United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the current inquiries into the activities of the British West Midlands Crime Squad must be extended to cover the period of the Birmingham bombings of November 21, 1974; (2) the British Prime Minister should call upon the British Home Secretary to reopen the case of the Birmingham Six (those convicted for the bombings); (3) the convictions of such individuals should be quashed; and (4) the President should raise with the British Prime Minister concern for the basic human rights violations and miscarriage of justice arising from the continued incarceration of such individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1990
Energy and Environmental Security Act of 1990 - Title I: Extension and Modification of Tax Incentives for Ethanol - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend excise tax reductions for specified alcohol fuel mixtures for nine years. Directs the U.S. Comptroller General to study the options for reimbursing the Highway Trust Fund for the reduction in its receipts due to such reductions. Extends a tax credit for alcohol fuels to December 31, 2002. Prohibits carryovers of such credits after 2004. Extends such credits to alcohol used to produce ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE). Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend: (1) the tariff treatment for ethanol to ETBE; and (2) the effective period of the temporary duty on ethanol to December 31, 2002. Title II: Oxygenated Fuels and Aromatic Compounds - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit, during October to March of each year, the introduction into commerce in any carbon monoxide nonattainment area of gasoline with an oxygen content of less than 3.1 percent. Provides for the exchange of oxygen credits between sellers of fuels with an oxygen content higher than required and other sellers of fuels to offset the use of fuels with a lower content than required. Prohibits such exchanges between sellers in different nonattainment areas. Requires retailers of oxygenated fuels to label fuel dispensing systems with a notice that the fuel is oxygenated and will reduce carbon monoxide emissions. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop environmental profiles for each of the aromatic compounds in gasoline and to take action to limit the use of such compounds in accordance with the profiles. Title III: Development and Use of Ethanol - Requires the Secretary of Energy to: (1) give funding priority to ethanol development projects that have high potential for immediate benefits; and (2) establish a program to promote the development and use of ethanol in motor fuel.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars for construction and related costs of a student residence and classroom building in Washington, D.C. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990
Mineral Exploration and Development Act of 1990 - Sets forth guidelines for mineral exploration on public domain lands. Declares that holders of mining claims executed under under this Act have the exclusive right of possession and may use such land only for mining activities. Prescribes rules for mining claim recordation and use of public land surveys. Mandates user fees to cover administrative expenses. Prohibits the issuance of patents for vein, lode, placer, and mill site mining claims unless administrative requirements are met. Prescribes surface management non-degradation guidelines to which claim holders must adhere or be subject to suspension of operations. Requires claim holders to reclaim mining-affected areas. Provides that no mineral deposit material (including sand, stone, gravel, or clay) shall have such distinct and special value as to be deemed a valuable mineral deposit within the meaning of U.S. mining laws. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that all management planning decisions treat public domain lands subject to mineral claims according to environmental guidelines. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to administer Federal mining law activities on National Forest System lands.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990
Department of Environmental Protection Act - Title I: Establishment of Department of Environmental Protection - Redesignates the Environmental Protection Agency as the Department of Environmental Protection, an executive department to be administered by a Secretary of Environmental Protection. Establishes within the Department: (1) an Office of International Environmental Affairs; (2) an Office of Enforcement; and (3) a Center for Environmental Statistics (Center). Encourages the Secretary to assist the Secretary of State in negotiating and administering international environmental protection agreements and participating in the work of international environmental protection organizations. Encourages the Secretary to continue the Department's role in conducting international environmental research and providing technical assistance to other nations to improve environmental quality. Requires the Secretary to establish an Advisory Committee on Environmental Statistics to advise the Center and the Congress on the collection and dissemination of statistical data. Directs the Secretary to maintain a comprehensive guide to the Department's environmental and public health information services. Requires the Secretary to establish an Advisory Committee on Public Access to provide recommendations on improving public access to departmental information. Directs the Secretary to: (1) study the use of computer telecommunications and other means to provide for access to such information; and (2) permit the reduction or waiver of user fees for such access. Title II: Commission on Environmental Administration - Establishes the Commission on Environmental Administration to analyze and make recommendations on specified reorganization and management issues in the Department. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Amends Federal law to authorize and request the President to designate May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month annually, beginning in 1990. (Current law designates a seven-day period beginning on May 4, 1979).
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Colombian Arms Export Control Act - Prohibits, except under specified circumstances, the issuance of export licenses under the Arms Export Control Act for the export of firearms or other munitions to Colombia.
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Export Development Task Force Act of 1990 - Establishes the Bipartisan Task Force on Export Development and Promotion to review all Federal activities and programs that assist U.S. businesses in export development or promotion of nonagricultural goods and services, including financing programs. Establishes the Interagency Working Group on Export Development to develop export markets for U.S. nonagricultural goods and services.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990 - Title I: General Provisions - Provides for budget compliance of this Act for FY 1991 through 1992. Title II: Interagency Council on the Homeless - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (SBMHAA) to authorize appropriations through FY 1992. Extends the Interagency Council on the Homeless through FY 1992. Title III: Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program - Amends SBMHAA to authorize appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program through FY 1992. Title IV: Housing Assistance - Amends the SBMHAA to extend through FY 1992: (1) the emergency shelter grants program; (2) the supportive housing demonstration program; (3) supplemental assistance for facilities to assist the homeless; and (4) section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings. Title V: Health Care for the Homeless - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize through FY 1992: (1) categorical grants for primary health services and substance abuse services; (2) block grants for community mental health services; and (3) alcohol and drug abuse treatment of homeless individuals. Amends SBMHAA to authorize appropriations for Community demonstration projects. Title VI: Education, Training, and Community Services Program - Amends SBMHAA to authorize appropriations for specified education, training, and community services programs through FY 1992. Title VII: Veterans Programs - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 to authorize appropriations for veterans medical programs through FY 1992.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose a mandatory minimum sentence for the illegal manufacture, distribution, or dispensation of 50 grams or more of smokable crystal methamphetamine.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989
National Commission to Study the Causes of the Demand for Drugs in the United States - Establishes the National Commission to Study the Causes of the Demand for Drugs in the United States to study the causes of drug abuse in the United States and to assess the needs of Government at all levels to create a socially supportive environment that reduces the desire of individuals to experiment with and abuse illicit drugs. Requires the Commission to examine the factors that contribute to drug abuse and the efforts being made to prevent such abuse. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1989
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that payment under a life insurance contract to an insured who is terminally ill be treated as a death benefit, making such payment eligible for tax exclusion from gross income. Provides that any reference to life insurance shall be treated as referring to a qualified terminal illness rider. Provides for the tax treatment of such riders. Describes such a rider as one which provides for payments to an insured upon the insured's becoming terminally ill.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989
Provides that a Federal annuitant or member or former member of a uniformed service who is employed in a temporary position in the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall be exempt from a reduction in retirement pay, retainer pay, or annuity benefits while employed in connection with an emergency or major disaster. Limits the length of employment and rate of pay of such temporary employees.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989
National Environmental Education Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an Office of Environmental Education within the Office of External Affairs to carry out this Act. Establishes an Environmental Education and Training Program to train educational professionals in the development and delivery of environmental education and training programs and studies. Directs the Administrator to make an annual grant to an institution of higher education or nonprofit research institution to establish and operate such program. Sets forth application and eligibility requirements and criteria to be considered in awarding such grants. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into cooperative agreements or provide grants to support projects to design, demonstrate, and disseminate practices related to environmental education and training. Outlines activities eligible for grant support and priorities in awarding such grants. Requires the Administrator to publish an annual solicitation for environmental education grants. Authorizes local education agencies, colleges or universities, State education or environmental agencies, or nonprofit agencies to apply for such grants. Limits Federal funds for demonstration projects to 75 percent of the total cost, except in specified instances. Limits such grants to $100,000 and requires 25 percent of all funds obligated under this section to be for grants of no more than $5,000. Requires the Administrator to provide for internships by postsecondary students with Federal agencies involved in environmental issues. Directs the Administrator, to the extent practicable, to support at least 150 internships annually. Makes eligible for participation in such program students enrolled at accredited colleges or universities who have successfully completed at least four courses or the equivalent in environmental sciences. Requires the Administrator to provide for a series of national awards recognizing outstanding contributions to environmental education to include: (1) the Theodore Roosevelt Award for environmental teaching or administration; (2) the Henry David Thoreau Award for literature on the environment and pollution problems; and (3) the Rachel Carson Award for film or print media for public education and information on environmental issues or problems. Provides that recipients of such awards shall be nominated by the Environmental Education Advisory Council. Requires the regional administrator of each EPA office to present an "Outstanding Environmental Educator Award" annually to a teacher or faculty member from a local education agency, college or university, or nonprofit organization in recognition of an outstanding contribution to environmental education. Establishes a National Environmental Education Advisory Council. Requires the Council to report biennially to the Congress on: (1) the extent and quality of environmental education in the Nation's schools; (2) activities conducted pursuant to this Act; (3) obstacles to improving environmental education; and (4) training and skills needed to respond to environmental problems. Establishes the Environmental Education Trust Fund to carry out this Act. Allocates funding for this Act's activities and authorizes 50 percent of penalties received under specified environmental Acts to be appropriated to the Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989
Drug Free Truck Stop Act of 1989 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose mandatory minimum criminal penalties for the unlawful distribution or possession of controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a truck stop or safety rest area. Prohibits the suspension of a sentence, granting of probation, or eligibility for parole until the individual has served the minimum required sentence under the Federal criminal code for any person who violates this Act after a prior conviction under this Act has become final. Requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate specified sentencing guidelines for violations of this Act. Bars multiple enhancements.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1989
Deems Puerto Rico to be an insular area for purposes of Federal provisions relating to grant-in-aid programs, currently available to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, where such treatment would facilitate recovery from damage in 1989 caused by Hurricane Hugo or economic or social development. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to guarantee for purchase by the Federal Financing Bank bonds or other obligations of the Government Development Bank of the Virgin Islands issued to provide for economic or social development or recovery from damage caused by Hugo. Authorizes the Federal Financing Bank to purchase, receive, or otherwise acquire such bonds and obligations. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for technical assistance to the Virgin Islands, including funds for the development and maintenance of infrastructure and for economic development.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1989
Makes low-income households in Puerto Rico eligible for emergency food assistance necessitated by Hurricane Hugo. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to reforest those areas in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in which trees were substantially destroyed in 1989 as a result of Hugo. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 for farmlands in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to rebuild fences and remove debris resulting from Hugo.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1989
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make the limitation on cover over of tax on distilled spirits inapplicable to articles brought into the United States after September 16, 1989, and before September 17, 1992; and (2) apply the tax credit for investments in a possession to investments in projects relating to the repair or replacement of property damaged by Hurricane Hugo. Amends the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 to provide a temporary waiver of reimbursement by the Virgin Islands of customs collection costs. Authorizes the use of surplus amounts in the account of Puerto Rico in the Unemployment Trust Fund for: (1) projects relating to the repair or replacement of property damaged by Hugo; and (2) public service employment related to disaster reconstruction in areas in which private sector employment and training opportunities have been reduced or eliminated as a result of Hugo.
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1989
Employee Mass Transit Benefits Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax exclusion for the following transportation benefits provided to an employee by an employer: (1) payment for public transportation between the employee's residence and workplace; and (2) any transit pass entitling the employee to transportation on mass transit facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller in recognition of his leadership on behalf of natural resource conservation and historic preservation. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989
International Narcotics Control Act of 1989 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) it is crucial to international antidrug efforts that funds be made available to provide alternative sources of income for individuals in major coca producing countries who are dependent on illicit drug production, as well as for eradication, enforcement, rehabilitation, treatment, and education programs in such countries; and (2) the United States and other major donor countries should provide increased economic assistance to major coca producing countries which have taken steps to attack illicit coca production by methods which reduce the flow of cocaine to the world market. Urges the Director of National Drug Policy to develop and submit to the Congress a plan which addresses such needs. Authorizes the President to make funds for foreign military financing under the Arms Export Control Act and international military education and training under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 available to provide defense articles and services and international military education and training to Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru. Earmarks specified amounts of such assistance for narcotics law enforcement training and interdiction activities and procurement of defense articles by enforcement agencies in such countries. Makes such countries eligible only if they maintain democratic governments and their law enforcement agencies do not engage in human rights violations. Requires the President to report to specified congressional committees prior to obligating such funds. Provides for human rights reporting on such countries. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the International Narcotics Control Act of 1988 to earmark specified amounts of international military education and training assistance and anti-narcotics military assistance for FY 1990 for eligible countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Waives provisions of the Arms Export Control Act concerning foreign military financing with respect to financing for narcotics control activities. Prohibits the provision of such assistance to Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to require the Special Defense Acquisition Fund to be used to acquire defense articles for narcotics control purposes. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to transfer excess defense articles to any country: (1) which is a major illicit drug producing country in Latin America and the Caribbean with a democratic government; and (2) whose armed forces do not engage in human rights violations. Requires such countries to ensure that such articles will be used only in support of anti-narcotics activities. Limits the aggregate value of articles to be transferred to a country in any fiscal year. Permits such transfers only if: (1) the articles are drawn from existing Department of Defense (DOD) stocks; (2) funds available to DOD for the procurement of defense equipment are not expended in connection with such transfers; and (3) the President determines that such transfers will not have an adverse impact on the military readiness of the United States. Permits such transfers without cost to the recipient country. Requires the President to notify specified congressional committees prior to transferring such articles. Waives certain prohibitions on the provision of assistance to countries in default on loan payments to the United States with respect to narcotics-related assistance for FY 1990 for major illicit drug producing countries. Earmarks specified amounts of grant military assistance and foreign military financing for FY 1990 for arming aircraft used in narcotics control eradication or interdiction efforts. Prohibits such funds from being used to purchase new aircraft. Requires the notification of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee prior to the use of such funds. Earmarks a specified amount of international narcotics control assistance for FY 1990 for the testing and use of herbicides for the aerial eradication of coca. Limits the amount of FY 1990 international narcotics control assistance to be made available for Mexico. Permits excess assistance to Mexico only if specified congressional committees are notified. Waives a prohibition on assistance to drug traffickers with respect to FY 1990 assistance to major drug transit countries if the President certifies that: (1) certain provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with regard to money laundering do not apply to such a country; (2) such country was previously a major illicit drug producing country but has effectively eliminated drug production during the preceding two years; and (3) such country is cooperating fully with the United States or has taken certain steps with respect to narcotics control. Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. trade policy should be coordinated with U.S. narcotics control objectives, particularly with respect to the International Coffee Agreement. Commends the President for reviewing, and urges him to continue to review whether: (1) the International Coffee Agreement negotiations should be resumed; and (2) the trade benefits provided in the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act should be extended to the major coca producing countries of Latin America. Requires the President to report to the Congress on such review. Urges the President to: (1) place debt relief and drug control efforts in Latin American countries among the highest of foreign policy priorities; and (2) ensure that the Director of National Drug Control Policy, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of the Treasury have leading roles in addressing these problems. Urges the President to consult with Latin American countries to arrange a hemispheric summit to discuss specific illicit drug and debt issues. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the proposal for the promotion of a multilateral anti-narcotics force for the Western Hemisphere should be endorsed; and (2) the United States should work through multilateral organizations to determine the feasibility, and assist in the establishment, of such force. Urges the President to: (1) seek agreement by relevant foreign countries, especially NATO countries and members of the Warsaw Pact, to join with the United States in halting weapons transfers to narcotics traffickers in Latin America; and (2) improve the coordination of U.S. efforts to track the flow of such weapons to international narcotics traffickers and to prevent illegal shipments from the United States. Calls upon the President to direct the U.S. representative to INTERPOL to urge such organization to study the feasibility of establishing an international database on the flow of the types of weapons acquired illegally by international narcotics traffickers. Requires the President to report to the Congress on such actions. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to raise the limit on the amount of rewards for information concerning international terrorism. Makes technical amendments to provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 concerning international narcotics control. Incorporates related provisions of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the International Narcotics Control Act of 1986 into such Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 for international narcotics control assistance. Requires countries receiving such assistance to bear an appropriate share of the costs for any activity for which assistance is provided. Exempts assistance for narcotics control crop substitution activities from a prohibition on the use of funds to support the production of any agricultural commodity in a foreign country which would compete with a similar U.S. commodity. Authorizes the President to release Bolivia, Colombia, or Peru from obligations to make payments to the United States if such country is participating in a program for the use of herbicides for the aerial eradication of coca. Directs the President to report annually to the Speaker of the House and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on international narcotics control activities. Makes technical amendments to, and repeals specified provisions of, the International Narcotics Control Act of 1988, the International Narcotics Control Act of 1986, and the Narcotics Control Trade Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989
International Parental Child Abduction Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for taking or retaining a child outside the United States with intent to defeat the lawful custody of such child by a lawful custodian in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1989
Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to study and report to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the resolution of the water supply needs of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1989
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should vote in support of increasing the international minimum age for combat to 17 years of age in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1989
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual income tax deduction for contributions to a savings account established to pay the educational expenses (tuition, supplies, meals, and lodging) of the taxpayer's child or certain other relatives at an institution of higher education or a vocational school. Limits the deduction to $1,500 annually (adjusted for inflation) for each account. Disallows the deduction for contributions to an account maintained for any individual aged 19 or older. Requires any account balance to be distributed after the beneficiary attains age 30. Excludes from gross income any account distributions that are: (1) used to pay educational expenses of the eligible beneficiary; or (2) transferred within 60 days to an individual retirement account. Exempts an account from taxation (except for the tax on unrelated business income of a charitable organization), unless a contributor or the beneficiary engages in specified prohibited transactions in connection with it. Imposes a ten percent surtax on distributions not used for educational purposes. Requires the account trustee to report to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the account's beneficiary concerning the account. Imposes a penalty for failure to report. Allows taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize deductions to deduct for contributions to an education savings account. Imposes penalty taxes in connection with excess contributions or prohibited transactions associated with an account. Exempts from contribution limitations any distributions from education savings accounts into individual retirement accounts. Excludes from gross income distributions from individual retirement accounts into education savings accounts.
United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1989
Declares that it is the policy of the United States to recognize Brazil's sovereign authority in the Amazon and that the United States should adopt a policy to encourage and support conservation efforts initiated by Brazil to protect the Amazon forest. Declares that the United States should redouble its efforts to address development within its own borders in an environmentally sound and sustainable manner.
United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1989
Reaffirms support for the goals of democracy, peace, freedom, and security in Central America and the terms of the Bipartisan Accord on Central America of March 24, 1989. Supports the progress that has been made toward holding free and fair elections in Nicaragua on February 25, 1990. Condemns the action by President Ortega to end the cease-fire with the Nicaraguan Resistance, calls on him to reverse that decision, and calls on both the Government and the Nicaraguan Resistance to abide by the cease-fire. Deplores any effort by: (1) the Government of Nicaragua to curtail, postpone, or cancel elections on February 25, 1990, or to use any pretense to impose emergency laws during the period leading up to the election; or (2) the Nicaraguan Resistance to disrupt such elections.
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1989
Amends title II (Old, Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require that regular monthly OASDI payments be made in a manner which ensures their receipt no later than the first day following the month to which they are attributable.
United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989
Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to deem a food misbranded unless its label states: (1) the serving size or other unit of measure customarily used; (2) the number of servings or other units per container; (3) the number of calories per serving and derived from total fat and saturated fat; and (4) the amount of total fat, saturated fat, unsaturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, sugars, total protein, and dietary fiber per serving or other unit. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, if there is a significant scientific basis, to: (1) require additional nutrients to be included in the labeling; or (2) exempt nutrients from the labeling requirement. Requires, for raw agricultural commodities or raw fish or shellfish, that the nutritional information be provided in a single location in the areas in which such items are offered for sale. Directs the Secretary to exempt types of such items which are infrequently consumed. Exempts from the labeling requirements food: (1) sold for immediate consumption in restaurants, or sold to restaurants for sale or use in restaurants; (2) processed and prepared in a retail establishment and not for immediate consumption in the establishment; (3) including certain infant formulas; (4) which is a medical food; (5) which is customarily processed, labeled, or repacked in substantial quantities at establishments other than those where it was originally processed or packed; (6) in packages so small that the information would be illegible; (7) which contains insignificant amounts of all the nutrients and does not make any claim with respect to the nutritional value of the food; and (8) sold by certain small businesses. Requires certain vitamins and minerals to include nutrient information in their labeling as appropriate and as specified by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to undertake to contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to prepare a report making recommendations regarding the manner of the labeling. Directs the Secretary to determine whether any of the nutrients required to be placed on labels before enactment of this Act shall be required under provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary to carry out consumer education regarding nutrition labeling. Sets forth the circumstances under which nutrition and health claims may and may not be made for foods. Allows proceedings for the enforcement, or to restrain violations, of the amendments made by this Act to be brought in the name of a State in which the food that is the subject of the proceedings is located (in addition to the existing authorization to bring such actions to enforce the FDCA in the name of the United States). Declares that a food which makes a claim which characterizes the relationship of its constituents to a disease or a condition in accordance with the requirements of this Act is not, solely because of such claim, a drug under specified provisions of FDCA. Prohibits a State or its subdivision from establishing or continuing in effect any: (1) nutrition labeling requirement that differs from the requirements of this Act; or (2) prohibition respecting any label health claim which differs from the requirements of this Act. Provides for exemption petitions by States if a State or local requirement would not unduly burden interstate commerce, and if other conditions are met.
United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989
Social Security Disabled Worker Incentives Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that individuals shall not be considered to have engaged in substantial gainful activity for disability benefit eligibility purposes unless their earnings exceed the amount persons of retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in OASDI benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Treaty of Rarotonga which establishes a South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone is consistent with the Security Treaty Between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States (the ANZUS Treaty) and with U.S. security commitments in the South Pacific; (2) the Treaty of Rarotonga satisfies the criteria established by the United States for judging the effectiveness of proposed nuclear-weapon-free zones; (3) signature and ratification of the protocols to such Treaty would be in the national interest of the United States; and (4) signature and ratification of the protocols would not prejudge U.S. policy with respect to proposals for nuclear-weapon-free zones in other regions. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should sign and ratify the protocols to the Treaty of Rarotonga.
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1989
Family Resource Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Office of Human Development Services, to establish, through grant or contract, a national center to serve as a source of information, training, technical assistance, and material development for family resource and support programs for parent and child development. Directs the Secretary to provide for independent evaluation of such programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994.
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1989
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Uniform Safety Amendments Act of 1989 - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations for the safe transportation of hazardous materials in domestic and foreign commerce (including route designations). Cites the area in which Federal regulations preempt State hazardous materials transportation requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations for dispute resolution among the States or Indian tribes regarding hazardous materials highway route designations. Permits States or Indian tribes to petition for judicial review of the dispute resolution decision. Grants the Secretary discretion to either adopt or reject hazardous materials transportation standards adopted by international bodies according to the Secretary's perception of the public interest. Requires a person who offers a hazardous material for transportation in commerce to disclose to the carrier specified information on such material. Prohibits a person from altering any required marking or packaging of hazardous materials. Prohibits a person who receives a package containing a hazardous material from removing any such markings from the package until the material has been removed. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations governing the number, content, and placement of documents with respect to the transportation of hazardous materials. Provides for: (1) filing of registration statements with the Secretary by persons who transport hazardous materials; (2) the issuance of safety permits to motor carriers who transport specified hazardous materials; and registration statements and safety permit fees. Increases the penalties for persons who commit violations in the transport of hazardous materials. Prescribes guidelines under which the preemption of State laws or Indian laws conflicting with this Act shall be determined. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1992. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study on a State-by-State basis of the flow of hazardous materials in commerce and the capability of emergency response to unintentional releases of them in the United States. Requires the Secretary to issue guidelines for the preparation and submission of a hazardous materials transportation emergency preparedness assessment of each State. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations with respect to the safe transportation of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel (including mode and route designations). Prohibits any railroad tank car constructed before a specified date from being used for the transportation of certain explosives or hazardous materials unless its air brake equipment support attachments comply with minimum Federal standards. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of the present system of identifying hazardous materials and of means to improve such identification while in transit. Provides for State participation in the regulation of the transportation of hazardous materials by rail carriers. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations for the safe operation of trains that transport specified hazardous materials. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to prohibit the transportation in commerce of hazardous materials or solid waste in any motor vehicle which is also used to transport any food, food additive, drug, cosmetic, or device, or any package containing such items. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations with respect to making safety ratings of motor carriers available to the public. Requires the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Research and Special Programs Administration to employ an additional number of safety inspectors. Provides for State participation in the regulation of hazardous materials transported by rail carriers.
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1989
Comprehensive Urban Transportation Act of 1989 - Establishes a strategic urbanized program for providing assistance for the Federal-aid highway systems in urbanized areas with populations of 50,000 or more for projects designed to help reduce traffic congestion and traffic flow problems. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) apportion funds authorized for expenditure under the program according to specified guidelines based on population; and (2) require that projects be selected by the State highway department of each State. Allows up to 25 percent of the amount apportioned in a fiscal year to a State under the program to be transferred for other specified uses if requested by the State highway department and approved by the Governor of such State and the Secretary as being in the public interest. Directs the Secretary to set aside $300,000,000 for discretionary projects. Sets forth criteria which must be met before a State may obtain funding. Specifies factors which the Secretary shall consider in selecting projects, including: (1) project cost; (2) traffic congestion levels; (3) importance of a project to a congestion relief planning effort; and (4) impact of a project on economic development. Specifies that the Federal share shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of any project. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the use of such funds for public transportation, railway-highway crossings, carpool and vanpool projects, bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways, and research and planning.
United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1989
Urges a complete examination of barriers to Americans investing in Japanese companies. Declares that the trade policy of the President and the Congress shall address the discrepancy between the open capital markets of the United States and the virtually closed markets of Japan. States that one indication of the openness of Japanese capital markets is the degree to which Americans may exercise significant shareholder rights through membership on corporate boards of directors.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1989
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the importation of fish and marine animals from Japan, Taiwan, or the Republic of Korea if it is determined that such countries are engaged in the practice of driftnet fishing.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1989
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance and Prevention Formula Grant Amendments Act of 1989 - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to establish a formula grant program for homeless housing assistance to eligible States, metropolitan cities, or urban counties.
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