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Bill· HRH.R. 2504 (101st)referred

Great Lakes Maritime Trade Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1989

Great Lakes Maritime Trade Act of 1989 - Title I: Eligibility of Certain Reflagged Vessels in the Great Lakes to Carry Preference Cargoes - Exempts an American Great Lakes vessel (AGLV) from provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 which prohibit a vessel which is built or rebuilt outside the United States or documented under any foreign registry from being, for purposes of cargo preference provisions, a privately owned U.S.-flag vessel. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to designate a vessel to be an AGLV if it meets certain requirements regarding U.S. documentation and if the owner enters into a construction and purchase agreement specifying that: (1) all repair, maintenance, reconditioning, and other construction (except emergency repairs) shall be performed in the United States; and (2) if the designation is revoked or terminated under provisions of this Act, the United States shall have an exclusive right to purchase the vessel under specified price terms. Declares that, notwithstanding any law, if the United States does not purchase the vessel, the owner shall not be prohibited from transferring the vessel to a foreign registry or selling it to a non-U.S. citizen. Prohibits an AGLV, except during the Great Lakes shipping off-season, from engaging in trade: (1) from a non-Great Lakes U.S. port; (2) between U.S. ports; or (3) between Great Lakes U.S. ports and Great Lakes Canadian ports. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to revoke the designation of a vessel as an AGLV on determining that the vessel does not meet a requirement for the designation, it has been operated in violation of this title, or the owner has violated a construction and purchase agreement under this title. Terminates an AGLV designation three years after the date of the designation or on an earlier date as may be requested by the vessel owner. Title II: Great Lakes Maritime Passage Enhancements - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to extend indefinitely, with regard to certain cargo preference provisions, the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation take steps to preserve the percentage share, or metric tonnage of bagged, processed, or fortified commodities experienced in calendar year 1984, of waterborne cargoes exported from Great Lakes ports pursuant to specified provisions of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. Directs the Secretary of the Army, notwithstanding specified requirements of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, to initiate and complete the design, planning, and engineering of the Sault Sainte Marie lock project. Extends the authorization of such project to the end of FY 1993. Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) initiate discussions with Canada to eliminate all tolls on the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway; and (2) report to the Congress, by January 1, 1990, regarding those efforts, any results, and recommendations for further action. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that: (1) funding for icebreaking capability in the Great Lakes should be maintained at a level sufficient to ensure passage under any conditions which may reasonably be expected to occur during the Great Lakes shipping season; and (2) it is essential to maintain in the Great Lakes an icebreaking vessel with horsepower and beam equivalent to those of the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw.

Bill· HRH.R. 2345 (101st)open

To amend section 19 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2149).

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Amends the Animal Welfare Act to permit citizen suits to compel enforcement of such Act. Authorizes the court in such suits to award litigation expenses, including attorney fees, to: (1) a prevailing plaintiff; or (2) a prevailing defendant if such action is found to be frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation.

Bill· HRH.R. 2380 (101st)open

To provide that ZIP code boundaries may be redrawn so that they do not cross the boundaries of any unit of general local government.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Directs the U.S. Postal Service to establish procedures to provide that, upon a written request of the head of any unit of general local government, ZIP code boundaries do not cross the boundaries of such general local government unit. Declares that ZIP code areas having the same first five digits shall be considered to have the same ZIP code in order to apply this Act to areas using more than five digits.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 157 (101st)referred

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Exxon Company, USA, should devote whatever resources are necessary and pay all expenses required to compensate affected parties expeditiously, mitigate impacts, and complete cleanup by September 15, 1989, of Prince William Sound and other Alaska lands and waters damaged by the Exxon Valdezoil spill.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Exxon Company must dedicate necessary resources and pay all required expenses to compensate affected parties, mitigate impacts, and complete cleanup by September 15, 1989, of Prince William Sound and other Alaska lands and waters damaged by the Exxon Valdez oil spill; and (2) the scope and thoroughness of the cleanup shall be determined by the U.S. Coast Guard to achieve maximum benefit of fish and wildlife habitat and the Alaska environment.

Bill· HRH.R. 2319 (101st)referred

Low-Income Housing Credit Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1989

Low-Income Housing Credit Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the low-income housing income tax credit (under current law the credit will expire after tax year 1989). Permits States a one-year carryover of unused credit authority. Assigns carryovers to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate to eligible States applying for excess credit. Allows the credit only if an extended low-income housing commitment (beyond the current 15-year period) is in effect with respect to any building for the relevant taxable year. Describes procedures to effect transition to a non-low-income use in connection with such extensions. Permits the credit in connection with the acquisition of an existing building only if the taxpayer incurs rehabilitation expenditures of at least $3,000 per unit. Revises rent restrictions to: (1) declare unnecessary a required rent reduction below the initial rent if the median gross income of the area decreases; (2) permit higher rent if units are occupied by higher income individuals and the project has an operating deficit; (3) base income limitations on the number of bedrooms in a unit; and (4) use State median gross income in certain low-income housing status determinations. Broadens categories of existing buildings eligible for a waiver of the ten-year requirement for the low-income housing credit. Revises credit provisions relating to single-room occupancy units and special needs housing. Loosens restrictions that limit credit benefits in connection with buildings financed with tax-exempt bonds and below market loans. Permits the credit to be allocated: (1) on a project basis; and (2) in connection with owner-occupied buildings of four units or less if a development plan is submitted. Directs housing credit agencies to adopt plans for allocating credit amounts among projects, prohibiting the credit with respect to any building not included in such a plan. Modifies at-risk rules in connection with buildings subject to the historic rehabilitation credit and those associated with financing provided by certain nonprofit organizations. Sets the tax credit rate on a semiannual rather than monthly basis. Increases the credit in connection with buildings in high cost areas (low-income census tracts or difficult development areas).

Bill· HRH.R. 2273 (101st)open

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1989 - Title I: General Prohibition Against Discrimination - Declares that it shall be discriminatory, on the basis of disability, to deny opportunities or to afford them unequally, to provide opportunities less effectively (or differently or separately, unless necessary for effectiveness), to assist an organization or individual that discriminates, or to otherwise limit opportunities enjoyed by others. Prohibits the use of standards, criteria, or administrative methods that have the purpose or effect of discrimination or perpetuate discrimination. Declares it discriminatory to deny equal opportunities because of the relationship or association of an individual with another individual with a disability. Allows as a defense to a charge of discrimination that an application of standards or criteria has been demonstrated to be both necessary and substantially related to the ability of an individual to take advantage of the essential components of the opportunity, and that the taking advantage cannot be accomplished by reasonable accommodations, modifications, or the provision of auxiliary aids or services. Title II: Employment - Prohibits discrimination by any employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee against any qualified individual with a disability in job application procedures, hiring or discharge, compensation, advancement, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Lists types of actions construed to be discrimination. Makes the remedies set forth in specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other specified Federal law available to any individual who believes that he or she is being or is about to be subjected to discrimination in violation of this Act. Title III: Public Services - Declares that no qualified individual with a disability shall be excluded from the participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination by a State, or by an agency, political subdivision, or other instrumentality of a State. Lists types of actions deemed, for purposes of this Act and specified provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to be discrimination with regard to public transportation. Makes the remedies and rights set forth in specified provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 available to any individual who believes that he or she is being or is about to be subjected to discrimination in violation of this Act. Title IV: Public Accommodations and Services Operated by Private Entities - Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in the enjoyment of any place of public accommodation. Lists types of actions construed to be discrimination. Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in public transportation services provided by a private entity that is primarily engaged in transporting people, but that is not in the principal business of air transportation. Lists types of actions construed to be discrimination. Makes specified provisions of the Fair Housing Act relating to enforcement available, subject to exception, to any aggrieved individual. Title V: Telecommunications Relay Services - Defines "telecommunications relay services" to mean services that enable simultaneous communication between individuals who use telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDDs) or other nonvoice terminal devices and individuals who do not use such devices. Declares it discriminatory for any common carrier that offers telephone services to the public to fail to provide interstate or intrastate telecommunication relay services that are equal to those provided to their customers who are able to use voice services, except in any State in which services are provided through an entity designated by the State. Declares it discrimination by a State that makes such a designation if the State fails to provide interstate or intrastate relay services that are equal to those provided to their voice customers. Makes specified provisions of the Fair Housing Act relating to enforcement available, subject to exception, to any aggrieved individual. Requires the Federal Communications Commission to enforce this title. Makes specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 apply with respect to the enforcement of this title. Provides for cease and desist orders by the Commission and for monetary penalties. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Prohibits retaliatory discrimination against any individual because of actions related to this Act. Declares that a State shall not be immune under the 11th Amendment to the Constitution from an action in Federal court for a violation of this Act. Requires the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to issue minimum guidelines to supplement the existing Minimum Guidelines and Requirements for Accessible Design. Allows the awarding of reasonable attorney's fees, in certain circumstances, in any action or proceeding under this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 2288 (101st)referred

Rape Prevention Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Rape Prevention Act of 1989 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to public and nonprofit private community organizations for the purpose of establishing or operating local projects to combat rape and other forms of sexual assault. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994.

Bill· HRH.R. 2254 (101st)referred

Construction Safety, Health, and Education Improvement Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1989

Construction Safety, Health, and Education Improvement Act of 1989 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to establish in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (the Office) to ensure safe and healthy working conditions in the performance of construction work. Provides that the Office shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary). Directs the Secretary to employ additional OSHA inspectors to carry out Office duties. Requires the Director to designate an Office employee to serve as small business liaison. Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations providing for certain exemptions from this Act for specified types of construction projects, operations, or construction contractors, conditioned on compliance with alternative requirements capable of promoting employee safety and health. Directs the Secretary to establish an effective and fair system for construction worksite inspections, concentrating resources on construction worksites and operations with a high potential for fatalities or serious injuries and illnesses. Requires, when establishing inspection priorities, that due weight be given to employer compliance with standards and recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Gives priority to inspection of projects and worksites of owners and employers having a higher than average incidence or severity of injuries or illnesses for the type of construction involved. Requires each construction contractor to maintain accurate records of accidents and injuries at a construction worksite. Requires an employer to report to the appropriate regional office of OSHA by telephone or telegraph, within 24 hours after its occurrence, any incident involving construction work that results in: (1) a serious injury; (2) a fatality; (3) a structural failure that leads to the collapse of a place of employment; or (4) a potential collapse of a place of employment. Requires the employer to submit a written followup report with specified information. Directs the Secretary to conduct site inspections to investigate all such reports, as well as all reports of those categories of serious injuries the Secretary prescribes. Requires such inspections within 24 hours after receipt of the telephone or telegraph report, unless site conditions would make inspection dangerous. Requires the construction contractor to prevent destruction of evidence. Directs the Secretary to make public a narrative description of the occurrence. Requires the construction safety specialist to provide the Secretary a notice containing specified information on a construction project prior to commencement of work, unless it is necessary to perform such work immediately to prevent injury to persons, and notice is given to the Secretary as soon as practicable. Requires the construction safety specialist, at project completion at one-year intervals during the project, to report to the Secretary all fatalities and serious injuries and illnesses and all structural failures. Directs the Secretary to issue standard forms for such purposes. Requires a construction contractor to establish a written safety and health program, to be managed by a construction safety specialist or other employee of the contractor. Sets forth the requirements of such a program, including evaluations of perceived hazardous conditions and analyses of perceived harmful material or substance. Requires such evaluations and analyses to be conducted, upon an employee's or employee representative's request by a construction safety professional and to be reported or denied in writing. Requires a construction contractor to develop and maintain an onsite project safety and health plan for each construction project that: (1) includes a construction process plan; (2) includes a hazard analysis; and (3) meets other specified requirements. Requires the construction safety specialist to provide a copy of the plan to each employer on the project before work commences. Requires the construction safety specialist to notify the responsible contractors of, and direct them to correct, any hazards, violations of safety or health law, or failure to comply with the program. Requires such notification to be reduced to writing as soon as practicable, and copies provided to the responsible contractors and, upon request, to all affected employers, employees, employee representatives, and the Secretary. Requires a construction contractor to ensure that a construction safety specialist is hired and retained and performs the duties prescribed by the Act at a construction worksite. Gives the construction contractor overall responsibility for the safety of the construction worksite with respect to construction safety, rules, and practices. Requires the contractor to ensure that subcontractors and supervisors are informed of the construction safety specialist's identity and duties, and to require them to comply with the specialist's health and safety policies at the worksite. Requires a construction safety specialist to: (1) ensure worksite compliance with the onsite plan and with guidelines of the Secretary and the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health; (2) maintain a detailed worksite safety report; and (3) upon discovery of a hazard, order the contractor to eliminate it and inform the contractor, owner, and Secretary of any imminent dangers. Sets forth required qualifications of a construction safety specialist. Sets forth other responsibilities of a specialist. Establishes in OSHA a Construction Safety and Health Training Academy, to be headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary. Directs the Academy to: (1) train employees of the Office who conduct construction worksite inspections; and (2) train and certify construction safety specialists who have fulfilled requirements of a standardized training course and testing program. Revises Federal law relating to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Increases criminal penalties for any employer's willful violations of such Act which result in serious injury or death to an employee. Makes employers who cause such results through specified criminal negligence also liable to such penalties. Amends the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act to grant the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health specified powers to carry out its functions. Directs the President, in the budget message, to separate the appropriation account for construction industry safety activities from that of nonconstruction activities under such Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 261 (101st)referred

Natural Resources Equity Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1989

Natural Resources Equity Act of 1989 - Provides for the interpretation of certain provisions of the 1837 and 1842 treaties with the Chippewa Indians in a manner which would result in an Indian tribal beneficiary of such treaties not being allocated over ten percent of the safe harvest from any lake or other discrete fishery of Wisconsin. Provides that to the extent the application of such provisions results in a reduced safe harvest allocation, it shall represent a taking of such right. Requires the cost of such right to be determined pursuant to U.S. Claims Court proceedings and borne equally between the State of Wisconsin and the U.S. Government.

Bill· HRH.R. 2184 (101st)open

Facsimile Advertising Regulation Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1989

Facsimile Advertising Regulation Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to telephone facsimile machines (equipment which has the capacity to reproduce text or images into an electronic signal, transmit such signal over a regular telephone line, receive such signals, and produce a copy of the transmitted text and images). Makes it unlawful for any person in the District of Columbia or in interstate or foreign communications, by means of a telephone, to use any telephone facsimile machine (fax machine) or other electronic device to send any unsolicited advertisement to the fax machine of any person whose number is on record with a common carrier as the number of one objecting to receipt of such advertisements. Directs each common carrier to maintain a list of persons who notify them of their objection to receiving such unsolicited advertisements by fax machines. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to revise the regulations governing fax machines to require that any such machine which is manufactured six months after the enactment of this Act and used for the distribution of unsolicited advertising be equipped to identify the date and time sent, an identification of the business sending the advertising, and the telephone number of the sending machine.

Bill· HRH.R. 2172 (101st)referred

Elephant Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1989

Elephant Protection Act - Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR), before January 1, 1990, to identify each foreign country that has enacted sanctions against trading in ivory. Requires the USTR to: (1) determine, for each year after 1989, if each identified country has effectively enforced such sanctions; (2) determine, for each year after 1990, if each foreign country not so identified has enacted such sanctions; and (3) determine, for each year after 1990, if such countries that have implemented sanctions against trading in ivory have enforced them. Directs the USTR to: (1) make such determinations for each year; (2) notify the President of each negative determination; and (3) publish each negative determination in the Federal Register. Requires the President, after receiving a negative determination with respect to any foreign country, to revoke nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) for all products of such country that are imported into the United States. Makes it unlawful for any person to import or export ivory products. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny foreign tax credit benefits with respect to income derived from trading in ivory. Provides that ivory-related income shall not be treated as foreign base company income.

Bill· HRH.R. 2121 (101st)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals for an indefinite period, and to increase the amount of such deduction.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1989

Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions governing the income tax deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to: (1) make the deduction permanent (under current law it will expire after tax year 1989); and (2) phase in an increase in the allowable deduction, reaching 100 percent for taxable years beginning in 1994 and thereafter.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 141 (101st)referred

Relating to the restoration of Eastern Airlines.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1989

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Bankruptcy Court and all involved parties should facilitate the prompt restoration of Eastern Airlines to full operations through appropriate action which may include appointment of a trustee, pending the sale of the company.

Bill· HRH.R. 2098 (101st)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the targeted jobs credit through 1992 and to expand the targeted groups with respect to whom such credit is allowed.

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1989

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the targeted jobs income tax credit through 1992 (under current law the credit will expire after December 31, 1989). Amends the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations through FY 1992 in connection with the targeted jobs credit. Raises from 23 to 25 years the age limitation with respect to economically disadvantaged youth targeted for credit purposes. Adds as a targeted group under the credit economically disadvantaged individuals who have completed a qualified drug rehabilitation program.

Bill· HRH.R. 2025 (101st)referred

Live Performing Arts Labor Relations Amendments

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1989

Live Performing Arts Labor Relations Amendments - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to exclude specified types of employers and performers in the live performing arts from coverage under unfair labor practice provisions: (1) prohibiting specified contracts or agreements between employers and labor organizations; and (2) prohibiting specified actions of labor organizations to force or require cessation of dealings with others, joining of labor or employer organizations, or recognition of or negotiation with labor organizations not certified as representative. Permits such employers to: (1) agree with a labor organization to make membership in it a condition of performing arts employment; and (2) make agreements with a labor organization covering performing artists even if its majority status has not yet been established. Defines "employer" to include purchasers of live musical performance services. Defines "employee" to include independent contractors engaged to perform live musical services.

Bill· HRH.R. 2049 (101st)referred

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use the most current data available in updating the hospital wage level adjustment factor.

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1989

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use the most current data available when updating hospital area wage index factors (used in determining the amount of Medicare payments to be made to hospitals for wage-related costs).

Bill· HRH.R. 2037 (101st)referred

Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1989

Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1989 - Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that: (1) terminated the income tax exclusion of amounts paid under employee educational assistance programs as of tax year 1989; and (2) deny benefits in connection with graduate work.

Bill· HRH.R. 1861 (101st)referred

Government Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1989

Government Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 - Prohibits a Federal contractor from taking reprisal actions against its officers or employees for disclosing information to a Federal agency regarding performance of a contract with such agency which indicates: (1) a violation of law; or (2) mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a danger to public health or safety. Sets forth civil penalties and remedies for violations of this Act.

Law· HRH.R. 1860 (101st)enacted

To provide that a Federal annuitant or former member of a uniformed service who returns to Government service, under a temporary appointment, to assist in carrying out the 1990 decennial census of population shall be exempt from certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to offsets from pay and other benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1989

Provides an exemption from the reduction in retirement pay because of reemployment for Federal annuitants and former members of a uniformed service who become reemployed with a temporary position within the Bureau of the Census to assist in carrying out the 1990 decennial census.

Bill· HRH.R. 1852 (101st)referred

Community Housing Partnership Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1989

Community Housing Partnership Act - Title I: Housing Education and Organizational Support Grants for Community Based Housing Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing education and organizational support grants directly to nonprofit organizations or indirectly to States and cities to assist such organizations. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Title II: Community Housing and Partnership Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide community partnership grants directly to nonprofit organizations or indirectly to States and cities to assist such organizations. Divides appropriations among: (1) urban community housing partnership grants; (2) State community housing partnership grants; and (3) direct community housing partnership grants. Sets forth the following eligible activities: (1) technical assistance and site control loans; (2) seed-money loans; (3) matching grants or loans; and (4) technical and management assistance for nonprofit sponsors. Sets forth rental project and home ownership eligibility provisions, including: (1) occupancy by lower income families; (2) profit limitations; (3) funding coordination; (4) tax treatment; and (5) affirmative action requirements. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Title III: General Provisions - Defines specified terms for purposes of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1732 (101st)open

To provide OPIC insurance, reinsurance, and financing to eligible projects in Poland.

United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1989

Authorizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to issue insurance or reinsurance, guarantee loans, or extend financing for eligible investors with respect to projects in Poland only if such projects are undertaken in conjunction with the nongovernmental sector in Poland. Requires OPIC to annually certify to the Congress that businesses in Poland with respect to which OPIC has undertaken any such activities do not violate any internationally recognized workers' rights. Prohibits OPIC from undertaking any such activities with respect to any project in Poland: (1) which fosters unfair competition with import-sensitive U.S. industries or leads to significantly adverse impacts on U.S. employment; or (2) until the Secretary of State has certified that the Government of Poland has enacted laws which significantly improve the operating conditions for private enterprises in Poland, including the reform of present conditions governing joint ventures and the licensing of new businesses.

Bill· HRH.R. 1699 (101st)referred

To award congressional gold medals to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann.

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1989

Authorizes the President to present a gold medal, on behalf of the Congress, to each of the following individuals in recognition of their contributions to this Nation's cultural heritage: (1) Frank Capra; (2) James Stewart; and (3) Fred Zinnemann. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to design a different gold medal for each such individual. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medals at a price sufficient to cover the costs of such duplicates and the gold medals. Requires the appropriations to be reimbursed out of the sales proceeds. Designates all such medals as National Medals.

Bill· HRH.R. 1676 (101st)referred

Consumer Products Safe Testing Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1989

Consumer Products Safe Testing Act - Prohibits Federal department or agency heads from considering LD50 test results when determining product safety, labeling, or transportation requirements for purposes of Federal regulation. (LD50 is a procedure whereby toxicity is measured in terms of the median dose that will kill 50 percent of the test animals within a specified time.) Requires Federal department and agency heads to: (1) review and evaluate directives that call for the use of an animal toxicity test; and (2) promulgate regulations specifying the use of nonanimal alternatives. Requires that animal toxicity testing regulations be subject to periodic agency review and to public comment in certain cases.

Bill· HRH.R. 1713 (101st)referred

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness.

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1989

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that disability insurance benefits for an individual having a terminal illness shall begin with the first month such individual has such illness.

Bill· HRH.R. 1693 (101st)open

Refuge Wildlife Protection Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1989

Refuge Wildlife Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act to require that any wildlife management or other activity which affects wildlife in any area of the System be conducted in the most humane manner possible. Permits the Secretary of the Interior to authorize any killing of a member of a wildlife species within any area of the System, based upon evidence that such killing is necessary for the health and habitat of wildlife species within the area, to protect public health and safety, and that non-lethal management alternatives are not available. Requires the Secretary to provide the scientific information upon which the authorization is based as well as details such as the numbers to be killed. Authorizes public hearings on such decisions unless an emergency exists. Authorizes the Secretary to contract out such killing. Authorizes the Secretary to donate the carcass to a charitable organization for a charitable purpose.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 85 (101st)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal funding for special education should be increased to provide more meaningful assistance to States and localities.

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1989

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) there should be a significant increase in Federal funding for programs authorized under the Education of the Handicapped Act; and (2) appropriations made by the 101st Congress to assist States and localities in providing education to children and youth with handicaps should equal at least 15 percent of the national average per pupil expenditure.

Bill· HRH.R. 1661 (101st)open

Employee Pension Protection Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1989

Employee Pension Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to revise fiduciary standards applicable to pension plan assets to account for duties with respect to assets of terminated plans. Establishes fiduciary standards to apply to employer reversions upon plan termination, requiring an employer to establish and maintain a complete replacement plan or a substantial replacement plan in connection with the termination. Prescribes requirements to govern both types of plans. Links the establishment of either of these new plans to the amount of any employer reversion, requiring the new plans to have assets sufficient to pay all liabilities to participants and their beneficiaries. Considers any plan fiduciary or sponsor to be jointly and severally liable for violation of ERISA if requirements regarding complete replacement or substantial replacement plans upon plan termination are not met at any time during the five-year period beginning on the date of final distribution of assets from the terminated plan. Describes fiduciary duties to govern the distribution of plan assets to participants and beneficiaries upon plan termination in cases when the employer does not set up a replacement or substantial replacement plan. Institutes fiduciary duties with respect to distributions of plan assets upon termination in direct trustee-to-trustee transfers to individual retirement plans. Directs the Secretary of Labor to prescribe reporting requirements in connection with these transfers.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 228 (101st)referred

To designate October 22 through 29, 1989, as "Drug Free America Week".

United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1989

Designates the week of October 22 through October 29, 1989, as Drug-Free America Week. Encourages every American to wear red during such week to symbolize a commitment to a drug-free lifestyle.

Bill· HRH.R. 1648 (101st)referred

Neighborhood Housing Services Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1989

Neighborhood Housing Services Act of 1989 - Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1990 through 1994 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. States that appropriations in excess of amounts necessary for existing Corporation services shall be available to: (1) expand the national neighborhood housing services network; (2) expand the Neighborhood Housing Services of America's loan purchase capacity; (3) make grants for incentives to extend low-income housing use; (4) increase purchases of Department of Housing and Urban Development multi-family properties; and (5) provide assistance to mutual housing associations to ensure housing affordability for low and moderate income families.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 226 (101st)open

To establish a national policy on permanent papers.

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1989

Declares it to be the policy of the United States that Federal records, books, and publications of enduring value be produced on acid-free permanent papers. Makes recommendations relating to such papers to Federal agencies and to American publishers. Recommends that the Secretary of State make known such national policy to foreign governments and appropriate international agencies. Directs the Librarian of Congress, the Archivist of the United States, the Director of the National Library of Medicine, and the Administrator of the National Agricultural Library to monitor progress in implementing such policy.

Bill· HRH.R. 1531 (101st)referred

Deposit Insurance Reform and Regulatory Modernization Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1989

Deposit Insurance Reform and Regulatory Modernization Act of 1989 Title I: Common Management of All Federal Deposit Insurance Funds Established - Federal Deposit Insurance Reform and Simplification Act - Amends the National Housing Act to transfer the management of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) from the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB) to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Makes such transfer effective January 1, 1990. Requires the FDIC and the FHLBB to consult with and cooperate with each other in carrying out their respective duties. Specifies that all functions and activities of the FSLIC concerning the regulation of savings and loan holding companies shall be transferred to the FHLBB. Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to transfer the management of the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) from the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to the FDIC. Makes such transfer effective January 1, 1990. Requires the FDIC and the NCUA to consult with and cooperate with each other in carrying out their respective duties. Title II: Federal Deposit Insurance Funds Combined; Federal Deposit Insurance Act Amendments - Federal Deposit Insurance Merger Act - Subtitle A: Merger of Federal Deposit Insurance Funds - Redesignates the FDIC as the Federal Deposit and Savings Insurance Corporation (FDSIC), effective January 1, 1994. Designates the FDSIC as the insurer of deposits in all eligible depository institutions, including: (1) institutions insured by the FDIC as of December 31, 1993; (2) new national banks when chartered by the Comptroller of the Currency; (3) State banks which become members of the Federal Reserve System; (4) savings and loan associations insured by the FSLIC as of December 31, 1993; (5) new savings and loan associations when chartered by the FHLBB; (6) credit unions insured by the NCUSIF as of December 31, 1994; and (7) new credit unions when chartered by the NCUA. Specifies procedures for uninsured State depository institutions to apply to become insured depository institutions. Establishes within the FDSIC the Federal Deposit Insurance Fund (Fund) consisting of the Permanent Insurance Fund of the FDIC and amounts transferred to the Fund from the primary and secondary reserves of the FSLIC and from the NCUSIF. Authorizes the FDSIC to limit the aggregate amount of public funds which may be invested in time and savings deposits in any insured depository institution by a Federal, State, or local government depositor on the basis of the size of any such depository institution. Allows an exception to such limitation with respect to deposits for which the government depositor has pledged collateral required as security for such deposits. Preserves any prior rights and obligations of the FSLIC and the NCUSIF arising before the effective date of the termination of the FSLIC and the NCUSIF. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the definitions of "bank" and other related terms. Sets forth new definitions relating to savings and loan associations, credit unions, and foreign banks. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to revise and set forth requirements concerning: (1) the coordination of activities with other examining agencies; (2) reporting; (3) the disposition of net assessment income; (4) adjustments to capital based on capital-to-insured deposits ratios; (5) continuing the business of an insured institution which lacks a quorum of directors due to suspension, which has lost its insured or member status, or which is under receivership; (6) payments to depositors of closed institutions; (7) the issuance of capital stock for a new depository institution; and (8) disqualifying offenses for directors or officers of insured institutions. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide that time and savings deposits held by insured depository institutions shall be lawful investments for and may be accepted as securities for: (1) all public funds of the United States; (2) fiduciary and trust funds under the authority or control of the United States; and (3) funds of all corporations organized under the laws of the United States. Allows insured depository institutions to be depositaries of public funds and fiscal agents of the United States, subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Subtitle B: Termination of FSLIC; Amendments to National Housing Act - Terminates the FSLIC effective January 1, 1994. Requires the FDSIC to take such action as may be necessary to wind up the affairs of the FSLIC and to conclude its functions, including matters affecting the disposition of personnel, assets, liabilities, property, and records. Requires the Board of Directors of the FDSIC to ensure the transfer to the FDSIC of all assets, liabilities, property, and records of the FSLIC relating to any function that becomes a FDSIC responsibility. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the National Housing Act concerning the definition of "insured institution," the registration of new savings and loan holding companies, the continuation of the registration of existing holding companies, and reporting by the FHLBB to the FDSIC of insurance risks. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act. Subtitle C: Termination of National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund - Terminates the NCUSIF as of January 1, 1995. Requires the FDSIC Board to ensure the transfer to the FDSIC of all assets, liabilities, property, and records of the NCUSIF. Repeals provisions of the Federal Credit Union Act relating to the NCUSIF. Subtitle D: Amendments to Other Acts - Makes specified technical and conforming amendments to various Federal laws relating to the banking industry, including the Bank Protection Act of 1968, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975, the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Federal criminal code, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, the International Banking Act of 1978, the Federal Credit Union Act, the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970, the Federal Reserve Act, the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and the Farm Credit Act of 1971. Title III: Merger of Federal Banking and Thrift Institution Regulatory Agencies - Federal Depository Institutions Commission Act - Redesignates the Federal Deposit Insurance Act as the Federal Depository Institutions Act. Subtitle A: Federal Depository Institutions Commission - Establishes the Federal Depository Institutions Commission. Sets the membership of the Commission at five members, four to be appointed by the President and one to be selected by the Chairman of Federal Reserve Board from the members of the Board. Sets the term of Commission members at seven years. Specifies that initial appointments shall be made so as to achieve staggered terms. Sets forth administrative powers of the Commission. Grants U.S. district courts jurisdiction over all cases to which the Commission is a party, with certain exceptions relating to cases involving the Commission as a receiver of a State depository institution or certain rights of a State depository institution under State law. Subtitle B: Regulation of National Banks - Transfers to the Commission all functions of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to the formation, supervision, and regulation of national banks, effective January 1, 1998. Makes technical and conforming amendments to various Federal statutes relating to the examination and supervision of national banks. Authorizes the Commission to require reports of condition or special reports from such banks at any time and to require the publication of such reports in local newspapers where the national banks are located. Redesignates certain Federal statutes as the National Bank Receivership Act of 1886. Authorizes the Commission, when acting as a receiver of a national bank, to use the assets of such bank to purchase any real or personal property in which the institution has an interest, if the property is being sold under any execution, foreclosure decree, or court order. Subtitle C: Regulation of Member Banks - Transfers to the Commission all functions of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal reserve banks relating to the examination, supervision, and regulation of banks which are members of the Federal Reserve System, effective January 1, 1998. Exempts from such transfer and maintains with the Federal Reserve Board the authority to suspend member banks' use of Federal Reserve System credit facilities and the authority to permit State banks to subscribe to the stock in a Federal reserve bank. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Federal Reserve Act, the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and other Federal banking statutes. Subtitle D: Regulation of Insured Depository Institutions - Transfers to the Commission all functions of the FDSIC relating to the examination, supervision, regulation and insurance of deposits of State-chartered non-member insured banks, effective January 1, 1998. Makes technical and conforming amendments to various Federal banking statutes. Subtitle E: Regulation of Thrift Institutions - Transfers to the Commission all functions of the FHLBB relating to the chartering, regulating, and examining of savings banks, savings and loan institutions, savings and loan holding companies, and holding company affiliates, effective January 1, 1998. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, the National Housing Act, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act. Subtitle F: Regulation of Credit Unions - Transfers to the Commission all functions of the National Credit Union Administration Board, effective January 1, 1998. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Federal Credit Union Act. Subtitle G: Termination and Transfer Provisions - Authorizes the President and the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board to appoint members of the Commission in advance of its effective date in order for the Commission to be prepared to carry out its functions on such effective date. Requires the Commission to consult with other banking regulatory agencies for the purpose of achieving the transfers and reorganizations required by this Act in the most efficient and least disruptive manner. Terminates the FDSIC (as established by this Act) effective January 1, 1998. Requires the Commission to wind up the affairs of the FDSIC, to conclude its functions, including matters affecting the disposition of personnel, assets, liabilities, property, and records and to transfer to the Commission all assets, liabilities, property, and records of the FDSIC. Terminates the National Credit Union Administration and Board, effective January 1, 1998. Requires the Commission to wind up the affairs of NCUA as of such date, to conclude its functions, including matters affecting the disposition of personnel, assets, liabilities, property, and records and to transfer to the Commission all assets, liabilities, property, and records of the NCUA. Requires the Commission to ensure the efficient transfer to the Commission of the assets, liabilities, property, and records relating to the functions of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board transferred to the Commission. Subtitle H: Effective Date - Makes this title effective on January 1, 1998.

Bill· HRH.R. 1532 (101st)referred

National Affordable Housing Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1989

National Affordable Housing Act - Title I: General Provisions and Policies - Sets forth a national housing goal and the objectives of a national housing policy. Requires State and local entities receiving direct assistance to submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development a comprehensive housing affordability strategy. Title II: Homeownership - Subtitle A: FHA Amendments - Amends the National Housing Act to base Federal Housing Administration (FHA) first-time homebuyer loan ceilings on regional median home prices. Authorizes the insurance of industry accepted mortgages under specified conditions. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress regarding mortgage insurance categories. Subtitle B: Savings for a Downpayment - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) authorize certain retirement plans (401(k) plans) to make equity investments in a participant's principal residence; and (2) authorize individual retirement account funds to be used as loans to purchase a home by a first-time homebuyer. Title III: Investment in Affordable Housing - HOME Corporation Act - Establishes the Government National HOME Corporation in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations for activities under this title. Subtitle A: Housing Opportunity Partnerships (HOP) - Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the HOME Corporation, to make funds available for investment in order to expand the affordable housing supply. Directs the HOME Corporation to develop model programs designed to carry out the purposes of this title. Requires participating jurisdictions to target housing for very low- and low-income families. Sets forth affordable housing qualification provisions. Allocates resources by a housing need-based formula and by incentives. Directs the HOME Corporation to establish a housing investment trust fund for each participating jurisdiction. Requires participant matching funds. Sets aside funds for nonprofit community organization housing. Provides penalties for misuse of funds. Subtitle B: Mortgage Credit Enhancement - Authorizes the HOME Corporation to guarantee affordable housing mortgage loan pools. Subtitle C: Other Support for State and Local Housing Strategies - Directs the HOME Corporation to develop the capacity of State and local agencies and profit and nonprofit entities to identify and meet the needs for increased affordable housing, including related housing research. Subtitle D: General Authority of the HOME Corporation - Sets forth operating and authority provisions for the HOME Corporation. Subtitle E: General Provisions - Sets forth administrative provisions for the HOME Corporation. Title IV: Affordable Rental Housing - Subtitle A: Preservation of Affordable Rental Housing - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in HUD an Office of Affordable Housing Preservation. Subtitle B: Low-Income Rental Assistance - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the section 8 rental assistance program. Increases FY 1990 and 1991 budget authority for such assistance. Title V: Housing For Persons With Special Needs - Subtitle A: Assistant Secretary for Supportive Housing - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in HUD a position of Assistant Secretary for Supportive Housing to administer programs serving elderly, handicapped, or homeless persons, or others with special housing needs. Subtitle B: Supportive Housing for the Elderly - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize assistance to expand the supply of supportive housing for the elderly. Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations. Authorizes assistance to adapt federally assisted housing for the elderly to better meet the needs of frail elderly, handicapped, or temporarily disabled residents. Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations. Subtitle C: Supportive Housing for the Handicapped - Authorizes assistance to expand the supply of supportive housing for the handicapped. Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations. Subtitle D: Supportive Housing for the Homeless - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize grants to States and local government units for homeless housing assistance. Sets forth grant allocation provisions. Permits States and local units to use such assistance for approved activities. Requires grantees to provide matching funds. Authorizes FY 1991 and 1992 appropriations. Requires an annual report to the Congress. Sets forth the following approved activities: (1) emergency shelter; (2) transitional housing for the homeless; (3) permanent housing for the handicapped homeless; and (4) supplemental assistance for facilities to assist the homeless. Increases FY 1990 and 1991 budget authority for the section 8 single room occupancy program. Title VI: Public and Indian Housing - Subtitle A: Public Housing Development - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the development of new and replacement public housing. Subtitle B: Authorization - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1990 and 1991 public housing appropriations. Increases FY 1990 and 1991 budget authority for rental rehabilitation and development grants. Obligates FY 1990 and 1991 funds for: (1) Indian housing; and (2) the comprehensive improvement assistance program. Subtitle C: Project Independence - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide public housing residents with greater access to employment, day care, educational, and other services. Obligates FY 1990 and 1991 funds for such purposes. Subtitle D: National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing - Establishes the National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing to identify severely distressed public housing projects, evaluate strategies to eliminate unfit housing conditions, and develop a national plan to achieve such objectives. Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations. Title VII: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to reauthorize through FY 1991: (1) rural housing insured or guaranteed loans; (2) rental assistance payment contract authority; (3) rental housing loan authority; and (4) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Authorizes deferred mortgage repayments under specified conditions. Sets aside FY 1990 and 1991 funds for targeted underserved areas. Title VIII: Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the low-income housing credit ceiling. Title IX: Repeals and Conforming Amendments - Sets forth specified conforming and other related amendments.