United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1990
Designates April 6, 1990, the 88th 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 scrolls of honor commemorating the 40th anniversary of Schneerson's leadership of the Lubavitch movement. Welcomes the cooperation of the Department of State in extending the good office of the U.S. missions to the Lubavitcher emissaries.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1990
Urges the President and the United States Trade Representative: (1) not to include civil air transport services under the General Agreement on Trade in Services that is being negotiated under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; nor (2) to require future negotiations to include such services under such Agreement.
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1990
Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990 - Extends authorized appropriations from FY 1991 through 1994 to carry out programs under the following Acts: (1) the Head Start Act; (2) the Follow Through Act; (3) the State Dependent Care Development Grants Act; (4) the Community Services Block Grant Act; (5) the Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Act; and (6) the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. Amends the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986 to extend authorized appropriations from FY 1991 through 1994 to carry out the grant program relating to demonstration partnership agreements addressing the needs of the poor.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1990
Bill of Rights Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Bill of Rights commemorative coins in the following denominations: (1) five dollar coins; (2) one dollar silver coins; and (3) half dollar clad coins. Prescribes guidelines for the sale and pricing of such coins and directs the Secretary to ensure that their issuance will not result in any net cost to the United States. Mandates that surcharges be paid into the James Madison Fellowship Program.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1990
Declares it to be U.S. policy that there should be: (1) recognition and commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Federal aid to elementary and secondary education; (2) a renewed, sustained commitment to Federal aid to educating children who are disadvantaged members of special populations, with limited English proficiency, or with handicaps, and illiterate adults; and (3) a specified annual increase in funding for the program for disadvantaged children under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1990
Butter Competitiveness Act of 1990 - Allows, in the administration of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, a product which is made from milk or cream and which contains 52 percent by weight milk fat to be called reduced fat butter.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1990
Youth Service Act of 1990 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to allow job training plans under the exemplary youth program, to establish youth community service programs and youth conservation corps programs.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1990
Child Care Opportunity Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit businesses a 33 percent investment tax credit in connection with certain depreciable property used to provide a child care facility for employees' children. Provides an additional deduction for employers for employer-provided child care services. Increases the corporate tax rate to offset costs of such investment credit and additional deduction.
United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1990
Michigan Scenic Rivers Act of 1990 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain rivers in Michigan as components of or potential additions to the national wild and scenic rivers system. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish for each such river a River Study Committee. Declares that the Secretary shall not be required to conduct a review of the suitability of the Muskegon and the Little Muskegon Rivers in the Huron-Manistee National Forest or the Ontonagon River in the Ottawa National Forest, Michigan. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1990
Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1995 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.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1990
Directs the Peace Corps to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Peace Corps volunteers. Establishes the Peace Corps Volunteer Memorial Advisory Board to: (1) promote the establishment of the memorial; and (2) with the approval of the Peace Corps, recommend the site and select the design for the memorial. Authorizes the Peace Corps to solicit private contributions for such memorial. Establishes a fund in the Treasury for the sole purpose of carrying out this Act. Prohibits the use of Federal funds for the construction of the memorial, except those received as private contributions. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to be responsible for maintenance and care of the memorial.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1990
Harvest of Peace Resolution - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should establish as a primary foreign and domestic policy objective the achievement of common security by: (1) negotiating agreements with the Soviet Union and urging other nations to reduce military forces and spending with the goal of halving worldwide military spending by the year 2000; (2) reducing military assistance and arms sales to developing nations; (3) encouraging the peaceful settlement of conflicts; (4) providing increased assistance to developing nations to overcome hunger and poverty, reduce debt burdens, promote human rights, ensure sustainable development, and protect the environment; (5) increasing support domestically for programs that address human needs; (6) helping defense industries and their employees convert to productive nondefense work; and (7) reducing the Federal deficit.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1990
Designates September 21, 1990, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Recognizes the National League of Families POW/MIA flag as the official symbol of the United States' commitment to resolving the fates of Americans still prisoner or missing in action in Southeast Asia.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1990
National Traffic Fatality and Injury Reduction Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for traffic safety programs to States which require any person riding a motorcycle to wear a helmet and any driver or front seat passenger of a passenger car to have seat belts properly fastened. Requires States receiving grants to agree to maintain their average levels of expenditures for traffic safety programs over the preceding two fiscal years. Prohibits a State from receiving such a grant in more than three fiscal years. Specifies the Federal share of grants and the aggregate amount of such grants to each State. Sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) States' eligibility for grants; and (2) measurement of compliance with State safety laws. Eliminates a provision prohibiting a highway safety program approved by the Secretary from requiring that motorcycle operators or passengers 18 years or older wear a safety helmet. Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to authorize the Secretary to conduct or provide assistance to States in promoting the use of safety belts, child safety restraints, motorcycle helmets, and other safety equipment. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to withhold a certain percentage of Federal-aid highway funds apportionment to any State where it is lawful to: (1) operate or ride a motorcycle without wearing a motorcycle helmet; or (2) occupy a front seating position in a passenger car without using a safety belt or child safety restraint. Provides that such funds shall remain available to such State for a specified period provided for State compliance with safety requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1990
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal certain provisions concerning the income limitation with respect to the tax exclusion of U.S. savings bonds proceeds used to pay higher education tuition and fees. Repeals: (1) the income limitation where redemption proceeds exceed higher education expenses; (2) the requirement that expenses be incurred for the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or the taxpayer's dependent; and (3) the age limitation for the issuance of such bonds.
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990
Provides for all Federal civilian and military retirees to receive the full cost-of-living adjustment in annuities payable under Federal retirement systems for FY 1991. (Includes benefits payable under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and railroad retirement programs.)
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) it would be inequitable for Civil Service retirees to receive smaller cost-of-living adjustments to their pensions than Social Security retirement beneficiaries; and (2) any budget adopted by the Congress should provide for full cost-of-living adjustments for all individuals receiving a Federal retirement pension or benefit.
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Selma to Montgomery National Trail Study Act of 1989 - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the route from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama (traveled by the march dramatizing the need for voting rights legislation), for study for potential addition to the national trails system.
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1990 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require a special message, in the case of budget authority proposed to be rescinded or reserved, to include language amending the law authorizing such programs to allow them to continue to function at the proposed new level of budget authority. Allows the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriation bill. Requires that such special message be transmitted not later than three days after the President approves the appropriation bill and be accompanied by a draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, rescind the budget authority proposed to be rescinded. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of such a proposal.
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Professionals' Liability Reform Act of 1989 - Establishes certain limitations and procedures regarding professional liability actions. Preempts certain State laws. Provides that nothing in this Act shall prohibit any State from developing or implementing alternative procedures for: (1) expediting the adjudication of professional liability claims; (2) resolving professional liability disputes; or (3) compensating for harm caused by professional services. Requires professional liability actions to be brought within three years after the claimant discovered, or should have discovered, the harm. Requires the claimant, in any professional liability action, to establish: (1) that the professional negligently rendered professional services and that such negligence was the proximate cause of the harm; or (2) in a claim for economic injury, that the professional negligently rendered professional services to and for the direct and intended benefit of the claimant, and such services were the proximate cause of the harm. Requires the claimant to establish that, at the time such services were provided, knowledge of the circumstances that caused the harm and a practical means to eliminate such circumstances were reasonably available. States that a professional shall not be liable in a professional liability action in which: (1) the professional's services were rendered to an agency of the Federal or State government; (2) Federal or State contract specifications existed which were material to the claim; and (3) the services rendered conformed to such specifications. Permits future damage awards exceeding $100,000 to be made by periodic payments. Requires that damage awards be offset by any amount received as compensation for the same injury. Establishes a contingency fee schedule for plaintiffs' attorneys. States that the principles of comparative liability shall apply unless persons engaged in concerted action which proximately caused the harm. Permits the awarding of punitive damages only where the conduct of the defendant: (1) manifested a malicious and reckless disregard for safety; and (2) constituted an extreme departure from accepted standards of safety. States that punitive damages may not be awarded in the absence of a compensatory award, or for the negligent provision of professional services. Requires the trier of fact, at the request of the professional, to consider in a separate proceeding whether punitive damages are to be awarded. Limits the claimant's actual recovery of punitive damages to three times the amount of compensatory damages. States that excess punitive damages shall be paid to the State or Federal government. Makes any attorney who files a frivolous claim subject to pecuniary sanctions by the court. Requires each State to encourage professional organizations to form risk management programs.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative to impose practices that prohibit or limit the foreign investment in the United States on those foreign countries that have similar practices against U.S. investment.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989
Pollution Prevention Advancement Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide for the conduct of research and development activities with respect to new or improved practices and technologies for pollution prevention. Requires at least 50 percent of the funds appropriated for such activities to be used for grants to universities or research institutions. Directs the Administrator to earmark a portion of such funds for participation in the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress on the impact of products on pollution prevention capabilities, including a list of 50 constituents that have adverse environmental or public health effects when recycled, discarded, incinerated, or treated before disposal and an identification of as many of the products containing such constituents as is practicable. Directs the Administrator to provide funding for projects demonstrating new pollution prevention practices and technologies to: (1) entities responsible for municipal solid waste disposal; and (2) public and private entities. Limits such grants to specified percentages of the total cost of a project. Sets forth criteria to be considered in the awarding of such grants. Requires the Administrator to evaluate such projects to determine the effectiveness and life-cycle costs of such technologies or practices and related social impacts. Directs the Administrator to establish a program of research grants to State and local governments that have solid waste prevention and recycling programs to enable such governments to evaluate the effectiveness of such programs. Requires such governments to report the results of such research to the Administrator. Limits the Federal share of the cost of such research to 50 percent of the total amount. Requires the Administrator to promote the use of, and provide technical assistance for, pollution prevention practices and technologies. Directs the Administrator to establish a Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse. Establishes priorities for the Administrator in undertaking pollution prevention research and development and demonstration activities with respect to hazardous and other wastes. Requires the Administrator to report annually to the Congress on the activities carried out under this Act. Authorizes and allocates appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1989
Small Business Rehabilitation Relief Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for small businesses for the expense of providing accessibility to the disabled.
United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1989
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and report to the Congress by October 1, 1990, on whether all components of an institution under common governance and administration should be considered in determining whether it is an institution for mental diseases under the Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) program. Places a moratorium on considering two specified facilities in Michigan as institutions for mental diseases under the Medicaid program.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller in recognition of his leadership on behalf of natural resource conservation and historic preservation. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989
International Parental Child Abduction Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for taking or retaining a child outside the United States with intent to defeat the lawful custody of such child by a lawful custodian in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1989
Small Business Access Improvement Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for small businesses for the expense of providing public accommodations access to the disabled. Reduces the tax deduction for expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1989
Declares it is in the interests of the United States to support efforts to protect South Pacific marine resources (including albacore tuna, porpoises, whales, seals and other marine mammals, birds, sea turtles, and fish) from the slaughter of driftnet fishing. Supports the Tarawa Declaration and the South Pacific Commission resolution calling for an immediate ban on driftnet fishing in the South Pacific. Urges the Secretary of State to work toward an international convention banning driftnet fishing in the South Pacific. Urges Japan and Taiwan to immediately cease the use of driftnets in international South Pacific waters.
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1989
Approves the location of a commemorative work to honor women who served in the armed forces of the United States in Vietnam during the Vietnam era on certain Federal land in the District of Columbia.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1989
Pornography Victims Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal criminal code with respect to the prohibition against the sexual exploitation of children to add as a condition triggering Federal penalties that the person concerned know that a minor was transported in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of producing pornography. Makes it a criminal offense for any person to coerce, intimidate, or fraudulently induce an individual 18 years or older to engage in any sexually explicit conduct for the purposes of producing any visual depiction of such conduct. Grants the U.S. district courts jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General or any person threatened with loss or damage by such conduct to institute a civil suit. Provides for treble damages for a victim who suffers physical injury, emotional distress, or property damage. Imposes civil penalties for violation of the prohibition against sexual exploitation of children.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1989
Amends the Peace Corps Act to require the Director of the Peace Corps to drape a flag over the casket of a deceased Peace Corps volunteer or former volunteer. Requires such flag to be given to such individual's next-of-kin or, if no claim is made by the next-of-kin, to a close friend or associate. Prohibits a flag from being given to any other person if a flag is given to a friend or associate.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1989
Global Environmental Standards Reporting Act - Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to report annually to the Congress on: (1) environmental laws in major trading countries, including members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea, and Taiwan; (2) progress in compliance with such laws in such countries and the United States; and (3) governmental financial assistance, including tax incentives, grants, and low interest loans to industry to achieve compliance with such laws.
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