Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1]

An amendment to change the authorization levels in the bill from $164,000,000 in FY 1988, 1989, and 1990 to $155,000,000 in FY 1988, $158,000,000 in FY 1989, and $160,000,000 in FY 1990.

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An amendment to authorize the Navy to use revenues from agricultural leases in the vicinity of Lemoore Naval Air Station to obtain avigation easements in the airspace over part of Kings County, California.

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An amendment to add a new program titled "National Technical Jobs Creation and Excellence in Technical and Scientific Education Act of 1983".

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An amendment to prohibit the Defense Department from entering into any future contracts regarding the free electron laser experiment at White Sands, New Mexico which would hinder, either directly or indirectly, the ability of small businesses to bid on and be awarded subcontracts.

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An amendment to provide $100,000,000 to carry out the provisions of Public Law 94-565 regarding payments in lieu of taxes. The funds are to remain available until expended.

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An amendment to direct the Administrator to submit a report to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works which assesses the current status on research into the use of oxygenated fuels containing ethanol or methanol to reduce carbon monoxide and ozone emissions. Such a report must be submitted within 180 days of the enactment of this legislation.

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An amendment expressing the sense of Congress that NASA should make every effort to fill as many mission specialist astronaut positions from among the qualified candidates from industry, academia, and other government agencies as from those within NASA and the military.

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An amendment to provide $100,000,000 for payments in lieu of taxes in carrying out the provisions of Public Law 94-565.

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An amendment to require the Secretary of State to conduct an in-depth study of the feasibility and economic and political benefits of establishing a major initiative in Inter-American Cooperation in Space, Science, and Technology. One year is provided for the study which is to result in a report to Congress with recommendations for implementation.

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An amendment to strike the rescission of $108,000,000 of funds provided the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior to make payments in lieu of taxes.

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An amendment to change the two house veto of a state disapprovals of storage facilities to a one house veto. The amendment contains rules for consideration of the resolution in both the Senate and the House.

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An amendment to provide a five-year authorization for the research, engineering and development program, and to retain the authorization levels for FY 1988 and FY 1989, while authorizing $222 million for FY 1990, $230 million for FY 1991, and $238 million for 1992.

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An amendment to increase funding for Legal Services Corporation from $305,000,000 to $305,500,000 to cover legal expenses for litigants in a New Mexico water case.

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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation, under the Strategic Highway Research Program, to expend $5,000,000 for an asphalt research program.

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1988

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to expend a specified amount of funds appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund in order to implement an asphalt research program by the Western Research Institute at an existing pilot plant capable of processing bitumen-bearing ore using a methodology that provides environmentally acceptable clean tailings.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the House of Representatives and the Senate shall support the Provincial Government of Alberta, Canada, in a feasibility study for extracting oil and other minerals from oil sands, which would answer critical questions about the potential of tar sands resources in both the United States and Canada, while at the same time supporting a United States company which has developed an exciting new solvent extraction technology.

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1988

Expresses support for: (1) the Government of Alberta, Canada, in undertaking a study to confirm the efficacy of the Solv-Ex process to develop the strategic potential of the oil sands resource in the Athabasca area; and (2) environmentally acceptable commercial development of the tar sands resources of Alberta consistent with the results of such study.

A resolution to commemorate the successful return to flight by the Space Shuttle Discovery.

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1988

Congratulates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the STS-26 flight crew, other NASA astronauts, the contractors and subcontractors, and the workers who contributed to the successful return of the Space Shuttle Discovery to safe operations in outer space.

Nuclear Fuel Utilization and Domestic Production Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1988

Nuclear Fuel Utilization and Domestic Production Act of 1988 - Establishes the National Enrichment Corporation as a wholly owned government corporation which shall passively hold title to Government assets and which shall not be considered an agency or instrumentality of the United States. Declares that the Corporation's purpose is to: (1) acquire feed material for uranium enrichment and for the gas centrifuge technology activities of the Department of Energy; (2) repay the maximum amount of revenue to the Treasury for past uranium enrichment expenditures; and (3) establish a mechanism to convey the Corporation or the centrifuge technology to domestically-controlled private interests. Directs the Secretary of Energy to transfer to the Corporation all properties owned by the Department of Energy which relate to uranium enrichment and gas centrifuge technologies.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the provisions of the Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988 which amend the formula for allocating funds to State and local governments under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for drug control activities.

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1988

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the provisions of the Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988 amending the formula for allocating funds to State and local governments for drug control activities should not be enacted; and (2) the current allocation formula under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 should be maintained.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding funding for the space station program.

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1988

Expresses the sense of the Congress that both the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates should publicly support making specified appropriated amounts available for obligation for the space station program, and should endorse its continued funding.

A joint resolution to designate October 30, 1988 as "Fire Safety at Home Day - Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery".

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1988

Designates October 30, 1988, as Fire Safety at Home Day: Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery.

A concurrent resolution to commend the Department of State's Science and Technology Officers on their outstanding performance and to recognize the importance of their work to the Congress and to the Nation.

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1988

Congratulates the Department of State's Science and Technology Officers on their performance. Urges the Secretary of State to make efforts to enhance the number and professional standing of such officers. Calls for expanded communications between the Congress and the Department of State regarding science, technology, and diplomacy.

A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act to establish a program of grants for vocational-technical training and to encourage tribal economic development, to provide for the designation of the National Indian Center for Research in Vocational-Technical Training, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1988

Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (the Act) to revise provisions for vocational education programs for Indians. Prohibits the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) from placing upon vocation education grants to or contracts with Indian tribal organizations any restrictions relating to rates of placement of students or adults served other than those applicable to specified State vocation education grants. Directs the Secretary to give special consideration to grants which involve, coordinate with, or encourage tribal economic development plans. Directs the Secretary, from funds reserved for such Indian vocational education programs, to reserve specified minimum amounts for grants: (1) first, to the Crownpoint Institute of Technology, Crown Point, New Mexico; and (2) next to the United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, North Dakota. Requires such grants to be for vocational-technical training and related activities, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may reasonably require relative to satisfactory performance. Directs the Secretary, for FY 1991 and thereafter, to adjust for inflation such reserved amounts. Directs the Secretary, from any remaining specified reserve funds, to first make grants to institutions of higher education eligible for assistance under the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 and to encourage development of tribal economic development programs. Authorizes the Secretary, if no such institution applies, to approve a single application from the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. Directs the Secretary of Education to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior specified reserved funds for activities consistent with the Act (other than construction or alteration of facilities) for the benefit of students in schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) provide a matching amount for such activities; and (2) administer all amounts so transferred or provided as a single fund. Directs the Secretary of Education if the Secretary of the Interior is unable to provide a matching amount, to use such reserved funds for the Indian vocational educational program. Reserves specified amounts of vocational education program funds for transfer to BIA-funded schools. Establishes the National Indian Center for Research in Vocational-Technical Training (the Center). Directs the Secretary of Education to provide support for the Center through an annual operating grant in a specified minimum amount per fiscal year. Provides that the Center shall be a nonprofit entity associated with a tribe or tribal organization. Directs the Secretary, on the basis of applications received, to designate the entity to be the Center for a period of five years, acting upon the advice of an appointed panel of non-Federal employees who are nationally recognized as experts in vocational-technical education training, administration, or research. Allows a grant recipient to apply for later grants. Directs the Secretary, in reviewing such grant applications, to consider (but prohibits requiring) past experience, demonstrated commitment of programs and fiscal resources to past vocational-technical activities, and potential future commitment to the support of the Center. Requires the Center to have a Director, appointed by the entity receiving the grant. Requires such entity to ensure that Center activities equitably consider and involve the national and regional needs of all federally-recognized tribes. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures to ensure that such grant activities will support, investigate, and fulfill national needs or goals. Requires the Center to have as its primary purposes the design and conduct of long-term research and developmental projects and programs, and appropriate supplementary and short-term studies. Requires the Center to conduct such activities directly and through subcontracts (subject to availability of appropriations) with tribes or tribal organizations, public agencies, and public or private secondary schools or institutions of higher education. Directs the Center to: (1) conduct applied research and development relating to vocational-technical training for American Indians and Alaska Natives; (2) conduct research into the relationship between training and tribal or reservation economic development; (3) provide leadership development through an advanced study center and inservice education activities for tribal and local leaders in vocational-technical education; (4) disseminate results of Center-funded research and development projects; (5) develop and provide information to help national planning and policy for Indian tribes and their economic development through vocational-technical training; (6) give technical assistance to programs serving American Indians and Alaska Natives; (7) act as a clearinghouse for information on Federal and State contracts and grants; (8) work with various entities to develop methods of planning and evaluating programs so they can offer vocational-technical education programs more closely related to the types of jobs available; and (9) report annually to the Congress, and to the Secretaries of Education, of Labor, and of the Interior, on planning and coordination under the Act, the Job Training Partnership Act, and all other Federal programs providing vocational-technical education and economic development services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

A joint resolution to prohibit the proposed export to the People's Republic of China of commercial communications satellites (transmittal number MC-48-88).

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1988

Prohibits the proposed export of Hughes Aircraft Model HS-601 Spacecraft (commercial communications satellites) together with related defense articles and technical assistance to the People's Republic of China.

A bill to prohibit an increase in the fee for the use of lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior for electronic communication purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1988

Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior from increasing rental fees in effect on January 1, 1988, for electronic communication uses of certain Federal lands.