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Law· HRH.R. 921 (100th)enacted

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the appropriate minimum altitude for aircraft flying over national park system units.

United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1987

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to conduct a study of the proper minimum altitude which should be maintained by aircraft flying over areas within units of the national park system. Directs the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Federal Aviation Administration, to provide technical assistance to the Secretary of the Interior for such study. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress within two years after enactment of this Act regarding the study results. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to: (1) review, on the basis of aviation safety, current regulations pertaining to aircraft flights over units of the national park system addressed in the study conducted by the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) report to the Congress the results of such review together with recommendations for changes. Authorizes appropriations for such studies. Prohibits any fixed wing aircraft or helicopter from flying below specified minimum altitudes during such study and review periods over the surfaces of Yosemite National Park and Haleakala National Park. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit a final plan for air traffic management and noise abatement over Grand Canyon National Park to the Administrator. Prescribes guidelines under which the Administrator is required to implement such plan. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress whether such final plan has succeeded in substantially restoring the natural quiet in the Grand Canyon National Park. Exempts certain helicopter flights of river runners from prohibition under the noise abatement plan.

Bill· HRH.R. 933 (100th)open

Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Amendments Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1987

Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), or the Secretary of Agriculture in the case of public domain National Forest System lands, to lease onshore Federal lands for oil and gas development by competitive bidding if the appropriate Secretary determines such lands to be suitable for such development. Increases land units for development from 640 acres to 2,560 acres. Requires the Secretary to: (1) invite public nomination of areas favorable for oil and gas discovery at least once each calendar quarter; (2) automatically offer to lease any area receiving two or more such public nominations if the Secretary has determined such areas to be available and suitable for leasing; (3) hold competitive oil and gas lease sales on a quarterly basis; and (4) issue a lease to the highest responsible qualified bidder. Authorizes the Secretary to extend the initial five-year lease term of a non-producing oil or gas lease only upon finding that the lessee could not adequately explore during the initial lease term due to certain circumstances not attributable to the lessee. Requires an extension application to include an exploration plan. Limits total extensions to five years. Proscribes guidelines for rentals and royalties. Requires the Secretary to: (1) report periodically to the Congress regarding fees, rentals, and royalty payments; (2) notify the appropriate State Governor and the general public of scheduled lease offerings and of the scheduled approval of lease development activities; (3) regulate all surface-disturbing operations conducted under a lease; and (4) determine surface-resources conservation activities. Conditions the granting of a drilling permit on an oil or gas lease upon: (1) the Secretary's approval of an operations plan covering all surface-disturbing activities; and (2) the posting of sufficient bond by the lessee to ensure reclamation of surface disturbing activities. Prohibits the Secretary from issuing any lease on national forest lands without the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture. Conditions the issuance of oil and gas leases on public lands (or public domain national forest lands) upon evaluation and approval of such leases in a land use plan meeting specified environmental requirements. Proscribes the issuance of oil and gas leases upon specified wilderness study lands. Authorizes either Secretary to issue permits for prospecting, seismic surveys, and core sampling not requiring road construction or improvements, if such activity is conducted in a manner compatible with the preservation of the wilderness environment. Prohibits the use of explosives in designated wilderness areas. Requires an exploration license for the commercial exploration of oil and gas on lands subject to this Act. Sets forth a one-year term for such license. Provides that exploration licenses for lands under the jurisdiction of other Federal agencies may only be issued by the Secretary upon such conditions as the surface management agency may prescribe regarding the use and protection of the nonmineral interest in those lands. Imposes a fine for commercial oil and gas exploration without a commercial exploration license.

Bill· HRH.R. 911 (100th)referred

Volunteer Protection Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1987

Volunteer Protection Act of 1987 - Prescribes circumstances under which volunteers working for nonprofit organizations or government entities shall be immune from personal civil liability. Requires each State to certify to the Secretary of Health and Human Services before the beginning of each fiscal year (commencing with FY 1989) that it has enacted or has in effect a State law which provides such immunity. Requires the Secretary to reduce by one percent the fiscal year allotment which would otherwise be made to such State to carry out the Social Services Block Grant Program under title XX of the Social Security Act if such law is not in effect.

Bill· HRH.R. 791 (100th)open

Ground Water Research, Management, and Education Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987

Title I: Authorization - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to undertake research, investigations, appraisals, surveys, and related activities of the Nation's water resources. Authorizes the Secretary to cooperate with other government agencies and to perform such activities on a reimbursable basis, as specified. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Title II: National Ground Water Contamination Research - National Ground Water Contamination Research Act of 1987 - Makes the Secretary of the Interior primarily responsible at the Federal level for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information concerning the state of the Nation's groundwater. Requires the Secretary to report within two years to specified congressional committees and the States on the condition of the Nation's groundwater. Requires that such report be accompanied by an independent evaluation by State individuals charged with responsibility for water pollution control matters. Directs the Secretary to establish a national groundwater quality assessment program within three years of enactment. Requires such program to coordinate government efforts in such area, seek to achieve uniform data collection, and provide information and assistance as required. Directs the Secretary to establish a national groundwater clearinghouse. Requires the Secretary to establish a technical assistance program to serve other Federal and governmental agencies. Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1974 to make conforming changes. Authorizes appropriations for such programs.

Bill· HRH.R. 772 (100th)referred

Corporate Community Investment and Jobs Preservation Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987

Corporate Community Investment and Jobs Preservation Act of 1987 - Requires each corporation involved in a proposed merger to file a community impact statement if: (1) a premerger notification is required under the Clayton Act; and (2) the merger will result in a loss of jobs in any jurisdiction for more than 100 employees of an establishment of one of the corporations involved. Requires such statement to include: (1) the number of jobs to be reduced; (2) the reasons for such reduction; (3) any alternative to such reduction; (4) a plan to minimize the effects of such reduction on the remaining employees and on the local government of the affected area; (5) the nature of the business of the corporation establishment at which the reduction will occur; and (6) the economic circumstances of such corporation, including the profitability of the operation of the affected establishment and any plan for future investments, employment, and production at such establishment. Requires the statement to be submitted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice, the employees of each corporation involved and representatives of their labor unions, and the local governments of the areas where establishments of such corporations are located on the same day that the premerger notification is filed under the Clayton Act. Directs the FTC, if it receives a request within a specified period from such a local government or from ten percent of the employees of one of the corporations, to hold public hearings on and investigate the statement to determine: (1) the economic reasons for any proposed reduction in employment; (2) the estimated economic losses to employees of the establishment where the reduction will occur, the local government having jurisdiction over such establishment, and persons in the geographic area of such establishment; and (3) recommendations of any local government, any employee labor union, or any other person respecting the proposed merger. Directs the FTC to publish a report containing the findings of the investigation and recommendations as to whether legal action should be taken to halt the merger. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow a tax deduction for interest on obligations issued to finance a corporate merger that the FTC finds will adversely affect employment in any jurisdiction.

Bill· HRH.R. 755 (100th)open

A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into agreements with certain cities and counties for withholding of city and county income and employment taxes from pay of Federal employees who are residents of, or regularly employed in, such cities and counties.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987

Amends the definitions of "city" and "county" for purposes of the withholding of city or county income or employment taxes from Federal employees residing in or employed in such cities and counties under agreements between the Secretary of the Treasury and the city or county. Eliminates the requirement that there be 500 or more persons regularly employed by all agencies of the Federal Government in such city or county before an agreement can be entered into.

Bill· HRH.R. 762 (100th)referred

Taser Gun Prohibition Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987

Taser Gun Prohibition Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the transfer or possession of a taser gun. Defines "taser gun" as a firearm which fires barbs attached to wire and emits shocks upon impact.

Bill· HRH.R. 776 (100th)referred

Urgent Supplemental Assistance for Southern Africa Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987

Urgent Supplemental Assistance for Southern Africa Act of 1987 - Establishes the Southern Africa Special Humanitarian Assistance Fund which shall be used for humanitarian assistance programs in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund for FY 1987. Requires the money in the Fund to be used only for: (1) certain projects supported by the Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference; (2) the African Development Foundation; (3) refugee assistance and certain international organizations; (4) international disaster assistance; and (5) projects sponsored by certain nongovernmental organizations. Provides for transfers of money among the accounts within the Fund. Requires the President, in providing famine relief under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 480), to enter into an agreement that would facilitate the provision of urgently needed food commodities to people in the named countries. Provides that such an agreement shall be a triangular agreement under which one country receives agricultural commodities under Public Law 480 in exchange for the supply by that country of other agricultural commodities to a named country or countries. Authorizes the President to use up to 25 per cent of the funds available to carry out the famine relief provisions of Public Law 480 for prepositioning food in recipient countries. Provides that such famine relief funds may be used for the inland transportation of agricultural commodities wherever necessary.

Bill· HRH.R. 778 (100th)referred

Pet Protection Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987

Pet Protection Act of 1987 - States that any person using for any research purpose any animal acquired directly or indirectly from any animal shelter shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds under any grant or research protocol of the National Institutes of Health.

Bill· HRH.R. 779 (100th)referred

Kangaroo Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1987

Kangaroo Protection Act - Provides that any administrative exception made under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 permitting the importation of kangaroos, their parts, and products shall not apply to kangaroos removed from the wild in accordance with an Australian management plan.

Bill· HRH.R. 737 (100th)open

Ocean Incineration Research Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1987

Ocean Incineration Research Act of 1987 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing a permit for the incineration of hazardous waste off the coast of Maryland until a hazardous waste reduction management feasibility report from the Office of Technology Assessment is completed and the Administrator promulgates final regulations. Requires the submission of such report to the Congress within three years and requires public participation in the drafting of the regulations. Authorizes appropriations.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 30 (100th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that no major change in the payment methodology for physicians' services, including services furnished to hospital inpatients, under the medicare program should be made until reports required by the 99th Congress have been received and evaluated.

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1987

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) no Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) physician payment methodology should be implemented which is based on hospital discharge classifications or requires mandatory assignment; and (2) no drastic change in the Medicare physician payment methodology should be undertaken without the receipt of reports required by legislation enacted in the 99th Congress and a detailed analysis of the long-range impact of such change on the provision of health care.

Bill· HRH.R. 637 (100th)open

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to open containers of alcoholic beverages and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the passenger area of motor vehicles and establishment of a national minimum blood alcohol level for driving motor vehicles.

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold five percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under the Federal-aid highway program if it is lawful in such State to: (1) possess an open alcoholic beverage container in the passenger area of any motor vehicle on a public highway; (2) consume any alcoholic beverage in such motor vehicle on a public highway; or (3) drive a motor vehicle on a public highway when the driver's blood alcohol concentration is at least 0.10 percent. Exempts from such withholding measures charter buses of ten or more passengers whose drivers are not permitted by State law to possess open alcoholic beverages in the passenger area. Sets forth guidelines for the withholding of such funds. Provides for the release of withheld funds to States which comply with this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 709 (100th)referred

Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987

Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation. Provides that this Act shall not be construed to permit a finding of discrimination based on statistical differences or the fashioning of any remedy requiring a quota.

Bill· HRH.R. 674 (100th)referred

Social Security Modernization Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987

Social Security Modernization Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that the combined earnings of a married couple which are attributable to the period of their marriage shall be shared equally between them for purposes of determining the eligibility for and amount of OASDI benefits to which each spouse is or may become separately entitled. Credits the survivor of the marriage with 100 percent of the combined total wages for the period of the marriage. Provides that this Act shall not apply in specified cases where it would result in a reduction of OASDI benefits.

Bill· HRH.R. 677 (100th)referred

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's "years of coverage" for purposes of computing the special minimum benefit may include up to 10 additional years (not otherwise includible for that purpose) in which such individual had a child age 6 or under in his or her care.

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's "years of coverage" for purposes of computing such individual's primary insurance amount under title II shall include those years (up to a specified maximum) during which such individual had a child age six or under in his or her care for more than six months.

Bill· HRH.R. 675 (100th)referred

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the payment of a transition benefit to the spouse of an insured individual upon such individual's death if such spouse has attained age fifty and is not otherwise immediately eligible for benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to enable an insured individual's spouse who has attained the age of 50 and is not entitled to any other monthly benefits to obtain a transition benefit for four months upon the death of the insured individual. Establishes the amount of such transition benefits at 71.5 percent of the primary insurance amount of the insured individual or, if it is higher, 71.5 percent of the primary insurance amount of the spouse.

Bill· HRH.R. 672 (100th)referred

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the reductions in social security benefits which are presently required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions.

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement that the amount of monthly benefits payable to a spouse, surviving spouse, or parent be reduced by the amount such spouse, surviving spouse, or parent receives in monthly payments from a Federal or State pension plan.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 90 (100th)enacted

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to call a White House Conference of Library and Information Services to be held not later than 1989, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1987

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the Government's expenditures from exceeding its revenues in any fiscal year, except in cases of national emergency as determined by a three-fifths vote of the Congress. Prohibits total Government expenditures during a fiscal year from exceeding 20 percent of the gross national product for the preceding calendar year.

Bill· HRH.R. 618 (100th)referred

Central American Studies and Temporary Relief Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1987

Title I: General Accounting Office Investigation and Report - Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) within 60 days of enactment of this Act, begin an investigation concerning displaced nationals of El Salvador and Nicaragua; and (2) report to the Speaker of the House and to the President of the Senate within one year of initiating such investigation. Requires determinations to be made, with respect to displaced Salvadorans and Nicaraguans living in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, or Mexico of: (1) the number and location of such persons; (2) their place of origin in El Salvador or Nicaragua and the period of, and reason for, their displacement; (3) their current living conditions, with particular attention to questions of personal safety and the availability of food and medical assistance; (4) current efforts to provide such necessities; and (5) the impact of the wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua. Requires assessments to be made, in the case of Salvadorans and Nicaraguans returned from the United States to their country, of: (1) their conditions upon return, with particular attention to any human rights violations; and (2) the extent to which these persons have become displaced persons in their country. Requires the investigation, with respect to Salvadorans and Nicaraguans unlawfully in the United States, to: (1) compare the situation in El Salvador and Nicaragua with previous cases of administrative grants of extended voluntary departure under the immigration laws; (2) describe U.S. policies respecting the treatment of other aliens in the United States in similar circumstances; and (3) describe the policies of all other countries in which Salvadorans or Nicaraguans have sought refuge as those policies concern the return of such persons to their country. Title II: Congressional Review - Provides for the referral of such report to the appropriate congressional committees for committee hearings (within 90 days of continuous session after the referral of such report) and committee reports (within 270 days of continuous session after the referral of such report). Title III: Temporary Stay of Deportation - Prohibits the Attorney General from detaining or deporting aliens until the Congress completes its review of the Comptroller General's report of those aliens who: (1) are nationals of El Salvador or Nicaragua; (2) have been continuously present in the United States since before January 20, 1987; (3) are deportable on specified noncriminal grounds; and (4) have signed an agreement to voluntarily leave the United States at the end of such stay of deportation period. States that such period of stay of deportation shall not count as a period of physical presence in the United States for purposes of deportation suspension and status adjustment. States that during such stay of deportation period the alien: (1) shall not be considered to be permanently in the United States; (2) shall not be eligible for public assistance; and (3) may be deemed ineligible for public assistance by a State or any of its political subdivisions.

Law· HRH.R. 593 (100th)enacted

A bill to request the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Andrew Wyeth, and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.

United States · United States Congress · 8 January 1987

Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Andrew Wyeth in recognition of his contributions to American art and culture. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of the medal.

Bill· HRH.R. 579 (100th)referred

English Proficiency Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 January 1987

English Proficiency Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish within the Office of Adult Education a program of grants for English literacy programs for individuals of limited English proficiency. Allows such grants to provide for support services including child care and transportation costs for program participants. Provides that such grants may be made to community-based organizations, local education agencies, tribally-controlled schools, institutions of higher education (including community colleges), public libraries, and prisons. Sets forth grant application requirements. Limits grants to not more than three years' duration. Requires that at least 50 percent of grant funds go to community-based organizations with the demonstrated capability to administer English proficiency programs. Requires grant recipients to report annually to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, through the Office of Adult Education, directly and through grants and contracts, to carry out demonstration programs to: (1) develop innovative approaches and methods of literacy education for individuals of limited English proficiency; and (2) establish a nationwide clearinghouse on literacy education for individuals of limited English proficiency. Requires the Secretary, directly and through grants and contracts, to evaluate and annually audit programs funded under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to accept grants, gifts, or bequests of money for the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Limits to ten percent the portion of funds available under this Act which may be used for demonstration programs and evaluation.

Bill· HRH.R. 574 (100th)referred

A bill to suspend all United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance until the special congressional committees established to investigate the arms sales to Iran and other matters have completed their investigations and the General Accounting Office has been able to account for all of the $27,000,000 that was appropriated in 1985 for humanitarian assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.

United States · United States Congress · 8 January 1987

Suspends all U.S. aid for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance until the Congress enacts a joint resolution declaring that: (1) specified Select Committees have completed their investigations into the arms sales to Iran and U.S. aid to the Nicaraguan resistance; and (2) the Comptroller General has been able to account for all of the "humanitarian assistance" provided to the Nicaraguan resistance by the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985.

Bill· HRH.R. 578 (100th)referred

Targeted Fiscal Assistance Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 8 January 1987

Targeted Fiscal Assistance Act of 1987 - Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to repeal provisions that terminated the general revenue sharing program. Restores program provisions as they existed before enactment of such Act. Replaces the general revenue sharing program with the Targeted Fiscal Assistance (TFA) program. Authorizes appropriations for TFA for FY 1987 through 1989. Provides for special allocations of TFA funds for Indian tribes, Alaskan native villages, and the District of Columbia. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to allocate TFA funds to each State (for subsequent allocation to local governments) according to a specified formula based on the need factor, the general tax effort factor, and the relative fiscal gap factor, as defined in this Act, for each State. Entitles local governments to a portion of such State funds according to a specified formula based on the following factors, as defined in this Act, for each unit of local government relative to all units in such State: (1) the unit's population; (2) the unit's general tax effort factor; and (3) the unit's relative income factor. Eliminates provisions allowing State variation of local government allocations. Revises procedures for determining maximum and minimum limitations on local government entitlements.

Bill· HRH.R. 592 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for interest on educational loans.

United States · United States Congress · 8 January 1987

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for interest paid or incurred on a qualified educational loan. Defines "qualified educational loan" as any indebtedness incurred to pay the educational expenses of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependent. (Present law requires that such a loan be secured by an interest in real property.)

Bill· HRH.R. 567 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain minimum tax and accounting rules (added by the Tax Reform Act of 1986) applicable to installment obligations shall not apply to obligations arising from sales of property by nondealers.

United States · United States Congress · 8 January 1987

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that specified minimum tax and accounting rules applicable to installment obligations shall not apply to obligations arising from sales of property by nondealers.

Bill· HRH.R. 541 (100th)referred

On-Site Day Care Privatization Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 January 1987

On-Site Day Care Privatization Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit to employers for the expenses of establishing and operating an on-site dependent care facility. Sets the amount of such credit at 15 percent of the expenses paid by an employer during the first year of operation of such a facility and ten percent of the wages paid to individuals performing dependent care services during the second year of operation of such a facility.

Bill· HRH.R. 457 (100th)open

Youth Suicide Prevention Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 1987

Youth Suicide Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program to assist local educational agencies and private nonprofit organizations to establish and operate youth suicide prevention programs. Sets forth program requirements. Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to provide that a specified amount from the Secretary's Discretionary Funds shall be available to carry out youth suicide prevention programs under this Act for FY 1988. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary to provide for: (1) evaluation of programs under this Act; and (2) dissemination of the results of such evaluation.

Bill· HRH.R. 387 (100th)open

Federal Equitable Pay Practices Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1987

Federal Equitable Pay Practices Act of 1987 - Establishes the Commission on Equitable Pay Practices to determine whether the Government's position-classification system and prevailing rate system are designed and administered in accordance with the general policy that sex, race, and ethnicity should not be among factors considered in determining pay rates. Requires the Commission to conduct, by contract with a consultant selected under this Act, a study under which job-content analysis and economic analysis shall be applied to a representative sample of occupations in which: (1) either ssex is numerically predominant; (2) any race is disproportionately represented; or (3) any ethnic group is disproportionately represented. Directs the Commission to report to the Congress and the President on the results of such study not later than 18 months after the Commission's date of establishment. Declares that such study shall be considered of an advisory nature only. Makes sums appropriated to the Office of Personnel Management for general operating expenses available to carry out this Act.

Law· HRH.R. 442 (100th)enacted

Civil Liberties Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1987

Civil Liberties Act of 1987 - Title I: Recognition of Injustice and an Apology on Behalf of the Nation - States that the Congress recognizes that a grave injustice was done to both citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry by the evacuation, relocation, and internment of civilians during World War II. Title II: United States Citizens of Japanese Ancestry and Resident Japanese Aliens - Requests the President to offer pardons of those convicted of violating laws during the internment period whose violation was based on a refusal to accept racially discriminatory treatment. Provides that Federal departments and agencies that review applications for restitution of positions, status, or entitlement lost during the internment period shall review such applications giving full consideration to the findings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. Establishes within the Treasury a Civil Liberties Public Education Fund. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund. Requires the Attorney General to pay $20,000 from the Fund to each surviving internee. Establishes a Board of Directors which shall be responsible for making disbursement from the Fund. Provides that disbursement from the Fund shall be used to: (1) sponsor research and public educational activities dealing with the internment; (2) fund studies of similar civil liberties abuses; (3) prepare and distribute hearings and findings of the Commission; and (4) promote the general welfare of the ethnic Japanese community in the United States. Title III: Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution - Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act - Establishes within the Treasury the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Fund. Directs the Administrator of the Fund (the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association) to make restitution for certain Aleut losses sustained in World War II. Requires the Administrator to establish a trust of $5,000,000 and to distribute the interest of such trust for: (1) the benefit of the elderly, disabled, or seriously ill; (2) students in need of scholarship assistance; (3) preservation of Aleut cultural heritage and historical records; (4) the improvement of community centers of affected Aleut villages; and (5) other purposes to improve Aleut life. Authorizes the Administrator to rebuild and restore churches and church property damaged or destroyed in Aleut villages during World War II. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments of $12,000 from the fund to each eligible Aleut for any uncompensated personal property loss. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to implement a program for the removal and disposal of live ammunition, obsolete buildings, abandoned machinery, and other hazardous debris remaining in populated areas of the lower Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Aleut Corporation all right, title, and interest of the United States in Attu Island, Alaska. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Provides that all documents, personal testimony, and other material collected by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians shall be deposited in the National Archives of the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 378 (100th)open

A bill to provide for the rehiring of certain former air traffic controllers.

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1987

Permits the reappointment on a case-by-case basis of a specified number of air traffic controllers who were separated from service for participation in a strike initiated on August 3, 1981. Requires such reappointments to be made in FY 1987 and 1988 by the Secretary of Transportation, according to prescribed guidelines. Expresses the sense of the Congress that such reinstatements should not: (1) cause the separation or reduction in grade of any other air traffic controller; or (2) interfere with training opportunities which would otherwise be afforded to air traffic controllers seeking to become fully qualified.

Bill· HRH.R. 382 (100th)reported

Federal Employees Health Care Freedom-of-Choice Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1987

Federal Employees Health Care Freedom-of-Choice Act of 1987 - Amends provisions relating to Federal employee health benefits to authorize direct payment or reimbursement for services performed by a: (1) chiropractor; (2) qualified clinical social worker; (3) marriage and family therapist; and (4) nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, and any other nurse. Delcares that this Act does not supersede or preempt any State or local law which relates to licensing or certification of health practitioners.