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United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1987
Designates the week beginning November 22, 1987, as National Family Caregivers Week.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1987
Designates February 16, 1987, as Lithuanian Independence Day.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1987
Requires that each State establish and maintain an approved workfare program as a condition of its eligibility for Federal payments or other assistance under the: (1) program under part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act; (2) food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; and (3) public housing and assisted housing programs under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Requires that such State workfare program shall require every State resident applying for or receiving aid under such Federal public assistance programs to perform work in return for, and as a condition for, such aid. Directs the appropriate Federal agencies to promulgate guidelines for approval, supervision, and oversight of such State workfare programs. Exempts from required participation in such programs those who are: (1) under age 18 or over age 65; (2) disabled; (3) regularly employed for at least 40 hours a week; or (4) primarily responsible for the care of a child less than three years old (or for the care of a child more than two but less than six years old if suitable child care is not available at reasonable cost). Requires that each State workfare program must provide that if any individual who is required to participate in such program refuses to accept a bona fide offer of qualified employment or to perform qualified employment, in any month, neither such individual nor any other person in the family or household of which such individual is a member shall be eligible to receive any aid under such Federal public assistance programs for that month. Requires that State workfare programs include provision for job counseling, assistance in obtaining employment outside the program, and job search activities. Provides for: (1) Federal matching funds to cover administrative costs of such State programs; (2) Federal cut-offs of funds to State agencies for failure to comply with this Act; and (3) Federal agency reports to the Congress on such State programs. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1987
Volunteer Protection Act of 1987 - Prescribes circumstances under which volunteers working for nonprofit organizations or government entities shall be immune from personal civil liability. Requires each State to certify to the Secretary of Health and Human Services before the beginning of each fiscal year (commencing with FY 1989) that it has enacted or has in effect a State law which provides such immunity. Requires the Secretary to reduce by one percent the fiscal year allotment which would otherwise be made to such State to carry out the Social Services Block Grant Program under title XX of the Social Security Act if such law is not in effect.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1987
Designates the week of May 10 through May 16, 1987, as National Osteoporosis Prevention Week of 1987.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1987
Designates the week of April 5 through April 11, 1987, as World Health Week and April 7, 1987, as World Health Day.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987
Federal Employees' Optional Early Retirement Act of 1987 - Authorizes early retirement during the 90-day period beginning 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act for certain Federal employees after: (1) completing 25 years of service; (2) becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service; (3) becoming 55 years of age and completing 15 years of service; or (4) becoming 57 years of age and completing five years of service. Specifies those employees who are not eligible for such retirement. Subjects such retirement annuities to the applicable reduction for employees who retire under the age of 55. Directs the President to extend the early retirement provisions of this Act to: (1) participants in the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System; (2) participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System; and (3) if determined appropriate, employees of the executive branch who are participants in any other Federal retirement system. Authorizes the President to exempt employees from early retirement provisions in cases of essential occupational categories, projects, or locations. Authorizes the head of an executive agency to hold over essential employees who are entitled to early retirement for a period not to exceed six months. Establishes a hiring limitation period for the replacement of retirees beginning 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and ending at the end of the third fiscal year which begins on or after the first day of such period. Authorizes the President to waive the application of such hiring limitation in cases of essential positions and for positions financed by user fees. Declares such hiring limitation inapplicable to postal employees, certain reinstatements, certain transfers, and periods of war or national emergency. Directs the President to ensure that there is no increase in contract procurement of personal services by reason of enactment of this Act. Requires that the savings in any fiscal year resulting from provisions of this Act be credited to personnel costs required to be sequestered under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to report to the Congress on an evaluation of the optional early retirement program and the limitation on the replacement of retirees. Requires congressional committees to report to their respective Houses revised allocations and budget aggregates resulting from this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987
Extends Federal law regarding pay retention to certain prevailing rate Federal employees (blue-collar workers) whose basic pay would otherwise be subject to reduction pursuant to a wage survey.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow deductions for State and local sales taxes on the purchase of domestically-produced automobiles.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987
Family Education Assistance Act of 1987 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an income tax deduction for contributions to a savings account established to pay the education expenses (tuition, supplies, meals, and lodging) at an institution of higher education or a vocational school of a child of the taxpayer, of a child of a brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister of the taxpayer, of an individual for whom the taxpayer has been appointed as guardian, or of a descendant of a child of the taxpayer. Limits the amount of such deduction to $1,500 (adjusted for inflation) for each account per calendar year. Provides that no account may have more than one beneficiary and that no individual may be a beneficiary of more than one account. Disallows any deduction for contributions to an education savings account for any beneficiary who has attained the age of 19. Requires any balance in an education savings account to be distributed after the individual for whose benefit the account is established attains age 30. Includes the distributions from an education savings account in the gross income of the payee or distributee except for those amounts distributed or used to pay educational expenses incurred by the individual for whose benefit the account is established. Provides that an education savings account is exempt from taxation except for the tax on unrelated business income. Revokes the tax exemption of the account where the individual for whose benefit the account is established engages in certain prohibited transactions with the account. Imposes a ten percent penalty tax on distributions which are not used for educational expenses. Requires the trustee of an education savings account to file reports with the Secretary of the Treasury on the maintenance of the account. Imposes a penalty for failure to file any required report. Extends the deduction for contributions to an education savings account to taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize deductions. Imposes: (1) a six percent excise tax on excess contributions to an education savings account; and (2) a five percent excise tax on amounts connected with any prohibited transaction with respect to such an account. Excludes from the gross income of an individual distributions from an education savings account used exclusively for that individual's educational expenses. Provides that distributions from an education savings account shall not be taken into account in determining support to the extent such distribution is excluded from gross income of the individual for whose benefit the account has been established.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987
Designates the week beginning July 13, 1987, as Snow White Week.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987
Authorizes and requests the President to designate June 1 through June 7, 1987, as National Fishing Week.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987
Declares that the Congress: (1) protests continued Soviet violations of international human rights, especially its restrictive emigration regulations; (2) states that such human rights abuses seriously affect negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union; (3) calls upon the Soviet authorities to release all "Prisoners of Conscience" and permit all "refuseniks" and other specified people to emigrate; and (4) dedicates itself to support, as a priority during the 100th Congress, the restoration of internationally recognized human rights to all Soviet citizens, especially restoration of the right to emigrate to Soviet Jews and others who have requested exit visas.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require that air carriers include on each passenger's airline ticket specified information regarding the air service record of such air carrier, together with a postcard addressed to the Consumer Affairs Office of the Department of Transportation which contains a complaint form concerning flight cancellation, delay, or luggage handling. Requires such air carriers to display such information at designated locations and to publish a policy statement regarding flight delays and cancellations. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to investigate possible deceptive flight schedules and possible flight cancellations made for economic reasons. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on investigation results. Requires the Secretary to review periodically the accuracy of such service record information. Declares that falsification of such information shall be treated as an unfair or deceptive practice, and directs the Secretary to initiate appropriate proceedings.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Tax Fairness for Farmers, Ranchers, and Small Businessmen Act of 1987 - Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to repeal provisions which eliminated the use of income averaging. Specifies that the Internal Revenue Code shall be applied and administered as if such provisions had not been enacted. Increases the amount of the income tax deduction for health insurance premiums paid by self-employed individuals from 25 percent of such costs to 50 percent of such costs. Repeals requirements that farmers must capitalize preproductive costs. Denies the use of cash accounting for all corporations engaged in farm product processing with annual gross receipts in excess of $100,000,000. Allows farmers the full investment tax credit carry forward. (Present law requires a 35 percent reduction in the carry forward of such credit.) Allows a one-time exclusion of any gain realized from the sale or exchange of land used in the trade or business of farming.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Title I: Authorization - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to undertake research, investigations, appraisals, surveys, and related activities of the Nation's water resources. Authorizes the Secretary to cooperate with other government agencies and to perform such activities on a reimbursable basis, as specified. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Title II: National Ground Water Contamination Research - National Ground Water Contamination Research Act of 1987 - Makes the Secretary of the Interior primarily responsible at the Federal level for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information concerning the state of the Nation's groundwater. Requires the Secretary to report within two years to specified congressional committees and the States on the condition of the Nation's groundwater. Requires that such report be accompanied by an independent evaluation by State individuals charged with responsibility for water pollution control matters. Directs the Secretary to establish a national groundwater quality assessment program within three years of enactment. Requires such program to coordinate government efforts in such area, seek to achieve uniform data collection, and provide information and assistance as required. Directs the Secretary to establish a national groundwater clearinghouse. Requires the Secretary to establish a technical assistance program to serve other Federal and governmental agencies. Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1974 to make conforming changes. Authorizes appropriations for such programs.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Title I: Declaration of Policy - Sets forth findings and declarations regarding the United States' space and aeronautical policy. Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to establish a comprehensive national civilian space and aeronautics policy that will provide the framework for a world information system, an orbital civilization, exploration of the solar system, and the development of other space and aeronautical activities in order to preserve and expand the leadership of the United States in the movement of mankind's civilization into space. Title II: National Space and Aeronautics Policy - Declares that the United States is committed to the expansion of the peaceful civilization of the space and atmospheric environments for the benefit of the Nation and all of mankind. Establishes national space and aeronautics principles. Title III: Program - Directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in cooperation with appropriate private, governmental, and international groups, to pursue aggressive research and systems development in space and aeronautics science and technology. Includes the following programs among NASA's activities: (1) the creation of an operational world information system by the year 1990; (2) the development of the basic facilities and capabilities by the year 2000 necessary to create an orbital civilization in near-Earth space; (3) the development of the capabilities by the year 2010 to undertake further solar system exploration by mankind; (4) the development of economical and reliable space technology necessary to carry out such programs; (5) the establishment and maintenance of research and application programs; and (6) the establishment and maintenance of aeronautical technology programs. Directs the Administrator of NASA, together with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to develop and submit to the Congress, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, a preliminary 30-day plan, including proposed annual funding requirements and a detailed research and development schedule. Directs the Administrator to submit a final 30-year plan within one year after enactment of this Act. Requires that status reports and revisions to the plan be submitted on an annual basis in conjunction with the submission of the budget request beginning with the third fiscal year enactment of this Act. Provides that, beginning with the third fiscal year after enactment of this Act, the provisions of this Act shall be the general basis for authorizations of funds for NASA, consistent with the provisions of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Live Birth Abortion Revision Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a taxpayer's personal exemption deduction for a child who is born alive after an induced abortion or an attempt to perform an abortion and dies as a result of such procedure. Denies the deduction for abortion expenses unless the abortion was performed to save the life of the mother. Denies the personal exemption deduction for the spouse or a dependent of the taxpayer if the taxpayer intentionally causes the death of such spouse or dependent. Requires a court determination of an intentional cause of death.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to delay until December 31, 1988 (currently, December 31, 1986) the exception for certain technical personnel from certain rules for determining whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor for employment tax purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Designates the week beginning August 2, 1987, as National Podiatric Medicine Week.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Designates the week of April 12 through 18, 1987, as National Telecommunicators' Week.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987
Amends the definitions of "city" and "county" for purposes of the withholding of city or county income or employment taxes from Federal employees residing in or employed in such cities and counties under agreements between the Secretary of the Treasury and the city or county. Eliminates the requirement that there be 500 or more persons regularly employed by all agencies of the Federal Government in such city or county before an agreement can be entered into.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987
Prohibits the trustee in a bankruptcy case from rejecting any executory or other contract that provides for hospitalization or health benefits for current or former employees of the debtor.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987
Pet Protection Act of 1987 - States that any person using for any research purpose any animal acquired directly or indirectly from any animal shelter shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds under any grant or research protocol of the National Institutes of Health.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987
National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Act of 1987 - Establishes the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome to: (1) advise the Congress, the President, and Federal agencies on policies and programs designed to reduce the incidence of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and address problems encountered by individuals having AIDS; (2) monitor the progression of AIDS; (3) evaluate AIDS research activities and health services; (4) study the effects that AIDS has had on the armed forces; and (5) identify financial resources available to prevent and treat AIDS. Directs the Commission to report to the President and the Congress. Terminates the Commission 90 days after submitting such report. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987
Designates June 19, 1987, as American Gospel Arts Day.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987
Directs the President to designate the week of May 17 through May 23, 1987, as Just Say No to Drugs Week.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987
Designates the week beginning May 17, 1987, as National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987
Directs the Postmaster General to issue a postage stamp commemorating the crew of the space shuttle Challenger. Requires that the design for the stamp be selected from among designs submitted by elementary and secondary school students.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987
Disapproves the proposed rescission (R87-70) of budget authority for Veterans Administration medical care. Requires the amount of such budget authority proposed for rescission to instead be made available for obligation no later than the date of enactment of this joint resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987
Reaffirms the sense of the Congress that the one-percent loan origination fee charged by the Veterans Administration (VA) to veterans obtaining a home loan guaranteed by the VA should not be increased. Requests the President to request additional appropriations if he finds that additional funding for the VA home loan guarantee program is required.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1987
Ocean Incineration Research Act of 1987 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing a permit for the incineration of hazardous waste off the coast of Maryland until a hazardous waste reduction management feasibility report from the Office of Technology Assessment is completed and the Administrator promulgates final regulations. Requires the submission of such report to the Congress within three years and requires public participation in the drafting of the regulations. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1987
School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Act of 1987 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for demonstration programs of dropout prevention, reentry, and information. Allots specified percentages of such funds to various categories of LEAs. Limits the Federal share of project cost to no more than 90 percent in the first fiscal year, 75 percent in the second, and 60 percent in the third. Sets forth grant application requirements, including plans for dropout information collection and reporting systems. Sets forth authorized activities for which such grants may be used. Requires that: (1) at least 30 percent of grant funds be used for dropout prevention activities; (2) at least 30 percent of grant funds be used for dropout reentry persuasion and assistance activities; and (3) not more than 15 percent of any grant be used for administrative costs. Requires that grants be used to supplement other funds. Requires grant recipients to cooperate with the coordination and dissemination efforts of the National Diffusion Network and State educational agencies. Directs the Secretary of Education to report annually to the appropriate committees of the Congress on the activities under this Act. Sets forth provisions for auditing and withholding payments.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987
Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations which require that trains be operated by persons licensed under such Act. Requires such regulations to: (1) establish minimum licensing standards; and (2) ensure that the license applicant has not been reported to the National Driver Register because of a motor vehicle-related conviction under the National Driver Register Act of 1982 for driving under the influence, reckless driving, or other traffic violations. Entitles individuals who are denied a license because their names appear on the Register to an administrative hearing to determine whether such license has been properly denied. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the issuance of an airman's certificate to an individual who has been reported to the Register because of a motor vehicle-related conviction. Mandates the revocation of an airman's certificate of any individual who has been reported to the Register because of such conviction. Amends the National Driver Register Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary of Transportation, for airman certification purposes, to provide the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration with information regarding the motor vehicle driving record of any individual.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to provide for a nationwide milk marketing order. States that for related price adjustments at delivery locations, there shall be at least three but not more than six U.S.-located basing points.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987
Northern Ireland Fair Employment Practices Act - Prohibits an article from being imported into the United States from Northern Ireland unless documentation is presented at the time of entry indicating that the enterprise which manufactured or assembled such article was in compliance at the time of manufacture with certain fair employment principles (such as freedom from religious discrimination). Provides that such principles are based on the MacBride Principles, a nine point set of guidelines for fair employment in Northern Ireland. Requires that any U.S. person who has a branch or office in Northern Ireland or who controls an enterprise in Northern Ireland in which more than 20 people are employed shall take the necessary steps to insure implementation of such employment principles and compliance with this Act. Requires each such U.S. person to report to the Secretary of Commerce on compliance with this Act. Sets forth the fair employment principles. Authorizes the President to waive the requirements of this Act in the interest of national security. Requires such waiver to become effective 90 days after the President submits a justification of such waiver to the Congress unless the Congress adopts a joint resolution disapproving the waiver. Provides for expedited consideration of such resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987
National Advisory Commission on the Future of Rural America Act of 1987 - Establishes a National Advisory Commission on the Future of Rural America. Sets forth related operating provisions. Directs such Commission to study and report to the President and the Congress within one year regarding the enhancement of the agricultural and non-agricultural economic base of rural areas, and the quality of health, housing, transportation, and education services in such areas. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submitting such report.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987
Grants a Federal charter to the Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for the accreditation to the U.S. delegations to international trade negotiations of members of the House Committee on Agriculture and of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Provides that such members shall serve as additional official advisors to trade negotiations dealing specifically with agricultural commodities and their products.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the use of ethanol blended fuels should be established to reduce air pollution and surplus grain stocks and that such use should be encouraged through information and technical assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) no Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) physician payment methodology should be implemented which is based on hospital discharge classifications or requires mandatory assignment; and (2) no drastic change in the Medicare physician payment methodology should be undertaken without the receipt of reports required by legislation enacted in the 99th Congress and a detailed analysis of the long-range impact of such change on the provision of health care.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Veterans' Administration Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act - Title I: Adjudication Procedures - Codifies, for Veterans Administration (VA) adjudication purposes, the burden of proof and reasonable doubt standards currently provided for by VA regulation. States that a claimant has the burden of submitting sufficient evidence to justify a claim, and that if an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence exists regarding the merits of a claim, the VA is to resolve such doubt in favor of the claimant. States that VA subpoenas may be served either by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail. Requires the chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals to submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees concerning the Board's current handling of cases and projections for the subsequent fiscal year. Requires the Board to: (1) provide notice to a claimant and an opportunity for a hearing before a decision may be based on "additional official information" received after a Board decision has previously been made; and (2) make its decision exclusively on evidence and material of record in the proceeding. Removes the requirement that new material sufficient to allow the Board to reopen a previously disallowed claim be in the form of official reports. Provides that the Board's discretionary authority to reopen a claim will not be diminished by a judicial decision following an appeal as provided for by this Act. Requires the Board to mail to the claimant notice of its decision and the reasons for such decision. Provides that, upon the request of a claimant, the Board shall provide an independent advisory medical opinion when there exists substantial medical disagreement with respect to a material issue in a veteran's appeal. Sets forth new procedural rules for adjudication hearings regarding: (1) oaths, affirmations, and witness examination; (2) admissibility of evidence; (3) procedural rights of claimants; (4) disqualification of a hearing officer; (5) the record of the proceedings and the claimant's right to examine and obtain a copy of such record; and (6) the exclusiveness of veterans' adjudication procedures and rights prescribed by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to provide at each stage of the appeal proceedings written notice to a claimant of the claimant's procedural rights. Directs the Administrator to conduct a study of two alternative claims resolution methods: one, a new intermediate-level adjudication process; the other, an enhanced schedule of formal Appeals Board hearings. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on such studies. Title II: Veterans Administration Rule Making - Includes the VA's rulemaking procedures under the relevant provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Title III: Judicial Review - Provides for judicial review of VA decisions in the Federal court system. States, with regard to jurisdiction: (1) the definition of final decision; (2) that judicial review of a final decision in a claim for benefits may be obtained in a civil action brought within 180 days of the Board's mailing of notice of its decision, and that such action shall be brought in Federal district court; (3) that the VA shall file the various materials constituting the record in a case together with its answer to the claimant's complaint; (4) that the court may render a decision on the pleadings; and (5) that the judicial review procedures established under this Act shall not apply to insurance and home loans. States, with regard to the reviewing court's scope of review, that such court: (1) shall decide questions of law and interpret constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions, but that questions of fact (unless unsupported by substantial evidence) will not be subject to a trial de novo; and (2) in reviewing a final decision of the VA which is adverse to a party solely because such party failed to comply with VA procedures, may only review questions concerning such procedures. Sets out provisions regarding remand, survival of actions, and appellate review. Title IV: Attorneys' Fees - Authorizes the Administrator to allow attorneys' fees above the present $10 maximum if the appealing party's claim is allowed by the VA after an initial denial. States that such fee shall be the lesser of: (1) the fee agreed upon by the party and attorney; (2) $500, unless the Administrator approves a greater amount; or (3) if the party and attorney have entered into a contingent-fee agreement, not more than 25 percent of the total of any past-due benefits awarded on the basis of such party's claim. Provides for the approval of attorneys' fees in successful veterans' claims brought before a court as provided for under this Act. States that such fees shall be determined by such court, and in contingent-fee agreements such fees shall not exceed 25 percent of the total of any past-due benefits awarded on the basis of such claim. Authorizes attorneys' fees of up to $750 in certain unsuccessful veterans' claims. Prohibits the VA from authorizing payment to a claimant's attorney based on past-due benefits unless such benefits are owed as of the date of the VA's or a court's award. States that such provisions regarding attorneys' fees shall only apply to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the VA and shall not apply in cases in which the VA is the plaintiff or in which other attorneys' fees statutes are otherwise controlling. Title V: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates for this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to review existing regulations governing alcohol and drug use in railroad operations for the purpose of determining whether they are adequate to ensure safety. Sets forth the criteria for such review. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prescribe regulations establishing a program which requires air carriers, contract carriers, and foreign air carriers to conduct pre-employment testing (as well as periodic recurring and post-accident testing) of airmen and crewmembers upon a reasonable suspicion that they have used alcohol or a controlled substance without lawful authorization. Requires the Administrator to establish such a program applicable to FAA employees whose duties include direct responsibility for flight safety operations. Directs the Administrator to require random testing as part of the testing program for air carriers. Prohibits any air carrier from permitting any individual determined to have used alcohol or a controlled substance without lawful authorization from serving as an airman or crewmember unless such individual has completed a substance abuse rehabilitation program. Requires air carriers to establish and maintain such a rehabilitation program for the identification and opportunity for treatment of airmen and crewmembers who need assistance in resolving substance abuse problems. Requires the Administrator to establish and maintain such a rehabilitation program for FAA employees whose duties include direct responsibility for flight safety operations, and who need assistance in resolving substance abuse problems.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Amends the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 to require commission merchants, dealers, and brokers to label imported perishable commodities with the name of the country of origin.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Alliance for Education Act of 1987 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible alliances (i.e., alliances between a local educational agency and business concerns, nonprofit private organizations, institutions of higher education, museums, libraries, educational television stations, and appropriate State agencies). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Allows grant funds to be used for: (1) model cooperative programs applying private and nonprofit sector resources to elementary and secondary schools; (2) projects to encourage business and other alliance participants to work with educationally disadvantaged and with gifted students; (3) projects to apply community resources to improve elementary and secondary education; (4) projects to enrich the career awareness of secondary school students; (5) statewide activities including the development of model State statutes for the support of cooperative ties between the private sector and schools; (6) special staff training projects; (7) academic internship programs; and (8) tutorial and volunteer work in elementary and secondary schools by personnel assigned from business concerns and other alliance participants. Establishes an Alliance for Education Board within the Department of Education. Sets forth membership requirements and duties of the Board. Sets forth grant application criteria, including assurances of a non-Federal share and continuation of activities after the grant period. Sets forth application approval requirements. Sets forth requirements for a declining Federal share of costs. Sets forth evaluation and dissemination requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Prevention, Identification, and Treatment of Elder Abuse Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an office known as the National Clearinghouse on Elder Abuse to: (1) compile an annual summary of recently conducted research on elder abuse; (2) develop and maintain an information clearinghouse on all programs for the prevention and treatment of such abuse; (3) compile training materials for personnel engaged in elder abuse prevention; (4) provide technical assistance for the planning and implementation of programs relating to the problems of elder abuse; and (5) investigate the causes and national incidence of elder abuse. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to or enter into contracts with public agencies or nonprofit organizations for demonstration projects designed to prevent and treat elder abuse. Sets forth the terms and conditions for such grants. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for the development and implementation of elder abuse prevention and treatment programs. Requires such States to have in effect a State elder abuse law with mandatory reporting provisions. Sets forth other requirements for eligibility. Prohibits the use of assistance for construction of facilities. Directs the Secretary to establish criteria to achieve equitable distribution of assistance among the States. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant special immigrant status to an alien service member (or veteran), and accompanying spouse and children, who enlisted outside the United States without first being admitted for U.S. permanent residence. Requires at least four years of honorable military service in order to qualify for such status.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Repeals the national maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Foods Are Not Drugs Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude from the definitions of "drug" and of "food additive" foods for special dietary use, i.e. vitamins and minerals, where such foods are promoted or offered for sale in the diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. Provides that food shall be considered misbranded if oral representations have been made with respect to the food which are false or misleading in any particular.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987
Repeals the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code which include one-half of social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits in the gross income of the taxpayer. Provides that one-half of social security benefits paid to nonresident aliens is includible in the gross income of the nonresident alien.