Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984

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Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984 - Title I: Department of Commerce and Related Agencies - Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984 - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for activities of the Department of Commerce and related agencies, including: (1) general administration; (2) the Bureau of Census; (3) economic and statistical analysis; (4) the Economic Development Administration; (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 Fisheries Loan Fund; (15) the Patent and Trademark Office; (16) the National Bureau of Standards; and (17) the National Telecommunications and Information Service. Appropriates funds as necessary for FY 1984 for the provision of specified supplies and services for employees and dependents of Federal agencies in Alaska and other remote, nonforeign localities. Makes appropriations available for hiring passenger motor vehicles, uniforms, and other services. Prohibits the sale to private interests of loans made under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 or the Trade Act of 1974, except as specified. Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for: (1) the Maritime Administration of the Department of Transportation for operating-differential subsidies, research and development, and operations, and training. Authorizes the Maritime Administration to furnish utilities, services, and repair to Government property it controls. Prohibits obligations from the construction fund established by the Merchant Marine Act. Prohibits the use of funds for the enforcement of certain repayment of construction differential subsidy regulations. Appropriates funds for FY 1984 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). Title II: Department of Justice and Related Agencies - Department of Justice and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984 - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for activities of the Department of Justice and related agencies, including: (1) general administration; (2) the 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) Interagency organized crime drug enforcement; (11) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (12) the Drug Enforcement Administration; (13) the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and (14) the Federal Prison System; (15) 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. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated in this title for the Department of Justice to represent the Tennessee Valley Authority in litigation in which the Authority is a party. Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for: (1) the Commission on Civil Rights; (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and (3) the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Title III: Department of State and Related Agencies - Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984 - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for activities of the Department of State and related agencies, including: (1) administration of foreign affairs and the reopening of consulates; (2) representation allowances for the U.S. missions to the United Nations and the Organization of American States; (3) acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad; (4) special foreign currency program; (5) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (6) buying power maintenance; (7) payment to the American Institute in Taiwan; (8) payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (9) international organizations and conferences; (10) contributions for international peacekeeping activities; (11) international conferences and contingencies; (12) International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (13) American sections, international commissions; (14) international fisheries commissions; (15) U.S. bilateral science and technology agreements; and (16) the Asia Foundation. Prohibits the use of any of the funds appropriated in this title for: (1) paying the U.S. 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 international 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 1984 for: (1) the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; (2) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (3) Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission; and (4) the U.S. Information Agency for salaries and expenses, the special foreign currency program, activities under the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, and the acquisition and construction of radio facilities. Title IV: The Judiciary - Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1984 - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 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 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. Makes appropriations in this title available for salaries and expenses of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals. 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.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 29 November 1983

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• Senate receded and concurred with amendment

  summary · EN · 15 November 1983

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 June 1983

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