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 Woide was appointed assistant librarian at the British Museum in 1782. He was at first engaged in the natural history section, but was afterwards transferred to the more congenial department of printed books. Dr. Thomas Somerville [q. v.], while in London in 1785 at work in the British Museum, was ‘under the deepest obligations’ to Woide, whom he describes as ‘the oriental secretary who had the charge of the Hebrew and Arabic manuscripts’ (Life and Times, pp. 210–11). He was at this time engaged upon his noble facsimile edition of the ‘Novum Testamentum Græcum,’ from the ‘Codex Alexandrinus’ or ‘Codex A,’ at the British Museum. It was published by John Nichols in 1786, through the munificence of the trustees of the British Museum, and on 5 May 1786 Woide presented a copy to the king (Gent. Mag. 1786, i. 437, ii. 497–8). There were about 450 copies on common paper at two guineas each, and twenty-five on fine paper at five guineas apiece. Ten were on vellum, but only six of them had the notes and illustrations. He added to it ‘admirable prolegomena and notes.’

An appendix to this work, begun by Woide and completed by Henry Ford, professor of Arabic at Oxford, was published by the university in 1799. It contained the fragments of the New Testament, about a third in all, in the Sahidic dialect, mostly taken from manuscripts at Oxford, with a dissertation on the Egyptian versions of the scriptures, and a collation of the ‘Vatican Codex.’ On the publication of the ‘Codex Alexandrinus’ in 1786 J. G. Burckhardt printed a thesis at Leipzig in justification of the reading theos in the manuscript in 1 Tim. iii. 16, and in 1788 G. L. Spohn published at the same place the ‘notitia’ of Woide, ‘cum variis ejus lectionibus omnibus.’

Woide was a D.D. of the university of Copenhagen. He was elected F.R.S. on 21 April 1785, created D.C.L. by the university of Oxford on 28 June 1786, and was also a fellow of many foreign societies. A fit of apoplexy seized him at a conversazione in the house of Sir Joseph Banks on 6 May 1790, and on 9 May he died in his rooms at the British Museum. His wife had died on 12 Aug. 1784, leaving two daughters.

Woide supplied information to Franciscus Perezius Bayerius for his book ‘De Nummis Hebræo-Samaritanis,’ which was printed at Valentia in 1781, and several of his communications are in the appendix (pp. i–xix). He contributed to the ‘Archæologia’ (vi. 130–2) a paper on a ‘Palmyrene Coin,’ communicated for the fourth edition of William Bowyer's ‘Critical Conjectures on the New Testament’ (1812) the notes of Professor Schultz, and revised the Greek notes in the 1788 edition of Bishop Warburton's works.

His portrait was engraved by Bartolozzi in 1791.

WOLCOT, JOHN (1738–1819), satirist and poet, under the title of Peter Pindar, was the son and fourth child of Alexander Wolcot, by Mary Ryder, his wife. He was born at Dodbrooke, near Kingsbridge, Devon, and baptised on 9 May 1738 (Baptismal Register, Dodbrooke). His father, who was a country surgeon and son of a surgeon, died on 14 June 1751, and the future poet fell under the care of his uncle, John Wolcot of Fowey. He was educated at Kingsbridge grammar school, and afterwards at Liskeard and Bodmin. In or about 1760 he was sent on his uncle's advice for twelve months to France to learn the language. He, however, acquired no love for the French, of whom he afterwards wrote:

(Coll. Works, i. 107). Medicine being determined on as a profession, Wolcot went in 1762 to London for the purpose of study, and lodged with his uncle by marriage, Mr. Giddy of Penzance. In 1764 he returned to his uncle at Fowey, with whom he lived, acting as assistant till 1767. On 8 Sept. of this year he graduated M.D. at Aberdeen (Notes and Queries, 6th ser. xi. 94). Wolcot was well acquainted and distantly connected with Sir William Trelawny of Trelawne, Fowey [see under ], and, on Trelawny's appointment as governor of Jamaica in 1767, Wolcot was chosen to accompany him as physician. Finding, however, that medical prospects in Jamaica were not encouraging, he returned home in 1769 for the purpose of taking orders, with a view to securing the valuable living of St. Anne, which was in the gift of his patron, and then apparently soon likely to become vacant. He was without difficulty admitted by the bishop of London deacon on 24 June 1769, and priest on the following day (Register of Bishopric of London). Thus equipped he returned to Jamaica in March 1770, but found the hoped-for living was not vacant. He was granted the incumbency of Vere, but lived most of his time at the governor's house,


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 PUBLIC LAW 98-99 —SEPT. 28, 1983 97 STAT. 717 Public Law 98-99 98th Congress Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 22 Sept. 28, 1983 through April 28, 1984, as "National Organ Donation Awareness Week". [H.J. Res. 229] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is National Organ authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating April Donation 22 through April 28, 1984, as "National Organ Donation Awareness ^^T"^^^ Week". Approved September 28, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 229: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): May 12, considered and passed House. Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

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 97 STAT. 718 PUBLIC LAW 98-100—SEPT. 29, 1983 Public Law 98-100 98th Congress Sept. 29, 1983 [H.R. 3914] Feed grain programs for 1984 and 1985. 7 USC 1444d and note. 7 USC 1444d. Wheat. 7 USC 1445b-l and note. • 7 USC 1445b-l. An Act To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make an earlier announcement of the 1984 crop feed grain program and of the 1985 crop wheat and feed grain programs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACREAGE LIMITATION AND SET-ASIDE PROGRAMS SECTION 1. (a) Effective for the 1984 and 1985 crops of feed grains, the second sentence of section 105B(e)(l)(A) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended by section 124(1) of the Omnibus Budget Recon- ciliation Act of 1982, is amended to read as follows: "The Secretary shall announce any such feed grain acreage limitation program or set-aside program for the 1984 crop not later than September 30, 1983, and for the 1985 crop not later than September 30, 1984: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall have the authority to make appropriate adjustments in such announcement for the feed grain acreage limitation pro- gram or the set-aside program for the 1984 crop not later than October 30, 1983, and for the 1985 crop not later than October 30, 1984, if the Secretary determines that there has been a significant change in the total supply of feed grains since the earlier announce- ment.". OJ) Effective for the 1985 crop of wheat, the second sentence of section 107B(e)(l)(A) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended by section 122(1) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982, is amended to read as follows: "The Secretary shall announce any such wheat acreage limitation program or set-aside program for the 1985 crop not later than July 1, 1984: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall have the authority to make appropriate adjustments in such announcement for the wheat acreage limitation program or the set-aside program for the 1985 crop not later than July 31, 1984, if the Secretary determines that there has been a significant change in the total supply of wheat since the earlier announcement.". Approved September 29, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3914 (H.R. 3564) (S. 1865): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Sept. 20, considered and passed House. Sept. 21, considered and passed Senate. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 19, No. 39 (1983): Sept. 29, Presidential statement.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-101—SEPT. 29, 1983 97 STAT. 719 Public Law 98-101 98th Congress An Act To provide for the establishment of a Commission on the Bicentennial of the Constitution. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is established a Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, hereinafter referred to as the "Commission". FINDINGS SEC. 2. The Congress finds that— (1) the bicentennial of the Constitutional Convention's adop- tion of the Constitution occurs on September 17, 1987; (2) the Constitution enunciates the limitations on govern- ment, the inalienable rights, and the timeless principles of individual liberty and responsibility, and equality before law, for the people of the United States of America; (3) this document has set an enduring example of representa- tive democracy for the world; and (4) the maintenance of the common principles that animate our Republic depend upon a knowledge and understanding of their roots and origins. PURPOSE SEC. 3. It is the purpose of this Act to establish a Commission to promote and coordinate activities to commemorate the bicentennial of the Constitution. MEMBERSHIP SEC. 4. (a) The Commission shall be composed of twenty-three members as follows: (1) twenty members appointed by the President, four of whom shall be appointed from among the recommendations made by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (in consultation with the minority leader of the House of Representatives), four of whom shall be appointed from among the recommendations made by the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consulta- tion with the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, and four of whom shall be appointed from among the recom- mendations made by the Chief Justice of the United States; (2) the Chief Justice of the United States, or his designee; (3) the President pro tempore of the Senate, or his designee; and (4) the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or his designee. (b) Each of the individuals making recommendations to the Presi- dent regarding appointments shall seek to achieve a balanced mem- bership representing, to the maximum extent practicable, the Nation as a whole. The Commission members shall be chosen from Sept. 29, 1983 [S. 118] Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. Establishment.

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 97 STAT. 720 PUBLIC LAW 98-101—SEPT. 29, 1983 Vacancy. Pay rate. 5 USC 5101 et seq. 5 USC 5331. eompensation and reimbursement. Detailed Federal agency personnel. among individuals who have demonstrated scholarship, a strong sense of public service, expertise in the learned professions, and abilities likely to contribute to the fulfillment of the duties of the Commission. (c) Members of the Commission shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. (d) One of the members shall be designated as Chairman by, and shall serve in the position of Chairman at the pleasure of, the President. (e) Twelve members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may conduct meetings. (f) A vacancy in the Commission resulting from the death or resignation of a member shall not affect its powers, and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS AND POWERS SEC. 5. (a) The Commission shall appoint a staff director who shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay provided for level I of the Executive Schedule pursuant to section 5312 of title 5, United States Code. (b) The Commission is authorized to appoint and fix the compensa- tion, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to chaper 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, of such additional publicly paid personnel up to five persons, as the Chair- man finds necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. Such personnel shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed a rate equal to the maximum rate of pay for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code. (c) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such additional personnel to be paid out of private donations. An individual appointed to a position funded in such manner shall be so designated at the time of such individual's appointment. The Chairman may appoint such addi- tional personnel as he deems appropriate, not to exceed forty staff members. (d) Each member of the Commission shall serve without being compensated as a member of such Commission, except that each member shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other neces- sary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties. (e)(l) Upon request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency may detail any of the personnel of such agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrsang out its duties under this Act. Details under this subsection shall be without reimbursement by the Commission to the agency from which the employee concerned was detailed. (2) The Commission may accept the services of not to exceed twenty employees under this subsection at any time. (f) The Commission is authorized to procure supplies, services, and property, and make contracts, in any fiscal year, only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts or are donated pursuant to subsection (h) of this section. (g) The Commission is authorized to enter into agreements with -the General Services Administration for procurement of necessary financial and administrative services, for which payment shall be

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-101—SEPT. 29, 1983 97 STAT. 721 made by reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Chairman and the Adminis- trator of the General Services Administration. (h)(1) The Commission is authorized to accept, use, soUcit, and dispose of donations of money, property, or personal services. (2) The Commission shall prescribe regulations under which the Commission may accept donations of money, property, or personal services, except that under such regulations, the Commission may not accept donations— (A) the value of which exceeds $25,000 annually, in the case of donations from an individual; or (B) the value of which exceeds $100,000 annually, in the case of donations from a corporation, partnership, or other business organization. (3) The regulations prescribed under this subsection shall include procedures for determining the value of donations of property or personal services. (4) The limitations set forth in this subsection shall not apply in the case of an organization if it is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)), and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. (i) The Commission may usc the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. (j) The Commission shall have the authority to design and usc a logo as the official emblem of the bicentennial. The Commission shall issue rules and regulations, including penalties for unauthor- ized use, regarding the use of such logo, except that under those regulations, the Commission shall be prohibited from selling, leas- ing, or otherwise granting to any corporation or private person the right to usc the logo in connection with the production or memufac- ture of any commercial goods, as part of an advertisement promot- ing any commercial goods or services, or as part of an endorsement for any such goods or services. Donations. Regulations. Logo. Rules, regulations, and prohibitions. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 6. (a) The Commission shall— (1) plan and develop activities appropriate to commemorate the bicentennial of the Constitution, including a limited number of projects to be undertaken by the Federal Government seeking to harmonize and balance the important goals of ceremony and celebration with the equally important goals of scholarship and education; (2) encourage private organizations, and State and local gov- ernments to organize and participate in bicentennial activities commemorating or examining the drafting, ratification, and history of the Constitution and the specific features of the document; (3) coordinate, generally, activities throughout all of the States; and (4) serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemina- tion of information about bicentennial events and plans. (b) In planning and implementing appropriate activities to com- memorate the bicentennial, the Commission shall give due consider- ation to—

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 97 STAT. 722 PUBLIC LAW 98-101—SEPT. 29, 1983 Private and governmental organizations, assistance. Report to President, Congress, and Judicial Conference of U.S. (1) the historical setting in which the Constitution was devel- oped and ratified, including such antecedents as the Federalist Papers, the Articles of the Confederation, and the ratification debates in the States; (2) the contribution of diverse ethnic and racial groups; (3) the relationship and historical development of the three branches of the Government; (4) the importance of activities concerning the Constitution and citizenship education throughout all of the States regard- less of when such State achieved statehood; (5) the unique achievements and contributions of the partici- pants in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the State ratification proceedings; (6) the diverse legal and philosophical views regarding the Constitution; (7) the need for reflection upon both academic and scholarly views of the Constitution and the principle that the document must be understood by the general public; (8) the substantive provisions of the Constitution itself; (9) the impact of the Constitution on American life and government; (10) the need to encourage appropriate educational curricu- lums designed to educate students at all levels of learning on the drafting, ratification, and history of the Constitution and the specific provisions of that document; and (11) the significance of the principles and institutions of the Constitution to other nations and their citizens. (c) The Commission shall seek the cooperation, advice, and assist- ance from both private and governmental agencies and organiza- tions, including the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Library of Congress, the Smith- sonian Institution, the National Archives, the Department of the Interior, State and local governments, learned societies, academic institutions, and historical, patriotic, philanthropic, civic, and pro- fessional groups, and bar associations. (d) The Commission may, in carrying out the purposes of this Act, delegate authority to State advisory commissions to assist in imple- menting this Act. (e) Within two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and each House of the Congress and the Judicial Conference of the United States a compre- hensive report incorporating specific recommendations-of the Com- mission for commemoration and coordination of the bicentennial and related activities. Such report shall include recommendations for publications, scholarly projects, conferences, programs, films, libraries, exhibits, ceremonies, and other projects, competitions and awards, and a calendar of major activities and events planned to commemorate specific historical dates. Each year after such compre- hensive report, the Commission shall submit an annual report to the President, each House of the Congress, and the Judicial Conference until such Commission terminates. TERMINATION SEC. 7. The Commission shall terminate on December 31, 1989.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-101—SEPT. 29, 1983 97 STAT. 723 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 8. There ^re authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this Act $300,000 for fiscal year 1984 and such sums as may be necessary for the subsequent fiscal years through fiscal year 1989. EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 9. This Act shall become effective on the date of enactment. Approved September 29, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 118: SENATE REPORT No. 98-68 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): July 18, considered and passed Senate. Aug. 4, considered and passed House, amended. Sept. 14, Senate concurred in House amendments. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 19, No. 39 (1983): Sept. 29, Presidential statement.

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 97 STAT. 724 PUBLIC LAW 98-102—SEPT. 30, 1983 Public Law 98-102 98th Congress Joint Resolution Designating November 1983 as "National Alzheimer's Disease Month". Sept. 30, 1983 [S.J. Res. 82] Whereas more than one million five hundred thousand Americans are affected by Alzheimer's disease which is a surprisingly common disorder that destroys certain vital cells of the brain; Whereas Alzheimer's disease is the fourth leading cause of death among older Americans; Whereas Alzheimer's disease is responsible for 50 per centum of all nursing home admissions, at an anticipated annual cost of almost $20,000,000,000; Whereas in one-third of all American families one parent will succumb to this disease; Whereas Alzheimer's disease is not a normal consequence of aging; and Whereas an increase in the national awareness of the problem of Alzheimer's disease may stimulate the interest and concern of the American people, which may lead, in turn, to increased research and eventusQly to the discovery of a cure for Alzheimer's disease: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United National States of America in Congress assembled, That November 1983 is ^S®iTM?ji*u designated "National Alzheimer's Disease Month". The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe that month with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved September 30, 1983. Disease Month. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 82: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Apr. 21, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 15, considered and passed House.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-103—SEPT. 30, 1983 97 STAT. 725 Public Law 98-103 98th Congress Joint Resolution To designate the week of December 11, 1983, through December 17, 1983, as "National Sept. 30, 1983 Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week". rg j jjgg ^gj Whereas traffic accidents result in more violent deaths in the United States than any other cause, over forty-four thousand in 1982; Whereas traffic accidents cause thousands of serious injuries in the United States each year; Whereas more than 65 per centum of drivers killed in single vehicle collisions and over 50 per centum of all drivers fatally injured have blood alcohol concentrations above the legal limit; Whereas the Surgeon General has reported that life expectancy has risen for every age group over the past seventy-five years except for those fifteen to twenty-four years old, whose death rate, the leading cause of which is drunk driving, is higher now than it was twenty years ago; Whereas the total societal cost of drunk driving has been estimated at over $24,000,000,000 per year, which does not include the human suffering that can never be measured; Whereas there are increasing reports of driving after drug usc and accidents involving drivers who have used marihuana or other illegal drugs; Whereas driving after the use of therapeutic drugs, either alone or in combination with alcohol, contrary to the advice of physician, pharmacist, or manufacturer, may create a safety hazard on the roads; Whereas more research is needed on the effect of drugs either alone or in combination with alcohol, on driving ability and the inci- dence of traffic accidents; Whereas an increased public awareness of the gravity of the prob- lem of drugged driving may warn drug users to refrain from driving and may stimulate interest in increasing necessary re- search on the effect of drugs on driving ability and the incidence of traffic accidents; Whereas the public, particularly through the work of citizens groups, is demanding a solution to the problem of drunk and drugged driving; Whereas the President has appointed a Commission on Drunk Driving to heighten public awareness and stimulate the pursuit of solutions, and this Commission has provided vital recommenda- tions for remedies for the problem of drunk driving in an interim report in December 1982; Whereas many States have appointed task forces to examine exist- ing drunk driving programs and make recommendations for a renewed, comprehensive approach, and in many cases their rec- ommendations are leading to enactment of new laws, along with stricter enforcement;

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 towards the dorsum, broad and convex towards the lower portion, and occupying nearly one-half of the entire area. Near the center of the limiting furrow and just anterior, is a strong abruptly elevated node carrying the optic spot, which is usually marked by a slight depression on the summit of the node. There is also a small node in each valve adjacent to the dorsal line, near the posterior apex of the area.

The thoracic portion of the carapace is marked by two large tubercles, a long, sharp, doubly curved ridge, and a row of small nodes along the dorsal line. One of these tubercles is elliptical in outline, oblique, and situated near the middle of the anterior end, back of the optic node. The other elevation is elongate, with its longest diameter at right angles to the hinge, and marked by a small subcentral node. The ridge extends near the lower portion of the valve, concave to the margin along the anterior half of its extent, recurving and nearly following the contour of the lower posterior margin of the valve.

One specimen has been observed which preserves the mandibles in situ, and is represented in Fig. 16 of Plate I. The mandibles are broad and gibbous on the anterior portion becoming narrow below; furnished on their inner edge with a low of denticles; situated near the center of the carapace, and are nearly one-third the length of the valves.

tapering towards the posterior end, composed of six exposed segments, having a total length of one-fourth greater than the length of the carapace. The segments increase in length towards the posterior segment, which has a length equal to two of the anterior segments, and is twice as long as wide; while the anterior somites have a greater width than length. The anterior dorsal margin of each is thickened and arched backwards; the posterior margin is furnished with from four to six strong spines, which project over the articulation of the succeeding segment. On the two anterior joints these spines are much shorter, appearing only as nodes. The ventral side is without spines, but is furnished with broad articulating faces. These characters indicate a great freedom of motion in the parts of the abdomen and account for the many positions in which this member is found.


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 97 STAT. 726 PUBLIC LAW 98-103—SEPT. 30, 1983 National Drunk and Drugged Driving Aware- ness Week. Whereas the best defense against the drunk or drugged driver is the use of safety belts and greater safety belt usage would increase the number of survivors of traffic accidents; Whereas an increase in the public awareness of the problem of drunk and drugged driving may contribute to a change in society's attitude toward the drunk or drugged driver and help to sustain current efforts to develop comprehensive solutions at the State and local levels; Whereas the Christmas and New Year holiday period, with more drivers on the roads and an increased number of social functions, is a particularly appropriate time to focus national attention on this critical problem; Whereas designation of the week of December 12, 1982, through December 18, 1982, as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week stimulated many activities and programs by groups in both the private and public sectors aimed at curbing drunk and drugged driving in the high-risk Christmas and New Year holiday period and thereafter; Whereas the number of traffic fatalities over the three-day New Year holiday in 1982 was the lowest since 1949, with 282 deaths as compared to 338 deaths for the same period in 1981; Whereas the activities and programs during National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week in 1982 heightened the aware- ness of the American public to the danger of drunk and drugged driving and contributed to the decrease in traffic fatalities: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the week of December 11, 1983, through December 17, 1983, is designated as "National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week" and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe that week with appropriate activities. Approved September 30, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 119: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): July 16, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 15, considered and passed House.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-104—SEPT. 30, 1983 97 STAT. 727 Public Law 98-104 98th Congress An Act To amend the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 145 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act, approved Novem- ber 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 866, 882-884), is amended to read as follows: "(a)(1) After January 1, and before March 1, of each year begin- ning with calendar year 1984 and ending with calendar year 2004, the enrolled actuary engaged pursuant to section 142 shall, with respect to the District of Columbia Police Officers and Fire Fighters' Retirement Fund— "(A) determine, in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, the disability retirement rate for the preceding calendar year; and "(B) determine if such disability retirement rate for such preceding calendar year is greater than eight-tenths of a per- centage point. "(2) For the purposes of clause (A) of paragraph (1) of this subsec- tion, the disability retirement rate for the applicable calendar year shall be an amount equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police Force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia who first became officers or members on or before February 14, 1980, and who retired on disability during such applicable year under subsection (f)(1) or (g)(1) of section 12 of the Policemen and Firemen's Retire- ment and Disability Act (but such numerator shall not include any such officer or member whose retirement is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction), and the denominator of which is the total number of such officers and members who were on active duty on January 1 of such applicable calendar year. "(3) The enrolled actuary shall report the determinations (includ- ing related documents and information) made under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the Board and to the Comptroller General of the United States not later than March 1 of each year. "(b)(1) The Board and the Comptroller General shall each trans- mit a copy of each such report by the enrolled actuary under subsection (a) to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the chairman of the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the chairman of the Com- mittee on the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and the Council of the District of Columbia, not later than March 31 of the calendar year in which the report is made, and each shall submit comments on such report. "(2) The Comptroller General shall include in his comments on each such report transmitted under paragraph (1) of this subsection Sept. 30, 1983 [S. 1625] District of Columbia police officers and fire fighters, disability retirement rates. 93 Stat. 877. 39 Stat. 718. Report to Board and Comptroller General. Report copies, transmittal to Congress, Mayor, and D.C. Council.

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 97 STAT. 728 PUBLIC LAW 98-104—SEPT. 30, 1983 Reduced amount, determination. 93 Stat. 881. Catastrophic or unordinary events. 39 Stat. 718. Report review by Federal Emergency Management Agency. a statement as to whether or not the determinations made by the enrolled actuary fairly present, in all material respects, the require- ments of subsection (a) of this section. " (3) With respect to each applicable fiscal year, the Comptroller General shall make a determmation, as provided for under subsec- tion (c)(1) of this section of the amount, if any, by which the authorization under section 144(a)(1) should be reduced. The results of such determination, together with such other data, information, and comments as the Comptroller General may deem necessary to enable the Congress, and the appropriate committees thereof, to carry out the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, shall be included as a part of his report under paragraph (1) of this subsection. "(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, with respect to the fiscal year commencing October 1, 1984, and each fiscal year thereafter through the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2004, the authorization under section 144(a)(1) for each such fiscal year shall be deemed, for purposes of such section, to be reduced in the amount hereafter provided, if the report, submitted by the Comptroller General pursuant to subsection (b) of this section in the calendar year in which such fiscal year commences, states that the disability retirement rate under subsection (a) of this section for the preceding calendar year is greater than eight-tenths of a per- centage point. The amount of such reduction shall be IVa per centum for each whole tenth of a percentage point by which the disability retirement rate is greater than eight-tenths of a percent- age point. "(2) There shall be no reduction pursuant to section 144(a)(1) and paragraph (1) of this subsection for any such fiscal year, if, in computing the disability retirement rate under subsection (a) of this section for the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which such fiscal year commences, the numerator is less than eight. "(3)(A) If the Board determines, on the basis of substantial facts, that unordinary circumstances or events of catastrophic magnitude, such as a fire or civil disorder, caused or significantly contributed to the number of disability retirements under subsection (g)(1) of sec- tion 12 of the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act during a calendar year covered by the report submitted by the Comptroller General pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, it shall submit a detailed statement on such circumstances and events to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Comptrol- ler General. Such statement shall be submitted on or before July 1 of the calendar year next following the calendar year covered by such report of the Comptroller General. The statement shall con- tain, among other matters, data on the total number of disability retirements under subsections (f)(1) and (g)(1) of section 12 of such Act for the applicable calendar year, the number of such retire- ments under subsection (g)(1) of such Act which, in the opinion of the Board, were caused or significantly contributed to by such circumstances or events, and an explanation as to why the Board considers such events or circumstances to be unordinary and of a catastrophic magnitude. "(B) The Federal Emergency Management Agency shall review the Board's report and provide the Board its assessment within sixty days of receipt of the Board's report, of the scope, nature, involve- ment, and impact on District of Columbia police officers and fire- fighters of the events determined by the Board to be of unordinary

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-104—SEPT. 30, 1983 97 STAT. 729 and of a catastrophic nature. The Agency shall submit copies of its assessment to the Comptroller General, the Board, and the offices and officers set forth in subsection (b) of this section. "(CXI) The Comptroller General, on the basis of such reports from the Board and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall determine the extent to which such disability retirements which such ^ency determined were caused or contributed to by such events and circumstances, caused a reduction in the amount appro- priated to the Fund as provided under subsection (c) of this section. The Comptroller General shall report the amount of such reduction so caused to the Board and to the offices and officers set forth in subsection (b)(1) of this section. Such reports shall be submitted on or before December 31 of the calendar year in which he receives such report of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. "(2) In addition to the amount authorized to be appropriated to the Fund for any fiscal year under section 144(a)(l), there is author- ized to be appropriated for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 1984, and each fiscal year thereafter, such sum as may be necessary to pay to the Fund an amount equal to the amount of any reduction, plus interest lost to the Fund because of the reduction, for a fiscal year as reported by the Comptroller General to the offices and officers of the Congress pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, but in no case shall any moneys be appropriated on the basis of the authorization pursuant to this paragraph except to the extent that any such reduction was actually made.". SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall be considered as having taken effect as of January 1, 1983. Approved September 30, 1983. Agency assessment, copies. Appropriation authorization. 93 Stat. 881. Effective date. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1625: HOUSE REPORT No. 98-372 (Comm. on the District of Columbia). SENATE REPORT No. 98 -217 (Comm. on Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Aug. 3, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 26, considered and passed House.

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 97 STAT. 730 PUBLIC LAW 98-105—SEPT. 30, 1983 Public Law 98-105 98th Congress An Act Sept. 30 1983 '^° amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for one year the authority of the '" Veterans' Administration to provide certain contract medical services in Puerto [S. 1850] Rico and the Virgin Islands. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the P^^J^oRico United States of America in Congress assembled. That section ls'iand^'"?o"ntract 601(4)(C)(v) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking medical service, out "September 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1984". Approved September 30, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1850: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 22, considered and passed House.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-106—OCT. 1, 1983 97 STAT. 731 Public Law 98-106 98th Congress Joint Resolution Commemorating the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the National Aeronautics and —Oct. 1, Iviia— Space Administration. [H.J. Res. 284] Whereas the United States embarked on an urgent national effort to enter the space age which was inaugurated by adoption of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, whereby the Na- 42 USC 2451 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration was created on "°*®- October 1, 1958; Whereas, on October 11, 1958, NASA launched into Earth-orbit its first automated satellite, Pioneer 1; Whereas the first United States citizen was launched into suborbital space aboard his "Freedom 7" Mercury capsule on May 5, 1961; Whereas, on February 20, 1962, the first United States citizen was launched into Earth-orbit aboard his "Friendship 7" Mercury capsule; Whereas, subsequently, literally dozens of astronauts have been launched into Earth-orbit to perform useful work and research for periods lasting as long as three months at a time; Whereas, on July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 lunar module, "Eagle", carried the first manned expedition to the surface of the Moon and, subsequently, five additionsil two-man crews would explore the lunar front side for science; Whereas hundreds of unmanned satellites have scientifically ex- plored near-Earth space, have mapped our planet's resources, charted its weather and provided a technical base from which commercial exploitation of space has become a reality; Whereas two-thirds of the planets in the solar system have been explored and observed in deteiil by increasingly complex genera- tions of interplanetary craft; Whereas the birth of the first reusable space transportation system was realized on April 12, 1981, with the successful launch, orbital operation and ground landing of the space shuttle Columbia; Whereas, drawing upon its NACA heritage, the agency has contin- ued to push forward the horizons of aeronautical research and development; Whereas cooperative space projects with other nations of the World have greatly enhanced relations, communications, and under- standing among the inhabitants of "Spaceship Earth"; Whereas, for twenty-five years, NASA has vigorously pursued the charter set forth by Congress—to realize the potential, practical benefits to be gained from aeronautical and space research and development—which has placed the United States in a preemi- nent position worldwide to utilize this technology; and Whereas the twenty-fifth Anniversary of the birth of NASA pro- vides an opportunity to recognize the enormous achievements by that agency in aeronautics and space research and development, and in related fields of science and technology: Now, therefore, be it

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 97 STAT. 732 PUBLIC LAW 98-106—OCT. 1, 1983 Resolved by the Senate and House ofRepresentatives of the United National States of America in Congress assembled, That the day October 1, Spier*'' ^"'^ 1^^^' ^ hereby designated the "Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration", and the President twenty-fifth ' is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the anniversary. people of the United States to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved October 1, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 284 (S.J. Res. 170): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Sept. 27, considered and passed House. Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-107—OCT. 1, 1983 97 STAT. 733 Public Law 98-107 98th Congress Joint Resolution Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1984, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of the Government for the fiscal year 1984, and for other purposes, namely: SEC. 101. (a)(1) Such amounts as may be necessary for projects or activities not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolu- tion and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available in the following appropriations Acts: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984 (H. Rept. 98-357, S. Rept. 98-247) under the terms and conditions provided in such Act for fiscal year 1983; and Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984, notwithstanding section 15(a) of the State Department Bgisic Authorities Act of 1956 and section 701 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or this joint resolu- tion, authorities contained in Public Law 96-132, the "Depart- ment of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1980", shall remain in effect until the termination date of this joint resolution or until the effective date of a general Depart- ment of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, whichever is earlier. (2) Appropriations made by this subsection shall be available to the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the pertinent appropriation Act. (3) Whenever the amount which would be made available or the authority which would be granted under an Act listed in this subsection as passed the House as of October 1, 1983, is different from that which would be available or granted under such Act as passed by the Senate as of October 1, 1983, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the lesser amount or the more restrictive authority: Provided, That where an item is included in only one version of an Act as passed by both Houses as of October 1, 1983, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by the one House, but at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate or the rate permitted by the action of the one House, whichever is lower, and under the authority and conditions provided in applicable appropri- ations Acts for the fiscal year 1983: Provided further. That for the purposes of this joint resolution, when an Act listed in this subsec- tion has been reported to the Senate but not passed by the Senate as Oct. 1, 1983 [H.J. Res. 368]" Continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1984. 22 USC 2680. 22 USC 1476. 93 Stat. 1040.

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 97 STAT. 734 PUBLIC LAW 98-107—OCT. 1, 1983 of Optober 1, 1983, it shall be deemed as having been passed by the Senate. (4) No provision which is included in an appropriation Act enu- merated in this subsection but which was not included in the applicable appropriation Act of 1983, and which by its terms is applicable to more than one appropriation, fund, or authority shall be applicable to any appropriation, fund, or authority provided in the joint resolution unless such provision shall have been included in identical form in such bill as enacted by both the House and the Senate. (b) Such amounts as may be necessary for projects or activities not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available in the following appropriation Acts: Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Ap- propriation Act, 1984 at a rate for operations and to the extent and in the manner provided for in the Act as passed the House of Representatives as of October 1, 1983: Provided, That appro- priations or loan authorization for the following agencies or activities are available at not to exceed the following annual rates and the totals are adjusted accordingly: Agricultural Research Service: Salaries and Expenses $478,000,000 Buildings and Facilities 28,602,000 Cooperative State Research Service: Special grants 25,234,000 Competitive grants 17,000,000 Animal health and disease grants 5,760,000 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: Salaries and Expenses 263,259,000 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation: Administrative and operating expenses 200,000,000 FCIC Fund 110,000,000 Office of Rural Development Policy 2,000,000 Rural Housing Insurance Fund: Moderate income loans 0 Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund: Insured soil and water loans 30,000,000 Economic emergency loans 0 Rural Development Insurance Fund: Water and waste disposal loans 270,000,000 Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants 90,000,000 Rural Electrification Administration: Guaranteed loans, not less than 3,360,000,000 Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Salaries and Expenses 26,400,000 ADP Limitation 3,626,000 7 USC 2028 note. Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or this joint resolution, section 184 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 785), is amended by insert- ing before the period at the end of paragraph (b) the following: ", or for the first three months of the fiscal year ending Septem- 7 USC 2012 note. ber 30, 1984": Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or this joint resolution, the provisions of subsec- tions (f) and (i) of section 3 and section 10 of the Food Stamp Act 7 USC 2012, of 1977, as amended, concerning private, nonprofit drug addic-

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-107—OCT. 1, 1983 97 STAT. 735 tion or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation programs, shall also be applicable to publicly operated community health cen- ters: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi- 7 USC 2015 note. sion of this joint resolution, no part of any of the funds appropri- ated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement mandatory monthly reporting-retrospec- tive budgeting for the food stamp program during the first three months of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984: Provided further, That, hereafter, in order to restore and maintain United States share of world markets and to restore capital of the Corporation for its operations, any restrictions or limitations on the authorities and obligations of the Commodity Credit Corpora- tion to sell in world markets, as provided by its Charter, may be waived or suspended by the Secretary of Agriculture; and Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1984 (H.R. 3363), notwithstanding any other provision of Post, p. 919. this joint resolution, except section 102, such sums as may be necessary for programs, projects, or activities provided for in such Act (H.R. 3363), to the extent and in the manner provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference filed in the House of Representa- tives, as if such Act had been enacted into law. (c) Pending enactment of the Department of Defense Appropri- ation Act, 1984, such amounts as may be necessary for continuing activities, not otherwise specifically provided for elsewhere in this joint resolution, which were conducted in fiscal year 1983, for which provision was made in the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1983, but such activities shall be funded at not to exceed an annual rate for new obligational authority of $247,000,000,000, which is an increase above the current rate, and this level shall be distributed on a pro rata basis to each appropriation account utiliz- ing the fiscal year 1984 amended budget request as the base for such distribution and shall be available under the terms and conditions provided for in the applicable appropriation Acts for fiscal year 1983: Provided, That no appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to this subsection shall be used to initiate multiyear procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later: Provided further. That none of the funds appro- priated or made available pursuant to this subsection shall be available for the conversion of any full time positions in support of the Army Reserve, Air Reserve, Army National Guard, and Air National Guard by Active or Reserve Military Personnel, from civilian positions designated "military technicians" to military posi- tions: Provided further. That no appropriation or funds made availa- ble or authority granted pursuant to this subsection shall be used to initiate or resume any project, activity, operation or organization which is defined as any project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a program element, and for investment items is further defined as a P-1 line item in a budget activity within an appropriation account and an R-1 line item which includes a program element and subprogram element within an appropriation account, for which appropriations, funds, or

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 97 STAT. 736 PUBLIC LAW 98-107—OCT. 1, 1983 other authority were not available during the fiscal year 1983: Provided further. That notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, $5,000,000 is appropriated for the XXIII Olympiad Ante, p. 628. as authorized by Section 304 of Public Law 98-94, and in addition the Department of Defense may provide support to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee on a reimbursable basis, with the proceeds to be credited to the current applicable appropriation accounts of the Department. (d) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing the activi- ties, not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution, which were conducted in the fiscal year 1983, and which are under the purview of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Govern- ment Appropriation Act, under the current terms and conditions and at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate: Ante, p. 13. Provided, That funds appropriated by Public Law 98-8 for payment to the General Services Administration, Federal Buildings Fund, for alterations and repairs shall be excluded from the current rate established under this subsection. (e) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing the activities under the purview of the Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act as 96 Stat. 1830. provided for in Public Law 97-377 and Public Law 98-63, under the Ante, p. 301. terms and conditions, and at the rate, provided for in those Acts or at the rate provided for in the budget estimates, whichever is lower, and under the more restrictive authority, notwithstanding section 22 USC 2412. 10 of Public Law 91-672, and section 15(a) of the State Department 22 USC 2680. Basic Authorities Act of 1956, or any other provision of law: Pro- vided, That amounts allocated to each country under this subsection shall not exceed those provided in fiscal year 1983 or those provided in the budget estimates for each country, whichever are lower, unless submitted through the regular reprograming procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, or unless otherwise specified in this paragraph. (f) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing the following activities, not otherwise provided for in this joint resolution, which were conducted in the fiscal year 1983, under the terms and condi- tions provided in applicable appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1983, at the current rate: Health planning activities authorized by title XV of the 42 USC 300k-i. Public Health Service Act; National Research Service Awards authorized by section 42 USC 289/-1. 472(d) of the Public Health Service Act; National Arthritis Advisory Board, National Diabetes Advisory Board, and National Digestive Diseases Advisory Board authorized by section 437 of the Public Health Service 42 USC 289C-4. Act; Medical Library Assistance programs authorized by title III of 42 USC 241. the Public Health Service Act; Refugee and entrant assistance activities under the provisions 8 USC 1521. of title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, title IV and 8 USC 1522 note; part B of title III of the Refugee Act of 1980, and sections 501(a) 94 ^t-110. and (b) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980: Pro- 8 USC 1522 note. vided. That such funds may be expended for individuals who would meet the definition of "Cuban and Haitian entrant"

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-107—OCT. 1, 1983 97 STAT. 737 under section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 but for the application of paragraph (2)(B) thereof; 8 USC 1522 note. Child abuse prevention and treatment and adoption opportu- nities activities authorized by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act; 42 USC 5ioi Activities as at present of the Professional Standards Review "ote. Organization program authorized by titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended; 42 USC I30i, Activities under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, ^^JQQ 4951 as amended; note. Emergency feeding activities as authorized by the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, as amended; and ^"-te, p. 35. Activities of the Department of Defense, Army National Guard and Army Reserve operation and maintenance and National Guard and Reserve equipment procurement, (g) Such amounts as may be necessary for the following projects or • activities, which were provided for in H.R. 3222, the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984, as reported to the House of Representa- tives on June 3, 1983, to the extent and in the manner provided for in such Act, and at a rate for operations, notwithstanding section 15(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 and 22 USC 2680. section 701 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as follows: 22 USC 1476. Department of Commerce: General Administration, "Special Foreign Currency Program", $693,000; Economic and Statistical Analysis, "Salaries and Expenses", $39,337,000; Economic Development Administration: "Economic Develop- ment Assistance Programs", $250,000,000; "Salaries and Expenses", $30,141,000; International Trade Administration, "Operations and Admin- istration", $169,893,000; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: "Oper- ations, Research, and Facilities", $942,871,000; "Fisheries Loan Fund", $5,000,000; Federal Communications Commission, "Salaries and Expenses", $86,383,000; Federal Trade Commission, "Salaries and Expenses", $63,500,000: Provided, That these funds are subject to the limita- tions and provisions of sections 10(a) and 10(c) (notwithstanding section 10(e)), 11(b), 18, and 20 of the Federal Trade Commission Improvements Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-252; 94 Stat. 374), 15 USC 57a and notwithstanding the previous provisions of this subsection; ^°^' ^'^^ "°*®- International Trade Commission, "Salaries and Expenses", $20,737,000; Securities and Exchange Commission, "Salaries and Expenses", $92,500,000; Small Business Administration, "Salaries and Expenses", $236,000,000; Department of Justice: Immigration and Naturalization Serv- ice, ''Salaries and Expenses", $527,257,000; 11-194 0-85 — 25:QL3

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 97 STAT. 738 PUBLIC LAW 98-107—OCT. 1, 1983 Legal assistance to aliens. 8 USC 1101 note. 42 USC 2996f. Grants or contracts. Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this subsection, Legal Services Corporation, "Payment to the Legal Services Corporation", $275,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended to provide l^al assist- ance for or on behalf of any alien unless the alien is a resident of the United States and is— (1) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence as an immigrant as defined by sections 101(a)(15) and 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15), (20)); (2) an alien who is either married to a United States citizen or is a parent or an unmarried child under the age of twenty-one years of such a citizen and who has filed an application for adjustment of status to permanent resident under the Immigra- tion and Nationality Act, and such application has not been rejected; (3) an alien who is lawfully present in the United States pursuant to an admission under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157, relating to refugee admis- sions) or who has been granted asylum by the Attorney General under such Act; or (4) an alien who is lawfully present in the United States as a result of the Attorney General's withholding of deportation pursuant to section 243(h) of the Immigation and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(h)). An alien who is lawfully present in the United States as a result of being granted conditional entry pursuant to section 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(7)) before April 1, 1980, because of persecution or fear of persecution on account of race, religion, or political opinion or because of being uprooted by catastrophic natural calamity shall be deemed, for purposes of section 1007 b)(ll) of the Legal Services Corporation Act, to be an alien described in subparagraph (C) of such section: Pro- vided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Legal Services Corporation shall be used by the Corporation in making grants or entering into contracts for legal assistance unless the Corporation insures that the recipient is either (a) a private attorney or attorneys (for the sole purpose of furnishing legal assist- ance to eligible clients) or (b) a qualified nonprofit organization chartered under the laws of one of the States for the primary purpose of furnishing legal assistance to eligible clients, the major- ity of the board of directors or other governing body of which organization is comprised of attorneys who are admitted to practice in one of the States and who are appointed to terms of office on such board or body by the governing bodies of State, county, or municipal bar associations the membership of which represents a majority of the attorneys practicing law in the locality in which the organiza- tion is to provide legal assistance: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended by the Legal Services Corporation to participate in litigation unless the Corpora- tion or a recipient of the Corporation is a party, or a recipient is

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-107—OCT. 1, 1983 97 STAT. 739 representing an eligible client in litigation in which the interpreta- tion of this title or a regulation promulgated under this title is an issue, and shall not participate on behalf of any client other than itself: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be available to any recipient to be used— (A) to pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone communication, letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or designed to influence any decision by a Federal, State, or local agency, except where legal assistance is provided by an employee of a recipient to an eligible client on a particular application, claim, or case, which directly involves the client's legal rights and responsibilities, or (B) to influence any Member of Congress or any other Federal, State, or local elected official to favor or oppose any Acts, bills, resolutions, or similar legislation, or any referen- dum, initiative, constitutional amendment, or any similar pro- cedure of the Congress, any State legislature, any local council, or any similar governing body, except that this subsection shall not preclude such funds from being used in connection with communications made in response to any Federal, State, or local official, upon the formal request of such official: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Legal Services Corporation shall be used to bring a class action suit against the Federal government or any State or local government unless (1) the project director of a recipient has expressly approved the filing of such an action in accordance with policies established by the governing body of such recipi- ent; (2) the class relief which is the subject of such an action is sought for the primary benefit of individuals who are eligible for legal assistance; and (3) that prior to filing such an action, the recipient project director has determined that the govern- ment entity is not likely to change the policy or practice in question, that the policy or practice will continue to adversely affect eligible clients, that the recipient has given notice of its intention to seek class relief and that responsible efforts to resolve without litigation the adverse effects of the policy or practice have not been successful or would be adverse to the interest of the clients: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by or contrary to section 11 of H.R. 3480, as passed the House of Representatives on June 18, 1981: Provided further. That not- withstanding any regulation, guideline, or rule of the Corpora- tion, the funds appropriated in this Act for the Legal Services Corporation shall be used by the Corporation in making grants or entering into contracts under section 1006(a)(1) and (3) so as to insure that funding for each such current grantee and con- tractor is maintained in 1984 at the annualized level at which each such grantee and contractor was funded in 1983, or in the same proportion which total appropriations to the Corporation in fiscal year 1984 bear to the total appropriations to the Corporation in fiscal year 1983, until action is taken by direc- tors of the Corporation who have been confirmed in accordance Prohibited funding to influence Federal, State, local agencies, Members of Congress or elected officials. Class action suit. 42 USC 2996e.

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 97 STAT. 740 PUBLIC LAW 98-107—OCT. 1, 1983 42 USC 2996c. 5 USC 5332 note. Post, p. 819. Post, p. 795. Effective date. with section 1004(a) of the Legal Services Corporation Act: Provided further. That no member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation shall be compensated for his services to the Corporation except for the payment of an attend- ance fee at meetings of the Board at a rate not to exceed the highest daily rate for grade fifteen (15) of the General Schedule and necessary travel expenses to attend Board meetings in accordance with the Standard Government Travel Regulations: Provided further, That no officer or employee of the Legal Services Corporation or a recipient program shall be reim- bursed for membership in a private club, or be paid severance pay in excess of what would be paid a Federal employee for comparable service; Department of State: Administration of Foreign Affairs: "Sal- aries and Expenses", $1,120,000,000; "Reopening Consulates", $2,500,000; "Representation Allowances", $4,148,000; "Acquisi- tion, Operation, and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad", $202,889,000; "Acquisition, Operation, and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad (Special Foreign Currency Program)", $10,012,000; "Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan", $9,380,000; "Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund'^', $102,753,000; International Organizations and Conferences: "Contributions to International Organizations", $520,515,000; International Commissions: International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, "Construction", $672,000; "American Sections, International Commissions", $3,426,000; "International Fisheries Commissions", $8,876,000; Other: "Asia Foundation", $9,900,000; United States Information Agency: "Salaries and Expenses (Special Foreign Currency Program)", $10,450,000; "Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West", $18,362,000; "Acquisition and Construction of Radio Facilities", $34,013,000. (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, except section 102, such sums as may be necessary for programs, projects, or activities provided for in the District of Columbia Appro- priation Act, 1984 (H.R. 3415), to the extent and in the manner provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory state- ment of the Committee of Conference (98-379), filed in the House of Representatives on September 22, 1983, as if such Act had been enacted into law. (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, except section 102, such sums as may be necessary for programs, projects, or activities provided for in the Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1984, (H.R. 3263), to the extent and in the manner provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report Number 98-378), filed in the House of Representatives on September 22, 1983, as if such Act had been enacted into law. SEC. 102. Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available from October 1, 1983, and shall remain available until (a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution, or (b) enactment of the applicable appropri- ation Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity, or (c) November 10, 1983, whichever first occurs.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-107—OCT. 1, 1983 97 STAT. 741 SEC. 103. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any project or activity during the period for which funds or authority for such project or activity are available under this joint resolution. SEC. 104. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authoriza- tion whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law. SEC. 105. Any appropriation for the fiscal year 1984 required to be apportioned pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code, may be apportioned on a basis indicating the need (to the extent any such increases cannot be absorbed within available appropriations) for a supplemental or deficiency estimate of appropriation to the extent necessary to permit payment of such pay increases as may be granted pursuant to law to civilian officers and employees and to active and retired military personnel. Each such appropriation shall otherwise be subject to the requirements of subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code. SEC. 106. No part of any appropriation contained in, or funds made available by this or any other Act, shall be available for any agency to pay to the Administrator of the General Services Adminis- tration a rate per square foot for rental of space and services (established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended) which is in excess of 14 per centum higher than the rate per square foot established for the space and services by the General Services Administration for the fiscal year 1982. SEC. 107. No provision in any appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1984 referred to in section 101 of this joint resolution that makes the availability of any appropriation provided therein dependent upon the enactment of additional authorizing or other legislation shall be effective before the date set forth in section 102(c) of this joint resolution. SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolu- tion except section 102, there are appropriated to the Postal Service Fund sufficient amounts so that postal rates for all preferred-rate mailers covered by section 3626 of title 39, United States Code, shall be continued at the rates in effect on September 1, 1983 (step 14): Provided, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: Provided further, That six-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at the 1983 level. SEC. 109. Funds shall be available for school assistance in federal- ly affected areas authorized by title I of the Act of September 30, 1950, and the Act of September 23, 1950, at an annual rate of $585,000,000, under the terms and conditions provided in the appli- cable appropriation Act for fiscal year 1983; and funds shall be available for Departmental Management, "Salaries and Expenses" under the Department of Education at the current rate of operations. SEC. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no part of any of the funds appropriated for the fiscal year ending Septem- ber 30, 1984, by this Act or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, or any employee covered by section 5348 of that title, in an amount— 31 USC 1511. Rental payment for space and services to GSA. 40 USC 490. Postal rates for preferred-rate m ailers. Postal delivery. 39 USC 403 note. 5 USC 5343 note. 5 USC 5348.

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 97 STAT. 742 PUBLIC LAW 98-107—OCT. 1, 1983 5 USC 5343 note. 5 USC 5332 note. 5 USC 5343 note. Regulations. Supervisory pay plan. 5 CFR Part 532. Transfer from available funds. (1) during the period from October 1, 1983, until the next applicable wage survey adjustment becomes effective, which exceeds the rate which was payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule on September 30, 1983, in accordance with section 107(a) of Public Law 97-377; and (2) during the period consisting of the remainder of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, which exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under paragraph (1) of this subsection by more than the overall average percentage of the adjustment in the General Schedule during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9(b) of Public Law 92-392 or section 704(b) of Public Law 95-454, the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply (in such manner as the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe) to any prevailing rate employee to whom such section 9(b) applies, except that the provisions of subsection (a) may not apply to any increase in a wage schedule or rate which is required by the terms of a contract entered into before the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in paragraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, may be paid during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, at a rate which exceeds the rate which was payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule on September 30, 1983, except to the extent a higher rate would be payable under subsection (a) of this section were subsection (a) applicable to wage schedules and rates for prevailing rate employees described in such paragraphs (B) and (C) of section 5342(a)(2). (d) For the purpose of this section, the rate payable to any employee who is covered by this section and who is paid from a schedule which was not in existence on September 30, 1983, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the President. (e) The provisions of this section shall apply only with respect to pay for services performed by any affected employee after the date of enactment of this Act. (f) For the purpose of administering any provision of law, rule, or regulation which provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit, which requires any deduction or contribution, or which imposes any requirement or limitation, on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. (g) Notwithstanding the limitations imposed on prevailing rate pay pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, such limitations may not apply to wage adjustments for prevailing rate supervisors pro- vided by the supervisory pay plan published in the Federal Register on March 30, 1983. SEC. 111. There is hereby appropriated $20,000,000 to be derived by transfer from funds available for obligation in fiscal year 1983 in the appropriation for "Guaranteed Student Loans", to remain avail- able for obligation until September 30, 1984, to enable the Secretary of Education to comply with the consent decree entered in United States district court in the case of the United States of America against the Board of Education for the City of Chicago (80 C 5124) on September 24, 1980.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-107—OCT. 1, 1983 97 STAT. 743 SEC. 112. All obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropri- ations and authority provided in this joint resolution for the purposes of maintaining the minimum level of essential activities necessary to protect life and property and bringing about orderly termination of other functions are hereby ratified and confirmed if otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this joint resolution. Approved October 1, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 368: HOUSE REPORT No. 98 -397 (Comm. of Conference). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Sept. 28, considered and passed House. Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate, amended. Sept. 30, House agreed to conference report; concurred in Senate amendments with amendments. Senate agreed to conference report; concurred in House amendments.

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 97 STAT. 744 PUBLIC LAW 98-108—OCT. 1, 1983 Oct. 1, 1983 [H.R. 3962] Export Administration Act of 1979, authority extension. 50 USC app. 2401 note. Public Law 98- 98th Congress 108 An Act To extend the authorities under the Export Administration Act of 1979 until October 14, 1983. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 20 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2419) is amended by striking out "September 30" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 14". SEC. 2. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for the fiscal year 1984 such sums as may be necessary to carry out the Export Administration Act of 1979. Approved October 1, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3962 (H.R. 3231) (S. 979): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 98-257, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Foreign Affairs), Pt. 2 (Comm. on Armed Services), Pt. 3 (Comm. on Rules), all accompanying H.R. 3231 SENATE REPORT No. 98 -170 accompanying S. 979 (Comm. on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Sept. 26, 27, considered and passed House. Sept. 30, considered and passed Senate.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-109—OCT. 1, 1983 97 STAT. 745 Public Law 98-109 98th Congress Joint Resolution To provide for the temporary extension of certain insurance programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, EXTENSION OF FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAMS SECTION 1. (a) Section 2(a) of the National Housing Act is amended by striking out "October 1, 1983" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "December 1, 1983". (b) Section 217 of such Act is amended by striking out "September 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983". (c) Section 221(f) of such Act is amended by striking out "Septem- ber 30, 1983" in the fifth sentence and inserting in lieu thereof " November 30, 1983". (d)(1) Section 235(h)(l) of such Act is amended by striking out "September 30, 1983" in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983". (2) Section 235(m) of such Act is amended by striking out "Septem- ber 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983". (3) Section 235(q)(l) of such Act is amended by striking out "Sep- tember 30, 1983" in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983". (e) Section 236(n) of such Act is amended by striking out "Septem- ber 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983". (f) Section 244(d) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking out "September 30, 1983" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983"; and (2) by striking out "October 1, 1983" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "December 1, 1983". (g) Section 245(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "Septem- ber 30, 1983" in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983". (h) Section 809(f) of such Act is amended by striking out "Septem- ber 30, 1983" in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof " November 30, 1983". (i) Section 8i0(k) of such Act is amended by striking out "Septem- ber 30, 1983" in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983". (j) Section l02(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "Septem- ber 30, 1983" in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983". (k) Section 1101(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "Sep- tember 30, 1983" in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof " November 30, 1983". Oct. 1, 1983 [H.J. Res. 366]" Housing and community development, extension of insurance programs. Ante, p. 197. 12 USC 1703. Ante, p. 197. 12 USC 1715h. Ante, p. 197. 12 USC 1715/. Ante, p. 197. 12 USC 1715z. Ante, p. 197. 12 USC 1715Z-1. Ante, p. 197. 12 USC 1715Z-9. Ante, p. 197. 12USei715z-10. Ante, p. 197. 12 USC 1748h-l. Ante, p. 197. 12 USC 1748h-2. Ante, p. 197. 12 USC 1749bb. Ante, p. 197. 12 USC 1749aaa.

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 97 STAT. 746 PUBLIC LAW 98-109—OCT. 1, 1983 38 USC 1801 et seq. Ante, p. 198. EXTENSION OF FLEXIBLE INTEREST RATE AUTHORITY SEC. 2. Section 3(aKl) of the Act entitled "An Act to amend chapter 37 of title 38 of the United States Code with respect to the veterans' home loan program, to amend the National Housing Act with respect to interest rates on insured mortgages, and for other purposes^', approved May 7, 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1709-1(1)), is amended by striking out "October 1, 1983" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "December 1, 1983". EXTENSION OF REHABIUTATION LOAN AUTHORITY 42 USC 1452b. SEC. 3. Section 312(h) of the Housing Act of 1964 is amended— (1) by striking out "September 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983"; and (2) by striking out "October 1, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 1, 1983". Ante, p. 198. 42 USC 1485. Ante, p. 198. 42 USC 1487. Ante, p. 198. 42 USC 1490c. Ante, p. 198. 42 USC 4026. Ante, p. 198. 42 USC 4056. Ante, p. 198. 12 USC 1749bbb. 12 USC 635f. EXTENSION OF RURAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES SEC. 4. (a) Section 515(b)(5) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by striking out "September 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983^'. (b) Section 517(a)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out "Sep- tember 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983*'. (c) Section 523(f) of such Act is amended by striking out "Septem- ber 30, 1983" in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof " November 30, 1983". EXTENSION OF FLOOD, CRIME, AND RIOT INSURANCE PROGRAMS SEC. 5. (a) Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is amended by striking out "September 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983". (b) Section 1336(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "Sep- tember 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983*'. (c) Section 1201(b)(l) of the National Housing Act is amended by striking out "September 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "November 30, 1983". EXTENSION OF SECTION 8 OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ACT OF 1945 SEC. 6. Section 8 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 is amended by striking out "September 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 31, 1983". Approved October 1, 1983, LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 366: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Sept. 27, considered and passed House. Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate, amended. Sept. 30, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-110—OCT. 3, 1983 97 STAT. 747 Public Law 98-110 98th Congress Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to designate October 16, 1983, as "World Food Oct. 3, 1983 Day". [S.J. Res. 81] Whereas hunger and chronic malnutrition remain daily facts of life for hundreds of millions of people throughout the world; Whereas the children of the world are those who are suffering the most serious effects of hunger and malnutrition, with millions of children dying each year from hunger-related illness and disease, and many others suffering permanent physical or mental im- pairment, including blindness, because of vitamin and protein deficiencies; Whereas although progress has been made in reducing the incidence of hunger and malnutrition in the United States, certain groups, notably Native Americans, migrant workers, the elderly, and children, remain vulnerable to malnutrition and related diseases; Whereas the danger posed by malnutrition and related diseases to these groups and to other people is intensified by unemployment and slow rates of economic growth; Whereas national policies concerning food, farmland, and nutrition require continuing evaluation and should consider and strive for the well-being and protection of all residents of the United States and particularly those most at health risk; Whereas there is widespread concern that the usc and conservation of land and water resources required for food production through- out the United States ensure care for the national patrimony we bequeath to future generations; Whereas the United States has always supported the principle that the health of a nation depends on a strong agricultural foundation based on private enterprise and the primacy of the independent family farm; Whereas a major global food supply crisis appears likely to occur within the next twenty years unless the level of world food production is significantly increased, and the means for the distri- bution of food and of the resources required for its production are improved; Whereas the United States, as the world's largest producer and trader of food, has a key role to play in efforts to assist nations and peoples to improve the ability to feed themselves; Whereas the United States has a long tradition of demonstrating its humanitarian concern for helping the hungry and malnourished; Whereas efforts to resolve the world hunger problem are critical to the security of the United States and the international community; Whereas the Congress of the United States is acutely conscious of the paradox of immense farm surpluses and rising farm foreclo- sures in America despite the desperate need for food by hundreds of millions of people around the world;

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 97 STAT. 748 PUBLIC LAW 98-110—OCT. 3, 1983 Whereas a key recommendation of the 1980 report of the Presiden- tial Commission on World Hunger was that efforts be undertaken to increase public awareness of the world hunger problem; Whereas the member nations of the Food and i^^culture Organiza- tion of the United Nations designated October 16 of each year as World Food Day because of the need to alert the public to the increasingly dangerous world food situation; Whereas past observances of World Food Day have been supported by proclamations of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and other territories and posses- sions of the United States, by resolutions of Congress, by Presiden- tial proclamations, by programs of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Government departments and agencies, and by the governments and peoples of many other nations; and Whereas more than three hundred national private and voluntary organizations plan to participate in World Food Day observances this year: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United World Food Day. States of America in Congress assembled. That October 16, 1983, is designated "World Food Day". The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate activities to explore ways in which our Nation can further contribute to the elimination of hunger in the world. Approved October 3, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 81: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Apr. 21, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 15, considered and passed House.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-111 —OCT. 4, 1983 97 STAT. 749 Public Law 98-111 98th Congress An Act To provide for the broadcasting of accurate information to the people of Cuba, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act". FINDINGS; PURPOSES SEC. 2. The Congress finds and declares— (1) that it is the policy of the United States to support the right of the people of Cuba to seek, receive, and impart informa- tion and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers, in accordance with article 19 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (2) that, consonant with this policy, radio broadcasting to Cuba may be effective in furthering the open communication of accurate information and ideas to the people of Cuba, in partic- ular information about Cuba; (3) that such broadcasting to Cuba, operated in a manner not inconsistent with the broad foreign policy of the United States and in accordance with high professional standards, would be in the national interest; and (4) that the Voice of America already broadcasts to Cuba information that represents America, not any single segment of American society, and includes a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions but that there is a need for broadcasts to Cuba which provide news, commentary and other information about events in Cuba and elsewhere to promote the cause of freedom in Cuba. Oct. 4, 1983 [S. 602] Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act. 22 USC 1465 note. 22 USC 1465. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY SEC. 3. (a) In order to carry out the objectives set forth in section 2, 22 USC I465a. the United States Information Agency (hereafter in this Act re- ferred to as the "Agency") shall provide for the open communication of information and ideas through the use of radio broadcasting to Cuba. Radio broadcasting to Cuba shall serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of accurate, objective, and compre- hensive news. 0>) Radio broadcasting in accordance with subsection (a) shall be part of the Voice of America radio broadcasting to Cuba and shall be in accordance with all Voice of America standards to ensure the broadcast of programs which are objective, accurate, balanced, and which present a variety of views. (c) Radio broadcasting to Cuba authorized by this Act shall utilize Facilities. the broadcasting facilities located at Marathon, Florida, and the 1180 AM frequency that were used by the Voice of America prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Other frequencies, not on the Frequencies.

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 97 STAT. 750 PUBLIC LAW 98-111—OCT. 4, 1983 Leased time from nongovern- mental stations. 22 USC 1463. Frequency jamming or interference, leased time. FCC monitoring. 22 USC 1463. Program designations. commercial Amplitude Modulation (AM) Band (535 kHz to 1605 kHz), may also be simultaneously utilized: Provided, That no fre- quency shall be used for radio broadcasts to Cuba in accordance with this Act which is not also used for all other Voice of America broadcasts to Cuba. Time leased from nongovernmental shortwave radio stations may be used to carry all or part of the Service programs and to rebroadcast Service programs: Provided, That not less than 30 per centum of the programs broadcast or rebroadcast shall be regular Voice of America broadcasts with particular empha- sis on news and programs meeting the requirements of section 503(2) of Public Law 80-402. (d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), in the event that broadcasts to Cuba on the 1180 AM frequency are subject to jamming or interfer- ence greater by 25 per centum or more than the average daily jamming or interference in the twelve months preceding September 1, 1983, the Director of the United States Information Agency may lease time on commercial or noncommercial educational AM band radio broadcasting stations. The Federal Communications Commis- sion shall determine levels ofjamming and interference by conduct- ing regular monitoring of the 1180 AM frequency. In the event that more than two hours a day of time is leased, not less than 30 per centum of the programing broadcast shall be regular Voice of America broadcasts with particular emphasis on news and programs meeting the requirements of section 503(2) of Public Law 80-402. (e) Any program of United States Government radio broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this section shall be designated "Voice of Amer- ica: Cuba Service" or "Voice of America: Radio Marti program". (f) In the event broadcasting facilities located at Marathon, Flor- ida, are rendered inoperable by natural disaster or by unlawful destruction, the Director of the United States Information Agency may, for the period in which the facilities are inoperable but not to exceed one hundred and fifty days, usc other United States Govern- ment-owned transmission facilities for Voice of America broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this Act. Establishment. 22 USC 1465b. CUBA SERVICE OF THE VOICE OF AMERICA SEC. 4. The Director of the United States Information Agency shall establish within the Voice of America a Cuba Service (hereaf- ter in this section referred to as the "Service"). The Service shall be responsible for all radio broadcasts to Cuba authorized by section 3. The Director of the United States Information Agency shall appoint a head of the Service and shall employ such staff as the head of the Service may need to carry out his duties. The Cuba Service shall be administered separately from other Voice of America functions and the head of the Cuba Service shall report directly to the Director and the Associate Director for Broadcasting of the United States Information Agency. Establishment. 22 USC 1465c. BOARD FOR RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA SEC. 5. (a) There is established within the Office of the President the Advisory Board for Radio Broadcasting to Cuba (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Board"). The Board shall consist of nine members, appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom not more than five shall be members

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-111 —OCT. 4, 1983 97 STAT. 751 of the same political party. The President shall designate one member of the Board to serve as Chairman. db) The Board shall review the effectiveness of the activities carried out under this Act and shall make such recommendations to the President, the Director and the Associate Director for Broadcast- ing of the United States Information Agency as it may deem necessary. (c) In appointing the initial voting members of the Board, the President shall designate three members to serve for a term of three years, three members to serve for a term of two years, and three members to serve for a term of one year. Thereafter, the term of each member of the Board shall be three years. The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, members to fill vacancies occurring prior to the expiration of a term, in which case the members so appointed shall serve for the remainder of such term. Any member whose term has expired may serve until his successor has been appointed and qualified. (d) The head of the Service shall serve, ex officio, as a member of the Board. (e) Members of the Board appointed by the President shall, while attending meetings of the Board or while engaged in duties relating to such meetings or in other activities of the Board pursuant to this section, including traveltime, be entitled to receive compensation equal to the daily equivalent of the compensation prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. While away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. The ex officio member of the Board shall not be entitled to any compensa- tion under this section, but may be allowed travel expenses as provided in the preceding sentence. (f) The Board may, to the extent it deems necessary to carry out its functions under this section, procure supplies, services, and other personal property, including specialized electronic equipment. (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board shall remain in effect indefinitely. (h) There are authorized to be appropriated $130,000 to carry out the provisions of this section. Review of activity effectiveness. Appointments. Compensation. Effective date. Appropriation authorization. ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SEC. 6. (a) In order to assist the United States Information Agency in carrying out the purposes set forth in section 2, any agency or instrumentality of the United States may sell, loan, lease, or grant property (including interests therein) and may perform administra- tive and technical support and services at the request of the Agency. Support and services shall be provided on a reimbursable basis. Any reimbursement shall be credited to the appropriation from which the property, support, or services was derived. (b) The Agency may carry out the purposes of section 3 by means of grants, leases, or contracts (subject to the availability of appropri- ations), or such other means as the Agency determines will be most effective. 22 USC 1465d. Reimbursement. Grants, leases, or contracts.

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