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Bill· HRH.R. 4846 (97th)referred

A bill to provide for the recovery of capital and operation and maintenance costs assignable to commercial water transportation for certain United States Army Corps of Engineers inland waterway projects, and to authorize construction in specified circumstances.

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1981

Directs the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to prescribe a system of user fees to be levied on commercial transportation on the inland waterway system pursuant to this Act. Sets forth criteria by which such fees shall be established. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to utilize various mechanism as means to recover Federal costs from system users. Specifies that such fees shall recover 100 percent of Federal operation and maintenance expenditures and an amount necessary to amortize capital expenditures for rehabilitation or replacement of existing structures completed after October 1, 1981. Directs that such fees shall be credited to the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Sets forth civil penalties for failure to pay user fees. Lists, by project, the percentage of Federal expenditures for operation, maintenance, construction, and rehabilitation of inland waterway projects to be assigned to commercial waterway transportation. Directs that costs assigned to commercial waterway transportation for the Mississipp River and tributaries project shall be 25 percent of total project costs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on fuel used in commercial transportation on inland waterways. Amends the Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 to revise the list of the inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 1773 (97th)referred

Motor Vehicle Safety Amendments Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1981

Motor Vehicle Safety Amendments Act of 1981 - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to direct automobile manufacturers to install automatic crash protection in passenger automobiles manufactured on or after September 1, 1983. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to inform the public about the performance and benefits of automatic crash protection.

Bill· SS. 1770 (97th)open

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to conduct an independent study to determine the adequacy of certain industry practices and Federal Aviation Administration rules and regulations, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 October 1981

Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to report to Congress in regard to the adequacy of certain airline industry practices and FAA rules and regulations concerning air quality aboard aircraft. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4800 (97th)open

Airport and Airway Revenue Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 21 October 1981

Airport and Airway Revenue Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate through 1983, and revise the rates of, the taxes on fuels used in noncommercial aviation. Reduces the airline ticket tax for individual travel from eight to five percent. Reinstates through 1983, and increases the rate of, the tax on the use of international travel facilities. Reinstates through 1983 the tax on transportation of property by air. Revises the definition of "taxable transportation" to: (1) restore certain air travel, except as applied to transportation of property; (2) alter the determination of whether air travel is "uninterrupted international air transportation;" and (3) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the "225-mile zone" provisions applicable to travel in Canada or Mexico. Repeals the tax on the use of civil aircraft (terminated October 1, 1980). Revises the manner for showing on airline tickets the amounts paid for transportation and imposed as taxes. Creates a new subtitle I, "Trust Fund Code." Re- establishes in the U.S. Treasury, effective January 1, 1982, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Appropriates to the Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the revenues in 1982 and 1983 from the taxes on aviation fuel, air transportation, gasoline used in aircraft, and aircraft tires and tubes and additional revenues as may be required. Makes amounts in the Trust Fund available, as provided by appropriation Acts, for making expenditures before October 1, 1983, to meet obligations of the United States incurred for airport and airway development purposes, including aviation noise abatement, air traffic control services, and Department of Transportation administrative expenses. Provides for the transfer from the Trust Fund to the general fund of the Treasury of amounts equivalent to: (1) refunds of tax made in 1982 and 1983 on: (A) gasoline used on farms; (B) gasoline used for certain nonhighway purposes; or (C) fuel not used for taxable purposes; and (2) tax credits with respect to such fuels and lubricating oil used for certain nontaxable purposes. Requires the transfer of the amounts appropriated to the Trust Fund at least quarterly. Requires the Secretary to hold the Trust Fund and report to Congress annually on its financial condition and operations and its expected status during the following five fiscal years. Sets forth requirements for investment by the Trust Fund in interest-bearing obligations of the United States. Repeals the provision which established the Airport and Airway Trust Fund under the Airport and Airway Revenue Act of 1970. Makes inapplicable to customs officers' compensation and expenses the requirement of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 that aircraft owners or operators reimburse the U.S. Government for the cost of inspection or quarantine services.

Bill· HRH.R. 4779 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to require manufacturers of new passenger cars to install high-mounted rear stop lamps in such passenger cars for purposes of reducing rear-end collisions by providing a more effective brake warning to following drivers.

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1981

Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to require manufacturers of passenger cars to equip each car with a high-mounted stop lamp.

Bill· HRH.R. 4736 (97th)referred

Maritime Dry Bulk Trade Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1981

Maritime Dry Bulk Trade Act - Directs the Secretary of the Department in which the Maritime Administration is operating to negotiate a Governing International Maritime Agreement with each nation with which the United States traded a specified amount of dry bulk cargo in 1980. Directs the Secretary to also negotiate such an agreement with nations whose U.S. trade was less than the specified amount if such a nation asks to negotiate an agreement. Lists the essential provisions of a Governing International Maritime Agreement. Directs the Secretary to enter into such an agreement with any group of nations which desires to execute the agreement on a regional basis. Prohibits such an agreement from becoming effective until 60 days after it is transmitted to Congress. Sets forth the procedures for a Congressional veto of such an agreement. Prohibits a non-national-flag ship from transporting dry bulk cargo with a trading partner except as authorized by the Governing International Maritime Agreement. Provides that five years after enactment of this Act: (1) non-national-flag ships not documented under the laws of a trading partner are prohibited from transporting dry bulk cargo; and (2) such ships documented under the laws of a trading partner are authorized to transport dry bulk cargo between the United States and any nation not a party to such an agreement. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury to implement procedures to insure that non-national-flag ships do not transport bulk cargo in excess of the authorized amount. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to assist in implementing this Act. Requires it to report annually to Congress on its activities. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress annually on actions taken pursuant to this Act.

Bill· SS. 1722 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that air traffic controllers entitled to immediate retirement annuities may not be entitled to training under section 3381, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981

Makes air traffic controllers who are eligible for immediate retirement ineligible for full time training on the basis of their inability to continue their work as controllers for physical or other specified reasons. Entitles any employee who provides preflight, in- flight, or airport advisory service to aircraft operators and any immediate supervisor of such an employee to a civil service pension after completing 25 years of service or after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service.

Bill· HRH.R. 4691 (97th)open

Port and Waterways Maintenance, Development, and Improvement Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1981

Port and Waterways Maintenance, Development, and Improvement Act of 1981 - Title I: Findings, Declaration of Purposes, and Definitions - Declares that Congress finds it in the national interest to maintain and develop a viable marine transportation system within the United States, including a network of commercial deep-draft seaports, inland shallow-draft ports, and a multipurpose domestic waterway system to accommodate the needs of the foreign and domestic commerce, promote economic stability, and provide for national security. Title II: Cost Recovery - Imposes specified tonnage charges on all international commerce commodities at the time of entry into or exit from the United States in order to recover 50 percent of all costs associated with operation and maintenance expenditures of the Army Corps of Engineers directly allocated and attributable to commercial navigation. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to promulgate a rate system sufficient to cover such costs. Requires that such charges shall be deposited in the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (hereafter known as the Ports and Waterways Trust Fund). Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to utilize such funds for the Federal share of operation, maintenance, and construction of deep-draft (except those administered by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation) and inland shallow-draft waterways. Directs the Secretary to recommend biennially to Congress that specified new construction projects be authorized. Authorizes certain projects only after agreement that a non-Federal public body will reimburse the Federal Government for 50 percent of such projects' costs. 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. Authorizes such non-Federal public bodies to recover all or a portion of their shares of the project costs through: (1) existing funding sources; and (2) user fees. Grants the consent of Congress to any port authority to collect, in the form of a duty of tonnage or ad valorem duty, a nondiscriminatory seaport user fee from vessels or cargo engaged in foreign trade. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretaries of State, Commerce, Transportation, Treasury, Energy, and Agriculture, the Attorney General, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and with the approval of Congress, to promulgate regulations and guidelines concerning such fee collections. Title III: Project Authorizations - Authorizes non-Federal public bodies to develop new navigation construction projects without congressional authorization if they agree to pay 100 percent of the costs of such projects. Title IV: Reports to Congress - Directs the Secretary of the Army to prepare specified reports for submission to Congress.

Bill· SS. 1692 (97th)open

National Harbors Improvement and Maintenance Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1981

National Harbors Improvement and Maintenance Act of 1981 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to maintain the deep-draft channels and harbors of the United States. Prohibits the Secretary, after October 1, 1982, from expending funds for such maintenance until an appropriate non-Federal interest contracts with the Secretary to pay for specified portions thereof. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the President and to Congress on national harbor maintenance needs for the succeeding fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1983 through 1987. Authorizes such non-Federal interest to undertake navigation improvements subject to required permits. Requires that such non-Federal interest repay the United States, within 50 years of the date of enactment, the cost of all channel and harbor construction projects undertaken after September 30, 1982. Declares that this Act shall not prohibit or interfere with national defense transportation requirements. Permits an affected non-Federal interest to recover its reimbursement obligation by collecting fees from specified vessels engaged in commercial waterway transportation. Sets forth procedures concerning the joint processing of all Federal permits required for such construction activities. Directs the Secretary to report to certain congressional committees in regard to such permit schedules.

Bill· SS. 1682 (97th)open

A bill to allow vessels in the foreign trade receiving subsidy to transport cargo between the Island of Unalaska, Alaska and the contiguous United States during a voyage in the foreign trade.

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1981

Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to allow vessels in the foreign trade receiving operating-differential or construction-differential subsidies to transport cargo between the island of Unalaska, Alaska, and the contiguous United States during a voyage in the foreign trade.

Bill· HRH.R. 4627 (97th)open

Port Development and Navigation Improvement Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1981

Port Development and Navigation Improvement Act of 1981 - Title I: Priority Maintenance and Navigation Improvement Projects - Directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to submit to Congress within two years after enactment of this Act a deep-draft commercial port channel maintenance program. Specifies that such program shall include alternate disposal sites for dredged or fill material. Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to submit to Congress a programmatic environmental impact statement, including an analysis of the adequacy of deep-draft commercial ports to accommodate increasing import and export trade. Provides for veto of such maintenance programs and navigational improvement projects by concurrent resolution of Congress within 60 days. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress modifications of approved maintenance and navigational improvement projects. Requires the Secretary to undertake navigation improvements in deep-draft commercial ports on a priority basis under specified circumstances. Sets forth procedures by which the Secretary shall submit feasibility studies, survey reports, and environmental impact statements to Congress. Prohibits a State port authority from dredging or performing other maintenance with regard to a navigation improvement project constructed by or with assistance from the Secretary except under specified circumstances. Requires the Secretary to enter into memorandums of agreement with: (1) the Administrator in regard to the disposal of dredged and fill material into navigable waters; and (2) the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce concerning the environmental aspects of the maintenance and improvement of federally authorized channels in deep-draft commercial ports. Sets forth procedures for congressional approval of new navigational improvement projects. Title II: Financing of Navigation Improvement Projects - Grants the consent of Congress to the levying by States of tonnage duties. Lists the purposes of such duties, including reimbursement of Federal and State entities in regard to navigation improvement projects. Directs the Comptroller General to audit periodically the operations of State port authorities dealing with such duties of tonnage. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes appropriations. Allows the Secretary, upon congressional approval, to transfer funds from existing Department of the Army civil appropriations pending appropriation of such authorized sums.

Bill· SS. 1649 (97th)referred

National Bridge Improvement Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1981

National Bridge Improvement Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to revise the highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program to concentrate Federal funding on bridges most in need of replacement and rehabilitation. Requires the establishment of guidelines for the distribution of such funds throughout the States. Directs the Secretary to review each State's compliance with national bridge inspection standards and to revise such standards to decrease the maximum time lapse between inspections. Declares that the Secretary, by January 1, 1983, shall implement a plan of action designed to achieve full compliance by State and local governments with national bridge inspection standards. Directs the Secretary to inventory all bridges maintained by Federal agencies. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the administrative actions taken under this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4519 (97th)open

Maritime Dry Bulk Trade Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1981

Maritime Dry Bulk Trade Act - Directs the Secretary in the Department in which the Maritime Administration is operating to negotiate a Governing International Maritime Agreement with each nation with which the United States traded a specified amount of dry bulk cargo in 1980. Directs the Secretary to also negotiate such an agreement with nations whose U.S. trade was less than the specified amount if such a nation asks to negotiate an agreement. Lists the essential provisions of a Governing International Maritime Agreement. Directs the Secretary to enter into such an agreement with any group of nations which desires to execute the agreement on a regional basis. Prohibits such an agreement from becoming effective until 60 days after it is transmitted to Congress. Sets forth the procedures for a Congressional veto of such an agreement. Prohibits a non-national-flag ship from transporting dry bulk cargo with a trading partner except as authorized by the Governing International Maritime Agreement. Provides that five years after enactment of this Act: (1) non-national-flag ships not documented under the laws of a trading partner are prohibited from transporting dry bulk cargo; and (2) such ships documented under the laws of a trading partner are authorized to transport dry bulk cargo between the United States and any nation not a party to such an agreement. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury to implement procedures to insure that non-national-flag ships do not transport bulk cargo in excess of the authorized amount. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to assist in implementing this Act. Requires it to report annually to Congress on its activities. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress annually on actions taken pursuant to this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4463 (97th)referred

Railroad Land Grant Development Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1981

Railroad Land Grant Development Act of 1981 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to repeal the limitation on the acquisition of a coal lease or permit by a railroad. Requires a railroad leasing public lands adjacent to grant lands held by the railroad to annually determine its net revenues from resource development and to use at least 33 1/3 percent of such revenues for the operation and maintenance of the railroad, and of that 33 1/3 percent at least 33 1/3 percent must be used to operate and maintain railroad branchlines.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 177 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution urging the President of the United States to enter into trade negotiations with representatives of the Government of Japan with respect to the establishment of Japanese auto production facilities in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1981

Urges the President to: (1) negotiate an agreement with Japan to require Japanese auto manufacturers to build facilities in the United States and to use North American parts in Japanese autos sold in the United States in exchange for retaining access to the American market; (2) phase in an agreement setting quotas of U.S. parts to be used in Japanese cars; and (3) report to Congress on the progress of the negotiations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4374 (97th)open

Shipping Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1981

Amends the Shipping Act, 1916, to redefine the term "ocean freight forwarder" to mean any person in the United States who for others: (1) dispatches shipments via ocean common carriers; and (2) processes the documentation or performs related activities incident to such shipments. Directs every common carrier by water to file with the Federal Maritime Commission copies of agreements that limit or regulate the membership of ocean carrier conferences. Denies Commission approval to conference agreements that fail to admit to membership at least one carrier operating United States-flag vessel willing to serve the particular trade or route involved. Sets time limits on proceedings to disapprove, cancel, or modify certain agreements. Places the burden of proof on the Commission or such other department or agency that opposes the agreement. Describes procedures for holding Commission hearings to resolve complaints by common carriers by water, shippers, ports, or others subject to this Act. Repeals civil penalty provisions concerning agreement violations. Allows shippers' councils, pursuant to an agreement approved by the Federal Trade Commission, to meet, confer, and: (1) consult and agree in regard to rate levels, practices, and terms and conditions of service; (2) exchange specified information with ocean common carriers or conferences; (3) analyze and distribute such information. Declares that the above shall not restrict the powers of an association organized under the Export Trade Act. Requires shippers' councils to file such agreements with the Federal Trade Commission. Exempts such agreements from the antitrust laws of the United States. Sets forth provisions to be included in such agreements before Commission approval. Repeals provisions concerning the sale of certain Panama Canal bonds. Changes certain criminal penalties for violations of the Shipping Act, 1916, to civil penalties. Revises procedures for assessing such civil penalties. Repeals license requirements for ocean freight forwarders. Requires that forwarders and non-vessel- operating common carriers shall furnish a bond approved by the Federal Maritime Commission.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 172 (97th)open

A concurrent resolution relating to Sea Lane Security.

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1981

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should seek the support of specified nations for its naval presence in the Indian Ocean and that Japanese support could include civil aircraft and sealift assets; (2) the Japanese Self-Defense Force should increase its capacity to defend sealanes important to Japan's security; (3) the United States and Japan should take further steps to implement their 1978 defense guidelines on the standardization and integration of their defense capabilities; (4) Japan should continue to increase its share of the cost of the U.S. military presence in Japan; (5) the United States and other specified nations should continue to support the ASEAN nations which represent an important element in the stability of Southeast Asia and occupy an important position on the sealanes in and between the Indian and Pacific Oceans; and (6) the United States should participate in naval exercises with specified nations in order to assure the security of those sealanes.

Bill· SS. 1593 (97th)open

Shipping Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1981

Shipping Act of 1981 - Declares the objectives of United States regulation of international liner shipping, including: (1) to develop and maintain an efficient ocean transportation system through commercial means; (2) to foster reliable and responsible service by ocean common carriers and conferences; and (3) to permit cooperation among carriers. Authorizes specified conference and intermodal activities of ocean common carriers or other persons subject to this Act. Lists authorized activities of shippers' councils. Requires that a copy of every agreement entered into with respect to such activities be filed with the Federal Maritime Commission. Sets forth required contents of conference and shippers' council agreements. Describes criteria by which the Commission shall approve, modify, or reject such agreements. Authorizes a conference or ocean common carrier engaged in foreign commerce to utilize loyalty contracts according to certain requirements. Exempts specified agreements, contracts, and activities from the antitrust laws of the United States. Directs ocean common carriers to file with the Commission, and keep open to public inspection, tariffs showing all rates between all points on each carrier's routes. Sets forth procedures for rate changes and refunds of rate charges. Prohibits a controlled carrier from maintaining rates in its tariffs that are below a level that is just and reasonable. Describes standards by which such rates shall be approved or disapproved. Provides for Presidential review of any order of suspension or final order of disapproval of rates of a controlled carrier. Exempts specified carriers from the provisions of this Act. Requires that ocean freight forwarders and non-vessel-operating common carriers shall furnish a bond approved by the Commission. Directs that ocean common carriers shall compensate ocean freight forwarders in a specified manner. Prohibits certain acts by ocean common carriers, including: (1) rebating or refunding any portion of rates except in accordance with a tariff; (2) charging rates that are unreasonably low; or (3) making unfair or unjustly discriminatory contracts with shippers. Restricts certain acts by shippers, ocean freight forwarders, non-vessel-operating common carriers, and other persons. Authorizes ocean common carriers, shippers, or other persons to file with the Commission a complaint alleging a violation of this Act. Describes procedures for the investigation and adjudication of such complaints. Assesses civil penalties for violations of this Act. Makes provisions concerning orders of the Commission relating to violations of this Act or regulations hereunder. Permits the Commission to exempt any specified activity or class of agreements between ocean common carriers or other persons subject to this Act from the requirements of this Act.

Bill· SS. 1586 (97th)referred

Waterways Transportation Development and Improvement Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1981

Waterways Transportation Development and Improvement Act of 1981 - Title I: Findings, Declaration of Purposes and Definitions - Declares that Congress finds it in the national interest to maintain and develop a viable marine transportation system within the United States, including a network of commercial deep-draft seaports, inland shallow-draft ports, and a multipurpose domestic waterway system to accommodate the needs of the foreign and domestic commerce, promote economic stability, and provide for national security. Title II: Cost Recovery - Imposes specified tonnage charges on all international commerce commodities at the time of entry into or exit from the United States in order to recover all costs associated with operation and maintenance expenditures of the Army Corps of Engineers directly allocated and attributable to commercial navigation. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to promulgate a rate system sufficient to cover such costs. Requires that such charges shall be deposited in the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (hereafter known as the Waterways Trust Fund). Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to utilize such funds for operation, maintenance, and construction of deep-draft (except those administered by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation) and inland shallow-draft waterways. Directs the Secretary to recommend biennially to Congress that specified new construction projects be authorized. Authorizes certain projects only after agreement that a non-Federal public body will reimburse the Federal Government for 50 percent of such projects' costs. 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. Title III: Local Cost Sharing - Authorizes such non-Federal public bodies to recover all or a portion of their shares of the project costs through: (1) existing funding sources; and (2) user fees. Grants the consent of Congress to any port authority to collect, in the form of a duty of tonnage or ad valorem duty, a nondiscriminatory seaport user fee from vessels or cargo engaged in foreign trade. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretaries of State, Commerce, Transportation, Treasury, Energy, and Agriculture, the Attorney General, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to promulgate regulations and guidelines concerning such fee collections. Title IV: Project Authorizations - Authorizes non-Federal public bodies to develop new navigation construction projects without congressional authorization if they agree to pay 100 percent of the costs of such projects. Title V: Reports to Congress - Directs the Secretary of the Army to prepare specified reports for submission to Congress.

Bill· SS. 1542 (97th)open

A bill to amend the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920.

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1981

Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 to repeal a provision which prohibits a company operating a common carrier railroad from holding a coal lease under the Act unless the coal is used for its own railroad purposes.

Bill· SS. 1548 (97th)referred

Billboard Deregulation Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1981

Billboard Deregulation Act of 1981 - Repeals the Federal outdoor advertising control program. Rescinds all authorizations of appropriations for such program that are unappropriated upon enactment of this Act. Describes procedures by which the Secretary of Transportation may withhold funds from a State that has not effectively controlled the establishment and maintenance along the Interstate Highway System and the primary system of outdoor junkyards.

Bill· HRH.R. 4332 (97th)open

Air Traffic Controller Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1981

Air Traffic Controller Act of 1981 - Redefines the terms "air traffic controller" and "controller," for purposes of civil service provisions, to mean air traffic control specialists of the GS-2152 series, excluding management officials. Establishes a workweek of four consecutive eight-hour days for controllers. Directs the Office of Personnel Management to issue regulations providing that: (1) a controller shall be eligible for full retirement after 20 years of service as a controller actively engaged in the control of air traffic; (2) payment of the controller's retirement annuity shall commence within 30 days after the retirement date; and (3) the controller shall qualify for vested rights in the retirement program after five years of service. Declares that controllers shall accrue one day of sick leave for each biweekly pay period. Grants the controllers' exclusive representative the right to bargain collectively with their employer concerning wages, hours, and other conditions of employment. Establishes a salary classification system for controllers. Provides for differential payments for hours worked during a night shift, weekend, or an assignment as an on-the-job instructor. Exempts the salary of an air traffic controller from provisions limiting the pay of Federal employees.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 202 (97th)passed

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration should submit to the Committee on Science and Technology full R&D program planning documentation with respect to the modernization and replacement of the FAA air traffic control enroute computer system.

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1981

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration annually should submit to the Committee on Science and Technology full research and development program planning documentation with regard to the modernization and replacement of the Administration's air traffic control en route computer system.

Bill· HRH.R. 4321 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require the General Services Administration to acquire alcohol-fueled vehicles for use by the Federal Government.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1981

Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require the Administrator of the General Services Administration to insure that a specified number of the nonmilitary motor vehicles acquired for Government motor vehicle pools in each of fiscal years 1983 through 1987 be alcohol-fueled vehicles.

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