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H.R. 3133 (98th)

Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

24 May 1983

Last action

12 July 1983 · President

Status

Became Public Law No: 98-45.

Sponsors

Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2]

Subjects

Housing

Source updated

14 January 2025

Housing

Summary

Department of Housing and Urban Development - Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984 - Title I: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Makes appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for FY 1984 for: (1) housing programs, including a pilot program of housing payment certificates (subject to prior approval by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations) and programs providing for specified housing payments, payments for the operation of low-income housing projects, housing counseling assistance, operating subsidies for troubled multifamily housing projects, and payments to cover losses of the Special Risk Insurance Fund and the General Insurance Fund; (2) the Government National Mortgage Association for the payment of participation sales insufficiencies; (3) the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank for assistance for solar and conservation improvements; (4) community development grants, urban development action grants, and the urban homesteading program; (5) policy development and research; (6) fair housing assistance; and (7) salaries and expenses. Increases the contract and budget authority for annual contributions for assisted housing. Requires that amounts recaptured and made available for obligation in FY 1984 be provided only for assistance to projects developed for the elderly or handicapped. Rescinds a specified amount of FY 1984 contract authority for: (1) rent supplement payments; and (2) rental housing assistance. Authorizes a specified amount for loans in FY 1984 to qualified nonprofit sponsors for the development of housing for the elderly or handicapped. Authorizes gross obligations for direct loans under the National Housing Act during FY 1984, with a limitation on temporary mortgage assistance payments. Limits the additional commitments to guarantee loans, the gross obligations for the principal amounts of direct loans, and the amount of loan guarantee commitments on the mortgage-backed securities programs under such Act for FY 1984. Authorizes the use of amounts in the rehabilitation loan fund for loans, operating costs, and the capitalization of delinquent interest during FY 1984. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transfer all of the assets and liabilities of the New Communities Fund to the revolving fund for liquidating programs. Title II: Independent Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1984 to the: (1) American Battle Monuments Commission for salaries and expenses; (2) Consumer Product Safety Commission for salaries and expenses; (3) Department of Defense-Civil for Army cemetery expenses; (4) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for salaries and expenses, research and development, abatement, control and compliance activities, buildings and facilities, the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund, necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and construction grants; (5) Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Quality, and Office of Science and Technology Policy; (6) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster relief, salaries and expenses, State and local assistance, emergency planning and assistance, and the National Flood Insurance Fund; (7) General Services Administration for the Consumer Information Center; (8) Department of Health and Human Services for the Office of Consumer Affairs; (9) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research and development, construction of facilities, and research and program management; (10) National Science Foundation (NSF) for research, scientific education, and overseas scientific activities (special foreign currency program); (11) Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NRC); (12) Selective Service System for salaries and expenses; (13) Department of the Treasury for the Office of Revenue Sharing; (14) Veterans Administration (VA) for compensation and pensions, readjustment benefits, veterans insurance and indemnities, medical care, medical and prosthetic research, medical administration and miscellaneous expenses, general operating expenses, construction of major and minor projects, grants for the construction of State extended care facilities and veterans cemeteries, and grants to the Republic of the Philippines for assisting in rehabilitating the Veterans Memorial Medical Center. Limits the amount that the Central Liquidity Facility of the National Credit Union Administration may borrow from sources other than the Treasury and the amount of its administrative expenses for FY 1983. Prohibits the expenditure of EPA appropriations for Resource Conservation and Recovery Panels. Specifies the amount of NSF appropriations that shall be available for the advanced ocean drilling project and for grants to colleges for equipment and faculty research opportunities. Prohibits the use of NSF appropriations for the Deep Sea Drilling Project (Glomar Challenger). Prohibits the use of NRC appropriations for development costs of a demonstration program with mutual housing associations. Prohibits the expenditure of any funds appropriated to the Selective Service for the induction of any person into the U.S. Armed Forces. Prohibits the use of VA appropriations for major construction projects that have not been approved by Congress, except for the advance planning of projects funded through the advance planning fund. Authorizes obligations on the part of the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund and the Direct Loan Revolving Fund of the VA. Permits, in specified circumstances, the transfer of funds appropriated to the VA. Limits the use of appropriations for purchasing any site or constructing any new hospital or home. Requires reimbursement if any persons, other than eligible beneficiaries, are hospitalized or examined at veterans facilities. Title III: Corporations - Authorizes certain corporations and agencies of HUD and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to make commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, with specified exceptions. Limits, with specified exceptions, new loan or mortgage purchase commitments to the extent expressly provided in this Act. Makes appropriations for FY 1984 to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board for administrative and nonadministrative expenses and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) for administrative expenses. Sets specified limitations on such expenses. Title IV: General Provisions - Limits travel expenditures for the agencies listed in this Act to the amounts set forth in the budget estimate, with specified exceptions. Permits the use of HUD and Selective Service System appropriations for: (1) uniforms; (2) the hire of passenger vehicles; and (3) the employment of experts and consultants. Allows the use of HUD funds to pay for legal services and facilities provided by specified agencies. Prohibits, with specified exceptions, the use of appropriated funds: (1) beyond the current fiscal year; (2) without a voucher describing the payees and services or specific statutory authorization; (3) for transportation between the domicile and place of employment of any officer or employee; (4) for payments to recipients that do not share in the cost of conducting research not specifically solicited by the Government; (5) for consultants paid in excess of the GS-18 rate; and (6) for compensation of non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for personnel compensation and benefits for other object classifications in the budget estimates without congressional approval. Limits expenditures for consulting services to contracts which are a matter of public record and included in a publicly available list of: (1) contracts entered into within the past two years; and (2) contracts on which performance has not been completed. Prohibits any executive agency from expending appropriations under this Act for a contract for services unless the agency: (1) complies with the Office of Procurement Policy Act; and (2) requires reports prepared pursuant to such contract to disclose information about the contract and the contractor. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to: (1) administer any regulation which has been vetoed by Congress; (2) provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servant to any officer or employee of any agency or department; or (3) procure automobiles with an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon.

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Timeline

  1. 1 February 1983

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Hud - Independent Agencies.

    Source: Committee

  2. 1 February 1983

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 2 February 1983

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  4. 21 April 1983

    Committee

    Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  5. 4 May 1983

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Mark-Up.

    Source: Committee

  6. 24 May 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 144.

    Source: Calendars

  7. 24 May 1983

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 98-223.

    Source: Committee

  8. 24 May 1983

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 98-223.

    Source: Committee

  9. 24 May 1983

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported.

    Source: Committee

  10. 24 May 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  11. 24 May 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  12. 25 May 1983

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.211 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

  13. 25 May 1983

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted a Rule Waiving Points of Order Against Consideration of the Bill.

    Source: Floor

  14. 26 May 1983

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

  15. 1 June 1983

    Floor

    Called up by House as Privileged Matter.

    Source: Floor

  16. 2 June 1983

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 216 - 143 (Record Vote No: 151).

    Source: Floor

  17. 2 June 1983

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 216 - 143 (Record Vote No: 151).

    Source: Floor

  18. 2 June 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

  19. 6 June 1983

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  20. 9 June 1983

    Committee

    Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

    Source: Committee

  21. 14 June 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 244.

    Source: Calendars

  22. 14 June 1983

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Garn with amendments. With written report No. 98-152.

    Source: Committee

  23. 14 June 1983

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

    Source: Committee

  24. 16 June 1983

    Floor

    Star Print ordered H.R.3133.

    Source: Floor

  25. 21 June 1983

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

  26. 21 June 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hatfield; Garn; Weicker; Laxalt; D'Amato; Abdnor; Huddleston; Stennis; Proxmire; Leahy; Sasser.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  27. 21 June 1983

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 80-14. Record Vote No: 166.

    Source: Floor

  28. 22 June 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Boland, Traxler, Stokes, Boggs, Sabo, Boner, Whitten, Green, Coughlin, Lewis (CA), Conte.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  29. 22 June 1983

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  30. 22 June 1983

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

  31. 23 June 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 98-264 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  32. 23 June 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-264 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  33. 23 June 1983

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  34. 23 June 1983

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  35. 29 June 1983

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  36. 29 June 1983

    Vote

    Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 79-17. Record Vote No: 175.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  37. 29 June 1983

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendments Nos. 1, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34, 53, and 59. By Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

  38. 29 June 1983

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 79-17. Record Vote No: 175.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  39. 29 June 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 006, 010, 013, 035, 040, 043, 047, 058.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  40. 29 June 1983

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 006, 010, 013, 035, 040, 043, 047, 058.

    Source: NotUsed

  41. 29 June 1983

    Vote

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 314 - 99 (Record Vote No: 226).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  42. 29 June 1983

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 314 - 99 (Record Vote No: 226).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  43. 1 July 1983

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  44. 1 July 1983

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  45. 12 July 1983

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-45.

    Source: President

  46. 12 July 1983

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

  47. 12 July 1983

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

· Official source

Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

    · Official source

    Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

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      • Conference report filed in House

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      • Passed Senate amended

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      • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

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      • Passed House amended

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