Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983

Summary

Title I: Short Title and Declaration of Purpose - Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983 - Provides for reconciliation pursuant to the First Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 1984. Title II: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service - Changes the effective date of civil service retirement cost-of-living adjustments to December 1. Bases such cost-of-living adjustments on the percent change in the price index for the base quarter of such year over the price index for the base quarter of the preceding year. Defines the term 'base quarter' as the calendar quarter ending on September 30. Declares that such change shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, except that no adjustment shall be made during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending November 30, 1984. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to change the effective date of the cost-of-living adjustments to December 1 of each year. Sets the overall percentage adjustment in the rates of pay under the General Schedule and other statutory pay systems at four percent. Requires that each such increase in a pay rate or schedule be of the same percentage and take effect as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after October 1 of such fiscal year. Establishes a four percent limitation on pay adjustments for prevailing rate employees during FY 1984. States that such limitation does not apply to wage adjustments for prevailing rate supervisors under the supervisory pay plan. Title III: Committee on Small Business - Amends the Small Business Act to revise the interest rate on Small Business Administration loans to repair or replace property damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster which occurs on or after October 1, 1982. Authorizes the Small Business Administration to make a specified amount of direct loans in FY 1984 through 1986 under the non-physical disaster loan program and in physical disaster loans. Extends until October 1, 1986, the requirement that agricultural producers seek disaster loan assistance from the Farmers Home Administration before they are eligible to apply for a Small Business Administration disaster loan. Provides for a disaster loan program to provide assistance to victims of drastic devaluation and exchange freezes involving the currency of a country contiguous to the United States. Specifies that such assistance shall be used to assist the victims of any qualified currency devaluation and exchange freeze commencing since January 1, 1982. Makes any small business that is injured as the result of the impact of any payment-in-kind program eligible for economic injury disaster loans. Declares that employees of concerns sharing a common business premises shall be aggregated in determining 'major source of employment' status for nonprofit applicants owning such premises. Makes agricultural cooperatives eligible for economic injury disaster loan assistance. Makes such a cooperative eligible only if each member of its board of directors or governing body qualifies as a small business and the entity itself qualifies as a small business. Makes October 1, 1983, the effective date of this title. Title IV: Committee on Veterans' Affairs - Part A: Veterans' Disability Compensation - Veterans' Disability Compensation Amendments of 1983 - Increases the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for such veterans' dependents, and the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans. Increases the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and for children as well as the rates of supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children. Makes an exception to the commencement of period of payment rule for an increased award of commpensation by reason of a temporary increase in compensation for hospitalization or treatment of a veteran (thus making such temporary increase payable before the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the increase becomes effective). Amends the Veterans' Compensation, Education, and Employment Amendments of 1982 to revise the effective dates respecting Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) coverage for deaths and disabilities incurred before and after FY 1982. Includes certain adopted children within the definition of child for veterans' benefits purposes. Decreases to ten percent disabling the degree of deafness a veterans suffering from service-connected total blindness must be rated to qualify for additional disability compensation. Reduces from 40 percent to 30 percent 10/20/83 hfcac070 Reported to House from the Committee on the Budget, H. Rept. 98-425 disabling the degree of deafness a veteran suffering from service-connected blindness with 5/200 visual acuity or less must be rated to qualify for such additional compensation. Part B: Educational Assistance Amendments - Terminates the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to make advance payments of educational and subsistence allowances.

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Timeline

1. 20 October 1983

   Reported

   House Committee on Budget Reported an Original Measure. Report No: 98-425.

   Source: Committee

2. 20 October 1983

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 257.

   Source: Calendars

3. 20 October 1983

   Reported

   House Committee on Budget Reported an Original Measure. Report No: 98-425.

   Source: Committee

4. 20 October 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 24 October 1983

   Reported

   Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.344 Reported to House.

   Source: Floor

6. 24 October 1983

   Floor

   Committee on Rules Granted a Modified Closed Rule Providing One Hour of Debate; Waiving all Points of Order Against Clause 2(1)(6) of Rule XI; Making in Order the Text of H.R.4154 as an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute; Waiving Clause 7, Rule XVI Against the Substitute.

   Source: Floor

7. 25 October 1983

   Passed

   Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Floor

8. 25 October 1983

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Floor

9. 25 October 1983

   Floor

   Separate Vote Demanded on Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

   Source: Floor

10. 25 October 1983

    Passed

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

    Source: Floor

11. 25 October 1983

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

12. 25 October 1983

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

13. 28 October 1983

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate, read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.

    Source: Calendars

14. 5 April 1984

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

15. 5 April 1984

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 67-26. Record Vote No: 57.

    Source: Floor

16. 10 April 1984

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

17. 11 April 1984

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

18. 11 April 1984

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

19. 18 April 1984

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-270.

    Source: President

20. 18 April 1984

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

21. 18 April 1984

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

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Sponsors

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Related records

• related to → Veterans Disability Compensation Amendments of 1983
• related to → Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983
• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4169) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 3 of the First Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for the fiscal year 1984.
• related to ← A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of H.R. 4169.
• amends ← An amendment to delay from October 1983 to January 1984 the cost of living pay adjustment for federal employees.
• amends ← To prohibit an increase in the pay of Members of Congress by reason of the pay comparability increase taking effect in the rates of pay under the General Schedule during fiscal year 1984.
• amends ← To prohibit an increase in the pay of Members of Congress by reason of the pay comparability increase taking effect in the rates of pay under the General Schedule during fiscal year 1984.

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