legislation: 97-hr-7454
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| 97-hr-7454 | 97 | hr | 7454 | A bill making appropriations to provide for productive employment for the fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1982-12-21 | 1982-12-21 | Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] | MS | D | W000428 | 0 | Makes appropriations for FY 1983 for specified purposes to provide for productive employment. Directs the appropriate congressional committees to: (1) study the current economic crisis with emphasis on long-term recovery and a strong private sector based a cooperative Government/industry partnership; and (2) present such study findings to the Congress by March 15, 1983, for appropriate action. Appropriates specified amounts for: (1) payment to the "Federal Buildings Fund," General Services Administration, for alterations and repairs; (2)interstate transfer grants-highways, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation; (3) interstate transfer grants-transit, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Department of Transportation; (4) rehabilitation of highway bridges which cross over specified Northeast corridor rail transportation properties; (5) improvement of railroad rights-of-way (directs the Secretary of Transportation to make capital grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for such purpose); (6) medical care and facilities, Veterans Administration; (7) public housing modernization (increases specified budget authority for such purpose); (8) urban community development grants (an additional amount to be made available in accordance with specified provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974); (9) a world market competition study, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce (directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce to carry out such study); (10) economic development assistance programs, Economic Development Administration (an additional amount to be used in accordance with the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and other specified laws); (11) loans to small businesses for employment of additional personnel additional capital for the "Business loan and investment fund" authorized by the Small Business Act); (12) grants to States and public institutions of higher education for small business oriented employment or natural resources development programs (an additional amount for the "Business Loan and Investment Fund," pursuant to the Small Business Act); (13) rehabilitation and innovation grants, "Urban Parks and Recreation Fund," under the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978; (14) park service road, trail, and facility improvement and maintenance, "Operation of the National Park System," National Park Service; (15) forest road, trail, and facility improvement and maintenance, "National Forest System"; (16) construction, Forest Service; (17) Indian health facilities construction, repair, and improvement; (18) maintenance of wildlife refuges, fish hatcheries, and research facilities, "Resource Management," U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; (19) "Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants," Farmers Home Administration (FHA) Department of Agriculture; (20) loans for rural water and waste disposal systems, "Rural Development Insurance Fund," Farmers Home Administration; (21) Farmers Home Administration salaries and expenses; (22) "Resource Conservation and Development," Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; (23) additional amounts for the Corps of Engineers -Civil, Department of the Army for "Construction, general" (for soil conservation, watersheds, and hydroelectric power), "Operation and maintenance, general: (for navigable waterway and flood control), and "Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries" (for construction, maintenance, repair, and rescue work); (24) reclamation and irrigation projects, Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; (25) additional loans under the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund of the Farmers Home Administration; (26) Federal, State, and local prison modernization, "Buildings and facilities," Federal Prison System, Department of Justice (with a specified portion to be transferred to "Support of United States Prisoners," Legal Activities of the Cooperative Agreement Program for State and local facilities confining Federal prisoners); (27) flood control, shore protection, water resources, and hydroelectric power, "Construction program," Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; (28) hydrogenerator uprating, soil and moisture conservation, levee construction, and recreation area improvement, "Operation and Maintenance," Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; (29) an emergency productive jobs program, administered by the Department of Labor, for temporary employment of unemployed individuals in repair, maintenance, and rehabilitation of public facilities and in conservation, rehabilitation of public lands (sets forth requirements for program eligibility, fund allocation, and administration); (30) employment and training assistance (with a portion for carrying out specified provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act); (31) administrative costs for grants to States for unemployment insurance and employment services, Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund; (32) State allotments for child day care services under the Social Security Act; (33) home health care services at community and migrant health centers under the Public Health Service Act; (34) an emergency food and shelter program, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (Requires that a special board of private voluntary organizations determine program fund distribution. Directs the Commodity Credit Corporation to process and distribute surplus food in cooperation with FEMA); (35) construction, maintenance, and modernization of housing units for military familites, to the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force; military families, to the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force; (36) low-income weatherization activities, "Energy conservation," Department of Energy; and (37) Federal motor vehicle procurement, General Supply Fund, General Services Administration. Prohibits any part of any appropriation contained in this Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided. | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z |