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Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9]

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Bill· HRH.R. 4366 (102nd)referred

Universal Voter Registration Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1992

Universal Voter Registration Act of 1992 - Requires each State to establish procedures with respect to presidential and congressional elections to permit voter registration by: (1) application in person simultaneously with application for a motor vehicle driver's license; (2) mail application; or (3) application in person at designated Federal, State, or nongovernmental office locations. Declares that this Act does not apply to any State that has no voter registration requirement with respect to elections for Federal office, or in which voters may register at the polling place at the time of a general election for Federal office. Requires each State to: (1) assure that any eligible applicant who submits an application by a certain deadline before the election is registered to vote in the election; (2) require the appropriate State election official to notify each applicant of the disposition of the application; (3) provide that the name of a voter may not be removed from the official list of eligible voters except by reason of death, criminal conviction, mental incapacity, change in residence, or voter request; (4) inform applicants under this Act of voter eligibility requirements and penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter registration application; (5) ensure that the identity of the voter registration agency through which any particular voter is registered is not disclosed to the public. Provides that any State program or activity to protect the integrity of the electoral process by assuring an accurate and current voter registration roll for elections for Federal office: (1) shall be uniform, nondiscriminatory, and in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and (2) shall not result in the removal of the name of any person from the official list of registered voters for failing to vote. Requires a State to complete, not later than 60 days before the date of a primary or general election for Federal office, any program for systematically removing the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters. Prohibits a State from removing the name of a voter from the official list of eligible voters for Federal elections on the grounds that the registrant has moved, unless such registrant: (1) confirms in writing that he or she has changed residence to a place outside the jurisdiction of the registrar; or (2) has failed to respond to a notice from the registrar and has not voted or appeared to vote and, if necessary, correct the address in an election during a certain period. Provides that a voting registrar shall correct an official list of eligible voters in elections for Federal office in accordance with change of residence information obtained in conformance with this Act. Sets forth the procedure for voting following a failure to notify the registrar of a change of address. States that in the event of a change of address, for voting purposes, of a voter to another address within the same jurisdiction, the registrar shall correct the voting registration list accordingly. Prohibits such voter's name from being removed from the registry of eligible voters by reason of such change of address, except as provided in this Act. Requires the United States attorney to give the chief State election official written notice of an offender's felony conviction in Federal district court. Amends Federal postal rate law to require the Postal Service to make certain lower postal rates available to State or local election officials who certify that a mailing is required or authorized by this Act. Directs the Federal Election Commission to: (1) develop a mail voter registration application form for Federal elections; (2) submit, not later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, to the Congress a report assessing the impact of this Act on the administration of Federal elections during the preceding two-year period; and (3) provide information to the States with respect to their responsibilities. Requires each State to designate a chief State election official to coordinate State functions under this Act. Provides a private right of action for an individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act. Provides for the awarding of attorney fees to the prevailing party, other than the United States. Imposes criminal penalties upon any person who: (1) intimidates, threatens, or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person for registering or voting or exercising any right under this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4343 (102nd)referred

National Beverage Container Reuse and Recycling Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1992

National Beverage Container Reuse and Recycling Act of 1992 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the sale of beer, mineral water, soda water, wine coolers, or carbonated soft drinks in beverage containers by retailers and distributors unless such containers carry a refund value of ten cents. Requires distributors to collect from retailers the refund value for each beverage sold to such retailers. Directs retailers to collect from consumers the refund value for each beverage sold to such consumers. Requires retailers and distributors to pay the refund on returned containers of brands (in the same kind and size of container) sold by such retailers or distributors. Directs distributors to pay annually to a State unclaimed refund amounts (the amount by which the total refund value of all containers sold by such distributors exceeds the amount paid by distributors to persons in that State). Makes unclaimed refunds available to a State for carrying out pollution prevention and recycling programs. Prohibits distributors and retailers from: (1) selling beverages in metal beverage containers with detachable openings; and (2) disposing of containers subject to this Act or any metal, glass, or plastic from such containers (other than the top or seal) in landfills or solid waste disposal facilities. Makes this Act inapplicable to States that have adopted requirements identical to those under this Act or that have demonstrated achievement of a recycling or reuse rate for beverage containers of at least 70 percent. Makes States that fail to maintain such rate for a consecutive 12-month period subject to this Act's requirements. Prohibits States or political subdivisions that impose taxes on the sale of beverage containers from imposing any tax on the amount attributable to the refund value of such containers. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to provide for the adjustment for inflation of the ten-cent refund amount at ten-year intervals. Prescribes civil penalties for violations of this Act.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 378 (102nd)referred

Expressing the sense of the House that the Governor of the State of California, or the California Board of Prison Terms, or both, should take actions within their power to bring about the reconsideration of the 1972 conviction and/or the immediate release from prison of Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, and that the Judiciary Committee should inquire into the information known to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which was not released to the California Attorney General and courts in 1980.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1992

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt did not receive a fair trial because of secret Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) efforts to discredit him by the dissemination of false information and concealment of the informant status of the primary witness against him; (2) congressional inquiries are warranted to ascertain the full extent of information withheld from the California authorities in 1980; (3) the Governor of California and the California Board of Prison Terms should take actions to bring about the reconsideration of the 1972 conviction or the release of Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt; and (4) the Judiciary Committee should inquire into the information known to the FBI which was not released to the California Attorney General and courts in 1980.

Law· HRH.R. 4312 (102nd)enacted

Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1992

Voting Rights Improvement Act of 1992 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend the termination date on the prohibition of covered States and political subdivisions providing voting materials only in English. Modifies criteria for determining whether a State or subdivision is covered.

Bill· HRH.R. 4300 (102nd)reported

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1992

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1992 - Title I: General Provisions - States that the provisions of this Act shall not be construed to provide new budget authority. Title II: Interagency Council on the Homeless - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney Act) to extend: (1) authorization of appropriations for the Interagency Council on the Homeless; and (2) the Council's sunset date. Title III: Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program - Amends the McKinney Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Federal emergency management food and shelter program. Title IV: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Existing FEMA and HUD Programs - Amends the McKinney Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for: (1) the emergency shelter grants program; (2) the supportive housing demonstration program; (3) supplemental assistance for facilities to assist the homeless; and (4) the shelter plus care program (rental housing and rental housing for the elderly or handicapped). Increases budget authority for single room occupancy assistance. Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to extend the transition period for homeless housing programs under title IV of the McKinney Act. Subtitle B: New FmHA Programs - Amends the McKinney Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out programs: (1) for disposing of single family Farmers Home Administration properties to house homeless individuals and families; and (2) of rural homelessness grants. Authorizes appropriations for such grants. Title V: Health Care for the Homeless - Subtitle A: Categorical Grants for Primary Health Services and Substance Abuse Services - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for health care grants for the homeless. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for programs of substance abuse prevention and treatment among the homeless. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Formula Grants to States for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for State formula grants for homelessness transition. Subtitle C: Authorization of Appropriations for Community Demonstration Projects - Amends the McKinney Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for mental health services for homeless persons with chronic mental illness. Title VI: Education, Training, and Community Services Program - Amends the McKinney Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for: (1) adult education for the homeless; (2) education for homeless children and youth; (3) the emergency community services homeless grant program; (4) family support centers; and (5) job training for the homeless, including homeless veterans' reintegration projects. Title VII: Veterans Programs - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 to extend the authorization of appropriations for veterans' medical care. Provides for disposition of single family Department of Veterans Affairs properties to house homeless individuals and families. Title VIII: National Homeless Advocate Demonstration Grant Program - Amends the McKinney Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a homeless advocate demonstration grant program. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4275 (102nd)open

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a nonimmigrant status for the spouses of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1992

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a nonimmigrant (but not permanent resident) status for the spouse and minor children of a lawful permanent resident alien. Prohibits such spouse from working in the United States. Terminates such status upon termination of the marriage.

Bill· HRH.R. 4255 (102nd)open

Wetlands Reform Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1992

Wetlands Reform Act of 1992 - Title I: Amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make any pollutant discharge or alteration of navigable waters unlawful. Revises certification requirements for persons seeking to conduct activities which may result in discharges or other alterations of navigable waters to provide State certifications that such activities will allow for the protection, achievement, and maintenance of designated uses included in water quality standards. Authorizes the issuance of permits for other alterations of navigable waters. Defines "other alterations" as activities which impair the flow, reach, or circulation of surface water, or which result in changes in the hydrologic regime, bottom contour, or configuration of the waters or in the type, distribution, or diversity of vegetation. Revises provisions concerning general permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material into, or other alteration of, navigable waters. Prohibits authorization for an activity within a State that has denied or revoked a water quality certification for such activity. Provides for biennial review of permits and revision or revocation to avoid or minimize adverse effects on navigable waters and for reports to the Congress. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish a special Fast Track team in each district office to expedite the review and processing of minor permits. Prohibits the issuance of permits if there is a practical alternative to the proposed activity that would have less adverse impact on navigable waters. Requires all adverse impacts to wetlands and other U.S. waters to be fully mitigated to achieve full restoration of the functions and values lost. Applies exemptions from permit requirements for agricultural and certain other activities to other alterations of navigable water that occur as a result of such activities. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Secretary of the Army to promulgate final regulations determining the circumstances under which discharges of dredged or fill material or other alterations of navigable waters which were converted to production of commodity crops prior to December 23, 1985, shall be exempt from permit requirements. Authorizes citizen suits for violations of general permits or permit conditions. Title II: Other Provisions - Directs the Comptroller General to submit to the Congress an analysis of needs of the Corps of Engineers and EPA for additional personnel, administrative resources, and funding to improve implementation of the wetlands permit program. Requires funds to be used for: (1) the training and certification of wetlands delineators authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1990; and (2) the improvement of existing education and outreach programs of the Corps of Engineers or EPA regarding wetlands permitting. Requires the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service to use funds for wetlands mapping and for the delineation of wetlands in watersheds and ecosystems for which the need for delineation is particularly acute. Provides for the update of existing maps at least once every 15 years. Directs the Administrator to contract for an independent study of the scientific basis for wetlands identification and delineation to be conducted by the National Academy of Sciences. Requires such study to specifically address the scientific bases of certain Federal manuals for identifying and delineating wetlands and to recommend appropriate scientific methods and procedures for identification and delineation. Provides for the submission of study results to specified congressional committees. Prohibits revisions to or clarifications of the Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands or regulations related to the definition, delineation, or identification of wetlands until the study has been completed. Title III: Wetlands Restoration Pilot Program - Directs the Secretary to initiate a pilot program of wetlands restoration.

Bill· HRH.R. 4259 (102nd)referred

Individualized Rehabilitation Services Program Selection Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1992

Individualized Rehabilitation Services Program Selection Act of 1992 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide handicapped individuals eligible for services under such Act with the right to select their vocational rehabilitation service providers pursuant to an individualized written rehabilitation program.

Bill· HRH.R. 4271 (102nd)referred

To reform the system under which compensation for overtime customs inspectional services is determined; to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that customs inspectors and canine enforcement officers be treated as law enforcement officers for purposes of those chapters; and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1992

Revises the overtime pay system for United States Customs Service inspectors, with changes providing overtime pay for: (1) overtime services provided on other than Sundays, holidays, or on callback at twice the hourly rate of basic pay of the customs inspector or canine enforcement officer (inspector), with no work for which overtime is authorized to be treated as being less than two hours in duration (unless the work occurs immediately before or after a shift, in which case the hourly rate shall be applied to the actual time worked); (2) Sunday and holiday work at such rate, with no work for which overtime is authorized to be treated as being less than four hours in duration; and (3) unscheduled work at such rate (or, where the inspector is required to return to such employee's place of work at such rate plus an amount equal to the product of the employee's hourly rate of basic pay multiplied by three hours, as compensation for commuting time), with no work for which overtime is authorized to be treated as being less than two hours in duration. Specifies that customs officers and employees who may be required to remain on duty between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. to perform services in connection with the lading or unlading of cargo, the lading of cargo or merchandise for transportation in bond or for exportation in bond or with benefit of drawback, the receiving or delivery of cargo on or from the wharf, or the unlading, receiving, or examination of passengers' baggage, shall receive overtime compensation at the rates provided under this Act. Treats inspectors as law enforcement officers for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System. Ties the Customs User Fee Account under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to Civil Service retirement provisions regarding deductions, contributions, and deposits. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to fix the rates of pay for journeyman level inspectors undertaking inspectional services at no less than the minimum rate payable for GS-11.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 372 (102nd)referred

Urging the Government of Syria to resolve the issue of Israelis who are prisoners of war or missing in action, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1992

Urges the Government of Syria to: (1) provide the strictest accounting of all Israelis who are prisoners of war or missing in action; (2) immediately release all living Israeli prisoners in its custody or the custody of its proxies in Lebanon; and (3) recover and return the bodies of all Israeli soldiers interred in Syria or in formerly Syrian-controlled areas of Lebanon.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 278 (102nd)referred

Concerning human rights in the north of Ireland.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1992

Petitions the President to intervene personally to urge the Government of Great Britain to address the continuing human rights violations in the north of Ireland and to initiate talks among all parties involved in the conflict to find a lasting and equitable solution.

Bill· HRH.R. 4222 (102nd)referred

American Shipyard Worker Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 February 1992

American Shipyard Worker Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from contracting with a foreign nation or firm for the overhaul, repair, or maintenance of naval vessels until he certifies to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees that at least one of the following conditions exist: (1) the work was unplanned and is of an emergency nature; or (2) there is a compelling national security or economic reason for the work to be done by a foreign nation or firm.

Bill· HRH.R. 4227 (102nd)referred

To provide that the eligibility requirements applicable to regular unemployment compensation benefits shall apply in determining eligibility for emergency unemployment compensation benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 14 February 1992

Amends the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-164) to provide that the eligibility requirements applicable to regular (rather than extended) unemployment compensation benefits shall apply in determining eligibility for emergency unemployment compensation benefits under such Act.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 410 (102nd)enacted

Designating April 14, 1992, as "Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.".

United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1992

Designates April 14, 1992, as Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., the birthday and the start of the 91st year of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, leader of the worldwide Lubavitch movement.

Bill· HRH.R. 4206 (102nd)referred

Cancer Registries Amendment Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1992

Cancer Registries Amendment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants or contracts to operate population-based, statewide cancer registries in order to collect certain data for each form of in-situ and invasive cancer except basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. Authorizes grants for planning the registries. Mandates a study on factors contributing to elevated rates of breast cancer mortality in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the District of Columbia. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, directly or through grants and contracts, or both, to provide technical assistance to the States in the establishment and operation of statewide registries. Authorizes appropriations.

Law· HRH.R. 4178 (102nd)enacted

DES Education and Research Amendments of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1992

DES Education and Research Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a program for the conduct and support of research and training, the dissemination of health information, and other measures with respect to the diagnosis and treatment of conditions associated with exposure to the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES). Mandates: (1) programs to educate health professionals and the public; and (2) longitudinal studies. Authorizes appropriations.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 350 (102nd)referred

Urging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accelerate the scheduled phaseout of ozone-destroying substances in the United States as required pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; calling on the President to urge the Contracting Parties to the Montreal Protocol to modify the Protocol in order to accelerate the phaseout of such substances; and for other purposes based on scientific findings concerning the degradation of the stratospheric ozone layer.

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1992

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should accelerate the interim phaseout schedules and the final phaseout date of chlorofluorocarbons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, and halons (and shall provide for complete phaseout as early as possible), accelerate the interim phaseout schedule and the final phaseout date of the hydrochlorofluorocarbons that have relatively long atmospheric lifetimes or high ozone depletion potentials, and prioritize efforts to issue regulations providing for the recapture and recycling of ozone-destroying substances used in appliances and motor vehicle air-conditioners and for the elimination of such substances used in nonessential consumer products; and (2) the President should urge the Contracting Parties to the Montreal Protocol to accelerate the interim phaseout schedules and the final phaseout date of the ozone-destroying chemicals currently covered by the Protocol, to include hydrochlorofluorocarbons within the terms of the Protocol and provide for the most rapid phaseout of those hydrochlorofluorocarbons with relatively long atmospheric lifetimes or high ozone depletion potentials, to amend the Protocol to include recapture and recycling provisions and prohibit the venting or release of ozone-destroying chemicals from refrigeration and air-conditioning units into the atmosphere by a set date, and to accelerate the compliance of developing countries with the terms of the Protocol.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 273 (102nd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the United Nations peace plan in the Western Sahara.

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1992

Recognizes: (1) the right of the Sahrawi people (the people of the Western Sahara) to self-determination and independence; and (2) former United Nations (UN) Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar's efforts, as well as those of the Organization of African Unity, in negotiating the terms of the peace plan adopted by the UN Security Council relating to the Western Sahara. Commends the President and executive branch officials for their involvement in key diplomatic initiatives within the UN and their commitment in their bilateral relations to achieve a free and fair referendum for self-determination in the Western Sahara. Calls upon: (1) Morocco and the Polisario Front to comply with the terms of the peace plan as endorsed by the UN Security Council; and (2) the President to reassess current U.S. policy of strong advocacy of the peace plan, to support the efforts of the UN Secretary General to ensure that the voters list for the referendum is concluded speedily along lines advanced by Perez de Cuellar and that independent international observers be allowed to monitor the referendum, and to encourage the Secretary General to take appropriate steps to ensure that the Security Council will take firm action against any of the parties concerned in the event of any failure to comply with, or attempt to delay, the peace plan. Expects all parties to respect the results of the referendum if independence is the decision.

Bill· HRH.R. 4154 (102nd)open

Emergency Climate Stabilization and Earth Regeneration Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1992

Emergency Climate Stabilization and Earth Regeneration Act of 1992 - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to establish a process through which the Congress and the President shall cooperate in a national and international program to: (1) reduce heat, drought, famine, and forest fires and to decrease the freezing extremes, snow buildup, flooding, cloud cover, and storms in the winter; (2) regenerate the earth through reforestation, soil and ocean remineralization, conservation, and alternative energy technology development; (3) maximize food and agricultural security through research on soil remineralization and other environmentally sound, sustainable means; and (4) create and develop a secure, environmentally sustainable way of life consistent with long-term climate stabilization. Sets forth specific ways to achieve reduction of carbon dioxide. Recognizes that the U.S. contribution to the global program to reduce greenhouse gases and stabilize the world's climate should be at least proportional to the United States' past and current emissions of such gases relative to other nations. Directs the President to promulgate a regulation providing for a climatic stabilization program and for information development and processing centers to process data concerning world climatic conditions. Requires the regulation to include a plan that provides for: (1) Federal, State, and local climate stabilization plans; (2) specified remineralization goals for the United States; (3) international cooperation to maximize the activities of soil, forest, and energy work and the reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide; (4) the curtailment of counterproductive technological practices, including reduction in the use of fossil fuels and toxic and radioactive materials and guidelines for the cutting of trees; (5) support for ecologically sound technology and practices; (6) employment and community requirements; and (7) the implementation of specified articles of the United Nations Charter that require the settlement of international disputes by peaceful means and promote higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress. Directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to take steps to establish a Joint Committee on Climate Stabilization. Establishes a Council on Climate Stabilization and Earth Regeneration as an independent Federal agency. Encourages the establishment of State and local councils to assure implementation of the climate stabilization program. Requires the President to provide for a unified crisis management operation through international, Federal, State, and local activity to minimize damage from, and to maintain agricultural and industrial production under, changing atmospheric conditions that cause natural disasters. Provides for ongoing evaluation of the climate stabilization program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a corporate tax surcharge. Terminates such tax after December 31, 1996. Establishes a Climate Stabilization Trust Fund to be in an amount equivalent to the amount of corporate tax surcharges received in the Treasury. Makes the Fund available to carry out this Act. Requires 80 percent of the funding of any project under this Act to be from Federal sources. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4136 (102nd)referred

American Rail Industry Competitiveness Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1992

American Rail Industry Competitiveness Act of 1992 - Sets forth congressional findings and purposes with respect to revitalization of the American rail car industry. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish, through the making of grants and loans, a program of financial assistance to private and public entities to promote research and development (R and D) in the domestic rail car industry, to facilitate growth in the engineering and design capabilities of domestic rail car companies, and in general to promote the competitiveness of the American rail car industry. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to such grants and loans. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to require the Secretary, through the establishment of a new Cooperative Research Center or utilization of an existing Center, to promote the development of U.S. rail car technology. Amends the Federal Transit Act to require the Secretary to designate one university transportation center with responsibility for R and D relating to rail car technology. Requires the Secretary to provide additional grants to such center to conduct R and D, training, and technology transfers with respect to such technology in order to promote the growth and development of the American rail car industry. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the corporate capital gains tax for rail industry stock held for more than three years by a domestic rail car company. Establishes alternative rates for capital gains on rail industry stock held by noncorporate taxpayers. Allows, until January 1, 1998, domestic rail car companies a special tax credit for R and D activities. Allows a rail industry start-up credit of ten percent of qualified rail start-up expenditures incurred until December 31, 1998. Provides for the treatment of the rail tax incentives in computing the alternative minimum tax. Classifies rail car property as five-year property for purposes of determining depreciation under the accelerated cost recovery system. Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act to require the Secretary, with respect to the award of grants to States for business-labor-education partnership training programs, to give priority to projects that are specifically targeted to the training of skilled workers and technicians in high technology aspects of the domestic rail car industry. Requires the Secretary to select one State for the establishment of a pilot vocational educational program designed to promote high technology training (including the retraining of individuals employed or previously employed in industries with declining labor demand) in the rail car supply industry. Directs the Secretary of Education to report to the Congress on progress made to promote vocational education and training in the American rail car industry. Amends the Federal Transit Act to direct the Secretary to require each mass transportation assistance grantee that operates a rail transit system to submit, by October 1 of each year, a ten-year and 20-year schedule setting forth anticipated rail car acquisitions (by timing and volume) during the upcoming ten- and 20- year periods. Requires the Secretary to develop, and annually update, ten- and 20-year projections of such acquisitions. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a plan under which the Federal Transit Administration will: (1) develop more precise rail car procurement forecasting; and (2) manage the timing of the award of Federal grants to assure a stable national rail car replacement plan and provide regular and reliable cycles of rail car procurement. Requires the Secretary to establish a Federal Clearinghouse to serve as a source of the data on the domestic rail car industry.

Bill· HRH.R. 4122 (102nd)open

Infrastructure Improvement and Job Opportunity Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1992

Infrastructure Improvement and Job Opportunity Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to make grants to assist local job projects that: (1) may include renovation or rehabilitation of public buildings or facilities with commercial, industrial, public, service, housing, historic, or other value; and (2) provide employment to eligible participants. Requires eligible areas that desire such funds to establish District Executive Councils (DECs) to receive such grants. Allows the private industry council in any eligible area that is substantially the same as a service delivery area under the Job Training Partnership Act to petition the Governor to be designated a DEC if it meets specified requirements. Requires DECs to select projects to be assisted under the Secretary's criteria and to submit project plans and annual reports on their activities. Limits use of grant funds for administrative expenses to ten percent. Requires an eligible area to: (1) be a county or comparable general local government unit; and (2) have no more than 300,000 population, unless granted a waiver by the Secretary. Makes eligible for job project participation individuals who: (1) have a high school diploma or equivalent or are at least 18 years of age; (2) have resided in the eligible area for at least 30 days; (3) have been unemployed for 35 days prior to determination of employment for an assisted job project; (4) are U.S. citizens or nationals, lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens, refugees and parolees, or persons otherwise authorized by the Attorney General to work in the United States; (5) had an earned income in the year preceding the determination, and a family income in the year in which the determination is made, respectively, of less than $17,000; (6) work for not more than 16 hours per week in any compensated job other than the assisted project job; (7) demonstrate to the project manager that they sought private sector employment during the 35 days prior to their application for and will continue to do so during their period of assisted employment; and (8) are not eligible for retirement benefits. Limits a household to no more than two eligible participants. Requires testing for basic reading and writing competence prior to a job project employment. Requires that counseling and instruction be furnished to participants who fail to pass such basic competency test. Requires participants who have not received a high school diploma or equivalent to maintain satisfactory progress toward receiving one in order to continue employment. Allows participants with limited English-speaking ability to be furnished with instruction the DEC considers appropriate. Sets forth requirements for job projects. Prohibits selection of a project if an objection is filed by two DEC members appointed by the State Governor or Mayor, of the largest municipality or two appointed by the chief executives of local governments in the eligible area. Prohibits selection of DEC managers, officers, or employees or project participants on the basis of political affiliation (and limits the number of specified types of DEC members who may be from the same political party). Sets limits on job project: (1) expenses for transportation and equipment (ten percent); (2) number of supervisors (one-to-ten ratio); (3) individual workweek (32 hours); and (4) project duration (18 months). Requires project managers to submit monthly progress reports to the DEC. Requires participants to receive wages equal to the higher of: (1) the minimum wage under specified provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; (2) the minimum wage established under the applicable State or local minimum wage law; or (3) the amount the participant receives in assistance under the State plan approved under Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) or in unemployment compensation, plus ten percent of that amount. Requires that participants be furnished benefits and employment conditions comparable to those of employees in similar occupations employed by a comparable employer, but prohibits any participant from being eligible for unemployment compensation during or on the basis of project employment. Requires participants to be eligible for supportive services necessary for participation. Requires DECs to establish for the eligible area, job clubs to assist participants to prepare resumes, develop interviewing techniques, and evaluate individual job search activities. Sets forth labor standards for job projects, including appropriate conditions of employment and training and health and safety. Prohibits the use of funds for contributions on behalf of any participant to retirement systems or plans. Sets forth displacement rules. Prohibits: (1) any displacing of current employees; (2) impairing of existing contracts or collective bargaining agreements; (3) filling of openings created by related layoffs or terminations; or (4) infringing on promotional opportunities of current employees. Requires that labor organizations representing a substantial number of employees engaged in similar work or training in the same area as that proposed to be funded be given an opportunity to comment on the project proposal at least 30 days before the project is approved. Applies Davis-Bacon Act wage rules to all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors for federally assisted construction and repair work, except with respect to eligible participants in projects assisted under this Act. Sets forth nondiscrimination provisions. Requires DECs to establish and maintain evaluation files for each individual employed on a project assisted under this Act, to be made available to the participant monthly but to no other person without the participant's consent. Provides for allotments to States and substate allocations to DECs for eligible areas. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the following program requirements: (1) testing, for individuals with handicaps; (2) participant maintenance of satisfactory progress toward a high school diploma or equivalent; and (3) the 32-hour per week individual maximum for project employment (for unusual circumstances, subject to a two-thirds vote of each DEC). Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on administration of this Act, with program summaries and recommendations. Provides for auditing by the General Accounting Office. Authorizes appropriations.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 269 (102nd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the United Nations peace plan in the Western Sahara.

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1992

Recognizes: (1) the right of the Sahrawi people (the people of the Western Sahara) to self-determination and independence; and (2) United Nations (UN) Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar's efforts in negotiating the terms of the peace plan adopted by the UN relating to the Western Sahara. Commends the President and executive branch officials for their involvement in key diplomatic initiatives within the UN and their commitment in their bilateral relations to achieve a free and fair referendum for self-determination in the Western Sahara. Calls upon: (1) Morocco and the Polisario Front to comply with the terms of the peace plan as endorsed by the UN Security Council; and (2) the President to continue the current U.S. policy of advocacy of the peace plan, support the efforts of the UN Secretary General to ensure that independent international observers be allowed to monitor the referendum until its results have been published, and encourage the Secretary General to take appropriate steps to ensure that the Security Council will take firm action in the event of any failure to comply with, or attempt to delay, the peace plan. Expects all parties to respect the results of the referendum if independence is the decision.

Bill· HRH.R. 4096 (102nd)referred

District of Columbia Justice Reform Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1992

District of Columbia Justice Reform Act of 1992 - Amends the District of Columbia Code to increase from $2,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount in controversy permitted for cases under the jurisdiction of the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch of the Superior Court. Provides that each prosecution of an individual transferred for criminal prosecution from the Family Division of the Superior Court shall be conducted in the name of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel or the Corporation Counsel's assistants.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 263 (102nd)open

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to United States policy on the issues before the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, and expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should pursue with the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean a cooperative strategy to address environmental concerns in the Western Hemisphere.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1992

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) place the highest priority on the success of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), particularly through the personal participation of the President of the United States; (2) negotiate international agreements that effectively reduce the threat of climate change and biological diversity loss; (3) propose an initiative on financing Agenda 21 (the plan of action to be approved by UNCED when it meets) and other global cooperation efforts that takes into account the concerns of developing countries regarding additional costs of international environmental protection and the basic development goals of those countries and that increases accountability for the use of funds provided for environmental purposes; (4) seek to advance the development of a stronger international legal framework, and the creation of appropriate institutional mechanisms, for protecting the global environment; (5) promote public participation in environmental and development decisions at all levels; (6) pursue with the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean a cooperative strategy to address environmental concerns in the Western Hemisphere; and (7) evaluate U.S. assistance programs in Latin America and the Caribbean to determine if they address U.S. national security interests in the region by apportioning sufficient funding to environmental concerns. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should support: (1) international and national programs aimed at encouraging a global transition to environmentally sustainable energy systems; (2) new programs and institutions to help developing countries become more energy efficient and otherwise increase their capacity for acquiring and using technology to make their economies more environmentally sustainable; (3) global goals of slowing deforestation of primary forests, increasing worldwide forest cover, and preserving a specified amount of mature forests; (4) improved national forests strategies that integrate all policy issues related to the loss of forests and eliminate economic incentives for deforestation; (5) the development of a new international agreement to eliminate land-based sources of marine pollution and cooperative efforts to address these sources of pollution at the regional level; (6) a process of international consultations aimed at identifying ways that poverty can be alleviated and natural resources better conserved through reduction of developing country debt burdens; and (7) the development of a timetable for industrialized nations and the United Nations to adopt a reformed system of national accounting that would reflect full environmental and social costs.

Bill· HRH.R. 4007 (102nd)open

Equity in Citizenship Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Equity in Citizenship Act of 1991 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant U.S. citizenship at birth to a person born before noon May 24, 1934, outside the limits and jurisdiction of the United States to an alien father and U.S. citizen mother who, prior to the birth of such person, had resided in the United States. Waives the physical U.S. presence requirements for a person claiming U.S. citizenship based upon descent from a person described above. Makes such provisions retroactive.

Bill· HRH.R. 4046 (102nd)open

To provide for a joint report by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture to assist in decisions to reduce administrative duplication, promote coordination of eligibility services and remove eligibility barriers which restrict access of pregnant women, children, and families to benefits under the food stamp program and benefits under titles IV and XIX of the Social Security Act.

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly report to the President and the Congress on the differences in program rules under the food stamp program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (part A of title IV of the Social Security Act), and Medicaid program (title XIX of the Social Security Act) and how such rules could be made uniform. Requires coordination of such report with the report of the Advisory Committee on Welfare Simplification and Coordination.

Bill· HRH.R. 3961 (102nd)referred

Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles Information Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles Information Act - Requires the annual budget material submitted to the Congress by the President to include an unclassified report prepared jointly by the Secretaries of Energy and of Defense concerning the nation's nuclear defense stockpile, including information on existing and proposed future inventories and production of nuclear weapons and fissile materials. Requires the first such report to include a historical record of U.S. nuclear weapons production and materials inventories between 1945 and 1990. Prohibits funds appropriated to the Departments of Energy or of Defense from being obligated to provide financial assistance to enterprises of the Soviet Ministry of Atomic Power and Industry of the Soviet Union or its successor entities until the President certifies to the Congress that information on past and present Soviet nuclear weapons production and fissile materials inventories has been made available to the public of the Soviet Union.

Bill· HRH.R. 4045 (102nd)open

Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1992 - Title I: Recovery Plans - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary (either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as program responsibilities are vested) to: (1) develop and implement recovery plans by December 31, 1996, for listed endangered and threatened species for which such plans have not been developed as of December 31, 1992; and (2) do the same for such non-listed species as of December 31, 1992, within two years after the species is listed. Title II: Penalties and Enforcement - Waives the 60-day notice requirement with respect to the filing of a civil suit by an individual in the case of an action against any person respecting an emergency posing a significant risk to the well-being of any listed species of fish or wildlife. Authorizes the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to promulgate regulations to carry out the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the resolutions of its parties as well as to enforce this Act. Title III: Habitat Conservation Plans - Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with any State, municipality, county, or local government to assist in the development of a plan for the conservation of any threatened or endangered species. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans, under specified conditions, to any such entities: (1) in the development of such plans; (2) to carry out biological and other studies in connection with it; and (3) related tasks. Establishes the Habitat Conservation Planning Fund for the deposit of all appropriated sums to assist in the development of conservation plans. Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4017 (102nd)referred

Microlend for the Future Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Microlend for the Future Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to make loans and grants to community-based organizations to assist U.S. microenterprises (as defined by this Act). Authorizes five-year appropriations.