98th Congress > House > Vote 280
Sponsor: WHITTEN, Jamie Lloyd (D-MS)
Description: TO RECEDE FROM DISAGREEMENT AND CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT H.R. 3069. THIS SENATE AMENDMENT EQUALIZES SALARY AND HONARIA INCOME OF HOUSE AND SENATE MEMBERS BY LIMITING HONARIA INCOME TO 30 PERCENT OF CONGRESSIONAL PAY (OR $20,940), AND BY RAISING SENATORS' SALARIES FROM $60,662 TO $69,800 (A 15 PERCENT INCREASE). (MOTION PASSED)
Bill summary: (House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with an amendment)
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 -
Title I: Chapter I
- Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Agriculture for: (1) the Agricultural Research Service's scientific activities overseas (foreign currency program); (2) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (3) the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund; (4) the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (payment in kind
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program); (5) the rural water and waste disposal grants; (6) the commodity supplemental food program (including transfer of funds); (7) the food stamp program; (8) food donations programs; (9) the Soil Conservation Service; and (10) child nutrition programs.
Prohibits the use of any funds to relocate the Hawaii State office of the Farmers Home Administration from Hilo, Hawaii, to Honolulu.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Health and Human Services for: (1) the Food and Drug Administration; (2) standard level user charges (transfer of funds); and (3) Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Chapter II
- Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Commerce for: (1) the special foreign currency program; (2) the Economic Development Administration; (3) White House Conference on Productivity; (4) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (5) the International Trade Administration.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Office of the United States Trade Representative for salaries and expenses and to the Small Business Administration for the Business Loan and Investment Fund.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Justice for: (1) the working capital fund; (2) legal activities; (3) United States attorneys and marshals; (4) support of United States prisoners; (5) the Community Relations Service; (6) organized crime drug enforcement; (7) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (8) the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and (9) the Federal Prison System.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of State for: (1) administration of foreign affairs; (2) the payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; and (3) acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Asia Foundation and the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the: (1) Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; (2) Board for International Broadcasting for grants and expenses; and (3) the United States Information Agency for salaries and expenses and acquisition and construction of radio facilities.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Judiciary for: (1) salaries of judges; (2) defender services; and (3) bankruptcy courts, salaries and expenses.
Chapter III
- Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Defense-Military for: (1) operation and maintenance, Army, Navy, and Air Force; and (2) missile procurement, Army; (3) other procurement, Army and Air Force; (4) aircraft procurement, Air Force; and (5) research, development, test and evaluation, Navy.
Declares that obligations incurred or to be incurred in connection with the TAKX and T-5 programs shall, as long as the Government remains liable for such termination liability, be considered as obligations on the accounts of the Navy.
Amends the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1983 to exempt specialty metals and chemical warfare protective clothing from the "Buy America" restrictions pursuant to such Act.
Prohibits the use of funds made available to the Department of Defense during the current fiscal year to acquire a replacement aircraft for the CT-39 aircraft from other than a United States firm. Requires such replacement aircraft to be assembled in the United States and to use an airframe manufactured in the United States.
Prohibits the use of funds made available to the Department of Defense during the current fiscal year to enter into any contract for leasing any vessel, aircraft, or vehicle with a term of three years or more that imposes an estimated termination liability on the government exceeding 50 percent of the original purchase value.
Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds to formulate or carry out any requirement that, in order to be eligible to bid on a Defense contract for the supply of commercial products or services, an individual or firm that is a small business concern must demonstrate that its product is accepted in the commercial market or satisfy any other prequalification.
Prohibits the use of the funds appropriated in this Act for the purpose of the sale, lease, rental, or excessing of any portion of land currently identified as Fort DeRussy, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Chapter IV
- Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Defense-Civil for the Corps of Engineers-Civil for general investigations and flood control and coastal emergencies.
Modifies the project for flood protection on the Lower San Joaquin River, California, to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to perform clearing and snagging on a specified portion of the San Joaquin River.
Declares that funds for the Wister Lake project, Oklahoma, authorized pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1938, shall be used to reduce sedimentation impacts by raising the level of the conservation pool.
Requires contracts for architect and engineering services, and surveying and mapping services, to be awarded in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to include in the survey report on Threemile Creek, Alabama, the costs and benefits of local improvements initiated subsequent to January 1, 1982, by the city of Mobile for flood damage reduction measures which the Chief of Engineers determines are compatible with and constitute an integral part of the recommended plan.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to prepare a comprehensive study and recommendations for the development and utilization of the water and related resources of south central and south east Oklahoma and to prepare a similar study for the Red River and its tributaries in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
Permits funds provided for the Beverly Shores, Indiana, project to be used to operate and maintain the emergency shore protection measures constructed pursuant to the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1982.
Makes a specified amount of funds available for removal of obstructive shoals within the project limits of the Kawkawlin River, Missouri, project.
Includes the Control Structure and Lock in the Chicago River within the provisions of P.L. 97-88 pertaining to maintenance and operation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal of the Illinois Waterway.
Makes funds available for channel clearing of Bayou Rigolette in the project Aloha-Rigolette Area, Louisiana.
Modifies the Wallisville Reservoir, Texas, project, with respect to its physical elements and planned operation.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to widen the navigation opening of Franklin Ferry Bridge, Alabama.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to reimburse the Ventura Port District, California, for work performed by the Port just prior to February 25, 1983, on the Ventura Marina.
Amends the Water Resources Development Act to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct an approach roadway to a specified bridge in Clarkston, Washington.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to plan, design, and construct a water intake structure for the Sardis Lake project.
Modifies the project for navigation at Moriches and Shinnecock Inlets, New York, to require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide for the construction of the Navigation feature independent of other features.
Permits the uniform allowance for uniformed civilian employees of the United States Army Corps of Engineers to be up to $400 annually.
Permits the Chief of Engineers to accept the services of volunteers and provide for their incidental expenses to carry out any activity of the Army Corps of Engineers except policy making, law or regulatory enforcement.
Makes appropriations available for the Yatesville Lake project.
Provides funds for the increased pay costs for Federal employees of the Corps of Engineers.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to engage in specified feasibility studies on water resource needs near the Homochitto and Buffalo Rivers, Saint Catherine and Coles Creeks, Bayou Pierre, and other major tributaries draining into the Mississippi River in those parts.
Modifies the Columbia River at the mouth, Oregon and Washington, project to provide for deepening of the northernmost channel.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to design and construct and undertake measures necessary to provide a level of protection as necessary to prevent recurring flood damages along the Pearl River, Mississippi.
Directs the Secretary of the Army to start construction of the Crater Lake phase of the Snettisham hydroelectric project authorized by the 1962 Flood Control Act with funds appropriated in FY 1982 and 1983.
Modifies the navigation project on the Cowlitz River, Washington, to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to implement and maintain flood control measures on the Cowlitz and Toutle Rivers.
Modifies the project for Cooper River, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to install a closure structure in the diversion canal between Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie and to construct measures necessary to improve the seismic stability of the Pinopolis West Dam on the Cooper River.
Prohibits the use of funds for the acquisition of land within the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to engage in a feasibility study for the Prairie Bend unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, Nebraska.
Makes nonreimbursable the portion of the costs of the Dallas Creek participating project of the Upper Colorado River storage project allocated to municipal and industrial use which exceeds a specified amount.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to secure right-of-way, design and construct or improve two existing county access roads to the McGee Creek recreation areas, Wildlife Management Area, and Natural Scenic Recreation Area, Oklahoma.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to engage in specified feasibility studies, including a joint, State-led study with the State of Nebraska of cost effective alternatives to the Norden Dam, O'Neill unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, Nebraska.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 for the Department of Energy for: (1) energy supply, research and development activities; (2) atomic energy defense activities; (3) Western Area Power Administration; and (4) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Chapter V
- Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 for: (1) multilateral economic assistance; (2) bilateral economic assistance; and (3) military assistance.
Chapter VI
- Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for: (1) annual contributions for assisted housing; (2) rent supplement (including transfer of funds and rescission); (3) payments for operation of low-income housing projects (deferral); (4) Federal housing administration fund; and (5) community planning and development.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency for salaries and expenses, the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund and the Consumer Information Center Fund; and (2) the Veterans Administration for medical care and construction, major projects.
Sitka National Cemetery Transfer Act of 1983 - Transfers specified lands to the Veterans Administration for use as an addition to the Sitka National Cemetery.
Chapter VII
- Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Bureau of Land Management for payments in lieu of taxes; (2) United States Fish and Wildlife Service for construction and anadromous fish; (3) the National Park Service for construction (including a deferral) and land acquisition and State assistance; (4) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund; (5) Bureau of Indian Affairs for the operation of Indian program, construction, Papago Trust Fund, cooperative fund (Papago); (6) the administration of territories; and (7) the Office of the Solicitor.
Rescinds the contract authority of the Land and Water Conservation Fund provided for FY 1983.
Transfers specified funds made available to the Geological Survey for exploration of the national petroleum reserve in Alaska to surveys, investigations, and research.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to: (1) the Department of Energy; (2) the Department of Health and Human Services for Indian health services; and (3) the Department of Education for Indian education.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to appoint a Commission to review the Department's coal leasing procedures to ensure receipt of fair market value within 30 days after enactment of this Act.
Prohibits the use of any funds to take actions related to termination of programs or closure of facilities proposed to be terminated or closed in the budget for FY 1984 until enactment of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984 or through approved reprogramming procedures.
Sets forth specified steps to be taken in order to further the purposes of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and to provide for public safety in such area. Closes Highway 209 to commercial vehicular traffic except under specified circumstances.
Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that it is not in the national interest to grant the authority to sell significant acreage of the national forest until such time as the Forest Service specifically: (1) identifies the tracts which are no longer needed by the Federal government; (2) inventories the tracts as to their public benefit values; (3) provides opportunities for public review and discussion of the tracts; and (4) complete all necessary environmental assessments of such sales.
Chapter VIII
- Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Labor for advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and employment and training assistance.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Health and Human Services for the: (1) Centers for Disease Control; (2) National Institutes of Health; (3) Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration; (4) Health Maintenance Organization Loan and Loan Guarantee Fund; (5) payments to Social Security Trust Funds; (6) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; (7) National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; and (8) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Education for: (1) education for the handicapped; (2) rehabilitation services and handicapped research; (3) higher and continuing education; (4) elementary and secondary education; and (5) student financial assistance.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to: (1) the Health Resources and Services Administration for health resources and services; and (2) the National Institutes of Health for the National Library of Medicine; and (3) grants for construction of academic facilities.
Chapter IX
- Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Legislative Branch for: (1) expense allowances of the Vice President, the President Pro Tempore, majority and minority leaders, and majority and minority whips; (2) administrative, clerical and legislative assistance to Senators; (3) conference committees; (4) expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and secretaries for the majority and minority of the Senate; (5) contingent expenses of the Senate; (6) payment to specified widows of late Representatives from New York and California; (7) allowances and expenses; (8) Office of the Attending Physician; (9) official mail costs; (10) salaries and expenses of the Office of Technology Assessment; (11) House and Senate office buildings; and (12) west central front of the Capitol.
Increases, effective October 1, 1982, the allowances for administrative and clerical assistance of each Senator for the States of Texas and Colorado.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Senate to withhold from the salary of each Senate page who resides in the page residence hall an amount equal to the charge imposed for lodging, meals, and related services, furnished to such page in such hall.
Sets forth restrictions concerning contracts entered into by any person and either the Administrator of General Services or a contracting officer of any executive agency and under which such person agrees to sell or lease to the Federal government any unit of property, supplies, or serves at a specified price or under specified terms and conditions (or both).
Sets forth compensation limitations for the Librarian and Deputy Librarian of Congress.
Limits the annual rate of compensation for any individual employed under the provisions of
H. Res. 690
, Eighty-ninth Congress.
Provides for an allowance of $600 per month for a Senior Medical Officer while on duty in the Attending Physician's Office.
Prohibits the use of funds for FY 1983 for any Office of Technology Assessment activity not initiated and approved in accordance with P.L. 92-484, except for the assessment required by P.L. 96-151.
Sets forth limitations concerning the amount of honoraria which a Member may accept in any calendar year.
Chapter X
- Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Transportation for: (1) the Coast Guard for the National Recreational Boating Safety and Facilities Improvement Fund (liquidation of contract authorization); (2) the Federal Aviation Administration for operations, aircraft purchase loan guarantee program, and facilities and equipment; (3) the Federal Highway Administration for Federal-aid highways, access highways to public recreation areas on certain lakes, and a interchange reconstruction demonstration project; (4) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for State and community highway safety and highway safety education and information; (5) the Federal Railroad Administration for settlements of railroad litigation and railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing funds; and (6) the Urban Mass Transportation Administration for urban discretionary grants and the mass transportation capital fund.
Increases the limitation on general operating expenses of the Federal Highway Administration in order to carry out a specified methane conversion study.
Makes certain funds available for the Acosta Bridge project in Jacksonville, Florida.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make funds available to Georgia for the design and engineering phase of the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge replacement project in Savannah, Georgia.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the: (1) Motor Carrier Ratemaking Study Commission; and (2) Panama Canal Commission for operating expenses.
Chapter XI
- Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the: (1) Department of the Treasury for the Office of the Secretary and the U.S. Customs Service; (2) Executive Office of the President for the official residence of the Vice President; (3) Office of Management and Budget for salaries and expenses.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the General Services Administration for: (1) the Federal Buildings Fund; (2) payment to Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund; and (3) the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Prohibits the use of any funds appropriated by this Act by the Internal Revenue Service to: (1) enforce any ruling which would subject to a tax the value of campus lodging furnished by an educational institution to an employee; and (2) conduct any other activity with respect to the assessment or collection of any such tax on such value.
Chapter XII
- Rescinds funds appropriated to the District of Columbia for FY 1983 for: (1) governmental direction and support; (2) economic development and regulation; (3) public education system; (4) transportation services and assistance; (5) environmental services and supply; and (6) personal services.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the District of Columbia for: (1) public safety and justice; (2) energy adjustment; (3) Washington Convention Center enterprise fund; and (4) the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund.
Title II: Increased Pay Costs for the Fiscal Year 1983
- Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 for increased pay costs to the Legislative Branch for the: (1) Senate; (2) House of Representatives; (3) joint items; (4) Congressional Budget Office; (5) Architect of the Capitol; (6) Library of Congress; (7) General Accounting Office; (8) Copyright Royalty Tribunal; and (9) Office of Technology Assessment; and (10) Botanic Garden.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 for increased pay costs to the Judiciary for the: (1) United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; (2) United States Court of International Trade; (3) Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other judicial services (including transfer of funds); (4) Administrative Office of the United States Courts; and (5) Federal Judicial Center.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 for increased pay costs to the Executive Office of the President for the: (1) White House Office; (2) Executive Residence at the White House; (3) Council of Economic Advisers; (4) Office of Policy Development; (5) National Security Council; (6) Office of Administration; (7) Office of Management and Budget; (8) Office of Federal Procurement Policy; (9) Office of Science and Technology Policy; and (10) Office of the United States Trade Representative.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Agency for International Development for operating expenses.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 (including transfers of funds) to the Department of Agriculture for the: (1) Federal Crop Insurance Corporation; (2) Rural Electrification Administration; (3) Farmers Home Administration; (4) Soil Conservation Service; (5) Federal Grain Inspection Service; (6) Agricultural Marketing Service; (7) Food Safety and Inspection Service; (8) Food and Nutrition Service; (9) Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; and (10) Forest Service.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Commerce for: (1) general administration; (2) the Bureau of the Census; (3) economic and statistical analysis; (4) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (including transfer of funds); (5) the Patent and Trademark Office; and (6) the National Bureau of Standards; and (7) International Trade Administration.
Makes supplemental appropriations (including transfer of funds) for FY 1983 to the Department of Health and Human Services for: (1) the Food and Drug Administration; (2) the Health Resources and Services Administration; (3) the Centers for Disease Control; (4) the National Institutes of Health; (5) the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration; (6) the Assistant Secretary for Health; (7) the Health Care Financing Administration; and (8) the Social Security Administration.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Defense-Civil for the Department of the Army for: (1) Corps of Engineers-Civil; and (2) Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Energy for: (1) the Energy Information Administration; and (2) economic regulation.
Transfers various funds of the Federal Housing Administration to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for salaries and expenses.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of the Interior for the: (1) Bureau of Land Management; (2) Bureau of Reclamation; (3) United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (4) National Park Service; (5) Geological Survey; (6) Minerals Management Service; (7) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; (8) Bureau of Mines; (9) Bureau of Indian Affairs; (10) Office of Territorial and International Affairs; (11) Office of the Solicitor; (12) Office of the Secretary; and (13) Office of the Inspector General.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Justice for: (1) general administration; (2) the United States Parole Commission; (3) various legal activities; (4) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (5) the Drug Enforcement Administration; (6) the Immigration and Naturalization Service; (7) the Federal Prison System; and (8) the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics (transfer of funds).
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Labor for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Transfers specified funds within the Department of Labor to the: (1) Employment and Training Administration; (2) Employment Standards Administration; (3) Occupational Safety and Health Administration; and (4) departmental management.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of State for: (1) administration of foreign affairs (transfer of funds); and (2) international commissions.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of Transportation for the: (1) Office of the Secretary; (2) Federal Highway Administration; (3) National Highway Safety Administration; (4) Federal Railroad Administration; (5) Urban Mass Transportation Administration; (6) Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; and (7) Office of the Inspector General.
Transfers specified funds appropriated to the Department of Transportation to: (1) the Coast Guard; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration; and (3) the Urban Mass Transportation Administration.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) the United States Customs Service; (2) the Internal Revenue Service; (3) the United States Secret Service; and (4) Office of Revenue Sharing.
Transfers specified funds appropriated to the Department of the Treasury to: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and (3) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and program management.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the Veterans Administration for specified programs.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the following independent agencies: (1) Administrative Conference of the United States; (2) Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (3) Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; (4) Civil Aeronautics Board; (5) Commission of Fine Arts; (6) Commission on Civil Rights; (7) Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped; (8) Consumer Product Safety Commission; (9) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; (10) Farm Credit Administration; (11) Federal Communications Commission; (12) Federal Election Commission; (13) Federal Emergency Management Agency; (14) Federal Home Loan Bank Board; (15) Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation; (17) Federal Maritime Commission; (17) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; (18) Federal Trade Commission; and (19) General Services Administration, Federal Buildings Fund.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 to the following independent agencies: (1) Federal Supply Service (transfer of funds); (2) Office of Inspector General (transfer of funds); (3) Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; (4) Delaware and Susquehanna River Basin Commission; (5) International Trade Commission; (6) Merit Systems Protection Board; (7) National Capital Planning Commission; (8) National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (National Endowment for the Humanities); (9) National Labor Relations Board; (10) National Science Foundation; (11) Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (12) Office of Personnel Management (including transfer of funds); (13) Railroad Retirement Board; (14) Securities and Exchange Commission; (15) Small Business Administration; (16) Smithsonian Institution; (17) Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission; (18) United States Holocaust Memorial Council; (19) United States Information Agency; (20) United States Tax Court; and (21) Selective Service System.
Title III:
Requires expedited payment for the damages incurred in the earthquake at Coalinga, California, and surrounding areas. Provides for such emergency assistance in amounts necessary for individual and public relief and restoration.
Title IV: General Provisions
- Prohibits any part of any appropriation contained in this Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided.
Increases, generally, the ceilings on amounts which may be expended for personal services to the extent necessary to meet increased pay costs authorized by or pursuant to law.
Permits certain funds to continue to be available for the Agency for International Development if the Appropriations Committees of both Houses are notified 15 days in advance of any deobligation or reobligation of such funds.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the executive director of the International Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by the International Monetary Fund for the production of any commodity for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.
Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should announce the 1984 annual commodity programs for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice by specified dates.
Permits the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, upon the authorization of the Secretary of Commerce, to lease to any person the banquet and kitchen facilities of the Pine Bluff Convention Center without affecting the Federal assistance provided by a grant under the Public Works Employment Act of 1976.
Permits the city of Oakland, California, upon the authorization of the Secretary of Commerce, to sell or lease to any person the George P. Scotlan Memorial Convention Center building, without affecting the Federal assistance provided under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, if specified conditions are met.
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Bill titles: A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and for other purposes.; Sitka National Cemetery Transfer Act of 1983
Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 110, p. 5993;
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