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Volume 97

1983 · 98th Congress · session 1 · 221 public laws.

  1. Public Law 98–1Public Law 98–1: To designate a “Nancy Hanks Center” and the “Old Post Office Building” in Washington, District of Columbia, and for other purposes.Feb 15, 1983
  2. Public Law 98–2Public Law 98–2: To direct the President to issue a proclamation designating February 16, 1983, as “Lithuanian Independence Day”.Feb 16, 1983
  3. Public Law 98–3Public Law 98–3: Providing that the week containing March 8, 1983, shall be designated as “Women’s History Week”.Mar 8, 1983
  4. Public Law 98–4Public Law 98–4: Relating to the treatment for income and estate tax purposes of commodities received under 1983 payment-in-kind programs, and for other purposes.Mar 11, 1983
  5. Public Law 98–5Public Law 98–5: Designating the month of March 1983 as “National Eye Donor Month”.Mar 11, 1983
  6. Public Law 98–6Public Law 98–6: To repeal section 311 of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 1982.Mar 16, 1983
  7. Public Law 98–7Public Law 98–7: To designate April 1983 as “National Child Abuse Prevention Month”.Mar 16, 1983
  8. Public Law 98–8Public Law 98–8: Making appropriations to provide productive employment for hundreds of thousands of jobless Americans, to hasten or initiate Federal projects and construction of lasting value to the Nation and its citizens, and to provide humanitarian assistance to the indigent for fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes.Mar 24, 1983
  9. Public Law 98–9Public Law 98–9: Designating the week beginning March 20, 1983, as “National Mental Health Counselors Week”.Mar 24, 1983
  10. Public Law 98–10Public Law 98–10: Designating March 21, 1983, as “Afghanistan Day”.Mar 24, 1983
  11. Public Law 98–11Public Law 98–11: To amend the National Trails System Act by designating additional national scenic and historic trails, and for other purposes.Mar 28, 1983
  12. Public Law 98–12Public Law 98–12: To extend by six months the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950.Mar 29, 1983
  13. Public Law 98–13Public Law 98–13: To prevent the temporary termination of the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982.Mar 29, 1983
  14. Public Law 98–14Public Law 98–14: To amend title 37, United States Code, to extend certain expiring enlistment and reenlistment bonuses for the Armed Forces.Mar 30, 1983
  15. Public Law 98–15Public Law 98–15: To commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Sweden and the United States.Apr 4, 1983
  16. Public Law 98–16Public Law 98–16: To authorize and request the President to proclaim May 1983 as “National Amateur Baseball Month”.Apr 4, 1983
  17. Public Law 98–17Public Law 98–17: To establish uniform national standards for the continued regulation, by the several States, of commercial motor vehicle width on interstate highways.Apr 5, 1983
  18. Public Law 98–18Public Law 98–18: To provide for the designation of May 1983 as “National Arthritis Month”.Apr 5, 1983
  19. Public Law 98–19Public Law 98–19: To authorize and request the President to designate the week of April 10, 1983, through April 16, 1983, as “National Mental Health Week”.Apr 15, 1983
  20. Public Law 98–20Public Law 98–20: To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 17 through April 24, 1983, as “Jewish Heritage Week”.Apr 19, 1983
  21. Public Law 98–21Public Law 98–21: To assure the solvency of the Social Security Trust Funds, to reform the medicare reimbursement of hospitals, to extend the Federal supplemental compensation program, and for other purposes.Apr 20, 1983
  22. Public Law 98–22Public Law 98–22: To amend the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act.Apr 22, 1983
  23. Public Law 98–23Public Law 98–23: To authorize and request the President to designate the month of May 1983 as “National Physical Fitness and Sports Month”.Apr 26, 1983
  24. Public Law 98–24Public Law 98–24: To remedy alcohol and drug abuse.Apr 26, 1983
  25. Public Law 98–25Public Law 98–25: To hold a parcel of land in trust for the Burns Paiute Tribe.May 2, 1983
  26. Public Law 98–26Public Law 98–26: To correct Public Law 98–8 due to errors in the enrollment of H.R. 1718.May 4, 1983
  27. Public Law 98–27Public Law 98–27: To provide for the designation of the week beginning on May 15, 1983, as “National Parkinson’s Disease Week”.May 4, 1983
  28. Public Law 98–28Public Law 98–28: To dedicate the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to Congressman Phillip Burton.May 10, 1983
  29. Public Law 98–29Public Law 98–29: To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for the issuance of income capital certificates.May 16, 1983
  30. Public Law 98–30Public Law 98–30: Designating May 21, 1983, as “Andrei Sakharov Day”.May 18, 1983
  31. Public Law 98–31Public Law 98–31: Declaring the support of the United States Government for efforts of the United States Soccer Federation to bring the World Cup to the United States in 1986, designating the Secretary of Commerce as the official representative of the United States Government to the Federation Internationale de Football Association, and for other purposes.May 20, 1983
  32. Public Law 98–32Public Law 98–32: To establish the Harry S Truman National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes.May 23, 1983
  33. Public Law 98–33Public Law 98–33: To provide for an increase in the number of members of the Congressional Award Board, and for other purposes.May 25, 1983
  34. Public Law 98–34Public Law 98–34: To increase the permanent public debt limit, and for other purpose.May 26, 1983
  35. Public Law 98–35Public Law 98–35: To provide Tor the temporary extension of certain insurance programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.May 26, 1983
  36. Public Law 98–36Public Law 98–36: To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, and for other purposes.May 27, 1983
  37. Public Law 98–37Public Law 98–37: To amend the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1984, 1985, and 1986.Jun 6, 1983
  38. Public Law 98–38Public Law 98–38: To make certain amendments to sections 4, 13, 14, 15, and 15B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.Jun 6, 1983
  39. Public Law 98–39Public Law 98–39: Designating June 14, 1983, as “Baltic Freedom Day”.Jun 13, 1983
  40. Public Law 98–40Public Law 98–40: To provide for the designation of June 12 through 18, 1983, as “National Scleroderma Week”.Jun 14, 1983
  41. Public Law 98–41Public Law 98–41: Designating the week beginning June 19, 1983, as “National Children’s Liver Disease Awareness Week”.Jun 20, 1983
  42. Public Law 98–42Public Law 98–42: Designating Alaska Statehood Day, January 3, 1984.Jun 22, 1983
  43. Public Law 98–43Public Law 98–43: To authorize supplemental assistance to aid Lebanon in rebuilding its economy and armed forces, and for other purposes.Jun 27, 1983
  44. Public Law 98–44Public Law 98–44: To make certain technical corrections in the Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982.Jul 12, 1983
  45. Public Law 98–45Public Law 98–45: Making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.Jul 12, 1983
  46. Public Law 98–46Public Law 98–46: Entitled the “Gladys Noon Spellman Dedication”.Jul 12, 1983
  47. Public Law 98–47Public Law 98–47: To amend section 8(a) of the Small Business Act.Jul 13, 1983
  48. Public Law 98–48Public Law 98–48: To authorize appropriations for the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission.Jul 13, 1983
  49. Public Law 98–49Public Law 98–49: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations to be made available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for research for the cause, treatment, and prevention of public health emergencies.Jul 13, 1983
  50. Public Law 98–50Public Law 98–50: Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.Jul 14, 1983
  51. Public Law 98–51Public Law 98–51: Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.Jul 14, 1983
  52. Public Law 98–52Public Law 98–52: To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development, construction of facilities, and research and program management, and for other purposes.Jul 15, 1983
  53. Public Law 98–53Public Law 98–53: With regard to Presidential certifications on conditions in El Salvador.Jul 15, 1983
  54. Public Law 98–54Public Law 98–54: To authorize and request the President to designate July 16, 1983, as “National Atomic Veterans’ Day”.Jul 15, 1983
  55. Public Law 98–55Public Law 98–55: Designating September 22, 1983, as “American Business Women’s Day”.Jul 19, 1983
  56. Public Law 98–56Public Law 98–56: Designating “National Reye’s Syndrome Week”.Jul 19, 1983
  57. Public Law 98–57Public Law 98–57: To amend the Act of July 2, 1940, as amended, pertaining to appropriations for the Canal Zone Biological Area.Jul 22, 1983
  58. Public Law 98–58Public Law 98–58: To designate August 1, 1983, as “Helsinki Human Rights Day”.Jul 25, 1983
  59. Public Law 98–59Public Law 98–59: To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949.Jul 25, 1983
  60. Public Law 98–60Public Law 98–60: Designating “National Animal Agriculture Week”.Jul 27, 1983
  61. Public Law 98–61Public Law 98–61: To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey, by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain lands that were withdrawn or acquired for the purpose of relocating a portion of the city of American Falls out of the area flooded by the American Falls Reservoir.Jul 28, 1983
  62. Public Law 98–62Public Law 98–62: Designating August 3, 1983, as “National Paralyzed Veterans Recognition Day”.Jul 29, 1983
  63. Public Law 98–63Public Law 98–63: Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983 and for other purposes.Jul 30, 1983
  64. Public Law 98–64Public Law 98–64: To provide that per capita payments to Indians may be made by tribal governments, and for other purposes.Aug 2, 1983
  65. Public Law 98–65Public Law 98–65: To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated as the annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia.Aug 2, 1983
  66. Public Law 98–66Public Law 98–66: To ratify an exchange agreement concerning National Wildlife Refuge System lands located on Matagorda Island in Texas.Aug 4, 1983
  67. Public Law 98–67Public Law 98–67: To promote economic revitalization and facilitate expansion of economic opportunities in the Caribbean Basin region, to provide for backup withholding of tax from interest and dividends, and for other purposes.Aug 5, 1983
  68. Public Law 98–68Public Law 98–68: To designate the month of August 1983 as “National Child Support Enforcement Month”.Aug 5, 1983
  69. Public Law 98–69Public Law 98–69: To designate the week of September 25, 1983, through October 1, 1983, as “National Respiratory Therapy Week”.Aug 8, 1983
  70. Public Law 98–70Public Law 98–70: To authorize the Twenty-nine Palms Band of Luiseno Mission Indians and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribee of the Flathead Reservation to lease for ninety-nine years certain lands held in trust.Aug 8, 1983
  71. Public Law 98–71Public Law 98–71: To designate the week beginning June 24, 1984, as “Federal Credit Union Week”.Aug 11, 1983
  72. Public Law 98–72Public Law 98–72: To improve small business access to Federal procurement information.Aug 11, 1983
  73. Public Law 98–73Public Law 98–73: To authorize the Smithsonian Institution to purchase land in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.Aug 11, 1983
  74. Public Law 98–74Public Law 98–74: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to set aside certain judgment funds of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, and for other purposes.Aug 11, 1983
  75. Public Law 98–75Public Law 98–75: To proclaim a day of national celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris.Aug 11, 1983
  76. Public Law 98–76Public Law 98–76: To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and the Railroad Retirement Tax Act to assure sufficient resources to pay current and future benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, to make technical changes, and for other purposes.Aug 12, 1983
  77. Public Law 98–77Public Law 98–77: To establish an emergency program of job training assistance for unemployed Korean conflict and Vietnam-era veterans, and for other purposes.Aug 15, 1983
  78. Public Law 98–78Public Law 98–78: Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.Aug 15, 1983
  79. Public Law 98–79Public Law 98–79: To provide additional authority for the consolidation of student loans and to make certain other changes in Federal student financial assistance.Aug 15, 1983
  80. Public Law 98–80Public Law 98–80: Authorizing three additional Assistant Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency.Aug 23, 1983
  81. Public Law 98–81Public Law 98–81: To name the United States Post Office Building to be constructed in Fort Worth, Texas, as the “Jack D. Watson Post Office Building”.Aug 23, 1983
  82. Public Law 98–82Public Law 98–82: To designate September 26, 1983, as “National Historically Black Colleges Day”.Aug 23, 1983
  83. Public Law 98–83Public Law 98–83: To designate October 2 through October 9, 1983, as “National Housing Week”.Aug 23, 1983
  84. Public Law 98–84Public Law 98–84: To designate the week of September 4, 1983, through September 10, 1983, as “Youth of America Week”.Aug 23, 1983
  85. Public Law 98–85Public Law 98–85: To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California, as the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse.Aug 26, 1983
  86. Public Law 98–86Public Law 98–86: To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize payment of travel and transportation expenses of newly appointed special agents of the Department of Justice.Aug 26, 1983
  87. Public Law 98–87Public Law 98–87: Providing for appointment of Jeannine Smith Clark as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Aug 26, 1983
  88. Public Law 98–88Public Law 98–88: To establish an improved program for extra long staple cotton.Aug 26, 1983
  89. Public Law 98–89Public Law 98–89: To revise, consolidate, and enact certain laws related to vessels and seamen as subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, “Shipping”.Aug 26, 1983
  90. Public Law 98–90Public Law 98–90: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the cap amount allowable for reimbursement of hospices under the medicare program.Aug 29, 1983
  91. Public Law 98–91Public Law 98–91: To amend the Bankruptcy Rules with respect to providing notice.Aug 30, 1983
  92. Public Law 98–92Public Law 98–92: To amend the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 with respect to the number of weeks of benefits paid in any State.Sep 2, 1983
  93. Public Law 98–93Public Law 98–93: Designating “National Cystic Fibrosis Week”.Sep 20, 1983
  94. Public Law 98–94Public Law 98–94: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1984 for the Armed Forces for procurement, for research, development, test, and evaluation, and for operation and maintenance, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces and for civilian employees of the Department of Defense, to authorize appropriations for such fiscal year for civil defense, and for other purposes.Sep 24, 1983
  95. Public Law 98–95Public Law 98–95: To increase endowment funds for eligible individuals under part C of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965.Sep 26, 1983
  96. Public Law 98–96Public Law 98–96: Designating the week beginning September 25, 1983, as “National Adult Day Care Center Week”.Sep 27, 1983
  97. Public Law 98–97Public Law 98–97: To designate the month of September of 1983 as “National Sewing Month”.Sep 27, 1983
  98. Public Law 98–98Public Law 98–98: Condemning the Soviet criminal destruction of the Korean civilian airliner.Sep 28, 1983
  99. Public Law 98–99Public Law 98–99: To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 22 through April 28, 1984, as “National Organ Donation Awareness Week”.Sep 28, 1983
  100. Public Law 98–100Public Law 98–100: 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.Sep 29, 1983
  101. Public Law 98–101Public Law 98–101: To provide for the establishment of a Commission on the Bicentennial of the Constitution.Sep 29, 1983
  102. Public Law 98–102Public Law 98–102: Designating November 1983 as “National Alzheimer’s Disease Month”.Sep 30, 1983
  103. Public Law 98–103Public Law 98–103: To designate the week of December 11, 1983, through December 17, 1983, as “National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week”.Sep 30, 1983
  104. Public Law 98–104Public Law 98–104: To amend the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act.Sep 30, 1983
  105. Public Law 98–105Public Law 98–105: To 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 Rico and the Virgin Islands.Sep 30, 1983
  106. Public Law 98–106Public Law 98–106: Commemorating the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.Oct 1, 1983
  107. Public Law 98–107Public Law 98–107: Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1984, and for other purposes.Oct 1, 1983
  108. Public Law 98–108Public Law 98–108: To extend the authorities under the Export Administration Act of 1979 until October 14, 1983.Oct 1, 1983
  109. Public Law 98–109Public Law 98–109: To provide for the temporary extension of certain insurance programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.Oct 1, 1983
  110. Public Law 98–110Public Law 98–110: To authorize and request the President to designate October 16, 1983, as “World Food Day”.Oct 3, 1983
  111. Public Law 98–111Public Law 98–111: To provide for the broadcasting of accurate information to the people of Cuba, and for other purposes.Oct 4, 1983
  112. Public Law 98–112Public Law 98–112: Designating the week of October 3 through October 9, 1983, as “National Productivity Improvement Week”.Oct 4, 1983
  113. Public Law 98–113Public Law 98–113: To provide for the designation of the week of October 2 through October 8, 1983, as “Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week”.Oct 5, 1983
  114. Public Law 98–114Public Law 98–114: Authorizing and requesting the President to issue a proclamation designating the period from October 2, 1983, through October 8, 1983, as “National Schoolbus Safety Week of 1983”.Oct 7, 1983
  115. Public Law 98–115Public Law 98–115: To authorize certain construction at military installations for fiscal year 1984, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1983
  116. Public Law 98–116Public Law 98–116: Making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1983
  117. Public Law 98–117Public Law 98–117: To amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to provide that the figure used in determining hourly rates of pay for Federal employees not be changed before the comparability adjustment in the rates of pay for such employees has been made for fiscal year 1984.Oct 11, 1983
  118. Public Law 98–118Public Law 98–118: To extend the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982, and for other purposes.Oct 11, 1983
  119. Public Law 98–119Public Law 98–119: Providing statutory authorization under the War Powers Resolution for continued United States participation in the multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon in order to obtain withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon.Oct 12, 1983
  120. Public Law 98–120Public Law 98–120: To amend the International Coffee Agreement Act of 1980.Oct 12, 1983
  121. Public Law 98–121Public Law 98–121: To designate the Federal Building at Fourth and Ferry Streets, Lafayette, Indiana, as the “Charles A. Halleck Federal Building”.Oct 12, 1983
  122. Public Law 98–122Public Law 98–122: To designate the Federal Building in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the “Harold L. Runnels Federal Building”.Oct 12, 1983
  123. Public Law 98–123Public Law 98–123: To provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in docket numbered 15–72 of the United States Court of Claims.Oct 13, 1983
  124. Public Law 98–124Public Law 98–124: To provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, Montana, and the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, in docket numbered 10–81L by the United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes.Oct 13, 1983
  125. Public Law 98–125Public Law 98–125: Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.Oct 13, 1983
  126. Public Law 98–126Public Law 98–126: To designate the week of October 16, 1983, through October 22, 1983, as “Lupus Awareness Week”.Oct 13, 1983
  127. Public Law 98–127Public Law 98–127: To amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit certain tampering with consumer products, and for other purposes.Oct 13, 1983
  128. Public Law 98–128Public Law 98–128: To name a United States Post Office Building in the vicinity of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the “Edwin D. Eshleman Post Office Building”.Oct 14, 1983
  129. Public Law 98–129Public Law 98–129: To provide for the orderly termination of Federal management of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska.Oct 14, 1983
  130. Public Law 98–130Public Law 98–130: To designate the day of October 22, 1983 as “Metropolitan Opera Day”.Oct 14, 1983
  131. Public Law 98–131Public Law 98–131: To designate the United States Post Office Building in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, as the “William A. Steiger Post Office Building”.Oct 17, 1983
  132. Public Law 98–132Public Law 98–132: To designate the Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine as the “Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine”, and for other purposes.Oct 17, 1983
  133. Public Law 98–133Public Law 98–133: To authorize the conveyance of the Liberty ship John W. Brown.Oct 18, 1983
  134. Public Law 98–134Public Law 98–134: To settle certain claims of the Mashantucket Pequot Indians.Oct 18, 1983
  135. Public Law 98–135Public Law 98–135: To extend the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982, and for other purposes.Oct 24, 1983
  136. Public Law 98–136Public Law 98–136: To provide for the striking of medals to commemorate the Louisiana World Exposition.Oct 24, 1983
  137. Public Law 98–137Public Law 98–137: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, certain lands in Lane County, Oregon.Oct 25, 1983
  138. Public Law 98–138Public Law 98–138: To grant the consent of the Congress to an interstate agreement or compact relating to the restoration of Atlantic Salmon in the Connecticut River Basin, and to allow the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to participate as members in a Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission.Oct 28, 1983
  139. Public Law 98–139Public Law 98–139: Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.Oct 31, 1983
  140. Public Law 98–140Public Law 98–140: To establish the Lee Metcalf Wilderness and Management Area in the State of Montana, and for other purposes.Oct 31, 1983
  141. Public Law 98–141Public Law 98–141: To amend certain provisions of law relating to units of the national park system and other public lands, and for other purposes.Oct 31, 1983
  142. Public Law 98–142Public Law 98–142: To designate the week of November 2, 1983 through November 9, 1983, as “National Drug Abuse Education Week”.Nov 1, 1983
  143. Public Law 98–143Public Law 98–143: Extending the expiration date of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.Nov 1, 1983
  144. Public Law 98–144Public Law 98–144: To amend title 5, United States Code, to make the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., a legal public holiday.Nov 2, 1983
  145. Public Law 98–145Public Law 98–145: To designate November 1983 as National Diabetes Month.Nov 3, 1983
  146. Public Law 98–146Public Law 98–146: Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.Nov 4, 1983
  147. Public Law 98–147Public Law 98–147: Designating the week of November 20, 1983, through November 26, 1983, as “National Family Week”.Nov 4, 1983
  148. Public Law 98–148Public Law 98–148: To designate the Federal Building in Fort Myere, Florida, as the “George W. Whitehurst Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.Nov 7, 1983
  149. Public Law 98–149Public Law 98–149: To allow the obsolete submarine United States ship Albacore to be transferred to the Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association, Incorporated, before the expiration of the otherwise applicable sixty-day congressional review period.Nov 7, 1983
  150. Public Law 98–150Public Law 98–150: To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make certain changes in the authority of the Office of Government Ethics, and for other purposes.Nov 11, 1983
  151. Public Law 98–151Public Law 98–151: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1984.Nov 14, 1983
  152. Public Law 98–152Public Law 98–152: Designating the week beginning November 6, 1983, as “National Disabled Veterans Week”.Nov 15, 1983
  153. Public Law 98–153Public Law 98–153: To designate the week of November 27, 1983, through December 3, 1983, as “National Home Care Week”.Nov 15, 1983
  154. Public Law 98–154Public Law 98–154: To designate the month of November 1983 as “National Christmas Seal Month”.Nov 16, 1983
  155. Public Law 98–155Public Law 98–155: Designating November 12, 1983, as “Anti-Defamation League Day” in honor of the league’s seventieth anniversary.Nov 16, 1983
  156. Public Law 98–156Public Law 98–156: To designate the week beginning November 6, 1983, as “Florence Crittenton Mission Week”.Nov 17, 1983
  157. Public Law 98–157Public Law 98–157: To authorize rehabilitation of the Belle Fourche irrigation project, and for other purposes.Nov 17, 1983
  158. Public Law 98–158Public Law 98–158: Designating the week beginning May 13, 1984, as “Municipal Clerk’s Week”.Nov 17, 1983
  159. Public Law 98–159Public Law 98–159: To honor Congressman Leo J. Ryan and to award a special congressional gold medal to the family of the late Honorable Leo J. Ryan.Nov 18, 1983
  160. Public Law 98–160Public Law 98–160: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and improve various health-care and other programs of the Veterans’ Administration; and for other purposes.Nov 21, 1983
  161. Public Law 98–161Public Law 98–161: Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.Nov 21, 1983
  162. Public Law 98–162Public Law 98–162: To commemorate the centennial of Eleanor Roosevelt’s birth.Nov 21, 1983
  163. Public Law 98–163Public Law 98–163: To amend the Act of November 2, 1966, regarding leases and contracts affecting land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation.Nov 22, 1983
  164. Public Law 98–164Public Law 98–164: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Board for International Broadcasting, the Inter-American Foundation, and the Asia Foundation, to establish the National Endowment for Democracy, and for other purposes.Nov 22, 1983
  165. Public Law 98–165Public Law 98–165: To provide for the restoration of Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, and for other purposes.Nov 22, 1983
  166. Public Law 98–166Public Law 98–166: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.Nov 28, 1983
  167. Public Law 98–167Public Law 98–167: To amend the Debt Collection Act of 1982 to eliminate the requirement that contracts for collection services to recover indebtedness owed the United States be effective only to the extent and in the amount provided in advance appropriation Acts.Nov 29, 1983
  168. Public Law 98–168Public Law 98–168: To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.Nov 29, 1983
  169. Public Law 98–169Public Law 98–169: To transfer from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to the Administrator of General Services the responsibility for publication of the catalog of Federal domestic assistance programs, and for other purposes.Nov 29, 1983
  170. Public Law 98–170Public Law 98–170: To amend the boundaries of the Cumberland Island National Seashore.Nov 29, 1983
  171. Public Law 98–171Public Law 98–171: To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to authorize marketing research and promotion projects, including paid advertising, for filberts, and to amend the Potato Research and Promotion Act.Nov 29, 1983
  172. Public Law 98–172Public Law 98–172: To provide for the awarding of a special gold medal to Danny Thomas in recognition of his humanitarian efforts and outstanding work as an American.Nov 29, 1983
  173. Public Law 98–173Public Law 98–173: To declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Kaw Tribe of Oklahoma.Nov 29, 1983
  174. Public Law 98–174Public Law 98–174: To designate the Federal Building in Seattle, Washington, as the “Henry M. Jackson Federal Building”.Nov 29, 1983
  175. Public Law 98–175Public Law 98–175: To make certain land owned by the United States in the State of New York part or the Green Mountain National Forest.Nov 29, 1983
  176. Public Law 98–176Public Law 98–176: To amend section 1 of the Act of June 5, 1920, as amended, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to settle claims for damages of less than $2,500 arising by reason of acts for which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is responsible.Nov 29, 1983
  177. Public Law 98–177Public Law 98–177: To extend the Small Business Development Center program administered by the Small Business Administration until January 1, 1985.Nov 29, 1983
  178. Public Law 98–178Public Law 98–178: To designate the week beginning May 27, 1984, as “National Tourism Week”.Nov 29, 1983
  179. Public Law 98–179Public Law 98–179: Providing for the convening of the second session of the Ninety-eighth Congress, and for other purposes.Nov 29, 1983
  180. Public Law 98–180Public Law 98–180: To stabilize the supply and demand for dairy products, to make modifications in the tobacco production adjustment program, to provide emergency livestock feed assistance, and for other purposes.Nov 29, 1983
  181. Public Law 98–181Public Law 98–181: Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.Nov 30, 1983
  182. Public Law 98–182Public Law 98–182: To authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on March 11, 1984, as “National Surveyors Week.”Nov 30, 1983
  183. Public Law 98–183Public Law 98–183: To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to extend the life of the Civil Rights Commission, and for other purposes.Nov 30, 1983
  184. Public Law 98–184Public Law 98–184: To amend the Act of March 3, 1869, incorporating the Masonic Relief Association of the District of Columbia, now known as Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Company.Nov 30, 1983
  185. Public Law 98–185Public Law 98–185: To extend and amend the provisions of title 31, United States Code, relating to the general revenue sharing program.Nov 30, 1983
  186. Public Law 98–186Public Law 98–186: To amend title 39, United States Code, to strengthen the investigatory and enforcement powers of the Postal Service by authorizing certain inspection authority and by providing for civil penalties for violations of orders under section 3005 of such title (pertaining to schemes for obtaining money by false representations or lotteries), and for other purposes.Nov 30, 1983
  187. Public Law 98–187Public Law 98–187: To designate the week of December 4, 1983, through December 10, 1983, as “Carrier Alert Week”.Nov 30, 1983
  188. Public Law 98–188Public Law 98–188: To designate the week beginning January 15, 1984, as “National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week”.Nov 30, 1983
  189. Public Law 98–189Public Law 98–189: To extend the authorization of appropriations of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for five years.Nov 30, 1983
  190. Public Law 98–190Public Law 98–190: To name the Veterans’ Administration Medical Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the “James E. Van Zandt Veterans’ Administration Medical Center”, and to name the Veterans’ Administration Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia, the “Carl Vinson Veterans’ Administration Medical Center”.Nov 30, 1983
  191. Public Law 98–191Public Law 98–191: To revise the authority and responsibility of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, to authorize appropriations for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy for an additional four fiscal years, and for other purposes.Dec 1, 1983
  192. Public Law 98–192Public Law 98–192: To amend and extend the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.Dec 1, 1983
  193. Public Law 98–193Public Law 98–193: To clarify the applicability of a provision of law regarding risk retention.Dec 1, 1983
  194. Public Law 98–194Public Law 98–194: To provide revised reimbursement criteria for small rural health clinics utilizing National Health Service Corps personnel.Dec 1, 1983
  195. Public Law 98–195Public Law 98–195: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States a reversionary interest in certain land in the State of Delaware.Dec 1, 1983
  196. Public Law 98–196Public Law 98–196: To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal lands adjacent to Orchard and Lake Shore Drives, Lake Lowell, Boise project, Idaho.Dec 1, 1983
  197. Public Law 98–197Public Law 98–197: To extend the term of the Presidential Commission for the German-American Tricentennial, and for other purposes.Dec 1, 1983
  198. Public Law 98–198Public Law 98–198: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to international efforts to further a revolution in child health.Dec 1, 1983
  199. Public Law 98–199Public Law 98–199: To revise and extend the Education of the Handicapped Act, and for other purposes.Dec 2, 1983
  200. Public Law 98–200Public Law 98–200: To extend the Wetlands Loan Act.Dec 2, 1983
  201. Public Law 98–201Public Law 98–201: To amend the provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act relating to the scientific advisory panel and to extend the authorization for appropriations for such Act.Dec 2, 1983
  202. Public Law 98–202Public Law 98–202: To amend the Arms Control and Disarmament Act in order to extend the authorization for appropriations.Dec 2, 1983
  203. Public Law 98–203Public Law 98–203: To declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe.Dec 2, 1983
  204. Public Law 98–204Public Law 98–204: To suspend the noncash benefit requirement for the Puerto Rico nutrition assistance program, to provide States with greater flexibility in the administration of the food stamp program, and for other purposes.Dec 2, 1983
  205. Public Law 98–205Public Law 98–205: To designate the Federal building to be constructed in Savannah, Georgia, as the “Juliette Gordon Low Federal Building”.Dec 2, 1983
  206. Public Law 98–206Public Law 98–206: To proclaim March 20, 1984, as “National Agriculture Day”.Dec 2, 1983
  207. Public Law 98–207Public Law 98–207: To extend the authorities under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for other purposes.Dec 5, 1983
  208. Public Law 98–208Public Law 98–208: To provide for appointment of Samuel Curtis Johnson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Dec 5, 1983
  209. Public Law 98–209Public Law 98–209: To amend chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), to improve the quality and efficiency of the military justice system, to revise the laws concerning review of courts-martial, and for other purposes.Dec 6, 1983
  210. Public Law 98–210Public Law 98–210: To consolidate and authorize certain marine fishery programs and functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Department of Commerce.Dec 6, 1983
  211. Public Law 98–211Public Law 98–211: To make certain technical amendments to improve implementation of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, and for other purposes.Dec 8, 1983
  212. Public Law 98–212Public Law 98–212: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.Dec 8, 1983
  213. Public Law 98–213Public Law 98–213: To authorize $15,500,000 for capital improvement projects on Guam, and for other purposes.Dec 8, 1983
  214. Public Law 98–214Public Law 98–214: To authorize appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission for fiscal years 1984 and 1986, and for other purposes.Dec 8, 1983
  215. Public Law 98–215Public Law 98–215: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1984 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, for the Intelligence Community Staff, for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.Dec 9, 1983
  216. Private Law 98–1Private Law 98–1: To provide for the operation of certain foreign-built vessels in the coastwise trade of Alaska.Aug 26, 1983
  217. Private Law 98–2Private Law 98–2: For the relief of Ronald Goldstock and Augustus M. Statham.Nov 2, 1983
  218. Private Law 98–3Private Law 98–3: For the relief of Gregory B. Dymond, Samuel K. Gibbons, Jack C. Kean, James D. Nichols, and Roy A. Redmond.Nov 2, 1983
  219. Private Law 98–4Private Law 98–4: For the relief of Stephen C. Ruks.Nov 2, 1983
  220. Private Law 98–5Private Law 98–5: For the relief of James A. Ferguson.Nov 29, 1983
  221. Private Law 98–6Private Law 98–6: For the relief of Carlos Mebrano Gatson.Nov 30, 1983