United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1990
Defense Budgeting and Full-Cost Disclosure Act of 1990 - Requires the total life-cycle cost (costs of development, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance, and support) of a major defense acquisition program to be included in Selected Acquisition Reports required for such programs. Requires the Secretary of Defense to implement such cost criteria in a uniform manner throughout the Department of Defense. Allows a defense funds restoral (a restoration of funds to an appropriation account of the Department) to be carried out only during the first fiscal year following the end of the period of availability for obligation of the funds to be restored. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the feasibility of the periodic submission of reports on anticipated termination costs of major defense acquisition programs.
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1990
State Thrift Deposit Insurance Premium Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to direct the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to determine and apportion among the States the cumulative cost of Federal assistance provided to State-chartered savings associations for case resolutions. Declares as "high risk" any State whose share of State resolution costs exceeds twice its share of 1980 State deposits. Mandates that each high risk State pay to the Savings Association Insurance Fund prescribed premiums reflecting such risk. Sets forth insurance termination procedures if a State fails to pay the required premium. Requires depositor notification of such insurance termination.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1990
Women's Health Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health the Office of Women's Health to coordinate all activities and research of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to disease, disorders, or other health conditions that are unique to, more prevalent in, or more serious for women, or for which risk factors or interventions are different for women. Establishes within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) the National Center for Women's Health Research and Development to provide funding, from amounts appropriated under specified existing provisions and with regard to women's health research, for research conducted or supported by the NIH or the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA). Requires the Center Director to: (1) investigate the inclusion of women as subjects in clinical research conducted or supported by the NIH and ADAMHA; and (2) prepare and annually review a plan for establishing a program for clinical research in obstetrics and gynecology to be conducted by the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD). Requires the NICHHD Director to conduct the program in accordance with the plan. Requires the Center Director to establish: (1) the National Women's Health Data Bank to collect, store, analyze, retrieve, and disseminate data regarding women's health conditions; and (2) the National Women's Health Clearinghouse to disseminate information to health professionals, patients, and the public on women's health conditions. Requires the Center Director to establish within the Center the National Women's Health Clinical Research Advisory Board. Directs the Secretary to establish the Interagency Council on Women's Health Research and Development. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1990
FHA Protection and Homeownership Preservation Act of 1990 - Amends the National Housing Act to limit the maximum amount of a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured mortgage principal to a property's appraised value. Sets forth periodic premium payment schedules. Limits FHA rebates on unearned premiums. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) insure that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund attains specified capital ratios; (2) conduct annual Fund audits; and (3) adjust premiums as necessary. Authorizes periodic mortgage insurance safety premiums.
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1990
Designates September 16 through 22, 1990, as National Rehabilitation Week. Urges each State Governor and local government chief executive to issue proclamations calling upon their citizens to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1990
Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act - Revises Federal armed forces provisions relating to procurement personnel within the Department of Defense (DOD). Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish policies for the effective management (including accession, education, training, and career development) of persons serving in acquisition positions within DOD. Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition to carry out all the powers, functions, and duties of the Secretary with respect to the acquisition workforce in DOD. Requires the service acquisition executive for each military department to carry out all the powers, functions, and duties of the Secretary of such military department with respect to the acquisition workforce within such department and ensure that all appropriate management policies are implemented in the department. Establishes within the Office of the Under Secretary a Director of Acquisition Education, Training, and Career Development, who shall: (1) formulate, implement, and oversee the training, education, and career development policies and programs for persons serving in acquisition positions within DOD; and (2) report to the Under Secretary on the effectiveness of such policy and program implementation. Establishes within the office of the service acquisition executive of each department a Director of Acquisition Career Management to monitor compliance and coordinate the management of the acquisition workforce and serve in a liaison capacity for acquisition career program functions. Directs the Secretary of each military department to establish an acquisition career program board to advise the service acquisition executive in managing the accession, training, education, and career development of military and civilian personnel in the acquisition workforce and in selecting individuals for appointment into the Acquisition Corps. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and implement policies for the effective management of persons serving in acquisition positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the defense agencies, including the establishment of an Acquisition Corps with respect to such persons. Makes the above provisions applicable to reserve officers in an active status not on the active duty list. Requires the Secretary to designate DOD acquisitions positions for the purposes of these provisions. Specifies positions to be included as acquisition positions. Requires acquisition-related positions in management headquarters support and management headquarters activities to be included in such classification. Directs the Secretary to establish education, training, and experience requirements for each acquisition position. Provides that, in order to serve in an acquisition position as a contracting officer authorized to administer contracts for more than $25,000 (the small purchase contract limit), a person must have specified contracting courses, experience, and education and meet such additional requirements as may be established by the Secretary. Specifies the experience and education required before a person may be employed by DOD in the GS-1102 occupational series, with certain exceptions, including having at least ten years of experience in acquisition or comparable positions. Authorizes the career management board of a military department to waive such experience and education requirements if the board certifies that the employee possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority based on demonstrated job performance and qualifying experience. Directs the Secretary to ensure that appropriate career paths for civilian and military personnel who wish to pursue careers in acquisition are identified in terms of the education, training, experience, and assignments necessary for career progression to the most senior acquisition positions. Requires the Secretary to ensure that civilian personnel are provided the opportunity to acquire the experience, background, and education required to qualify for senior acquisition positions. Provides that no requirement may be imposed relating to the civilian or military status of a person under consideration for an acquisition position. Requires that both civilian and military members of the armed forces be considered for such positions on an equal basis. Allows a position to be classified as open only to members of the armed forces only upon a determination that such a member is essential for such position or is necessary for another compelling reason. Requires the Secretary to review such a classification to determine whether it should remain. Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that the best qualified individual shall be selected for the position; (2) ensure that the acquisition workforce is managed so that, over time, more civilians become qualified and are selected for senior acquisition positions; and (3) establish a policy on assignments for both civilian and military personnel to acquisition positions that provides a balance between the need for career-broadening assignments and the need for requiring sufficient time for each assignment. Requires the Secretary of each military department to: (1) ensure that qualifications of officers selected for the Acquisition Corps are such that such officers are expected to be promoted at a rate not less than the rate for all line officers of the same armed force in the same grade; and (2) require that any performance appraisal of a person serving in an acquisition position be performed by a person serving in an acquisition position in the same career field. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to attract and retain employees to serve in acquisition positions in areas with high housing costs, to pay an employee a housing allowance. Requires the Secretary to establish a pilot program in four cities where housing allowances shall be paid and to make reports concerning such pilot program. Establishes within each military department an Acquisition Corps consisting of civilian employees and members of the armed forces. Outlines education, training, and experience requirements and exceptions. Allows the career management board of a military department to waive such requirements when the board certifies that the employee involved possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority. Outlines provisions concerning critical acquisition positions within DOD. Allows such positions to be filled only by members of the Acquisition Corps. Outlines requirements for the designation of an acquisition position as critical and specifies certain positions as critical. Directs the Secretary to establish requirements for education, training, and experience for all critical positions. Prohibits any civilian or military employee not meeting such requirements from performing in such position for more than six months, unless he or she is granted a waiver. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to waive such requirements on a case-by-case basis if unusual circumstances exist or if the individual's qualifications obviate the need for such requirements. Limits the delegation of authority for granting such waivers. Outlines requirements an individual must meet before being assigned to a critical position as a program manager or deputy program manager, including completion of a specified program management course, the execution of a written agreement, and specified years of experience in acquisition. Describes a minimum period in which a program manager or deputy manager must serve (a major milestone assignment period). Requires a minimum service agreement to be signed. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to waive such assignment period only in exceptional circumstances. Limits the delegation of authority for granting such waivers. Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue uniform guidelines defining major milestones. Outlines requirements an individual must meet before being assigned to a critical position as a program executive officer or a senior contracting official. Requires ten years' acquisition experience for a person in the Senior Executive Service or who is a general or flag officer before such person can be assigned to a critical acquisition position. Directs the Secretary of each department to provide that no person shall be assigned to a critical acquisition position for fewer than three years. Requires such person to execute a written agreement to remain in the position for such period. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to waive the required assignment period only in specified exceptional circumstances (poor performance, suspension from active duty, retirement, reassignment for unusual reasons). Limits the delegation of authority for granting such waivers. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a policy encouraging the rotation of members of the Acquisition Corps serving in critical acquisition positions to new assignments after five years, or, in the case of a program manager, after completion of the major milestone period, whichever is longer. Requires the Secretary of each department to review critical acquisition assignments to determine whether the Government and the individual would be better served by a reassignment. Directs the Secretary concerned to select civilian personnel for critical acquisition positions from a centralized job referral system. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a test program in which members of the Acquisition Corps serving in a military department or defense agency are assigned or detailed to an acquisition position in another department or agency. Requires such test program to operate for at least three years. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish policies for the establishment and implementation of the education and training programs authorized under this Act. Directs the Under Secretary to recommend to the Secretary appropriate funding levels to implement the education and training programs. Directs the Secretary of each military department to implement such program. Directs the Secretary of Defense to require each military department to establish and implement: (1) an intern program to provide highly qualified and talented individuals an opportunity for accelerated promotions, career broadening assignments, and specified training to prepare them for entry into the Acquisition Corps; and (2) a cooperative education program in which cooperative arrangements are entered into to provide educational credit to undergraduate students who are employed by DOD in an acquisition position. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish: (1) a tuition reimbursement program for purposes of career development of acquisition personnel in DOD; (2) a scholarship program for acquisition personnel in DOD; and (3) a program under which DOD employees may be assigned to attend, as full-time students, accredited institutions for education leading to a master's or doctor's degree in a qualifying field of study, as determined by the Secretary. Outlines, for each of such programs, eligibility and written agreement requirements, including a promised period of service. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to repay all or part of a student loan for a DOD employee appointed to an acquisition position that requires highly qualified professional, technical, or administrative personnel if the employee agrees to be employed in an acquisition position for at least three years. Provides that DOD shall cease repayment of such loan if the employee is voluntarily or involuntarily separated from such service before the termination of the required period. Requires repayment to the United States from persons participating in the scholarship program or the full-time student employee degree program for educational assistance provided when such person fails to complete the agreed-upon period of Federal employment after graduation. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a structure for a defense acquisition university. Authorizes the Secretary to employ professors, instructors, and lecturers in such university. Directs the Secretary to develop procedures to ensure that the military departments implement a management information system to provide standardized information to the Secretary on the qualifications of personnel serving in acquisition positions. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress concerning acquisition positions available, the number of persons serving the Acquisition Corps, the total number of critical acquisition positions held, and other information relating to defense acquisition personnel during the prior year. Requires regulation revisions and waiver documents to be submitted to the Congress at the same time that the Secretary submits his annual defense budget to the Congress. Provides for the payment of a retention bonus for officers serving in critical acquisition positions who execute a written agreement to extend by at least one year their period of active duty in such position. Outlines officers covered and provided bonus terms and conditions, limiting the bonus paid to no more than $6,000 per year. Requires repayment of such bonus on a pro rata basis for an officer who fails to complete the total period of additional duty agreed upon. Directs the Secretary of Defense to review all acquisition positions to determine which positions should be specified as available only for military members. Requires the Secretaries of the military departments to fill critical acquisition positions by Acquisition Corps members as soon as possible. Requires the Secretary of Defense to publish the first list of positions designated as critical acquisition positions within 18 months after enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the Armed Services Committees within six months after enactment of this Act an implementation plan for the defense acquisition university structure. States that the 180-day waiting period for the hire of retired military personnel shall not apply to a person appointed to a critical acquisition position. States that a certain reduction in retired or retainer pay for persons employed by the Government after retirement also shall not apply to members appointed to critical acquisition positions. Repeals Federal provisions concerning: (1) the assignment of contracting officers under the Department of Defense Authorization, 1986; and (2) the tour of duty for defense acquisition program managers. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct an independent evaluation of the actions taken by the Secretary of Defense to carry out this Act and to report on such evaluation to the Armed Services Committees within two years after the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1990
Urges the President to enter into negotiations with the President of Romania to reach an agreement that would allow American families to adopt Romanian children.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1990
Indoor Air Quality Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national research, development, and demonstration program to ensure the quality of indoor air and to coordinate and accelerate efforts related to the causes, detection, and correction of contaminated air. Authorizes the Administrator to assist technology demonstration projects which reduce exposure to indoor air contaminants, provided certain conditions are met. Limits Federal funding for such projects to 75 percent of the total costs. Directs the Administrator to consider indoor human exposure to contaminants when developing air quality standards and emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct a national assessment to survey the seriousness and extent of indoor air contamination in buildings owned by local educational agencies and child care facilities; and (2) establish an advisory group of interested parties to provide guidance and direction in developing such assessment. Directs the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology to study and report to the Congress on chemical sensitivity disorders. Requires the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the NAS for the Institute of Medicine to study indoor allergens. Directs the Administrator to publish bulletins providing an assessment of technologies and management practices for the control and measurement of indoor air contaminants. Requires the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to develop a model indoor air quality training course to provide training in ventilation system operation and maintenance and in identifying and reducing indoor air contaminant exposures. Authorizes the Director to establish a fee for such training. Requires the Administrator to publish health advisories on indoor air contaminants that are known to occur at concentrations which may have adverse human health effects. Lists substances to be addressed by such advisories. Provides for the revision of advisories at least every five years. Requires a technology and management practice bulletin to be published concurrently with each advisory addressing a specific contaminant. Directs the Administrator to publish a strategy for a national response to indoor air quality problems. Requires the Administrator to conduct research on radon and radon progeny measurement methods and protocols. Directs the Administrator to issue guidance documents that: (1) provide information on the results of such research; and (2) describe model State radon measurement and mitigation programs. Requires the Administrator to establish a mandatory program that requires: (1) products offered for sale, or devices used in connection with public services, for radon measurement to meet minimum performance criteria; and (2) operators of devices, or persons employing techniques, used in connection with public services for radon measurement to meet minimum proficiency levels. Directs the Administrator to establish user fees for persons seeking certification under such program. Provides for the deposit of such fees into a Radon Service Account. Requires the national indoor air quality response strategy to evaluate: (1) the range and reliability of indoor air quality diagnostic and mitigation services; and (2) the range of knowledge and mastery of indoor air quality and energy efficiency techniques of ventilation system operators. Provides for the biennial update of such strategy. Requires the Director to: (1) develop a program to evaluate indoor air contamination in Federal buildings; and (2) develop and disseminate to all Federal agencies a model indoor air quality remediation program. Directs Federal agencies responsible for Federal buildings to submit to the Director a specific remediation program for each building, with priority given to buildings based on the health threat and numbers of persons exposed. Requires the Director to review at least five percent of such programs and assess their ability to improve indoor air quality. Directs such agencies to implement systematic programs for the assessment of indoor air quality and the correction of conditions resulting in inadequate air quality. Requires Federal agencies responsible for the design and construction of buildings for Federal occupancy to employ up-to-date design, commissioning, and operating practices for optimal indoor air quality and energy efficiency. Directs persons entering into new leases or lease renewal contracts for Federal buildings to require building owners to demonstrate and guarantee that the building is operating at design specifications for the existing ventilation system and that all portions of the building are accessible for indoor air quality monitoring and evaluation. Provides that buildings that operate at current ventilation rate standards shall be given priority for leasing when available at competitive cost. Requires Federal agencies to designate an Indoor Air Quality Coordinator for each Federal building. Directs Coordinators and their assistants to complete an indoor air training course. Authorizes grants to: (1) States for the development and implementation of indoor air quality management strategies; and (2) States and local air pollution control agencies for air quality response programs. Sets forth grant limitations and selection criteria. Directs the Administrator to establish the Office of Indoor Air Quality within the EPA Office of Air and Radiation. Establishes a Council on Indoor Air Quality to coordinate Federal indoor air quality activities and review and comment on the national indoor air response strategy. Requires the Indoor Air Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board to be expanded to include technical advisors with expertise in technologies and management practices for the control and measurement of indoor air contaminants. Directs the Administrator to establish a national indoor air quality clearinghouse which shall operate a toll-free hotline on indoor air quality. Requires the Director to implement a building Assessment Demonstration Program to support the development of methods, techniques, and protocols for assessing indoor air contamination in non-residential, non-industrial buildings and to provide contamination reduction assistance and guidance to building owners and occupants. Sets forth building assessment report requirements. Repeals the Radon Gas and Indoor Air Quality Research Act of 1986. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1990
Korean War Veterans Memorial Thirty-Eighth Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should recognize the 38th anniversary of the Korean War by minting and issuing a silver dollar coin. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar silver coins to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the ending of the Korean War. Terminates such authority after December 31, 1991. Mandates that surcharges from the sale of such coins be used for the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1990
Older Americans Health Insurance Counseling Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for a program under which the Commissioner on Aging will provide grants to States so that they may counsel older individuals regarding Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) benefits and health insurance.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1990
Authorizes the President to present a gold medal posthumously to Jim Henson in recognition of his contributions to the education and entertainment of children. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medal at a price sufficient to cover the cost of such duplicates and the gold medal.
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1990
1992 Olympic Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue 1992 Olympic Games commemorative five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver 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 to the U.S. Olympic Committee.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990
Designates: (1) the House of Representatives office building at C Street and New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, District of Columbia, known as House of Representatives Office Building Annex No. 1, as the Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. House of Representatives Office Building; and (2) the House office building at 3d and D Streets, Southwest, District of Columbia, known as House of Representatives Office Building Annex No. 2, as the Gerald R. Ford House of Representatives Office Building.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1990
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to take appropriate measures for the 1990 census to ensure that: (1) no member of the armed forces shall be excluded based on being assigned to a post outside of the United States; and (2) each such member is enumerated at such member's home of record.
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990
Independence for Older Americans Act - Title I: Task Force on Independence for Older Americans - Establishes a Task Force on Independence for Older Americans in the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) coordinate Federal research on conditions and diseases leading to dependence among the elderly; (2) establish mechanisms for the use of research results in improving the quality of life for older Americans; and (3) review and evaluate public and private spending on such research. Authorizes appropriations for such Task Force. Title II: Geriatric Research and Training Centers - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute on Aging to enter into cooperative agreements with, and make grants to, public and private nonprofit entities for the development of at least 15 Claude D. Pepper Comprehensive Independence Centers for geriatric research and training of researchers and for the demonstration and dissemination of the applications of such research. Authorizes appropriations for such centers. Title III: Availability of Information to Health Professionals, Older Americans, and the General Public - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare a comprehensive plan for a National Independence for Older Americans Information Program. Provides for the establishment of an information clearinghouse, a toll-free telephone communications system, and public information campaigns concerning the maintenance and improvement of the health and independence of older Americans. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title. Title IV: Prevention of and Recovery from Chronic Illness - Requires the National Institute on Aging to support research, and report to the Congress, on the most effective: (1) techniques of geriatric assessment; (2) method of targeting comprehensive geriatric assessment to appropriate populations of older persons to determine their health care needs; and (3) means of providing for such needs to maximize health and independence. Directs the Secretary to develop: (1) model techniques to aid in the prevention and rehabilitation of older persons from frailty and other mobility problems; and (2) model curricula for the health professions for training in the use of such techniques. Authorizes the National Institute on Aging to establish up to five demonstration programs at Comprehensive Independence Research Training and Demonstration Centers to prevent the loss of mobility and to help frail older persons regain independence, using existing and experimental techniques. Directs the Secretary to conduct research on the extent to which falls are associated with the loss of an individual's confidence in functioning independently and his or her need for long-term care. Requires the Secretary to develop and report to the Congress on the development of: (1) model techniques to aid in the recovery and rehabilitation of older persons from chronic and debilitating illness; and (2) model curricula for the health professions for training in the use of such techniques. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title. Title V: Research on Health, Retirement, and Independence - Directs the Secretary to: (1) commence a ten-year health and retirement history survey and; (2) establish an advisory panel on data collection to review existing government surveys and census data to coordinate information on the health and retirement status of older Americans. Requires the National Center for Health Statistics to: (1) include persons age 75 and over in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; (2) develop questions related to health promotion and disease prevention for older persons for inclusion in the National Health Interview Survey and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; and (3) develop questions related to the health promotion and disease prevention practices of health care providers with special relevance to older persons for inclusion in the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Directs the National Institute on Aging to request proposals from individual and team investigators on behavioral, social, and environmental mechanisms for promoting the health and independence of older Americans. Authorizes appropriations for carrying out this title. Title VI: Authorization of Appropriations for NIH - Authorizes FY 1991 appropriations to be added to the National Institute on Aging and other institutes in proportion to their current spending levels on aging research.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990
Designates the week of June 17 through June 23, 1990, as National Week to Commemorate the Victims of the Famine in Ukraine, 1932-1933. Condemns the disregard for human rights characterized by the Soviet Union during the famine and expresses sympathy for victims of the famine. Requests the President to call attention to Soviet policies that caused the famine and have suppressed Ukrainian human rights and the expression of cultural and social heritage. Recognizes the reforms underway in the Ukraine and urges the Soviet Government to: (1) move forward toward democratization and restructuring; and (2) provide a framework for the realization of the rights and aspirations of the Ukrainian people.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1990
Emergency Lithuanian Immigration Relief Act of 1990 - Waives the two-year home country residence requirement for certain "J" visa (exchange visitors) Lithuanian nationals in the United States. Grants such persons work authorization.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1990
Declares that the Congress acknowledges and appreciates the commitment, devotion, and sacrifices of present and former military families. Designates November 19, 1990, as National Military Families Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1990
Declares that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Martha Raye in honor of her service in the form of entertainment and nursing care to members of the U.S. armed forces.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1990
Young American Workers' Bill of Rights - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (the Act) to add and revise requirements relating to child labor standards. Directs the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) and the Census Bureau to compile annual data from State employment security agencies on types of industries and occupations employing individuals under age 18, and cases of violations of child labor standards. Requires employers employing individuals under 18 to report to such State agencies information on any lost-time injury or any illness such individual incurred while at work. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with the Secretary, to report annually on the status of child labor in the United States and its attendant safety and health hazards. Prohibits employment of any individual under age 18 who is not a high school graduate unless the employer has in effect a certificate for such employment issued annually with the approval of the minor's parents or guardians, family physician, and appropriate local school or State employment security agency officials. Sets forth conditions for issuance of such certificates. Requires local or State government maintenance of certificate copy files. Requires information on child labor laws to be given to minors and parents or guardians upon issuance of the certificate. Requires employers to post child labor law provisions at each premise where child labor is employed. Prohibits any school district in which a persistent pattern is established for the issuance of illegal work certificates to minors from receiving certain impact aid. Directs the Secretary to revise certain child labor orders relating to: (1) certain types of driving; and (2) use and cleaning of machinery at restaurants and fast food establishments. Directs the Secretary to find and declare that poultry processing, seafood processing paper bailing, power-driven meat slicing, and pesticide handling are particularly hazardous for employment of children between the ages of 16 and 18, for certain purposes under the Act. Revises a specified child labor regulation to: (1) prohibit individuals under 16 from making door-to-door sales for profit, or from using fryers, baking equipment, and cooking equipment in food service establishments; and (2) eliminate an exemption involving soda fountains, lunch counters, snack bars, or cafeteria serving counters. Increases the fine for certain child labor law violations. Adds criminal penalties of fines or imprisonment for willful violations of child labor laws in cases of: (1) repeat offenders; or (2) resultant serious bodily injury or death to the minor employee. Prohibits such repeat offenders, for five-years after the latest conviction, from: (1) competing for any Federal contract; (2) being eligible for any direct or indirect Federal grant or guaranteed loan; or (3) employing any individual at a special subminimum training wage under the Act. Directs the Secretary to establish and encourage closer working relationships among Federal and State agencies responsible for enforcing labor, safety and health, and immigration laws. Requires establishment of referral systems among Federal and State labor standards and occupational health and safety enforcement personnel, and of those personnel with Immigration and Naturalization Service enforcement personnel. Directs the Secretary to: (1) seek advice from the private and non-Federal public sectors on the Act and its regulations relating to employment of minors; and (2) establish an Advisory Committee for Child Labor for such purpose. Directs the Secretary to: (1) publish and distribute regionally the addresses, and types of violations of willful violators of child labor laws; and (2) post and otherwise make available to affected school districts the name of each violator of child labor laws, with the location and nature of the violation. Applies certain child labor law provisions of the Act to employers regardless of the annual dollar volume of sales whereby certain enterprises are exempted from coverage under the Act. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary to cover additional costs resulting from the reporting, certification, and recordkeeping and the penalty enforcement requirements of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1990
Calls immediately for Greyhound Lines, Inc., and the Amalgamated Transit Union to resume negotiations under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the Secretary of Labor.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1990
Condemns the restrictions of the print and electronic media imposed by the Soviet Union on journalists attempting to cover events in Lithuania. Urges: (1) General Secretary Gorbachev to rescind restrictions on the admission of Western journalists to, and on freedom of the press in, Lithuania; and (2) President Bush to take steps to facilitate the readmission of Western journalists to Lithuania.
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1990
Affordable Housing for Young Americans Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for first-time home purchases by taxpayers, their children, or their grandchildren.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1990
Department of Defense Civilian Employee Retirement Incentive Act - Allows certain employees of the Department of Defense serving in entities undergoing a major reorganization, reduction in force, or transfer of functions to elect to have five years added to their age upon separation, their total creditable service, or a combination thereof (not to exceed five years) for purposes of determining retirement eligibility and benefits under the Civil Service and Federal Employees' Retirement Systems.
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990
Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide that the definition of "owner or operator" (for purposes of liability) does not include: (1) a designated lending institution which acquires control of a facility pursuant to the terms of a security interest held by the person in such facility or in connection with a lease subject to Federal or State banking authorities; (2) a corporate fiduciary which operates or has legal title to a facility pursuant to the terms of an estate or trust; (3) an individual or institution that serves as an indenture trustee and acquires control of a facility as the result of default on a financing document between the trustee and the issuing entity; and (4) an individual fiduciary who has legal title to a facility for purposes of administering an estate or trust.
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990
Medicare Physician Regulation Relief Amendments of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require carriers and peer review organizations to release the medical review screen or the associated screening parameter to a physician before notifying such physician that payment for his or her service has been denied. Permits Medicare reimbursement of a patient's regular physician for services provided to such patient by another physician who occasionally covers for the regular physician. Requires Medicare carriers to provide physicians, upon request and without charge, with carrier-generated information which physicians need to submit a payment claim or respond to a carrier inquiry. Allows a medical society or other professional organization representing physicians to represent a group or class of physicians in Medicare payment determinations, reconsiderations, or appeals. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint, based on nominations submitted by national medical organizations representing physicians, a Practicing Physicians Advisory Council with which the Secretary must consult concerning changes in the Medicare program and proposed changes in regulations and carrier operation policies.
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990
Textile, Apparel, and Footwear Trade Act of 1990 - Limits the 1990 imports of textiles and textile products classified under a category to an amount equal to 101 percent of the total 1989 imports classified under such category. Limits the 1990 imports of nonrubber footwear classified under a nonrubber footwear category to an amount equal to: (1) the total 1989 imports of nonrubber footwear classified under such category; and (2) in the case of high priced nonrubber footwear, the total 1989 imports of high priced nonrubber footwear classified under such category. Provides for a one-percent annual growth in the amount of permitted imports of textiles and textile products after 1990. Exempts from the limitations imposed under this Act imports of textiles and textile products from U.S. possessions if such articles are exempt from duty under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and are manufactured by U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of such a possession. Limits the imports of certain sweaters made in Guam to a specified amount during FY 1990 and to such amount increased by one percent per year in subsequent years. Declares such limitations shall not apply to Canada or Israel. Sets forth limitations on the amount of textile and textile products, classified under certain import categories, which may be imported from beneficiary countries under the Caribbean Basin Initiative. Authorizes the President to: (1) enter into trade agreements to grant new concessions as compensation to the extent required under U.S. trade agreements for the import limits imposed by this Act; and (2) proclaim such modification or continuance of any existing duty on textiles and textile products and on nonrubber footwear as necessary to carry out such agreements. Prohibits the President from reducing any rate of duty by more than ten percent. Requires the President, before entering into such trade agreements, to consider whether a country has violated trade concessions of benefit to the United States and the violation has not been adequately offset. Sets forth requirements governing staged rate reductions in the tariffs of articles affected by this Act. Prohibits the President, except as authorized by this Act, from entering into trade negotiations with any country with respect to duties on textiles, textile products, and nonrubber footwear. Prohibits the President, except as provided in this Act, from decreasing or proposing a decrease in any such duty by any means, including an implementing bill or a proclamation. Requires the President to report annually to the Congress on the administration of this Act. Requires the Secretary of Commerce, ten years after enactment of this Act, to study and report to the Congress on its operation. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a pilot program for the issuance and sale to U.S. companies at public auction of import licenses applicable to categories of textiles. Terminates such licensing program on December 31, 1991, and requires a report to the Congress on its administration.
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990
Commends the Runnin' Rebels of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas for winning the 1990 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Championship.
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1990
Title I: General Provisions - Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 - Sets forth congressional findings and purposes. Title II: Establishment of Ocean and Coastal Zone Management Service - Establishes within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration an Ocean and Coastal Zone Management Service to succeed the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. Title III: Coastal Zone Management Act Amendments - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require State coastal zone management programs to provide for public participation. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to mediate disagreements between coastal States with respect to such programs. Directs the Secretary to implement a program to encourage coastal States to make continual improvements in management programs in specified national interest areas. Requires the Secretary to assess the priority needs for each State's improvement in such areas and to negotiate a National Interest Improvements Program. Directs the Secretary to retain 20 percent of the amounts appropriated for administrative and resource improvement grants to implement such programs. Sets forth allocation requirements. Permits the Secretary to place coastal States on probation for up to three years for failures to implement coastal management programs. Requires the Secretary to withdraw up to 25 percent of coastal management funds allocated to a State to be used for corrective action purposes. Directs the Secretary to implement an annual awards program to acknowledge outstanding accomplishment in coastal zone management. Provides for the selection of one individual, five local governments, and up to ten graduate students as award recipients. Redesignates the National Estuarine Reserve Research System as the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Permits the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations to aid, and solicit donations for, activities in such reserves. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title. Permits coastal States, with the Secretary's approval, to allocate portions of any grants to local governments or regional or interstate agencies.
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1990
Denies Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) benefits for ten years to any person: (1) convicted of violating a Federal environmental law; or (2) found to have held a beneficial business interest in a business concern required to be listed on a disclosure statement under this Act and convicted of violating a Federal environmental law. Prohibits the EPA Administrator from denying benefits to any person who demonstrates that he has been rehabilitated. Requires the following persons to file disclosure statements with the Administrator: (1) Federal environmental permit applicants; (2) applicants for EPA loans, grants, or other benefits; or (3) persons submitting contract bids or competitive proposals to EPA. Provides for enforcement of this Act through EPA examination of disclosure statements and access to business sites and records. Grants persons declared to be ineligible for EPA benefits the opportunity for a hearing. Provides for public access to disclosure statements and business records, with the exception of confidential information.
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1990
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for amounts imposed by a State or local government as fees for water or sewer services.
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