Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11]

An amendment to add that nothing in the act is to limit the Administrator from taking necessary action to assure continuious remedial action or to institute interim remedial action when it becomes necessary to reopen bidding or otherwise recontract the performance of remedial action.

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Amendment authorized the Department of Energy to use creative funding mechanisms to minimize costs of construction of the SSC provided that such mechanisms do not require additional Federal funds for construction.

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An amendment to the SKELTON amendment to stipulate that the regulations promulgated by the Administrator that would permit oil to be removed from the hazardous substance list are to include the provisions that the treatment, management, or recycling of the oil must remove the hazardous substances or make the oil nonhazardous.

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An amendment to reduce funding for initial construction of the Superconducting Super Collider by $110 million.

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An amendment consisting of the text of H.R. 1056, the Federal Facilities Compliance Act, which passed the House by a vote of 380 to 39 on July 19, 1989. The amendment specifies that federal facilities shall be subject to the provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regulations, including administrative orders requiring corrective actions and the imposition of civil penalties and fines. The amendment clarifies that the federal government waive its sovereign immunity from EPA and state enforcement actions and empowers EPA to undertake administrative enforcement actions against federal departments and agencies to achieve compliance.

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An amendment to the Schroeder amendment to exempt NATO countries from the troop limitation for any one year if the country in question increases its defense spending by 3 percent in real terms over the preceding year.

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An amendment to earmark $8,000,000 for technical assistance grants to the states to establish wellhead protection programs to prevent chemical contamination of public drinking water systems.

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An amendment to permit the amount of nonfederal funds payable to a project constructed in a labor surplus area shall be reduced by 25 percent.

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An amendment to strike provisions in the bill that authorizes aid for businesses in areas of economic dislocation resulting from currency fluctuations of countries contiguous to the U.S.

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An amendment to place limitations on U.S. contributions for NATO infrastructure. If the Secretary of Defense determines that any three of the NATO members that pledged in 1977 to increase defense spending in real terms by at least 3 percent per year have not achieved that increase for FY '83 over FY '82, the U.S. contribution for FY '83 for that infrastructure is to be withheld.

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An amendment to prohibit the use of any funds authorized in the bill to hold closed meetings under the May, 1985 interim amendments to the NRC's Sunshine Act regulations, which permit the commission to bar the public from certain types of meetings that were previously required to be open.

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An amendment to require a study by the Administrator to determine the adequacy of guidelines and criteria under this Act which are applicable to solid waste management and disposal facilities. The guidelines and criteria are to be studied for adequacy of protecting human health and the environment. A report on this is to be made to Congress within 36 months. Following the report revision of the guidelines and criteria is to be made to the extent necessary to insure that they are adequate to protect human health and the environment from ground water contamination.

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An amendment to remove the limit on the liability of the nuclear utility industry, and to require utilities to pay deferred premiums of $10 million per reactor each year after an accident occurs until all valid public claims have been compensated.

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Amendment deletes $450 million appropriated for continued construction of the superconducting supercollider project.

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Designating October 4, 1992, through October 10, 1992, as "National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Week".

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1992

Designates October 4 through 10, 1992, as National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Week.

Designating February 4, 1993, and February 3, 1994, as "National Women and Girls in Sports Day".

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Designates February 4, 1993, and February 3, 1994, as National Women and Girls in Sports Day.

Trade Worker Adjustment Assistance Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Trade Worker Adjustment Assistance Act of 1992 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise petition and eligibility requirements for trade adjustment assistance benefits for workers adversely affected by import competition or the relocation of U.S. production facilities abroad. Revises provisions with respect to: (1) the training of such workers; (2) employment services; (3) relocation allowances; and (4) job search allowances. Authorizes appropriations.

Concerning the situation in Bosnia-Hercegovina.

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1992

Supports the President's statement of August 6, 1992, and commends him for taking decisive steps to put pressure on Serbia to stop the conflict in Bosnia-Hercegovina, including through: (1) the diplomatic and political isolation of Serbia; (2) the strict enforcement of sanctions provided for in United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 757; (3) the implementation of the Security Council-endorsed plan to place heavy weapons belonging to all factions in Bosnia-Hercegovina under UN supervision; (4) the resumption of peace talks among all parties to the conflict; and (5) urging the Security Council to authorize measures, including the use of military force, necessary to ensure the provision of humanitarian relief to the people of Bosnia-Hercegovina. Urges the Security Council to consider means by which: (1) UN and International Committee of the Red Cross personnel shall be granted immediate, unimpeded, and continuous access to all refugee camps, prisoners-of-war camps, internment camps, and other places of detention in all of the republics of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; and (2) civilians in Bosnia-Hercegovina shall be protected from the use of force and violations of the laws of war. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that an international tribunal should be convened to: (1) investigate allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed within the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; and (2) accumulate evidence against, charge, and otherwise prepare the basis for trying any individual whom the tribunal has probable cause to believe is responsible for or committed such a crime.

American Jobs Fairness Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1992

American Jobs Fairness Act of 1992 - Prohibits expenditure of Federal funds to purchase components for the Superconducting Super Collider that are manufactured outside the United States, except under a contract that was open to competitive bidding (with specified exceptions for certain components).

Designating October 1992 as "Polish-American Heritage Month".

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1992

Designates October 1992 as Polish-American Heritage Month.

Securities Investor Protection Amendments of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1992

Investment Adviser Regulatory Enhancement and Disclosure Act of 1992 - Amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to collect fees to cover specified costs of regulating investment advisers and their activities. Sets forth a sliding scale fee schedule based upon assets under adviser management. Authorizes the SEC to suspend the registration of any investment adviser for failure to pay the requisite fees. Directs the SEC to: (1) establish and periodically revise a schedule for the regular inspection of investment advisers (plus a more frequent schedule for certain advisers based upon enumerated risk factors; and (2) conduct and report to the Congress on surveys to determine the extent of, and reasons for, the failure of persons to register as mandated. Lists transactions which are prohibited for registered investment advisers with respect to fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative practices, including the rendering of investment advice unsuitable to the client's financial situation and experience. Directs the SEC to promulgate rules with respect to such proscriptions. Requires registered investment advisers to disseminate to clients and prospective clients brochures disclosing specified investor protection information, including: (1) conflicts of interests; (2) compensation arrangements; (3) any disciplinary history; and (4) available remedies for disputes arising out of the investment adviser-client relationships. Requires registered investment advisers to provide each client periodically with a written statement of sales commissions and other client-paid fees, and compensation arrangements with a third party regarding recommended transactions. Directs the SEC to promulgate investor protection rules setting bond requirements against larceny and embezzlement for investment advisers who: (1) are authorized to exercise investment discretion; and (2) have access to their client's assets. Prohibits: (1) a person convicted of a felony within the last ten years from registering as an investment adviser; or (2) an investment adviser from disclosing confidential client information. Authorizes the SEC to cooperate with State securities regulatory agencies.

Designating October 30, 1992, as "Refugee Day".

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1992

Designates October 30, 1992, as Refugee Day.

Supporting the planting of 500 redwood trees from California in Spain in commemoration of the quincentenary of the voyage of Christopher Columbus and designating the trees as a gift to the people of Spain.

United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1992

Supports the planting of 500 redwood trees from California on the northwest coast of Spain in commemoration of the quincentenary of the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World. Designates such trees as a gift to the people of Spain made in the name of the people of the United States.

To designate the month of October 1992 as "Country Music Month".

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1992

Designates October 1992 as Country Music Month.