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Bill· HRH.R. 4268 (100th)referred

A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the manufacture, assembly, importation, sale, possession, transfer, receipt, shipment, or delivery of firearms not detectable by metal detection and X-ray systems commonly used at airports in the United States, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1988

Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful for any person to manufacture, assemble, import, sell, possess, receive, ship, or deliver any firearm which is not: (1) as detectable as the Minimum Security Standard Exemplar, after the removal of grips, stocks, and magazines, by walk-through metal detectors calibrated and operated in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards for use at U.S. airports; or (2) impregnated with barium sulfate, or a similar compound, to facilitate detectability by cabinet x-ray systems. States that nothing in this Act shall require: (1) the FAA to utilize the Minimum Security Standard Exemplar as a FAA detection standard; or (2) that a firearm be made of any particular material or be of any particular weight as long as the detectability standard is met. States that firearms manufactured before the date of enactment of this Act, and the frame or receiver of any firearm, shall be excluded from coverage under this Act. Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing the importation of undetectable firearms. Provides increased criminal penalties for using or carrying an undetectable firearm during the commission of a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime. Defines the term "Minimum Security Standard Exemplar" to mean a firearm substitute used for testing that resembles a revolver, is made of material type 17-4 PH stainless, and weighs four ounces. Directs the Administrator of the FAA to conduct research to improve the effectiveness of airport security metal detectors and airport security x-ray systems. Directs the Administrator of the FAA, the Director of the Secret Service, and the Director of the Marshals Service to conduct a study to identify available equipment capable of detecting the Minimum Security Standard Exemplar while distinguishing innocuous metal objects. Allows the Secretary, when appropriate because of changed technology, to submit proposed legislation to amend the definition of Minimum Security Standard Exemplar.

Bill· HRH.R. 4273 (100th)referred

A bill to amend titles XVI and II of the Social Security Act to promote the rehabilitation of blind beneficiaries under the SSI and OASDI programs, and to assure that they receive the most appropriate employment and training services which are available, by permitting them to select the agencies to which they will be referred for such services.

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1988

Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to permit blind beneficiaries to select the agency or organization to which they will be referred for vocational rehabilitation services. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine whether the agency or organization is an appropriate choice given each beneficiary's particular needs. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory panel on rehabilitation services for the blind, a majority of which shall consist of blind consumers of rehabilitation services, to develop guidelines and standards for the provision of such services to the blind and to assist the Secretary in determining which agencies or organizations meet the needs of blind beneficiaries.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 411 (100th)referred

A resolution concerning Adem Demaci.

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1988

Calls for Yugoslavia to release Adem Demaci from prison immediately.

Bill· HRH.R. 4192 (100th)open

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that persons who could purchase diesel fuel tax-free under the diesel fuel tax as in effect before its revision by the Revenue Act of 1987 may purchase diesel fuel tax-free under the revised tax.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1988

Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the excise tax on diesel and aviation fuels. Prohibits imposition of the tax on the sale of these fuels by a producer or importer for use by the purchaser in a nontaxable use (defined to include, among other uses, any off-highway business use, use as supplies for vessels or aircraft, State or local governmental use, and use by a nonprofit educational organization). Permits the exemption only if both the seller and purchaser have registered with the Secretary of the Treasury. Requires producers, importers, and purchasers taking part in reduced-tax sales to file with the Secretary information returns containing specified data. Requires producers and importers, in addition, to furnish corresponding statements to their purchasers. Establishes penalties for failure to file required returns.

Bill· HRH.R. 4198 (100th)referred

A bill to direct the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to develop a master plan for expanding the National Air and Space Museum at an airport and construct facilities necessary for housing such expansion.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1988

Directs the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to develop a master plan for the expansion of the National Air and Space Museum at an airport while allowing such airport to continue its normal operations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the development of such plan. Directs the Board, using funds obtained from private sources, to design and construct any new facilities which are needed under such master plan.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 510 (100th)referred

A joint resolution to designate January 26, 1989, as "Sean MacBride Day".

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1988

Designates January 26, 1989, as Sean MacBride Day, marking the 85th anniversary of the birth of the late Sean MacBride, cofounder of Amnesty International and sponsor of the MacBride Principles opposing religious discrimination in Northern Ireland.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 506 (100th)referred

A joint resolution to express gratitude for law enforcement personnel.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1988

Declares that, in celebration of Law Day U.S.A., special emphasis should be given by grateful people to all law enforcement personnel for their service in preserving domestic tranquility and guaranteeing rights under law.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 265 (100th)referred

A concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, which occurs on June 25, 1988.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1988

Requests the President to issue a proclamation commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, which occurs on June 25, 1988. (The Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, formerly known as the Wagner-O'Day Act, provides employment and ancillary support services to blind and handicapped individuals.)

Bill· HRH.R. 4150 (100th)referred

Postal Reorganization Act Amendments of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1988

Postal Reorganization Act of 1988 - Declares that the receipts and disbursements of the Postal Service Fund: (1) shall not be included in the totals of the Federal budget or the congressional budget; (2) shall be exempt from Federal budget limitations on expenditures and net lending; and (3) shall not be counted for purposes of calculating the Federal deficit. Repeals certain limitations on postal borrowing authority. Increases the limitations on postal borrowing authority.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 490 (100th)referred

A joint resolution making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, for urgently needed assistance for the homeless as authorized in the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1988

Title I: Housing and Urban Development - Makes FY 1988 supplemental appropriations for the following Department of Housing and Urban Development homeless programs authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: (1) single room occupancy dwelling rehabilitation; (2) emergency shelter grants; (3) supportive housing demonstration program; and (4) supplemental assistance for facilities to assist the homeless. Makes FY 1988 supplemental appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's emergency food and shelter program. Title II: Health and Human Services - Makes FY 1988 supplemental appropriations for the following Department of Health and Human Services homeless programs authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: (1) health services; (2) community mental health services (alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health); and (3) emergency community services.

Bill· HRH.R. 4127 (100th)open

American Heritage Trust Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1988

American Heritage Trust Act of 1988 - Title I: American Heritage Trust - Establishes the American Heritage Trust, comprised of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Historic Preservation Fund, to provide funding for the preservation of America's natural, historical, cultural, and outdoor recreational areas. Title II: Land and Water Conservation Fund - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to invest a portion of the Land and Water Conservation Fund in public debt securities. Requires that the interest from such investments be used to provide for the preservation of the Nation's recreational areas. Sets forth a formula for the allocation of such interest income to the Federal Government and the States. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to the apportionment of such income to local and State governments. Repeals a specified section concerning publicity and signing provisions. Title III: Historic Preservation Fund - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to extend the Historic Preservation Fund through 2015. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to invest a portion of such Fund in public debt securities. Requires that the interest from such investments be used for the preservation of historic sites. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Requires the owner of any site that benefits from moneys derived from the American Heritage Trust to install a sign indicating that fact.

Bill· HRH.R. 4111 (100th)referred

Employer Reversion Moratorium Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1988

Employer Reversion Moratorium Act of 1988 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit distributions to an employer, before October 1, 1989, of plan assets in connection with any single-employer defined benefit plan termination announced on or after March 9, 1988. Makes plan fiduciaries jointly and severally liable for breach of fiduciary duty unless assets distributed upon plan termination are either distributed to plan participants and beneficiaries or paid into a trust whose terms provide for final disposition in accordance with applicable law in effect on October 1, 1989. Requires the dissolution of such a trust and the distribution of its assets during the month of October 1989.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 260 (100th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charles E. Thornton, Lee Shapiro, and Jim Lindelof, citizens of the United States who were killed in Afghanistan.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1988

Declares that the President should: (1) posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charles E. Thornton, Lee Shapiro, and Jim Lindelof in honor of their efforts to document the Afghan struggle for freedom; and (2) present the award to those individuals' families on March 21, 1988, the start of the new year in Afghanistan.

Bill· HRH.R. 4107 (100th)referred

Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1988

Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act of 1988 - Extends the statute of limitations applicable to bringing civil actions in the Federal courts on certain claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 that were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission before the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Commission to send out notices regarding the claims for which the statute of limitations has been extended. Directs the Commission to report to specified congressional committees on such claims, notices, alleged unlawful practices eliminated or attempted to be eliminated, and civil actions filed.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 485 (100th)enacted

A joint resolution designating June 26 through July 2, 1988, as "National Safety Belt Use Week".

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1988

Designates the week of June 26 through July 2, 1988, as National Safety Belt Use Week. Authorizes and requests the President to: (1) urge the people to wear safety belts and use child safety seats; and (2) encourage State and local governments and concerned organizations and officials to promote greater use of these safety devices.

Bill· HRH.R. 4060 (100th)passed

Emergency Hunger Relief Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1988

Emergency Hunger Relief Act of 1988 - Title I: Family Self Sufficiency Improvement - Subtitle A: Food Stamp Program - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to increase the minimum food stamp program (program) allotments by one percent for the period January 1, 1989, through September 30, 1989, and by one percent during FY 1990. Amends the definition of "household" to repeal the provision providing separate household status for certain parents of minor children and for such children. Makes permanent categorical program eligibility based on eligibility for specified social security programs. Provides an additional excess shelter deduction. States that: (1) households not required to submit monthly income reports shall have their income calculated on a prospective basis; and (2) households required to submit monthly income reports shall have their income calculated on a retrospective basis, except under specified circumstances. Repeals the requirement of prior approval by the Secretary of Agriculture for less than monthly income reporting of certain household. Prohibits a state agency from requiring periodic reporting of households: (1) made up entirely of migrant or seasonal farm workers; (2) made up entirely of homeless persons; or (3) with no earned income and in which all adult members are elderly or disabled. Requires that households reporting monthly be provided with clear and understandable reporting forms. Adjusts the automobile limitation to reflect Consumer Price Index changes. Provides full program benefits for breaks in certification of 30 days or less. Permits households subject to benefit prorating to receive an aggregate benefit allotment. Extends the scope of program informational activities. Amends the HOmeless Eligibility Clarification Act to make permanent the authority for homeless persons in shelters to receive food stamps. Subtitle B: Related Programs - Amends the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, as amended by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, to extend the temporary emergency food assistance program (TEFAP) through FY 1990. Increases the amount of TEFAP funds for emergency feeding organizations. Amends the Community Services Block Grant Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1993 for the community food and nutrition program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study (through the National Academy of Sciences) of the kinds of medical problems commonly suffered by program participants and the resulting special diets; and (2) report to the Congress. Title II: Child Nutrition Promotion - Amends the Food Stamps Act of 1977 to exclude foster care and adoption assistance from program income determinations. Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the school breakfast program reimbursement rate by three cents per meal as of July 1, 1989. Amends the National School Lunch Act to permit specified private nonprofit organizations to participate in the summer food program. Provides an additional meal or snack to children who attend day care centers which are open more than eight hours a day. Repeals the provision tying reduced price lunch eligibility to program eligibility. Title III: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective dates for provisions of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4049 (100th)open

Women in Development Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1988

Women in Development Act of 1988 - Requires the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) to take specific steps to strengthen the Agency's women in development policy, including: (1) incorporating the active participation of local women and local women's organizations in its development activities; (2) instructing Agency staff and contractors to collect sex-disaggregated data and to insure that country strategies, projects, and programs are designed so that the percentage of women receiving assistance in proportion to the higher of their traditional participation in the targeted activities or their proportion of the population; (3) insuring that project and program evaluations include an assessment of the extent to which the project integrates women in the development process and of the project's impact on women; (4) increasing the number and responsibility of women in professional positions within AID; and (5) establishing within AID a task force on women in development. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that a minimum (currently, maximum) of $10,000,000 in funds made available for foreign assistance programs be used for programs to promote the participation and integration of women in the development process in developing countries. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress annually on the implementation of this Act. Authorizes appropriations to be made available for the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women.

Bill· HRH.R. 4040 (100th)referred

AIDS Youth Education Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1988

AIDS Youth Education Act of 1988 - Amends part B (Federal-State Cooperation) of title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for educating and counseling certain youths with respect to the prevention of exposure to, and the transmission of, the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Describes the youths as those who: (1) are homeless; (2) are unemancipated minors away from home for a significant period without parental consent; (3) engage in intravenous substance abuse or in prostitution; (4) are homosexual or bisexual males; or (5) engage in sexual activity with such unemancipated minors or with any individual who is homeless, engages in intravenous substance abuse or prostitution, or is a bisexual or homosexual male. Sets forth preferences in making grants. Requires applicants to agree to: (1) provide outreach services for the youths; and (2) use educational materials and confidential counseling procedures that are appropriate for the age and cultural context of the youths and that emphasize the behavioral changes necessary to prevent exposure to, and the transmission of, the etiologic agent for AIDS. Permits grantees to expend the grant to train individuals to carry out the education and counseling provided for in this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991.

Bill· HRH.R. 4023 (100th)open

A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide protection for employees of air carriers who engage in whistleblowing activities relating to air carrier safety.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1988

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit discriminatory adverse actions by employers against aircraft personnel who have: (1) filed complaints or testified or participated in a proceeding regarding aircraft safety; (2) provided information to the Federal Government relating to air safety; or (3) reasonably refused to perform a task believed to be adverse to air safety. Sets forth a grievance procedure for the investigation of discrimination grievances by the Secretary of Labor.

Bill· HRH.R. 4017 (100th)referred

Telecommunications Billing Disclosure Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1988

Telecommunications Billing Disclosure Act of 1988 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person to charge for a voice communication by telephone: (1) unless it is preceded by a disclosure of billing charges and practices and the fee meets the description offered in the disclosure; or (2) if the potential recipient ends the call within a required warning interval of at least ten seconds. Makes it unlawful, in addition, to knowingly permit one's telephone facility to be used in either of these prohibited billing contexts. Lists criteria to be met by the required disclosure of billing rates and practices. Makes violators liable to aggrieved parties and establishes authorized penalties in connection with resulting suits.

Bill· HRH.R. 4024 (100th)referred

Affordable Permanent Housing for the Homeless Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1988

Affordable Permanent Housing for the Homeless Act of 1988 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase FY 1988 budget authority for the following housing programs for the homeless: (1) section 8 (lower income housing assistance) certificates; (2) section 8 moderate rehabilitation, including assistance to handicapped homeless people; (3) public housing grants; and (4) rental rehabilitation. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to submit an annual report to the Congress regarding: (1) activities under this Act; and (2) the housing situation for homeless families with children.

Bill· HRH.R. 4003 (100th)open

Health Care for the Homeless Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1988

Health Care for the Homeless Act of 1988 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to increase the portion of a grant for the delivery of health services to homeless individuals which must be provided by the grant recipient from non-Federal funds for fiscal years after the first fiscal year from 25 percent to 33 1/3 percent. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive such requirement if the applicant is a nonprofit private entity and other conditions are met. (Current law permits the Secretary to waive the requirement if the applicant is a nonprofit private grantee under provisions of the Act relating to community health centers and if the same conditions are met.) Permits grant recipients who have provided health or mental health services to a homeless individual to continue to provide the services from grant funds for 12 months after the individual becomes a resident in permanent housing. Amends the definition of "homeless individual" to include an individual who is in transitional housing. Amends provisions permitting the Secretary to provide grantees technical assistance to make the limit on expenditures for the assistance apply to a fiscal year. (Current law sets the limit but does not state whether the limit is applicable per fiscal year.) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 474 (100th)open

A joint resolution designating June 14, 1988, as "Baltic Freedom Day".

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1988

Expresses disapproval of the refusal of the U.S.S.R. to recognize the sovereignty of the Baltic Republics. Designates June 14, 1988, as Baltic Freedom Day. Authorizes and requests the President to submit the issue of the Baltic Republics to the United Nations.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 470 (100th)enacted

A joint resolution to designate March 29, 1988, as "Education Day U.S.A.".

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1988

Designates March 29, 1988, the birthday of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, as Education Day, U.S.A. Calls on heads of state of the world to join the President of the United States in this tribute by signing an international scroll of honor.