Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983

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Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983 - Title I: Department of Commerce and Related Agencies - Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983 - Appropriates funds for FY 1983 for activities of the Department of Commerce and related agencies, including: (1) general administration; (2) the Bureau of the Census; (3) economic and statistical analysis; (4) the Economic Development Administration (including a transfer of funds); (5) the International Trade Administration; (6) the Minority Business Development Agency; (7) the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration; (8) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (9) coastal zone management (including a transfer of funds); (10) the Fishing Vessel and Gear Damage Compensation Fund; (11) the Fishermen's Contingency Fund; (12) the Foreign Fishing Observer Fund; (13) the Fishermen's Guaranty Fund; (14) the Patent and Trademark Office; (15) the National Bureau of Standards; and (16) the National Telecommunications and Information Service. Appropriates funds for FY 1983 for: (1) the Maritime Administration of the Department of Transportation for ship construction, operating-differential subsidies, research and development, and operations and training. Appropriates funds for Fiscal Year 1983 for: (1) administrative expenses of the Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Program of the Department of the Treasury; (2) the Federal Communications Commission; (3) the Federal Maritime Commission; (4) the Federal Trade Commission; (5) the International Trade Commission; (6) the Marine Mammal Commission; (7) the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; (8) the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (9) the Small Business Administration (including a transfer of funds). Appropriates funds for FY 1983 to the Business Loan and Investment Fund and the Pollution Control Equipment Contract Guarantee Revolving Fund. Title II: Department of Justice and Related Agencies - Department of Justice and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983 - Appropriates funds for FY 1983 for activities of the Department of Justice and related agencies, including: (1) general administration; (2) the United States Parole Commission; (3) general legal activities; (4) the Antitrust Division; (5) the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; (6) U.S. Attorneys, Marshals, and Trustees; (7) support of U.S. prisoners in non-Federal institutions; (8) fees and expenses of witnesses; (9) the Community Relations Service; (10) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (11) the Immigration and Naturalization Service; (12) the Drug Enforcement Administration; (13) the Federal Prison System; and (14) the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics. Makes a specified amount of funds appropriated in this title available for official reception and representation expenses in accordance with distributions, procedures, and regulations established by the Attorney General. Permits funds appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title to be expended for assistance to Cuban-Haitian entrants. Appropriates funds for FY 1983 for: (1) the Commission on Civil Rights; (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and (3) the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Imposes additional restrictions on the Legal Services Corporation. Delineates the eligibility of aliens to receive legal assistance. Requires at least 60 percent of the governing body of any legal assistance organization receiving a grant or contract from the Corporation to be attorneys admitted to practice in the State concerned and appointed by the governing bodies of bar associations the membership of which represents a majority of the attorneys practicing in the locality. Includes additional restrictions against use of Corporation funds for lobbying purposes. Prohibits class action suits against the Federal, State, or local governments. Title III: Department of State and Related Agencies - Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983 - Appropriates funds for FY 1983 for activities of the Department of State and related agencies, including: (1) administration of foreign affairs; (2) acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad; (3) special foreign currency program; (4) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (5) buying power maintenance; (6) payment to the American Institute in Taiwan; (7) payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (8) international organizations and conferences; (9) contributions for international peacekeeping activities; (10) international commissions; (11) International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (12) American sections, international commissions; (13) international fisheries commissions; (14) U.S. bilateral science and technology agreements; and (15) the Asia Foundation. Prohibits the use of any of the funds appropriated in this title for: (1) paying the United States contribution to any international organization which engages in the direct or indirect promotion of the principle or doctrine of one world government or of one world citizenship; or (2) the promotion by any means of such principle or doctrine. Permits the availability of funds appropriated under this title for: (1) expenses of binational arbitrations arising under treaties or other international agreements; and (2) salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980. Appropriates funds for FY 1983 for: (1) the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; (2) the Board for International Broadcasting; (3) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (4) the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians; (5) the International Communication Agency (including the special foreign currency program); (6) the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West; and (7) the Japan-United States Friendship Commission. Title IV: The Judiciary - Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1983 - Appropriates funds for FY 1983 for activities of the Judiciary, including: (1) the Supreme Court; (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; (3) the U.S. Court of International Trade; (4) the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other Judicial Services; (5) public defender services; (6) fees of jurors and commissioners; (7) expenses of operation and maintenance of the courts; (8) Bankruptcy courts; (9) services for drug dependent offenders; (10) space and facilities; (11) court security; (12) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; and (13) the Federal Judicial Center. Declares that the position of trustee coordinator in the Bankruptcy Courts of the United States shall not be limited to persons with formal legal training. Title V: General Provisions - Prohibits the use of any appropriation for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. Prohibits the use of any appropriation to administer any program funded in whole or in part from foreign currencies or credits for which specific dollar appropriation has not been made. Prohibits any part of any appropriation from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this Act. Limits any expenditure for consulting services through procurement contract to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection. Prohibits the use of any of the funds appropriated under this Act for: (1) the implementation, administration, or enforcement of any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval; or (2) any action by the Attorney General or by the Secretary of State which is not in compliance with the provisions of the Refugee Act of 1980. Sets forth five conditions under which the reprogramming of funds shall be prohibited without prior notification of the congressional appropriations committees. Applies this requirement, in addition, to any reprogramming in excess of $250,000 or ten percent of funds.

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