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H.R. 6956 (97th)

Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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

Housing

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

  1. 15 January 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Hud - Independent Agencies.

    Source: Committee

  2. 15 January 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 February 1981

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  4. 17 June 1981

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Mark-Up.

    Source: Committee

  5. 25 June 1981

    Committee

    First Day of Committee Mark-Up.

    Source: Committee

  6. 8 February 1982

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Hud - Independent Agencies.

    Source: Committee

  7. 8 February 1982

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  8. 18 February 1982

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  9. 20 May 1982

    Committee

    Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  10. 29 July 1982

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.

    Source: Committee

  11. 10 August 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  12. 10 August 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  13. 10 August 1982

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 442.

    Source: Calendars

  14. 10 August 1982

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 97-720.

    Source: Committee

  15. 10 August 1982

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 97-720.

    Source: Committee

  16. 10 August 1982

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  17. 10 August 1982

    Committee

    First Day of Committee Mark-up.

    Source: Committee

  18. 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

  19. 12 August 1982

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.559 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

  20. 15 September 1982

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 343 - 38 (Record Vote No: 332).

    Source: Floor

  21. 15 September 1982

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 343 - 38 (Record Vote No: 332).

    Source: Floor

  22. 15 September 1982

    Passed

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

    Source: Floor

  23. 15 September 1982

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

  24. 15 September 1982

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

  25. 16 September 1982

    Reported

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

    Source: Committee

  26. 16 September 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Garn with amendments. With written report No. 97-549.

    Source: Committee

  27. 16 September 1982

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 804.

    Source: Calendars

  28. 16 September 1982

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  29. 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

  30. 24 September 1982

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate.

    Source: Floor

  31. 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

  32. 28 September 1982

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  33. 28 September 1982

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  34. 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

  35. 28 September 1982

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  36. 28 September 1982

    Passed

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

    Source: NotUsed

  37. 29 September 1982

    Passed

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  38. 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

  39. 29 September 1982

    Passed

    Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  40. 29 September 1982

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  41. 29 September 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 013, 023, 066.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  42. 29 September 1982

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 013, 023, 066.

    Source: NotUsed

  43. 29 September 1982

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  44. 29 September 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 97-891 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  45. 29 September 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-891 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  46. 30 September 1982

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

  47. 30 September 1982

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

  48. 30 September 1982

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 97-272.

    Source: President

  49. 30 September 1982

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  50. 30 September 1982

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  51. 30 September 1982

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

Votes

· Official source

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

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      Public Law · EN · 1 October 1982

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    • 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

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