Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983

Department of Housing and Urban Development - Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983 - Title I: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Increases the contract authority and the budget authority of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for annual contributions contracts for assisted housing. Designates specified amounts of such budget authority and budget authority which is recaptured or deobligated during FY 1983 for: (1) the modernization of existing public housing projects; (2) providing public housing for Indian families; (3) assistance for housing projects for the elderly or handicapped. Prohibits the Secretary of HUD from: (1) imposing any arbitrary limitation on the cost and rent increases resulting from increased construction costs for a housing project under the lower-income rental assistance program; (2) terminating a reservation of contract authority for such a project after 24 months on account of the inability of the developer to obtain firm financing; or (3) using authorities available for obligation in FY 1983 to provide for the initial reservation for additional newly constructed units of such a project or a project under the public housing program or to executive rental assistance contracts for certain projects for more than 60 months.

Reduces the contract authority for rent supplement payments for lower income families for FY 1983.

Makes appropriations to HUD for fiscal year 1983 for: (1) housing programs, including programs providing for housing payments, congregate services, low-income housing projects, the troubled projects operating subsidy, housing counseling assistance, the Special Risk Insurance Fund, and the General Insurance Fund; (2) the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) for participation sales insufficiencies; (3) the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank for assistance for solar and conservation improvements; (4) community development grants, urban development grants, and the urban homesteading program; (5) the New Community Development Corporation for the New Communities Fund; (6) research and technology; (7) fair housing assistance; and (8) salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds).

Authorizes obligations on the part of: (1) the Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped Fund; (2) the Federal Housing Administration Fund for temporary mortgage assistance payments; (3) the GNMA for emergency mortgage purchase assistance; (4) the rehabilitation loan fund; and (5) urban renewal programs.

Establishes limitations on: (1) additional Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance commitments and nonprofit sponsor assistance; (2) GNMA commitments for guarantees of mortgage-backed securities; and (3) the Secretary's authority to guarantee loans for the acquisition and rehabilitation of real property during fiscal year 1983.

Title II: Independent Agencies - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1983 to the: (1) American Battle Monuments Commission for salaries and expenses; (2) Consumer Product Safety Commission for salaries and expenses; (3) Department of Defense-Civil for Army cemetery expenses; (4) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for salaries and expenses, research and development, abatement, control and compliance activities, buildings and facilities, the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund, and necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and construction grants; (5) Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Quality, and Office of Science and Technology Policy; (6) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster relief, salaries and expenses, State and local assistance, emergency planning and assistance, and the National Flood Insurance Fund; (7) General Services Administration for the Consumer Information Center; (8) Department of Health and Human Services for the Office of Consumer Affairs; (9) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research and development, the construction of facilities, and research and program management; (10) National Science Foundation (NSF) for research, scientific education, and overseas scientific activities (special foreign currency program); (11) Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; (12) Selective Service System for salaries and expenses; (13) Department of the Treasury for the State and Local Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund, the Office of Revenue Sharing, and the Office of the Secretary; and (14) Veterans Administration for compensation and pensions, readjustment benefits (excluding certain correspondence training benefits), veterans insurance and indemnities, medical care, medical and prosthetic research, medical administration and miscellaneous expenses, general operating expenses, construction of major and minor projects, grants for the construction of State extended care facilities and veterans cemeteries, and grants to the Republic of the Philippines for assisting in rehabilitating the Veterans Memorial Medical Center.

Establishes a minimum work force requirement for the EPA.

Prohibits NASA from using any funds to develop a fifth space shuttle orbiter without the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of each House of Congress.

Limits the amount that the Central Liquidity Facility of the National Credit Union Administration may borrow from sources other than the Treasury and the amount of its administrative expenses for FY 1983.

Declares that no funds appropriated to the NSF shall be available for the Advanced Ocean Drilling Program, without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations.

Prohibits the expenditure of any funds appropriated to the Selective Service for the induction of any person into the U.S. Armed Forces.

Authorizes obligations on the part of the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund and the Direct Loan Revolving Fund of the Veterans Administration. Permits, in specified circumstances, the transfer of funds appropriated to the Administration. Limits the use of appropriations for purchasing any site or constructing any new hospital or home. Requires reimbursement if any persons, other than eligible beneficiaries, are hospitalized or examined at veterans facilities. Limits the amount of appropriations available to the Administration for medical automatic data processing without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations.

Title III: Corporations - Authorizes the corporations and agencies of HUD and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to make commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations unless otherwise limited. Limits, with specified exceptions, new loan or mortgage purchase commitments to the extent expressly provided in this Act. Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1983 to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board for administrative expenses of the Board and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC). Sets specified limitations on such expenses.

Title IV: General Provisions - Limits travel expenditures for the agencies listed in this Act to the amounts set forth in the budget estimate, with specified exceptions. Permits the use of HUD and Selective Service System appropriations for: (1) uniforms; (2) the hire of passenger vehicles; and (3) the employment of experts and consultants. Allows the use of HUD funds to pay for legal services and facilities provided by specified agencies.

Prohibits, with specified exceptions, the use of appropriated funds: (1) beyond the current fiscal year; (2) without a voucher describing the payees and services or specific statutory authorization; (3) for transportation between the domicile and place of employment of any officer or employee; (4) for payments to recipients that do not share in the cost of conducting research not specifically solicited by the Government; (5) for consultants paid in excess of the GS-18 rate; and (6) for compensation of non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for personnel compensation and benefits for other object classifications in the budget estimates without Congressional approval.

Limits expenditures for consulting services to contracts which are a matter of public record and included in a publicly available list of: (1) contracts entered into within the past two years; and (2) contracts on which performance has not been completed.

Prohibits any executive agency from expending appropriations under this Act for a contract for services unless the agency: (1) complies with the Office of Procurement Policy Act; and (2) requires reports prepared pursuant to such contract to disclose information about the contract and the contractor.

Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to: (1) administer any regulation which has been vetoed by Congress; (2) provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servant to any officer or employee of any agency or department; or (3) procure automobiles with an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon.