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Bill· HRH.R. 1225 (102nd)referred

To establish the grade of General of the Army and to authorize the President to appoint Generals Colin L. Powell and H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., to that grade.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1991

Establishes the grade of General of the Army, appointments to which shall be made by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Defines the rank and compensation of such grade. Authorizes the President to appoint Generals Colin L. Powell and H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., to that grade.

Bill· HRH.R. 1218 (102nd)open

Privacy for Consumers and Workers Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Privacy for Consumers and Workers Act - Requires employers who engage in electronic monitoring to provide each affected employee with prior written notice describing specified aspects of the electronic monitoring directly affecting the employee. Requires employers to notify prospective employees at personal interviews or meetings of existing forms of electronic monitoring which may directly affect them and, upon request, provide them with the written notice provided to employees. Requires employers to provide affected employees with some form of visual or aural notice that indicates that electronic monitoring is taking place, at periodic intervals unless the monitoring is continuous during each of the employee's shifts. Requires employers to provide affected customers with some form of visual or aural notice, at periodic intervals, indicating that telephone service observation is taking place. Requires employers to permit employees or their authorized agents to have access to all personal data obtained by electronic monitoring of their work. Prohibits employers from collecting personal data on an employee which is not relevant to the employee's work performance. Prohibits employers from disclosing personal data obtained by electronic monitoring to any person or business except to the individual employee to whom that data pertains or without the employee's prior written consent, unless disclosure would be: (1) to the employer's officers and employees who need it to perform their duties; (2) to a law enforcement agency for a criminal investigation or prosecution; or (3) pursuant to a proper court order. Prohibits employers from using personal data obtained by electronic monitoring as the exclusive basis for individual employee performance evaluation or disciplinary action, unless the employee is given an opportunity to review the data within a reasonable time after it is obtained. Prohibits employers from using personal data or collective data obtained by electronic monitoring as the sole basis for setting production quotas or work performance expectations. Prohibits employers from maintaining, collecting, using, or disseminating personal data obtained by electronic monitoring which describes how an employee exercises First Amendment rights, unless such use is: (1) expressly authorized by statute or by the employee; or (2) pertinent to and within the scope of an authorized law enforcement activity. Sets forth the following enforcement provisions: (1) civil penalties; (2) injunctive actions by the Secretary of Labor; and (3) private civil actions. Prohibits waiver of rights and procedures provided by this Act, unless such waiver is part of a written settlement by the parties to a pending action or complaint. Directs the Secretary of Labor to issue rules and regulations to carry out this Act within six months. Makes this Act inapplicable to otherwise permissible electronic monitoring by law enforcement agencies in criminal investigations.

Bill· HRH.R. 1213 (102nd)referred

Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements.

Bill· HRH.R. 1212 (102nd)referred

Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disorders Research, Education, and Health Services Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disorders Research, Education, and Health Services Act of 1991 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMSD), the Director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), and the Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD) to expand and intensify research on osteoporosis and related bone disorders. Requires, with respect to osteoporosis and related bone disorders: (1) the NIAMSD Director to increase the number of Specialized Centers of Research; (2) the NIA Director to increase the number of program project grants devoted to creating centers of excellence; and (3) the NIDDKD Director to increase the number of grants in osteoporosis. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the Interagency Council on Osteoporosis and Related Disorders and the Advisory Panel on Osteoporosis and Related Disorders. Authorizes appropriations for the Advisory Panel. Requires the NIAMSD Director to make grants or enter into contracts to establish a Resource Center on Osteoporosis and Related Disorders to: (1) disseminate information about research results, services, and educational materials to health professionals, patients, and the public; and (2) coordinate leadership training for the development of health professional resource networks. Requires grant and contract recipients to establish: (1) a central computerized information system to, among other matters, translate scientific and technical information into information readily understandable by the general public; and (2) a national toll-free telephone information line. Requires the grant or contract recipient to charge fees for providing information, but allows exceptions for individuals and organizations unable to pay. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 1179 (102nd)open

International Family Planning Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

International Family Planning Protection Act - Prohibits international population assistance funds from being denied to nongovernmental or multilateral organizations on the basis of any criterion that is not applicable to foreign governments that receive such funds.

Bill· HRH.R. 1177 (102nd)referred

Clean and Fair Election Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Clean and Fair Election Act of 1991 - Title I: House of Representatives Election Campaign Spending Limits and Benefits - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to set forth: (1) primary and general election filing requirements; (2) primary ($300,000) and runoff ($110,000) expenditure limits (adjusted annually for inflation); (3) threshold contribution requirements; (4) personal and general election ($550,000, with specified adjustments) expenditure limits; (5) the treatment for certain legal and accounting expenditures; (6) the benefits for eligible candidates (including certain broadcast media and mailing rates); (7) guidelines for the use of voter communication vouchers issued to eligible candidates to defray communications expenditures. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to maintain a House of Representatives Election Campaign Account as a separate account in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to be used in redeeming voter communication vouchers. Prescribes the procedures by which voter communication voucher requests by eligible candidates will be accommodated. Directs the Federal Election Commission to examine and audit after each general election the campaign accounts of ten percent (randomly selected) of all candidates for office in the House of Representatives to determine compliance with expenditure limitations and conditions of eligibility. Sets forth sanctions for noncompliance, including specified repayment amounts. Sets forth criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Prescribes participation by the Commission in judicial proceedings regarding violations of this Act. Requires the Commission to report to the House of Representatives after each general election on: (1) candidate expenditures; (2) aggregate amount of voter communication vouchers; (3) the status of repayments; and (4) the balances remaining in the two campaign funds under this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Reduces the limitations on contributions per election: (1) from $1,000 to $500 for individuals; and (2) from $5,000 to $1,000 for nonparty multicandidate political committees. Prohibits a candidate from accepting more than 20 percent of the general election spending limits in nonparty multicandidate political committee (PAC) contributions. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to set forth guidelines for: (1) the percentage of the lowest unit charge to be made by a broadcasting licensee to a candidate for (100 percent before a primary or runoff, 50 percent before a general) non-preemption of candidate use of a broadcasting station. Requires broadcast licensees to accept voter communications voucher from a candidate and provide broadcast time. Directs the Commission to take a random sampling to evaluate licensee compliance with the requirements of this Act. Amends Federal postal law to mandate reduced rates for certain House of Representatives candidates. Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prescribe intended expenditure reporting requirements for candidates for the the House of Representatives who: (1) have not been certified to receive certain benefits (lowered broadcast media or mailing rates, and voter communication vouchers); (2) make independent expenditures over $10,000 during any general, primary, or runoff election period; or (3) during the election cycle expend more than ten percent of the general election expenditure limit from personal funds. Requires the Commission to transmit such reports to the Secretary of the Senate within two working days of receipt. Title II: Expenditures and Contributions - Subtitle A: Independent Expenditures - Defines the scope of cooperative expenditures and declares that cooperative expenditures shall not be treated as independent expenditures. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to revise the equal broadcast time notification requirements for persons who reserve broadcast time through the payment of certain independent expenditures. Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prescribe disclosure requirements for certain broadcast communications paid for through independent expenditures. Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Soft Money of Political Parties - Limits the amount of expenditures which a State party committee may make with respect to the general election campaign of a candidate for President affiliated with such party. Subjects FECA reporting requirements any amount received or expended by party committees with respect to any Federal election. States that the limitations on contributions under the Act applies to transfers between and among political committees. Sets forth limitations on fundraising activities of Federal candidates and officeholders. Requires party national committees and congressional campaign committees to report all receipts and disbursements during certain periods whether or not they are connected to a Federal election. Subtitle C: Contributions - Sets limitations on contributions which may be accepted from a PAC by either a party congressional campaign committee or a party national committee. Revises the guidelines for contributions made through intermediaries and conduits on behalf of a particular candidate. Declares that contributions made by dependents not of voting age shall be treated as having been made by the individual upon whom they are dependent. Authorizes the retention by a candidate of certain excess contributions for future campaign purposes. Title III: Amendments to Internal Revenue Code - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the checkoff amount for the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Permits a tax credit for up to $100 of contributions to certain qualifying House of Representatives candidates. Provides that candidates shall not be eligible for payments from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund if they have received or solicited funds which are not subject to the reporting requirements of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. Title IV: Miscellaneous - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an incumbent in or candidate for Federal office from establishing or controlling a political committee (other than the candidate's authorized committee, or a party committee). Proscribes fraudulent solicitation of political contributions. Authorizes appropriations for the "check-off" education program (a public education program regarding participation in the income tax check-off for presidential and congressional election campaigns).

Bill· HRH.R. 1200 (102nd)referred

Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility and Home Health Benefit Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility and Home Health Benefit Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the requirement that extended care services be provided within a certain period following hospitalization in order to be covered under the Hospital Insurance Program; and (2) cover nursing care and home health aide services provided or needed on an intermittent basis.

Bill· HRH.R. 1197 (102nd)referred

Children's and Communities' Mental Health Systems Improvement Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Children's and Communities' Mental Health Systems Improvement Act of 1991 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to replace a subpart relating to State comprehensive mental health services plans with a subpart relating to comprehensive mental health services for children with serious emotional disturbance. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to make grants to States for comprehensive community mental health services to children with serious emotional disturbance. Prohibits the Secretary from making a grant to a State unless the State is receiving payments under alcohol and drug abuse and mental health services block grant provisions. Requires non-Federal contributions in a specified ratio. Requires State grantees to: (1) establish and operate one or more systems, through grants or contracts, to provide specified types of mental health services to children under 22 years of age; (2) enter into a memorandum of understanding with providers of medical, educational, vocational counseling and vocational rehabilitation, and protection and advocacy services to facilitate the provision of such services without use of grant funds or non-Federal contributions made with respect to the grant; (3) provide case management services; (4) provide services in the language and cultural context that is most appropriate for the child involved; and (5) develop and implement an individualized plan of services for each child admitted to the system. Describes additional services for which a State system may provide. Prohibits the Secretary from making a grant to a State unless the State has a plan, approved by the Secretary, for the development of a State-wide system of care for community-based services for children with serious emotional disturbance. Requires that parents of children with serious emotional disturbances be included as members of the mental health planning council established under existing provisions. Requires that, if a charge is imposed for services under a grant, the charge be made according to a public schedule, adjusted to reflect the income of the family of the child, and not imposed on any child whose family has income and resources at or below the poverty line. Limits grants to States to five years. Allows a State system established under a grant to receive grant funds for three years. Directs the Secretary to provide to a State, on request: (1) technical assistance regarding grant applications; and (2) training and technical assistance on the planning, development, and operation of the systems under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to provide the technical assistance directly or through grants or contracts. Authorizes appropriations, earmarking a specified sum for the technical assistance and training. Limits the number of grants to ten in FY 1992.

Bill· HRH.R. 1189 (102nd)referred

Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 1991 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide federally reimbursed Medicaid coverage of alcoholism and drug dependency residential treatment services for pregnant women whose family income is below 185 percent of the Federal poverty level and for their Medicaid-eligible children and spouses. Lists the required services included in such coverage as: (1) individual, group, and family counseling and addiction education and treatment provided pursuant to individualized treatment plans; (2) room and board in a structured environment with on-site supervision 24 hours a day; (3) therapeutic child care or counseling for children of individuals in treatment; (4) parental assistance in obtaining developmental assistance for their preschool children and public education for themselves and their school-age children; (5) easier access to prenatal, postpartum, pediatric, and other appropriate health, social, and child care services; (6) planning and assistance in reentering society; and (7) continuing specialized training of residential treatment facility staff members in the most recent and effective treatment techniques. Requires that such coverage continue for at least 12 months, except that the coverage of pregnant women must continue for one year following the end of pregnancy. Limits the size of a residential treatment facility to no more than 40 beds unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services, at the request of a State, waives such limitation under prescribed conditions.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 162 (102nd)referred

Relating to the naval facility explosion at Port Chicago, California on July 17, 1944.

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Requires the Secretary of the Navy: (1) to review the cases of 50 Black sailors who were court-martialed for failing to resume naval loading activities at the Port Chicago, California, naval facility after an unexplained explosion there on July 17, 1944, to determine the extent to which racial prejudice affected the trial; (2) if he determines that such convictions were in error, to take appropriate corrective action; and (3) to recommend to the President and the Congress additional actions that should be taken with respect to the resolution of such cases.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 159 (102nd)referred

Authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia or its environs.

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Authorizes the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs. Makes the Fraternity solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of expenses of, the memorial. Prohibits the use of Federal funds for its establishment. Requires the Fraternity to deposit excess funds into the Treasury.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 97 (102nd)referred

Relating to the return of U.S. forces from the Persian Gulf.

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Calls for the President to proclaim a National Welcome Home Day for U.S. forces that shall be marked by a celebration in all the States, towns, and cities and by a National Welcome Home Parade in Washington, D.C.

Bill· HRH.R. 1155 (102nd)open

National Recreational Trails Fund Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1991

National Recreational Trails Fund Act of 1991 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the National Recreational Trails Trust Fund (Fund). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to pay into the Fund an amount equivalent to 0.5 percent of total Highway Trust Fund receipts, adjusted triennially to reflect revenues from nonhighway recreational fuel taxes. Requires the Secretary to use such amounts in the Fund to make grants to the States for constructing and maintaining recreational trails. Establishes the National Recreational Trails Act Advisory Committee.

Bill· HRH.R. 1165 (102nd)referred

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the crediting of tuition payments and other fees paid to an educational institution by a member of the Selected Reserve who has to withdraw from that educational institution as a result of being called to active duty in the Armed Forces and for readmission of the member to that educational institution.

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1991

Requires every educational institution that offers courses of study approved for armed forces' or veterans' educational assistance programs under the Montgomery GI Bill to: (1) credit or reimburse each member of the Selected Reserve the entire amount of tuition and fees paid by the reservist to the institution with respect to a course which the reservist is unable to complete because of being ordered to active duty; and (2) provide, upon request, for the readmission of such reservist after completion of such active duty in the same status held before such withdrawal.

Bill· HRH.R. 1110 (102nd)open

International Voluntary Family Planning Assistance Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1991

International Voluntary Family Planning Assistance Act of 1991 - Authorizes appropriations for international population planning assistance. Earmarks a specified amount of such funds for the United Nations Population Fund if: (1) the Fund maintains such funds in a separate account, without commingling; (2) none of the funds are made available for China; and (3) any agreement to obligate such funds expressly states that the full amount granted by the agreement will be refunded to the United States if U.S. funds are used for family planning in China or abortions in any country. Requires a specified amount of population planning assistance to be used to increase family planning service delivery in countries with large population growth. Prohibits any funds appropriated under this Act from being used for abortions.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 72 (102nd)referred

To express the sense of Congress regarding racially offensive remarks by officials of the Japanese government.

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1991

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should request an official apology to all Americans, in particular African Americans, from Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu for the remarks of Justice Minister Seiroku Kajiyama; (2) immediate action should be taken by Kaifu and his administration to combat racist attitudes among Japanese Government and corporate officials and to engage in an educational initiative to enhance the understanding of the Japanese people regarding the positive elements of multiethnic and multiracial societies; and (3) the Japanese Government should demand of its officials the highest level of respect for the diverse peoples of the world.

Bill· HRH.R. 994 (102nd)referred

Liberian Relief, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1991

Liberian Relief, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Act of 1991 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance for civil strife relief, rehabilitation, and general recovery in Liberia. Authorizes apropriations. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of State for migration and refugee assistance for emergency relief, repatriation, and rehabilitation efforts for Liberian refugees who have fled civil strife and for support for relief programs assisting local populations in the bordering countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Cote d'Ivoire. Authorizes the President to provide supplemental emergency food assistance for civilian victims in Liberia. Authorizes appropriations. Makes amounts appropriated under this Act available until September 30, 1992. Expresses the sense of the Congress that a specified amount of local currencies available under title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 should be made available for disaster assistance for Liberia. Permits assistance authorized for Liberia under this Act to be provided without regard to provisions of law concerning foreign assistance repayments.

Bill· HRH.R. 995 (102nd)referred

Jobs for Public Housing Residents Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1991

Jobs for Public Housing Residents Act of 1991 - Authorizes up to five States to conduct two-year demonstration projects to test alternative methods for State delivery of services and activities under the job opportunities and basic skills training program (the JOBS program) to eligible volunteer families. Requires that such volunteer families: (1) be determined by the State to be at risk of entering the program of aid to families with dependent children (AFDC program) under the Social Security Act; and (2) receive Federal rental assistance. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to: (1) consider all applications received from States desiring to conduct such demonstration projects; (2) approve not more than five such applications; and (3) give priority to certain types of applications. Sets forth the duties of States conducting such projects. Provides for Federal reimbursement for expenditures of approved demonstration projects. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to evaluate, by October 1, 1995, the effectiveness of the alternative administrative approaches taken by the States in such demonstration projects. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Social Security Act to provide for participation in the JOBS program of eligible volunteer families who are at risk of entering the AFDC program and who receive Federal rental assistance. Revises State plan requirements to allow such program participation, at the option of the State, beginning with FY 1995. Requires that eligible volunteer families receive payment or reimbursement from the State agency for necessary child care, transportation, and other work-related expenses. Entitles States to specified Federal payments if they elect to administer JOBS program services to such eligible volunteer families. Directs the Secretary to contract with a research organization to conduct, and report to specified congressional committees on the extent to which such provision of JOBS program services to eligible volunteer families has: (1) been cost-effective; (2) helped them avoid requiring public assistance; and (3) increased their income and employment. Makes specified funds under the Social Security Act available for such purposes.

Bill· HRH.R. 842 (102nd)open

Ancient Forest Protection Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Ancient Forest Protection Act of 1991 - Establishes the National Ancient Forest Reserve System. Designates certain lands in California, Oregon, and Washington as components of such System. Declares that all Federal lands in such States which qualify as ancient forest or associated forest and are not designated as components of the System shall be managed as if they are. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations with respect to the removal of commercial timber from such lands. Declares it to be U.S. policy to develop and utilize scientific information to study and identify the biological and ecological requirements of ancient forest ecosystems. Directs the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to study and report to appropriate congressional committees on the biological and physical requirements for the survival of such ecosystems.

Bill· HRH.R. 858 (102nd)open

To amend the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979.

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Amends the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 to repeal a provision relating to the regulation of air carrier flights from Love Field, Texas, to destinations outside the State of Texas.

Bill· HRH.R. 917 (102nd)open

Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Social Security Notch Adjustment Act of 1991 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to establish a new formula for computing the primary insurance amount of individuals who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and would otherwise be subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977. Extends the application of such transitional benefit computation rules to those who become eligible for benefits before 1989. (Currently those who become eligible after 1983 are subject to the benefit computation rules of the Social Security Amendments of 1977.)

Law· HRH.R. 904 (102nd)enacted

African American History Landmark Theme Study Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

African American History Landmark Theme Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress on a national historic landmark theme study on African American history. Requires the Secretary to: (1) identify possible new park units appropriate to the theme of African American history; and (2) prepare a list of the most appropriate sites, including a discussion of the feasibility of their inclusion in the National Park System. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 841 (102nd)open

Veterans PTSD Treatment and Psychological Readjustment Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Veterans PTSD Treatment and Psychological Readjustment Act of 1991 - States that it shall be the policy of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement the recommendations of the Chief Medical Director's (CMD) Special Committee on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to establish and operate specialized inpatient post-traumatic stress disorder units (SIPUs) at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. Requires such facilities and services to be available to all eligible veterans, including veterans of the Persian Gulf conflict. Requires the Secretary to gradually increase the number of SIPUs in order to meet a total increase of not less than 30 units by December 31, 1994. Requires the Secretary to direct the Special Committee to identify areas of the country in which there are significant needs for expanding the Vet Center program. Directs the Special Committee to present a list of not less than 40 areas as candidates for new Vet Centers to the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Department no later than September 30, 1991. Requires the Counseling Service to gradually increase the number of existing Vet Centers in order to meet a total increase of not less than 40 by December 31, 1994. Directs the Advisory Committee on Readjustment of Veterans (established under this Act) to prepare a report to be submitted to the Congress on recommendations to increase outreach efforts to veterans of the Vietnam era and thereafter with readjustment counseling needs. Expands eligibility under the Vet Center program to include veterans of the Persian Gulf conflict. Directs the Secretary to make facilities and services of the Vet Centers available to family members of military personnel assigned to duty in the Persian Gulf. Urges the Secretary to fill expeditiously Vet Center staff vacancies caused by reassignment to Department medical facilities in preparation for receipt of casualties from the Persian Gulf conflict. Directs the Secretary to establish the Advisory Committee and seek its advice with respect to: (1) the administration of Department benefits for veterans, particularly Vietnam and post-Vietnam era veterans; (2) reports and studies pertaining to veterans, particularly Vietnam and post-vietnam era veterans; and (3) the needs of all veterans with respect to compensation, health care, readjustment, outreach, and other benefits and programs administered by the Department. Requires the Advisory Committee to report annually to the Secretary pertaining to the social, economic, educational, and psychological readjustment of veterans. Requires the Secretary to submit such reports to the Congress, along with comments and recommendations. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a pilot program to contract for care and treatment and rehabilitative services in halfway houses, therapeutic communities, psychiatric residential treatment centers, and other community-based treatment facilities for eligible veterans suffering from PTSD. Requires the CMD to plan, design, and conduct such program. Requires the Secretary to approve the quality and effectiveness of a program operated by a contract facility before allowing veterans to be furnished treatment there under the pilot program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) urge all public and private entities to provide appropriate employment and training opportunities to veterans who have been provided treatment and rehabilitative services under this Act for PTSD and who have been determined to be sufficiently rehabilitated to be employable; and (2) provide all possible assistance to the Secretary of Labor in placing such veterans in such opportunities. Requires the Secretary to provide referral services and advice to veterans discharged or released from active service who are not eligible for PTSD treatment and services. Limits participation in the PTSD pilot program to 500 eligible individuals. Directs the Secretary to report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees on the operation of the pilot program through FY 1994. Terminates the pilot program after five years of operation. Directs the Special Committee to examine the effectiveness of contracts for the treatment of PTSD with private facilities and therapists. Requires the Special Committee to report its findings and recommendations to the veterans' committees. Requires the Secretary, in administering the Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, to encourage the participation of individuals who desire to become psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, and other professionals specializing in the treatment of PTSD. Directs the CMD to conduct research programs to consider the most effective treatment for PTSD and the effectiveness of involving the family in the treatment of PTSD and to report his findings to the veterans' committees. Requires such research to be conducted through the National Center on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, with consultation from the Special Committee and the Advisory Committee. States that it shall be the policy of the Secretary to implement the recommendations of the Special Committee to establish and operate post-traumatic stress disorder clinical teams (PCTs) at Department medical centers that provide mental health services. Requires such services to be available to all veterans, including veterans of the Persian Gulf conflict. Directs the Secretary to increase the number of PCTs by 50 units by the end of calendar year 1994. Requires the Secretary, in establishing such new PCTs, to give priority to locations that do not have a SIPU or an affiliated Vet Center. Requires the Secretary to direct the Special Committee to assess the capacity of the Department to provide treatment for PTSD. Requires the Special Committee to report its findings to the Secretary, to be forwarded to the Congress.

Bill· HRH.R. 872 (102nd)referred

Oil Recycling Incentives Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Oil Recycling Incentives Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from identifying used oil or affiliated materials as hazardous wastes under the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Defines "affiliated materials" as used oil filters and any materials used for cleaning up after changing oil that are contaminated with used oil. Provides that any fuel derived from used oil that does not meet used oil specifications established by the Administrator and would otherwise be identified as a hazardous waste shall be deemed to be a hazardous waste. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations for persons who generate, store, transport, recycle, or dispose of used oil. Requires the Administrator, in developing such regulations, to conduct an analysis of the economic impact of such regulations on the used oil recycling industry. Provides that regulations for used oil generators shall: (1) prohibit the storage of used oil in an underground storage tank unless such tank meets requirements under this Act; (2) prohibit the storage of used oil for more than 12 months; (3) require generators to transfer such oil to specified permitted used oil recycling or disposal facilities or transporters; and (4) require generators to keep specified records on such oil. Requires used oil transporter regulations to provide that such transporters: (1) acquire identification numbers from EPA; (2) meet applicable financial responsibility requirements; and (3) keep specified records. Includes intermediate storage requirements in transporter regulations. Provides that used oil recycler regulations shall require recyclers to: (1) keep specified records; (2) test fuel produced from the recycling process before departure from the facility; and (3) obtain certain permits. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations for exempt refineries that recycle used oil as necessary to protect human health and the environment. Sets forth minimum requirements for such regulations. Requires used oil disposal and affiliated material regulations to prohibit mixing used oil with any hazardous waste identified under the Solid Waste Disposal Act unless the mixture is stored, treated, or disposed of at a permitted facility. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations requiring owners or operators of new and existing recycling facilities to have class permits. Sets forth permit requirements. Provides for annual inspections of such facilities to assure permit compliance. Sets forth requirements for interim class permits. Exempts from permit requirements: (1) facilities which refine at least 10,000 barrels daily of crude oil into petroleum products, are classified as S.I.C. number 2911 (pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget Standard Classification Manual) facilities, and at which the amount of refined used oil is equal to no more than the amount of used oil that the owner is required to recycle and the used oil contains less than a specified amount of halogens; and (2) facilities which compound or blend lubricating base oil into finished lubricant products as their principal activity, are classified as S.I.C. number 2899 or 2992 facilities, and whose volume of used oil compounded or blended into such products is no more than ten percent of the lubricating base oil compounded or blended annually. Exempts from used oil regulation requirements on-site activities at facilities classified as S.I.C. number 4911 facilities. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations governing such facilities. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations establishing specification standards for fuel derived from used oil to be burned in furnaces and boilers. Sets forth requirements to be effective if the Administrator fails to promulgate used oil regulations by the applicable deadline. Requires the Administrator to implement education programs to inform the public and small businesses about the environmental and safety hazards associated with improper handling and disposal of used oil and the benefits derived from used oil recycling. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth labeling requirements for oil packages and oil filters to encourage the return of used oil to collection centers. Requires States to develop plans for making information available to the public about recycling of used oil and oil filters. Directs the Administrator to establish a toll-free telephone line to give out information about State used oil recycling programs. Requires producers or importers of lubricating oil to recycle for a period of ten years an amount of used oil equal to at least the amount determined by multiplying the amount of lubricating oil produced or imported that year by such persons by the recycling percentage established by the Administrator. Authorizes such individuals to comply with this Act by: (1) recycling (through re-refining) used oil or purchasing re-refined oil for purposes of producing lubricating oil; or (2) purchasing recycling credits under this Act. Requires producers and importers to report annually to the Administrator on the amount of oil produced or imported by such persons. Requires a producer or importer to be treated as having recycled two units of used oil for each unit of re-refined oil or lubricant base stock purchased. Directs the Administrator to establish a recycling percentage that is two points higher than the existing recycling rate for lubricating oil. Provides for increases in such percentage of two points annually for ten years. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations allowing recyclers to create credits for used oil recycling and producers or importers of lubricating oil to purchase such credits. Provides that such regulations shall require: (1) specified records to be kept by recyclers and by importers or producers; and (2) recyclers to sell or distribute in commerce such oil as specification used oil, off-specification used oil, industrial specification used oil, or re-refined oil. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on such regulations and to include: (1) a discussion of the effects of such regulations on the oil industry and the environment; and (2) an evaluation of the level of the recycling percentage and whether such percentage should be increased in future years. Requires an updated version of such report to be submitted within ten years of this Act's enactment. Applies recycling requirements to persons who import or produce more than 100,000 gallons of lubricating oil annually. Sets the recycling percentage at 40 percent if the Administrator fails to promulgate such regulations.

Bill· HRH.R. 840 (102nd)referred

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act - Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary of Education to make demonstration grants to local education agencies to establish effective and innovative elementary school counseling programs that can serve as national models. Directs the Secretary to establish an Office of School Counseling, headed by a Director, in the Department of Education.

Bill· HRH.R. 945 (102nd)referred

Comprehensive Recycling Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Comprehensive Recycling Act of 1991 - Establishes as national goals: (1) the recycling of municipal waste; and (2) the creation and strengthening of markets for recycled materials. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide technical assistance and guidance to States on recycling methods and opportunities. Directs States to develop and implement comprehensive multimaterial recycling programs. Requires such programs to be designed to provide at least 20 percent of a State's population with an opportunity to participate in such programs within two years of this Act's enactment. Provides that such programs must be available to an additional 20 percent of a State's population every two years, until the entire population is provided with such opportunity. Sets forth minimum program requirements. Deems a State or its municipalities to be in compliance with this Act if they have in place an alternative program that meets this Act's requirements. Requires States to include recycling programs in the regional solid waste plan required by the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Makes States with approved plans eligible for Federal assistance for recycling infrastructures. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator to make grants to States for the development of programs to promote the use of recycling techniques by businesses, local governments, or regional waste management authorities.

Bill· HRH.R. 853 (102nd)referred

Jesse Gray Housing Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1991

Jesse Gray Housing Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a program to construct new public housing units. Authorizes FY 1989 through 1998 appropriations. Requires the Secretary to make financial assistance available for public housing projects, especially those likely to be disposed of or demolished. Increases annually the aggregate amount of contract budget authority for such purposes through FY 1998. Prohibits the Secretary from approving a project demolition application. Requires public housing agencies to carry out job training and employment programs in connection with certain housing construction and revitalization projects. Gives program participation preference to housing residents. Reduces lower income rent contribution amounts under the National Housing Act, the United States Housing Act of 1937, the Housing Act of 1949, the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, and the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983. Excludes welfare or social security cost-of-living adjustments from such adjusted income determinations. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress a comprehensive report concerning proposed limitations on Federal housing assistance.

Bill· HRH.R. 806 (102nd)open

Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1991

Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit multicandidate political committees or separate segregated funds of certain organizations or corporations which are controlled by foreign persons from making any contributions or expenditures with respect to an election for Federal office. Directs the Federal Election Commission to require reporting of ownership interest percentages, and to list them. Prohibits foreign nationals from participating in the decisionmaking process of domestic organizations engaged in Federal, State, or local election-related activities. Establishes within the Federal Election Commission a clearinghouse of public information regarding the political activities of foreign principals and their agents. Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to require agents to file quarterly supplemental registration statements. Provides that a foreign principal's legal representative in U.S. courts may only be exempted from filing registration statements upon the submission of an affirmative request for such exemption. Establishes civil penalties for violation of the registration requirements.

Bill· HRH.R. 821 (102nd)open

Persian Gulf Conflict Education Equity Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1991

Persian Gulf Conflict Education Equity Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to cancel on a prorated basis a portion of a direct student loan received under such Act by a reserve member of the armed forces who serves on active duty for less than one year in connection with the Persian Gulf conflict. (Current law permits the cancellation of 12.5 percent of the total loan in the case of personnel who serve in a combat zone for at least one year.) Requires every educational institution that offers courses of study approved for armed forces or veterans' educational assistance programs to reimburse each student who is a member of the armed forces for the entire amount of tuition and fees paid with respect to any course such student is unable to complete because of service on active duty in connection with the Persian Gulf conflict. Terminates approval of such institution for purposes of armed forces or veterans' educational assistance programs if such institution does not certify to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that it is implementing such requirement. Refuses Federal financial assistance to such institution under the Higher Education Act of 1965 if such requirements are not implemented. States that any armed forces or veterans' educational assistance paid to a member of the armed forces shall be considered not to have been paid if the payment is made as a result of the individual's enrollment in a course that the individual is unable to complete due to the person's service on active duty in connection with the Persian Gulf conflict. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the implementation of this provision.

Bill· HRH.R. 830 (102nd)referred

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Enforcement Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1991

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Enforcement Act of 1991 - Directs the President to prohibit the importation of any article manufactured by a foreign person that knowingly exports, transfers, or otherwise engages in the trade of nuclear materials and eqiupment or technology in violation of U.S. export control laws. Requires the President to annually determine those persons who violate the provisions of this Act. Authorizes such persons to appeal such determinations to the U.S. Court of International Trade. Provides for termination and waiver of sanctions imposed under this Act. Authorizes the President, upon request of a person, to issue an advisory opinion of whether a proposed activity would be subject to sanctions under this Act. Authorizes U.S. persons to petition the President requesting that an investigation be conducted to determine whether sanctions are warranted under this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 793 (102nd)open

To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to extend the civil service retirement provisions of such chapter which are applicable to law enforcement officers to inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement officers of the United States Customs Service, and revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service.

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1991

Extends the immediate retirement provisions applicable to Federal law enforcement officers to: (1) revenue officers for the Internal Revenue Service; (2) customs inspectors for the U.S. Customs Service; (3) customs canine enforcement officers for the U.S. Customs Service; and (4) inspectors for the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Bill· HRH.R. 775 (102nd)referred

Summer Science Academy Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1991

Summer Science Academy Act of 1991 - Directs the National Science Foundation to make grants, contracts, or agreements for at least 20 Summer Science Academies for talented students, particularly economically disadvantaged, minority students, in grades seven through 12, to study mathematics, science, engineering design, and communications. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 784 (102nd)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals for an indefinite period, and to increase the amount of such deduction.

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1991

Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions governing the income tax deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to: (1) make the deduction permanent (under current law it will expire after tax year 1991); and (2) phase in an increase in the allowable deduction, reaching 100 percent for taxable years beginning in 1994 and thereafter.