United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Federal Employees Political Activities Act of 1993 - Prohibits an employee from using or attempting to use official authority or influence to interfere with or affect the result of any election. Prohibits the use of official authority to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or influence: (1) any individual for the purpose of interfering with the right to vote or not to vote for any candidate or measure in any election; (2) any person to give or withhold any political contribution; or (3) any person to engage, or not to engage, in any form of political activity. Prohibits an employee from: (1) giving or offering to give a political contribution to any individual either to vote or to refrain from voting; (2) soliciting, accepting, or receiving a political contribution to vote or refrain from voting; or (3) giving or handing over a political contribution to a superior. Prohibits an employee from soliciting, accepting, or receiving a political contribution: (1) from another employee (or a member of another employee's immediate family) with respect to whom the employee is a superior; or (2) in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by a Federal employee, official, or contractor. Prohibits an employee from getting involved with political contributions with any person who: (1) has, or is seeking to obtain, contractual or other business relations with the employing agency; (2) conducts operations regulated by that agency; or (3) has interests which may be substantially affected by the performance of the employee's official duties. Prohibits an employee from engaging in political activity: (1) while on duty; (2) in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by a Federal employee or official; (3) while wearing a uniform or official insignia identifying the office or position of the employee; or (4) while using any vehicle owned or leased by the Government. Exempts certain high level political appointees from such prohibitions if the costs associated with the political activity are not paid for by money derived from the Treasury. Authorizes leave without pay or accrued annual leave to an employee who is a candidate, upon request, to allow such employee to engage in activities relating to that candidacy. Applies this Act to postal employees and employees of the Postal Rate Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Merchant Mariners Fairness Act of 1993 - Provides that certain qualified service of a member of the U.S. merchant marine, including a vessel crewmember of the U.S. Army Transport Service, during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of eligibility for various veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue an honorable discharge under such Act to each merchant marine member whose qualified service warrants such a discharge. Prohibits the payment of any retroactive benefits under this Act. Mandates a processing fee for any benefit application for such qualified service.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Provisions Relating to the Medicare Program Subtitle A: Durable Medical Equipment Subtitle B: Medicare Secondary Payer Title II: Customs Officer Pay Reform Title III: Availability and Use of Death Information Under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program Title IV: PBGC Report on Employers with Underfunded Plans Title V: Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 Subtitle A: Taxpayer Advocate Subtitle B: Modifications to Installment Agreement Provisions Subtitle C: Interest Subtitle D: Joint Returns Subtitle E: Collection Activities Subtitle F: Information Returns Subtitle G: Modifications to Penalty for Failure to Collect and Pay Over Tax Subtitle H: Awarding of Costs and Certain Fees Subtitle I: Other Provisions Subtitle J: Form Modifications; Studies Title VI: Other Internal Revenue Code Provisions Subtitle A: Extension of Authority for Undercover Operations; Cash-Transaction Reports Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Exempt Organizations Title VII: Prohibition of Misuse of Department of the Treasury Names, Symbols, etc. Federal Program Improvement Act of 1993 - Title I: Provisions Relating to the Medicare Program - Subtitle A: Durable Medical Equipment - (Sec. 1001) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to set forth requirements concerning durable medical equipment (DME) supplier number issuance and renewal, and certificates of medical necessity and uniform national coverage and utilization criteria for certain DME. (Sec. 1001) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study and report to the Congress on payment methodologies for: (1) DME under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for disabled Medicare beneficiaries; and (2) prosthetic devices and orthotics and prosthetics under such part that do not require custom fitting and adjustment. (Secs. 1002 through 1007) Amends SSA title XVIII to: (1) revise procedures for processing Medicare DME claims; (2) place restrictions on certain marketing and sales activities of DME suppliers; (3) absolve Medicare beneficiaries from liability for payment of DME received from suppliers without suppliers numbers; (4) mandate fee schedule adjustments for amounts determined not to be inherently reasonable; and (5) revise formulae for payments for ostomy supplies, tracheostomy supplies, urologicals, surgical dressings, and tens devices. (Sec. 1008) Requires the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to collect data on variations in DME supplier costs for which payment may be made under Medicare part B for a report to specified congressional committees which shall also contain HCFA recommendations for a geographic cost adjustment index for DME suppliers. (Sec. 1008) Requires the Comptroller General (CG) to report to specified congressional committees on supplier DME costs. Subtitle B: Medicare Secondary Payer - (Sec. 1101) Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (OBRA-1989) to provide that certain Medicare secondary payer provisions regarding the treatment of employment in a religious order shall apply to items and services furnished before the effective date of such provisions in secondary payer cases not identified as of that date. (Sec. 1101) Makes changes to aid in the: (1) identification of Medicare secondary payer situations; and (2) recovery of erroneous Medicare payments from primary payers. Title II: Customs Officer Pay Reform - (Sec. 2001) Revises the pay system for U.S. customs service inspectors and provides canine enforcement officers overtime compensation in the same manner applicable to inspectors. (Secs. 2003 and 2005) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 with respect to customs user fee account reports and reimbursements. (Sec. 2005) Requires, for certain annual reports to specified congressional committees, a CG review of expenditures from the Customs User Fee Account and Treasury recommendations for improving the operation of user fee laws in financing inspectional services. Title III: Availability and Use of Death Information Under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program - (Sec. 3001) Amends SSA title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) to: (1) encourage States to enter into contracts to provide death information to the Social Security Administration; (2) authorize the Administration to redisclose such information to other Federal, State, and local agencies; and (3) restrict the use of social security numbers in motor vehicle registration and driver's license programs by States which do not provide for the exchange of death information. Directs the Secretary to study and report to specified congressional committees on possible improvements in the current methods of gathering and reporting death information by Federal, State, and local governments. Title IV: PBGC Report on Employers with Underfunded Plans - (Sec. 4001) Requires the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to report annually to the Congress on employers with underfunded pension plans. Title V: Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 - Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 - Subtitle A: Taxpayer Advocate - (Sec. 5001) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate to: (1) assist taxpayers in resolving problems with the IRS; (2) identify areas in which taxpayers have such problems; (3) propose changes in IRS administrative practices to mitigate such problems; and (4) identify appropriate legislative changes to mitigate such problems. (Sec. 5001) Replaces the IRS' Office of the Ombudsman with the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate. (Sec. 5002) Revises the terms of a Taxpayer Assistance Order. Subtitle B: Modifications to Installment Agreement Provisions - (Sec. 5101) Requires prior notification to taxpayers under an installment agreement to pay tax liability before altering, modifying, or terminating such an agreement. (Sec. 5102) Provides for administrative review of denials of requests for, or terminations of, installment agreements. Subtitle C: Interest - (Sec. 5201) Changes the rules for the abatement of interest attributable to IRS errors and delays. (Sec. 5202) Extends the period for which interest will not be imposed after notice and demand for payment, if such payment is less than $100,000. Subtitle D: Joint Returns - (Sec. 5301) Allows the disclosure of collection activities to an individual requesting such information in the case of a joint return where the individual is no longer married to, or no longer resides in the same household as, the other joint filer. (Sec. 5302) Removes limitations on filing a joint return after filing separate returns without full payment of tax. Subtitle E: Collection Activities - (Sec. 5401 and 5402) Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in certain cases, to: (1) withdraw a notice of a lien; (2) return property that has been levied upon; and (3) offer compromises in civil or criminal cases. (Sec. 5403) Requires: (1) prior notification to the taxpayer that the taxpayer is under examination; and (2) an explanation of the process (except in specified cases). (Sec. 5404) Increases the dollar limit on the recovery of civil damages for unauthorized collection actions. (Sec. 5405) Revises provisions with respect to a designated summons concerning the standard of review and notice requirements for issuance. Subtitle F: Information Returns - (Sec. 5501) Requires payee statements to provide the telephone number of the person providing payment. (Sec. 5502) Establishes civil damages for fraudulent return filing. (Sec. 5503) Requires the Secretary to present reasonable and probative information concerning a deficiency in an information return by a third party, when such return is disputed in court by a taxpayer who has cooperated fully in the matter with the Secretary. Subtitle G: Modifications to Penalty for Failure to Collect and Pay Over Tax - (Sec. 5601) Establishes requirements for preliminary notices of failure to pay over tax. (Sec. 5602) Specifies the circumstances under which a person shall not be liable for any penalty for failure to collect and pay over tax. (Secs. 5603 and 5604) Requires the Secretary to: (1) disclose certain information where more than one person is liable for a penalty; and (2) ensure that IRS employees are aware of their responsibilities under the tax depository system, the circumstances under which they may be liable for penalties, and reporting responsibilities. (Sec. 5604) Exempts certain unpaid, volunteer board members of tax-exempt organizations from collection penalties. Subtitle H: Awarding of Costs and Certain Fees - (Sec. 5701) Allows a substantially prevailing taxpayer to file a motion for a court order for the disclosure of all relevant records held by the IRS. (Sec. 5702) Increases the limit on attorney fees. (Sec. 5703) Provides that any failure to agree to an extension of time for the assessment of any tax shall not be taken into account in determining whether a prevailing party has exhausted all administrative remedies. Subtitle I: Other Provisions - (Secs. 5801 and 5803) Revises provisions regarding the: (1) required content of tax due, deficiency, and other notices; and (2) retroactivity of IRS regulations and rulings. (Sec. 5802) Provides for the treatment of substitute returns made by the Secretary. (Sec. 5804) Requires notice to the taxpayer of the inability to associate any payment with any outstanding tax liability. (Sec. 5805) Allows damages for the unauthorized disclosure and enticement of disclosure of taxpayer information. Subtitle J: Form Modifications; Studies - (Secs. 5901 through 5903) Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that taxpayers are aware of permission to pay tax in installments, extensions of time for payment of tax, and compromises of tax liability; (2) improve procedures for taxpayers to notify the Secretary of name and address changes; and (3) include in a specified publication a section on the rights and responsibilities of divorced individuals. (Secs. 5911 through 5914) Requires the Secretary to report to the congressional tax-writing committees on: (1) a pilot program for appeals of certain enforcement actions; (2) a study of ways to assist taxpayers with special needs to comply with IRS laws; (3) the scope and content of the IRS taxpayer-rights education program for its officers and employees; and (4) cases involving complaints about misconduct of IRS employees. (Secs. 5915 and 5916) Requires the CG to study and report to such committees on notices of deficiency and the accuracy and clarity of commonly used IRS forms, notices, and publications. Title VI: Other Internal Revenue Code Provisions - Subtitle A: Extension of Authority for Undercover Operations; Cash-Transaction Reports - (Sec. 6001) Extends the authority for IRS undercover operations. (Sec. 6002) Provides for the disclosure to Federal, State, local, and foreign governments of information on tax returns relating to cash transactions. Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Exempt Organizations - (Secs. 6101 and 6102) Requires: (1) certain organizations to disclose their nonexempt tax status (or face specified civil penalties); and (2) tax-exempt organizations to make available for public inspection copies of their annual tax returns. Title VII: Prohibition of Misuse of Department of the Treasury Names, Symbols, Etc. - (Sec. 7001) Prohitits misuse of Treasury Department names, symbols, emblems, abbreviations, and initials, and specifies civil penalties for any such misuse.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit permanent replacement of strikers. Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to promise, threaten, or take other action to hire a permanent replacement for an employee who: (1) at the beginning of a labor dispute was in a bargaining unit in which a labor organization either was the certified or recognized exclusive representative or had filed, at least 30 days before such dispute began, a petition for a representational election on the basis of written authorizations by a majority of unit employees and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has not completed the representation proceeding; and (2) in connection with that dispute has engaged in concerted activities for collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection through that labor organization. Makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to withhold or deny any other employment right or privilege to such an employee as described above who is working for or has unconditionally offered to return to work for the employer, out of preference for any other individual based on that individual's performing, having performed, or having indicated a willingness to perform bargaining unit work for the employer during the dispute. Amends the Railway Labor Act to prohibit any carrier or its officer or agent from offering or granting: (1) permanent replacement employee status in a craft or class during a labor dispute; or (2) any employment preference to an individual who worked or indicated a willingness to work in a craft or class during a labor dispute over an employee who exercised specified rights during such dispute and who is working for, or has unconditionally offered to return to work for, the carrier.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Freedom from Government Competition Act of 1992 (sic) - Requires Federal agencies to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of their authorized functions by procurement from private sources unless: (1) the goods or services are required by law to be produced or performed, respectively, by the agency; or (2) the head of the agency determines and certifies to the Congress that Government production, manufacture, or provision of a good or service is necessary for national defense, that a good or service is so inherently governmental in nature that it is in the public interest to require production or performance by a Government employee, or that there is no private source capable of providing the good or service. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to study and report to the Congress on: (1) agency activities which are inconsistent with such requirements; and (2) a schedule for transferring such activities to the private sector.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Systematic Application of Value Engineering Act of 1993 - Requires Federal agencies to apply value engineering, at a minimum, to identify and implement opportunities to reduce capital and operation costs and improve and maintain optimum quality of construction, administrative, program, acquisition, and grant projects. Requires Inspector General audits of reported agency savings attributable to such value engineering.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Paperwork Reduction in Health Care Act of 1993 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to: (1) identify, inventory, and assess the Federal paperwork burden associated with health care services; and (2) establish a goal for reducing such burden in each of FY 1994 through 1997 by at least five percent of the preceding fiscal year's paperwork burden.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Requirements for Leave Title II: Leave for Civil Service Employees Title III: Commission on Leave Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions Title V: Coverage of Congressional Employees Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - Title I: General Requirements for Leave - Establishes certain requirements for family and medical leave for permanent employees. (Sec. 101) Makes employees eligible for such leave if they have been employed, by the employer from whom leave is sought, for at least: (1) 12 months; and (2) 1,250 hours of service during the previous 12-month period. (Excludes from such coverage: (1) employees at worksites at which the employer employs less than 50 persons, if the total number of employees of that employer within 75 miles of that worksite is less than 50; and (2) Federal officers and employees covered under title II of this Act.) (Sec. 102) Entitles employees to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of: (1) the birth of their child; (2) the placement of a child for their adoption or foster care; (3) their care of a child, spouse, or parent who has a serious health condition; or (4) their own serious health condition which makes them unable to perform the functions of their position. Conditions such leave for the birth or placement of a child as follows: (1) the entitlement ends 12 months after the birth or placement; and (2) such leave may not be taken intermittently unless employee and employer agree otherwise. Allows intermittent leave for necessary medical treatment of an employee or family member. Allows the employer to require a temporary transfer to an equivalent alternative position that better accommodates such intermittent leave. Allows all leave under this title to: (1) be taken on a reduced leave schedule, upon agreement with the employer; and (2) consist of unpaid leave, except under specified conditions when substitution of certain types of paid leave may be elected or required. Does not require an employer to provide paid sick or medical leave in any situation in which the employer would not normally provide any such paid leave. Requires employees to: (1) give at least 30 days' notice of the need for leave to which they are entitled under this Act, when foreseeable; and (2) make a reasonable effort to schedule medical treatment or supervision so as not to disrupt unduly the employer's operations, subject to approval of the health care provider. Allows limitation of the dual aggregate leave entitlement to 12 weeks in any 12-month period, in the case of spouses employed by the same employer, if such leave is for the birth or placement of a child or for the care of a sick parent. (Sec. 103) Sets forth conditions of certification for leave entitlements under this Act. (Sec. 104) Requires restoration of the employee to his or her position or an equivalent position upon return from such leave. Allows an employer to deny such restoration to certain highly compensated employees, under specified conditions (the highest paid ten percent of the employer's employees within a 75-mile radius of a facility; the denial must be necessary to prevent substantial and grievous economic injury to the employer's operations). Requires maintenance of employee health benefits during such leave. (Sec. 105) Prohibits interference with or discrimination against employees exercising rights under this title. (Sec. 106) Sets forth the investigative authority of the Secretary of Labor under this title. (Sec. 107) Provides for enforcement of this Act. Provides for administrative and civil actions. Makes an employer who violates this title's prohibitions against interference or discrimination liable for damages in the amount of: (1) any wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation denied or lost; (2) (where such compensation has not been denied or lost) any actual monetary losses, such as the cost of providing care; (3) interest on such losses; and (4) liquidated damages under certain conditions. Makes such employers also liable for appropriate equitable relief, including, without limitation, employment, reinstatement, and promotion. Sets forth provisions for attorney's fees, limitation of actions, and injunctions. (Sec. 108) Sets forth special rules concerning employees of local educational agencies and of private elementary and secondary schools. (Sec. 109) Sets forth requirements for posting notice and for fines. (Sec. 110) Directs the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations to carry out this title. Title II: Leave for Civil Service Employees - (Sec. 201) Entitles eligible civil service employees to family and temporary medical leave for specified periods. Allows up to 12 administrative workweeks of leave without pay (or substituted paid leave) in any 12-month period for: (1) family leave (i.e., leave because of the birth or placement of a child or care of a sick spouse, child, or parent); or (2) temporary medical leave for a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the functions of their position. Sets forth: (1) requirements for employees to give prior notice; (2) certification provisions; (3) protections for job position and health insurance benefits; and (4) prohibitions against coercion. Requires the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe regulations for this title which are consistent with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor under title I of this Act. Title III: Commission on Leave - (Sec. 301) Establishes the Commission on Leave. (Sec. 302) Requires the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of: (1) existing and proposed leave policies; (2) the potential costs, benefits, and impact on productivity of such policies on employers; and (3) alternative and equivalent State enforcement of this Act with respect to employees of local educational agencies and private schools. Requires the Commission to report on such study to the Congress within two years after the Commission first meets. (Sec. 306) Terminates the Commission within 30 days after its report to the Congress. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 401 and Sec. 402) Sets forth the effect of this Act on other laws and existing employment benefits. (Sec. 403) Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to discourage employers from adopting more generous leave policies. (Sec. 404) Directs the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations to carry out this title (except those provisions applicable to the Senate) within 60 days. Title V: Coverage of Congressional Employees - (Sec. 501) Applies the rights and protections established under specified provisions of title I of this Act to Senate employees. Makes specified provisions of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 applicable, with certain exceptions. Provides that allegations shall be considered by the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices or another entity designated by the Senate. Requires such Office to ensure that Senate employees are informed of their rights under this Act. (Sec. 502) Applies the rights and protections under title I of this Act to employees of the House of Representatives, except for the exemption concerning highly compensated employees. Requires that the remedies and procedures under the Fair Employment Practices Resolution be applied in administering such coverage.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Declares that the Congress opposes any attempt to lower the estate tax exemption or raise the effective rate of taxes on estates because such measures contradict the fundamental goal of the United States Government of encouraging long-term private saving through which productive investment that promotes economic growth can be realized.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home should not be further restricted.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1992
Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 5503 (FY 1993 appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies).
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1992
Amends the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to prohibit the Federal Highway Administration from expending Federal funds for highway signs expressed solely in metric system measurements.
United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992
Establishes the Commission on Information Technology and Paperwork Reduction in order to minimize the information reporting burden imposed by the Federal Government, consistent with the needs of the Government for information for policy purposes. Lists specific Commission functions, which include the study and review of former Commission on Paperwork recommendations for paperwork reduction. Requires a final Commission report to the Congress and the President with a review of both its findings and recommendations for statutory and other changes needed to minimize Federal reporting requirements. Requires action by the Office of Management and Budget with respect to Commission recommendations.
United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992
Women in the Armed Forces Commemorative Coins Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue coins to commemorate the women who have served in the armed forces of the United States; and (2) transfer the surcharges received from coin sales to the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation and endow and dedicate the Women in the Armed Forces Memorial.
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1992
Grants the consent of the Congress to the Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact enacted by Indiana and Tennessee, and covering those States plus Illinois, Kentucky, Georgia, and Florida.
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1992
Administrative Health Costs Reduction Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to adopt standards relating to uniform: (1) claims data elements; (2) claims forms; and (3) electronic transmission of billing information. Allows a health benefit plan to reject a nonelectronic claim not submitted on a form meeting the standards. Provides, a specified period after adoption of the standards, for direct electronic filing by providers of claims. Defines "health benefit plan" to include various employee benefit plans and the Medicare and Medicaid provisions (titles XVIII and XIX) of the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1992
Supports the planting of 500 redwood trees from California on the northwest coast of Spain in commemoration of the quincentenary of the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World. Designates such trees as a gift to the people of Spain made in the name of the people of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 1992
Fiscal Accountability and Impact Reform Act (FAIR Act) - States that one purpose of this Act is to assist the Congress in consideration of proposed legislation establishing or revising Federal programs to assure that, to the maximum extent practicable, legislation enacted will: (1) minimize the burden of such legislation on expenditure of scarce local public resources by State and local governments; (2) minimize inefficient allocation of economic resources; and (3) reduce the adverse effect of such legislation on the ability of State and local governments to use local public resources to meet local needs, and on allocation of economic resources, full employment, and international competitiveness. States that a second purpose of this Act is to require Federal agencies to exercise discretionary authority and implement statutory requirements in a manner which, consistent with agency mission and Federal law, minimizes the impact of regulations and other major Federal actions affecting the economy on: (1) the ability of State and local governments to use local public resources to meet local needs; and (2) the allocation of economic resources, full employment, and international competitiveness of American goods and services. Title I: Legislative Reform - Provides that whenever a committee of either House reports a bill to its House which mandates unfunded requirements upon State and local governments or the private sector, the report accompanying that bill shall analyze the effect of the new requirements on: (1) State and local government expenditures necessary to comply with Federal mandates; (2) private businesses; and (3) economic growth and competitiveness. Title II: Agency Impact Analysis - Requires, to the fullest extent practicable, that: (1) the policies, regulations, and public laws of the United States be interpreted and administered in accordance with the purposes of this Act; (2) all Federal agencies, consistent with attainment of the requirements of Federal law, minimize the adverse effects of rules affecting the economy; and (3) Federal agencies take certain actions in promulgating new rules, reviewing existing rules, developing legislative proposals, or initiating any other major Federal action affecting the economy whenever an agency identifies two or more alternatives which will satisfy the agency's statutory obligations. Provides that, whenever an agency publishes a general notice of proposed rulemaking, promulgates a final rule, or before initiating or implementing any other major Federal action affecting the economy, the agency shall prepare and make available for public comment an Economic Impact Assessment. Specifies the contents of such an assessment. Provides for judicial review of final agency actions for compliance with this title.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1992
Directs that, in the administration of any benefits program established by or under Federal law which requires the use of data obtained in the most recent decennial census, the 1990 adjusted census data be considered the official data for such census.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1992
Calls upon the President to urge the United Nations Security Council to direct the Secretary General of the United Nations to provide a plan and budget for intervention as may be necessary to enforce the Security Council resolutions seeking cessation of hostilities in the former republics of Yugoslavia.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1992
Declares that the Congress acknowledges and appreciates the commitment, devotion, and sacrifices of present and former military families. Designates November 23, 1992, as National Military Families Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1992
Provides for the printing of the book entitled "Year of the American Indian, 1992: Congressional Recognition and Appreciation" (prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing) as a House document.
United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1992
Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow, on order of a veterinarian: (1) a new animal drug approved for one use to be used for a different purpose, provided the use does not result in residues in food in violation of established safe levels for the drug; and (2) a new drug approved for human use to be used in non-food producing animals.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1992
Designates February 21 through 27, 1993, as American Wine Appreciation Week. Commends the winegrape and fruit growers and vintners of the United States for the production of high quality agricultural products.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1992
Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to create a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award category for educational institutions. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress regarding award and application criteria for such category.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992
Civil War Battlefield Commemorative Coin Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a specified number of five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Civil War battlefield preservation. Sets forth certain features of such coins and provides for their design, issuance, and sale. Requires that all sales include a surcharge of $35 per coin for the five-dollar coins, $7 per coin for the one-dollar coins, and $1 per coin for the half-dollar coins. Requires that all surcharges be paid to the Civil War Battlefield Foundation for the preservation of historically significant Civil War battlefields.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1992
Agricultural Market Promotion Program Amendments Act of 1992 - Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to make a private brand product processed in whole or in part in the United States and composed in whole or in part of U.S. agricultural commodities eligible for market promotion assistance. Sets forth related marketing plan requirements. Requires an eligible trade organization to establish per country market penetration goals. Limits per country promotion assistance to the attainment of such goal.
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