Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13]

An amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Vento amendment to strike language in the bill that requires that laborers under the programs of the bill be paid the prevailing wages.

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A technical amendment.

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Amendments en bloc to change requirements imposed by the bill on Presidential approval of state plans for developing worker skills. It 1) requires the plans to conform to state and federal laws on health and safety standards (instead of having "appropriate" standards); 2) requires workers compensation to conform with state laws if any or with regulations set by the Secretary of Labor (instead of "appropriate" compensation protection); 3) strikes the prohibition on requiring union membership in certain conditions; and 4) requires participants under the act to give assurances that funds provided by the act will not be used to assist, promote, or deter unions organizing (instead of simply stating that funds may not be used to assist, promote or deter unions organizing).

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Amendments en bloc to provide that work and safety standards of state and federal law should apply to the participants in the programs of this act as they apply to workers in other areas. If the programs do not fall under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Secretary is to provide standards to protect the health and safety of the participants. The amendments also provides that if the program involves substantial number of members of a labor union, the union must be consulted with its written consent given for modifications in collective bargaining agreements. Also, funds of the Act may not be used to contribute to retirement plans.

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Amendments en bloc to delete Part A--Elementary and Secondary Assistance, also to delete Title II--National Engineering and Science Personnel.

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An amendment to delete the authority to the President to prohibit or curtail the exportation of any goods, technology or other information producted in the U.S. to the extent necessary to further significantly the foreign policy of the U.S. or to fulfill its declared international obligations.

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An amendment stating that bilingual program funds may not be used for students whose dominant language in English. The programs may utilize the child's existing non-English language as the language of instruction in various subjects but may not teach a non-English language as a subject. It also makes eligible for bilingual programs those students whose "dominant language" is a language other than English; thus removing the test of proficiency.

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An amendment adding that parents or legal guardians of students identified for enrollment in bilingual education programs shall be informed of the reasons for the selection of their child as in need of bilingual education, what alternative educational programs are available, and the nature of the bilingual education program and of the instructional alternatives. Before any student may be enrolled in any bilingual education program funded under this title, the school shall request and receive parental approval for any such enrollment.

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An amendment (no.40) to replace the bill's H-2 provision with regulations on the guest worker program that are similar to the regulations governing the existing H-2 program.

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An amendment to strike language in the bill that requires that laborers in programs under the bill be paid the prevailing wages.

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An amendment eliminating the provisions shifting the law-related education program from the state block grant to the Secretary's discretionary fund.

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An amendment to the Science and Technology amendment Committee amendment as amended to delete part C - Teacher Initiative Grants.

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An amendment to increase from $17,850,000 to $18,945,000 funds for the Office for Civil Rights in HHS.

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An amendment to require the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior to review all audit reports prepared by the Department since January 1977, pertaining to Bureau of Reclamation water projects. The Inspector General shall transmit to the Secretary of the Interior and the Congress, within 90 days of the bill's enactment, a list of recommendations based on his review. The Secretary is required to enact the recommendations within 270 days unless he informs Congress in writing why he is not doing so.

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An amendment. The amendment has the Governor of the state for which the funds are provided, instead of the Secretary, disperse the funds under the Employment and Training Services for the Disadvantaged provisions of the bill. The Secretary would have had to distribute the funds equitably; the equitable distribution requirement is not required of the governor. The amendment increases from 10 percent to 14 percent the amount of funds allocated to the governors in carrying out their responsibilities regarding coordination and planning. The amendment also strikes the requirement that the prime sponsor provide the PIC with funds for professional, technical, and clerical staff.

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An amendment to delete the section providing food service equipment assistance.

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An amendment to strike section 14 of the bill, "Child Care Food Program Reimbursement Rates".

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A substitute amendment to the Williams (MT) amendment to strike the provision in the bill that prohibits the President from dismissing members of advisory councils without cause. (The advisory councils are those under section 443 of the Educational Provisions Act.).

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A substitute amendment. The amendment strikes Title I and substitutes the text of S. 2184. The new text limits the role of the federal government to oversight, giving private industry councils and state authorities primary control over program administration and funds.

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An amendment to strike section 801 which establishes (1) an Office of Migrant Education within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, (2) an Office of Equity Training and Technical Assistance within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, and (3) an Office of Women's Educational Equity within the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. The section would prohibit these offices from coming under the reorganizational authority of the Secretary.

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A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1984

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require employers to provide conditions of employment that are free of recognized hazards which: (1) can be abated through reasonably available means; and (2) pose a substantial probability of death, serious injury or impaired health. Directs the Secretary of Labor to determine, when promulgating occupational health standards dealing with toxic substances or harmful physical agents, whether: (1) a particular standard will substantially reduce employee health risks; (2) such standard will threaten the competitive stance of the regulated industry; (3) engineering or work practice controls are readily available for use in the regulated industry; and (4) such controls can achieve the compliance levels established for the regulated industry.

A resolution honoring the Chicago Cubs--the 1984 National League Eastern Division baseball champions.

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1984

Honors the Chicago Cubs baseball team and wishes the team well in post-season play.

Chapter 1 Improvement Amendments of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1984

Chapter 1 Improvement Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to eliminate the requirement that the Secretary of Education allocate funds for basic grants to local educational agencies on the basis of a specified formula involving data from the 1975 survey of income and education conducted by the Bureau of the Census. Directs the Secretary to use the criteria of poverty from the most recent available decennial census in determining the number of children to be counted for purposes of such grants. Makes a technical amendment deleting the adjective "nonfarm," in order to conform to current census data language. Reduces (from five years to three years for FY 1985 and to two years thereafter) the maximum period of continuation of migratory status for a child of a migratory agricultural worker or migratory fisherman who resides in the area served by the State or local educational agency carrying on this program for migratory children. Revises the minimum amount required to be reserved for coordination of activities under the migrant education programs (but retains the maximum limit on any such reservation of funds).

Indian Education Act Reauthorization of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1984

Indian Education Act Reauthorization of 1984 - Amends the Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Act to extend to October 1, 1985, the fiscal year used to compute grants to local educational agencies. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985. Authorizes appropriations to State educational agencies for specified purposes for FY 1985. Limits the total grants made to State educational agencies to 15 percent of the sums appropriated in any fiscal year. Amends the Indian Education Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985. Extends through FY 1985 the authorization for graduate and professional fellowships and the National Advisory Council on Indian Education. Amends the Adult Education Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985.