United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1987
Designates August 1, 1987, as Helsinki Human Rights Day. Requests the President to: (1) reassert American commitment to the Helsinki Accords; (2) raise the issue of noncompliance with such Accords with the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania; (3) convey to all signatories of such Accords that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is vital to progress in the ongoing Helsinki process; (4) convey to U.S. allies the necessity of unity regarding such Accords; (5) continue his efforts to achieve the release of political prisoners of the Soviet Union, increase in Soviet emigration, resolution of family reunification cases, and cessation of radio transmission jamming; (6) seek the inclusion, in any concluding document agreed to in Vienna, of a mechanism to sustain human rights progress after the Vienna Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe; and (7) convey to signatory states the desire of the United States for a result at Vienna that will not favor military security at the expense of human rights.
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1987
Designates the week beginning June 21, 1987, as National Outward Bound Week in honor of the 25th anniversary of the first Outward Bound Outdoor Recreational Program offered in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1987
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal excise taxes should not be increased as a method of reducing the Federal budget deficit.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1987
Designates the westernmost point of Guam as Point Udall in honor of Morris Udall, a Member of the House of Representatives. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to place and maintain a plaque on Federal land near such point to honor the service and accomplishments of Morris Udall. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1987
Film Integrity Act of 1987 - Amends the copyright law to prohibit material alteration, including colorization, of a published motion picture without the written consent of the artistic authors (the principal director and principal screenwriter). Extends the right of consent beyond the duration of the copyright. States that material alterations made without consent render the altered work uncopyrightable.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1987
Higher Education Prepayment Tax Act of 1987 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide an income tax exclusion for the value of any benefits covering tuition and related expenses and reasonable living expenses while away from home when such benefits are provided in accordance with a qualified prepaid college education contract, except for payments by an employer under such a contract. Defines eligible contracts as those between a payor and either a State or one or more institutions of higher education under which: (1) educational benefits are provided to eligible beneficiaries enrolled in certain undergraduate or vocational courses in pursuit of a degree or certificate; and (2) all payments made by the payor must be deposited into a prepaid college education trust created by a State or by one or more qualified institutions of higher education for the exclusive purpose of funding benefits under such contracts.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1987
Federal Procurement Liability Reform Act of 1987 - Requires the United States to hold harmless and indemnify a contractor against any liability (for damages arising from personal injury, illness, or death or from damage to, or loss of use of, property) resulting from goods or services supplied pursuant to a Government contract to the extent such liability exceeds the amount of commercial insurance or qualified self-insurance protection the contractor is required to carry under the contract. Prohibits such indemnification of a contractor: (1) if the goods or services supplied under the contract are also sold by the contractor to nongovernmental purchasers for similar application or for nongovernmental use; and (2) for liability caused by the gross negligence, intentional misconduct, or lack of good faith of the director, officer, or managing official of the contractor. Requires a contractor to secure and maintain commercial insurance or self-insurance of such type and in such amounts as: (1) agreed upon with the United States at the time of contracting; or (2) is reasonable under the circumstances, in the absence of an agreement. Requires a contractor to notify the United States within a reasonable period of time of any claim or action against the contractor which the contractor reasonably expects to give rise to a claim for indemnification. Permits the United States to control or assist in the settlement or defense of any such claim or action. Requires a contractor seeking indemnification to present a claim to the contracting agency. Allows a contractor aggrieved by the agency's determination to appeal such determination under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978. Permits the United States to discharge its indemnification obligation by making direct payments from specified funds to the contractor involved or to third persons to whom the contractor may be liable. Directs the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to establish guidelines for determining whether certain limitations on indemnification apply and whether the amount of insurance maintained by a contractor is reasonable. Provides that the provisions of this Act shall not apply with respect to any risks against which indemnification may be obtained under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Authorizes a permanent judgment appropriation to pay indemnification claims. Requires the court, in any civil action alleging liability of a contractor arising from injury to or death of an officer or employee of the United States, to determine the proportion of fault of the United States in causing the injury or death. Requires the court to reduce the liability of the contractor by the proportion of fault of the United States. Sets forth factors for determining the proportion of fault. Provides for reducing any reimbursements to the United States by the proportion of fault of the United States in causing the injury or death. Requires a contractor who seeks a reduction in judgment to notify the Attorney General of such civil action. Authorizes the Attorney General to intervene as a party in any such action. Declares that provisions of this Act that relate to the reduction of liability supersede any State law to the extent such law is inconsistent. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to create any liability of the Government to any person other than to contractors for indemnification.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1987
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant special immigrant status to an alien service member or veteran who has served honorably in the U.S. armed forces for four years, and to any accompanying spouse and children.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1987
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the rounding-off of cost-of-living increases in OASDI benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1987
Amends Federal law relating to entitlement to impact aid payments to direct the Secretary of Education to allocate certain sums among local educational agencies which have unsatisfied entitlements.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1987
Honors the late Portuguese diplomat, Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amarel e Abranches, for his extraordinary acts of mercy and justice during World War II.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1987
Essential Air Service Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to revise the definition of an eligible point to be any nonhub airport which the Secretary of Transportation determines is not: (1) within 35 miles of a hub airport; or (2) within 35 miles of a nonhub airport where the Secretary determines that significant scheduled air service is available. Directs the Secretary to determine what is the minimum essential air service for each eligible point, after considering the views of certain interested parties. Sets forth transition provisions for the continuation of small community air service and transfers administrative responsibilities for such service to the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FY 1989 through 1999. Extends the small community air service program from 1988 to 1999.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1987
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to direct (current law authorizes) the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to pay travel expenses of certain veterans and their eligible dependents to or from a Veterans Administration facility or other authorized place in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, or medical treatment or care. Defines those veterans entitled to such payment, including: (1) those veterans financially unable to meet such travel costs; and (2) those veterans unable to bear the cost of special transportation necessitated due to a medical disability. Limits such payments in the case of travel by a privately-owned vehicle to the cost of similar public transportation for such travel. Limits such payment to the actual cost incurred for such travel.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1987
Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions governing situations in which certain unearned income of a child under age 14 is taxed as if it were parental income. Excludes from the calculations of net unearned income for such income tax treatment income that: (1) is attributable to any amount a child receives in a lump sum as payment for damages received on account of personal injuries or sickness; and (2) accrues while the damage payment is in a custodial account whose uses are restricted by State law.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1987
Amends provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 which require that 50 percent of the gross income tonnage of cargoes procured, furnished, or financed, directly or indirectly, by the United States be transported on privately owned United States-flag commercial ocean vessels, to include components (whether or not in finished form) among the cargoes to which the 50-percent requirement must apply. Makes similar changes regarding the nature of cargoes in providing preference to U.S. vessels for military transportation by sea. Includes within such preferential requirement any goods contracted or subcontracted for on behalf of the military, regardless of when title passes to the Government, and including items accorded duty-free treatment under the Tariff Schedules of the U.S.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1987
Interim Great Lakes Economic Protection Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of State to initiate discussions and reach an agreement with Canada regarding an emergency plan of action for the prompt implementation of all existing control measures which will lower the water levels of the Great Lakes. Requires the Secretary of the Army, upon notification of such an agreement, to: (1) increase the rate of diversion of water from Lake Michigan at Chicago, Illinois, whenever the water level exceeds a specified elevation on a monthly average; (2) maximize the rate of flow of water through the Black Rock Lock; and (3) implement such other measures as are established by the agreement to protect shoreline interests along the Great Lakes from injury resulting from high lake levels. Declares that an increase in the rate of diversion of water from Lake Michigan at Chicago, Illinois shall: (1) shall not be included in the State of Illinois' accounting of water diversion from the Lake under any decree of the Supreme Court; (2) be implemented by Illinois and the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago under the direct control and supervision of the Secretary of the Army; and (3) be controlled and stopped or reduced, as directed by the Secretary, whenever bankful conditions at certain flood warning stations are predicted, and as necessary to maintain safe navigation conditions. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a monitoring program to assess the impact of such lake level control measures.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1987
Federal Accounting Practices Review Commission Act of 1987 - Title I: Title, Statement of Findings, Purpose and Limitations - Declares the reasons for, and purposes of, this Act. Title II: Establishment, Duties, and Membership - Establishes the Federal Accounting Practices Review Commission to: (1) examine and describe the financial management practices of the Federal Government; (2) formulate a financial accounting and management system for Federal agencies; (3) prepare a plan for implementation of such system; and (4) recommend an ongoing method for determining and updating generally accepted accounting principles for the Government. Title III: Administration - Sets forth the administrative staffing, procedures, and powers of the Commission. Requires the Commission to submit a final report to the President and the Congress not later than 18 months after the date of completion of appointments of members to the Commission. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of such report. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1987
Declares that: (1) the Department of State should pursue with the Government of Romania the importance of permitting the reunification of families such as the family of Napoleon Fodor and of respecting the right of individuals to travel or emigrate from Romania; (2) Romania should cease to place barriers against the reunification of families and the right to travel and emigrate; and (3) Romania should give urgent consideration to such matters before the renewal of the Most-Favored-Nation trade status of Romania.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1987
Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide an exemption from taxation under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (employment tax) and from benefits under the social security program for employers and their employees in cases when both are members of religious groups opposed to participation in such a program. Requires both the employer and the employee to submit an application for the tax exemption.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1987
Jobs for Employable Dependent Individuals Act - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to entitle each State to the payment of a bonus for the successful job placement of certain employable dependent individuals. Makes the following persons eligible to be counted for an incentive bonus: (1) a head of a household who has received benefits continuously under part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act or under cash and medical assistance to refugees under the Immigration and Nationality Act, or a blind or disabled person who has received benefits continuously under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act, for at least two years prior to participation in education, training, and support activities designed to provide jobs for such individuals, and who has no work experience for the year preceding the year for which the eligibility determination is made; or (2) a head of a household who receives benefits at the time determination of eligibility is made under AFDC, under cash and medical assistance to refugees, or a blind or disabled individual who receives benefits under the SSI program, who has not attained 22 years of age, has not completed secondary school or its equivalent (except that this does not apply to blind or disabled persons), and has no work experience for the year preceding the year for which the eligibility determination is made. Requires that such individual: (1) participate in education, training, and support activities designed to provide jobs for such individuals; (2) be placed in nonsubsidized employment (or in the case of a blind or disabled individual, in employment or supported employment) for at least one year after such participation; (3) receive from such employment an income equal to or greater than the cash benefits under the relevant aid program; and (4) no longer qualify for such aid benefits. Provides that the amount of the incentive bonus paid to each State will be equal to: (1) 40 percent of the placement bonus base for each successful placement; (2) 50 percent for the second continuous year of such employment; and (3) 60 percent for the third year. Includes in such calculation only placements in excess of those during FY 1986 or another base period agreed upon by the Governor and the Secretary of Labor (Secretary). Sets forth a formula for the determination of the placement bonus base for each category of eligible recipient. Sets forth State application requirements. Requires adequate verification of placements for approval of applications. Directs the Governor to reserve an amount equal to the amount the State receives for incentive bonuses and to: (1) set aside up to 15 percent of the amount so reserved in each fiscal year for distribution to specified participating entities to support the costs of establishing and maintaining systems necessary for the operation of the incentive bonus program; and (2) distribute the remainder to participating agencies, private industry councils in service delivery areas (SDAs), and service providers, including community-based organizations, that contribute to the incentive bonus program. Limits use of these remainder funds to the following activities designed for the job preparation and job placement of participants: (1) outreach; (2) basic and remedial education, including English language training; (3) training and supportive services, including child care; and (4) transportation. Directs the Secretary to evaluate the incentive bonus program and to report the results to the Congress within three years after this Act's enactment. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue jointly regulations relating to the safeguarding and sharing, among certain participating entities, of pertinent information concerning programs under the incentive bonus program. Reallots unexpected funds exceeding 20 percent of a State's JTPA fiscal year allocation for certain training services for the disadvantaged, plus any balance from the prior year, to States that did not have such excess funds. Requires the Secretary to reallot such monies in accordance with States' need for the ability to use the funds for the incentive bonus program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide improved information and technical assistance on performance standards adjustment approaches; (2) collect data that more adequately identify hard-to-serve individuals and long-term welfare dependency; (3) provide guidance on setting performance goals at a service provider level that encourage increased service to targeted persons; and (4) reexamine performance standards to ensure that they provide maximum flexibility in serving the hard-to-serve, especially long-term welfare recipients. Establishes a basic measure for performance applicable to certain adult education programs. Directs the Secretary to prescribe standards to determine whether the basic measure is being achieved. Lists factors to be included in such standards. Subjects the new programs established under this Act to the JTPA's requirements relating to the submission of a plan, plan review and approval procedures, and performance standards. Requires the Secretary, in prescribing performance standards relating to the placement of certain employable dependent individuals, to weight the placement of such persons in accordance with the average costs of successful placement of such persons compared to the average cost of successful placement of individuals eligible for other specified services for disadvantaged persons.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1987
General Aviation Standards Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (relating to aviation accident investigations) to apply such Act, with specified exceptions, to any action for damages for harm arising out of a general aviation accident brought against a general aviation manufacturer, owner, or operator of a general aviation aircraft, or a person who supports or maintains such aircraft. Establishes guidelines for uniform standards of liability of general aviation manufacturers for general aviation accidents. States that all actions for harm arising out of a general aviation accident shall be governed by the principles of comparative responsibility. Establishes, with specified exceptions, a limitation of actions period of 12 years from delivery of aircraft or harm-causing part to the purchaser for general aviation civil liability brought against a general aviation manufacturer. Declares admissible as evidence certain income tax and payroll tax liability for purposes of establishing financial harm arising out of a general aviation accident. Permits the award of punitive damages if a claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the harm suffered was the direct result of conduct manifesting conscious, flagrant indifference to safety. Establishes a two-year limitation of actions period for actions arising out of a general aviation accident. Confers original jurisdiction upon the Federal district courts, concurrently with State courts, for all civil actions for harm arising out of a general aviation accident. Provides procedures for removal from State to Federal district courts of such actions. Declares that this Act supersedes any State law regarding recovery of damages for harm arising out of a general aviation accident. Declares the intent of the Congress that sanctions be strictly enforced for violations of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including orders to pay to the other party the reasonable costs of legal fees.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1987
Directs the head of each Federal department or agency holding records relating to sightings of U.S. military personnel in Southeast Asia since 1973 to make available to the public, within 30 days after the enactment of this Act, all such records. Provides exceptions to such disclosures for information revealing intelligence sources and methods or the names of such personnel.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1987
Ground Water Research, Development, and Demonstration Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a research, development, and demonstration program for the protection, maintenance, and restoration of groundwater resources. Authorizes the Administrator to contract or cooperate with other government or private entities, including using existing Federal facilities on a reimbursable basis. Requires the Administrator to establish a media-specific research committee for groundwater resources to annually summarize major research issues, including State and local needs. Requires the Administrator to establish a standing subcommittee on groundwater resources within the Science Advisory Board established under the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978 to review and report to the Congress on the research committee's report. Directs the Administrator to carry out a program of research, evaluation, testing, development, and demonstration of practices, methods, technologies, and processes which may be effective in controlling sources or potential sources of groundwater contaminants. Authorizes the Administrator to contract out or make grants for demonstration projects selected on the basis of their potential for mitigating contaminants which pose the greatest risk to human health and the environment, their broad-based applicability, and cost effectiveness. Sets forth monitoring and quality control requirements. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants or enter into cooperative agreements or loans with State and local governments for activities under this Act, limiting the Federal share of research and survey costs. Authorizes the Administrator to research the effects of groundwater contaminants on human health, including laboratory, clinical, and epidemiological studies. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct training and establish research fellowships. Directs the Administrator to make grants to research institutions to establish and operate three groundwater research institutes for research and information dissemination. Requires such institutions to be located in areas making significant use of groundwater which has experienced significant contamination problems. Limits the Federal share of such institutional costs. Sets forth program approval procedures. Directs the Administrator to establish a national groundwater clearinghouse and a technology transfer program. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1987
Allies Fair Share Defense Act of 1987 - Prohibits, after the end of FY 1988, the funding of U.S. armed forces assigned to permanent duty in member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or in Japan at levels in excess of a specified troop strength. Directs that for 1990, 1991, and 1992, such levels shall be reduced by a specified number each year. Waives such reduction in troop strength for NATO countries if either of the following occur: (1) each member nation of NATO has increased its defense spending by a specified amount; or (2) the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Congress in writing that the member nations of NATO other than the United States have accomplished certain objectives relating to the increase of defensive measures and the overall significant improvement of their conventional defense capability. Waives such reduction in troop strength for Japan if Japan has either: (1) increased its defense spending by a specified amount; or (2) increased its capability to defend its sea lanes to specified distances. Provides for smaller reductions of U.S. armed forces in NATO-member countries and Japan if at least one of the above-described objectives have been met, or if some, but not all, of the objectives have been met. Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than March 1 of each of the calendar years 1988 through 1992, to report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees on the status of the following matters as of January 1 of the year in which the report is submitted: (1) the supply of aerial and ground munitions of NATO-member nations; (2) the number of emergency operating facilities and semihardened aircraft shelters in such nations; and (3) other measures taken by such nations to improve their conventional defense capability. Outlines further information to be included in such reports concerning the attainment of objectives specified under this Act. States that this Act shall not apply if: (1) a declaration of war by the United States is in effect; (2) there is an armed attack on any NATO-member nation or Japan; or (3) the President declares a national state of emergency and immediately informs the Congress of such action and the reasons therefor.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1987
Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to designate employees of the Library of Congress as police for duty with respect to the Library buildings and adjacent streets. Requires the rank structure and pay for such employees to be the same as that for the Capitol Police.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1987
Technology Transfer Enforcement Act of 1987 - Expresses congressional findings with regard to the sale by Toshiba Machine Corporation and Kongsberg Vaapenfabrik to the Soviet Union of machines used to make advanced submarine propellers undetectable by the United States. Prohibits the importation of products manufactured by the Toshiba Corporation. Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from entering into any contract or subcontract with the Toshiba Machine Corporation or Kongsberg Vaapenfabrik.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1987
Provides for the appointment of a delegation of Members of Congress to participate in ceremonies to be held in New York City in April 1989 commemorating the 200th anniversaries of: (1) the implementation of the Constitution as the form of government of the United States; (2) the inauguration of George Washington as the first President; and (3) the proposal of the Bill of Rights as the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Invites the President to join the delegation in participating in the ceremonies.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1987
Urges the President to restructure U.S. policy with respect to the countries of Indochina in order to secure the release of any American prisoners of war and an accounting of Americans missing in action. Recommends that: (1) the President assign to the Secretary of State the responsibility to develop and direct the implementation of this new policy; (2) an ambassador be appointed to represent the U.S. Government in all its relations with the governments of Indochina; and (3) all departments and agencies of the U.S. Government support the implementation of such policy.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1987
Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to cargo that has entered the United States and on which the importer has paid the harbor maintenance (port) tax. Prohibits the imposition of tax with respect to any subsequent loading or unloading of the same cargo if: (1) the shipper is the same at the time of entry and at the time of the subsequent loading or unloading; and (2) the subsequent activity is in connection with the continuous transportation of the cargo to its ultimate U.S. destination.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1987
Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1987 - Requires that all telephones sold, rented, or otherwise distributed in the United States be hearing aid compatible, except telephones that are manufactured before the effective date of this Act or that are not required to be registered with the Federal Communications Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1987
Organotin-Based Antifoulant Paint Control Act of 1987 - Prohibits the use on a vessel or marine structure of organization-based antifoulant paint with more than a specified release rate or of any compound containing organization which can be added to paint. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to certify the release rate of organization-based antifoulant paint. Directs the Administrator to monitor and report annually to specified congressional officials on the concentrations of organization in representative estuaries. Imposes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1987
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a State's plan to provide for payment for the reservation of a bed in a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility for an individual to accommodate the individual's temporary absence (other than for hospitalization) from the facility, if: (1) immediately before the absence the individual is receiving medical assistance under the plan for inpatient services furnished in the facility; (2) the individual's plan of care provides for these absences; and (3) the absences do not total more than 15 days in any 12-month period. Prohibits a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility from participating in Medicaid unless it agrees to provide for such reservation of beds. Sets certain restrictions on payments for unused beds.
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1987
Designates the week of June 1 through June 7, 1987, as National Polio Awareness Week. Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation saluting the work of the International Polio Network.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1987
National Advanced Technician Training Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out an advanced technician training program, making matching grants to two-year community and technical colleges to provide training in technical competencies in strategic fields. Requires such program to emphasize on-the-job training and recruitment of the unemployed. Requires that an inventory of available programs be accessible. Requires the Director to appoint a National Advisory Council on Advanced Technician Training to review and report to the Director and to the Congress on the effectiveness of the program, with recommendations as needed. Requires the Director to designate ten centers of excellence among such colleges to serve as clearinghouses, half for advanced technician training and half for undergraduate education in mathematics and science. Requires the Director to make at least 20 grants annually. Requires that funds under this Act be used to strengthen programs in advanced-technology occupations, for faculty development in advanced-technology fields such as laser, robotic, and computer technology, and the development of cooperative training and information networks with other schools and the private sector. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1987
Government Patent Policy Amendments of 1987 - Amends the patent laws to extend to all contractors, assignees, and exclusive licensees under Federal funding agreements the requirement that the manufacture of products using patents arising from federally supported research be significantly performed in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1987
Designates the week beginning August 2, 1987, as International Special Olympics Week and designates August 3, 1987, as International Special Olympics Day.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1987
Older Americans Day Care and Respite Services Act of 1987 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require area agencies on aging to provide older individuals with the opportunity to participate on a voluntary basis in the delivery of day care to children and adults and respite services to families. Amends the Older American Community Service Employment Act to require that community employment projects include projects employing low-income, older individuals in the provision of day care for children and adults, and respite services for families of older individuals. Requires that at least 15 percent of the amount appropriated for any fiscal year to provide community service employment for older individuals be made available for such day care and respite service projects.
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