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Rep. Mann, David [D-OH-1]

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Bill· HRH.R. 5128 (103rd)open

Federal Mandates Relief for State and Local Government Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Legislative Accountability and Reform Title II: Regulatory Accountability and Reform Title III: Judicial Review Title IV: Baseline Study Title V: Limitation on Implementation of Federal Mandates; Review and Monitoring of Unfunded Federal Mandates and Implementation of Act Title VI: Private Sector Costs Federal Mandates Relief for State and Local Government Act of 1994 - Title I: Legislative Accountability and Reform - Provides that when an authorization committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate reports a public bill or joint resolution including any Federal mandate, the committee shall identify such mandate to the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and issue a report along with the legislation containing, among other things, statements of: (1) the expected direct costs to States and local and tribal governments required to comply with the mandate; (2) the Federal sources available for assisting such entities to meet direct mandate costs, as well as the amount, if any, of new or increased appropriations provided by the legislation; and (3) the possible benefits anticipated from the mandate and whether or not preemptions of State, local, or tribal law will occur because of such mandate, along with the reasons for enacting such preemptions. Requires that, as early as practicable in each new Congress, any congressional committee which anticipates considering proposed legislation establishing, amending, or reauthorizing any Federal program likely to have a significant budgetary impact on State, local, or tribal governments request the CBO Director to study such proposed legislation to develop information that may be useful in analyzing the costs of any Federal mandates, especially unfunded Federal mandates, that may be included in it. Requires the Director to prepare and submit to the appropriate committee estimates for each public bill or joint resolution reported by an authorization committee of the costs of all mandates in the particular legislation. Authorizes appropriations to CBO to carry out this Act. Sets forth guidelines for congressional consideration of measures reported by authorization committees, making it out of order, for example, to consider legislation containing a Federal mandate which does not contain funding for it, subject to waiver under certain conditions. Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives with regard to voting for measures containing mandates, adding requirements for a seven-day layover for certain measures. Title II: Regulatory Accountability and Reform - Requires each agency to assess the effects of Federal regulations on States, and local and tribal governments, including the specific availability of resources to carry out any mandates in those regulations, and seek to minimize those burdens that uniquely or significantly affect such governmental entities, consistent with achieving statutory and regulatory objectives. Requires each agency to: (1) develop an effective process to permit elected officials and other representatives of such governments to provide meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory proposals containing significant Federal mandates; and (2) develop a plan for providing appropriate notice to, seeking views from, and advising small governments on compliance with any regulatory requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect them before establishing such requirements. Authorizes appropriations. Requires agencies to prepare certain cost-benefit and other statements before promulgating any final rule that includes any Federal mandates upon States or local or tribal governments that may result in expenditures by them in excess of a certain amount in any one year, and before promulgation of any general notice of proposed rulemaking likely to result in promulgation of any such rule. Requires the OMB Director to: (1) collect from agencies the statements prepared under this subtitle and provide copies to the CBO Director promptly after promulgation of the general notice of proposed rulemaking or of the final rule for which the statement was prepared; and (2) establish certain pilot programs to test approaches for reducing reporting and compliance burdens on small governments. Title III: Judicial Review - Disallows judicial review of any action or noncompliance committed under this Act. Title IV: Baseline Study - Requires the Director of the Bureau of the Census to study certain issues involved in calculating the total costs and benefits to State, local, and tribal governments of compliance with Federal law. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Limitation on Implementation of Federal Mandates; Review and Monitoring of Unfunded Federal Mandates and Implementation of Ac t - Federal Mandate and Community Assistance Reform Act - Requires the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to: (1) investigate and review on a regular basis the role of unfunded Federal mandates in intergovernmental relations and their impact on local, State, and Federal Government objectives and responsibilities; (2) study and make certain recommendations to the President and the Congress regarding, among other things, flexibility for State and local government compliance with specific unfunded Federal mandates for which terms of compliance are unnecessarily rigid or complex; and (3) monitor and evaluate the implementation of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: Private Sector Costs - Private Sector Legislative Analysis Act of 1994 - Requires that, at the beginning of each Congress, the majority leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House prepare for the CBO Director a list of major legislative proposals that they believe are likely to have a significant economic impact and be considered for enactment. Requires that House and Senate leadership review for modification each proposal in such list before adjournment of the first session of each Congress. Requires the Director, upon receiving such a list, to initiate a study of each of the major proposals, topics, and areas of interest in the list for purposes of studying and estimating its economic impact, comparing congressional committee and Federal agency estimates of the impacts of such proposals, topics, or areas. Provides for guidelines for congressional consideration of any bill or joint resolution that is included on such a list.

Bill· HRH.R. 5122 (103rd)referred

To require Federal agencies that own or lease motor vehicles to keep accurate records of the use of those vehicles by Federal employees, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1994

Requires the head of each Federal agency that owns or leases motor vehicles to keep accurate records of their use by Federal employees. Imposes liability for final monetary penalties upon such employees for parking violations committed while using such vehicles. Mandates that existing final monetary penalties incurred for parking violations before enactment of this Act be paid out of travel funds allocated to the relevant agency.

Bill· HRH.R. 5077 (103rd)referred

Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1994

Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act - Establishes the Centennial of Flight Commission to commemorate the first manned airplane flight by the Wright brothers. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4997 (103rd)referred

Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1994

Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit and set penalties for the transport or possession of a confined exotic animal for purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for entertainment or the collection of a trophy.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 276 (103rd)open

Concerning deployment of United States Armed Forces in Haiti.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1994

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President is: (1) required to obtain the prior approval of the Congress before U.S. armed forces may undertake offensive military action against the military leadership of Haiti in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 940; and (2) recognized as having the inherent authority to use such forces to protect or evacuate U.S. citizens from imminent danger or for humanitarian purposes.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 496 (103rd)referred

Condemning the terrorist attack on the Delegation of Argentine Israeli Associations on July 18, 1994, the terrorist attack on a Panamanian commuter plane on July 20, 1994, and the terrorist bombings near the Israeli embassy and a building housing Israeli and Jewish organizations in London on July 26, 1994.

United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1994

Extends the condolences of the House of Representatives to the families and friends who lost loved ones in the bombings of the Delegation of Argentine Israeli Associations on July 18, 1994, and the Panamanian commuter plane on July 20, 1994. Condemns such attacks on innocent people and calls for worldwide cooperation in bringing the perpetrators to justice. Condemns anti-Semitism, neo-Nazi activities, and terrorism wherever they occur and urges all members of the world community to do the same. Expresses support for the Jewish communities in Argentina, Panama, and the United Kingdom for their efforts to attain safety and security in their own countries. Urges the Governments and people of Argentina and Panama to continue to work to stamp out anti-Semitism and neo-Nazism.

Bill· HRH.R. 4822 (103rd)open

Congressional Accountability Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1994

Congressional Accountability Act - Applies, by a specified conditional date, provisions of the following laws to the legislative branch: (1) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; (2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (3) the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990; (4) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; (5) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; (6) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; (7) provisions relating to Federal labor management relations; (8) the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988; (9) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; (10) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; (11) the Freedom of Information Act; and (12) the Privacy Act. (Sec. 4) Establishes in the legislative branch an Office of Compliance to study and report to the Congress on: (1) the application of such laws to the legislative branch; (2) an examination of the procedures used by the instrumentalities to enforce the application of such laws; and (3) a determination as to whether such procedures may be used in lieu of those specified in this Act. Requires the Office's Director to issue regulations governing such applicability which shall be subject to congressional approval. Makes applicable to the legislative branch any provision of Federal law to the extent that it relates to: (1) the terms and conditions of employment; (2) protection from discrimination in personnel actions; and (3) health and safety of employees. Directs the Office, on an ongoing basis, to: (1) determine which of such laws should apply to the legislative branch; (2) study the application to the legislative branch of laws enacted after enactment of this Act; and (3) issue regulations to apply such laws to the legislative branch subject to congressional approval. (Sec. 5) Sets forth House and Senate procedures for bills to implement such regulations. (Sec. 6) Requires the Office to carry out: (1) an education program for Members of Congress and other employing authorities of the legislative branch respecting the laws made applicable to them; and (2) a program to inform individuals of their rights under such laws and this Act. (Sec. 7) Sets forth procedures for consideration of alleged violations of such laws consisting of the following steps: (1) counseling through the Office; (2) mediation with the office; (3) formal complaint and hearing by a hearing board; and (4) judicial review if a congressional employee is aggrieved by a dismissal, final decision, or an order by the hearing board or if a Member of Congress is aggrieved by a final decision or would be subject to an order issued by such board. (Sec. 13) Declares that any intimidation of, or reprisal against, any employee because of the exercise of a right under this Act constitutes an unlawful employment practice that may be remedied in the same manner under this Act as is a violation of law made applicable to the legislative branch. (Sec. 14) Permits the records and decisions of hearing boards to be made public if required for judicial review. Authorizes the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and the Senate Select Committee on Ethics to have access to the hearings, deliberations, and decisions of the hearing board only after the board has made a decision with respect to the matter. (Sec. 16) Limits a congressional employee to the judicial proceeding provided by this Act to redress prohibited practices.

Bill· HRH.R. 4634 (103rd)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a taxpayer may elect to include in income crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments in the year of the disaster or in the following year, to provide for a technical correction regarding indexation of the threshold applicable to the luxury automobile excise tax, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1994

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect to include in income crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments in the year of destruction or in the following year. Revises the method of determining the inflation adjustment applicable to the luxury automobile excise tax.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 445 (103rd)referred

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3266) to provide for automatic downward adjustments in the discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 1994 set forth in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 equal to the amount of rescissions contained in the Act.

United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1994

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3266 (providing for automatic downward adjustments in the discretionary spending limits for FY 1994).

Bill· HRH.R. 4493 (103rd)referred

Abolition of Bankruptcy Havens Amendments of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1994

Abolition of Bankruptcy Havens Amendments of 1994 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to provide that as a result of electing to exempt property that is exempt under State or local law, an individual debtor may not exempt an aggregate interest of more than $50,000 in real or personal property: (1) used as the debtor's (or a dependents') residence; (2) in a cooperative that owns property used by the debtor (or a dependent) as a residence; or (3) in a burial plot for the debtor (or a dependent).

Bill· HRH.R. 4474 (103rd)referred

Equipment Leasing, Maintenance, and Payment Amendment of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1994

Equipment Leasing, Maintenance, and Payment Amendment of 1994 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to direct the trustee, in a case under Chapter 11, to perform all the debtor's obligations arising from the order for relief under any unexpired lease of personal property.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 434 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any law enacted pertaining to the reform of our Nation's health care system should apply to Members of Congress and all Federal employees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), including any individual who is appointed or elected to a position in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the United States Government.

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1994

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any law enacted pertaining to the reform of our Nation's health care system should apply to Members of Congress and all Federal employees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, including any individual who is appointed or elected to a position in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch.

Bill· HRH.R. 4434 (103rd)referred

Common Cents Budget Reform Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Elimination of Baseline Budgeting Title II: Changes in Discretionary Spending Limits Title III: Expedited Rescissions and Targeted Tax Benefits Title IV: Treatment of Emergency Spending Common Cents Budget Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: Elimination of Baseline Budgeting - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) with respect to the baseline to remove requirements for inflation adjustments, except for purposes of adjusting discretionary spending limits. Removes the requirement that adjustments made for expiring housing contracts be sequential and cumulative. Requires the President's budget to include: (1) estimated expenditures and appropriations for the current year; (2) new budget authority in budget outlay comparisons; and (3) a certain comparison of levels of estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations that includes the proposed increase or decrease in spending in percentage terms. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make conforming changes to the development of the concurrent resolution on the budget. Requires the Congressional Budget Office to include in reports to budget committees certain current year comparisons and a table on sources of spending growth under current law in total mandatory spending for the budget year and the ensuing four fiscal years. Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to report annually to the Congress on all programs and activities with permanent or indefinite spending authority or those programs for which budget authority is not provided for in advance by appropriation Acts. Title II: Changes in Discretionary Spending Limits - Reduces discretionary spending limits for new budget authority for any fiscal year by the amount in the Deficit Reduction Account. Requires each appropriation or rescission bill to contain a Deficit Reduction Account containing amounts resulting from reduced spending. Title III: Expedited Rescissions and Targeted Tax Benefits - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of proposed rescissions of budget authority or repeals of targeted tax benefits. Title IV: Treatment of Emergency Spending - Limits emergency appropriations and legislation to the matter of emergency. Allows such a statute to contain other offsetting provisions that reduce spending or non-emergency appropriations for the designated emergency. Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution containing an emergency designation, if the legislation provides an appropriation for any other item or matter.

Bill· HRH.R. 4414 (103rd)referred

Independence for Families Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Time-Limited Transitional Assistance Title II: Make Work Pay Subtitle A: Health Care Subtitle B: Earned Income Tax Credit Subtitle C: Child Care Subtitle D: AFDC Work Disregards Subtitle E: AFDC Asset Limitations Title III: The Work First Program Subtitle A: AFDC Subtitle B: Targeted Jobs Tax Credit Title IV: Family Responsibility and Improved Child Support Enforcement Subtitle A: Enhancement of Ability to Identify and Locate Noncustodial Parents Subtitle B: Paternity Establishment Subtitle C: Improvement of Child Support Order Establishment Process Subtitle D: Child Support Enforcement Title V: Teen Pregnancy and Family Stability Subtitle A: Federal Role Subtitle B: State Role Title VI: Program Simplification Subtitle A: Increased State Flexibility Subtitle B: Coordination of AFDC and Food Stamp Programs Subtitle C: Fraud Reduction Title VII: Financing Subtitle A: Ineligibility of certain Aliens for certain Social Services Subtitle B: Other Provisions Relating to Aliens Subtitle C: Limitation on Emergency Assistance Expenditures Subtitle D: Family Day Care Homes Program Improvements Subtitle E: Collection of Certain State and Local Taxes on Out-of-State Sales Title VIII: Effective Date Independence for Families Act of 1994 - Title I: Time-Limited Transitional Assistance - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require States opting below to have work first programs to make ineligible for AFDC any family with a member who has participated in such work program for two years; (2) condition eligibility for AFDC on participation in job search activities except during unsubsidized full-time private sector employment; (3) provide transitional child care for families cut off AFDC after two years; and (4) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Service (Secretary) to establish a database of work first and community service programs participants for use by States opting to have work first programs. Title II: Make Work Pay - Amends SSA titles XIX (Medicaid) and IV part A (AFDC), as well as the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and other specified Federal law, to make various specified changes with regard to, among others, extended Medicaid enrollment for former AFDC recipients, increased AFDC earned income disregards, limited AFDC income and resource disregards of savings for education, first time home or automobile purchase, microenterprise initiatives, increased child care funding and transitional benefits for two parent families, and refundable tax credits for dependent care and other expenses connected with gaining employment in order to enable AFDC recipients to become self-sufficient. (Sec. 229) Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Child Care Development and Block Grant Act should be reauthorized to allow States greater flexibility to use their funds to strengthen child care; and (2) States should institute a child care voucher system to enable families on AFDC to purchase child care services, create Consumer Information Centers for providing information on eligible child care providers, and loosen their regulations to allow for reimbursement of certain provider costs. Title III: The Work First Program - Amends SSA title IV to: (1) replace the current Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under part F with a new Work First Program that allows participating States to establish work programs similar to those operated by Riverside County, California and the State of Oregon; (2) add a new part G (Community Service Program); (3) include a work supplementation component under each such program that provides for subsidized private sector or State or local government jobs; (4) give States the option of having such programs; and (5) require States exercising such option to provide participants with the necessary case management services to ensure integrated benefits and services provided under such programs. (Sec. 311) Amends IRC to provide for an increase in the minimum period of employment required to receive a targeted jobs tax credit. Title IV: Family Responsibility And Improved Child Support Enforcement - Amends SSA title IV parts A and D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to make specified changes with regard to AFDC recipient cooperation in establishing paternity of illegitimate children, locate services for enforcing child support orders, parenting services for new fathers, and distribution of child support proceeds. (Sec. 411) Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) certain actions pursuant to a child support order, such as the denial of visitation rights, should be treated as irrelevant in actions brought to enforce other provisions of the order; (2) the Secretary should investigate accessing certain Federal data banks not linked to the Parent Locator Service; (3) the national network established under this title for handling locate requests should be used to access State records only through the agency administering the State part D plan; (4) social services should be provided in hospitals to women whose pregnancy results from rape or incest; and (5) States should implement methods for verifying locate information and develop programs like the State of Wisconsin's program for noncustodial parents unable to meet support obligations. (Sec. 421) Establishes the National Child Support Guidelines Commission to: (1) study and develop a national child support guideline if one proves advisable; and (2) submit a report on the study's results to the President and the Congress. (Sec. 431) Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a system for enabling child support information to be obtained at the workplace via W-4 form reporting by employees. Amends IRC to require employers to: (1) deduct and withhold child support obligations from employee wages; (2) pay withholdings to the appropriate payee; and (3) include withheld obligations on the employee's W-2 form. Makes various other specified changes to SSA title IV part D involving: (1) State procedures for comparing information in the national registry of child support orders (NR) established under this title with information obtained above from W-4 form reporting, and for imposing monetary penalties on employees who fail to report support obligations; (2) development of uniform withholding orders; (3) garnishment of certain Federal benefits and seizure of lottery winnings and other payouts to satisfy support arrearages; (4) State reporting of support obligations to credit bureaus; and (5) liability of grandparents for financial support of children of their minor children. Title V: Teen Pregnancy and Family Stability - Amends SSA title IV part A (AFDC) with respect to Federal and State roles in reducing teenage pregnancy and promoting family stability; by: (1) requiring States to deny AFDC for additional children (except those born as a result of rape or incest) of AFDC families unless the State plan explicitly provides for such additional children; and (2) providing for unmarried minors who are pregnant or who have children to live under adult supervision in order to receive AFDC. (Sec. 503) Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a task force to reduce teenage pregnancy. (Sec. 511) Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) children should be educated about the risks of early parenthood; (2) reproductive family planning and education should be made available to potential parents; and (3) States should use SSA title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) funds to provide comprehensive services to high-risk youth and work with schools for early identification and referral of such children. Title VI: Program Simplification - Amends SSA titles IV part A and XI, as well as the Food Stamp Act of 1977, to give States increased flexibility in providing AFDC benefits (including restoring those wrongfully terminated) through, among other means, use of electronic benefit transfers, quicker action on waiver requests, and coordination with food stamp rules. (Sec. 631) Expresses the support of the Congress for certain efforts by the Social Security Administration to reduce fraud and abuse in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program under SSA title XVI. (Sec. 632) Requires the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the feasibility of issuing a single counterfeit-resistant ID card to replace the current social security card and any health security card issued under health reform legislation. Title VII: Financing - Amends the SSA, the IRC, and the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to make certain aliens ineligible for AFDC, SSI, Medicaid, food stamps, and the earned income tax credit. (Sec. 711) Sets forth special rules concerning aliens and general public assistance. (Sec. 714) Authorizes appropriations for financial assistance to States for assistance to resident aliens. Specifies the annual allocation of such Federal financial assistance for each State and the District of Columbia through FY 1988. (Sec. 721) Amends SSA title IV part A (AFDC) to revise: (1) the definition of "emergency assistance to needy families with children"; and (2) the limitation on State expenditures for such assistance. (Sec. 731) Amends the National School Lunch Act to: (1) modify family and group day care home reimbursement provisions under the child and adult care food program; and (2) provide grants to States for making grants to family and day care homes. Tax Fairness for Main Street Business Act of 1994 - States that the Congress: (1) recognizes that some States will be adversely affected by provisions of this Act which deny immigrants certain public assistance; (2) pledges to help those States offset the potential cost shift; and (3) encourages States, in authorizing them below to require out-of-State companies to collect sales taxes on certain purchases, to use increased revenues resulting from such collections to offset such cost shift and design assistance programs addressing special needs of immigrants. (Sec. 744) Authorizes a State or local jurisdiction to require certain out-of-State businesses to collect sales taxes on tangible personal property sold to residents of the State or local jurisdiction. (Sec. 745) Provides an in-lieu fee rate where local taxes are not uniform. (Sec. 746) Prohibits a State from requiring out-of-State businesses to file reporting returns more than once every calendar quarter. (Sec. 749) Requires a State to establish toll-free information services to provide such businesses with necessary forms and instructions. Title VIII: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4386 (103rd)open

An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and improve veterans' benefits programs, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1994

Veterans' Persian Gulf War Benefits Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) develop and expeditiously implement a uniform case assessment protocol that will ensure thorough assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of all Persian Gulf War veterans suffering from illnesses attributed to service in the Persian Gulf theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War; (2) expedite efforts to develop case definitions or diagnoses for illnesses associated with such service; and (3) develop and implement a comprehensive outreach program to inform such veterans and their families of health-care services, including comprehensive medical evaluations, that may be available through the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Directs the Secretary to pay compensation to Persian Gulf War veterans suffering from a chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness that became manifest to a degree of ten percent or more within one year after completion of active duty in the Gulf War, with exceptions. Terminates compensation payments three years after the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for: (1) FY 1995 through 1997 for conducting research of the health risk and effects of service during the Gulf War and the treatment of such effects; and (2) FY 1995 for a survey of Persian Gulf veterans as to the incidence and nature of health problems occurring in such veterans and their families.

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