Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4]

An amendment to require that in determining the size of waste to energy facilities adequate provision is to be given to present and reasonably anticipated future needs, including those created by implementation of the recycling and resource recovery interests within the area encompassed by the solid waste plan.

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An amendment to modify the provision in the bill that requires registration and public disclosure of foreign investments in U.S. property by permitting the Secretary of Commerce to exempt certain foreign investors from the requirement to register if the Secretary finds that the exemption is necessary to prevent harm to the flow of foreign investment into the country.

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An amendment. The amendment authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the Panama Canal Commission Fund to the General Fund of the Treasury the unreimbursed balance of the funds appropriated for expenses of the Panama Canal Commission for FY '82.

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An amendment consisting of 3 amendments offered en bloc to allow the Secretary to make grants to States to support the establishment of State programs similar to the Loan Repayment Program as outlined under the National Health Service Corps by authorizing $1,000,000 for FY 1988, and such sums as may be necessary for each of FY's 1989 and 1990, to carry out this program. The second amendment provides that not later than 180 days after the effective date of the amendments put into effect by this legislation, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue regulations for the loan repayment programs established by the amendments. The third amendment sets the criteria by which the Secretary must abide when determining the priority for the placement of physicians in medically underserved areas.

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An amendment to add that funds may be used for refinancing the purchase of in addition to the purchase of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company between Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas. It also permits purchase of interests in this rail line instead of the whole line.

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Amendment in the nature of a substitute which contains many of the provisions as in the bill, sought to restrict the regulation of cable rates to the basic services of commercial and public broadcasts. The substitute does not prohibit cable operators from requiring subscribers to buy higher levels of service in order to receive individual premium channels, and does not prohibit cable operators from selling or transferring ownership within three years of its acquisition, or place restrictions on foreign ownership. The amendment permits the extention of exclusive contracts in existence as of June 1, 1990, regardless of their effect upon competition.

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An amendment to add to the objectives of the START talks the provision for cooperative measures of verification, including on site inspections. These are to complement National Technical Means of verification.

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An amendment to add the condition for the release of certain funds for the Northeast Corridor Project that New York approve a plan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of a line and construction necessary to facilitate improved rail passenger service between Spuyten Duyvil, New York, and the main line of the Northeast Corridor, and approved a plan in concert with Amtrak and appropriate local governmental officials, for the improvement of the Amtrak station at Syracuse, New York.

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An amendment to add the following objectives to the objectives set out in the resolution for the START negotiations: Providing for cooperative measures of verification, including provisions for on-site inspection, to complement National Technical Means of verification and to ensure compliance.

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An amendment to provide for interim authorization of the amendments made to the Solid Waste Disposal Act by this bill. It permits the Administrator to make agreements with States on permits as the new requirements of this act are phased in.

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An amendment changing the 1980 law regarding credits to states that own hazardous waste facilities. The change permits the President to grant to a state credit for state outlays after January 1, 1978, and before December 11, 1980, for any response action costs.

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An amendment to expand the provisions of the bill which establish demonstration projects for comprehensive AIDS treatment services to include comprehensive care demonstration projects for pediatric AIDS patients. The amendment would increase the authorization level for the demonstration projects by $20 million, from $30 million to $50 million to provide funding for the project.

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An amendment to add that States and local governments shall not be liable for costs or damages resulting from actions taken by them in response to emergencies created by the actual or threatened release of hazardous substances from a site or facility owned by another person. This is not to affect the liability of the State or local government for negligence.

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To eliminate foreign shipbuilding subsidy practices and to enhance the competitiveness of the United States merchant marine.

United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1992

Title I: Fair Trade for the Commercial Shipbuilding and Repair Industry - Subtitle A: Subsidized Shipyard List and Required Vessel Entry Documentation Regarding Construction and Repair Subsidies - Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to maintain a list of all foreign shipyards that receive or benefit from, directly or indirectly, a subsidy for the construction or repair of vessels. Requires a vessel master to deposit with appropriate customs officers a construction subsidy certification for the vessel at the time of making formal entry under the Tariff Act of 1930. Requires the master at, or before, the time of formal entry, to deposit with such customs officer a subsidy declaration for repairs made to such vessel since the last time it entered the United States. Subtitle B: Treatment of Vessels Under the Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Laws - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to establish special rules in applying countervailing and antidumping laws to foreign-made vessels. Title II: Contingency Retainer Fleet Program - 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 privately owned, U.S.-flag vessels for which there are in effect operating agreements. Sets forth requirements for the operating agreement and restrictions on noncontiguous trade. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits new operating-differential subsidy contracts. Allows the trade-in of obsolete vessels. Limits construction loan guarantees to vessels built in the United States or vessels built in a foreign shipyard that is not included on the subsidized foreign shipyard list. Sets forth reemployment rights for merchant seamen who are members of the Armed Forces Reserves and ordered to active duty. Eliminates certain mortgage restrictions on vessel financing. Amends the Shipping Act to provide for the placement of vessels under foreign registry. Requires the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the impact of this Act on U.S. international competitiveness in the maritime industry. Title III: Amendments Related to Capital Construction Fund; Phaseout of Duty on Equipment and Repairs of Vessels in Foreign Countries - Subtitle A: Amendments Related to Capital Construction Funds - Amends the Merchant Marine Act to remove the requirement that vessels be built in the United States in order to establish a capital construction fund. Provides for the taxation of earnings on fund investments. Allows the withdrawal of such funds to make certain payments on leased vessels. Authorizes deposits in such fund in excess of limitations for prior years based on an audit adjustment. Provides for the treatment of long-term capital gains and losses and the computation of interest on nonqualified withdrawals in such fund. Subtitle B: Phaseout of Duty on Equipment and Repairs of Vessels in Foreign Countries - Reduces the required duty for repairs made in a foreign country by vessels documented in the United States.

Voluntary Environmental Response Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1992

Voluntary Environmental Response Act of 1992 - Applies this Act to any facility where there has been a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance into the environment. Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) any portion of a facility with respect to which a Record of Decision has been issued by the President under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); (2) any portion of a facility with respect to which an administrative or judicial order or consent decree requiring remedial action has been issued under CERCLA, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Water Act, or the Safe Drinking Water Act; (3) any land disposal unit for which a closure notification under RCRA has been submitted and closure requirements have been specified; or (4) any portion of a facility with respect to which a corrective action permit or order has been issued, modified, or amended. Authorizes States to apply to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to administer the voluntary response program under this Act, subject to certain requirements. Permits any person to submit a notification of intent to conduct a voluntary response and requires such person to agree to pay the direct costs incurred by the Administrator or the State in reviewing the response action plan overseeing the response. Directs the Administrator to establish procedures for arbitration of disputes concerning reimbursement of costs. Requires persons intending to perform responses to: (1) conduct a facility investigation which assesses specified factors that are necessary to determine an appropriate response to a release; and (2) set forth such response in a response action plan to be submitted with the facility investigation report to the Administrator or the State. Sets forth response action plan approval procedures. Provides for waivers of response requirements if: (1) compliance with response standards under this Act will result in greater health and environmental risks than alternative options; (2) compliance is impracticable from an engineering perspective; (3) the response action will attain a level of protection equivalent to that provided by such standards; or (4) contaminants will not travel the expected exposure pathways. Sets forth recordkeeping and reporting requirements for persons conducting voluntary responses and requires certifications that responses have been completed in accordance with an approved plan. Requires the National Academy of Sciences to review and report to the Administrator on the risk assessment methodology used by EPA to determine response standards for contaminants in soil and groundwater and improvements in such methodology. Directs the Administrator to promulgate numerical response standards for: (1) soil and groundwater that are protective of human health and the environment for a minimum of the 100 hazardous substances which are most commonly found at facilities subject to this Act; (2) soils on residential, commercial, and industrial property; and (3) groundwater which can be expected to serve as a source of public drinking water. Requires all voluntary responses, pending promulgation of such standards, to attain response standards derived on a site-specific, case-by-case basis. Lists satisfactory alternate response standards. Provides that: (1) no Federal, State, or local permit shall be required for voluntary responses; and (2) performance of a response shall not constitute an admission of liability or be admissible as evidence in citizens' suits or private actions. Authorizes the Administrator to require additional response actions only if: (1) the voluntary response has not been substantially completed; or (2) there is new information that was not available at the time of response action plan approval that would have justified the application of substantially different conditions at the time of approval. Prescribes penalties for failures to comply with response plan conditions. Deems voluntary responses to be in compliance with specified Federal environmental laws and provides that further response action shall not be required for matters addressed in a voluntary response plan.

Audio Home Recording Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1992

Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 - Amends Federal copyright law to set forth definitions relating to digital audio recording devices and media. Prohibits the importation, manufacture, or distribution of any digital audio recording device or interface device that does not conform to the Serial Copy Management System or any other system certified by the Secretary of Commerce as prohibiting unauthorized serial copying. Sets forth a mandatory filing procedure for the importation, manufacture, or distribution in the United States of digital audio recording devices or media. Requires importers and manufacturers to file quarterly and annual statements of account with the Register of Copyrights (the Register). Mandates Register verification and audit of such statements. Provides for confidentiality of statement information. Prescribes royalty payment guidelines for digital audio recording devices and media imported, manufactured, or distributed in the United States. Requires that royalty payments be deposited into the Treasury. Identifies interested copyright parties entitled to royalty payments. Prescribes royalty payment allocation and distribution procedures. Permits alternative royalty collection and distribution arrangements to be negotiated among interested copyright parties. Prohibits certain copyright infringement actions based on the manufacture, importation, or distribution of digital or analog audio recording devices or media or on the noncommercial use by a consumer of such devices or media for making musical recordings. Sets forth civil remedies for violations of this Act, including impoundment, remedial modification and destruction of non-complying devices, and binding arbitration.

Designating October 4, 1992, through October 10, 1992, as "National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Week".

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1992

Designates October 4 through 10, 1992, as National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Week.

Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1992

Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide authority for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assess and collect fees from manufacturers of prescription drugs beginning in FY 1993. Establishes a schedule for prescription drug application and supplement fees, prescription drug establishment fees, and prescription drug product fees. Provides for the annual adjustment of such fees to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers or increases in Federal pay. Authorizes the Secretary to waive or reduce fees. Prohibits the assessment of fees for a fiscal year after FY 1993 unless appropriations for salaries and expenses of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are equal or greater than such appropriations for FY 1992. Credits such fees to the appropriation account for salaries and expenses of the FDA. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 through 1997. Provides a mechanism for collecting unpaid fees. Requires the FDA to make annual reports to the Congress on this Act.

Prohibiting the proposed sale of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia until that country renounces and no longer observes the boycott of Israel by Arab countries.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1992

Prohibits the proposed sale of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia described in the certification transmitted to the Congress on September 14, 1992 (transmittal number 92-42), unless the President certifies to the Congress that such country renounces and no longer observes the boycott of Israel by Arab countries.

To award a congressional gold medal to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie.

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie in recognition of his accomplishments as a musician. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.

Designating May 2, 1993, through May 8, 1993, as "National Walking Week".

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Designates May 2 through 8, 1993, as National Walking Week.

Designating February 4, 1993, and February 3, 1994, as "National Women and Girls in Sports Day".

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Designates February 4, 1993, and February 3, 1994, as National Women and Girls in Sports Day.

To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure an equitable and timely distribution of benefits to public safety officers.

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Bureau of Justice Assistance to pay the same benefit to public safety officers for permanent and total disability as that payable for death benefits (i.e., $100,000; currently, the Bureau is directed to pay up to that amount, to the extent appropriations are provided, subject to specified limitations). Makes this Act applicable with respect to injuries occurring on or after November 29, 1990.

Securities Private Enforcement Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1992

Securities Private Enforcement Reform Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to declare that a defendant may be liable jointly and severally for damages in an implied private action only if the trier of fact specifically determines that the defendant knowingly engaged in securities fraud. Sets forth a liability allocation scheme to determine the percentage of responsibility among the defendants if the trier of fact finds that the defendant did not engage in knowing securities fraud. Prescribes guidelines for the award of reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in any implied private action. Declares that in any implied right of action that is certified as a plaintiff class action: (1) the share that is awarded to the representative plaintiff shall be calculated in the same manner as the share awarded to all other members of the plaintiff class; (2) a party may not be represented by any attorney who owns or has a beneficial interest in the securities that are the subject of the litigation, or who is obligated to pay remuneration to a third party for assistance in obtaining the representation of any party to the action; and (3) funds disgorged as a result of Securities Exchange Commission action shall not be distributed as payment for attorneys' fees or expenses incurred by private parties seeking distribution of the disgorged funds. Sets a statute of limitations on private rights of action under this Act.