United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1994
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Housing Assistance Subtitle A: General Provisions Subtitle B: Public and Indian Housing Subtitle C: Section 8 Assistance Subtitle D: Homeownership Programs Subtitle E: Other Programs Title II: Home Investment Partnerships Title III: Supportive Housing Programs Title IV: Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Subtitle A: Mortgage Insurance and Loan Guarantee Programs Subtitle B: Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Subtitle C: Secondary Mortgage Market Programs Subtitle D: Emergency Mortgage Relief Title V: Rural Housing Title VI: Community Development Subtitle A: Community Development Block Grant Program Subtitle B: Other Community Development Programs Title VII: Regulatory and Miscellaneous Programs Title VIII: Housing Programs Under Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act Subtitle A: Housing Assistance Subtitle B: Interagency Council on the Homeless Subtitle C: Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program Housing and Community Development Act of 1994 - Title I: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: General Provisions - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase low-income housing budget authority. Sets forth assistance uses. (Sec. 103) Authorizes appropriations for the family self-sufficiency program. Subtitle B: Public and Indian Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to temporarily exclude earned income of a previously unemployed family member from public housing rent determinations. (Sec. 113) Extends set-aside authority for public housing for disabled families. (Sec. 114) Extends authority for construction of projects for disabled families. (Sec. 115) Authorizes appropriations for public housing operating subsidies. (Sec. 119) Authorizes appropriations for public housing resident management. (Sec. 120) Authorizes appropriations for public housing family investment centers. (Sec. 121) Amends the revitalization of severely distressed public housing program to: (1) increase individual planning grant ceilings; (2) increase implementation grant support services ceilings; and (3) add community service activities as eligible planning and implementation grant activities. (Sec. 122) Applies public housing amendments to Indian housing. (Sec. 123) Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations for public housing early childhood development services. (Sec. 124) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize appropriations for: (1) Indian housing childhood development services; and (2) public housing one-stop perinatal services demonstration. Subtitle C: Section 8 Assistance - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for the moving to opportunity for fair housing demonstration program, including counseling activities set-asides. (Sec. 142) Amends the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 to authorize appropriations for the community investment demonstration program. (Sec. 143) Merges the section 8 certificate and voucher rental assistance programs into a single rental assistance program. Subtitle D: Homeownership Programs - Amends the Cranston - Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize appropriations for the HOPE multifamily unit and single family homeownership programs. Reduces recipient matching funds requirements. (Sec. 152) Extends the termination date and authorizes appropriations for the National Homeownership Trust Fund. Subtitle E: Other Programs - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to entitle chapter 124 of such Act as the Community Partnerships Against Crime Act of 1994. Authorizes grants to public housing agencies (including Indian housing agencies) and to nonprofit and for-profit owners of federally-assisted low-income housing for crime elimination activities. Increases the grant period for public housing agencies with severe crime problems. Authorizes appropriations, with technical assistance set-asides. (Sec. 162) Authorizes appropriations for public housing youth sports programs. (Sec. 163) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for low-income housing preservation, with set-asides for grants and technical assistance and capacity building. (Sec. 164) Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize appropriations for the flexible subsidy program. (Sec. 165) Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations for specified housing counseling services. (Sec. 166) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 with regard to multifamily housing projects to: (1) authorize operating assistance and capital improvement assistance for troubled projects, and loan management assistance; (2) set aside allocations for incentives to extend low-income use; and (3) revise the refinancing program. Directs the General Accounting Office (GAO) to evaluate the adequacy of specified loan loss reserves and recommend steps to prevent future losses. (Sec. 167) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize appropriations for the youthbuild program. Title II: Home Investment Partnerships - Amends the Cranston - Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act with regard to the home investment partnerships program to: (1) authorize appropriations; (2) make State agencies eligible participants; (3) revise income targeting, resale, and matching provisions; (4) eliminate the first-time homebuyer requirement; and (5) permit the use of community development block grant (CDBG) funds for certain program expenses. Requires a GAO study of HOME program funds. Title III: Supportive Housing Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for supportive housing for the elderly and for persons with disabilities. (Sec. 302) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to set aside funds for the elder cottage housing demonstration program. (Sec. 303) Authorizes appropriations for the revised congregate services program. (Sec. 304) Authorizes appropriations for the elderly independence demonstration program. (Sec. 305) Authorizes appropriations for the housing opportunities for persons with AIDS program. Makes program revisions, including making certain non-profit organizations eligible participants. (Sec. 306) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize appropriations for service coordinators. Title IV: Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market - Subtitle A: Mortgage Insurance and Loan Guarantee Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to enter into (limited) commitments to insure mortgages. (Sec. 402) Extends the Federal Housing Administration Advisory Board's termination date. (Sec. 403) Extends the program of home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners. (Sec. 404) Extends and revises the risk sharing multifamily mortgage pilot program and the housing finance agency pilot program. Authorizes appropriations for the National Interagency Task Force on Multifamily Housing. (Sec. 405) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for the Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund. Subtitle B: Multifamily Housing Property Disposition - Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to revise provisions regarding the management and disposition of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - held multifamily properties and mortgages. Subtitle C: Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) to issue guarantees of mortgage-backed securities. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle D: Emergency Mortgage Relief - Amends the Emergency Homeowners' Relief Act to extend and authorize appropriations for emergency mortgage relief assistance. Title V: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend and authorize appropriations for specified rural housing and related programs. (Sec. 510) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a rural housing capacity demonstration program for Native Americans and Alaskan Natives. (Sec. 511) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for rural community development initiatives. (Sec. 512) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a rural housing loan delegated processing demonstration program. Title VI: Community Development - Subtitle A: Community Development Block Grant Program - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for: (1) the community development block grant program; and (2) special purpose grants. (Sec. 603) Extends authority for the Section 108 loan guarantee program. (Sec. 609) Extends authority for the colonias program. Subtitle B: Other Community Development Programs - Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. (Sec. 632) Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations for the John Heinz neighborhood development program. Title VII: Regulatory and Miscellaneous Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for the fair housing initiatives program. (Sec. 702) Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to authorize appropriations for HUD program monitoring and research. (Sec. 703) Authorizes appropriations for HUD salaries and expenses. (Sec. 705) Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for HUD research and development. (Sec. 706) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize additional appropriations for the National Institute of Building Sciences. (Sec. 707) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for residential lead-based paint hazard reduction. (Sec. 708) Authorizes appropriations for the New Towns demonstration program for emergency relief of Los Angeles, including mortgage and community development assistance. (Sec. 709) Authorizes appropriations for the Solar Assistance Financing Entity. (Sec. 710) Authorizes appropriations for the National American Indian Housing Council. (Sec. 711) Authorizes appropriations for the Housing Assistance Council. Title VIII: Housing Programs Under Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act - Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Housing Assistance Amendments Act of 1994 - Subtitle A: Housing Assistance - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize appropriations for the emergency shelter grants program. (Sec. 812) Authorizes appropriations for the supportive housing program. (Sec. 813) Authorizes appropriations for the safe havens for homeless individuals demonstration program. (Sec. 814) Increases budget authority for section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings. (Sec. 815) Authorizes appropriations for the shelter plus care program. (Sec. 816) Authorizes appropriations for the rural homelessness grant program. (Sec. 817) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to extend the time for the Secretary to develop and publish a strategy for the elimination of unfit transient facilities. (Sec. 818) Amends the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 to extend and authorize appropriations for the innovative homeless initiatives demonstration program. Subtitle B: Interagency Council on the Homeless - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend and authorize appropriations for the Interagency Council on the Homeless. Subtitle C: Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize appropriations for the Federal emergency food and shelter program.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1994
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to establish and construct the National Center for Sickle Cell Disease Research at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and for related facilities and equipment at such Center. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1994
Designates 1994 as a year to honor the memory and leadership qualities of the Honorable Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr., the late Speaker of the House of Representatives.
United States · United States Congress · 22 November 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Health Policy Title II: Health Services Title III: Health Professions Title IV: Research and Data Collection Title V: Miscellaneous Minority Health Improvement Act of 1993 - Title I: Health Policy - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Advisory Committee on Minority Health to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the development of the goals of the Office of Minority Health for each racial and ethnic group. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 through 1998. (Sec. 102) Provides for the establishment of an Office of Minority Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, and the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Requires such Offices to develop and implement health programs that target racial and ethnic minority populations. (Sec. 103) Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for the purpose of improving the health status in minority communities, through the operation of State offices of minority health established to monitor and facilitate the achievement of the Health Objectives for the Year 2000 as they affect minority populations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 through 1997. (Sec. 104) Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services an Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Title II: Health Services - Extends authorized appropriations for grants to States for the community scholarship program until FY 1996. Revises the eligibility requirements for such program. (Sec. 202) Extends the authorized appropriations for the grant program for health services for residents of public housing to FY 1996. (Sec. 203) Amends the Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act of 1990 to allow substance abuse services under the grant program for health service for Pacific Islanders. Extends authorized appropriations for such program through FY 1996. Requires a report to the Congress on the effectiveness of projects funded under such program. Title III: Health Professions - Extends authorized appropriations until FY 1996 for: (1) loans for disadvantaged students; (2) the Cesar Chavez Scholarship Program (currently known as the Exceptional Financial Need Program); (3) the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Program (currently known as the Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students program); (4) loan repayments and fellowships regarding faculty positions at health professions schools; (5) Centers of Excellence; and (6) educational assistance regarding undergraduates. Exempts from certain residency training requirements: (1) students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are underrepresented in the health professions; and (2) historically black colleges. (Sec. 305) Requires Centers of Excellence (health professions schools) to carry out community-based training programs to prepare students in secondary schools and institutions of higher education for attendance at such schools. Requires such schools to provide training to students to enable them to provide health service to minorities at community-based health facilities. Allows such schools to establish consortia. Allows schools of pharmacy and clinical psychology to be Centers of Excellence. Allows Centers of Excellence to collaborate with the National Institutes of Health. Title IV: Research and Data Collection - Requires the Director of the Office of Minority Health to ensure that activities address the most prevalent morbidity and mortality concerns of the various racial and ethnic minority groups. Establishes the Advisory Subcommittee on Research on Minority Health to advise the Advisory Committee to the Director of the National Institutes of Health. (Sec. 402) Extends authorized appropriations through FY 1997 for the National Center for Health Statistics. (Sec. 403) Requires that research, demonstration projects, and evaluations be carried out on the health status of, and the delivery of, health care to racial and ethnic minority groups residing in medically underserved urban and rural areas and low-income groups, including the elderly, women, and children with low incomes. Title V: Miscellaneous - Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the need to combine the designations of medically underserved area and health professional shortage area. (Sec. 502) Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the Office of Urban Health Policy to collect and disseminate information on health care issues, research findings, and innovative approaches to deliver health care to such areas. Authorizes the making of grants to States to improve health care in underserved urban areas. (Sec. 503) Authorizes the making of grants and contracts regarding organ and bone marrow transplantation for minority populations. (Sec. 504) Extends the demonstration project for grants to States for Alzheimer's disease through FY 1998. Requires improved access for individuals with Alzheimer's disease, particularly racial and ethnic minorities and individuals living in isolated rural areas, to services that are home-based or community-based. (Sec. 505) Waives individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who are underrepresented in the health professions from certain obligations regarding training or practicing in primary health care.
United States · United States Congress · 22 November 1993
Stolen Guns Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful for a licensed dealer to receive a firearm from a person unless the dealer: (1) receives a statement that contains a photograph of and personal data on such person which would appear on a valid identification document, a description of the identification document, and the serial number of the firearm involved; (2) verifies the identity of the person; and (3) transmits notice of the contents of the statement to the chief law enforcement officer of the dealer's place of business. Requires the dealer to retain a copy of such statement. Requires the chief law enforcement officer, to: (1) make a reasonable effort to ascertain whether the firearm is stolen, including contacting the National Crime Information Center operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (2) destroy any record containing information derived from the notice within 20 business days after the later of the date the officer notifies the dealer that the firearm is not stolen or the third business day after receipt of such notice. Prohibits a record from being destroyed if the officer has reason to believe that the firearm is stolen. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) ensure that the provisions of this Act are published and disseminated to licensed dealers, law enforcement officials, and the public; and (2) promote the reporting of serial numbers of stolen firearms. Sets forth penalties for violation of this Act. Directs the Attorney General to provide assistance, when feasible, to ensure that chief law enforcement officers comply with this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to withhold up to 25 percent of the funds a State would receive under title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for noncompliance.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1993
Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers Act of 1993 - Prohibits U.S. military assistance and arms transfers to a foreign government unless the President certifies to the Congress that the government: (1) meets specified conditions regarding democracy, including that it was chosen in free and fair elections and promotes civilian control of the military, the rule of law, and respect for individual rights; (2) does not engage in human rights violations, investigates and prosecutes those responsible for human rights violations, permits access to political prisoners by international organizations, and provides access to such organizations in situations of conflict or famine; (3) is not engaged in acts of armed aggression in violation of international law; and (4) is participating in the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms by annually reporting to the Register the number and type of conventional weapons possessed by, and transferred to and from, the country during the preceding year. Authorizes an exemption from such prohibition for a fiscal year if: (1) the President requests an exemption from the Congress stating that it is in the national security interest to provide military assistance and arms transfers to a government; and (2) the Congress enacts a law approving such request. Requires the President to submit initial certifications and requests for exemptions in conjunction with the submission of the annual request for enactment of authorizations and appropriations for foreign assistance. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee should hold hearings on controversial certifications and all requests for exemptions.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1993
Bank Deposit Insurance Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide separate Federal deposit insurance for funds deposited by a minority- or women-owned insured depository institution pursuant to the Bank Deposit Financial Assistance Program of the Department of Energy.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1993
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Haitians interdicted at sea should not be returned to Haiti without a determination of their fear of persecution in Haiti; and (2) any person with a credible fear of persecution should be paroled into the United States for the purpose of applying for political asylum.
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1993
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to recognize as a tax-exempt organization any legal entity created by a State or political subdivision to establish a risk pool to provide health insurance coverage for certain persons who are unable to obtain private health insurance.
United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1993
United States Military Academy Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half dollar clad coins emblematic of the U.S. Military Academy. Mandates that surcharges collected from coin sales be paid to the Association of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy, to assist its efforts to provide direct support to the Corps of Cadets, U.S. Military Academy.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1993
Bank Deposit Insurance Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide continued Federal deposit insurance for trust funds held on deposit by a minority- or women-owned insured depository institution as trustee pursuant to any revocable trust established under the Bank Deposit Financial Assistance Program of the Department of Energy.
United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1993
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Act of 1993 - Establishes the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana, (Park) to be administered and managed as a unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a general management plan for the Park. Establishes the New Orleans Jazz Commission to: (1) advise the Secretary in the preparation of the general management plan, assist in public discussions of planning proposals, and assist the National Park Service in working with individuals, groups, and organizations in determining programs in which the Secretary should participate through cooperative agreements; (2) develop partnerships with educational groups, schools, universities, and other groups, including city-wide organizations, in furtherance of this Act; (3) raise and disperse funds for programs that assist mutual aid and benevolent societies in encouraging the continuation of and enhancement of jazz cultural traditions; (4) acquire or lease property for jazz education, and advising on hiring brass bands and musical groups to participate in education programs and help train young musicians; (5) assist in providing recommendations for the location of the Park's visitor center and other interpretive sites and funds to support research on the origins and early history of jazz in New Orleans; and (6) seek and accept donations to use for providing services, programs, and facilities for jazz education or assisting in the rehabilitation and restoration of structures identified in the national historic landmark study as having outstanding significance to the history of jazz in New Orleans. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1993
Guam and the Northern Marianas Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar coins emblematic of the American forces that liberated Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in World War II. Requires payment of surcharges received from the coin sales to the Secretary of the Interior to construct a visitors center and museum at: (1) the War in the Pacific National Historical Park on Guam; and (2) the American Memorial Park on Saipan.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1993
Low-Income Housing Preservation Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a 15-year recovery period for the depreciation deduction for new investments to rehabilitate qualified low-income housing projects. Exempts a specified amount of such rehabilitation costs from the passive loss limitations.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1993
South African Democratic Transition Support Act of 1993 - Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to U.S. policy towards South Africa. Repeals specified provisions of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, providing for a total repeal of such Act when the President certifies to the Congress that an interim government that was elected on a nonracial basis through free and fair elections has taken office in South Africa. Urges all State or local governments and private entities in the United States to rescind any restrictions on economic interactions with South Africa. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should continue to respect United Nations Security Council resolutions on South Africa. Authorizes the President to provide development and economic support fund assistance to support the transition to nonracial democracy in South Africa. Prohibits such assistance to the Government of South Africa unless the President certifies to the Congress that an interim government elected on a nonracial basis through free and fair elections has taken office. Exempts from such prohibition assistance to the Transitional Executive Council, South African higher education institutions, and any other entity that would promote the transition to nonracial democracy. Declares that the President should: (1) negotiate a tax treaty with South Africa; (2) initiate negotiations with the South African Government to provide for Overseas Private Investment Corporation programs in such country; (3) conclude cooperative agreements with South Africa on various issues; and (4) encourage other donors to expand their activities in support of the transition to nonracial democracy. States that: (1) the Director of the Trade and Development Agency should provide additional funds for projects in South Africa; (2) the Export-Import Bank should expand its activities in connection with exports to South Africa; and (3) the Director of the U.S. Information Agency should use his authorities to promote the transition to nonracial democracy. Requires the heads of Federal Government agencies, in procuring goods or services, to make affirmative efforts to assist business enterprises having more than 50 percent ownership by nonwhite South Africans. Declares that the Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the U.S. executive directors of international financial institutions to urge financial assistance to South Africa to support the transition to democracy.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1993
Provides that any health care reform legislation approved by the Congress should provide health care plans of comparable high quality and that Members of Congress should participate on an equal basis with all other Americans in the health care system that results from such legislation.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1993
Supports: (1) freedom and democracy in Nigeria; (2) the wishes of the voters of Nigeria as displayed in the presidential election of June 12, 1993; and (3) extension of limited sanctions now in place against the unelected interim government to include trade sanctions. Declares that the Congress does not recognize the interim government as legitimate. Encourages the President to direct the U.S. representative to the United Nations to urge the Security Council to: (1) not recognize the interim government as legitimate; and (2) take action to mediate the removal of such government for purposes of installing the democratically-elected government of June 12, 1993.
United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1993
Urges any health care reform legislation that is enacted to require a Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress and any individual holding a position in levels I through III of the Executive Schedule to enroll in a health plan offering the standard benefit package and to publicly disclose, on an annual basis, the health plan in which they are enrolled.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1993
Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to revise provisions concerning limitations on cost of living adjustments for military retirees to set forth special rules concerning such adjustments for FY 1994 through 1996 (currently, special rules are set forth for FY 1994 through 1998).
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1993
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) obstetrician-gynecologists should be designated as primary care providers for women in Federal laws relating to the provision of health care; and (2) legislative proposals that define primary care should include services performed by obstetrician-gynecologists in such definition.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1993
Sweet Potato Research and Production Improvement Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national research program to improve sweet potato production and marketing. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1993
Rental-Purchase Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to set forth information required to be disclosed by merchants to consumers under rental-purchase agreements. Regulates the collection and advertising practices of such merchants. Authorizes consumers to bring civil charges in any U.S. district court for violations of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Bank Enterprise Act Enhancements Title II: Bank Community Development Incentives Title III: Housing and Small Business Finance Title IV: Credit Union Amendments Title V: Consumer Education Title VI: Community Development Task Force Bank Enterprise Act Amendments of 1993 - Title I: Bank Enterprise Act Enhancements - Amends the Bank Enterprise Act (BEA) to establish the Community Development Fund, to be administered by the Community Enterprise Assessment Credit Board (created by this Act). Requires the Fund to establish a national information clearinghouse in coordination with designated Federal agencies. Earmarks the Fund for: (1) investments and assistance to enable community development financial institutions to target distressed communities; (2) financial and technical assistance to such institutions; and (3) the clearinghouse. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 102) Amends the Bank Enterprise Act of 1991 (BEA 91) to make community development banks newly chartered under this Act eligible for community enterprise assessment credit. (Sec. 103) Authorizes any insured depository institution located in a qualified distressed community to sell property and casualty insurance to residents and/or individuals employed within such community. Amends Federal banking law and the Home Owners' Loan Act, respectively, to authorize a well-capitalized national bank or savings association located in a qualified distressed community to trade in securities issued by any small business located in that community. (Sec. 104) Amends the BEA 91 to direct the Community Enterprise Assessment Credit Board to: (1) establish independent criteria for distressed rural area eligibility as a qualified distressed community; and (2) grant priority to qualified distressed communities when it allocates funds. Provides for the establishment of nonprofit, private, community development corporations whose purpose is to sponsor enterprises providing employment, housing, and business development opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents of a qualified distressed community. Title II: Bank Community Development Incentives - Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to direct the Financial Institutions Examination Council to: (1) establish performance rating standards to assess the record of a regulated financial institution in meeting the credit needs of its community, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods; (2) list those activities and investments which qualify as community reinvestment activities; (3) establish procedures under which a regulated financial institution can obtain a written opinion on the qualification of a proposed transaction as a community reinvestment activity; (4) establish criteria and procedures for delineating the service area of a regulated financial institution on the basis of existing market conditions and the local credit needs of low- and moderate-income neighborhoods; and (5) solicit community comments before making any final determination regarding the proposed treatment of a transaction as a qualified community reinvestment. (Sec. 204) Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to set forth expedited procedures under which a bank holding company may gain ownership or control of a community development corporation. (Sec. 205) Amends Federal banking law and the Home Owners' Loan Act to authorize national banks and Federal savings associations, respectively, to deal in securities issued by companies located and primarily doing business in qualified distressed communities. (Sec. 206) Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to cite circumstances under which a bank holding company may acquire enhanced passive investment interests in the shares of any company located and primarily doing business in a qualified distressed community. (Sec. 207) Directs the Financial Institutions Examination Council to give awards annually for outstanding efforts by insured depository institutions to meet community credit needs. (Sec. 208) Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to modify the guidelines under which shares of stock shall be treated as a qualified stock issuance. Title III: Housing and Small Business Finance - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize Federal home loan banks to establish programs and engage in activities designed to meet housing finance and community development needs in qualified distressed communities that are unmet by the private sector. (Sec. 302) Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish separate specific goals for: (1) low- and moderate-income housing; (2) special affordable housing; and (3) housing for underserved areas. Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to help community development organizations assist low- and moderate-income families with first-home purchases. (Sec. 303) Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to include among the qualified thrift investments of a savings association loans or extensions of credit for certain building projects and small businesses located within a qualified distressed community. (Sec. 304) Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration to establish a model program to determine the feasibility of developing a private secondary market for loans guaranteed under the microloan guarantee demonstration programs. Title IV: Credit Union Amendments - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to modify guidelines for community development credit unions to reflect this Act, including authority to invest in U.S. securities certain money in the Community Development Credit Union Revolving Loan Fund. Title V: Consumer Education - Directs the Federal banking regulatory agencies to encourage insured depository institutions to promote educational services regarding their financial products for consumers residing in qualified distressed communities located in the service area of such institutions. Title VI: Community Development Task Force - Directs the President to appoint a community development task force to report to the Congress on the progress made by Federal agencies and instrumentalities in implementing the policies and programs established by this Act and the BEA 91.
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1993
Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1993 - Establishes the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Fund as a wholly-owned Government corporation to provide financial and technical assistance and training to enable community development financial institutions to invest in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and Indian reservations. Prescribes program parameters. Requires the Fund to: (1) establish an information clearinghouse in coordination with certain Federal agencies; and (2) study and report on its practices and performance. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993
Business Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the head of any participating Federal agency (other than the Department of Defense), in order to facilitate the attainment of such agency's goal regarding the participation in procurement contracts of small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, to enter into contracts using: (1) less than full and open competition; or (2) a price evaluation preference of up to ten percent for offers received from such qualifying small businesses. Terminates such authority at the end of FY 2000. Revises the authority of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to continue to award Capital Ownership Development Program (Program) contracts to past Program participants. Eliminates the requirement restricting competition for such contracts to eligible Program participants. Restricts the competition for the award of a contract to furnish products or services to a participating agency to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals if there exists a reasonable expectation of receiving offers from two or more of such small businesses. Requires such small business in turn to subcontract a specified percentage of such contract to small businesses in the development stage of the minority small business and capital development program. Directs the SBA Administrator to authorize a short-term study for determining the appropriate program participation term by industry sector for qualifying small businesses and to submit study results to specified congressional officers and committees. Suspends temporarily the termination of eligibility for qualified small businesses for participation in the Program until one year after the completion of such study. Requires compliance with the Buy Indian Act for Federal agencies contracting with the SBA for the acquisition of goods or services supplied by Indian tribes. Directs the Administrator to establish uniform procedures for contesting the status of a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1993
Designates September 17, 1993, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Requires the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag at: (1) all national cemeteries and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 31, 1993 (Memorial Day), September 17, 1993 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day), and November 11, 1993 (Veterans Day); and (2) the White House and the buildings containing the primary offices of the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs and the Director of the Selective Service Commission (sic) on September 17, 1993 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day).
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1993
Equitable Escheatment Act of 1993 - Amends specified Federal law to prescribe guidelines under which unclaimed distributions of security interests shall be subject to the custodial taking (escheatment) by the State which contains the principal executive offices of either the issuer or the holder of those securities.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1993
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians of Louisiana Confirmation Act - Confirms and extends Federal recognition and associated services and benefits to the Jena Band of Choctaw of Louisiana. Directs that the Tribe be governed by an Interim Council until the Secretary of the Interior, upon the written request of the Council, conducts an election to adopt a constitution for the Tribe, and for the election of tribal officials. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate an economic development plan with the Tribe.
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