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Federal civilian employees stationed overseas.

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983

Directs the Secretary of Defense to increase employment opportunities at U.S. military installations overseas for dependents of members of the armed forces and Federal civilian employees assigned to overseas duty.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that certain mailing privileges should be granted to members of the Armed Forces of the United States and certain others in Lebanon.

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1983

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should designate Lebanon as an overseas area from which mail from a member of the armed forces of the United States or a friendly foreign nation may be sent postage free to a place within the delivery limits of a U.S. post office.

Michael Ira Burch, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Henry E. Catto, Jr., resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 16 November 1983

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to sell ammunition for use for avalanche-control purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1983

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to sell to any State or State-authorized entity ammunition for military weapons for use for avalanche-control purposes.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize former members of the armed forces who are totally disabled as the result of a service-connected disability to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces are permitted to travel on such aircraft.

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1983

Entitles former members of the armed forces who are totally disabled because of a service-connected disability to the same travel privileges on military aircraft as retired members of the armed forces enjoy.

A bill to redesignate the Veterans' Administration hospital located in Danville, Illinois, as "Joseph G. Cannon Veterans' Administration Medical Center".

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1983

Designates the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Danville, Illinois, as the Joseph G. Cannon Veterans Administration Medical Center.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt from Federal income taxes members of the Armed Forces of the United States who die as a result of hostile action.

United States · United States Congress · 11 November 1983

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from Federal income taxes members of the armed forces or civilian employees of the United States who die as a result of hostile action outside the United States.

A bill to amend the charter of AMVETS by extending eligibility for membership to individuals who qualify on or after May 8, 1975.

United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1983

Amends the Act which incorporated the AMVETS, American Veterans of World War II, by changing the membership eligibility termination date to whichever of the following dates is the latest: (1) the date of formal termination of WW II; (2) the date of the cessation of the Korean conflict; (3) the date of cessation of the Vietnam conflict; or (4) the date of cessation of any subsequent armed conflict of the United States.

A bill to give veterans who have received a Purple Heart additional points on the Civil Service examination, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1983

Amends the definition of "preference eligible" for purposes of provisions governing Federal employment to include any veteran who is the recipient of a Purple Heart.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require authorization by law of certain consolidations of functions within the Department of Defense.

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1983

Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from transferring or consolidating a function, power, or duty of a military department on either a permanent or trial basis unless specifically authorized by law. Exempts transfers involving the reallocation of fewer than 200 personnel or $10,000,000 in any fiscal year.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the surviving spouse of a veteran who dies from a service-connected disability shall be entitled to receive benefits for the month of the veteran's death.

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1983

Amends the special provisions concerning veterans' benefits to entitle a surviving spouse of a veteran who dies from a service-connected disability to the benefits the veteran would have received in the month of his death but for his death, even though the spouse is not entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation or survivors' benefits.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to veterans' benefits of Americans who fought in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1983

Entitles veterans and survivors of veterans who served in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War to the same benefits as World War II veterans.

A bill to name the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the "James E. Van Zandt Veterans' Administration Medical Center", and to name the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia, the "Carl Vinson Veterans' Administration Medical Center".

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1983

Designates the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania, as the James E. Van Zandt Veterans Administration Medical Center. Designates the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia, as the Carl Vinson Veterans Administration Medical Center.

A bill to provide annuity benefits under the military Survivor Benefit Plan to the surviving spouses of military retirees who died before September 21, 1972, but after their discharge or release from active duty.

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1983

Amends the Uniformed Services Survivor Benefits Amendments of 1980 to entitle to an annuity certain individuals who were widowed on or before September 21, 1972, and who are not covered by the Survivor Benefit Plan.

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress regarding the return to Cuba of Cuban nationals captured by the United States Armed Forces in Grenada.

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1983

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should insist as a condition for repatriation of Cuban nationals captured by U.S. armed forces in Grenada that Cuba should agree to the return to Cuba of Cuban nationals in the United States who are found to be deportable under U.S. law.

A bill to amend the Military Selective Service Act to provide that retired members of the Armed Forces may serve as members of local boards of the Selective Service System.

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1983

Amends the Military Selective Service Act to permit persons receiving military retirement or retainer pay (or certain persons under the age of 60 who would otherwise be entitled to military retirement pay) to serve on local Selective Service System boards.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Veterans' Administration should develop a comprehensive, unified policy for the study and treatment of post traumatic stress disorder and establish a central office to advise persons in Veterans' Administration hospitals and outpatient facilities who are setting up post-traumatic stress disorder wards and treatment programs.

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1983

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Veterans Administration (VA) should develop a comprehensive policy for the study of post-traumatic stress disorder and establish a central office to advise VA personnel on setting up treatment programs.

Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1984

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1983

Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1984 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 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 FY 1984 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 FY 1984 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense agencies, including their respective stock and industrial 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. Appropriates funds for Department support provided to the 1984 games of the XXIII Olympiad. Appropriates funds for environmental restoration, to remain available until expended. Title IV: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and other equipment and materials. Includes transfers of funds for specified procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Navy of aircraft, weapons conversion and shipbuilding of vessels (including transfers of funds) and other equipment and materials. Prohibits the use of funds for naval vessel construction in foreign shipyards. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft, missiles, and other equipment and materials. Includes transfers of funds for aircraft procurement. Prohibits the obligation of funds under the four major FY 1984 production contracts for the B-1B bomber if the current dollar costs would exceed the Air Force's original current dollar estimates. Appropriates funds for National Guard Reserve, and Defense Agencies' procurement. Appropriates funds for acquisition, construction, and improvements for the Coast Guard. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1986. Title V: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for research, development, tests, and evaluation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense agencies. Earmarks funds for the integration of the Hellfire missile on the UH-60 helicopter. Limits the use of appropriations for visible/ultraviolet laser technology until the Department of Defense Technologies study team reports a plan for the expenditure of laser technology funds. Permits the merger of appropriations for advanced research. Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Director of Defense Test and Evaluation. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1985. Title VI: Special Foreign Currency Program - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 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, 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 for specified practices, including: (1) operation of commissaries; (2) proficiency flying; (3) excess household goods shippage and storage; (4) the procurement of articles not produced in the United States, except as specified; (5) certain defense contractor advertising; (6) research on uninformed or nonvoluntary human beings; (7) certain requests to the Appropriations Committees for reprogramming of funds; (8) certain medical services or treatments under CHAMPUS; (9) pay and allowances in excess of specified levels; (10) certain noncompetitive contracts; (11) certain multiyear procurement contracts with an unfunded contingent liability in excess of a specified level; (12) certain leasing and chartering of vessels, aircraft, or vehicles; (13) the purchase of animals to study the medical treatment of wounds; and (14) expenditures prohibited by the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for the procurement of production facilities and equipment for the BLU-80/B (BIGEYE) binary chemical bomb until the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that the technical problems have been solved. Expresses the sense of Congress that all chemical agent and munitions production shall cease when a treaty for the complete and verifiable ban on the development, production, and stockpiling of chemical weapons enters into force. Expresses the sense of Congress that the chemical munitions stockpile should be sized to a minimum, sufficient only to provide an effective deterrent. Requires the Department of Defense to submit a plan with options to demilitarize the existing stockpile by 1990, 1995, and 2000. Permits the production of lethal chemical weapons for allies only as requested and required. Retains control of such weapons to the United States until chemical retaliation is authorized by the National Command Authority. Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the Appropriations Committees with the FY 1985 budget request on U.S. chemical demilitarization capabilities. Title VIII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for the Intelligence Community Staff and for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease by the Veterans' Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1983

Amends veterans' hospitalization benefits to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to carry out a screening and treatment program for eligible veterans suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Permits the furnishing of hospital or nursing home care to afflicted veterans who are at least fifty years old.

Department of Defense Procurement Efficiency Reporting Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1983

Department of Defense Procurement Efficiency Reporting Act - Directs the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to review the spare parts for weapon systems procurement practices of the Department of Defense by June 1, 1984. Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Inspector General of the Department to provide all necessary information. Directs the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to review the procurement actions of the Department of Defense during the final week of FY 1983 and report to Congress by February 1, 1984. Requires that such report include number and dollar amounts of contracts and purchases and an assessment of the actual needs of the Department for goods and services purchased. Directs the Secretary and the Inspector General of the Department to provide all necessary information.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that a request for the correction of a military record be filed within 3 years after discovery of the error.

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1983

Amends the correction of records provisions under general military law to eliminate the requirement that an application for a correction of a military record be made within three years of the discovery of the error.

People Protection Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1983

People Protection Act - Encourages the President to implement the following measures related to strategic defenses: (1) consolidate all directed-energy activities in a new agency; (2) consolidate the space and strategic defense activities into a unified space command within the armed forces; (3) establish and place under the space command a command for ground-based strategic air defenses and ballistic missile defense; (4) transfer space-launch vehicles as necessary for the space-based defense systems to the Department of Defense; (5) develop a manned space station to support national security and other activities; (6) assess the role of strategic defenses within current and prospective arms control agreements; (7) assess the consistency of specified treaties with existing international legal conventions for the regulation of armed conflict; and (8) assess other organizational changes within the Government needed to implement the President's strategic recommendations.

a joint resolution to amend the Multilateral Force in Lebanon Resolution and provide for periodic review and, if appropriate, reauthorization by Congress for continued deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in Lebanon.

United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1983

Amends the Multinational Force in Lebanon Resolution (Public Law 98-119) to provide that the continued participation of the U.S. armed forces in the Multinational Force in Lebanon shall be for three months, unless the Congress extends it for a longer period. States that such authorization may be extended by Congress provided that: (1) the President submits a report to Congress with respect to the situation in Lebanon; and (2) such extension not exceed three months.

United States Armed Forces Supplemental Benefits Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1983

United States Armed Forces Supplemental Benefits Act of 1983 - Amends the miscellaneous rights under general military law to require that the immediate family of a member of the armed forces wounded in the line of duty in a foreign country be provided a per diem, transportation expenses to, and guest housing near, the treatment facility. Directs that survivors of a service member killed in the line of duty in any foreign country be paid a tax free gratuity of $50,000.

A joint resolution declaring that the President violated the Constitutional prerogative of the Congress to declare war when he ordered United States Armed Forces to invade Grenada on October 25, 1983, and requiring immediate withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Grenada.

United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1983

States that the President violated article I, section 8 of the Constitution when he ordered U.S. armed forces to invade Grenada. Directs the withdrawal of such forces from Grenada. Prohibits funds appropriated by Congress to be expended for the continued presence of such forces on Grenada unless such funds are used to implement the withdrawal of such forces from Grenada.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress commending the U.S. Marines and Rangers in their efforts to protect and safeguard American lives in Grenada.

United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1983

Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Government should commend the Marines and Army Rangers who participated in the Grenada mission.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should recognize the right of the people of Grenada to territorial integrity, calling upon the President immediately to remove United States Armed Forces from Grenada, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1983

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the: (1) United States should recognize the right of the Grenadian people to territorial integrity and calls upon the President to withdraw U.S. armed forces from Grenada; and (2) President should seek, through the Organization of American States, the Caribbean Community, and the United Nations, ways to restore stability to Grenada and to allow the Grenadian people to determine their future government.

Veterans Administration Research Information Confidentiality Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1983

Veterans Administration Research Information Confidentiality Act - Makes confidential and privileged until completed any medical, scientific, and prosthetic research conducted by the Veterans Administration (VA). Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to disclose research information to: (1) congressional committees as needed to perform oversight functions; (2) employees or agents of the VA if necessary for their work; (3) new drug or device sponsors; (4) medical researchers; (5) patent applicants as necessary; (6) auditors; (7) public health officials if necessary; (8) medical care professionals; (9) courts if ordered; (10) law enforcement agencies; and (11) employees of suitable medical or scientific publications. Excludes individual identities and addresses of research subjects from the information which may be disclosed.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the replacement of the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon with a United Nations presence or other forces from neutral countries.

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1983

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) provide protection and security for U.S. Forces in Lebanon; (2) pursue, in coordination with our allies in the Multinational Peacekeeping Force, the transferral of the peacekeeping responsibilities in Lebanon to a United Nations peacekeeping presence or to other forces from neutral countries; and (3) prepare and transmit to the Congress a report setting forth the measures that have been taken to carry out the provisions of this Act.

A joint resolution declaring that the requirements of section 4(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution became operative on October 25, 1983, when United States Armed Forces were introduced into Grenada.

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1983

States that the War Powers Resolution became operative on October 25, 1983, for purposes of determining the termination date for the presence of U.S. armed forces in Grenada.

A joint resolution designating September 14, 1984, as "National Women Veterans Recognition Day".

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1983

Designates September 14, 1984, as National Women Veterans Recognition Day.

A bill to amend the charter of AMVETS by extending eligibility for membership to individuals who qualify on or after May 8, 1975.

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1983

Amends the charter of the American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS) by extending eligibility for membership to individuals who qualify on or after May 8, 1975.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the voluntary withholding of State income tax from military retired or retainer pay.

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1983

Amends the computation of retired pay provisions of general military law to require the Secretary of the military department concerned to enter into an agreement with a State, upon request, to withhold State income tax on a monthly basis from the military pension of any member or former member of the armed forces who voluntarily requests such withholding in writing.

A bill to credit certain service performed by National Guard technicians prior to January 1, 1969, as Federal employment for the purpose of civil service retirement benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1983

Credits service performed by National Guard technicians before January 1, 1969, as Federal employment for the purpose of civil service retirement benefits.

Veterans Administration Research Information Confidentiality Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1983

Veterans Administration Research Information Confidentiality Act - Makes confidential and privileged until completed any medical, scientific, and prosthetic research conducted by the Veterans Administration (VA). Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to disclose research information to: (1) congressional committees as needed to perform oversight functions; (2) employees or agents of the VA if necessary for their work; (3) new drug or device sponsors; (4) medical researchers; (5) patent applicants as necessary; (6) auditors; (7) public health officials if necessary; (8) medical care professionals; (9) courts if ordered; (10) law enforcement agencies; and (11) employees of suitable medical or scientific publications. Excludes individual identities and addresses of research subjects from the information which may be disclosed.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase from $300 to $600 the amount of burial and funeral expenses payable by the Veterans' Administration in the case of certain deceased veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1983

Amends veterans' burial benefits to increase from $300 to $600 the amount the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may pay to cover burial and funeral expenses for an eligible veteran.

A resolution with respect to the memory of those Americans who lost their lives in Beirut.

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1983

Provides that when the Senate recesses that it do so in respect to the memory of those Americans who lost their lives in Beirut.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the measures the President should take to ensure the safety of United States Armed Forces in Lebanon.

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1983

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) redefine the protective measures which the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to the Multinational Force in Lebanon may take to provide for their defense and security; (2) redeploy U.S. Armed Forces in Lebanon so as to minimize their vulnerability to terrorist attack; and (3) prepare and transmit to the Congress a report setting forth the measures that have been taken to carry out the provisions of this Act.

A joint resolution to require the withdrawal of United States Forces in Lebanon.

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1983

Requires U.S. troops which are part of the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon to be withdrawn from Lebanon.

A joint resolution providing for the prompt and orderly withdrawal of U.S. troops from Lebanon.

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1983

Amends the Multinational Force in Lebanon Resolution (Public Law 98-119) to require the President to order the withdrawal of all U.S. armed forces from Lebanon, except personnel assigned as guards at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon.

A joint resolution to repeal Public Law 98-119, Multinational Force in Lebanon, and to call for the removal of United States Armed forces from Lebanon and from Honduras.

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1983

Repeals the Multinational Force in Lebanon Resolution (Public Law 98-119). States that the deployment by Congress of U.S. forces in: (1) Lebanon is terminated and such forces are to be withdrawn no later than November 15, 1983; and (2) Honduras is subject to the War Powers Resolution and such deployment shall end no later than November 15, 1983.

A joint resolution to rescind H. J. Res. 364 as passed by the 98th Congress and require submission by the President of the report on U.S. armed forces in Lebanon required by the War Powers Resolution; to require withdrawal of U.S. armed forces from Lebanon if said report is not timely received.

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1983

Rescinds the Multinational Force in Lebanon Resolution (Public Law 98-119). Requires the President to submit a specified report to Congress, as required under the War Powers Resolution, dealing with the U.S. armed forces in Lebanon. Provides that if such report is not filed with Congress by the President, the deployment of U.S. armed forces in Lebanon shall be terminated except for those necessary for the protection of diplomatic personnel in the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon.

A resolution with respect to the memory of those Americans who lost their lives in Beirut.

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1983

Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the deaths of Americans in Beirut as a result of the terrorist attack on the military compound.