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

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Bill· HRH.R. 2398 (102nd)open

Hazardous and Additional Waste Export and Import Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1991

Hazardous and Additional Waste Export and Import Act of 1991 - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to implement the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make it unlawful to export from, or import into, the United States any hazardous or additional waste, except as provided by this Act. Excludes from the definition of "export" and "import" any: (1) transport for the purpose of disposal of hazardous or additional waste in compliance with a permit issued under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act; (2) discharge of hazardous or additional waste subject to regulations under the Act to Prevent Pollution From Ships; and (3) any transboundary movement of hazardous or additional waste generated or managed exclusively by U.S. Government activities or facilities abroad or on board U.S. aircraft into an area under U.S. jurisdiction, provided that such waste is not unloaded before reaching an area under U.S. jurisdiction. Excludes from the provisions of this Act (except for prohibitions concerning the Antarctic Treaty Area): (1) specified waste exported or imported for recycling; (2) source, special nuclear, or byproduct material defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 that is excluded from the definition of solid waste; (3) spent nuclear fuel; and (4) hazardous or additional waste that when mixed with such materials or fuel is subject, as a result of being radioactive, to other international control systems. Makes the prohibition inapplicable to exports or imports of hazardous or additional waste made pursuant to and in compliance with: (1) an existing bilateral or regional waste export or import agreement between the United States and the government of an exporting or importing country; (2) specified provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act governing the export of hazardous waste; and (3) a bilateral or regional waste export or import agreement entered into after the enactment of this Act if such agreement requires environmentally sound waste management and compliance with applicable Federal laws. Makes it unlawful to export or import hazardous or additional waste if the waste will not be managed in an environmentally sound manner and in accordance with laws of importing and transit countries and the United States, applicable State programs, and contract provisions. Requires exporters to provide notice of proposed exports to the President for forwarding to importing and transit countries. Provides that: (1) consent of such countries must be obtained prior to exporting; (2) waste generators must make efforts to, and document efforts to, minimize generation of such waste; and (3) a contract between the exporter and importer must exist prior to commencing the export. Requires exporters and generators, within 60 days of receiving information that a shipment of waste has not been delivered to the facility designated in the notification or managed as specified in the contract, to: (1) accept legal and financial responsibility for arranging for the acceptance of waste by an alternative facility and deliver the waste to such facility; (2) return the waste to the United States; or (3) notify the President that they decline to accept responsibility because such information is unreliable or invalid. Sets forth steps that the President may take upon receipt of such notice. Directs exporters to comply with financial responsibility requirements of the United States and of importing and transit countries. Authorizes general notification and consent procedures for multiple shipments of the same waste to the same disposer via the same customs offices. Requires importers, prior to importing hazardous or additional waste into the United States, to notify and obtain the consent of the President. Sets forth requirements for importers with respect to contracts, legal and financial responsibility, and general notification and consent procedures that are parallel to those for exporters. Authorizes the President to: (1) determine the procedures by which waste may be managed abroad or imported into the United States; and (2) exempt an individual shipment of waste by an executive branch agency from compliance if in the interest of the United States. Prohibits the importation of hazardous or additional waste into the United States for transit without the notification and consent of the President. Sets forth notification requirements. Authorizes the President to issue orders prohibiting the export or import of waste by a particular source, shipment, or class where there is reason to believe that: (1) the exported waste would not be managed in an environmentally sound manner; (2) the management of imported waste would be in violation of Federal laws or State programs; or (3) exports or imports may not be in accordance with contracts, bilateral agreements, or international obligations of the United States. Permits the issuance of emergency orders to prohibit the export or import of waste by a particular source, shipment, or class from or to a specific country for up to 45 days where: (1) the waste may present an imminent endangerment to health or the environment; or (2) the importing or exporting country requests emergency actions in support of enforcement efforts related to such waste. Authorizes the President to: (1) arrange for the disposition of wastes that are not delivered and to recover costs from liable exporters and generators; and (2) restrict waste exports or imports to designated U.S. ports. Makes it unlawful to export hazardous or additional waste for treatment, incineration, storage, disposal, or recycling to locations south of 60 degrees south latitude (the Antarctic Treaty Area). Sets forth annual reporting requirements for waste importers and exporters. Provides for the imposition of fees on such individuals. Prescribes civil penalties and authorizes civil actions in connection with specified violations of this Act. Provides for criminal penalties for certain knowing violations. Subjects property used in violation of this Act to forfeiture. Sets forth financial responsibility requirements with respect to the illegal exportation or importation of waste. Applies provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act governing the export of hazardous waste to additional waste. Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act to prohibit dumping of material transported from outside the United States (except in compliance with a permit) into the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States (currently, a zone contiguous to the U.S. territorial sea). Prohibits the issuance of permits for dumping in the Antarctic Treaty Area.

Bill· HRH.R. 2385 (102nd)referred

Pledge of Allegiance Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1991

Pledge of Allegiance Commemorative Coin Act - Establishes the Pledge of Allegiance Commemorative Coin Advisory Board to: (1) consult with the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) regarding coin design; (2) oversee the expenditure of funds provided to the U.S. Capitol Historical Society for assisting its educational programs and providing non-operating improvements to the Capitol; and (3) establish rules and operating procedures to implement this Act. Directs the Secretary to issue five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half dollar clad coins emblematic of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Declares a general waiver of public contract procurement regulations governing coin mintage under this Act. Mandates that surcharges be distributed equally between the Treasury and the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Provides for audits by the Comptroller General. Requires that: (1) all amounts received from the sale of coins be deposited in the coinage profit fund; and (2) the Secretary take actions to ensure that coin mintage and issuance under this Act will not result in any net cost to the Federal Government.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 152 (102nd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria should take all applicable steps to halt the distribution of neo-Nazi computer games and prosecute anyone found in possession of these materials to the full extent of the law.

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1991

Expresses the sense of the Congress that Germany and Austria should take steps to halt the distribution of specified neo-Nazi video games and prosecute anyone found in possession of such games to the full extent of the law.

Bill· HRH.R. 2309 (102nd)referred

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise certain health requirements regarding the admission of certain disabled veterans and to revise the period of active military service required for a veteran to qualify for naturalization.

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1991

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive certain service-connected disabilities as health-related grounds for denying an alien admission into the United States. Provides with regard to naturalization through armed forces service for: (1) a reduction in qualifying service time from three years to two years; and (2) eligibility based on any period of service in the case of a service-connected disability.

Bill· HRH.R. 2296 (102nd)referred

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to display a yellow ribbon around the Statue of Liberty in honor of the members of United States Armed Forces who served in the Persian Gulf War.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1991

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to procure and display a yellow ribbon of appropriate design around the Statue of Liberty at the Statue of Liberty National Monument beginning within 60 days after appropriated funds are available, in honor of the members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Persian Gulf War.

Bill· HRH.R. 2254 (102nd)open

Anti-Boycott Passport Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1991

Anti-Boycott Passport Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) instruct the U.S. Middle Eastern diplomatic corps to seek an end to the policy of the majority of Arab League nations of rejecting passports of, and denying entrance visas to, persons whose passports or other documents reflect that they have visited Israel; and (2) report to specified congressional committees on the status of efforts to secure an end to such policy. Prohibits the Secretary from issuing any passport that is designated for travel only to Israel. Requires the Secretary to cancel existing passports designated for travel only to Israel. Prohibits the Secretary from issuing more than one official or diplomatic passport to any U.S. Government official for purposes of enabling such official to acquiesce in or comply with the Arab League's passport policy concerning persons who have visited Israel.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 248 (102nd)referred

Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1991

Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress, prior to each fiscal year, to adopt a statement in which total Federal outlays (except those for repayment of debt principal) do not exceed total receipts (except those derived from borrowing), unless a three-fifths vote of both Houses authorizes a specific excess. Limits the rate of increase in receipts in the statement to that of the increase in national income in the previous calendar year, unless law is enacted solely to approve specific additional receipts. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget. Authorizes waiver of these provisions in time of war. Sets a permanent limit on the amount of Federal public debt, prohibiting any increase unless legislation enacted by a three-fifths majority of both Houses becomes law.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 148 (102nd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should release the prison records of Raoul Wallenberg and account for his whereabouts.

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1991

Requests: (1) the Soviet Union to release all remaining prison records concerning Raoul Wallenberg and account for his whereabouts; (2) that all reported sightings of Wallenberg since July 17, 1947, be investigated and the results made public; and (3) the President to pursue such release and accounting through diplomatic actions with the Soviet Union.

Bill· HRH.R. 2222 (102nd)open

Antiterrorism Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1991

Antiterrorism Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal criminal code to define the term "international terrorism" to include activities that: (1) involve violent acts that are a violation of Federal or State laws, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; (2) appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping; and (3) occur primarily outside U.S. territorial jurisdiction or transcend national boundaries. Authorizes any U.S. national injured in his person, property, or business by reason of an act of international terrorism to bring a civil action in U.S. district court and recover treble damages and the cost of the suit, including attorney's fees. Specifies that a final judgment or decree rendered in favor of the United States in certain classes of criminal proceedings (such as those involving the murder of a foreign official, kidnapping, hostage taking, killing of a U.S. national, or an aircraft piracy-related offense) or in favor of any foreign state in a criminal proceeding to the extent that such judgment or decree may be accorded full faith and credit under U.S. law shall estop the defendant from denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense in a subsequent civil proceeding under this Act. Sets forth provisions with respect to jurisdiction and venue for, and limitation of, such civil actions.

Bill· HRH.R. 2199 (102nd)referred

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to provide hospice care for terminally ill veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1991

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program at not less than 30 Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to provide hospice care for terminally ill veterans who are currently being provided hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care by the Department. Directs the Secretary to contract with non-Department facilities that are considered hospice programs for purposes of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Outlines provisions concerning the duration of such hospice care for each individual, allowing such individual to terminate such care or, in some cases, to have such care extended. Provides for payments to hospice programs for the provision of such care. Requires the Secretary to notify terminally ill veterans of the availability of such pilot program. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the quality of care furnished under the program as well as its cost-effectiveness.

Bill· HRH.R. 2164 (102nd)referred

Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1991

Expedited Consideration of Proposed Rescissions Act of 1991 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require a special message, in the case of budget authority proposed to be rescinded or reserved, to include language amending the law authorizing such programs to allow them to continue to function at the proposed new level of budget authority. Allows the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriation bill. Requires that such special message be transmitted not later than three days after the President approves the appropriation bill and be accompanied by a draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, rescind the budget authority proposed to be rescinded. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of such a proposal.

Bill· HRH.R. 2126 (102nd)referred

To establish permit requirements for overflows from combined storm water and sanitary sewer systems discharging into the estuarine zone and marine waters and to require the correction of such systems to minimize discharges into those waters, to mitigate the effects of pollution discharges into estuaries of national significance and oceans, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1991

Title I: Combined Sewer and Storm Water System Overflow Control - Estuarine Zone and Marine Waters Combined Sewer Overflow Control Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue regulations setting forth permit requirements for discharges from combined storm water and sanitary sewer overflows into the estuarine zone and marine waters. Directs the Administrator, in determining the content of such regulations, to take into account; (1) the expected composition, frequency, and volume of each discharge; (2) the anticipated effect of each discharge on the environment, economy, and aesthetic and recreational values of the receiving waters; and (3) the need for a flexible approach in minimizing such discharges. Authorizes the Administrator to issue permits after 1999 for such discharges only if the permittee has taken reasonable efforts to eliminate dry weather discharges and to minimize wet weather discharges. Requires the Administrator to provide technical assistance to State and local governments issued permits under this Act. Directs permittees, as a condition for permit issuance or renewal, to budget and expend an amount of funds for: (1) identifying all discharges of overflows into the estuarine zone and marine waters; (2) implementing water quality-based limitations of such discharges; and (3) limiting such discharges. Waives such requirement if the Administrator determines that the permittee or the State in which such permittee is located has begun to implement a plan that will result in the cessation of dry weather discharges and minimization of wet weather discharges by the year 2000. Makes funds available to permittees to address water quality problems resulting from such discharges, including the implementation of control strategies to eliminate dry weather discharges and minimize wet weather discharges. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on: (1) the feasibility and cost of establishing a technological clearinghouse to make available to States and local governments information on, and assistance in, controlling and ceasing discharges of overflows from combined storm water and sanitary sewers into the estuarine zone and marine waters; and (2) the major components of discharges which contribute significantly to floating debris and debris which washes up on shores and ways to eliminate the introduction of such debris into combined storm water and sanitary sewer systems. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: National Estuary Program Amendment - National Estuary Program Amendment Act - Requires the Administrator to: (1) identify estuaries where overflow discharges from combined storm water and sanitary sewer systems constitute a major source of pollution; (2) urge that the management conference for each estuary develop a priority action plan to address such overflows; and (3) report to the Congress on the extent of such discharges and the anticipated Federal cost of addressing the problem. Title III: Marine Pollution Discharge Abatement - Marine Discharge Abatement Act - Prohibits the issuance or renewal of permits for pollutant discharges into estuaries, the oceans, or other navigable waters (at the discretion of the Administrator): (1) if the applicant has failed to demonstrate the need for the discharge and the lack of reasonable alternatives to it; or (2) for any discharge for which insufficient information exists to determine its environmental impact based on the guidelines published under the Clean Water Act. (Current law bars discharges in any event where insufficient information exists to make a reasonable judgment based on such guidelines.) Prohibits the waiver of permit requirements for discharges into specified estuaries or the territorial sea. Directs the Administrator to review existing guidelines and to revise guidelines as necessary to prevent the degradation of such waters.

Bill· HRH.R. 2099 (102nd)referred

Fire Safety Enhancement Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1991

Fire Safety Enhancement Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require the installation of smoke detectors in all residential units financed or assisted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Bill· HRH.R. 2059 (102nd)open

Veterans' Homeless Pilot Project Amendments of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1991

Veterans' Homeless Pilot Project Amendments of 1991 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct and report to the Congress on a pilot project using real property acquired by the Department of Veterans Affairs through foreclosures of home loans guaranteed by the Department to provide transitional housing for homeless veterans. Directs the Secretary to select properties that have no significant likelihood of being sold for a price sufficient to reduce the liability of the Department or the veteran who had defaulted on the loan guaranteed by the Department. Authorizes the Secretary to maintain, repair, and improve any property used in the pilot program, pay utilities, and purchase household furnishings using funds from appropriations for veterans' readjustment benefits. Requires major structural repairs, alterations, or improvements to be paid from the appropriate revolving fund (either the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund or the Guaranty and Indemnity Fund). Authorizes the Secretary to charge rent to occupants of such housing. Exempts property used for the pilot project from State and local taxation. Authorizes the Secretary to furnish information, counseling, and guidance regarding benefits and opportunities to veterans participating in the pilot project.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 233 (102nd)enacted

Designating September 20, 1991, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day", and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1991

Designates September 20, 1991, as National POW/MIA recognition Day. Requires the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag: (1) at all national cemeteries and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 30, 1991 (Memorial Day), September 20, 1991 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day), and November 11, 1991 (Veteran's Day); and (2) on, or on the grounds of, the White House, and the buildings containing the primary offices of the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the Selective Service Commission on September 20, 1991 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day).

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 235 (102nd)referred

Designating May 15, 1991, as "Joe DiMaggio Day".

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1991

Designates May 15, 1991, as Joe DiMaggio Day, in honor of the 50th anniversary of his remarkable and lasting major league feat of hitting in 56 consecutive games.

Bill· HRH.R. 1992 (102nd)open

To restore the grave marker allowance for veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1991

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a person for the cost of acquiring a non-Government headstone or grave marker for placement in a cemetery other than a national cemetery in connection with the burial of a veteran.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 231 (102nd)open

Designating May 22, 1991, as "National Desert Storm Reservists Day".

United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1991

Designates May 22, 1991, as National Desert Storm Reservists Day to commemorate the accomplishments of the men and women of the reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces who proudly served the United States during Operation Desert Storm.

Bill· HRH.R. 1918 (102nd)referred

World War I Veterans' Service Pension Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1991

World War I Veterans' Service Pension Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly pension of $100 to each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements. Requires such a veteran, if entitled to another pension administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to elect which pension to receive.

Bill· HRH.R. 1864 (102nd)open

First-Time Homebuyers Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1991

First-Time Homebuyers Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth the conditions under which small builders will be allowed to compute on the installment sales method income from the sale of certain residential real property.

Bill· HRH.R. 1900 (102nd)referred

Vietnam POW/MIA Rescue Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1991

Vietnam POW/MIA Rescue Act - Directs the Attorney General to grant asylum to certain nationals of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, or Burma who assist in the return to the United States of living Vietnam POW/MIAs.

Bill· HRH.R. 1882 (102nd)referred

National Commemorative Events Advisory Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1991

National Commemorative Events Advisory Act - Establishes the President's Advisory Commission on National Commemorative Events to: (1) establish criteria for recommending to the President that a proposed commemorative event be approved or disapproved; (2) review proposals for national commemorative events submitted in accordance with procedures published by the Commission; and (3) issue recommendations to the President concerning each proposal reviewed. Terminates the Commission within five years after the date of its first meeting.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 222 (102nd)enacted

To provide for a settlement of the railroad labor-management disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1991

Provides for settlement of certain railroad labor-management disputes. Directs the President to appoint a Special Board to clarify or modify recommendations of a specified Presidential Emergency Board.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 125 (102nd)referred

To amend rule XLVIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for a phased reduction in the size of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1991

Amends rule XLVIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to reduce the size of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from: (1) a maximum of 19 to 16 members beginning on January 21, 1993; (2) a maximum of 16 to 15 members beginning on November 18, 1993; and (3) a maximum of 15 to 13 members beginning with the 104th Congress.

Bill· HRH.R. 1730 (102nd)referred

Missing Service Personnel Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1991

Missing Service Personnel Act of 1991 - Requires the responsible armed forces commander, after receiving notice that a person under his command is missing, to conduct an informal investigation to determine such person's whereabouts and, if appropriate, to place such person in a missing status. Requires the commander, if a person has been placed in such status, to notify the officer holding general court-martial authority over such person (or, in the case of a missing civilian, the Secretary concerned), who shall convene a board of initial inquiry within 45 days. Requires such board to: (1) investigate evidence relating to the disappearance of such person; (2) recommend whether to continue such person in a missing status or make a finding that such person has deserted, is absent without leave, or is dead; and (3) report its recommendations and findings. Provides for the convening of a board of further inquiry, if a board of initial inquiry recommends that such person be continued in a missing status, within one year of such recommendation. Requires such board to analyze any information which has become available since the board of initial inquiry issued its report, to determine whether such person should be continued in a missing status or declared dead, and to report its findings. Directs the Secretary concerned, upon the written request of a member of the immediate family of a missing person who, before the date of the enactment of this Act, was determined by the Secretary to be dead, to: (1) convene a board of further inquiry to determine whether such finding of death should be upheld or such person should be placed in a missing status; and (2) report its findings. Requires the Secretary, within three years after a board of further inquiry recommends a missing status for any person, to reconvene such board to review such status. Specifies the composition of such boards. Directs the Secretary to invite each member of the immediate family of the missing person to the meetings of a board of initial inquiry unless attendance would place such member in danger. Requires the Secretary to: (1) invite family members of missing persons to meetings of boards of further inquiry; (2) schedule such meetings at convenient locations and times; (3) provide such family members with reasonable notice of such meetings; and (4) open such meetings to the general public. Authorizes each board to hold meetings, take testimony, receive evidence, and secure directly from any U.S. department or agency any information necessary to carry out its duties. Provides for the appointment of counsel by the officer or Secretary concerned to represent the missing person. Requires that, if a board determines that a missing person is dead, it shall include in its report a detailed description of the location and date of death, whether the body has been recovered, and whether a licensed practitioner of forensic medicine determined that the body recovered is that of the missing person. Prohibits any such board from declaring a missing person dead unless: (1) evidence other than the passage of a period of less than 50 years suggests that such person is dead; (2) no evidence which reasonably suggests that such person is alive is in the possession of the Government; (3) representatives of the Government have made a complete search of the area where such person was last seen (unless the United States is not granted access to such area); and (4) Government representatives have checked the records of the government or entity having control over the area where such person was last seen (unless the Government is not granted access to such records). Provides for judicial review of determinations of death upon the filing of a written petition by any member of the missing person's immediate family. Directs the Secretary concerned to make certain that such person's personnel file contains all information in the possession of Federal departments and agencies pertaining to the disappearance or whereabouts of such person. Requires the Secretary to make certain that, if classified information is withheld, such file contains: (1) a notice that the information exists; and (2) a notice of the date of the most recent review of the classification status of the information. Sets forth penalties for knowingly withholding information pertaining to the disappearance or whereabouts of a missing person from that person's personnel file. Requires the Secretary concerned to make the contents of such file available to a member of the immediate family of such person upon written request.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 118 (102nd)open

Concerning the Arab boycott against Israel.

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1991

Declares that the Arab League should terminate its boycotts against Israel and that the President should encourage U.S. allies and trading partners to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying with such boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply.

Bill· HRH.R. 1702 (102nd)referred

Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1991

Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Transportation for: (1) operating-differential subsidies; (2) operations and training, including maritime education and training and national security support capabilities; and (3) maintaining a surge shipping capability in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in an advanced state of readiness and related programs. Amends Federal law to change from annually to biennially the reporting frequency regarding a report by the Secretary of Transportation to the Congress listing the specific assistance provided by the U.S. Government to the railroad industry during that fiscal year.

Law· HRH.R. 1628 (102nd)enacted

To authorize the construction of a monument in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor Thomas Paine, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1991

Authorizes the Thomas Paine National Historical Association U.S.A. Memorial Foundation to construct in the District of Columbia or its environs an appropriate monument honoring the American patriot, Thomas Paine. Prohibits the use of Federal funds for the establishment of the memorial.

Bill· HRH.R. 1603 (102nd)open

To support democracy and self-determination in the Baltic States and the republics within the Soviet Union.

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1991

Declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) support democratization within the Soviet Union and support self-determination and independence for all Soviet republics which seek such status; (2) support restoration of independence for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; (3) shape foreign assistance and other programs to support republics whose governments are democratically elected; and (4) support peaceful resolution of conflicts within the Soviet Union and between the central Soviet Government and the Baltic States and Soviet republics, condemn the use of force to suppress democracy and self-determination, and view the use of force for such purposes as an obstacle to fully normalized U.S.-Soviet relations. Directs the Secretary of State to report to the Congress on actual and threatened uses of force against the Baltic States, the Soviet republics, and autonomous regions within the Soviet Union. Requires such report to be included in the Department of State's annual country reports on human rights practices.

Bill· HRH.R. 1627 (102nd)referred

Local Television Service Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1991

Local Television Service Act of 1991 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to mandate a policy under which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocates VHF (very high frequency) commercial television broadcasting channels in ways that assure no fewer than one such channel to each Principal Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) of more than 1,000,000 persons, if technically feasible. Directs the FCC to: (1) order reallocation of a channel or the hyphenation of a community of license within such a PMSA if a VHF commercial television broadcast station licensee notifies the FCC that it wishes such action; (2) issue a license to the licensee under the changed conditions for a term equal to the term remaining on the existing license; and (3) permit the license to be renewed for another term without considering other applications for the same channel, if certain findings are made. Requires the FCC to initiate rulemaking to ensure primary program service from at least one VHF commercial television station to any PMSA in question that is not receiving such service. Directs the FCC to report to the Congress on these proceedings and on recommendations to achieve the expressed policy.