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United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1991
Permits the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association to sponsor a free public event, soap box derby races, on the Capitol grounds on July 13, 1991.
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1991
Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Free Trade Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to annually determine and publish the net shipbuilding and repair subsidy provided, directly and indirectly, to each major shipbuilding and repair company in foreign countries meeting certain requirements. Requires the information submitted to the Secretary in connection with the determinations to be treated as proprietary if it meets certain requirements of the Tariff Act of 1930. Requires each company to repay to its government the total value of the aggregate subsidy provided, plus interest. Directs the Secretary to: (1) require certification from both the company and the foreign government that the payments have occurred; and (2) if requested, verify the repayment. Directs the Secretary, if a company has not complied, to direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to collect an annual assessment on each vessel constructed or repaired by the company. Sets the amount of the assessment at the amount of the net subsidy, adjusted by partial repayments and increased by any previous unpaid assessment. Prohibits a vessel from entering a U.S. port until the assessment is paid in full. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for the judicial review of subsidy assessment determinations by the U.S. Court of International Trade.
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1991
Medicare Physician Regulatory Relief Amendments of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) prohibit the denial of physician claims because of patient failure to complete Medicare secondary payer questionnaires; (2) prohibit carriers from using extrapolation to recover the amounts they reimbursed physicians for claims for which Medicare disallows payment, if the physician requests that each such claim be individually identified; (3) prohibit the imposition of specified user fees on physicians; (4) require consideration of physician comments in annual carrier performance reviews; (5) allow individuals (including physicians) to file administrative appeals when they have suffered damages as a result of the failure of a carrier to carry out Medicare policies; and (6) require review of medical necessity denials by physicians in the same medical specialty as the physician providing the service. Amends the Medicare and Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) programs to permit the reimbursement of a patient's regular physician for services provided by another physician who covers for the regular physician under contractual arrangements. Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to repeal the peer review requirement for certain surgical procedures.
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1991
Older Women's Breast Cancer Prevention Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) repeal the limit on payment amounts for screening mammography under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of the Medicare program; and (2) permit payment under such part to the physician who supervises such procedure but does not interpret its results.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1991
James Madison-Bill of Rights Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) to mint and issue five-dollar gold coins emblematic of the Bill of Rights, and one-dollar silver coins emblematic of James Madison. Sets forth guidelines for their sale and issuance, and for financial assurances. Mandates that the surcharges received by the Secretary shall be transmitted to the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Trust Fund. Authorizes audits by the Comptroller General. Provides a general waiver of procurement regulations when implementing this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1991
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present to the Secretary of Defense, Richard B. Cheney, a gold medal in recognition of his exemplary performance as a leader in coordinating the planning, strategy, and execution of combat action by U.S. armed forces which led to the liberation of Kuwait. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1991
Designates the week beginning August 25, 1991, as National Parks Week.
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1991
Technology Preservation Act of 1991 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President to conduct a review to determine whether an investigation should be conducted to determine the effects on national security of certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers (takeovers) by foreign persons which could result in foreign control of persons or activities engaged in interstate commerce in the United States. (Currently, there is no review process prior to such investigation.) Designates as an interagency committee to act as the President's designee the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, chaired by the Secretary of Commerce. Authorizes the President or the Committee, as part of its review and investigation, to seek assurances from the foreign person involved that the plans and intentions for the future operation of the U.S. person will not impair national security. Directs the Chairman of the Committee to inform the congressional representatives of the U.S. person subject to a review and investigation under these provisions. Requires the Committee to conduct an ongoing review of all Federal programs, including research and development programs and Federal contracts currently being offered, and, if requested, provide information and assistance to U.S. firms concerning such programs and contracts for which such firms may be eligible. Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Defense to collect and analyze such takeover proposals, identify the plans of the acquiring foreign persons with respect to the transfer of technology, and make recommendations to the Committee concerning the need to conduct an investigation. Requires the Secretaries to: (1) submit to each member of the Committee a report concerning the impact of the takeover being reviewed, as well as information and views submitted by Federal agencies concerning such matter; and (2) if the Committee does investigate, report to each member concerning investigation results and recommendations to be made to the President. Requires an investigation to be initiated if any member of the Committee so recommends. Requires the Secretaries, in connection with any takeover, to identify any critical technology involved, and, if there is a critical technology involved, to conduct an investigation and solicit appropriate assurances from the foreign person involved that national security is not impaired. Requires the Secretaries to conduct annual reviews to determine whether such assurances are being implemented and complied with and report the results to the Congress. Requires the President to inform the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate whenever an investigation of a takeover is conducted and no action is taken to require the foreign firm involved to provide assurances that national security is not impaired by such action. Authorizes the President, when an investigation has revealed that a takeover would impair national security, to take appropriate action to nullify the takeover and to restore the parties to the positions held before the takeover occurred. Authorizes the President to suspend or prohibit any takeover by a foreign person in the United States if the President believes that national security might be impaired by the impact such takeover could have on the industrial and technology base of the United States. Adds to the factors required (currently, authorized) to be considered by the President or his designee in determining the impact on national security of a proposed takeover: (1) the concentration of foreign direct investment in the industry in question and the impact of additional investment in such industry; (2) the U.S. and world market position of the U.S. person engaged in interstate commerce and the foreign person involved in the transaction; (3) the effects on critical technologies included under the most recent plan submitted to the Congress; and (4) whether the U.S. person engaged in interstate commerce in the United States has received Government grants or contracts during the last ten years, and the dollar amount of such funding. Exempts the provisions concerning presidential reviews of takeovers for national security purposes from termination under a specified provision of the Defense Production Act of 1950. Requires the President to report to the Congress the results of a study to identify trends in foreign direct investment in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1991
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) U.S. businesses engaged in the rebuilding of Kuwait should, to the maximum extent possible, use U.S. subcontractors and U.S. goods and services; and (2) the Department of Commerce should monitor and encourage the implementation of this policy.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1991
Ethics and Treatment of Home Medical Equipment Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish certification standards for suppliers of durable medical equipment, ostomy bags, and supplies related to ostomy care under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) to assure patient safety and the availability of high-quality covered items. Requires such suppliers to meet such standards in order to be eligible for reimbursement from Medicare. Deems such suppliers accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or other appropriate accrediting entities to have met those standards. Prohibits carrier forum shopping. Modifies the prohibition against suppliers filling out certificates of medical necessity to make such prohibition applicable to items on the Secretary's list of potentially overused items. Prohibits physician referrals to durable medical equipment companies in which the referring physician has a financial relationship. Waives mandatory submission of claims provisions for nonparticipating suppliers of inexpensive items of durable medical equipment. Sets limits on the Medicare reimbursement cuts mandated under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 for covered items. Restores Medicare's monthly payment for rental cap items to ten percent per month for up to 12 months. Provides an up-front purchase option for rental cap items in instances where the item is needed for longer than 12 months at least 75 percent of the time or where the patient is in a severe condition recognized by the Secretary.
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1991
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the American public should observe the 100th anniversary of filmmaking; and (2) the American Film Institute has a leadership role in preserving the art of film.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1991
Benjamin Franklin Memorial Fire Service Bill of Rights Act - Title I: Minting of Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Coin - Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue: (1) five dollar gold coins emblematic of Benjamin Franklin's contributions to the advancement of science; (2) one dollar silver coins emblematic of Benjamin Franklin's contributions to the American Fire Service. Sets forth sale and issuance guidelines, including a general waiver of procurement regulations and surcharge distributions. Title II: Fire Service Bill of Rights - Fire Service Bill of Rights Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to set forth a fire service bill of rights, including the right of responding fire services to: (1) know the kind of danger presented by hazardous materials they face in emergency responses; and (2) be fully informed of infectious diseases their members face during the course of life safety activities. Declares that the bill of rights does not create any private right of action.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1991
National Institute of Nursing Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to redesignate the National Center for Nursing Research as the National Institute of Nursing Research. Includes the Institute in the list of national research institutes of the National Institutes of Health.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1991
Designates October 1991 as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1991
Designates the week beginning October 20, 1991, as World Population Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1991
Long-Term Care Incentives Act of 1991 - Title I: Tax Treatment of Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Policies - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of qualified long-term care insurance as accident and health insurance for purposes of insurance company taxation. Provides for the exclusion as a death benefit of any amount paid to an individual under a life insurance contract because such individual is terminally ill, has a dread disease, or has been permanently confined to a nursing home. Title II: Tax Incentives for Purchase of Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance - Allows a tax credit for a percentage of qualified long-term care premiums. Allows a deduction for expenses relating to long-term care and an exclusion from gross income of benefits received from long-term care insurance. Allows a deduction for employers of contributions made for long-term care insurance if any refund or premium is applied to reduce the future costs of the plan or increase its benefits. Allows the inclusion of such insurance in cafeteria plans. Excludes from gross income amounts withdrawn from individual retirement accounts and certain employer cash or deferred arrangements to pay long-term care premiums and expenses. Increases the amounts of deductible contributions to individual retirement plans. Excludes from gross income amounts received from the surrender, cancellation, or exchange of any life insurance contract if such amounts are used to pay premiums for long-term care insurance. Authorizes the tax-free use of the gain from the sale of a principal residence for the purchase of long-term health care insurance. Title III: Medicaid Amendments - Amends title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid) to set forth eligibility requirements for long-term care benefits and to require coverage of home and community-based long-term care.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1991
Contaminated Dredge Material Study Act of 1991 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to conduct studies of Baltimore Harbor, Maryland, for purposes of: (1) establishing analytical procedures and developing criteria to distinguish contaminated dredged material from dredged material which could be used in beneficial projects and placed in open waters without being chemically altered; and (2) determining the feasibility and necessity of decontaminating dredged materials and the feasibility of dewatering and recycling dredged material for use as marketable products. Directs the Secretary to conduct a demonstration project to: (1) assess the contamination of, and inventory, sediments in the Harbor; and (2) assess the need for remedial action and prioritize contaminated areas of the Harbor in terms of need for remediation.
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1991
Pledge of Allegiance Commemorative Coin Act - Establishes the Pledge of Allegiance Commemorative Coin Advisory Board to: (1) consult with the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) regarding coin design; (2) oversee the expenditure of funds provided to the U.S. Capitol Historical Society for assisting its educational programs and providing non-operating improvements to the Capitol; and (3) establish rules and operating procedures to implement this Act. Directs the Secretary to issue five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half dollar clad coins emblematic of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Declares a general waiver of public contract procurement regulations governing coin mintage under this Act. Mandates that surcharges be distributed equally between the Treasury and the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Provides for audits by the Comptroller General. Requires that: (1) all amounts received from the sale of coins be deposited in the coinage profit fund; and (2) the Secretary take actions to ensure that coin mintage and issuance under this Act will not result in any net cost to the Federal Government.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1991
Designates October 1991 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1991
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Reauthorization Act of 1991 - Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to make grants to States for the development of programs for the enforcement of Federal and State commercial motor vehicle safety laws and standards. Requires the Secretary to formulate procedures for the submission of State plans enforcing such laws and standards. Sets forth specified plan requirements. Provides that the Federal share of costs for such programs shall not exceed 80 percent of such costs. Makes funds available for such grants out of the Highway Trust Fund. Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to authorize the reimbursement of costs in enforcing State commercial motor vehicle safety laws and standards to States with approved plans. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to develop an improved formula for the allocation among States of Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program funds. Amends the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 to require the Secretary to issue regulations establishing penalties for violations of out-of-service orders by commercial motor vehicle operators. Sets forth specified requirements. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report on the effectiveness of: (1) Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance; and (2) the uniform financial penalty recommendations of the Alliance. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations specifying tolerance standards for ensuring compatibility of intrastate commercial motor vehicle safety laws under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program. Requires the Secretary to consult with law enforcement organizations and affected industries to develop a model program for Program officers to enforce the .04 per centum blood alcohol concentration limit pursuant to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986. Directs the Secretary to add two additional positions at the headquarters of the Federal Highway Administration. Drug Free Truck Stop Act - 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. Amends the Truck and Bus Safety and Regulatory Reform Act of 1988 to require the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to adopt methods for improving braking performance standards for commercial motor vehicles. Requires the Secretary to give a high priority for safety, compliance, and other inspection or audit reviews to any motor carrier whose drivers demonstrate a serious pattern of violating State, local, or commercial motor vehicle safety laws, regulations, or standards.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1991
Designates the week beginning July 21, 1991, as Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week. Requires the President to urge that the American flag be flown at half staff on July 27, 1991, in honor of those Americans who died as a result of their service in Korea.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1991
Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Transportation to publish proposed Federal motor vehicle safety standards which require mandatory installation of an audible reverse warning device for passenger motor vehicles and passenger vans.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1991
Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress, prior to each fiscal year, to adopt a statement in which total Federal outlays (except those for repayment of debt principal) do not exceed total receipts (except those derived from borrowing), unless a three-fifths vote of both Houses authorizes a specific excess. Limits the rate of increase in receipts in the statement to that of the increase in national income in the previous calendar year, unless law is enacted solely to approve specific additional receipts. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget. Authorizes waiver of these provisions in time of war. Sets a permanent limit on the amount of Federal public debt, prohibiting any increase unless legislation enacted by a three-fifths majority of both Houses becomes law.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1991
Expresses the gratitude of the Congress to this Nation's Federal civilian employees for their contributions to Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Commends and congratulates them on a job superbly done.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1991
Provides for the awarding of the Purple Heart to former prisoners of war held captive before April 25, 1962, on the same basis at it may be awarded former prisoners of war captured on or after such date.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1991
Amends the Shipping Act of 1984 to revise provisions relating to: (1) independent actions on certain matters by members of a conference agreement; and (2) limitations by conferences or by two or more common carriers in the export foreign commerce of the United States on compensation to an ocean freight forwarder.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1991
Designates the week beginning November 10, 1991, as National Women Veterans Recognition Week.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1991
Designates May 1992 as American Hispanic Literature Month.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1991
Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1991 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require a special message, in the case of budget authority proposed to be rescinded or reserved, to include language amending the law authorizing such programs to allow them to continue to function at the proposed new level of budget authority. Allows the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriation bill. Requires that such special message be transmitted not later than three days after the President approves the appropriation bill and be accompanied by a draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, rescind the budget authority proposed to be rescinded. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of such a proposal.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1991
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall prohibit the inclusion of voluntary prayer in any public school program or activity. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall prescribe the content of any such prayer.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1991
Designates October 1991 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1991
Amends rules XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths majority vote on the passage of any bill, amendment, or conference report that increases revenues. Amends rule XI to prohibit the Committee on Rules from reporting any rule or order to waive such requirement.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1991
Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 1991 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require a foreign passenger or cargo vessel in order to enter a U.S. port to have and present to U.S. customs a certification showing that it was: (1) constructed without subsidy benefit; or (2) if a subsidy was provided after a specified date, that the amount has been repaid. Makes it an unlawful act to: (1) present an altered subsidy certification; or (2) enter or fail to leave the United States without such certification. Subjects foreign-made vessels to countervailing duty and antidumping provisions.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1991
Designates September 20, 1991, as National POW/MIA recognition Day. Requires the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag: (1) at all national cemeteries and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 30, 1991 (Memorial Day), September 20, 1991 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day), and November 11, 1991 (Veteran's Day); and (2) on, or on the grounds of, the White House, and the buildings containing the primary offices of the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the Selective Service Commission on September 20, 1991 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day).
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1991
Prohibits the importation into the United States of certain video recording or reproducing apparatus produced in Japan until Japan removes all quantitative restrictions on imports of U.S. milled rice into such country. Permits modification of such prohibition upon reduction of Japan's barriers to U.S. rice.
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1991
Designates May 22, 1991, as National Desert Storm Reservists Day to commemorate the accomplishments of the men and women of the reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces who proudly served the United States during Operation Desert Storm.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1991
World War I Veterans' Service Pension Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly pension of $100 to each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements. Requires such a veteran, if entitled to another pension administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to elect which pension to receive.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1991
Designates October 1991 as Polish American Heritage Month.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1991
Designates June 1991 as National Forest System Month.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1991
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit the the opening of the drawbridge of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge for marine traffic except during the period of 12:00 p.m. (midnight) to 4:00 a.m. or emergency situations.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1991
National Traffic Fatality and Injury Reduction Act of 1991 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for traffic safety programs to States which require any person riding a motorcycle to wear a helmet and any driver or front seat passenger of a passenger car to have seat belts properly fastened. Authorizes appropriations. Requires States receiving grants to agree to maintain at least their average levels of expenditures for traffic safety programs over the preceding two fiscal years. Prohibits a State from receiving such a grant in more than three fiscal years. Specifies the Federal share of grants and the aggregate amount of such grants to each State. Sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) States' eligibility for grants; and (2) measurement of compliance with State safety laws. Eliminates a provision prohibiting a highway safety program approved by the Secretary from requiring that motorcycle operators or passengers 18 years or older wear a safety helmet. Requires any State where it is lawful to operate or ride a motorcycle without wearing a motorcycle helmet or to occupy a front seating position in a passenger car without using a safety belt or child restraint system to expend a specified percentage of its apportioned Federal aid highway funds for highway safety programs.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1991
Designates the week of June 9, 1991, as National Scleroderma Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1991
Condemns the Government of Iraq for its continuing military activities, its slaughter of thousands of innocent civilians, its brutal treatment of Kurds, Shiites, and others, its consistent violations of internationally recognized human rights and its disregard for international covenants. Encourages Turkey and Iran to continue their assistance to the Kurds and other Iraqi refugees. Pledges U.S. assistance to international relief efforts to aid the refugee populations. Calls for sustained humanitarian relief for the refugees. Urges the President to continue his efforts to win international support for those fleeing Iraqi repression and to press the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council to adopt effective measures to assist Iraqi refugees and to enforce the demand that Iraq immediately end its repression of the Kurds and other Iraqi civilians. Urges that the costs of the provision of immediate, urgent assistance to the Kurds and other Iraqi refugees which are not covered by voluntary contributions from participating nations be paid by the Government of Iraq through the reparations accounting procedures established under terms of the U.N. ceasefire agreement with Iraq.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1991
Pornography Victims Protection Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal criminal code with respect to the prohibition against the sexual exploitation of children to add as a condition triggering Federal penalties that the person concerned knows that a minor was transported in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of producing pornography. Makes it a criminal offense for any person to coerce, intimidate, or fraudulently induce an individual 18 years or older to engage in any sexually explicit conduct for the purposes of producing any visual depiction of such conduct. Grants the U.S. district courts jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General or any person threatened with loss or damage by such conduct to institute a civil suit. Provides for treble damages for a victim who suffers physical injury, emotional distress, or property damage. Imposes civil penalties for violation of the prohibition against sexual exploitation of children.
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1991
Declares that the Congress acknowledges and appreciates the commitment, devotion, and sacrifices of present and former military families. Designates November 25, 1991, as National Military Families Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1991
Designates September 12, 1991, as National DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Day.
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1991
Designates April 21 through 27, 1991, and April 19 through 25, 1992, as National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1991
Calls on the Federal Government of Yugoslavia to: (1) include all ethnic groups, republics, and opposition parties in discussions and decisions regarding the future composition of Yugoslavia; (2) tolerate the rights of its people to engage in open dialogue about such composition; (3) progress in the transition from communism to the adoption of democratic principles and a free-market economy; and (4) refrain from the use of force in resolving interethnic disputes. Calls on the President to announce that the United States will oppose any unjustified use of force and any abuse of human rights in Yugoslavia.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1991
Designates the week beginning February 16, 1992, as National Visiting Nurse Associations Week.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1991
Authorizes the Thomas Paine National Historical Association U.S.A. Memorial Foundation to construct in the District of Columbia or its environs an appropriate monument honoring the American patriot, Thomas Paine. Prohibits the use of Federal funds for the establishment of the memorial.