Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7]

An amendment to replace the current "loser pays" provisions of the bill with new language which would specifically target attorneys who initiate frivolous law suits. The amendment would require courts to award costs and legal fees to the prevailing party in a securities lawsuit if the plaintiff's complaint or motion was intended to harass, caused unneccessary delay, or increased the cost of litigation. The amendment would require the courts to hold the losing party's attorney liable for any costs and fees awarded unless the losing party was responsible for the frivolous suit.

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Amendment requires that actual printing costs stay within the Government Printing Office cost estimates.

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An amendment to raise the mandatory retirement age of Capitol Police officers from 55 to 57 years of age.

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Amendment requires that actual printing costs stay within the Government Printing Office cost estimates.

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An amendment to provide for the authorization of additional printings to be allocated by both the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate.

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An amendment to clarify the use of vouchers under the Voucher Demonstration Program with respect to rental rehabilitation and cooperative and mutual housing.

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An amendment to insert a complete new text which includes authorization for printing of proceedings had at the late President Nixon's funeral.

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An amendment to authorize extra prints for use by the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Capitol.

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An amendment to authorize the printing of additional copies for use by the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Capitol.

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Amendment offered as a substitute to the Tauzin amendment (A008) sought to direct the FCC to prescribe regulations to prohibit any video programming vendor engaged in regional or national distribution of video programming from refusing to deal with any multichannel video system operator, if such refusal is determined to unreasonably restrain trade. The amendment exempts renewals or extensions of contracts that grant exclusive distribution rights entered into on or before June 1, 1990. The amendment also requires video programmers and other entities engaged in satellite broadcasting to make such signal reception directly available for private viewing by home satellite dish users. Satellite broadcasters would be required to establish reasonable and non-discriminatory financial, technical, and service requirements under which non-cable systems could distribute programming for home satellite viewing at competitive prices and terms to home satellite program distributors.

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An amendment to authorize additional printings for use by the Senate and the House.

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An amendment to provide that none of the host agreements entered into by elected officials can be overturned by an act of a public body created by State law in a time frame which comes after the original execution of said host agreements.

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An amendment which clarifies when foreign-owned companies can qualify for participation in the programs authorized in the bill. Under the terms of the amendment, foreign-owned firms whose home countries maintain reciprocity and have an open and transparent standards-setting process may participate.

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Checkoff for Charity Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Checkoff for Charity Title II: Checkoff for Charity Commission Checkoff for Charity Act of 1998 - Title I: Checkoff for Charity - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit taxpayers to designate contributions to charities on their tax returns. Establishes the Checkoff for Charities Trust Fund. Title II: Checkoff for Charity Commission - Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Checkoff for Charity Commission which shall make arrangements for voluntary charitable, health, and welfare agencies that provide or support direct health and welfare services to individuals or their families to solicit contributions through designations made on individual tax returns. Requires annual reports from the Commission. Authorizes appropriations.

Mutual Fund Tax Awareness Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1998

Mutual Fund Tax Awareness Act of 1998 - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise regulations under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to require, consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest, improved methods of disclosing in investment company prospectuses and annual reports the after-tax effects of portfolio turnover on investment company returns to investors.

Veterans Burial Benefits Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1998

Veterans Burial Benefits Act of 1998 - Increases from $300 to $600 the authorized allowance for burial and funeral expenses for deceased veterans who: (1) at the time of death were in receipt of veterans' disability compensation or veterans' pension benefits; or (2) were veterans of any war or were discharged or released from active military service for a service-connected disability and for whom there is no next of kin or sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial costs.

National Lighthouse Center and Museum Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1998

National Lighthouse Center and Museum Act - Amends specified Federal law to grant a Federal charter to the National Lighthouse Center and Museum, Inc.

Open Space Protection Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1998

Open Space Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 to appropriate from the Land and Water Conservation Fund $900 million for every fiscal year from FY 1999 through 2015, with specified portions available for: (1) Federal purposes (Federal share); (2) financial assistance to the States for State and local natural areas, open space, parklands, or recreational areas; (3) grants to local governments through the Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program; (4) grants (through FY 2004) for land acquisition in connection with the American Battlefield Protection Program; and (5) grants (for FY 2004 through 2014) for the restoration and acquisition of historical and cultural sites found within the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest Service. (Sec. 3) Requires the President to: (1) require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare Federal priority lists for expenditure of the Federal share; and (2) name in the annual budget submission the specific purposes for which the Secretaries shall use such funds, unless Congress specifies otherwise. (Sec. 4) Requires Indian-Alaska Native Village Corporations to be treated as one State for allocation purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to approve conversion of property improved or developed with Federal assistance to other than public recreation uses only if the State demonstrates no prudent or feasible alternative exists (with the exception of those properties that are no longer viable as an outdoor conservation and recreation facility due to changes in demographics, or that must be abandoned because of environmental contamination endangering public health and safety). Requires any conversion to satisfy any conditions the Secretary deems necessary to assure the substitution of other conservation and recreation properties which are: (1) of at least equal market value and reasonably equivalent usefulness and location; and (2) in accord with the existing State Plan for Conservation and Recreation. Declares that wetland areas and interests identified in the action agenda, and proposed for acquisition as suitable replacement property (acceptable to the Secretary) within that same State, shall be considered to be of reasonably equivalent usefulness with the property proposed for conversion. (Sec. 5) Amends the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act to include in the list of local governments eligible to compete for Federal assistance grants for the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program: (1) all political subdivisions included in Metropolitan, Primary, or Consolidated Statistical Areas; (2) any other city or town within a Metropolitan Area with a total population of 50,000 or more in the 1970, 1980, 1990, or subsequent census; and (3) any other political subdivision, county, parish, or township with a total of 250,000 or more in the 1970, 1980, 1990, or subsequent census. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make to local governments matching capital: (1) development grants to cover costs of development and construction on existing or new neighborhood recreation sites, including indoor and outdoor recreation facilities, support facilities, and landscaping (but not routine maintenance and upkeep activities); and (2) acquisition grants to cover the direct and incidental costs of purchasing new parkland to be permanently dedicated and made accessible for public conservation and recreation. Authorizes the Secretary to approve conversion of property improved or developed with Federal assistance to other than public recreation uses only if the grantee demonstrates no prudent or feasible alternative exists (with the exception of those properties that are no longer a viable recreation facility due to changes in demographics or that must be abandoned because of environmental contamination endangering public health and safety). Requires any conversion to satisfy any conditions the Secretary deems necessary to assure the substitution of other conservation and recreation properties which are: (1) of at least equal market value and reasonably equivalent usefulness and location; and (2) in accord with the current conservation and recreation recovery action program. Repeals the prohibition against using funds under such Act to acquire land or interests in land.

CARE Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1998

Children's Act for Responsible Employment - CARE Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLRA) to revise child labor prohibitions. (Sec. 2) Repeals certain exemptions from child labor prohibitions for agricultural employment. Applies the same age restrictions to agricultural employment as to other forms of employment. Limits exemptions to agricultural labor outside of school hours, if the individual is employed by his or her parent or legal guardian, on a farm owned or operated by such parent or legal guardian. Raises from 16 to 18 years old the minimum age for engaging in hazardous agricultural employment. (Sec. 3) Prohibits employment of individuals under age 16 in youth peddling. Excludes from the definition of youth peddling volunteer selling of goods or services on behalf of not-for-profit organizations. (Sec. 4) Increases civil and criminal penalties for child labor violations. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of Labor to determine the circumstances under which goods tainted by oppressive child labor may be allowed to be shipped or delivered for shipment in interstate commerce. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to establish closer working relationships with non-governmental organizations and with State and local government agencies with responsibility for administering and enforcing labor and safety and health laws. Requires State and local government agencies to submit information regarding injuries and deaths of employees to the Secretary, upon request, for specified use in enforcement and other uses under FLRA. Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse such agencies for such services. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretaries of Labor and of Agriculture to enter into a memorandum or understanding to coordinate the development and enforcement of standards to minimize child labor.

Veterans Chiropractic Care Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1998

Veterans Chiropractic Care Act of 1998 - Establishes the Chiropractic Service within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes the employment within the Service of chiropractors possessing certain degree and license qualifications. Includes chiropractors within the current VHA pay schedule for physicians and dentists.

To designate the national cemetary in Saratoga, New York, as the "Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetary".

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1998

Designates the national cemetery in Saratoga, New York, as the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.

Home Health Access Preservation Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1998

Home Health Access Preservation Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, with respect to the computation formula of the interim system of limited payments for services provided by home health agencies. Revises such formula for cost reporting periods beginning after FY 1998 to replace the current agency-specific per beneficiary annual limits with limits based on specified base regional limits, a base national limit, and an area wage index. Eliminates the special rule for new agencies with respect to determination of the reasonable cost of home health services. Provides for a three percent increase in per-visit cost limits for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1997. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allot grants to States, according to a specified formula, to provide for adjustment for outliers to assist in the transition to the prospective payment system for home health services. Makes necessary appropriations. Directs the Secretary to meet every 90 days with appropriate congressional committee staff to provide informal updates of progress in implementing the prospective payment system for home health agencies under Medicare.

International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act of 1998

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1998

International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act of 1998 - Revises the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 to prohibit conduct intended to secure improper advantages from foreign officials by: (1) issuers of securities; (2) officials of international organizations; and (3) domestic concerns. Redefines "foreign official" to include an official of a public international organization. Declares that it is unlawful for any issuer organized under the laws of the United States (or any officer, director, employee, agent, or stockholder thereof who is a U.S. person acting on the issuer's behalf) to corruptly do specified prohibited acts outside of the United States. Amends the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 to proscribe specified foreign trade practices by a covered person (or any officer, director, employee, agent, or stockholder thereof) while in United States territory. Sets forth affirmative defenses to enforcement actions. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in Federal district court to enjoin such proscribed actions. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for both juridical and natural persons for violations of such Act. Denies immunity from suit or legal process to an international organization providing commercial communications services, its officials, and its records for any act or omission taken in connection with the organization's capacity as a provider, directly or indirectly, of commercial telecommunications services to, from, or within the United States. Directs the President to take all actions necessary to eliminate or limit substantially any exceptions to such denial. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to certain congressional committees on specified aspects of the implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery on Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1998

Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 for: (1) the Federal Council on the Aging; (2) administration; (3) grants for State and community programs on aging; (4) the availability of surplus commodities; (5) training, research, and discretionary projects and programs; (6) community service employment for older Americans; (7) grants for Native Americans; (8) allotments for vulnerable elder rights protection activities; and (9) the Native American Program. Revises guidelines governing the transfer between specified grant programs of certain Federal funds received by a State.