Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1982
PL 97-253 (H.R.6955), enacted 09/08/1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 
96 STAT. 763 
Public Law 97-258 
97th Congress 
An Act 
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to the first concurrent resolution on the budget 
Sept. 8, 1982 
for fiscal year 1983 (S. Con. Res. 92, Ninety-seventh Congress). 
[H.R. 6955) 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. 
Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation. 
Act of 1982. 
SHORT TITLE 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Omnibus Budget Recon-
ciliation Act of 1982". 
TITLE I—AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—Dairy Price Support Program 
SEC. 101. Section 201 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended 
95 Stat. 369. 
by the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, is amended by— 
'
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(1) effective October 1,1982, striking out ever5rthing in subsec-
tion (c) after the first sentence and preceding the sentence 
which begins "Such price support shall be provided"; 
(2) adding a new subsection (d) as follows: 
"(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
"(1)(A) Effective for the period beginning October 1, 1982, and 
ending September 30, 1984, the price of milk shall be supported 
at not less than $13.10 per hundredweight of milk containing 
3.67 per centum milkfat. 
"(B) Effective for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1984, 
the price of milk shall be supported at not less than such level 
that represents the percentage of parity that the Secretary 
determines $13.10 represented as of October 1,1983. 
"(C) The price of milk shall be supported through the pur-
chase of milk and the products of milk. 
"(2) Effective for the period beginning October 1, 1982, and 
ending September 30, 1985, the Secretary may provide for a 
deduction of 50 cents per hundredweight from the proceeds of 
sale of all milk marketed commercially by producers to be 
remitted to the Commodity Credit Corporation to offset a por-
tion of the cost of the milk price support program. Authority for 
requiring such deductions shall not apply for any fiscal year for 
which the Secretary estimates that net price support purchases 
of milk or the products of milk would be less than 5 billion 
pounds milk equivalent. If at any time during a fiscal year the 
Secretary should estimate that such net price support purchases 
during that fiscal year would be less than 5 billion pounds, the 
authority for requiring such deduction shall not apply for the 
balance of the year. 
"(3)(A) Effective for the period beginning April 1, 1983, and 
ending September 30, 1985, the Secretary may provide for a 
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Based period. 
Refunds. 
Net price 
support 
purchases. 
Overpayment. 
deduction of 50 cents per hundredweight, in addition to the 
deduction referred to in paragraph (2), from the proceeds of sale 
of all milk marketed commercially by producers to be remitted 
to the Corporation. The deduction authorized by this subpara-
graph shall be implemented only if the Secretary establishes a 
program whereby the funds resulting from such deductions 
would be refunded in the manner provided in this paragraph to 
producers who reduce their commercial marketings from such 
marketings during the base period. For the purpose of this 
paragraph, the based period shall be the fiscal year beginning 
October 1,1981, or at the option of the Secretary, the average of 
the two fiscal years beginning October 1, 1980. The Secretary 
may make such adjustments in individual bases under this 
subparagraph as the Secretary determines necessary to correct 
for abnormal factors affecting production and to reflect such 
other factors as the Secretary determines should be considered 
in determining a fair and equitable base. 
"(B) Refunds under this paragraph shall be based on reduc-
tions in commercial marketings as specified by the Secretary, 
but the Secretary may not require as a condition for making a 
refund of the entire amount collected from a producer that the 
producer reduce marketings in excess of a reduction equivalent 
to the ratio that the total amount of surplus milk production, as 
estimated by the Secretary for the fiscal year, bears to the total 
milk production estimated for such period. The Secretary may 
provide for refunds to be made of amounts collected from 
producers on a pro rata basis taking into consideration the 
reduction in commercial marketings by the producer from the 
commercial marketings during the base period. 
"(C) The funds remitted to the Corporation as a result of the 
deductions provided for under this paragraph that are not used 
in making refunds to producers shall be used to offset the cost of 
the milk price support program. Authority for making deduc-
tions under this paragraph shall not apply for any fiscal year 
for which the Secretary estimates that net price support pur-
chases of milk or the products of milk would be less than 7.5 
billion pounds milk equivalent. If at any time during a fiscal 
year the Secretary should establish that such net price support 
purchases during that fiscal year would be less than 7.5 billion 
pounds, the authority for requiring such deductions shall not 
apply for the balance of the year. 
"(D) The Secretary may provide for refunds to producers on a 
periodic basis during the year. If, based on total marketings for 
the year, the Secretary should determine that an overpayment 
has been made to the producer for the year, the producer shall 
repay the amount of the overpayment. 
"(E) Prior to approving any application for a refund, the 
Secretary shall require evidence that such reduction in market-
ings has taken place and that such reduction is a net decrease in 
marketings of milk and has not been offset by expansion of 
production in other production facilities in which the person 
has an interest or by transfer of partial interest in the produc-
tion facility or by the taking of any other action which is a 
scheme or device to qualify for payment. 
"(4) The funds represented by the deductions referred to in 
paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be remitted to the Commodity 
Credit Corporation at such time and such manner as prescribed 
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7 u s e 601 note. 
7 u s e 601 note. 
Records and 
reports. 
Investigations, 
by the Secretary by each person making payment to a producer 
for milk purchased from the producer, except that in the case of 
any producer who markets milk of the producer's own produc-
tion directly to consumers, such funds shall be remitted to the 
Corporation by the producer. The funds represented by such 
reduction shall be considered as included in the payments to a 
producer of milk for purposes of the minimum price provisions 
of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, as reenacted and 
amended by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. 
"(5) Each producer who markets milk and each person 
required to make payment to the Corporation under this subsec-
tion shall keep such records and make such reports, in such 
manner, as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this 
subsection. The Secretary may make such investigations as the 
Secretary deems necessary for the effective administration of 
this subsection or to determine whether any person subject to 
the provisions of this subsection has engaged or is engaged or is 
about to engage in any act or practice that constitutes or will 
constitute a violation of any provision of this subsection or 
regulation issued under this subsection. For the purpose of such 
investigation, the Secretary is empowered to administer oaths 
and affirmations, subpena witnesses, compel their attendance, 
take evidence and require the production of any books, papers, 
and documents that are relevant to the inquiry. Such attend-
ance of witnesses and the production of any such records may be 
required from any place in the United States. In case of contu-
macy by, or refusal to obey a subpena to, any person, the 
Secretary may invoke the aid of any court of the United States 
within the jurisdiction of which such investigation or proceed-
ing is carried on, or where such person resides or carries on 
business, in requiring the attendance and testimony of wit-
nesses and the production of books, papers, and documents; and 
such court may issue an order requiring such person to appear 
before the Secretary, there to produce records, if so ordered, or 
to give testimony touching the matter under investigation. Any 
failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such 
court as a contempt thereof. All process in any such case may be 
served in the judicial district whereof such person is an inhabi-
tant or wherever such person may be found. 
"(6)(A) The district courts of the United States are vested with 
jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain 
any person from violating any provision of this subsection or 
any regulation issued under this subsection. Any such civil eivil action 
action authorized to be brought under this subsection shall be 
referred to the Attorney General for appropiate action. Nothing 
in this subsection may be construed as requiring the Secretary 
to refer to the Attorney General minor violations of this subsec-
tion whenever the Secretary believes that the administration 
and enforcement of this subsection would be adequately served 
by suitable written notice or warning to any person committing 
such violation. 
"(B) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this 
subsection or any regulation issued under this subsection, or 
who willfully fails or refuses to remit any amounts due thereun-
der shall be liable, in addition to payment of the full amount 
due plus interest, for a civil penalty (to be assessed by the 
Secretary) of not more than $1,000 for each such violation which 
Violations. 
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16 u s e 590h. 
shall accrue to the United States and may be recovered in a 
civil suit brought by the United States. 
"(C) The remedies provided in subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall 
be in addition to, and not exclusive of, remedies otherwise 
provided at law or in equity. 
"(7) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may, on a 
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, as the Secretary deems 
appropriate, use— 
"(A) administrators of Federal milk marketing orders; 
"(B) State and county committees established under sec-
tion 8 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act; 
or 
"(C) administrators of State milk marketing programs.". 
42 u s e 3001 
note. 
7 u s e 1691 note. 
Subtitle B—Donation of Dairy Products 
SEC. 110. Section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
1431) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, such dairy products may be 
donated for distribution to needy households in the United States 
and to meet the needs of persons receiving nutrition assistance 
under the Older Americans Act of 1965. Such dairy products" may 
also be donated through foreign governments and public and non-
profit private humanitarian organizations for the assistance of 
needy persons outside the United States, and the Commodity Credit 
Corporation may pay, with respect to commodities so donated, 
reprocessing, packaging, transporting, handling, and other charges, 
including the cost of overseas delivery. In order to assure that any 
such donations for use outside the United States are coordinated 
with and complement other United States foreign assistance, such 
donations shall be coordinated through the mechanism designated 
by the President to coordinate assistance under the Agricultural 
Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and shall be in 
addition to the level of assistance programmed under that Act.". 
Subtitle C—Adjustment Program for the 1983 Crops of Wheat, 
Feed Grains, Upland Cotton and Rice 
ADVANCE DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS 
SEC. 120. Effective only for the 1982 through 1985 crops of wheat, 
feed grains, upland cotton, and rice, the Agricultural Act of 1949 is 
amended by inserting after section 107B (7 U.S.C. 1445b-l) the 
following new section: 
7 u s e 1445b-2. 
7 u s e 1445b-l, 
1444d, 1444, 
1441. 
Terms and 
conditions. 
ADVANCE PAYMENTS 
"SEC. 107C. (a)(1) Effective with respect to the 1982 crops of wheat, 
feed grains, upland cotton, and rice, the Secretary shall make 
available to producers who participate in an acreage limitation 
program established for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, or rice 
under section 107B(e), 105B(e), 103(g)(9), or 101(i)(5), respectively, 
advance deficiency payments in accordance with this section (other 
than subsection (b)) if the Secretary determines that deficiency 
payments likely will be made under this Act. 
(2) Advance deficiency payments under paragraph (1) shall be 
made to producers under the following terms and conditions: 
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"(A) Such payments shall be made as soon as practicable after 
October 1,1982. 
"(B) Such payments shall be made in an amount determined 
by multiplying (i) the estimated farm program acreage for the 
crop, by (ii) the farm program payment yield for the crop, by (iii) 
70 per centum of the projected payment rate, as determined by 
the Secretary. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in any 
case in which a producer h£is received disaster payments for 
wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, or rice under section 
107B(b)(2), 105B(b)(2), 103(gX4), or 101(i)(3), respectively, the 
Secretary may make such adjustment in the advance deficiency 
payments made under this subsection as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
"(b)(1) Effective with respect to the 1983 through 1985 crops of 
wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice, if the Secretary estab-
lishes an acreage limitation or acreage set-aside program for a crop 
of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, or rice under section 107B(e), 
105B(e), 103(g)(9), or 101(i)(5), respectively, and determines that defi-
ciency payments will likely be made for such commodity for such 
crop, the Secretary— 
"(A) for the 1983 crop of such commodity, shall make avail-
able, as provided in this section (other than subsection (a)), 
advance deficiency pajnnents to producers who agree to partici-
pate in such program; and 
"(B) for the 1984 and 1985 crops of such commodities, may 
make available, as provided in this section (other than subsec-
tion (a)), advance deficiency pa3rments to producers who agree to 
participate in such program. 
"(2) Advance deficiency payments under this subsection shall be 
made to producers under the following terms and conditions: 
"(A) Such payments shall be made available to producers as 
soon as practicable after the producer files a notice of intention 
to participate in such program, but in no case prior to October 1, 
1982. 
"(B) Such pajmients shall be made available to producers in 
such amounts as the Secretary determines appropriate to 
encourage adequate participation in such program, except that 
such amount may not exceed an amount determined by multi-
plying (i) the estimated farm program acreage for the crop, by 
(ii) the farm program payment jdeld for the crop, by (iii) 50 per 
centum of the projected pajonent rate, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
"(c) Advance deficiency payments under this section shall be made 
to producers under the following terms and conditions: 
"(1) In any case in which the deficiency pajnnent payable to a 
producer for a crop, as finally determined by the Secretary 
under section 107B(bXl), 105B(bXl), 103(gX3), or 101(iX2), is less 
than the amount paid to the producer as an advance deficiency 
payment for the crop under this section, the producer shall 
refund an amount equal to the difference between the amount 
advanced and the amount finally determined by the Secretary 
to be payable to the producer as a deficiency payment for the 
crop concerned. 
(2) If the Secretary determines under section 107B(b)(l), 
105B(bXl), 103(gX3), or 101(iX2) that deficiency payments will 
not be made available to producers on a crop with respect to 
which advance deficiency payments already have been made 
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use 
1445 
b-1, 
1444d, 1444, 
1441. 
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under this section, the producers who received such advance 
payments shall refund such payments. 
"(3) Any refund required under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be 
due at the end of the marketing year for the crop with respect 
to which such payments were made. 
"(4) If a producer fails to comply with the requirements under 
the acreage limitation or set-aside program involved (and, in the 
case of the 1983 crops of wheat, feed grains, and rice, the 
requirements of the land diversion program involved) after 
obtaining an advance deficiency payment under this section, the 
producer shall repay immediately the amount of the advance, 
plus interest thereon in such amount as the Secretary shall 
prescribe by regulations. 
"(d) The Secretary may issue such regulations as the Secretary 
determines necessary to carry out this section. 
"(e) The Secretary shall carry out the program authorized by this 
section through the Commodity Credit Corporation. 
"(f) The authority provided in this section shall be in addition to, 
and not in place of, any authority granted to the Secretary or the 
Commodity Credit Corporation under any other provisions of law.". 
1983 WHEAT LOANS 
SEC. 121. Section 107B(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
95 Stat. 1221. 
1445b-l(a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall make available to producers loans and purchases for 
the 1983 crop of wheat at not less than $3.65 per bushel.". 
1983 WHEAT ACREAGE REDUCTION AND DIVERSION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 122. Section 107B(e) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
1445b-l(e)) is amended by— 
(1) striking out in the first sentence of paragraph (1) "Not-
withstanding any other provision of this section, the" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law— 
"(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this para-
graph, the"; 
(2) adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new 
subparagraph: 
"(B) Notwithstanding any previous announcement to the 
contrary, for the 1983 crop of wheat the Secretary shall 
provide for a combination of (i) an acreage limitation pro-
gram as described under paragraph (2) and (ii) a diversion 
program as described under paragraph (5) under which the 
acreage planted to wheat for harvest on the farm would be 
limited to the acreage base for the farm reduced by a total 
of 20 per centum, consisting of a reduction of 15 per centum 
under the acreage limitation program and a reduction of 5 
per centum under the diversion program. As a condition of 
eligibility for loans, purchases, and payments on the 1983 
crop of wheat, the producers on a farm must comply with 
the terms and conditions of the combined acreage limita-
tion program and diversion program."; 
(3) in paragraph (2), inserting immediately after the fifth 
sentence the following: "Notwithstanding any other provision of 
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this paragraph, the acreage base to be used for the farm under 
the program for the 1983 crop of wheat shall be the same as the 
acreage base applicable to the farm under the acreage limita-
tion program for the 1982 crop, adjusted to reflect established 
crop-rotation practices and to reflect such other factors as the 
Secretary determines should be considered in determining a fair 
and equitable base."; and 
(4) inserting at the end of paragraph (5) the following: "Not-
withstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall implement a land diversion program for the 
1983 crop of wheat under which the Secretary shall make crop 
retirement and conservation payments to any producer of the 
1983 crop of wheat whose acreage planted to wheat for harvest 
on the farm is reduced so that it does not exceed the wheat 
acreage base for the farm less an amount equivalent to 5 per 
centum of the wheat acreage base in addition to the reduction 
required Under paragraph (2), and the producer devotes to 
approved conservation uses an acreage of cropland equivalent to 
the reduction required from the wheat acreage base under this 
paragraph. Such payments shall be made in an amount comput-
ed by multiplying (i) the diversion payment rate, by (ii) the farm 
program pa)anent yield for the crop, by (iii) the additional 
acreage diverted under this paragraph. The diversion payment 
rate shall be established by the Secretary at not less than $3.00 
per bushel, except that the rate may be reduced up to 10 per 
centum if the Secretary determines that the same program 
objective could be achieved with the lower rate. The Secretary 
shall make not less than 50 per centum of any payments under 
this paragraph to producers of the 1983 crop as soon as practica-
ble after a producer enters into a land diversion contract with 
the Secretary and in advance of any determination of perform-
ance, but in no case prior to October 1, 1982. If a producer fails 
to comply with a land diversion contract after obtaining an 
advance payment under this paragraph, the producer shall 
repay the advance immediately and, in accordance with regula-
tions issued by the Secretary, pay interest on the advance.". 
1983 FEED GRAIN LOANS 
SEC. 123. Section 105B(a)(l) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
U.S.C. 1444d(a)(l)) is amended by inserting at the end thereof the 95 Stat. 1227. 
following: "Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall make available to producers loans and 
purchases for the 1983 crop of corn at not less than $2.65 per 
bushel.". 
1983 FEED GRAIN ACREAGE REDUCTION AND DIVERSION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 124. Section 105B(e) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
1444d(e)) is amended by— 
(1) striking out in the first sentence of paragraph (1) "Not-
withstanding any other provision of this section, the" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law— 
"(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this para-
graph, the"; 
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(2) adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new 
subparagraph: 
"(B) For the 1983 crop of feed grains, the Secretary shall 
provide for a combination of (i) an acreage limitation pro-
gram as described under paragraph (2) or a set-aside pro-
gram as described under paragraph (3) and (ii) a diversion 
program as described under paragraph (5) under which the 
acreage planted to feed grains for harvest on the farm 
would be limited to the acreage base for the farm reduced 
by a total of 15 per centum, consisting of a reduction of 10 
per centum under the acreage limitation or set-aside pro-
gram and a reduction of 5 per centum under the diversion 
program. As a condition of eligibility for loans, purchases, 
and payments on the 1983 crop of feed grains, the producers 
on a farm must comply with the terms and conditions of the 
combined acreage limitation or set-aside program and di-
version program."; 
(3) in paragraph (2), inserting immediately after the sixth 
sentence the following: "Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this paragraph, the acreage base to be used for the farm under 
the program for the 1983 crop of feed grains shall be the same as 
the acreage base applicable to the farm under the acreage 
limitation program for the 1982 crop, adjusted to reflect estab-
lished crop-rotation practices and to reflect such other factors as 
the Secretary determines should be considered in determining a 
fair and equitable base."; and 
(4) inserting at the end of paragraph (5) the following: "Not-
withstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall implement a land diversion program for the 1983 
crop of feed grains under which the Secretary shall make crop 
retirement and conservation payments to any producer of the 
1983 crop of feed grains whose acreage planted to feed grains for 
harvest on the farm is reduced so that it does not exceed the feed 
grain acreage base for the farm less an amount equivalent to 5 
per centum of the feed grain acreage base in addition to the 
reduction required under paragraph (2) or (3), and the producer 
devotes to approved conservation uses an acreage of cropland 
equivalent to the reduction required from the feed grain acreage 
base under this paragraph. Such pa3nnents shall be made in an 
amount computed by multiplying (i) the diversion payment rate, 
by (ii) the farm program payment yield for the crop, by (iii) the 
addiitional acreage diverted under this subsection. The diversion 
payment rate shall be established by the Secretary at not less 
than $1.50 per bushel for corn, except that the rate may be 
reduced up to 10 per centum if the Secretary determines that 
the same program objective could be achieved with the lower 
rate. The pajrment rate for grain sorghums, oats, and, if desig-
nated by the Secretary, barley shall be such rate as the Secre-
tary determines is fair and reasonable in relation to the rate at 
which payments are made available for corn. The Secretary 
shall make not less than 50 per centum of any payments under 
this paragraph to producers of the 1983 crop as soon as practica-
ble after a producer enters into a land diversion contract with 
the Secretary and in advance of any determination of perform-
ance, but in no case prior to October 1,1982. If a producer fails to 
comply with a land diversion contract after obtaining an 
advance pajmient under this paragraph, the producer shall 
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repay the advance immediately and, in accordance with regula-
tions issued by the Secretary, pay interest on the advance.". 
1983 RICE ACREAGE REDUCTION AND DIVERSION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 125. Section 101(iX5) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
1441(i)(5)) is amended by— 
95 Stat. 1242. 
(1) striking out in the first sentence of subparagraph (A) 
"Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the" 
and inserting in lieu thereof' Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, except as provided in the third and fourth sentences 
of this paragraph, the '; 
(2) inserting immediately after the second sentence of subpar-
agraph (A) the following: "For the 1983 crop of rice, the Secre-
tary shall provide for a combination of (i) an acreage limitation 
program as described under this subparagraph and (ii) a diver-
sion program as described under subparagraph (B) under which 
the acreage planted to rice for harvest on the farm would be 
limited to the acreage base for the farm reduced by a total of 20 
per centum, consisting of a reduction of 15 per centum under 
the acreage limitation program and a reduction of 5 per centum 
under the diversion program. As a condition of eligibility for 
loans, purchases, and payments on the 1983 crop of rice, the 
producers on a farm must comply with the terms and conditions 
of the combined acreage limitation and diversion program."; 
(3) inserting immediately after the ninth sentence of subpara-
graph (A) (as amended by paragraph (2) of this section) the 
following: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpar-
agraph, the acreage base to be used for the farm under the 
program for the 1983 crop of rice shall be the same as the 
acreage base appplicable to the farm under the acreage limita-
tion program for the 1982 crop, adjusted to reflect established 
crop-rotation practices and to reflect such other factors as the 
Secretary determines should be considered in determining a fair 
and equitable base."; and 
(4) inserting at the end of subparagraph (B) the following: 
"Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subpara-
graph, the Secretary shall implement a land diversion program 
for the 1983 crop oi rice under which the Secretary shall make 
crop retirement and conservation pa3niients to any producer of 
the 1983 crop of rice whose acreage planted to rice for harvest 
on the farm is reduced so that it does not exceed the rice 
acreage base for the farm less an amount equivalent to 5 per 
centum of the rice acreage base in addition to the reduction 
required under subparagraph (A), and the producer devotes to 
approved conservation uses an acreage of cropland equivalent to 
the reduction required from the rice acreage base under this 
subparagraph. Such pajmients shall be made in an amount 
computed by multiplying (i) the diversion payment rate, by (ii) 
the farm program pa)anent yield for the crop, by (iii) the 
additional acreage diverted under this subparagraph. The diver-
sion payment rate shall be established by the Secretary at not 
less than $3.00 per hundredweight, except that the rate may be 
reduced up to 10 per centum if the Secretary determines that 
the same program objective could be achieved with the lower 
rate. The Secretary shall make not less than 50 per centum of 
any payments under this subparagraph to producers of the 1983 
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crop as soon as practicable after a producer enters into a land 
diversion contract with the Secretary and in advance of any 
determination of performance, but in no case prior to October 1, 
1982. If a producer fails to comply with a land diversion contract 
after obtaining an advance payment under this subparagraph, 
the producer shall repay the advance immediately and, in 
accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary, pay inter-
est on the advance.'. 
Subtitle D—Agricultural Export Promotion 
7 use 612c note. 
SEC. 135. Effective for each of the fiscal years ending September 
30, 1983, September 30, 1984, and September 30, 1985, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall use not less than $175,000,000 nor more than 
$190,000,000 of funds of the Ck)mmodity Credit Corporation for 
export activities authorized to be carried out by the Secretary or by 
the Commodity Credit Corporation under the provisions of law in 
effect on the date of enactment of this section, notwithstanding the 
fact that the activity may not be included in the budget program of 
the Corporation. The Secretary shall carry out the program author-
ized by this section through the Commodity Credit Corporation. The 
authority provided in this section shall be in addition to, and not in 
place of, any authority granted to the Secretary of Agriculture or 
the Commodity Credit Corporation under any other provision of law. 
Food Stamp Act 
Subtitle E—Food Stamp Act Amendments of 1982 
Amendments of 
1982. 
SHORT TITLE 
7 use 2011 note. 
SEC. 140. This subtitle may be cited as the "Food Stamp Act 
Amendments of 1982". 
REFERENCES TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1977 
SEC. 141. Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 
this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the refer-
ence shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of 
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
HOUSEHOLD DEFINITION 
SEC. 142. Section 3(i) (7 U.S.C. 2012(i)) is amended b y -
C
D in the first sentence— 
(A) inserting ", or siblings," after "children"; and 
(B) inserting ", or siblings," after "the parents"; and 
(2) inserting after the first sentence the following new sen-
tence: "Notwithstanding clause (1) of the preceding sentence, an 
individual who lives with others, who is sixty years of age or 
older, and who is unable to purchase food and prepare meals 
because such individual suffers, as certified by a licensed physi-
cian, from a disability which would be considered a permanent 
disability under section 221(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 421(i)) or from a severe, permanent, and disabling physi-
cal or mental infirmity which is not symptomatic of a disease 
shall be considered, together with any of the others who is the 
spouse of such individual, an individual household, without 
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96 STAT. 773 
regard to the purchase of food and preparation of meals, if the 
income (as determined under section 5(d)) of the others, exclud- '
^ use 2014. 
ing the spouse, does not exceed the poverty line, as described in 
section 5(c)(1), by more than 65 per centum.". 
ROUNDING DOWN 
SEC. 143. (a) The second sentence of section 3(o) (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)) 95 Stat. 1282. 
(as amended by section 144 of this Act) is amended by— 
(1) in clause (1), inserting "(based on the unrounded cost of 
such diet)" after "adjustments"; and 
(2) in clauses (6), (7), and (8), striking out "nearest dollar 
increment" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
"nearest lower dollar increment for each household size". 
(b) section 5(e) (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by— 
(1) in the second sentence, striking out "nearest $5 incre-
ment" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "near-
est lower dollar increment"; and 
(2) in the proviso of clause (2) of the fourth sentence, striking 
out "nearest $5 increment" each place it appears and inserting 
in lieu thereof "nearest lower dollar increment". 
(c) The first sentence of section 8(a) (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) is amended 
by inserting "lower" after "nearest". 
THRIFTY FOOD PLAN ADJUSTMENTS 
SEC. 144. The second sentence of section 3(o) (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)) is 
amended by striking out "(6)" and all that follows through "twelve 
months ending the preceding June 30" and inserting in lieu thereof 
the following: "(6) on October 1, 1982, adjust the cost of such diet to 
reflect changes in the cost of the thrifty food plan for the twenty-one 
months ending June 30, 1982, reduce the cost of such diet by 1 per 
centun, and round the result to the nearest dollar increment, (7) on 
October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, adjust the cost of such diet to 
reflect changes in the cost of the thrifty food plan for the twelve 
months ending the preceding June 30, reduce the cost of such diet by 
1 per centum, and round the result to the nearest dollar increment, 
and (8) on October 1,1985, and each October 1 thereafter, adjust the 
cost of such diet to reflect changes in the cost of the thrifty food plan 
for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30 and round the 
result to the nearest dollar increment". 
DISABLED VETERANS AND SURVIVORS 
SEC. 145. (a) section 3 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(r) 'Elderly or disabled member' means a member of a household "Elderly or 
•^YlQ 
disabled 
"(1) is sixty years of age or older; 
member." 
"(2) receives supplemental security income benefits under 
title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); 
"(3) receives disability or blindness payments under title I, II, 
X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); 42 use 40i, 
"(4) is a veteran who— 
^^^^' l^^^-
"(A) has a service-connected disability which is rated as 
total under title 38, United States Code; or 
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"(B) is considered in need of regular aid and attendance 
or permanently housebound under such title; 
"(5) is a surviving spouse of a veteran and— 
"(A) is considered in need of regular aid and attendance 
or permanently housebound under title 38, United States 
Code; or 
"(B) is entitled to compensation for a service-connected 
death or pension benefits for a non-service-connected death 
under title 38, United States Code, and has a disability 
considered permanent under section 221(i) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 421(i)); or 
"(6) is a child of a veteran and— 
"(A) is considered permanently incapable of self-support 
under section 414 of title 38, United States Code; or 
"(B) is entitled to compensation for a service-connected 
death or pension benefits for a non-service-connected death 
under title 38, United States Code, and has a disability 
considered permanent under section 221(i) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 421(i)).". 
(b) The first sentence of section 3(i) (7 U.S.C. 2012(i)) is amended by 
striking out "sixty" and all that follows through the end of the 
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "an elderly or disabled 
member.". 
7 use 2014. 
(c) Section 5(cX2) (as amended by section 146(a) of this Act) is 
amended by striking out "a member who is" and all that follows 
through "(42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)" and inserting in lieu thereof "an 
elderly or disabled member". 
(d) Section 5(e) (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) (as amended by section 146(b) of 
this Act) is amended by— 
(1) in the first sentence, striking out "a member who is" and 
all that follows through "(42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "an elderly or disabled member"; 
(2) in the fourth sentence, striking out "a member" and all 
that follows through "titles I, II, X, XIV, and XVI of the Social 
Security Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "an elderly or 
disabled member"; and 
(3) in the last sentence— 
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (A), striking out "a 
member" and all that follows through "titles I, II, X, XIV, 
and XVI of the Social Security Act" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "an elderly or disabled member"; and 
(B) in subclause (A), striking out "household members" 
and all that follows through "titles I, II, X, XIV, and XVI of 
the Social Security Act" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"elderly or disabled members". 
(e) The first sentence of section 6(c)(1) (7 U.S.C. 2015(c)(1)) is 
amended by striking out "sixty" and all that follows through "titles 
I, II, X, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "elderly or disabled members". 
INCOME STANDARDS OF ELIGIBIUTY 
SEC. 146. (a) Subsection (c) of section 5 (7 U.S.C. 2014(c)) is^ 
amended to read as follows: 
"(c) The income standards of eligibility shall provide that a house-
hold shall be ineligible to participate in the food stamp program if^ 
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96 STAT. 775 
"(1) the household's income (after the exclusions and deduc-
tions provided for in subsections (d) and (e)) exceeds the poverty 
line, as defined in section 673(2) of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), for the forty-eight contigu- 95 Stat. 511. 
ous States and the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, the 
Virgin Islands of the United States, and Guam, respectively; 
and 
"(2) in the case of a household that does not include a member 
who is sixty years of age or over or a member who receives 
supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) or disability or 
blindness payments under title I, II, X, XIV, or XVI of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), the household's 42USC401, 
income (after the exclusions provided for in subsection (d) but 
^^^^' ^^^l-
before the deductions provided for in subsection (e)) exceeds 
such poverty line by more than 30 per centum. 
In no event shall the standards of eligibility for the Virgin Islands of 
the United States or Guam exceed those in the forty-eight contigu-
ous States.". 
(b) The first sentence of section 5(e) (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended 
by striking out "households described in subsection (c)(1)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "households containing a member who is 
sixty years of age or over or a member who receives supplemental 
security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) or disability or blindness payments under 
title I, II, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et 
seq.)". 
COORDINATION OF COST-OF-UVING ADJUSTMENTS 
SEC. 147. Section 5(d) (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended by— 
95 Stat. 1283. 
(1) striking out "and" at the end of clause (10); and 
(2) adding before the period at the end thereof the following: 
", and (12) through September 30 of any fiscal year, any 
increase in income attributable to a cost-of-living adjustment 
made on or after July 1 of such fiscal year under title II or XVI 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), section 3(aXl) of 42 USC 1381. 
the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231b(a)(l)), or 
section 3112 of title 38, United States Code, if the household was 
certified as eligible to participate in the food stamp program or 
received an allotment in the month immediately preceding the 
first month in which the adjustment was effective'. 
ADJUSTMENT OF DEDUCTIONS 
SEC. 148. Section 5(e) (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by— 
95 Stat. 359. 
(1) in clause (1) of the second sentence, striking out "July 1, 
1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1983"; and 
(2) in subclause (i) of the proviso of clause (2) of the fourth 
sentence, striking out "July 1, 1983" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "October 1,1983". 
STANDARD UTIUTY ALLOWANCES 
SEC. 149. (a) Section 5(e) (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by inserting 
after the fourth sentence the following new sentences: "In comput-
ing the excess shelter expense deduction under clause (2) of the 
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preceding sentence, a State agency may use a standard utility 
allowance in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secre-
tary, except that a State agency may use an allowance which does 
not fluctuate within a year to reflect seasonal variations. An allow-
ance for a heating or cooling expense may not be used for a 
household that does not incur a heating or cooling expense, as the 
case may be, or does incur a heating or cooling expense but is 
located in a public housing unit which has central utility meters and 
charges households, with regard to such expense, only for excess 
utility costs. No such allowance may be used for a household that 
shares such expense with, and lives with, another individual not 
participating in the food stamp program, another household partici-
pating in the food stamp program, or both, unless the allowance is 
prorated between the household and the other individual, house-
hold, or both.". 
(b) Subclause (B) of the last sentence of section 5(e) (7 U.S.C. 
2014(e)) is amended by striking out "preceding sentence" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "fourth sentence of this subsection". 
MIGRANT FARMWORKERS 
95 Stat. 360. 
SEC. 150. The last sentence of section 5(0(4) (7 U.S.C. 2014(f)(4)) is 
amended by inserting after "subsection" the following: "(except the 
provisions of paragraph (2)(A))". 
FINANCIAL RESOURCES 
SEC. 151. The second sentence of section 5(g) (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)) is 
amended by— 
(1) striking out "June 1, 1977" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"June 1,1982"; 
(2) striking out "and" after "vacation purposes,"; and 
(3) inserting after "$4,500," the following: "and, regardless of 
whether there is a penalty for early withdrawal, anv savings or 
retirement accounts (including individual accounts),'. 
STUDIES 
SEC. 152. (a) The second sentence of section 5(g) (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)) is 
amended by— 
(1) striking out "(1)"; and 
(2) striking out ", and (2)" and all that follows through the end 
of the sentence and inserting in lieu thereof a period. 
(b) Section 8(a) (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) is amended by striking out the 
S6COIl(i S6tli^6nC6 
(c) Subsection's (d) and (e) of section 17 (7 U.S.C. 2026 (d) and (e)) 
are repealed. 
CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY 
SEC. 153. Section 5 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(j) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (i), a State agency 
may consider a household in which all members of the household 
receive benefits under a State plan approved under part A of title IV 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and whose income 
does not exceed the applicable income standard of eligibility 
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96 STAT. 777 
described in subsection (c)(2) to have satisfied the resource limita-
tions prescribed under subsection (g).". 
MONTHLY REPORTING 
SEC. 154. The first sentence of section 6(c)(1) (7 U.S.C. 2015(c)(1)) is 
amended by— 
(1) inserting "adult" after "which all"; and 
(2) inserting before the period at the end thereof the follow-
ing: ", except that a State agency may, with the prior approval 
of the Secretary, select categories of households which may 
report at specified less frequent intervals upon a showing by the 
State agency, which is satisfactory to the Secretary, that to 
require households in such categories to report monthly would 
result in unwarranted expenditures for administration of this 
subsection". 
PERIODIC REPORT FORMS 
SEC. 155. The last sentence of section 6(c)(1) (7 U.S.C. 2015(c)(1)) is 
amended by striking out ", on a form designed or approved by the 
Secretary,". 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 156. Section 6(c) (7 U.S.C. 2015(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(5) The Secretary is authorized, upon the request of a State 
agency, to waive any provisions of this subsection (except the 
provisions of the first sentence of paragraph (1) which relate to 
households which are not required to file periodic reports) to the 
extent necessary to permit the State agency to establish peri-
odic reporting requirements for purposes of this Act which are 
similar to the periodic reporting requirements established 
under the State plan approved under part A of title IV of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) in that State.". 
JOB SEARCH 
SEC. 157. Section 6(dXl)(ii) (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(l)(ii)) is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ", 
which may include a requirement that, at the option of the State 
agency, such reporting and inquiry commence at the time of 
application". 
VOLUNTARILY QUITTING A JOB 
SEC. 158. (a) The proviso of section 6(d)(l)(iii) (7 U.S.C. 
2015(d)(l)(iii)) is amended by striking out "sixty days from the time 
of the voluntary quit" and inserting in lieu thereof "ninety days". 
(b) Section 6(dXl) (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new sentence: "An employee of the Fed-
eral Government, or of a State or political subdivision of a State, 
who engaged in a strike against the Federal Government, a State or 
political subdivision of a State and is dismissed from his job because 
of his participation in the strike shall be considered to have volun-
tarily quit such job without good cause.". 
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PARENTS AND CARETAKERS OF CHILDREN 
SEC. 159. Clause (C) of section 6(d)(2) (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(2)(C)) is 
repealed. 
JOINT EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS 
SEC. 160. Paragraph (3) of section 6(d) (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(3)) is 
repealed. 
COLLEGE STUDENTS 
SEC. 161. Section 6(e) (7 U.S.C. 2015(e)) is amended by striking out 
"or (B)" and all that follows through "or (C)" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "; (B) is not a parent with responsibility for the care of a 
dependent child under age six; (C) is not a parent with responsibility 
for the care of a dependent child above the age of five and under the 
age of twelve for whom adequate child care is not available; (D) is 
not receiving aid to families with dependent children under part A 
of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or (E)". 
ALTERNATIVE ISSUANCE SYSTEM 
SEC. 162. Section 7 (7 U.S.C. 2016) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(g)(1) If the Secretary determines, in consultation with the 
Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, that it would 
improve the integrity of the food stamp program, the Secretary may 
require a State agency— 
"(A) to issue or deliver coupons using alternative methods, 
including an automatic data processing and information 
retrieval system; or 
"(B) to issue, in lieu of coupons, reusable documents to be used 
as part of an automatic data processing and information 
retrieval system and to be presented by, and returned to, recipi-
ents at retail food stores for the purpose of purchasing food. 
"(2) The cost of documents or systems that may be required 
pursuant to this subsection may not be imposed upon a retail food 
store participating in the food stamp program.". 
INITIAL ALLOTMENTS 
SEC. 163. (a) The first sentence of section 8(c) (7 U.S.C. 2017(c)) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the 
following: , except that no allotment may be issued to a household 
for the initial month or period if the value of the allotment which 
such household would otherwise be eligible to receive under this 
subsection is less than $10". 
(b) Clause (2) of the last sentence of section 8(c) (7 U.S.C. 2017(c)) is 
amended by striking out "of more than thirty days". 
NONCOMPUANCE WITH OTHER PROGRAMS 
SEC. 164. Section 8 (7 U.S.C. 2017) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(d) A household against which a penalty has been imposed for an 
intentional failure to comply with a Federal, State, or local law 
relating to welfare or a public assistance program may not, for the 
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96 STAT. 779 
duration of the penalty, receive an increeised allotment as the result 
of a decrease in the household's income (as determined under sec-
tions 5(d) and 5(e)) to the extent that the decrease is the result of ^ use 2014. 
such penalty.". 
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE TRADE ROUTES 
SEC. 165. Section 9 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended by adding at the end 95 Stat. 1285. 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(f) In those areas in which the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, finds evidence 
that the operation of house-to-house trade routes damages the pro-
gram's integrity, the Secretary shall limit the participation of house-
to-house trade routes to those routes that are reasonably necessary 
to provide adequate access to households.". 
APPROVAL 
OF 
STATE 
PLAN 
OF 
OPERATION 
SEC. 166. Section 11(d) (7 U.S.C. 2020(d)) is amended by inserting 
after the first sentence the following new sentence: "The Secretary 
may not, as a part of the approval process for a plan of operation, 
require a State to submit for prior approval by the Secretary the 
State agency instructions to staff, interpretations of existing policy, 
State agency methods of administration, forms used by the State 
agency, or any materials, documents, memoranda, bulletins, or 
other matter, unless the State determines that the materials, docu-
ments, memoranda, bulletins, or other matter alter or amend the 
State plan of operation or conflict with the rights and levels of 
benefits to which a household is entitled.". 
POINTS AND HOURS OF CERTIFICATION AND ISSUANCE 
SEC. 167. (a) The last sentence of section ll(eX2) (7 U.S.C. 
2020(e)(2)) is amended by striking out "points and hours of certifica- 95 Stat. 1286. 
tion, and for". 
(b) Paragraph (13) of section 11(e) (7 U.S.C. 2020(eX13)) is repealed. 
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES 
SEC. 168. Section 11(e)(7) (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(7)) is amended by— 
(1) striking out "any" each place it appears and inserting in 
lieu thereof "an"; and 
(2) inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the 
following: ", except that the Secretary may restrict the number 
of households which may be represented by an individual and 
otherwise establish criteria and verification standards for repre-
sentation under this paragraph". 
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION 
SEC. 169. Section ll(eX8) (7 U.S.C. 2020(eX8)) is amended by strik-
ing out "or the regulations issued pursuant to this Act" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ", regulations issued pursuant to this Act, Federal 
assistance programs, or federally assisted State programs". 
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EXPEDITED COUPON ISSUANCE 
SEC. 170. Paragraph (9) of section 11(e) (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(9)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(9) that the State agency shall— 
"(A) provide coupons no later than five days after the 
date of application to any household which— 
"(i)(I) has gross income that is less than $150 per 
month; or 
"(II) is a destitute migrant or a seasonal farmworker 
household in accordance with the regulations govern-
ing such households in effect July 1,1982; and 
(ii) has liquid resources that do not exceed $100; and 
"(B) to the extent practicable, verify the income and 
liquid resources of the household prior to issuance of cou-
pons to the household;". 
PROMPT REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF BENEFITS 
SEC. 171. Section ll(e)(10) (7 U.S.C. 2020(eX10)) is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: 
", except that in any case in which the State agency receives from 
the household a written statement containing information that 
clearly requires a reduction or termination of the household's bene-
fits, the State agency may act immediately to reduce or terminate 
the household's benefits and may provide notice of its action to the 
household as late as the date on which the action becomes effective". 
DUPUCATION OF COUPONS IN MORE THAN ONE JURISDICTION WITHIN A 
STATE 
SEC. 172. Section 11(e) (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended by— 
(1) striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (20); 
(2) striking out the period at the end of paragraph (21) and 
inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and 
(3) adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(22) that the State agency shall establish a system and take 
action on a periodic basis to verify and otherwise assure that an 
individual does not receive coupons in more than one jurisdic-
tion within the State.". 
CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS 
SEC. 173. Section ll(i) (7 U.S.C. 2020(i)) is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new sentence: "Each State agency 
shall implement clauses (1) and (2) and may implement clause (3) or 
(4), or both such clauses.". 
CASHED-OUT PROGRAMS 
SEC^ 174. Section 11 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(n) The Secretary shall require State agencies to conduct verifica-
tion and implement other measures where necessary, but no less 
often than annually, to assure that an individual does not receive 
7 use 2015. 
both coupons and benefits or payments referred to in section 6(g) or 
both coupons aaid assistance provided in lieu of coupons under 
7 use 2026. 
section 17(b)(1).". 
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96 STAT. 781 
AMOUNT OF PENALTY AND LENGTH OF DISQUALIFICATION 
SEC. 175. Section 12 (7 U.S.C. 2021) is amended b y -
C
D inserting "(a)" after the section designation; 
(2) in the first sentence, striking out "$5,000" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$10,000"; 
(3) striking out the second sentence and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(b) Disqualification under subsection (a) shall be— 
"(1) for a reasonable period of time, of no less than six months 
nor more than five years, upon the first occasion of disqual-
ification; 
"(2) for a reasonable period of time, of no less than twelve 
months nor more than ten years, upon the second occasion of 
disqualification ; and 
"(3) permanent upon the third occasion of disqualification or 
the first occasion of a disqualification based on the purchase of 
coupons or trafficking in coupons or authorization cards by a 
retail food store or wholesale food concern."; and 
(4) designating the last sentence as subsection (c). 
BONDS 
SEC. 176. (a) Section 12 (7 U.S.C. 2021) (as amended by section 175 
of this Act) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new subsection: 
"(d) As a condition of authorization to accept and redeem coupons, 
the Secretary may require a retail food store or wholesale food 
concern which has been disqualified or subjected to a civil penalty 
pursuant to subsection (a) to furnish a bond to cover the value of 
coupons which such store or concern may in the future accept and 
redeem in violation of this Act. The Secretary shall, by regulation, 
prescribe the amount, terms, and conditions of such bond. If the 
Secretary finds that such store or concern has accepted and 
redeemed coupons in violation of this Act after furnishing such 
bond, such store or concern shall forfeit to the Secretary an amount 
of such bond which is equal to the value of coupons accepted and 
redeemed by such store or concern in violation of this Act. Such 
store or concern may obtain a hearing on such forfeiture pursuant 
to section 14.". 
(b) The first sentence of section 14(a) (7 U.S.C. 2023(a)) is amended 
95 Stat. 1286. 
by inserting "or a retail food store or wholesale food concern forfeits 
a bond under section 12(d) of this Act," after "section 12 of this 
Act,". 
ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF COLLECTION OF OVERISSUANCES 
SEC. 177. (a) Section 13(bXl) (7 U.S.C. 2022(bXl)) is amended by— 95 Stat. 363. 
(1) inserting "(A)" after the paragraph designation; and 
(2) adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: 
"(B) State agencies may collect any claim against a household 
arising from the overissuance of coupons based on an ineligibility 
determination under section 6(b), other than claims collected pursu- 7 USC 2015. 
ant to subparagraph (A), by using other means of collection.". 
a>) Section 13(bX2) (7 U.S.C. 2022(bX2)) is amended by— 
(1) inserting "(A)" after the paragraph designation; and 
(2) adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: 
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"(B) State agencies may collect any claim against a household 
arising from the overissuance of coupons, other than claims col-
lected pursuant to paragraph (1) or subparagraph (A), by using other 
means of collection.". 
CLAIMS COLLECTION PROCEDURE 
SEC. 178. The second sentence of section 13(b)(1)(A) (as amended by 
section 177(a) of this Act) is amended by inserting "within thirty 
days of a demand for an election" after "election". 
COST-SHARING FOR COLLECTION OF OVERISSUANCES 
95 Stat. 362, 363. 
SEC. 179. The first sentence of section 16(a) (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the 
following: ", except the value of funds or allotments recovered or 
collected pursuant to section 13(b)(2) which arise from an error of a 
State agency". 
ERROR RATE REDUCTION STJSTEM 
SEC. 180. (a) Section 16 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended by— 
(1) amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 
"(c) The Secretary is authorized to adjust a State agency's feder-
ally funded share of administrative costs pursuant to subsection (a), 
other than the costs already shared in excess of 50 per centum under 
the proviso in the first sentence of subsection (a) or under subsection 
(g), by increasing such share to 60 per centum of all such administra-
tive costs in the case of a State agency which has— 
"(1) a payment error rate as defined in subsection (d)(1) which, 
when added to the total percentage of all allotments underis-
sued to eligible households by the State agency, is less than 5 
per centum; and 
"(2) a rate of invalid decisions in denying eligibility which is 
less than a nationwide percentage which the Secretary deter-
mines to be reasonable,"; 
(2) striking out subsections (d), (e), and (g) and redesignating 
subsections (f), (h), and (i) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respec-
tively; and 
(3) inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: 
"(d)(1) As used in this subsection, the term 'payment error rate' 
means the total percentage of all allotments issued in a fiscal year 
by a State agency which are either— 
"(A) issued to households which fail to meet basic program 
eligibility requirements; or 
"(B) overissued to eligible households. 
"(2)(A) The Secretary shall institute an error rate reduction pro-
gram under which, if a State agency's payment error rate exceeds— 
"(i) 9 per centum for fiscal year 1983, 
"(ii) 7 per centum for fiscal year 1984, or 
"(iii) 5 per centum for fiscal year 1985 or any fiscal year 
thereafter, 
then the Secretary shall, other than for good cause shown or as 
provided in subparagraph (B), reduce the State agency's federally 
funded share of administrative costs provided pursuant to subsec-
tion (a), other than the costs already shared in excess of 50 per 
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96 STAT. 783 
centum under the proviso in the first sentence of subsection (a) or 
under subsection (g), by the amounts required under paragraph (3). 
"(B) The Secretary may not reduce a State agency's federally 
funded share of administrative costs pursuant to subparagraph 
(A)-
"(i) on the basis of the State agency's payment error rate for 
fiscal year 1983, if such payment error rate represents a reduc-
tion from the State agency's payment error rate for the period 
beginning on October 1, 1980, and ending on March 31, 1981, of 
at least 33.3 per centum of the difference between the State 
agency's payment error rate for such period and 5 per centum; 
or 
"(ii) on the basis of the State agency's payment error rate for 
fiscal year 1984, if such payment error rate represents a reduc-
tion from the State agency's payment error rate for the period 
beginning on October 1, 1980, and ending on March 31, 1981, of 
at least 66.7 per centum of the difference between the State 
agency's payment error rate for such period and 5 per centum. 
"(3XA) The Secretary shall reduce a State agency's federally 
funded share of administrative costs, except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), by— 
"(i) 5 per centum for each per centum or fraction thereof that 
the State agency's payment error rate exceeds the maximum 
payment error rate allowed for the fiscal year under paragraph 
(2); and 
"(ii) if the State agency's payment error rate exceeds the 
maximum payment error rate allowed for the fiscal year under 
paragraph (2) by more than 3 per centum, an additional 5 per 
centum (for a total of 10 per centum) for each per centum or 
fraction thereof that the State agency's payment error rate 
exceeds the maximum payment error rate allowed for the fiscal 
year under paragraph (2) by more than 3 per centum. 
"(B) The Secretary may not reduce a State agency's federally 
funded share of administrative costs for a fiscal year by an amount 
that exceeds the product of multiplying— 
"(i) the per centum by which the State agency's payment 
error rate exceeds the maximum payment error rate allowed for 
the fiscal year under paragraph (2); by 
"(ii) the total dollar value of all coupons issued by the State 
agency during the fiscal year. 
"(4) The Secretary may require a State agency to report any 
factors which the Secretary considers necessary to determine the 
appropriate level of a State agency's federally funded sh^re of 
administrative costs under this subsection. If a State agency fails to 
meet the reporting requirements established by the Secretary, the 
Secretary shall base the determination on all pertinent information 
available to the Secretary. 
"(5) If the Secretary reduces a State agency's federally funded 
Administrative 
share of administrative costs under this subsection, the State may 
rg^ew 
seek administrative and judicial review of the action pursuant to 
section 14.". 
7 use 2023. 
(b)(1) Section 11(e)(3) (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(3)) is amended by— 
(A) striking out "subsections (h) and (i) of section 16" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "section 16(e)"; and 
(B) striking out "quality control program" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "error rate reduction system". 
96 STAT. 784 
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(2) The first sentence of section 18(e) (7 U.S.C. 2027(e)) is amended 
by striking out "sections 7(f), 11 (c) and (h), 13(b), and 16(g)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "sections 7(f), 11 (g) and (h), and 13(b)". 
95 Stat. 1290. 
"Qualification 
period." 
7 u s e 2015. 
Waiver. 
EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT PILOT PROJECT 
SEC. 181. Section 17 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(g)(1) As used in this subsection, the term 'qualification period' 
means a period of time immediately preceding— 
"(A) in the case of a new applicant for benefits under this Act, 
the date on which application for such benefits is made by the 
individual; or 
"(B) in the case of an otherwise continuing recipient of cou-
pons under this Act, the date on which such coupons would 
otherwise be issued to the individual. 
"(2) Upon application of a State or political subdivision thereof, 
the Secretary may conduct one pilot project involving the employ-
ment requirements described in this subsection in each of four 
project areas selected by the Secretary. 
"(3) Under the pilot projects conducted pursuant to this subsec-
tion, except as provided in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), an individual 
who resides in a project area shall not be eligible for assistance 
under this Act if the individual was not employed a minimum of 
twenty hours per week, or did not participate in a workfare program 
established under section 20, during a qualification period o
f
— 
"(A) thirty or more consecutive days, in the case of an individ-
ual whose benefits under a State or Federal unemployment 
compensation law were terminated immediately before such 
qualification period began; or 
"(B) sixty or more consecutive days, in the case of an individ-
ual not described in clause (A). 
"(4) The provisions of paragraph (3) shall not apply in the case of 
an individual who— 
"(A) is under eighteen or over fifty-nine years of age; 
"(B) is certified by a physician as physically or mentally unfit 
for emplo5mient; 
"(C) is a parent or other member of a household with responsi-
bility for the care of a dependent child under six years of age or 
of an incapacitated person; 
"(D) is a parent or other caretaker of a child under six years 
of age in a household in which there is another parent who, 
unless covered by clause (A) or (B), or both such clauses, is 
employed a minimum of twenty hours per week or participating 
in a workfare program established under section 20; 
"(E) is in compliance with section 6(d) and demonstrates, in a 
manner prescribed by the Secretary, that the individual is able 
and willing to accept emplo3mient but is unable to obtain such 
employinent; or 
(F) is a member of any other group described by the Secre-
tary. 
"(5) The Secretary may waive the requirements of paragraph (3) 
in the case of all individuals within all or part of a project area if the 
Secretary finds that such area— 
"(A) has an unemployment rate of over 10 per centum; or 
"(B) does not have a sufficient number of jobs to provide 
employment for individuals subject to this subsection. 
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96 STAT. 785 
"(6) An individual who has become ineligible for assistance under 
this Act by reason of paragraph (3) may reestablish eligibility for 
assistance after a period of ineligibility by— 
"(1) becoming employed for a minimum of twenty hours per 
week during any consecutive thirty-day period; or 
*'(2) participating in a workfare program established under 
section 20 during any consecutive thirty-day period.". 
BENEFIT IMPACT STUDY 
SEC. 182. Section 17 (7 U.S.C. 2026) (as amended by section 181 of 
this Act) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
subsection: 
"(h) The Secretary shall conduct a study of the effects of reduc-
tions made in benefits provided under this Act pursuant to part 1 of 
subtitle A of title I of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1981, the Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution Amendments of 
1981, the Food Stamp Act Amendments of 1982, and any other laws 
enacted by the Ninety-seventh Congress which affect the food stamp 
program. The study shall include a study of the effect of retrospec-
tive accounting and periodic reporting procedures established under 
such Acts, including the impact on benefit and administrative costs 
and on error rates and the degree to which eligible households are 
denied food stamp benefits for failure to file complete periodic 
reports. The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agricul-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agricul-
ture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate an interim report on the 
results of such study no later than February 1, 1984, and a final 
report on the results of such study no later than March 1, 1985.". 
95 
Stat. 358. 
95 
Stat. 1282. 
Ante, p. 772. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 183. The first sentence of section 18(a)(1) (7 U.S.C. 2027(aXl)) 95 Stat. 102. 
is amended by— 
(1) striking out "and" after "September 30,1981;", and 
(2) inserting before the period at the end thereof the follow-
ing: "; not in excess of $12,874,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1983; not in excess of $13,145,000,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1984; and not in excess of 
$13,933,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985". 
PUERTO RICO BLOCK GRANT 
SEC. 184. (a) Section 19(a)(1)(A) (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)) is amended 
by inserting "noncash" after "expenditures for". 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply with 
respect to any plan submitted under section 19(b) of the Food Stamp 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2028(b)) by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
in order to receive payments for the fiscal year ending September 
30,1982, or the fiscal year ending September 30,1983. 
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study of the 
impact of making food assistance available to needy persons in the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the form of cash under section 19 
of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2028). The study shall 
include an analysis of the impact on both the nutritional status of 
residents of the Commonwealth and the economy of the Common-
wealth. The Secretary shall submit a report of the findings of such 
95 Stat. 364. 
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Study. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
96 STAT. 786 
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study to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate not later than six months after the effective date of this 
subtitle. 
SIMILAR WORKFARE PROGRAMS 
95 Stat. 1291. 
SEC. 185. Section 20(a) (7 U.S.C. 2029(a)) is amended by— 
(1) inserting "(D" after the subsection designation; and 
(2) adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
Guidelines. 
"(2)(A) The Secretary shall promulgate guidelines pursuant to 
paragraph (1) which, to the maximum extent practicable, enable a 
political subdivision to design and operate a workfare program 
under this section which is compatible and consistent with similar 
workfare programs operated by the subdivision. 
"(B) A political subdivision may comply with the requirements of 
this section by operating— 
"(i) a workfare program pursuant to title IV of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or 
"(ii) any other workfare program which the Secretary deter-
mines meets the provisions and protections provided under this 
section.". 
WIN PARTICIPANTS 
95 Stat. 1291. 
SEC. 186. Clause (4) of section 20(b) (7 U.S.C. 2029(b)) is amended by 
striking out "subject to and currently involved" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "at the option of the operating agency, subject to and 
currently actively and satisfactorily participating'. 
HOURS OF WORKFARE 
SEC. 187. Section 20(c) (7 U.S.C. 2029(c)) is amended by striking out 
"either" and all that follows through the end of the sentence and 
inserting in lieu thereof: ", when added to any other hours worked 
during such week by such member for compensation (in cash or in 
kind) in any other capacity, exceeds thirty hours a week.". 
Definition. 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR WORKFARE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
SEC. 188. Section 20(g) (7 U.S.C. 2029(g)) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and 
(2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: 
"(2XA) From 50 per centum of the funds saved from employ-
ment related to a workfare program operated under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall pay to each operating agency an 
amount not to exceed the administrative expenses described in 
paragraph (1) for which no reimbursement is provided under 
such paragraph. 
"(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 'funds saved 
from employment related to a workfare program operated 
under this section' means an amount equal to three times the 
dollar value of the decrease in allotments issued to households, 
to the extent that such decrease results from wages received by 
members of such households for the first month of employment 
beginning after the date such members commence such employ-
ment if such employment commences— 
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96 STAT. 787 
"(i) while such members are participating for the first 
time in a workfare program operated under this section; or 
"(ii) in the thirty-day period beginning on the date such 
first participation is terminated.". 
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 
SEC. 189. (a) Section 5(f)(2XA) (as amended by section 107(a) of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 360)) is 7 use 2014. 
amended by striking out "propsective" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"orosDective 
(b)(1) Clause (2) of section 6(g) (7 U.S.C. 2015(g)) is amended by 
striking out "Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary of Health and Human Services". 
(2) Section 11 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by— 
(A) in subsection (i), striking out "Secretary of Health, Educa-
tion, and Welfare" and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary of 
Health and Human Services", and 
(B) in subsection 0'), striking out "Secretary of Health, Educa-
tion, and Welfare" and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary of 
Health and Human Services". 
(3) The second sentence of section 16(e) (as redesignated by section 
180(a)(2) of this Act) is amended by striking out "Secretary of 
Health, Education, and Welfare" each place it appears and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Secretary of Health and Human Services". 
(c) Section 16(f) (as redesignated by section 180(aX2) of this Act) is 
amended by striking out "; and" and inserting in lieu thereof a 
period. 
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 190. (a) Section 6(dX2) (7 U.S.C. 2015(dX2)) (as amended by 
section 159 of this Act) is amended by redesignating clauses (D) 
through (F) as clauses (C) through (E), respectively. 
(b) Section 6(d) (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) (as amended by section 160 of this 
Act) is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
(cXD Section 11(e) (17 U.S.C. 2020(e)) (as amended by sections 
167(b) and 172 of this Act) is amended by redesignating paragraphs 
(14) through (22) as paragraphs (13) through (21), respectively. 
(2) Section 7(f) (7 U.S.C. 2016(f)) is amended by striking out "sec-
tion ll(eX21)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section ll(eX20)". 
(d) Section 17 (7 U.S.C. 2026) (as amended by sections 152(c), 181, 
and 182 of this Act) is amended by redesignating subsections (f) 
through (h) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively. 
DISTRIBUTION OP SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 191. (a) The Congress finds that— 
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2
4 note. 
(1) for an increasing number of people in the United States, 
these are times of great suffering and deprivation; 
(2) rising unemplo5n]ient, decreasing appropriations for social 
services, and increasingly adverse economic conditions have all 
contributed to produce hunger and want on a scale not experi-
enced since the time of the Great Depression; 
(3) the demand for every conceivable form of assistance for 
the hungry and needy people of the United States grows more 
96 STAT. 788 
PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 
critical daily, while the availability of goods and services to 
meet the needs of such people is rapidly diminishing; 
(4) soup kitchens, food banks, and other organizations which 
provide food to the hungry report an astronomical increase in 
the number of persons seeking the assistance of such organiza-
tions; 
(5) according to a study completed by the General Accounting 
Office in 1977, one hundred and thirty-seven million tons of 
food, or more than 20 per centum of this country's total annual 
food production, is wasted or discarded in the United States 
each year; 
(6) at wholesale and retail food distributors, shipping termi-
nals, and other establishments all across the country, enormous 
quantities of fresh fruits and vegetables and dated dairy and 
bakery products are discarded each day, while growing numbers 
of Americans go to bed hungry and undernourished each night; 
(7) in these times of budget constraints and appeals for reduc-
tions in Federal spending, the use of private resources to meet 
the basic food requirements of our citizens should be encour-
aged; and 
(8) many States and local governments have not enacted laws 
which limit the liability of food donors, such as so-called Good 
Samaritan Acts and donor liability laws, and thus have discour-
aged donation of food to the needy by private persons. 
(b) It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) departments and agencies of the Federal Government 
should take such steps as may be necessary to distribute to 
hungry people of the United States surplus food or food which 
would otherwise be discarded; 
(2) State and local governments which have not yet enacted 
so-called Good Samaritan or donor liability laws to encourage 
private cooperative efforts to provide food for hungry people 
within their respective jurisdictions should do so as quickly as 
possible; and 
(3) wholesale and retail food distributors, shipping terminals, 
and other establishments should work more closely with reli-
gious, community, and other charitable organizations to make 
wholesome food which is currently being wasted or discarded by 
such establishments available for immediate distribution to 
hungry people of the United States. 
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PRIOR AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 
1977 
7 use 2012 note. 
SEC. 192. (a) Notwithstanding section 117 of the Omnibus Budget 
95 Stat. 366. 
Reconciliation Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 2012 note), the amendments 
95 Stat. 358-363. 
made by sections 101 through 114 of such Act, other than sections 
107(b) and 108(c) of such Act, shall take effect on the earlier of the 
date of the enactment of this subtitle or the date on which such 
amendments became effective pursuant to section 117 of such Act. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 1338 of the Agriculture and Food Act 
95 Stat. 1294. 
of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 2012 note), the amendments made by sections 1302 
95 Stat. 
through 1333 of such Act shall take effect on the earlier of the date 
1282-1291. 
Q£ ^jjg enactment of this subtitle or the date on which such amend-
ments became effective pursuant to section 1338 of such Act. 
PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 
96 STAT. 789 
EFFECTIVE DATES 
SEC. 193. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this subtitle and "
^ USC 2012 note, 
the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on the date 
of the enactment of this subtitle. 
(b) Sections 180 and 188 shall take effect on October 1, 1982. 
TITLE II—BANKING 
TREATMENT OF FHA SINGLE-FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUMS 
SEC. 201. (a) Section 203(b) of the National Housing Act is 12 USC 1709. 
amended by— 
(1) inserting after "150 per centum of such median price" in 
the first sentence of paragraph (2) the following: ": Provided, 
That the foregoing maximum mortgage amounts may be in-
creased by the amount of the mortgage insurance premium paid 
at the time the mortgage is insured"; and 
(2) inserting after "cost of acquisition" in paragraph (9) the 
following: "(excluding the mortgage insurance premium paid at 
the time the mortgage is insured)". 
(b) Section 203(c) of such Act is amended by inserting the following 
before the period at the end of the fourth sentence: ": Provided, That 
with respect to mortgages (1) for which the Secretary requires, at 
the time the mortgage is insured, the payment of a single premium 
charge to cover the total premium obligation for the insurance of 
the mortgage, and (2) on which the principal obligation is paid 
before the number of years on which the premium with respect to a 
particular mortgage was based, or the property is sold subject to the 
mortgage or is sold and the mortgage is assumed prior to such time, 
the Secretary shall provide for refunds, where appropriate, of a 
portion of the premium paid and shall provide for appropriate 
allocation of the premium cost among the mortgagors over the term 
of the mortgage, in accordance with procedures established by the 
Secretary which take into account sound financial and actuarial 
considerations". 
(c) Section 213(b)(2) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
12 USC I7i5e. 
"exceeded by not to exceed 90 per centum in such an area" the 
following: ": Provided further. That the foregoing maximum mort-
gage amounts may be increased by the amount of the mortgage 
insurance premium paid at the time the mortgage is insured". 
(d) Section 221(d) of such Act is amended by— 
12 USC 1715/. 
(1) inserting after "in any geographical area where he finds 
that cost levels so require" in paragraph (2)(A) the following: 
": Provided further. That the foregoing maximum mortgage 
amounts may be increased by the amount of the mortgage 
insurance premium paid at the time the mortgage is insured"; 
(2) inserting after "of its acquisition cost" in paragraph 
(2)(B)(i)(2) the following: "(excluding the mortgage insurance 
premium paid at the time the mortgage is insured)"; and 
(3) striking out "mortgage insurance premium," in paragraph 
(2)(BXi)(2). 
(e) Section 234(c) of such Act is amended by inserting after "one- 12 USC I7l5y. 
family house price in the area, as determined by the Secretary" in 
clause (A) of the third sentence thereof the following: ": Provided, 
That the foregoing maximum mortgage amounts may be increased 
96 STAT. 790 
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12 u s e 1715z. 
12 u s e 1709 
note. 
by the amount of the mortgage insurance premium paid at the time 
the mortgage is insured". 
(f) Section 235(i) of such Act is amended by— 
(1) inserting after "respectively" in paragraph (3)(B) the fol-
lowing: ": Provided, That the foregoing maximum mortgage 
amounts may be increased by the amount of the mortgage 
insurance premium paid at the time the mortgage is insured"; 
(2) inserting after "respectively" in paragraph (3)(C) the fol-
lowing: ": Provided, That the foregoing maximum mortgage 
amounts may be increased by the amount of the mortgage 
insurance premium paid at the time the mortgage is insured"; 
(3) inserting after "so require)" in paragraph (3XD) the follow-
ing: ": Provided, 
That the foregoing maximum mortgage 
amounts may be increased by the amount of the mortgage 
insurance premium paid at the time the mortgage is insured"; 
and 
(4) inserting after "acquisition" in paragraph (3)(E) the follow-
ing: "(excluding the mortgage insurance premium paid at the 
time the mortgage is insured)". 
(g) The amendments made by this section, other than by subsec-
tion Qa), may be implemented only if the Secretary determines that 
the program of advance payment of insurance premiums, with 
specific regard to the effect of the provisions authorized by the 
amendments made by this section, is actuarially sound. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
BUREAU OF THE MINT 
SEC. 202. The last sentence of section 3552 of the Revised Statutes 
(31 U.S.C. 369) is amended to read as follows: "There are authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 1983 not to exceed $50,165,000 for 
all expenditures (salaries and expenses) of the mints and assay 
offices not herein otherwise provided for.". 
TITLE III—CIVIL SERVICE PROGRAMS AND GOVERNMENT 
OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Civil Service Programs 
COST-OF-UVING ADJUSTMENTS DURING FISCAL YEARS 1983, 1984, AND 
1985 
5 use 8340 note. 
SEC. 301. (aXD Except as provided in paragraph (3), the cost-of-
living increase under any Government retirement system in annu-
ity or retired or retainer pay of any early retiree taking effect in 
each of fiscal years 1983,1984, and 1985, shall be equal to one-half of 
the assumed increase in the price index for that year. 
(2) For purposes of this subsection, an individucd shall be consid-
ered to be an early retiree i
f
— 
(A) the individual is under the age of 62 years as of the 
effective date of the cost-of-living increase involved (determined 
without regard to subsection G))); 
(B) the annuity or retired or retainer pay of the individual is 
not computed in whole or in part based on any disability of the 
individual; and 
(C) the annuity or retired or retainer pay of the individual is 
based upon the Government service of the individual. 
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96 STAT. 791 
(3) If the percentage increase in the price index for fiscal year 
1983, 1984, or 1985 (as determined by the Office of Personnel Man-
agement on the basis of the calendar year ending in such year) 
exceeds the assumed increase in the price index for that year, then 
the increase in the annuity or retired or retainer pay of an early 
retiree under paragraph (1) taking effect in that fiscal year shall be 
equal to— 
(A) one-half of the Eussumed increase in the price index for 
that year, plus 
(B) the amount by which the percentage increase in the price 
index exceeds the assumed price index increase. 
(4) As used in this subsection— 
Definitions. 
(A) the term "price index" has the meaning given such term 
in section 8331(15) of title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) the term "assumed increase in the price index" means— 
(i) 6.6 percent, in the case of fiscal year 1983, 
(ii) 7.2 percent, in the case of fiscal year 1984, and 
(iii) 6.6 percent, in the case of fiscal year 1985. 
(5) The amount of any survivor annuity which is based on the 
service of any early retiree subject to this subsection shall be 
computed as if this subsection had not been enacted. 
(bXD Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any cost-of- 
5 USC 8340 note. 
living increase under a Government retirement system shall not 
take effect until— 
(A) the first day of the first calendar month after the date 
such increase would otherwise take effect, in the case of 
increases taking effect during fiscal year 1983; 
(B) the first day of the second calendar month after the date 
such increase would otherwise take effect, in the case of 
increases taking effect during fiscal year 1984; and 
(C) the first day of the third calendar month after the date 
such increase would otherwise take effect, in the case of 
increases taking effect during fiscal year 1985. 
(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the 
eligibility for any increase in annuity or retired or retainer pay or 
the amount of the first increase in annuity or retired or retainer pay 
under section 8340 (b) or (c) of title 5, United States Code, or 
comparable provisions of law. 
(c) For purposes of this section, the term "cost-of-living increase 
under a Government retirement system" means any increase 
under— 
(1) section 8340(b) of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) section 826 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980; 
(3) the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1964 for Certain 
Employees (50 U.S.C. 403 note); 
(4) section 1401a(b) of title 10, United States Code; or 
(5) any other adjustment of any annuity under a retirement 
system for Government officers or employees which the Presi-
dent determines, by Executive order, is based on adjustments 
under any of the provisions referred to in the preceding para-
graphs. 
(dXD In the case of any member or former member of a uniformed 
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service who, during any period in fiscal year 1983, 1984, or 1985, is 
receiving retired or retainer pay and holds a civilian position, there 
shall be deducted from the pay for such position an amount equal to 
the amount of any increase in such individual's retired or retainer 
pay pursuant to section 1401a(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
Definition. 
5 u s e 8340 note. 
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"Uniformed 
service." 
"Civilian 
position." 
Prec. title 1 USC. 
which takes effect during any of such fiscal years in which he holds 
such a civilian position and which is allocable to the period of actual 
employment in such civilian position. The amounts so deducted 
shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury of the 
United States. 
(2) For the purpose of this subsection— 
(A) the term "uniformed service" has the meaning given that 
term by section 2101 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) the term "civilian position" means a position, as defined in 
section 5531(2) of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) This subsection shall not apply to reduce the salary of any 
person whose compensation may not, under section 1 of article III of 
the Constitution of the United States, be diminished during such 
individual's continuance in office. 
(4) The reduction in pay required by this subsection does not apply 
to a member or former member of a uniformed service receiving 
retired or retainer pay whose retired or retainer pay is computed, in 
whole or in part, based on disability— 
(A) resulting from injury or disease received in line of duty as 
a direct result of armed conflict; or 
(B) caused by an instrumentality of war and incurred in line 
of duty during a period of war as defined by sections 101 and 301 
of title 38, United States Code. 
DISABIUTY RETIREMENT 
SEC. 302. (a) Section 8337 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking out "1 year" in the second sentence of subsec-
tion (d) and inserting in lieu thereof "180 days"; 
(2) by striking out "each of 2 succeeding calendar years" in 
the third sentence of subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof 
"any calendar year"; and 
'Technician." 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(h)(1) As used in this subsection, the term 'technician' means an 
individual employed under section 709(a) of title 32 who, as a 
condition of the employment, is required under section 709(b) of such 
title to be a member of the National Guard and to hold a specified 
military grade. 
"(2XA) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, 
an individual shall be retired under this section if the individual— 
"(i) is separated from emplojrment as a technician under 
section 709(eXl) of title 32 by reason of a disability that disquali-
fies the individual from membership in the National Guard or 
from holding the military grade required for such employment; 
"(ii) is not considered to be disabled under the second sentence 
of subsection (a) of this section; 
"(iii) is not appointed to a position in the Government 
(whether under paragraph (3) of this subsection or otherwise); 
and 
"(iv) has not declined an offer of an appointment to a position 
in the Government under paragraph (3) of this subsection. 
"(B) Pajnnent of any annuity for an individual pursuant to this 
subsection terminates— 
"(i) on the date the individual is appointed to a position in the 
Government (whether pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsec-
tion or otherwise); 
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96 STAT. 793 
"(ii) on the date the individual declines an offer of appoint-
ment to a position in the Government under paragraph (3); or 
"(iii) as provided under subsection (d). 
"(3) Any individual applying for or receiving any annuity pur-
suant to this subsection shall, in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Office, be considered by any agency of the Govern-
ment before any vacant position in the agency is filled if— 
"(A) the position is located within the commuting area of the 
individual's former position; 
"(B) the individual is qualified to serve in such position, as 
determined by the head of the agency; and 
"(C) the position is at the same grade or equivalent level as 
the position from which the individual was separated under 
section 709(e)(1) of title 32.". 
(b) Section 8347(m) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (1); 
(2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
inserting a semicolon in lieu thereof; and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: 
"(3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the 
Secretary's designee shall provide information contained in the 
records of the Social Security Administration; and 
"(4) the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary's designee shall 
provide information on benefits paid under subchapter I of 
chapter 81 of this title.". 
5 USC 8101. 
(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the amend- Effective dates. 
ments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect October 1, 5 USC 8337 note. 
1982, and shall apply with respect to individuals retiring on or after 
such date. 
(2) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(a) shall take effect with respect to income earned after December 
31,1982. 
(3) Subsection (h) of section 8337 of title 5, United States Code (as 
added by subsection (a)) shall apply to any technician (as defined in 
paragraph (1) of such subsection (h)) who separated from employ-
ment as a technician on or after December 31, 1979, and before 
October 1, 1982, if application therefor is made to the Office of 
Personnel Management within 12 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. Any annuity resulting from such application 
shall commence as of the day after the date such application is 
received by the Office. 
INTEREST RATES, DEPOSITS, REFUNDS, AND REDEPOSITS 
SEC. 303. (a)(1) Section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(e)(1) Interest under subsection (c), (d), or (j) of this section is 
computed in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsec-
tion and regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment. 
"(2) Interest accrues annually on the outstanding portion of any 
amount that may be deposited under subsection (c), (d), or 0) of this 
section, and is compounded annually, until the portion is deposited. 
Such interest is computed from the mid-point of each service period 
included in the computation, or from the date refund was paid. The 
deposit may be made in one or more installments. Interest may not 
96 STAT. 794 
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5 use 8334. 
Lump-sum 
credit. 
be charged for a period of separation from the service which began 
before October 1,1956. 
"(3) The rate of interest is 4 percent a year through December 31, 
1947, and 3 percent a year beginning January 1, 1948, through 
December 31, 1984. Thereafter, the rate of interest for any calendar 
year shall be equal to the overall average yield to the Fund during 
the preceding calendar year from all obligations purchased by the 
Secretary of the Treasury during such calendar year under section 
5 use 8348. 
8348 (c), (d), and (e) of this title, as determined by the Secretary.". 
(2) The second sentence of section 8343(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after "at 3 percent a year" the 
following: "through December 31, 1984, and thereafter at the rate 
Ante, p. 793. 
computed under section 8334(e) of this title,". 
(b) Section 8339(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(i) For the purposes of subsections (a)-(h) and (n) of this section, 
the total service of any employee or Member shall not include any 
period of civilian service after July 31, 1920, for which retirement 
deductions or deposits have not been made under section 8334(a) of 
this title unless— 
"(1) the employee or Member makes a deposit for such period 
as provided in section 8334(c) or (d) of this title; or 
"(2) no deposit is required for such service, as provided under 
section 8334(g) of this title or under any statute.". 
(c) Section 8342(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(a) An employee or Member who— 
"(IXA) is separated from the service for at least thirty-one 
consecutive days; or 
"(B) is transferred to a position in which he is not subject to 
this subchapter and remains in such position for at least thirty-
one consecutive days; 
"(2) files an application with the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment for payment of the lump-sum credit; 
"(3) is not reemployed in a position in which he is subject to 
this subchapter at the time he files the application; and 
"(4) will not become eligible to receive an annuity within 
thirty-one days after filing the application, 
is entitled to be paid the lump-sum credit. The receipt of the 
payment of the lump-sum credit by the employee or Member voids 
all annuity rights under this subchapter based on the service on 
which the lump-sum credit is based, until the employee or Member 
is reemployed in the service subject to this subchapter.". 
5 use 8334 note. 
(dXD The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply 
with respect to deposits for service performed on or after October 1, 
1982, and with respect to refunds made on or after such date. The 
provisions of section 8334 and section 8339(i) of title 5, United States 
Code, as in effect the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, shall continue to apply with respect to periods of service and 
refunds occurring on or before September 30,1982. 
Effective date. 
(2) The amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect Octo-
5 use 8342 note, ber 1,1982. 
PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 
96 STAT. 795 
BOUNDING DOWN OF CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITIES 
SEC. 304. (a) The first sentence of section 8340(e) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out "fixed at the nearest" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "rounded to the next lowest". 
(b) Section 8345(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "fixed at the nearest" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"rounded to the next lowest". 
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply 5 use 8340 note. 
with respect to any annuity commencing on or after October 1,1982, 
and with respect to any adjustment or redetermination of any 
annuity made on or after such date. 
LATER COMMENCEMENT DATE FOR CERTAIN ANNUITIES 
SEC. 305. (a) Section 8345(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(b)(1) Except as otherwise provided— 
"(A) an annuity of an employee or Member commences on the 
first dav of the month after— 
(i) separation from the service; or 
"(ii) pay ceases and the service and age requirements for 
title to annuity are met; and 
"(B) any other annuity payable from the Fund commences on 
the first day of the month after the occurrence of the event on 
which payment thereof is based. 
"(2) The annuity of— 
"(A) an employee involuntarily separated from service, except 
by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency; 
and 
"(B) an employee or Member retiring under section 8337 of 
this title due to a disability; 
5 USC 8337. 
shall commence on the day after separation from the service or the 
day after pay ceases and the service and age or disability require-
ments for title to annuity are met.". 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to annu- 5 USC 8345 note, 
ities which commence on or after October 1,1982. 
CREDITABLE SERVICE BASED ON MILITARY SERVICE 
SEC. 306. (a) Section 8331(8)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after "service" a comma and "including any 
amounts deposited under section 8334(j) of this title". 
(b) Section 8332(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(cXD Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection and 
subsection (d) of this section— 
"(A) the service of an individual who first becomes an 
employee or Member before October 1,1982, shall include credit 
for each month of military service performed before the date of 
the separation on which the entitlement to an annuity under 
this subchapter is based, subject to section 8332(j) of this title; 
and 
"(B) the service of an individual who first becomes an 
employee or Member on or after October 1, 1982, shall include 
credit for each month of military service (performed before the 
date of the separation on which the entitlement to an annuity 
96 STAT. 796 
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Infra. 
10 u s e 1331 et 
Ante, p. 795. 
Deposit. 
Payment 
remittance. 
under this subchapter is based) only if a deposit with interest, if 
any, is made with respect to that month, as provided in section 
83340) of this title. 
"(2) If an employee or Member is awarded retired pay based on 
any period of military service, the service of the employee or 
Member may not include credit for such period of military service 
unless the retired pay is awarded— 
"(A) based on a service-connected disability— 
"(i) incurred in combat with an enemy of the United 
States; or 
"(ii) caused by an instrumentality of war and incurred in 
line of duty during a period of war as defined by section 301 
oftitle38;or 
''(B) under chapter 67 of title 10.". 
(c) Subsection (j) of section 8332 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)" after "(j)"; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection relating to 
credit for military service shall not apply to— 
"(A) any month of military service of an employee or Member 
with respect to which the employee or Member has made a 
deposit with interest, if any, under section 8334(j) of this title; or 
(B) the service of any employee or Member described in 
section 8332(cKlXB) of this title.". 
(d) Section 8334 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(jXD Each employee or Member who has performed military 
service before the date of the separation on which the entitlement to 
any annuity under this subchapter is based may pay, in accordance 
with such regulations as the Office shall issue within 90 days after 
the effective date of this subsection, to the agency by which the 
employee is employed or, in the ceise of a Member or a Congressional 
employee, to the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives, as appropriate, an amount equal to 7 percent of the 
amount of the basic pay paid under section 204 of title 37 to the 
employee or Member for each month of military service after 
December 1956, as certified to the agency, the Secretary of the 
Senate, or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, 
by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, the 
Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, as appropriate, upon the employee's or Member's request. 
"(2) Any deposit made under paragraph (1) of this subsection more 
than two years after the later o
f
— 
"(A) October 1,1982; or 
"(B) the date on which the employee or Member making the 
deposit first becomes an employee or Member, 
shall include interest on such amount computed and compounded 
annually beginning on the date of the expiration of the two-year 
period. The interest rate that is applicable in computing interest in 
any year under this paragraph shall be equal to the interest rate 
that is applicable for such year under subsection (e) of this section. 
"(3) Any payment received by an agency, the Secretary of the 
Senate, or the Clerk of the House of Representatives under thig 
subsection shall be immediately remitted to the Office for deposit in 
the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Fund. 
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96 STAT. 797 
"(4) The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, 
the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, as appropriate, shall furnish such information to the Office 
as the Office may determine to be necessary for the administration 
of this subsection.". 
(e) Section 8334(g)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after "military service" the following: ", except to the 
extent provided under section 8332(c) or section 83340') of this title". 
5 USC 8332; 
(f) Section 8348(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
Ante, p. 796. 
striking out the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting 
in lieu thereof a comma and "less an amount determined by the 
Office to be appropriate to reflect the value of the deposits made to 
the credit of the Fund under section 8334(j) of this title.". 
(g) The amendments made by this section shall take effect October 
Effective date. 
1, 1982. 
5 u s e 8331 note. 
RECOMPUTATION AT AGE 62 OP CREDIT FOR MIUTARY SERVICE OF 
CURRENT ANNUITANTS 
SEC. 307. (a) The provisions of section 8332(j) of title 5, United 
5 use 8332 note. 
States Code, relating to credit for military service, shall not apply 
with respect to any individual who is entitled to an annuity under 
subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, on or 
^ use 8331. 
before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) Subject to subsection (b), in any case in which an individual 
described in subsection (a) is also entitled to old-age insurance 
benefits under section 202(a) of the Social Security Act (or would be 
42 use 402. 
entitled to such benefits upon filing application therefor), the 
amount of the annuity to which such individual is entitled under 
subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, (after 
taking into account subsection (a)) which is payable for any month 
shall be reduced by an amount determined by multiplying the 
amount of such old-age insurance benefit for the determination 
month by a fraction— 
(1) the numerator of which is the total of the wages (within 
the meaning of section 209 of the Social Security Act) for service 
42 use 409. 
referred to in section 210(1) of such Act (relating to service in 
42 use 410. 
the uniformed services) and deemed additional wages (within 
42 use 429. 
the meaning of section 229 of such Act) of such individual 
credited for years after 1956 and before the calendar year in 
which the determination month occurs, up to the contribution 
and benefit base determined under section 230 of the Social 
Security Act (or other applicable maximum annual amount 
42 use 430. 
referred to in section 215(eXl) of such Act) for each such year, 
42 use 415. 
and 
(2) the denominator of which is the total of all wages and 
deemed additional wages described in paragraph (1) of this 
subsection plus all other wages (within the meaning of section 
209 of such Act) and all self-employment income (within the 
42 USC 409. 
meaning of section 211(b) of such Act) of such individual cred- 
42 USe 411. 
ited for years after 1936 and before the calendar year in which 
the determination month occurs, up to the contribution and 
benefit base (or such other amount referred to in such section 
215(eXl)) for each such year. 
42 USC 415. 
(c) Subsection (b) shall not reduce the annuity of any individual 
below the amount of the annuity which would be payable under this 
subchapter to the individual for the determination month if section 
96 STAT. 798 
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"Determination 
month." 
42 use 402. 
Effective date. 
5 use 8331. 
8332(j) of title 5, United States Code, applied to the individual for 
such month. 
(d) For purposes of this section, the term "determination month" 
means— 
(1) the first month the individual described in subsection (a) is 
entitled to old-age insurance benefits under section 202(a) of the 
Social Security Act (or would be entitled to such benefits upon 
filing application therefor); or 
(2) October 1982, in the case of any individual so entitled to 
such benefits for such month. 
(e) The preceding provisions of this section shall take effect with 
respect to any annuity payment payable under subchapter III of 
chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, for calendar months 
beginning after September 30,1982. 
(f) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall furnish 
such information to the Office of Personnel Management as may be 
necessary to carry out the preceding provisions of this section. 
5 use 5361. 
Nonentitlement 
of annuity. 
Effective date. 
5 use 8336 note. 
IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT 
SEC. 308. (a) Subsection (d) of section 8336 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"(d) An employee who— 
"(1) is separated from the service involuntarily, except by 
removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency; or 
"(2) while serving in a geographic area designated by the 
Office of Personnel Management, is separated from the service 
voluntarily during a period in which the Office determines 
that— 
"(A) the agency in which the employee is serving is 
undergoing a major reorganization, a major reduction in 
force, or a major transfer of function; and 
"(B) a significant percent of the employees serving in such 
agency will be separated or subject to an immediate reduc-
tion in the rate of basic pay (without regard to subchapter 
VI of chapter 53 of this title or comparable provisions); 
after completing 25 years of service or after becoming 50 years of 
age and completing 20 years of service is entitled to an annuity. 
Notwithstanding the first sentence of this subsection, an employee 
described in paragraph (1) of this subsection is not entitled to an 
annuity under this subsection if the employee has declined a reason-
able offer of another position in the employee's agency for which the 
employee is qualified, which is not lower than 2 grades (or pay 
levels) below the employee's grade (or pay level), and which is within 
the employee's commuting area.". 
O
E
>
) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
October 1,1982. 
GENERAL UMITATION ON COST-OP-UVING ADJUSTMENT FOR ANNUITIES 
SEC. 309. (a) Section 8340 of title 5, United States CJode, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(gXD An annuity shall not be increased by reason of any adjust-
ment under this section to an amount which exceeds the greater 
o
f
— 
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96 STAT. 799 
"(A) the maximum pay payable for GS-15 30 days before the 
effective date of the adjustment under this section; or 
"(B) the final pay (or average pay, if higher) of the employee 
or Member with respect to whom the annuity is paid, increased 
by the overall annual average percentage adjustments (com-
pounded) in rates of pay of the General Schedule under sub-
chapter I of chapter 53 of this title during the period— 
5 USC 5301. 
"(i) beginning on the date the annuity commenced (or, in 
the case of a survivor of the retired employee or Member, 
the date the employee's or Member's annuity commenced), 
and 
"(ii) ending on the effective date of the adjustment under 
this section. 
"(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, 'pay' 
"Pay." 
means the rate of salary or basic pay as payable under any provision 
of law, including any provision of law limiting the expenditure of 
appropriated funds.". 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall not 
5 USC 8340 note. 
cause any annuity to be reduced below the rate that is payable on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, but shall apply to any 
adjustment occurring on or after such date of enactment under 
section 8340 of title 5, United States Code, to any annuity payable 
from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, whether 
such annuity has a commencing date before, on, or after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PAY ADJUSTMENTS 
SEC. 310. (aXD Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if— 
5 USC 5305 note. 
(A) before September 1, 1982, the President transmits to the 
Congress pursuant to section 5305(cXl) of title 5, United States 
Code, an alternative plan which provides for an overall percent-
age pay adjustment which is less than 4 percent, and 
(B) the alternative plan referred to in subparagraph (A) is 
disapproved pursuant to such section 5305, 
the rates of pay under the General Schedule and the rates of pay 
under the other statutory pay systems shall be increased under the 
provisions of such section 5305 by 4 percent in the case of fiscal year 
1983. 
(2) Each increase in a pay rate or schedule which takes effect 
Effective date. 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
be of the same percentage, and shall take effect on the first day of 
the first applicable pay period commencing on or after October 1 of 
such fiscal year. 
(bXD Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with 
5 USC 5504 note. 
respect to fiscal years 1984 and 1985, and applicable in the case of an 
employee under the General Schedule, any hourly rate derived 
under section 5504(bXl) of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
derived by dividing the annual rate of basic pay by 2,087. 
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in determining basic pay for 
purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
5 use 8331. 
(3) The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe regula-
tions necessary for the administration of this subsection insofar as 
this subsection affects employees in or under an Executive agency. 
96 STAT. 800 
PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 
SUBTITLE B—LIMITATION ON TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES 
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES FOR VACATION LEAVE 
SEC. 351. (a) Section 5728 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting a comma and "Alaska, and Hawaii" after "continental 
United States" each place it occurs in subsections (a) and db). 
(b) Such section is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection G)) the following new subsec-
tion: 
"(cXD Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, an 
agency may pay, subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the 
expenses described in paragraph (2) of this subsection in any case in 
which the head of the agency determines that the pa3rment of such 
expenses is necessary for the purpose of recruiting or retaining an 
employee for service of a tour of duty at a post of duty in Alaska or 
Hawaii. 
"(2) The expenses payable under paragraph (1) of this subsection 
are the expenses of round-trip travel of an employee, and the 
transportation of his immediate family, but not household goods, 
from his post of duty in Alaska or Hawaii to the place of his actusd 
residence at the time of appointment or trsinsfer to the post of duty, 
incurred after he has satisfactorily completed an agreed period of 
service in Alaska or Hawaii and in returning to his actual place of 
residence to take leave before serving another tour of duty at the 
same or another post of duty in Alaska or Hawaii under a new 
written agreement made before departing from the post of duty. 
"(3) The payment of expenses of any employee and the transporta-
tion of his family under paragraph (1) of this subsection is limited to 
the expenses of travel and transportation incurred for not more 
than two round trips commenced within 5 years after the date the 
employee first commences any period of consecutive tours of duty in 
Alaska or Hawaii.". 
(c) Notwithstanding section 5728(cX3) of title 5, United States Code 
(as added by subsection Ot)X2) of this section), the agency shall pay 
under section 5728(cXl) of such title (as added by subsection (bX2) of 
this section) the expenses of one round-trip of travel of an employee 
who has served on consecutive tours of duty at posts of duty in 
Alaska or Hawaii for a period beginning at least five years before 
the date of enactment of this Act and including such date and the 
expenses of transportation of such employee's immediate family on 
one round-trip. 
(d) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect with 
respect to expenses incurred after the date of enactment of this Act 
for round-trip travel (commenced after such date) of an employee or 
transportation of his immediate family from his post of duty to the 
place of his actual residence at the time of appointment or transfer 
to the post of duty. 
(e) For the purposes of subsections (c) and (d), the term "employee" 
shsdl have the same meaning as provided in section 5721(2) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
5 u s e 5728 note. 
Effective date. 
5 u s e 5728 note. 
"Employee." 
5 u s e 5728 note. 
PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 
96 STAT. 801 
Subtitle C—Cost-of-Living Adjustments 
UNIFORMED SERVICES 
SEC. 361. For cost savings achieved through a limitation on the 
amount of the annual adjustment of retired and retainer pay of 
members and former members of the uniformed services, in satisfac-
tion of the reconciliation requirements of section 2(bX2), section 
2(c)(2), and section 2(cX4) of the first concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 1983, see section 301 of this Act and section 
Ante, p. 790. 
1401a(b) of title 10, United States Code. 
COAST GUARD 
SEC. 362. For cost savings achieved through a limitation on the 
amount of the annual adjustment of retired and retainer pay of 
members and former members of the uniformed services, in satisfac-
tion of the reconciliation requirements of section 2(bX4) and section 
2(cX6) of the first concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
1983, see section 301 of this Act and section 1401a(b) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
FOREIGN SERVICE 
SEC. 363. For cost savings achieved through a limitation on the 
amount of the annual adjustment of the annuity payable from the 
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, in satisfaction of 
the reconciliation requirements of section 2(bX5) and section 2(cX5) 
of the first concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1983, 
see section 301 of this Act and sections 826 and 827 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980. 
22 USC 4066, 
4067. 
TITLE IV—VETERANS' BENEFITS 
COMMENCEMENT OF CERTAIN PERIODS OF PAYMENT 
SEC. 401. (aXD Chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 3010 the following new section: 
"§ 3011. Commencement of period of payment 
38 use soil. 
"(a) Notwithstanding section 3010 of this title or any other provi- 38 USC 3010. 
sion of law and except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, 
payment of monetary benefits based on an award or an increased 
award of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, 
or pension may not be made to an individual for any period before 
the first day of the calendar month following the month in which 
the award or increased award became effective as provided under 
section 3010 of this title or such other provision of law. 
"(bXD Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, 
during the period between the effective date of an award or 
increased award as provided under section 3010 of this title or other 
provision of law and the commencement of the period of payment 
based on such award as provided under subsection (a) of this section, 
an individual entitled to receive monetary benefits shall be deemed 
to be in receipt of such benefits for the purpose of all laws adminis-
tered by the Veterans' Administration. 
96 STAT. 802 
PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 
Waiver. 
38 u s e 3105. 
38 u s e 3110. 
"Award or 
increased 
award." 
Effective date. 
38 u s e 3011 
note. 
"(2) If any person who is in receipt of retired or retirement pay 
would also be eligible to receive compensation or pension upon the 
filing of a waiver of such pay in accordance with section 3105 of this 
title, such waiver shall not become effective until the first day of the 
month following the month in which such waiver is filed, and 
nothing in this section shall prohibit the receipt of retired or 
retirement pay for any period before such effective date. 
"(c) This section shall apply to payments made pursuant to section 
3110 of this title only if the monthly amount of dependency and 
indemnity compensation or pension payable to the surviving spouse 
is greater than the amount of compensation or pension the veteran 
would have received, but for such veteran's death, for the month in 
which such veteran's death occurred. 
"(d) For the purposes of this section, the term 'award or increased 
award' means— 
"(1) an original or reopened award; or 
"(2) an award that is increased because of an added depend-
ent, increase in disability or disability rating, or reduction in 
income.". 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3010 the 
following new item: 
"3011. Commencement of period of payment.". 
(b) Section 3011 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), shall apply to awards and increased awards the 
effective dates of which are after September 30,1982. 
38 u s e 3012 
note. 
ADVANCEMENT OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN REDUCTIONS OF 
COMPENSATION AND PENSION 
SEC. 402. (a) Section 3012(bX2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "calendar year" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "month". 
Ot)) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to any marriage, annulment, divorce, or death that occurs 
after September 30,1982. 
38 u s e 3023. 
38 u s e 521, 541, 
542. 
38 u s e 521 note. 
38 u s e 3023 
note. 
ROUNDING DOWN OF PENSION TO NEAREST DOLLAR 
SEC. 403. (aXD Chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
"§ 3023. Rounding down of pension rates 
"The monthly or other periodic rate of pension payable to an 
individual under section 521, 541, or 542 of this title or under section 
306(a) of the Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act of 
1978 (Public Law 95-588), if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded 
down to the nearest dollar.". 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
"3023. Rounding down of pension rates.". 
Ot)) The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect 
to amounts payable for periods beginning after May 31,1983. 
PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 
96 STAT. 803 
ROUNDING RULE FOR CERTAIN RATES OF COMPENSATION 
SEC. 404. (a) Section 314(p) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting "down" after "rounded". 
(b) The second sentence of section 315(2) of such title is amended 
38 USC 315. 
to read as follows: "The amounts payable under this paragraph, if 
not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded down to the nearest dollar.". 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on Effective date. 
October 1, 1982. 
38 USC 314 note. 
ROUNDING DOWN OF FISCAL YEAR 1 9 8 3 COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING 
INCREASE 
SEC. 405. (a) In contemplation of the enactment, after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, of legislation providing for cost-of-living 
increases to be effective on October 1, 1982, in the rates of disability 
compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under 
chapters 11 and 13, respectively, of title 38, United States Code, and 
the rounding down of the amounts so provided to the nearest dollar 
and the realigning of the amounts of disability compensation paid 
on account of dependents, the adjustments made by this section in 
the current rates under such chapters are enacted, effective Janu-
ary 1, 1983, with the intent that they be superseded by the rounded 
and realigned increased rates to be provided for in such legislation. 
(b) Section 314 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking out "$58" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$57"; 
(2) by striking out "$162" in subsection (c) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$161"; 
(3) by striking out "$413" in subsection (f) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$412"; 
(4) by striking out "$604" in subsection (h) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$603"; 
(5) by striking out "$62", "$1,403", "$62", and "$1,966" in 
subsection (k) and inserting in lieu thereof "$61", "$1,402", 
"$61", and "$1,965", respectively; 
(6) by striking out "$1,403" in subsection (1) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$1,402"; 
(7) by striking out "$1,547" in subsection (m) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$1,546"; 
(8) by striking out "$1,758" in subsection (n) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$1,757"; 
(9) by striking out "$1,966" each place it appears in subsec-
tions (o) and (p) and inserting in lieu thereof in each such place 
"$1,965"; 
(10) by striking out "$844" and "$1,257" in subsection (r) and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$843" and "$1,256", respectively; 
(11) by striking out "$1,264" in subsection (s) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$1,263"; and 
(12) by striking out "$244" in subsection (t) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$243". 
(c) Section 315 of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking out "$116" in clause (1)(B) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$115"; 
(2) by striking out "$38" in clause (1)(D) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$37"; and 
38 USC 314 note. 
38 USC 301 et 
seq., 401 et seq. 
95 Stat. 1026. 
95 Stat. 1027. 
38 USC 315. 
96 STAT. 804 
PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 
(3) by striking out "$38" in clause (1)(G) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$37". 
95 Stat. 1027. 
(d) Section 362 of such title is amended by striking out "$305" and 
38 use 362. 
inserting in lieu thereof "$304". 
95 Stat. 1028. 
(e)(1) Subsection (a) of section 411 of such title is amended to read 
38 use 411. 
as follows: 
"(a) Dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to a 
surviving spouse, based on the pay grade of the person upon whose 
death entitlement is predicated, at monthly rates set forth in the 
following table: 
Monthly 
Monthly 
"Pay grade 
rate 
"Pay grade 
rate 
E-1 
$414 
W-4 
$594 
E-2 
$427 
0-1 
$524 
E-3 
$438 
0-2 
$541 
E-4 
$466 
0-3 
$579 
E-5 
$479 
0-4 
$612 
E-6 
$490 
0-5 
$675 
E-7 
$514 
0-6 
$760 
E-8 
$541 
0-7 
$823 
E-9 
1 $566 
0-8 
$902 
W-1 
$524 
0-9 
$969 
W-2 
$545 
O-IO 
2 $1,060 
W-3 
$561 
* If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior enlisted advisor of the Navy, 
chief master sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief 
petty officer of the C!oast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of this title, 
the surviving spouse's rate shall be $609. 
* If the veteran served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, 
Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or Commandant of the Marine Corps, 
at the applicable time designated by section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be 
$1,137.". 
(2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking out "$48" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$47". 
(3) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking out "$125" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$124". 
(4) Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking out "$62" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$61". 
95 Stat. 1029. 
(f) Section 413 of such title is amended— 
38 use 413. 
(1) by striking out "$210" in clause (1) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$209"; 
(2) by striking out "$301" in clause (2) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$300"; 
(3) by striking out "$389" in clause (3) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$388"; and 
(4) by striking out "$389" and "$79" in clause (4) and inserting 
in lieu thereof "$388" and "$78", respectively. 
95 Stat. 1029. 
(g) Section 414 of such title is amended— 
38 use 414. 
(1) by striking out "$125" in subsection (a) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$124"; 
(2) by striking out "$210" in subsection (b) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$209"; and 
(3) by striking out "$107" in subsection (c) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$106". 
Effective date. 
(h) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on 
38 use 314 note. January 1,1983. 
PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 
96 STAT. 805 
FEE FOR HOME LOANS 
SEC. 406. (aXD Subchapter III of chapter 37 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
"§ 1829. Loan fee 
38 use 1829. 
"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a fee shall 
be collected from each veteran obtaining a housing loan guaranteed, 
made, or insured under this chapter, and no such loan may be 
guaranteed, made, or insured under this chapter until the fee 
payable with respect to such loan has been remitted to the Adminis-
trator. The amount of the fee shall be one-half of one percent of the 
total loan amount. The amount of the fee may be included in the 
loan to the veteran and paid from the proceeds thereof. 
"0)) A fee may not be collected under this section from a veteran 
who is receiving compensation (or who but for the receipt of retire-
ment pay would be entitled to receive compensation) or from a 
surviving spouse described in section 18010t)X2) of this title. 
95 Stat. 1059. 
"(c) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the 
38 use 1801. 
Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. 
"(d) A fee may not be collected under this section with respect to 
any loan closed after September 30,1985.". 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1828 the 
following new item: 
"1829. Loan fee.". 
(b) Section 1829 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
38 use 1829 
subsection (a), shall apply only to loans closed after September 30, 
1982. 
note. 
47 u s e 154 note. 
TITLE V—COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SEC. 501. (a) Upon expiration of the term of office as a member of Term expiration; 
the Federal Communications Commission, which is prescribed by °F^??, 
law to occur on June 30, 1982, any member appointed to fill such 
J;°TQr.°;^": 
office after such date shall be appointed for a term which ends on 
June 30, 1983, and such office shall be abolished on July 1, 1983. 
Upon expiration of the term of office as a member of such Commis-
sion, which— 
(1) is prescribed by law; 
(2) is in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act; 
and 
(3) is to occur on June 30,1983; 
no person shall be appointed to fill such office after such date, and 
such office shall be abolished on July 1,1983. 
(bXD Section 4(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
154(a)) is amended by striking out "seven" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "five". 
(2) The last sentence of section 4(b) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 154(b)) is amended to read as follows: "The maximum 
number of commissioners who may be members of the same political 
party shall be a number equal to the least number of commissioners 
96 STAT. 806 
PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 
Effective date. 
47 use 154 note. 
which constitutes a m^'ority of the full membership of the Commis-
sion.". 
(3) Section 4(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
154(h)) is amended by striking out "Four" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Three". 
(4) The amendments made in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this 
subsection shall take effect on July 1,1983. 
Office 
abolishment. 
49 u s e 10301 
note. 
Term expiration; 
office 
abolishment. 
49 use 10301 
note. 
49 use 10301 
note. 
49 use 10301 
note. 
Term expiration. 
49 use 10301 
note. 
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION 
SEC. 502. (a) Effective January 1, 1983, each office within the 
Interstate Commerce Commission provided in section 10301(b) of 
title 49, United States Code (except one of the two offices prescribed 
by law to expire on December 31,1984), which was vacant on July 1, 
1982 is abolished. 
(b)'Effective January 1, 1983, section 10301(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amend^ (1) by striking out "11" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "7", and (2) by striMng out "6 members" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "4 members". 
(c) Upon the expiration of the term of office as a member of the 
Interstate Commerce Commission which is prescribed by law to 
expire on December 31,1982, any person appointed to fill such office 
after such date shall be appointed for a term of office which ends on 
December 31, 1985, and such office shall be abolished immediately 
after the expiration of that date. 
(d) Upon the expiration of the term of office as a member of the 
Interstate Commerce Commission which is prescribed by law to 
expire on December 31,1983, any person appointed to fill such office 
after such date shall be appointed for a term of office which ends on 
December 31, 1985, and such office shall be abolished immediately 
after the expiration of that date. 
(e) Effective January 1, 1986, section 10301(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended (1) by striking out "7" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "5", and (2) by strikhig out "4 members" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "3 members". 
(f) Nothing in subsection (c) or (d) of this section shall be construed 
as prohibiting the reappointment of any person serving in such 
office in terms expiring on December 31,1982, or December 31,1983, 
respectively. 
(g) The term of office of one of the two persons appointed to fill an 
office, as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the 
term for which is prescribed by law to expire on December 31,1987, 
shall end on December 31,1991. At the time of the first of such two 
appointments, the President shall designate which appointment is 
to fill the term of office which shall end under the preceding 
sentence on December 31,1991. 
(hXD Section 10301(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "7 years" and inserting in lieu thereof "5 years". 
PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 
96 STAT. 807 
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall Effective date. 
take effect on January 1, 1984, and shall apply to any person ^^ use losoi 
appointed, after such date, to fill any office, as a member of the "°*®' 
Interstate Commerce Commission, the term for which is prescribed 
by law to expire after such date, except that such amendment shall 
not apply to the person designated by the President to fill the term 
of office which is to end under subsection (g) of this section on 
December 31,1991. 
Approved September 8, 1982. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6955 (H.R. 6782) (H.R. 6812) (H.R. 6862) (H.R. 6892) 
(S. 2774): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 97-660 accompanying H.R. 6782 (Comm. on Veterans' Af-
fairs), No. 97-683 accompanying H.R. 6812 (Comm. on Banking, 
Finance and Urban Affairs), No. 97-687 accompanying H.R. 6892 
(Comm. on Agriculture), Nos. 97-750 and 97-759 (Comms. of 
Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 97-504 accompanying S. 2774 (Comm. on the Budget). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): 
July 27, H.R. 6782 considered and passed House. 
Aug. 3, H.R. 6862 considered and passed House. 
Aug. 4, 5, S. 2774 considered and passed Senate. 
Aug. 5, H.R. 6812 considered and passed House. 
Aug. 10, H.R. 6892 considered and passed House. 
Aug. 10, considered and passed House. 
Aug. 11, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2774. 
Aug. 18, House and Senate agreed to conference report.