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Bill· HRH.R. 5829 (102nd)referred

National Dividend Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1992

National Dividend Act of 1992 - Establishes a program for the distribution of certain corporate tax revenues to the registered voters of each State in the form of dividend payments. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the chief financial officer of each State, in accordance with a prescribed schedule, an amount equal to the National Dividend Payment, as computed under this Act, multiplied by the number of registered voters in the State. Sets forth criteria and procedures to govern: (1) the chief financial officer's selection of an incorporated bank to act as the State's disbursing agent; and (2) payments to qualified voters. Establishes in the Treasury the National Dividend Payment Trust Fund. Authorizes payment into the Fund of specified amounts from revenue received from: (1) corporate income tax; (2) tax on the unrelated business income of certain tax-exempt organizations; (3) capital gains tax; (4) tax on insurance company income; and (5) alternative minimum tax on corporations. Establishes a National Dividend Review Board to review the manner in which payments are made from the Fund and to make investments of Fund amounts. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, all dividend income received by a taxpayer from domestic corporations, including dividends received under this Act. Increases the corporate income tax deduction for dividends received by a corporation on the preferred stock of a public utility. Prohibits corporate income tax rates from exceeding 34 percent. Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to declare it out of order in either the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider budget resolutions for fiscal years 1993 and thereafter that would increase the level of total budget outlays beyond those budgeted for FY 1991.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 353 (102nd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should assume a strong leadership role in implementing the decisions made at the Earth Summit by developing a national strategy to implement Agenda 21 and other Earth summit agreements through domestic policy and foreign policy, by cooperating with all countries to identify and initiate further agreements to protect the global environment, and by supporting and participating in a high-level United Nations Sustainable Development Commission.

United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1992

Expresses the sense of the Congress that effective follow-up to achieve the goals of the agreements reached at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) will depend on the following actions by the President and the U.S. Government: (1) adoption of a national strategy for environmentally sustainable development, based on an extensive process of nationwide consultations with all interested organizations and individuals; (2) the Government encouraging and facilitating means for adopting individual Agenda 21 plans of action, including the establishment of local, county, State, business, and other boards and commissions for achieving sustainable development; (3) the President establishing an effective mechanism to plan, initiate, and coordinate U.S. policy for implementing Agenda 21; and (4) policies being formulated for foreign policy and assistance to help developing countries, and for domestic actions to assure appropriate action to implement Agenda 21. Supports: (1) pursuing the research and policy initiatives urged in Agenda 21, including research on sustainable consumption and production patterns, creation of a policy framework for sustainable consumption patterns, identification of a strategy to eliminate or reduce subsidies for unsustainable natural resource exploitation, and improving pricing policies; (2) the Congress adopting a plan to reallocate an appropriate amount of savings from reduced defense spending to achieve its goals of global environmental protection and sustainable development over the next decade; and (3) the effective establishment of a high-level United Nations (UN) Commission on Sustainable Development. Urges the United States to call for periodic international meetings to continue the process toward developing and advancing international agreement to facilitate sustainable economic development. Calls on the President to: (1) urge and actively participate in multilateral efforts aimed at creating a more favorable international economic climate for developing countries to practice sustainable development; (2) affirm strong U.S. commitment to the Commission by appointing a high-level representative to the Commission and by encouraging the UN Secretary General to appoint an Under Secretary General for Sustainable Development; (3) submit and encourage all UN members to submit a national report to the Commission on activities the United States has undertaken to implement Agenda 21 both domestically and internationally, on progress made toward fulfilling other commitments undertaken at UNCED, and on other relevant environmental and developmental issues; and (4) submit an annual report to the Congress on the steps taken by the United States to implement Agenda 21 and the recommendations made by this Act and make information regarding such steps available to Members of the Congress upon request.

Bill· HRH.R. 5665 (102nd)referred

State Health Care Reform Incentive Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1992

State Health Care Reform Incentive Act of 1992 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit States to seek waivers of program requirements in order to provide health care coverage under certain regular or alternative State programs. Establishes Federal requirements for such State programs. Sets forth payment provisions.

Bill· HRH.R. 5627 (102nd)open

To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to establish a contingency retainer program and improve the United States-flag merchant marine.

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1992

Title I: Amendments To The Merchant Marine Act, 1936 - Maritime Reform Act of 1992 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to encourage the establishment of a fleet of active, militarily useful, vessels to meet Department of Defense and other security requirements, while also maintaining an American presence in international commercial shipping, to be known as the Contingency Retainer Fleet, to consist of up to 74 privately owned, U.S.-flag vessels for which there are in effect operating agreements under this Act. Prohibits excluding a vessel from the Fleet solely because it was not constructed in the United States. Deems a vessel to have been U.S.-built for purposes of provisions of the Act relating to: (1) transportation in American vessels of Government personnel and certain cargoes; and (2) shipment requirements for certain exports sponsored by the Department of Agriculture. Sets forth requirements for the operating agreement, including that: (1) the vessel be operated in the foreign trade; (2) the agreement require payments to the vessel owner or operator of specified amounts each year, starting at $2.5 million per vessel in fiscal year 1994 and decreasing gradually to $1.6 million in fiscal year 2000 (authorizes appropriations); (3) no payment may be for a vessel that is subject to an operating-differential subsidy; and (4) when deemed necessary by the Secretary of Defense, either the vessel will be made available or vessel space will be provided on a guaranteed basis. Allows vessels included in an operating-differential subsidy (ODS) contract to be offered for inclusion in the Fleet. Prohibits, subject to exception, vessels over 24 years old from being included in the Fleet. Prohibits new or renewed ODS contracts after enactment of this Act, but allows current contracts to continue. Excludes liquid or dry bulk cargo carrying vessels receiving ODSs from the application of provisions limiting construction-differential subsidy (CDS) vessels to operating in foreign trade. Declares that any vessel constructed with a CDS and not included in the Fleet is not required to remain U.S.-documented so long as there remains no debt to the United States under ODS provisions. Excludes deposits to a construction reserve fund after enactment of this Act from provisions relating to the recognition of gain for taxation where the proceeds of a sale or indeminity for loss are deposited in such a fund. Prohibits, after a specified date, orders allowing new ODS contracts for vessels over 25 years old. Modifies capital construction fund requirements. Prohibits a vessel constructed, reconstructed, or repaired in a foreign shipyard with subsidies adversely affecting shipyards in the United States from certain benefits under provisions relating to: (1) the Contingency Retainer Program; (2) the tax treatment of qualified withdrawals from capital construction fund mandated subaccounts; (3) immediate eligibility for the carriage of cargo preference goods; and (4) reduction in ad valorem duty on certain repairs. Deems fulfilled certain provisions of Federal law requiring the use of U.S.-flag vessels if the actual ocean transportation (meeting specified requirements) consists of transportation by a combination of U.S.- and foreign-flag vessels. Requires that the use of foreign-flag vessels be as authorized by the Secretary of Transportation. Deems, after enactment of this Act, bulk cargo vessels constructed after enactment and liners vessels to have been U.S.-build for purposes of provisions relating to cargo preference. Specifies the effective date of this paragraph. Entitles merchant mariners employed in connection with a vessel used by the United States for a national emergency or maritime mobilization to the same reemployment rights and other benefits as provided (by Federal law relating to veterans' reemployment rights) for an armed forces reserve member called to active duty. Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to modify the dollar limits above which amounts in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund are available only as provided in appropriations Acts. Title II: Internal Revenue Code and Tariff Act Amendments - Capital Construction Fund Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the tax treatment of capital construction funds, including concerning: (1) the ceiling on deposits to such funds; (2) limits on deposits by lessees; (3) nontaxability of fund deposits; (4) the treatment of fund earnings as fund deposits; (5) establishment of fund accounts; (6) qualified and nonqualified withdrawals; (7) adjustments to basis; and (8) alternate minimum taxable income. Taxes earnings from the investment and reinvestment of amounts in a fund at the highest individual, corporate, or capital gains tax rate. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to reduce the ad valorem duty on equipment or repairs made in a foreign country on U.S.-documented vessels. Repeals, on a specified date, provisions imposing the duty.

Bill· HRH.R. 5564 (102nd)referred

To amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to prohibit controlled carriers from entering into service contracts that require a shipper or shippers' association to resolve legal disputes in the country of the controlled carrier.

United States · United States Congress · 7 July 1992

Amends the Shipping Act of 1984 to prohibit controlled carriers from entering into service contracts that require a shipper or shippers' association to resolve legal disputes in the country of the controlled carrier.

Bill· HRH.R. 5486 (102nd)referred

Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Clarification Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1992

Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Clarification Act of 1992 - Authorizes law enforcement officers of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to: (1) carry firearms; (2) execute and serve any order, warrant, subpoena, summons, or other process issued by a court or officer of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of any Federal law; (3) make an arrest without a warrant for any offense under Federal or State law committed within the officer's presence, or for any felony cognizable under Federal law if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person arrested has committed or is committing such felony; (4) cooperate with any State or political subdivision thereof (State) in the enforcement of the laws of the State; and (5) perform any other law enforcement duty specified by the Secretary of the Interior. Permits such officers, for purposes of law enforcement within any area that is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System or any other area owned or controlled by the Service, to: (1) perform acts to maintain law and order and protect persons and property; and (2) conduct an investigation of any offense under Federal law committed within such area in the absence of investigation thereof by any other Federal law enforcement agency having investigative jurisdiction over the offense committed or with the concurrence of such other agency. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) designate any law enforcement officer of any Federal agency or State to act as a special police officer in areas of the System and to exercise authority established by this Act, subject to specified conditions; (2) cooperate with any State in the enforcement, within the System, of the laws or ordinances of the State; and (3) provide reimbursement to a State for expenditures incurred in connection with activities of the State pursuant to such designation. Sets forth provisions regarding the treatment of special police officers under this Act (in general, not as Federal employees or subject to Federal employment laws) and with respect to tort claims, workers' compensation, and specified provisions of the Federal criminal code.

Bill· HRH.R. 5459 (102nd)reported

Antarctic Environmental Protection Protocol Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1992

Antarctic Environmental Protection Protocol Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, to appoint a U.S. officer or employee as the U.S. representative to the Committee for Environmental Protection (Committee) under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (Treaty) (done at Madrid in October 1991). Makes it unlawful for any person to: (1) conduct an activity within Antarctica in a manner inconsistent with the Protocol; (2) engage in, provide assistance to, or knowingly finance any Antarctica mineral resource activity; (3) introduce any prohibited product within Antarctica (defined as polychlorinated biphenyls, nonsterile soils, polystyrene or similar packaging, pesticides, and other products designated by the Secretary); (4) conduct open burning, maintain a landfill at a U.S. coastal facility, or maintain an incinerator after December 31, 1994; (5) bring any dog into Antarctica; (6) use leaded fuel at a U.S. facility within Antarctica or in any vessel or aircraft subject to U.S. jurisdiction; (7) engage in specified activities without a permit; (8) violate any terms of this Act; (9) ship, sell, purchase, import, export, or have control of any native bird, mammal, or plant, or mineral resource which the person knows was taken in violation of this Act; (10) refuse to permit any authorized U.S. employee to board a U.S. vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction for conducting any search or inspection in connection with enforcement; or (11) interfere with any search or resist a lawful arrest or detention or interfere with such an arrest or detention. Waives the prohibition on activities conducted without a permit under emergency circumstances to prevent the loss of human life. Makes it unlawful for any vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction to discharge into Antarctic waters any: (1) oil, noxious liquid substance, chemical, or any substance in quantities determined to be harmful; or (2) plastic, garbage, or food waste, except that food waste may be disposed of not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land or ice shelf after it has been passed through a comminutor or grinder. Applies such prohibitions to a vessel owned or operated by the United States when engaged in noncommercial service within Antarctica. Prohibits the following activities in Antarctica, except in accordance with a permit: (1) construction or decommissioning of any U.S. facility, building, or airfield within Antarctica; (2) the conduct of an expedition of more than ten persons to, from, or within Antarctica; (3) the operation of U.S. facilities within Antarctica conducted with support provided by the Director of the National Science Foundation; (4) taking within Antarctica any native mammal, bird, or plant in such quantities that their local distribution or abundance would be adversely affected; (5) taking within Antarctica any specially protected species; (6) introducing any animal or plant not indigenous to Antarctica; (7) entering any specially protected area; or (8) operating an incinerator prior to December 31, 1994. Authorizes the Secretary to issue general permits for any category of research activity if the activities are similar in nature and will cause no more than a minor environmental impact when performed cumulatively. Establishes a specific procedure for permit applications requesting authority to undertake actions with respect to: (1) native marine mammals covered by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972; (2) endangered or threatened species; (3) native birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; (4) the discharge of any untreated sewage into Antarctic waters; or (5) the discharge of any substance which is regulated under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973. Prohibits the issuance of a permit unless there is sufficient information to assess possible environmental impacts and if required, an environmental impact statement (EIS) has been prepared and circulated to Treaty parties and to the Committee. Provides that permits which authorize any taking may only be issued for providing specimens for scientific study or institutions or for the unavoidable consequences of scientific research activities and shall ensure that only small numbers are taken, the variety of the species and balance of the ecological systems are maintained, and the taking is required to further a bona fide scientific purpose. Authorizes permits for takings of specially protected species to be issued only if: (1) there is a compelling scientific purpose which does not involve unnecessary duplication of research; (2) the actions authorized will not jeopardize any existing natural ecological systems or the survival or recovery of the species; and (3) nonlethal techniques are used. Requires permits which authorize the introduction of any nonindigenous animal or plant to be issued only for animals and plants to be used in a laboratory and requires the removal of such plants or animals from Antarctica prior to the expiration of the permit. Authorizes the issuance of a permit that allows the entry into any specially protected area only if: (1) there is a compelling scientific purpose for the entry; and (2) the actions will not jeopardize the natural ecological system and are in accordance with the management plan. Provides that permits that authorize the construction of a U.S. facility, building, or airfield within Antarctica may be issued only if there is a compelling scientific or logistical purpose that cannot be met by an existing facility, building, or airfield. Requires permits which authorize the construction or operation of incinerators prior to 1995, or the disposal of sewage or garbage within Antarctica, to minimize the environmental impact. Requires permits that authorize the discharge of material from a U.S. vessel to contain terms consistent with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973. Permits judicial review of permit issuance decisions. Authorizes permit modification, suspension, or revocation. Provides for permit application fees. Applies the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to activities of Federal agencies in Antarctica. Requires Federal agencies planning to conduct activities in Antarctica to determine whether such activities will have more than a minor or transitory impact on the environment. Authorizes such activities if the agency monitors them to assess and verify the minor or transitory impact. Directs Federal agencies, if activities will have more than a minor or transitory environmental impact, to prepare an EIS. Requires the preparation of an EIS for the issuance of a permit for the construction or decommissioning of any U.S. facility, building, or airfield. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, to issue regulations establishing procedures for the environmental assessment of nongovernmental activities in Antarctica. Provides for review of an EIS by the Treaty parties and the Committee prior to permission for an activity to proceed. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, to establish a plan for monitoring activities within Antarctica that have more than a minor or transitory environmental impact. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, to conduct a program for monitoring the health of the waters of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean as part of a global ocean observing system. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to develop requirements for contingency plans for responses to incidents with adverse environmental impacts in Antarctica. Requires the President to circulate to all Treaty parties all inspection and compliance reports and all actions taken to ensure compliance with the Protocol and to bring to the attention of the other parties all known incidents of noncompliance with the Protocol by the nationals of those parties. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Sets forth enforcement procedures and establishes authorities for searches and seizures and forfeitures. Gives the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, primary responsibility for implementing the Protocol. Requires the Director to continue to support basic research investigations of the Antarctic environment in order to understand globally important processes. Repeals the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 and the Antarctic Protection Act of 1990. Sets forth procedures with respect to acceptance of amendments to the Protocol. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the prohibition on Antarctic mineral resource activities should remain in effect permanently or indefinitely. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 5405 (102nd)referred

Foreign Aid Reform Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1992

Foreign Aid Reform Act of 1992 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to declare that economic support assistance should be provided principally through commodity import programs, project assistance, sector programs, or the provision of U.S. goods and services. Permits such assistance to be provided to a foreign government as a cash transfer only pursuant to an agreement requiring the recipient government to spend the cash transfer to purchase U.S. goods and services to the extent that the recipient government purchases goods and services not produced in that country. Exempts from this Act any recipient government that: (1) receives less than $25,000,000 cash transfer assistance for a fiscal year; or (2) as of April 1, 1989, was receiving such assistance and has an agreement with the United States under which it agrees to spend an amount equal to the amount of the cash transfer on U.S. goods and services, to carry 50 percent of all bulk shipments of U.S. grain on privately-owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels, to purchase U.S. grain at levels comparable to those purchased in prior years, and to comply with such requirements in any fiscal year in which it receives such assistance. Authorizes the President to waive the requirements of this Act if it is in the national interest to do so.

Bill· HRH.R. 5397 (102nd)open

Abandoned Barge Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1992

Abandoned Barge Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to prohibit an owner or operator of a barge from abandoning it on U.S. navigable waters. Deems a barge not to to be abandoned if: (1) it is located at a federally- or State-approved mooring area; (2) it is on private property with the property owner's permission; or (3) the owner or operator notifies the Secretary of Transportation of the barge's location. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) assess a civil penalty for violations of this Act; and (2) remove a barge that has been abandoned. Declares that the United States shall not be liable for damages resulting from such removal. Makes the owner or operator of an abandoned barge liable for expenses incurred by the United States in removing it. Declares that barge removal contractors and subcontractors are not liable for damages resulting from such removal, except in certain circumstances. Requires undocumented barges weighing 100 gross tons operating on U.S. navigable waters to be numbered.

Bill· HRH.R. 5324 (102nd)open

NOAA Fleet Modernization Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1992

NOAA Fleet Modernization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to implement a 15-year program to replace and modernize the fleet of research vessels owned or operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mandates a plan for the program and preparation of requirements for each class of vessels to be constructed or converted. Authorizes, subject to conditions, multiyear contracts for: (1) acquisition of the vessels; and (2) oceanographic research, fisheries research, and mapping and charting services to assist in fulfilling NOAA missions. Prohibits awarding a contract for the construction, repair, or alteration of any NOAA vessel in a foreign shipyard if the foreign shipyard benefits from unfair subsidies. Requires, for the fleet replacement and modernization program, use of excess capacity of University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System vessels. Mandates consultation regarding interoperability of NOAA and Navy vessels. Authorizes appropriations. Requires unobligated amounts appropriated for fleet modernization, shipbuilding, and conversion under the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 to be obligated in accordance with this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 5297 (102nd)referred

Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1992

Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow, on order of a veterinarian: (1) a new animal drug approved for one use to be used for a different purpose, provided the use does not result in residues in food in violation of established safe levels for the drug; and (2) a new drug approved for human use to be used in non-food producing animals.

Bill· HRH.R. 5257 (102nd)referred

United States-Flag Passenger Vessel Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1992

United States - Flag Passenger Vessel Act of 1992 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to prohibit a passenger from being transported on a covered passenger voyage (a voyage of a vessel from a State or U.S. possession to a point outside of such State or possession and during which the passenger does not disembark to a foreign country, or between points in the United States, either directly or by way of a foreign port) in any other vessel than one built and documented under U.S. laws, with specified exceptions. Sets forth a civil penalty of $1,000 per passenger transported in violation of this prohibition.

Bill· HRH.R. 5240 (102nd)referred

Tax Extension Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1992

Tax Extension Act of 1992 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend from August 1, 1992, until August 1, 1993, the provisions governing the allocation of research and experimental expenditures for purposes of determining sources of income. Extends the following provisions from June 30, 1992, until December 31, 1993: (1) the tax credit for increasing research activities; (2) the targeted jobs credit; (3) the authority to issue qualified mortgage bonds and qualified mortgage credit certificates; (4) the authority to issue qualified small issue bonds to finance manufacturing facilities and farm property; (5) employer-provided educational assistance; (6) the tax exclusion for employer-provided group legal services plans; (7) the energy investment credit for solar and geothermal property; (8) the credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions; and (9) health insurance costs of self-employed individuals. Extends the low-income housing credit until December 31, 1993 with modifications. Expands the ten-year anti-churning rule waiver to certain projects substantially assisted, financed, or operated under the National Housing Act. Allows units occupied by certain full-time students to qualify for such credit. Authorizes the Treasury Department to waive penalties for certain de minimis errors and recertifications. Provides that certain community service facilities in projects in qualified census tracts are included in eligible basis as functionally related and subordinate facilities. Allows certain building owners to elect to use apartment size or family size in determining the credit's gross rent limitation. Provides for the tax treatment of resale price control and subsidy lien programs under mortgage revenue bond provisions. Repeals the tax preference for the appreciated property charitable deduction during 1992 and 1993. Requires a report by the Secretary of the Treasury to certain congressional committees on an advance valuation procedure.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 458 (102nd)referred

To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the Speaker from recognizing Members to make special-order speeches and to eliminate the insertion of extensions of remarks in the Congressional Record.

United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1992

Amends rule XIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the Speaker of the House from recognizing Members to make special-order speeches. Amends rule XXXIV to prohibit extensions of remarks by Members from being inserted in the Congressional Record, except as they pertain to legislative matters before the House, its committees or subcommittees.

Bill· HRH.R. 5096 (102nd)open

Antitrust Reform Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992

Antitrust Reform Act of 1992 - Authorizes Bell operating companies (BOCs) to apply to the Attorney General, notwithstanding the Modification of Final Judgement entered into on August 24, 1982 (AT&T consent decree), for authorization to: (1) engage in research and development related to telecommunications or customer premises equipment; (2) provide information services; (3) manufacture or provide telecommunications equipment, or manufacture customer premises equipment; (4) provide interexchange telecommunications. Requires such application to describe with particularity the nature and scope of each activity, and of each product, service, and geographic market for which authorization is sought. Specifies that the applicable date after which a BOC may apply for authorization: (1) with respect to providing interexchange telecommunications, or an information service relating to an alarm monitoring services, shall be five years after the date of enactment; and (2) in any other case, shall be the date of enactment. Sets forth procedures regarding: (1) the publication of applications in the Federal Register; (2) determinations by the Attorney General, following a comment period by interested persons; and (3) judicial review of such determinations. Makes it unlawful for a BOC to engage in activities to be permitted for BOCs under this Act (such activities) before authorized to do so pursuant to this Act, with exceptions for specified previously authorized activities. Prohibits a BOC with monopoly power in any exchange service market, with respect to such activities (with exceptions), from: (1) discriminating in any relevant market between itself or an affiliated enterprise and any other person (or between any two such other persons) with respect to any product or service related to the provision or use of a telecommunications service if the effect of such action may be to substantially lessen competition or to tend to create a monopoly, in any line of commerce; (2) using proceeds obtained from providing exchange service in such market to subsidize such activities in any relevant market; (3) becoming an affiliated enterprise of, or acquiring any exchange assets of, another BOC; and (4) engaging in such activities with another BOC in any relevant market. Requires: (1) each BOC to advise in writing each of its officers and responsible management personnel of the requirements of this Act and that violations may result in criminal liability; and (2) the chief executive officer of each BOC that is not owned or controlled by another BOC to certify annually in writing to the Attorney General whether such company and its affiliates have complied with the provisions of this Act. Specifies that: (1) it shall be the duty of the U.S. Attorneys to institute proceedings to prevent and restrain violations of this Act in their districts; and (2) whoever knowningly engages (or attempts to engage) in specified activities prohibited by this Act shall be guilty of a felony (and, upon conviction, shall be punished to the same extent provided for a violation of the Sherman Act). Provides a private right of action (for damages and injunctive relief) for violation of this Act. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) jurisdiction; (2) subpoenas; and (3) the relationship of this Act to other laws (icluding provision for cumulative penalties). Amends the Clayton Act to include this Act among the antitrust laws.

Bill· HRH.R. 5070 (102nd)referred

DeLauro-Lowey Water Pollution Control and Estuary Restoration Financing Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1992

DeLauro-Lowey Water Pollution Control and Estuary Restoration Financing Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the State water pollution control revolving fund program through FY 1999. Requires a specified percentage (increasing with each succeeding fiscal year) of such appropriations to be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make capitalization grants for estuary plans to qualified States. Requires States to submit estimates of the need for assistance for implementing and monitoring such plans. Prohibits the submission of such estimates unless the estimates are approved by the appropriate management conference under the National Estuary Program. Makes States that fail to submit approved estimates ineligible for assistance. Directs States to establish separate Estuary Accounts in their water pollution control revolving funds, to be used for implementing approved estuary plans. Permits loans made with amounts in such Accounts to be for terms of up to 40 years or for the useful life of a facility constructed with the loan, whichever is less, if the borrower demonstrates financial hardship. Allows States to use interest earned on amounts in such Accounts to subsidize up to 90 percent of the principal portion of debt service of certain entities that are financially unable to carry out a necessary project for an estuary plan. Establishes a State matching requirement for deposits into Accounts. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants for the implementation of estuary conservation and management plans. Limits the Federal share to 75 percent of the total cost of implementation. Authorizes appropriations. Permits certain grants under the National Estuary Program to be used for interim actions adopted by management conferences to protect the water and sediment quality of estuaries. Extends the authorization of appropriations for management conferences, grants, conservation and management plans, and research under the National Estuary Program through FY 1999. Revises provisions concerning the purposes of management conferences. Directs the Administrator to issue a guidance document that establishes requirements for: (1) management conferences to follow in developing, implementing, and monitoring conservation and management plans; and (2) approving and implementing interim actions to protect water quality of estuaries for which plans are developed. Requires management conferences to be convened for periods of at least five years (currently, up to five years). Permits the extension of a conference for an additional five years if the affected Governors concur in the extension and the extension is necessary to meet requirements. Revises approval and implementation procedures for estuary conservation and management plans and establishes such procedures for interim actions.

Bill· HRH.R. 5055 (102nd)open

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1992

Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1992 - Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for: (1) operation and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation; (4) retirement pay and benefits; (5) alteration or removal of bridges; and (6) environmental compliance and restoration. Authorizes the Coast Guard end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and the average military training student loads. Earmarks funds for specified purposes relating to Group Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; Traverse City, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Galveston, Texas; and Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Declares specified bridges in Louisiana and Massachusetts to be unreasonable obstructions to navigation. Title II: Boating Safety - Amends Federal law to create an increased civil penalty for subsequent offenses of operating a vessel while intoxicated. Mandates reports to specified congressional committees regarding: (1) a plan to increase the availability of voluntary safe boating education to individuals under 17 years old; and (2) ways to enlarge the mission of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and to increase Auxiliary participation in Coast Guard activities. Mandates a demonstration project in the Ninth Coast Guard District in conjunction with other appropriate Government agencies to increase coordination of enforcement of boating laws and regulations. Title III: Miscellaneous - Amends Federal law relating to Coast Guard user fees to prohibit a fee or charge for the inspection of training ships operated by State maritime academies. Subjects foreign vessels certified by countries with inspection laws similar to those of the United States to an inspection to ensure that the condition of the vessel is (currently, only the condition of the vessel's propulsion and lifesaving equipment are) as stated in its certificate. Prohibits a foreign vessel (currently, a foreign or domestic vessel of more than a specified size) from departing from a U.S. port with passengers who embarked at that port if the vessel does not comply with the standards stated in the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. Mandates submission to specified congressional committees of a report on the application of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor technology to Coast Guard missions.

Bill· HRH.R. 5012 (102nd)referred

To extend emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers who suffered crop losses in 1991 and 1992 due to infestations of sweetpotato whitefly and to authorize research to minimize or prevent future infestations.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1992

Extends emergency crop loss assistance to producers who lost crops during the period July 1, 1991, to April 15, 1992, to infestations of sweetpotato whitefly. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide specified funds to the Cooperative State Research Service for expanded research on sweetpotato whitefly control.

Bill· HRH.R. 5014 (102nd)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the one-time exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence shall apply to a portion of the farmland on which the residence is located.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1992

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to include up to 160 acres of farmland on which a residence is located in the one-time exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence by an individual who has attained age 55.

Bill· HRH.R. 4963 (102nd)referred

Primary Care Health Practitioner Incentive Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992

Primary Care Health Practitioner Incentive Act of 1992 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide increased Medicare reimbursement for nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse midwives (practitioners) at 97 percent of the physician fee schedule amount for services performed without regard to location or practice setting. Provides for bonus payments for services provided by such practitioners in health professional shortage areas. Defines "clinical nurse specialist" as an individual who is a registered nurse and is licensed to practice nursing in the State in which the clinical nurse specialist services are performed and holds a master's degree in a defined clinical area of nursing from an accredited educational institution.

Bill· HRH.R. 4908 (102nd)referred

Maritime Academy Cadet Licensing Relief Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992

Maritime Academy Cadet Licensing Relief Act - Amends Federal law relating to Coast Guard user fees to prohibit any fee for the issuance, evaluation, or examination of, or applications for, entry level licenses or merchant mariner's documents for certain individuals under specified provisions.

Bill· HRH.R. 4764 (102nd)referred

Minor Crop Protection Assistance Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1992

Minor Crop Protection Assistance Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to define "minor use" as the use of a pesticide on a commercial agricultural crop or site where: (1) the total U.S. acreage for the crop is less than 300,000 acres; (2) the acreage expected to be treated as a result of that use is less than 300,000 acres annually or the agricultural crop represents production from less than 300,000 acres annually; (3) the use does not provide sufficient economic incentive to support initial or continuing registration; and (4) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not determined that the use presents an unreasonable adverse environmental effect. Permits the Administrator, in handling the registration of a pesticide for a minor use, to waive applicable data requirements if it is determined that the absence of data will not prevent the Administrator from determining the incremental risk presented by the minor use and that such risk would have an unreasonable adverse environmental effect. Prohibits data that relates solely to a minor use, without the permission of the original data submitter, from being considered by the Administrator to support a minor use application by another person for ten years following the submission of the data. Terminates the exclusive use of such data if the registration is voluntarily cancelled, or if the data are used to support a nonminor use. Provides for expedited review (within six months of submission) of applications to support minor use pesticide registrations. Grants registrants who make good faith requests for minor use waivers regarding required data, and whose requests are denied, a full time period for providing such data. Requires the Administrator, upon the request of a registrant, to extend the deadline for the production of data required solely to support a minor use pesticide up to four years if the registrant provides data to support other uses of the pesticide and a schedule to assure that the data production will be completed before the expiration of the extension. Applies the same extension conditions to data for reregistrations. Requires the Administrator to conditionally amend a registration to permit additional minor uses even if data is insufficient if the applicant has submitted satisfactory data pertaining to the proposed minor use and amending such registration would not increase environmental risks. Prohibits amendments if the pesticide meets or exceeds risk criteria associated with human dietary exposure and other specified conditions. Provides for extensions of minor use registration and data submission deadlines in cases where a registrant is not providing data to support a minor use but is providing data in a timely fashion to support other uses. Requires the Administrator, when a minor use registration application is filed no later than two years after another registrant voluntarily cancels registration for a similar use, to evaluate such application as if the voluntary cancellation had not yet taken place for purposes of data use, subject to environmental risk considerations. Directs EPA to assure coordination of minor use issues through the establishment of a minor use program within the Office of Pesticide Programs. Establishes and authorizes funding for a Department of Agriculture matching fund minor use program. Requires the program to be utilized to ensure the continued availability of minor use crop protection chemicals, including the data to support minor use pesticide registrations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4722 (102nd)open

Marine and Coastal Environment and Global Climate Protection Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1992

Marine and Coastal Environment and Global Climate Protection Act of 1992 - Title I: Ocean and Coastal Resources Management and Development Block Grants - Ocean and Coastal Resources Management and Development Block Grant Act - Establishes the Ocean and Coastal Resources Management and Development Fund. Directs the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to provide to each State from amounts paid into such Fund a national ocean and coastal resources management and development block grant to ameliorate any adverse impacts resulting from activities of coastal-related energy facilities. Prescribes eligibility and implementation guidelines. Precludes a block grant from being paid to a State unless it has established a trust fund to receive it. Prescribes procedural guidelines under which recipient States must allocate their respective block grants among local governments. Requires a recipient State to submit to the Secretary a financial audit of its block grant trust fund for each fiscal year in which it receives such grant. Sets forth procedural guidelines for the withholding of a State's future block grant if the Secretary determines that block grant funds have been misused. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to implement this Act. Title II: Global Climate Change Response Fund - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Global Climate Change Response Fund. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to deposit into the Fund ten percent of all royalties received (after enactment of this Act) under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Terminates authority to make such contributions on October 1, 2003. Mandates that Fund monies be used by the President to make annual contributions to any agreed-upon financial mechanism provided for in the Framework Convention on Climate Change. Title III: Revisions to the Outer Continental Shelf Program - Prohibits oil and gas lease sales in certain Outer Continental Shelf planning areas unless the Secretary of the Interior determines that: (1) adequate scientific and technical information is available regarding specified aspects of such planning areas; and (2) development of such areas is needed to meet domestic economic energy needs. Declares moratoria on preleasing activities and lease sales, and imposes restrictions and requirements upon: (1) the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area; (2) the South Atlantic Planning Area; (3) the Straits of Florida Planning Area; (4) the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area; (5) Southern California, Central California, and Northern California Planning Areas; (6) Washington-Oregon Planning Area; and (7) North Aleutian Basin Planning Area. Provides for exceptions to such proscribed lease sales upon request of the affected State (unless the Governor of another affected State objects to such leasing). Title IV: Environmental Studies Program - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to include within a statutorily mandated environmental assessment study of the Outer Continental Shelf and coastal areas affected by its oil and gas development, an assessment of the adequacy of available physical oceanographic, ecological and socioeconomic information. Mandates completion of such study, subject to peer review by at least three qualified scientists at least two of whom shall not be employed by the Federal Government, and publication, not later than 180 days before the date on which the lease sale is held. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Miscellaneous - Makes conforming amendments to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act regarding lease cancellations to reflect the changes made by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate lease cancellation regulations which state that compensation for lease cancellation may be made in the form of cash, or credit against rent or royalty payments that would otherwise be paid to the Federal Government, or a combination of cash with such credit.

Bill· HRH.R. 4724 (102nd)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the purchase of a principal residence by first-time homebuyers.

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1992

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a first-time homebuyer who purchases a principal residence a tax credit of ten percent of the purchase price of such residence. Limits the credit to $5,000. Requires married individuals filing jointly to both be first-time homebuyers. Allows the use of 50 percent of the credit in the first taxable year in which the residence is purchased and the remaining 50 percent in the succeeding taxable year. Makes this credit applicable to residences acquired after February 1, 1992, and before January 1, 1993, or for which a binding contract is entered into during such period.

Bill· HRH.R. 4488 (102nd)open

Nuclear Reactor Licensing Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1992

Nuclear Reactor Licensing Act of 1992 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prescribe guidelines for: (1) issuance by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of nuclear reactor combined construction and operating licenses; and (2) post-construction hearings on such licenses. Provides for judicial review of final Commission orders affecting such licenses.

Bill· HRH.R. 4485 (102nd)open

To authorize reimbursement of expenses for overseas inspections and examination of foreign vessels.

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1992

Amends Federal law to require that, when an inspection or examination of a documented or foreign vessel (currently, of a documented vessel) is conducted under part B (currently, under chapter 33) at a foreign place at the request of the owner or operator of the vessel, the owner or operator reimburse the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for the travel and subsistence of the personnel involved. (Chapter 33 (Inspection Generally) is one of the chapters in Part B (Inspection and Regulation of Vessels).)

Bill· HRH.R. 4484 (102nd)open

Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1992

Authorizes appropriations for the Maritime Administration for: (1) operating-differential subsidies; (2) manpower, education, and training; (3) operating programs; and (4) national security support capabilities.

Bill· HRH.R. 4483 (102nd)open

Coral Reef Stewardship Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1992

Coral Reef Stewardship Act - Prohibits a person who is subject to U.S. jurisdiction from operating a vessel to injure, or present a clear and present danger of injuring, a coral reef ecosystem. Provides for: (1) civil penalties; (2) liability for response costs and damages, including liability in rem; and (3) enforcement by the Secretaries of Transportation and of Commerce. Deposits response costs and recovered damages in the existing Damage Assessment and Restoration Revolving Fund. Specifies uses of the amounts, including for: (1) response actions; (2) resource restoration or replacement, recovery monitoring, and management of national marine sanctuaries; and (3) enforcement of these provisions and of specified provisions of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. Mandates a report to the Congress on the need for additional measures to improve navigation safety around coral reefs. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, for the benefit of the contracting parties, to conduct domestic and international training programs regarding restrictions on coral trade and management of coral reefs. Mandates a report on the laws of other nations on coral reef protection. Requires: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency to issue habitat quality criteria that will protect and restore coral reefs; and (2) States, in developing programs under specified provisions of Federal law relating to protecting coastal waters, to include policies for coral reef protection and restoration. Establishes in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a program of monitoring and public education relating to coral reefs. Mandates technical assistance and training to foreign government reef management employees. Establishes a program of grants under the National Sea Grant College Program to support research on aquaculture of marine species of fish and invertebrates associated with coral reefs that are commonly collected from the wild for display in public or private aquaria. Requires negotiations with other nations on multilateral and regional agreements for coral reef protection. Requires the negotiations, as much as practicable, to be pursued through the Regional Seas Programs of the United Nations Environment Program. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4504 (102nd)open

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make restoration of naturally occurring sand dunes eligible for assistance.

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1992

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include naturally occurring sand dunes (and dunes enhanced through ongoing non-Federal activities) in the definition of "public facility," for purposes of eligibility for disaster assistance.