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Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29]

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Bill· HRH.R. 3506 (102nd)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent care credit refundable, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1991

Repeals the Internal Revenue Code's nonrefundable income tax credit for employment-related dependent care expenses, replacing it with a corresponding refundable 50 percent credit, reduced (but not below 20 percent) as the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $15,000 (adjusted for inflation). Includes within the scope of the new credit up to $1,200 ($2,400 in the case of more than one qualifying individual) of respite care expenses incurred in the care of: (1) a dependent of the taxpayer who is at least 13 years old; or (2) a spouse or other dependent who is physically or mentally incapable of self-care.

Bill· HRH.R. 3493 (102nd)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, education savings accounts.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1991

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual income tax deduction for contributions to a savings account established to pay the educational expenses (tuition, supplies, meals, and lodging) of the taxpayer's child or certain other relatives at an institution of higher education or a vocational school. Limits the deduction to $150,000 for all taxable years (adjusted for inflation) for each account. Disallows the deduction for contributions to an account maintained for any individual aged 19 or older. Requires any account balance to be distributed after the beneficiary attains age 30. Permits an exclusion from the gross income of the contributor or the beneficiary of account distributions: (1) used to pay educational expenses of the beneficiary; or (2) contributed to the individual retirement plan (IRA) of the contributor. Exempts an account from taxation (except for the tax on unrelated business income of a charitable organization), unless a contributor or the beneficiary engages in specified prohibited transactions in connection with it. Imposes a ten percent surtax on distributions not used for educational purposes. Requires the account trustee to report to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the account's beneficiary concerning the account. Imposes a penalty for failure to report. Allows taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize deductions to deduct for contributions to an education savings account. Imposes penalty taxes in connection with excess contributions or prohibited transactions associated with an account. Exempts from annual contribution limitations any distributions from education savings accounts into IRA's. Excludes from gross income any distributions from IRA's into education savings accounts.

Bill· HRH.R. 3476 (102nd)referred

Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1991

Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces Act - Establishes the Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces. Excludes the Commission from application of provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act relating to the termination of advisory committees.

Bill· HRH.R. 3473 (102nd)referred

Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Enrollment Improvement and Protection Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1991

Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Enrollment Improvement and Protection Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include in the annual mailing to Medicare beneficiaries: (1) a clear and simple explanation of the availability of and the requirements to qualify for Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) payment of their premiums, deductibles, and copayments under Medicare; (2) the toll-free telephone number to be established by the Secretary for information on such assistance; and (3) an initial application for such assistance. Directs the Secretary to develop a poster containing the information listed above and distribute it to service providers in order to publicize the availability of such assistance. Amends the Medicaid program to direct the Secretary to: (1) establish a process for using local Social Security Administration offices for the distribution and receipt of applications for such assistance; (2) transmit such applications to the appropriate State agency; (3) develop a form to be available at such offices which individuals may use to request additional information on or an application for such assistance; and (4) distribute such form to entities receiving grants for programs to provide services to older individuals. Requires States to provide for a process for receiving, distributing, and processing applications for such assistance and for responding to requests for information on or applications for such assistance. Allows individuals who qualified during a certain period for Medicaid payment of Medicare costs to temporarily apply for retroactive payment of any medical costs incurred but not paid under a State plan required to provide for making Medicaid payment of Medicare costs available to Medicare beneficiaries. Allows States, in determining the income level for individuals who seek to qualify for Medicaid payment of Medicare costs, to exclude expenses for medical care incurred by the individual that are not reimbursed under a public program of the State or political subdivision thereof, a health plan, or Medicare. Directs the Secretary to establish a grant program to provide outreach services to enable individuals who are entitled to receive Medicaid payment of Medicare costs to receive such assistance. Authorizes appropriations.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 215 (102nd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to paid leave for working parents for the purpose of attending parent-teacher conferences.

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1991

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government and all employers in the United States should: (1) support parent-teacher conferences; and (2) undertake measures to encourage working parents to use paid leave for the purposes of attending parent-teacher conferences.

Bill· HRH.R. 3462 (102nd)open

Breast Cancer Screening Safety Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1991

Breast Cancer Screening Safety Act of 1991 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require certification in order for a facility to perform or interpret mammograms, inspect equipment, perform needle localizations or other procedures using mammography equipment, or conduct quality assurances oversight related to mammography. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue and renew certificates for up to two years. Allows the Secretary to approve a private nonprofit organization to be an accreditation body which meets certain requirements, including inspecting facilities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish standards for facilities to assure the safety and accuracy of mammography; (2) specify organizations eligible to certify individuals to perform radiological procedures; (3) specify boards eligible to certify individuals to interpret screening mammograms; (4) establish standards regarding the qualifications for individuals to interpret screening mammograms; and (5) specify boards eligible to certify individuals to inspect screening mammography equipment and oversee quality assurance practices. Directs the Secretary to conduct annual announced and unannounced inspections of certified facilities. Provides for: (1) intermediate sanctions for certain violations; (2) suspension, revocation, and limitation of certificates; and (3) injunctions. Requires fees for certificate issuance and renewal, and for inspections, sufficient to cover costs. Requires annual publication of a list of facilities convicted of fraud and abuse, false billings, or kickbacks, facilities that have had certificates revoked, suspended, or limited, and facilities that have been the subject of a sanction or other similar matters. Allows the Secretary to exempt facilities in a State with more stringent requirements from compliance with this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) make grants for research on new methods of establishing a Mammography Registry; and (2) based on the research, establish the Registry. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that screening mammographies paid for under Medicare be performed by a facility: (1) certified under this Act; and (2) in compliance with specified provisions of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 3461 (102nd)referred

Infertility Prevention Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1991

Infertility Prevention Act of 1991 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with regard to any treatable sexually transmitted disease that can cause infertility in women if treatment is not received for the disease, to make grants for specified activities, including counseling, screening, treatment, referrals, outreach, public information and education, training for health care providers, and data collection. Directs the Secretary to establish criteria for ensuring the quality of screening for such diseases. Limits grants to three years, with annual approval by the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for research on improving the delivery of services under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 3454 (102nd)referred

To prohibit imports into the United States of meat products from the European Community until certain unfair trade barriers are removed, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1991

Declares it is U.S. policy that the European Community's Third Country Meat Directive is an unfair nontariff trade barrier and that it is in the public interest to remove barriers to exports of U.S. meat products. Directs the President to prohibit the importation of all European Community meat products.

Bill· HRH.R. 3464 (102nd)referred

Cancer Screening Incentive Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1991

Cancer Screening Incentive Act of 1991 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for expenditures (not paid by insurance or otherwise) incurred by the taxpayer for qualified cancer screening tests.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 234 (102nd)open

Urging the President to call upon the President of the Soviet Union to begin immediate negotiations with leaders of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia for the prompt withdrawal of Soviet troops from the Baltic states.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1991

Urges the President to call upon the President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to begin negotiations with leaders of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia for the prompt withdrawal of Soviet troops from the Baltic States.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 212 (102nd)open

To express the sense of the Congress that the President should recognize Ukraine's independence.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1991

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) recognize Ukraine's independence and take steps toward the establishment of full diplomatic relations with Ukraine should the December 1, 1991, referendum confirm the Ukrainian parliament's independence declaration; and (2) use U.S. assistance, trade, and other programs to support the Government of Ukraine and encourage the further development of democracy and a free-market.

Bill· HRH.R. 3417 (102nd)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 50 percent-of-occupancy rule with respect to the valuation of seats on corporate aircraft on legitimate business flight when those seats would have otherwise gone unoccupied.

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1991

Provides, in applying certain Treasury regulations for taxable years after December 31, 1991, for determining the value of a flight by an individual who is not flying primarily for an employer's business on the basis of the percentage of seats occupied by individuals (other than crew) whose flights are primarily for the employer's business rather than the percentage of seating capacity.

Bill· HRH.R. 3373 (102nd)referred

Medicare EKG Payment Restoration Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1991

Medicare EKG Payment Restoration Act of 1991 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) reestablish separate payment for the interpretation of electrocardiograms (EKGs) that are ordered or performed during an office visit or consultation with a physician; and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish separate fee schedule amounts for EKG interpretations and to adjust the relative values established for office visits to or consultations with a physician to reflect the establishment of such separate fee schedule amounts. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish practice guidelines for the use of EKGs for dissemination along with other educational information relating to the use of EKGs to physicians; (2) develop a profile of the use of EKGs by physicians; and (3) conduct a study and report to the Congress on the utilization and costs of EKGs.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 208 (102nd)referred

Protesting the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prohibit Federal payments under the medicaid program relating to State medicaid expenditures that are made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1991

Expresses the sense of the Congress that it is inappropriate for the Federal Government to take actions that have the effect of preempting the tax decisions of State governments. Protests the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prohibit Federal payments under the Medicaid program (title XIX of the Social Security Act) relating to State Medicaid expenditures that are made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes. Urges the Secretary to drop the proposed rule implementing his decision.

Bill· HRH.R. 3372 (102nd)referred

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the operation of the National Student Loan Data System.

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1991

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) with respect to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS), and other information on student assistance programs. Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) by July 1, 1993, to: (1) revise NSLDS codes identifying institutions and students to make them consistent with those in each Department of Education database containing information on participation in Federal student assistance programs; and (2) modify NSLDS design or operation to ensure that data on any institution is readily accessible and can be used in a form compatible with the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Directs the Secretary to integrate the NSLDS with the Pell Grant applicant and recipient databases as of January 1, 1994, and any other databases containing information on participation in Federal student assistance programs. Revises student assistance program participation agreement provisions to require the institution of higher education to: (1) complete surveys conducted as part of IPEDS or any other designated Federal postsecondary institution data collection effort; and (2) collect, and report annually to the Secretary, information on students participating in supplemental opportunity educational grants and work-study programs consistent with data collected by the Secretary on Pell grant applicants and recipients. Provides that nothing in such Act shall preclude the Secretary from verifying all applications for aid through the use of any means available, including through the exchange of information with any other Federal agency.

Bill· HRH.R. 3360 (102nd)referred

Federal Fire Safety Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1991

Federal Fire Safety Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the use of Federal funds to: (1) construct, purchase, or lease a newly constructed Federal office building, other than housing, having more than 25 full-time Federal employees nor to renovate one with five or more stories unless the entire building includes automatic sprinkler systems or an equivalent level of safety, with specified exceptions; and (2) increase the number of employees in such building by more than 100 employees over that as of enactment of this Act without such system or level of safety. Prohibits the use of such funds after the enactment of this Act: (1) to construct, purchase, lease, rebuild, or operate Federal Government housing for Federal employees and their dependents; (2) multifamily housing for Federal employees subsidized by the Federal Government; and (3) rental assistance housing, without automatic sprinkler systems and smoke detectors (in some cases smoke detectors alone). Directs the: (1) Administrator of the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration (Administrator) to promulgate regulations implementing this Act; and (2) head of any Federal agency that owns, leases, or operates a federally-funded building or housing unit, to invite the local agency or voluntary organization with fire protection responsibility in the jurisdiction of such building or housing unit to prepare, and biennially review, a prefire plan for it.

Bill· HRH.R. 3353 (102nd)referred

Glass Ceiling Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1991

Glass Ceiling Act of 1991 - Establishes the Glass Ceiling Commission to conduct a study and prepare recommendations concerning: (1) eliminating artificial barriers to the advancement of women and minorities; and (2) increasing opportunities and developmental experiences of women and minorities to foster advancement of women and minorities to management and decisionmaking positions in business. Establishes the National Award for Diversity and Excellence in American Executive Management. Allows a recipient business to use the award in its advertising if the business agrees to help other U.S. businesses improve with respect to the promotion of opportunities and developmental experiences of women and minorities regarding management and decisionmaking positions. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Commission and the authority to make awards four years after enactment of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 3349 (102nd)referred

To amend title 10, United States Code, and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a medical facility of the uniformed services or the Department of Veterans Affairs in providing health care to persons eligible for care under the Medicare Program or the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1991

Revises provisions concerning health care for members and certain former members of the armed forces to entitle members or former members who are eligible for retired or retainer pay and for Medicare to medical and dental care in any uniformed service medical facility. Provides that such facilities will recover the costs of such care from Medicare Subvention funding. Provides that the costs of care for members or former members who are not eligible for Medicare will be recovered from the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) Subvention funding. Revises provisions concerning health care for military dependents to provide that the uniformed services facilities providing such care will recover costs from Medicare or CHAMPUS, as appropriate. Prohibits medical or dental care from being provided to an otherwise eligible person at a military treatment facility only if the senior or commanding officer of such facility determines that such facility cannot provide the particular care required because of lack of space or facilities or because such type of care is not provided at such facility. Requires the administering Secretary to be advised immediately when a determination to deny treatment is made, with a verifiable date as to when the restriction will be removed. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs treatment facilities eligible for Medicare payments as long as they meet requirements applicable to hospitals and skilled nursing facilities under such title.

Bill· HRH.R. 3357 (102nd)referred

To amend the United States Code with respect to waivers of indebtedness and settlement of claims through the Department of Veterans' Affairs Home Loan Guaranty program.

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1991

Amends Federal provisions with respect to the veterans' home loan guaranty program to provide that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs: (1) may not report for income purposes to any department or agency outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs the waiver of an indebtedness or of recovery of a payment or overpayment made under such program, or the acceptance of a compromise or the forgoing of collection in settlement of a claim with respect to any veterans' benefit under any law administered by the Department; and (2) shall not notify the veteran or other eligible person of any potential liability regarding the income status of any such waiver or forgone amount.

Bill· HRH.R. 3345 (102nd)open

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for prompt parole into the United States of aliens in order to attend the funeral of an immediate blood relative in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1991

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General to provide, on an expedited basis, for the parole admission of an alien into the United States to attend the funeral of an immediate blood relative.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 222 (102nd)referred

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should provide agricultural export credit guarantees and technical assistance to the Soviet Union, the Baltic Nations, and the Soviet Republics to avert hunger and support economic, political, and social reforms there.

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1991

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should provide agricultural credit guarantees and technical assistance to the Soviet Union, the Soviet Republics, and the Baltic Nations to help meet their food needs.

Bill· HRH.R. 3292 (102nd)open

To require candidates who are eligible to receive amounts from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to prepare television commercials with closed captioning of the oral content.

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1991

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require presidential or vice-presidential candidates to prepare television commercials with closed captioning of the oral content as a condition of their eligibility for funding from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.

Bill· HRH.R. 3299 (102nd)open

Concerning paramilitary groups and British security forces in Northern Ireland.

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1991

Prohibits: (1) the sale of defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act to or for the Royal Ulster Constabulary, the Ulster Defense Regiment, the Royal Irish Regiment, and any other organization in which anyone who previously was a member of a paramilitary association is a member; and (2) the issuance of licenses for exporting such articles, and the export of crime control and detection equipment for use by such entities. Directs the Secretary of State to report to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on cooperation between United Kingdom security forces and militias and paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland.

Bill· HRH.R. 3293 (102nd)referred

To direct the Secretary of Energy to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the effects on human health of exposure to extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields.

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1991

Mandates a study and report to the Congress by the National Academy of Sciences of the effects on human health of exposure to extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields. Directs the Secretary of Energy to make available funds for the study from funds generally available to the Secretary for conducting studies. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that any public utility planning to install electric transmission lines should delay installation of the lines for a specified period after submission of the report.

Bill· HRH.R. 3311 (102nd)referred

Veterans Bill of Rights Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1991

Veterans Bill of Rights Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take all necessary action to ensure that all rights and benefits provided under Federal law to qualified veterans are: (1) made available to veterans to the same extent in every State or geographic location; and (2) not denied on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, religion, age, or geographic location.

Bill· HRH.R. 3258 (102nd)open

Radon Awareness and Disclosure Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1991

Radon Awareness and Disclosure Act of 1991 - Title I: Three-Year Extension of Indoor Radon Abatement Provisions of Toxic Substances Control Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for: (1) grants and technical assistance to States for radon programs; (2) an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publication entitled "A Citizen's Guide to Radon"; (3) model construction standards and techniques for controlling radon levels in new buildings; and (4) regional radon training centers. Title II: Radon Testing - Directs the EPA Administrator to establish a 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 a minimum level of proficiency. Requires a list of devices meeting such criteria and a summary of current radon measurement technology to be made available to the public. Prescribes civil penalties for violations of this title. Directs the Administrator to establish a fee schedule for persons manufacturing or operating such devices or employing such techniques. Provides for a waiver or reduction of fees for persons who agree to test for radon in public and nonprofit child care facilities, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, or other care facilities. Provides for the deposit of fees in a Radon Service Account. Requires the Administrator to: (1) implement an outreach program to provide information about radon to the medical community; (2) develop and distribute informational material concerning radon tailored to doctors in general practice and in specialties related to lung cancer; (3) evaluate current efforts to promote radon testing and ways to increase testing during real estate transactions; and (4) report to the Congress on alternative strategies for promoting such testing. Title III: Radon In Schools - Directs the Administrator, by September 30, 1992, to designate areas with radon levels exceeding the national average for radon as priority radon areas. Requires local educational agencies to test each school building under their authority for radon. Establishes a schedule for such testing. Makes test results available for public review. Requires individuals carrying out radon testing and testing and mitigation devices and methods to be approved pursuant to proficiency programs. Establishes within EPA a Radon Testing and Mitigation Assistance Program to provide assistance for testing and mitigation devices and methods. Requires State Governors to establish priority lists of assistance applicants, based on the nature and magnitude of potential exposure to radon. Authorizes the provision to approved applicants of loans of up to 100 percent, and grants of up to 50 percent, of the total cost of a testing program. Imposes civil penalties upon local educational agencies violating this title's requirements. Authorizes citizen complaints with respect to radon in school buildings. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: President's Commission on Radon Awareness - Establishes the President's Commission on Radon Awareness to: (1) examine existing public awareness programs concerning radon; (2) act as a coordinating body for the donation of resources to assist in programs and strategies to raise awareness of the health threats of radon; (3) encourage media outlets to increase radon awareness; and (4) evaluate the effectiveness and assist in the update of such programs and strategies.

Law· HRH.R. 3280 (102nd)enacted

Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1991

Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to specified congressional committees on ways to improve data collection and enumeration methods under the decennial census.

Bill· HRH.R. 3256 (102nd)referred

National Drug Treatment Goals Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1991

National Drug Treatment Goals Act of 1991 - Amends the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to establish as a part of the National Drug Control Strategy (NDCS) a goal for expanding the availability of treatment for drug addiction. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the long-term goals of the NDCS should include the availability of drug treatment to all who are in need of such treatment.

Bill· HRH.R. 3251 (102nd)referred

Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Notification Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1991

Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Notification Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services' annual notice to Medicare beneficiaries to: (1) notify such beneficiaries of the availability of and the requirements to qualify for Medicaid (title XIX of the Act) payment of their premiums, deductibles, and copayments under Medicare; and (2) contain an initial application for such assistance. Requires participating physicians and hospitals to post conspicuously a notice of the availability of such assistance. Amends the Medicaid program to State plans to provide for the establishment and operation of a toll-free hotline to provide information on such assistance.

Bill· HRH.R. 3286 (102nd)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain additional categories of employees are eligible for the targeted jobs credit, and to make such credit permanent.

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1991

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include the following categories of employees as eligible for the targeted jobs credit: (1) an eligible job opportunities program employee; (2) a qualified older American; (3) a qualified dislocated worker; (4) an unemployment compensation exhaustee; (5) a qualified JTPA (Jobs Training Partnership Act) trained individual; and (6) a displaced homemaker. Makes such credit permanent law.

Bill· HRH.R. 3273 (102nd)referred

Semiconductor Investment Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1991

Semiconductor Investment Act of 1991 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify the depreciable life for semiconductor manufacturing equipment as three-year property.

Bill· HRH.R. 3222 (102nd)referred

Veterans' Hospice Services Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1991

Veterans' Hospice Services Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to: (1) assess the feasibility and desirability of furnishing hospice care to terminally ill veterans; and (2) determine the most efficient and effective means of furnishing such care. Directs the Secretary to designate 15 to 30 Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for such demonstration projects. Requires the Secretary to ensure that: (1) Department medical facilities conducting such projects include both urban and rural area facilities; (2) the full range of affilitation between medical facilities of the Department and medical schools is represented by the facilities selected to conduct such projects; and (3) such facilities vary in the number of beds they operate and maintain. Allows such hospice care to be accomplished by Department medical facilities and personnel by contract where inpatient services are provided by Department medical facilities, or by contract where inpatient services are provided by a non-Department medical facility. Allows such inpatient care to be provided at a facility not designated in the contract when the provision of such care at such other facility is necessary under the circumstances. Limits the amount paid for hospice care programs under this Act to the equivalent of hospice care payments under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Allows the Secretary to pay in excess of such amounts for hospice care when the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that: (1) the furnishing of such care is necessary and appropriate; and (2) the amount paid under Medicare would not compensate the program for the cost of furnishing such care. Directs the Secretary, during the pilot program period, to designate not less than five Department medical facilities at which palliative care is being furnished to terminally ill veterans either by Department personnel and facilities providing such care or by Department personnel monitoring care provided by non-Department facilities. Directs the Secretary to ensure that terminally ill veterans who have been informed of their medical prognosis receive information relating to their eligibility for hospice care and services under Medicare. Directs the Secretary to submit annual reports to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees relating to the conduct of the pilot program and the furnishing of hospice care to terminally ill veterans under the demonstration projects. Requires the Secretary to also report to such committees an evaluation and assessment of the hospice care program, including information enabling the committees to fully evaluate the feasibility of furnishing palliative care to terminally ill veterans.

Bill· HRH.R. 3204 (102nd)open

Audio Home Recording Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1991

Audio Home Recording Act of 1991 - Amends Federal copyright law to: (1) set forth definitions relating to digital audio recording devices and media; and (2) prohibit certain copyright infringement actions based on the manufacture, importation, or distribution of a digital or analog audio recording device or medium, or the use of such device or medium for making phonorecords, except when done for commercial advantage. Sets forth a mandatory recordation and filing procedure for the importation, manufacture, or distribution in the United States of digital audio recording devices or media. Requires importers and manufacturers to file quarterly and annual statements of account with the Register of Copyrights (the Register). Mandates Register verification of such statements. Sets forth verification guidelines. States that verification audit costs shall be borne by interested copyright parties. Sets forth confidentiality guidelines with respect to such mandatory statements of accounts. Prescribes royalty payment guidelines for digital audio recording devices and media imported, manufactured, or distributed in the United States. Requires that royalty payments be deposited into the Treasury. Identifies interested copyright parties entitled to royalty payments. Prescribes royalty payment allocation and distribution procedures. Permits alternative royalty collection and distribution arrangements to be negotiated among interested copyright and manufacturing parties. Maintains the Copyright Tribunal jurisdiction over such negotiated arrangements insofar as nonparticipant interests are affected. Prohibits: (1) the importation, manufacture, and distribution of any digital audio recording device or audio interface device that does not conform to certain standards and specifications to implement the Serial Copy Management System; and (2) the circumvention of such System. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to publish in the Federal Register a certain Technical Reference Document which sets forth the standards and specifications pertinent to the Serial Copy Management System. Authorizes the Secretary to implement such System according to the prescribed guidelines. Sets forth civil remedies for violations of this Act, including impoundment, remedial modification and destruction of non-complying devices, and binding arbitration.