United States · Law · HR
H.R. 6956 (97th)
Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983
Introduced
10 August 1982
Last action
30 September 1982 · Floor
Status
Became Public Law No: 97-272.
Sponsors
Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2]
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
Department of Housing and Urban Development - Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983 - Title I: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Makes appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for FY 1983 for: (1) housing programs, including programs providing for housing payments, congregate services, low-income housing projects, the troubled projects operating subsidy, housing counseling assistance, the Special Risk Insurance Fund, and the General Insurance Fund; (2) the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) for participation sales insufficiencies; (3) the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank for assistance for solar and conservation improvements; (4) community development grants, urban development grants, and the urban homesteading program; (5) the New Community Development Corporation for the New Communities Fund; (6) research and technology; (7) fair housing assistance; and (8) salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds). Prohibits the use of such funds appropriated for salaries and expenses to plan or to implement any reorganization of HUD, without the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. Authorizes obligations on the part of: (1) the Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped Fund; (2) the Federal Housing Administration Fund for temporary mortgage assistance payments; (3) the GNMA for emergency mortgage purchase assistance; (4) the rehabilitation loan fund; and (5) urban renewal programs. Establishes limitations on: (1) additional Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance commitments and nonprofit sponsor assistance; (2) GNMA commitments for guarantees of mortgage-backed securities; and (3) the Secretary's authority to guarantee loans for the acquisition and rehabilitation of real property during FY 1983. Title II: Independent Agencies - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1983 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, the construction of facilities, and research and program management; (10) National Science Foundation for research, scientific education, and overseas scientific activities (special foreign currency program); (11) Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; (12) Selective Service System for salaries and expenses; (13) Department of the Treasury for the State and Local Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund, the Office of Revenue Sharing, and the Office of the Secretary; (14) Veterans Administration for compensation and pensions, readjustment benefits (excluding certain correspondence training 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. Directs the Administrator of the EPA to use funds appropriated by this Act to cancel or deny the registration of any pesticide product containing toxaphene. Prohibits NASA from using any funds to develop a fifth space shuttle orbiter without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 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 any funds appropriated to the Selective Service for the induction of any person into the U.S. Armed Forces. Authorizes obligations on the part of the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund and the Direct Loan Revolving Fund of the Veterans Administration. Permits, in specified circumstances, the transfer of funds appropriated to the Administration. 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. Limits the amount of appropriations available to the Administration for medical automatic data processing without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations. Title III: Corporations - Authorizes the corporations and agencies of HUD and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to make commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations unless otherwise limited. Limits, with specified exceptions, new loan or mortgage purchase commitments to the extent expressly provided in this Act. Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1983 to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board for administrative expenses of the Board and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC). 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
15 January 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Hud - Independent Agencies.
Source: Committee
15 January 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.
Source: IntroReferral
3 February 1981
Committee
First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
Source: Committee
17 June 1981
Committee
First Day of Subcommittee Mark-Up.
Source: Committee
25 June 1981
Committee
First Day of Committee Mark-Up.
Source: Committee
8 February 1982
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Hud - Independent Agencies.
Source: Committee
8 February 1982
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.
Source: IntroReferral
18 February 1982
Committee
First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
Source: Committee
20 May 1982
Committee
Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
Source: Committee
29 July 1982
Committee
First Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.
Source: Committee
10 August 1982
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 August 1982
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 August 1982
Calendars
Placed on Union Calendar No: 442.
Source: Calendars
10 August 1982
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 97-720.
Source: Committee
10 August 1982
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 97-720.
Source: Committee
10 August 1982
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Source: Committee
10 August 1982
Committee
First Day of Committee Mark-up.
Source: Committee
12 August 1982
Floor
Committee on Rules Granted a Rule Waiving Clause 2 and Clause 6 of Rule XXI Against Specified Provisions of the Bill.
Source: Floor
12 August 1982
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.559 Reported to House.
Source: Floor
15 September 1982
Vote
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 343 - 38 (Record Vote No: 332).
Source: Floor
15 September 1982
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 343 - 38 (Record Vote No: 332).
Source: Floor
15 September 1982
Passed
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Source: Floor
15 September 1982
Floor
Called up by House by Rule.
Source: Floor
15 September 1982
Passed
Rule Passed House.
Source: Floor
16 September 1982
Reported
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
16 September 1982
Reported
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Garn with amendments. With written report No. 97-549.
Source: Committee
16 September 1982
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 804.
Source: Calendars
16 September 1982
Introduced
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Source: IntroReferral
24 September 1982
ResolvingDifferences
Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hatfield; Garn; Weicker; Laxalt; D'Amato; Schmitt; Specter; Huddleston; Proxmire; Stennis; Leahy; Sasser.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
24 September 1982
Floor
Measure laid before Senate.
Source: Floor
24 September 1982
Vote
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 73-11. Record Vote No: 357.
Source: Floor
28 September 1982
Passed
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 September 1982
Passed
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 September 1982
Passed
House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Boland, Traxler, Stokes, Boggs, Sabo, Whitten, Green, Coughlin, Young (FL), Conte.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 September 1982
Passed
House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 September 1982
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Source: NotUsed
29 September 1982
Passed
House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 September 1982
NotUsed
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendmentsNos.6,16,26,27,30,38,42,45,51,52,53, and 61. By Voice Vote.
Source: NotUsed
29 September 1982
Passed
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 September 1982
Passed
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 September 1982
ResolvingDifferences
House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 013, 023, 066.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 September 1982
NotUsed
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 013, 023, 066.
Source: NotUsed
29 September 1982
Passed
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 September 1982
ResolvingDifferences
Conference Report 97-891 Filed in House.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 September 1982
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-891 Filed in House.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
30 September 1982
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
30 September 1982
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
30 September 1982
Became law
Became Public Law No: 97-272.
Source: President
30 September 1982
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
30 September 1982
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
30 September 1982
Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
Source: Floor
Votes
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Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 1 October 1982
House receded and concurred with amendment
summary · EN · 29 September 1982
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Conference report filed in House
summary · EN · 29 September 1982
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Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 24 September 1982
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 16 September 1982
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 15 September 1982
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 August 1982
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Sponsors
- Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
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- related to → A resolution waiving certain points of order against the bill (H.R. 6956) making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and for other purposes.
- amends ← An amendment to provide $250,000,000 from funds available under section 305 of the National Housing Act for mortgage reduction payments. The amendment sets out conditions for dispersing these funds.
- amends ← An amendment to increase funds for research and development activities of the Environmental Protection Agency from $121,204,000 to $146,204,000.
- amends ← An amendment to reduce the funds provided NASA for research and development, performance augmentation, that are to remain available until September 30, 1984 from $5,542,800,000 to $5,402,800,000. The amendment also adds the stipulation that one of the funds provided NASA in the bill are to be used for the sole source procurement of the design, development, or production of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen (Centaur) upper stages.
- amends ← An amendment to prohibit funds of the bill to be used to issue, promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce any standard or rule which change the national ambient air quality standards for carbon monoxide to permit multiple days or allowable exceedings on an annual basis.
- amends ← An amendment to increase funds for salaries and expenses of the Environmental Protection Agency from $544,963,000 to $555,106,000.
- amends ← An amendment to provide $25,000,000 for the Veterans' Administration Small Business Loan Revolving Fund.
- amends ← An amendment to increase funds for abatement, control, and compliance activities of the Environmental Protection Agency from $364,575,000 to $369,075,000.
- amends ← An amendment to prevent the use of funds under the act to require states to comply with the Clean Air Act requirement that they have a vehicle emission control inspection and maintenance program.
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