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Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 400 (101st)enacted

Designating October 27, 1989, as "National Hostage Awareness Day".

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1989

Designates October 27, 1989, as National Hostage Awareness Day in recognition of the 42d birthday of Terry Anderson and his fifth year in captivity. States that efforts should be made to have such date declared International Hostage Day by the United Nations. States that all Federal and international agencies should increase efforts to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Lebanon. Calls for prayer on such date for the release of all U.S. and foreign hostages in Lebanon.

Bill· HRH.R. 3182 (101st)referred

Yosemite National Park Centennial Medal Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989

Yosemite National Park Centennial Medal Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell not more than 750,000 gold, silver, and bronze medals in commemoration of the centennial of Yosemite National Park, California, in 1990. Requires that all sales of such medals include a surcharge of $35 per medal for the gold medals, $7 per medal for the silver medals, and $2 per medal for the bronze medals. Requires that all surcharges be paid to an endowment fund for the benefit of the Park to be administered by the National Park Foundation. Requires that the interest from the fund be paid to the Secretary of the Interior to fund special supplemental projects relating to back country trail development and rehabilitation and the preservation of Sequoia groves within the boundaries of the Park. Requires the Secretaries to enter into a memorandum agreement to allow: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to deliver medals to the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the sale of the medals in National Park facilities. Grants the Comptroller General the right to examine all records of the National Park Foundation which are related to such medals. Provides that no medals may be struck after December 31, 1991.

Bill· HRH.R. 3179 (101st)open

To facilitate the providing of loan capital to and investments in small business concerns, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989

Title I: Capital Access for Small Business - Small Business Credit Availability Act of 1989 - Establishes the Venture Enhancement and Loan Development Administration for Smaller Undercapitalized Enterprises (Velda Sue) as a Federal instrumentality to: (1) develop uniform underwriting, security appraisal, and repayment standards for qualified loans; (2) determine the eligibility of certified poolers to contract with Velda Sue for specific mortgage pool guarantees; and (3) provide timely repayment guarantees of the principal and interest on certain qualified obligations. Provides for a Board of Directors to manage Velda Sue. Authorizes Velda Sue to: (1) set conditions under which it will guarantee qualified obligations and securities; and (2) issue securities based on certain pooled interests in qualified obligations. Limits the amount of Velda Sue obligations and guarantees which may be outstanding at any one time. Precludes the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) from approving any such obligations or guarantees if issuance would impair the financial safety or soundness of the Corporation. Directs Velda Sue to issue certification and eligibility standards for secondary marketing for loan poolers. Limits certification to a five-year maximum period. Declares that the Corporation for Small Business Investment, at its election and without regard to eligibility standards for other poolers shall be approved as a certified pooler of qualified debentures only. Prescribes the percentages of obligations of poolers which Velda Sue shall guarantee. Directs the Board of Directors to establish standards governing the composition of each loan pool during the period in which Corporation guarantees are effective. Outlines the minimum standards for qualified loans and debenture pools. Directs Velda Sue to establish fees based upon the risk incurred in providing financial assistance or guarantees for: (1) qualified loans; (2) qualified debentures; and (3) securities issued by a qualified loan pooler. Prescribes maximum fee guidelines. Directs the Comptroller General to report annually to the Congress regarding Velda Sue's fee schedule and collection. Grants the Secretary general regulatory power over Velda Sue activities. Requires Velda Sue to publish annual financial status reports as prescribed by the Secretary. Declares that for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, neither securities nor guarantees issued by Velda Sue shall be deemed to be a security issued by an agent of the Federal Government or a "government security." Authorizes Velda Sue to issue obligations to the Secretary solely for the purpose of fulfilling its obligations. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation. Confers original jurisdiction upon the Federal district courts for all civil actions to which Velda Sue is a party. Directs the Comptroller General to perform a financial audit of Velda Sue. Title II - Corporation for Small Business Investment Charter Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to establish timetables to govern the promulgation of regulations by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the qualification of licensees to do business with the Corporation for Small Business Investment and the special-purpose trust established by this Act. Establishes the Corporation for Small Business Investment as a Government-sponsored private corporation. Sets out the Corporation's stock structure. Permits only small business investment companies to hold voting common stock. Requires the Corporation to mandate certain contributions from these companies in order to accumulate capital surplus funds from private sources. Includes depository institutions as eligible contributors entitled to receive stock and dispose of it. Authorizes the Corporation to issue obligations and securities, within prescribed limits with the approval of the Velda Sue Board of Directors. Prohibits Velda Sue from approving the issuance of obligations or guarantees that would impair the financial soundness of the Corporation. Authorizes the Corporation to issue commitments or otherwise deal in small business investment securities. Directs Velda Sue to examine the Corporation's financial conditions and to exercise general regulatory power over it according to prescribed guidelines. Sets forth the procedure for perfecting a security or ownership interest in small business investment securities created by the Corporation. Authorizes the Corporation to guarantee specified securities. Directs the Corporation to establish criteria, including private capital amount requirements, for the qualification of small business investment companies to conduct business with it. Instructs the Corporation to enter into agreements with small business investment companies, which are authorized to provide equity capital and loans to small businesses. Restricts the financing activities of the investment companies, setting time limits, aggregate securities acquisition limits, and use restrictions with respect to loan funds. Prohibits the Corporation from purchasing or guaranteeing securities in excess of ten percent of its assets. Provides for both financial and compliance audits of small business investment companies. Directs the Corporation to adopt independent criteria in connection with the qualification of a special type of small business investment company to invest solely in disadvantaged small businesses. Establishes a special-purpose trust to benefit special small business investment companies. Provides for SBA conveyance to the Corporation of all right, title, and interest to all securities and outstanding debentures issued by small business investment companies that are not in liquidation. Requires the trust to apply all of the funds held in trust and income to: (1) cover any losses realized on debentures purchased or guaranteed by the Corporation; (2) reduce the interest rate on debentures issued by special small business investment companies or purchase their preferred securities; and (3) pay administrative costs. Authorizes the trustees to purchase preferred securities and the Corporation to purchase or guarantee the payment of principal and interest on debentures issued by special small business investment companies. Authorizes a special small business investment company to request that the Corporation purchase or guarantee its debentures subordinate to any other obligations of such companies. Sets forth restrictions on the interest rate on and total amount of such debentures. Requires that all outstanding preferred securities purchased by the trust from special small business investment companies be redeemed and transferred to the Treasury 50 years after the effective date of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for the trust for FY 1991 through FY 2000. Gives the SBA review authority over the Corporation and requires annual reporting in connection with this review. Mandates an annual audit, by Velda Sue of the Corporation's financial transactions with subsequent reports to the President and to the House and Senate Small Business Committees. Subjects Corporation books and records to audit by the General Accounting Office and by the Office of the Inspector General of the SBA under specified conditions. Requires annual Corporation reporting to the President, the SBA, relevant congressional committees, and Velda Sue. Requires the General Accounting Office, by January 31, 1993, to prepare a report for the House and Senate Small Business Committees on the Corporation's effectiveness in achieving the purposes of this Act. Directs the SBA to contract with the Corporation to administer all outstanding debentures issued by small business investment companies and guaranteed by Velda Sue. Confers original jurisdiction upon the Federal district courts for all civil actions to which either the Corporation or the trust is a party. Precludes the Corporation from issuing any obligations or guarantees until Velda Sue notifies it that it is ready to do business. Requires the Corporation to wind up its affairs and return all remaining funds to its shareholders on a pro rata basis if it does not receive such notice within two years of the effective date of this Act.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 191 (101st)referred

Calling on all countries which produce high explosives to require that any such explosive produced in that country contain a preblast detection taggant so that the country can truly claim innocence regarding terrorist attacks.

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989

Calls on all countries that produce high explosives to: (1) cooperate in global efforts to develop suitable chemical taggants for preblast detection of high explosives; (2) refrain from selling high explosives to known supporters of terrorism; (3) develop controls to ensure that high explosives purchased by customers are not transferred to terrorist groups; and (4) formally agree to require that any high explosive produced in that country include a preblast detection taggant, as soon as one suitable for that form of explosive is developed.

Bill· HRH.R. 3129 (101st)open

Agricultural Extended Retirement Credit Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1989

Agricultural Extended Retirement Credit Act of 1990 - Extends creditable service under the Civil Service Retirement System for periods of service in certain Federal-State cooperative programs which had agricultural or related purposes. Establishes a hiring limitation period of four fiscal years after 60 days following enactment of this Act on the replacement of retirees in the United States Department of Agriculture. Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any budget authority or outlays saved in any fiscal year by reason of reduced pay and personnel resulting from implementation of this Act. Requires that the budget authority and outlays thus saved: (1) be carried to the surplus fund of the Department of Agriculture and deposited by the Secretary of Agriculture in the Treasury to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement Fund, as a Government contribution; and (2) credited against pay and other personnel costs required to be sequestered under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Requires the Comptroller General to notify the Congress, of of each instance of noncompliance with the requirements of this Act. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to report to the Congress on an evaluation of the extended credit retirement program and the limitation on replacement of retirees provided under this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 3056 (101st)referred

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1989

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a specified number of five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the death of Benjamin Franklin. Provides that such coins shall be considered legal tender. Requires the Secretary to begin issuing such coins on October 1, 1989. Directs the Secretary to obtain silver for the minting of such coins from stocks of silver held by the Secretary or from any other federally owned stocks of silver and to obtain gold pursuant to authority under existing law. Provides that the design of such coins shall be selected by the Secretary after consultation with the Chairman of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial at the Franklin Institute and the Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts. Specifies the sales price of such coins as the face value plus costs. Requires that all sales of such coins include a surcharge of $35 per coin for five-dollar coins, $7 per coin for one-dollar coins, and $2 for half-dollar coins. Requires that all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of such coins shall be paid to the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial (The Franklin Institute): (1) to restore and renovate the Memorial; (2) to construct or renovate certain adjoining areas of the Franklin Institute; (3) to establish an endowment to ensure the continued upkeep and maintenance of the Memorial; (4) for exhibits in the Memorial or certain adjoining areas of the Institute; and (5) for funds for construction of certain facilities and for the acquisition and preservation of artifacts relating to Franklin. Authorizes the Comptroller General to audit such payments. Prohibits the minting of such coins under this Act after December 31, 1990. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the minting and issuance of such coins shall not result in any net costs to the Government.

Law· HRH.R. 3000 (101st)enacted

Fastener Quality Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1989

Fastener Quality Act - Prohibits the offering for sale or sale in commerce of any fastener (screw, nut, bolt, stud, similar threaded device, or washer) unless it is part of a lot which: (1) conforms to standards and specifications represented by the manufacturer; and (2) has been inspected, tested, and certified according to this Act. Sets forth special rules for small lots. Requires manufacturers to have a fastener lot sample inspected by a laboratory accredited under an approved system (including one owned or affiliated with the manufacturer if it is so accredited). Requires the laboratory, upon determination of conformance with the appropriate standards and specifications, to provide the manufacturer certificates with respect to such lot. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to establish: (1) a program for the accreditation of laboratories engaged in the inspection and testing of fasteners; (2) conditions under which accreditation by private entities using standards issued by consensus standards organizations shall be deemed to satisfy the accreditation requirements of this Act; and (3) conditions, no less stringent than those for private accrediting entities, under which accreditation of foreign laboratories by their governments shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Act. Limits accreditation to three years. Requires that laboratory accreditation standards issued by one or more consensus standards organizations selected by the Director be used to accredit laboratories under the accreditation program. Authorizes the Director to hire contractors as necessary to carry out the accreditation program. Requires costs for the establishment and operation of the program to be fully reimbursable through fees or other charges for accreditation services. Directs the Secretary to ensure that private accrediting entities and laboratories accredited by such entities or by foreign governments comply with conditions and requirements in this Act. Requires the Director to periodically transmit recommendations to consensus standards organizations. Prohibits any manufacturer from selling any container of fasteners manufactured in the United States unless delivery to the first purchaser is accompanied by a written notification of testing and certification by an accredited laboratory. Prohibits any person from selling any container of fasteners manufactured outside the United States to any importer or end user unless delivery is accompanied by an original certificate from an accredited laboratory. Allows delivery to an importer or private label distributor without the required certificate if: (1) the manufacturer discloses in writing the appropriate standards and specifications; and (2) the importer or private label distributor assumes responsibility in writing for inspection and testing. Requires that, in a sale of any quantity for resale at wholesale, the container be conspicuously marked with the lot number. Requires persons who make significant alterations to a fastener subsequent to manufacture to have the altered fastener inspected and tested unless delivery is accompanied by a disclosure of the alteration and a warning. Requires subsequent disclosures of the alteration in resales. Prohibits commingling of fasteners from different lots in the same container. Requires fastener manufacturers or private label distributors to comply with requirements of a program for recordation of insignias. Directs the Secretary to establish such a program, including regulations to ensure traceability. Sets forth civil remedies, including declaratory and injunctive relief, and criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment, for violations of this Act. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) preempt any rights or causes of action that any buyer may have with respect to any seller of fasteners under the law of any State, except insofar as such State law conflicts with this Act; and (2) limit or otherwise affect the authority of any consensus standards organization to establish, modify, or withdraw any standards and specifications under any other law or authority in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 2988 (101st)open

For the relief of Lucille White, Gerald J. White, Gary White, and Sara White.

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1989

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to a named widow and her family in full and final satisfaction of their claims against the United States arising from the death of her husband as a result of a construction accident in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 373 (101st)referred

To designate October 22 through October 29, 1989, as "National Red Ribbon Week".

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1989

Designates the week of October 22 through October 29, 1989, as National Red Ribbon Week. Recognizes and commends the hard work and dedication of certain individuals and organizations and urges activities that support community and alcohol education during such week. Encourages Americans to wear or display red ribbons during such Week to present and symbolize their commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle, and to develop an attitude of intolerance to the use of drugs.

Bill· HRH.R. 2972 (101st)open

Drug War Bond Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1989

Drug War Bond Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue: (1) Drug War Bonds for a three-year period with a 12-year maturity date; and (2) Drug War Stamps to evidence payments for or on account of such bonds. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude the interest earned on such War Bonds from an individual's gross income. Authorizes a taxpayer to designate a specified portion of any tax overpayment or make cash contributions to the War on Drugs Trust Fund (established by this Act). Authorizes the Attorney General to make expenditures from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund into the War on Drugs Trust Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the War on Drugs Trust Fund. Transfers to such Fund: (1) proceeds from the sale of Drug War Bonds and stamps; and (2) certain cash contributions and portions of tax overpayments. Prescribes expenditures from the War on Drugs Trust Fund, including the construction of Federal prison facilities and education and rehabilitation programs. Precludes the receipts and disbursements from the War on Drugs Trust Fund from being included in either the congressional budget totals or in the budget totals as submitted by the President. Exempts the receipts and expenditures from the War on Drugs Trust Fund from: (1) statutory expenditure and lending limitations; and (2) certain orders issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on programs established by this Act. Directs the Attorney General to make recommendations to the Congress regarding the merits of privatizing Federal prisons.

Bill· HRH.R. 2955 (101st)referred

Business Incubator Review Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1989

Business Incubator Review Act of 1989 - Declares it to be U.S. policy that the Federal Government should encourage the development and operation of business incubators as an economic development tool. Directs the President to create a Business Incubator Review Group, including certain cabinet officers and other appropriate individuals, to review Federal policies and programs relating to business incubators and to report to the appropriate congressional committees describing current programs and recommending improvements and changes. Terminates the Group 30 days after submission of the required report. Directs Group members to review business development regulations promulgated by their respective agencies and to take action to assure that business incubators are eligible for relevant grants and loans. Requires members of the Review Group to consult regularly with representatives of incubator operators, State and local officials, and other specified persons. Instructs the Secretary of Commerce, through the Clearinghouse for State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation, to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on business incubators, including descriptions of State and local programs. Authorizes appropriations for this undertaking. Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to assign to the Clearinghouse for State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation the duty to collect information on Federal programs supporting business incubators and to assist and advise State and local governments with respect to such programs.

Bill· HRH.R. 2862 (101st)open

Naturalized Citizens United States Flag Distribution Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1989

Naturalized Citizens United States Flag Distribution Act - Directs the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to provide for the distribution of a U.S. flag to each individual who is naturalized as a citizen of the United States. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 2779 (101st)referred

Community Enterprise Revitalization Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1989

Community Enterprise Revitalization Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 with respect to the section 108 community development loan guarantee program to: (1) permit States to pledge grants as security for nonentitlement area local government obligations; (2) define "eligible public entity" to include units of general local government or Indian tribes; (3) permit guarantees for new construction loans; (4) permit repayment periods of up to 20 years; (5) authorize FY 1990 through 1992 credit limits; (6) increase maximum issuer loan guarantees; (7) allocate 70 percent of guarantees for metropolitan cities and urban counties, and 30 percent for nonentitlement area local governments and Indian tribes; (8) set annual guarantee limits for a metropolitan city or an urban county at $25,000,000, and for other entities at $5,000,000; (9) provide loan guarantee priority for projects in Federal or State enterprise zones; and (10) provide training and information activities.

Bill· HRH.R. 2776 (101st)referred

Official Anthem of the Statue of Liberty

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1989

Official Anthem of the Statute of Liberty - Dedicates "The Most Beautiful Lady in the World" as the official anthem of the Statue of Liberty.

Law· HRH.R. 2761 (101st)enacted

United Services Organization's 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1989

United Services Organization's 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than a specified number of five dollar gold coins, one dollar silver coins, and half dollar clad coins to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Services Organization (USO). Requires such coins to be emblematic of USO Services to military service personnel and families. Sets forth certain features of such coins and provides for their design, issuance, and sale. Terminates the minting of such coins after February 4, 1991. Requires surcharges from the sale of such coins to be deposited in a coinage profit fund and used for USO programs and to reduce the national debt. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress semiannually through December 31, 1992, on activities under this Act.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 189 (101st)passed

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that individuals throughout the United States should observe Independence Day, July 4, 1989, as "Take Pride in the Flag Day".

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1989

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that individuals throughout the United States should observe Independence Day, July 4, 1989, as Take Pride in the Flag Day to celebrate the 213th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the 201st anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 186 (101st)passed

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the flag of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1989

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to its concern over the Supreme Court's decision in Texas v. Johnson and its commitment to preserving the honor and integrity of the flag. Condemns all actions intended to desecrate the flag. Urges the American people to continue to display proudly the U.S. flag.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 327 (101st)referred

Designating September 1989, as "National Minority Health Awareness Month", and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1989

Designates September 1989 as National Minority Health Awareness Month. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) make publicly available information on minority health problems and minority health professionals' careers and contributions; and (2) present public service announcements on health promotion and disease prevention among minority Americans.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 304 (101st)open

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to burning the flag of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1989

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) the misuse or desecration of the symbol, emblem, seal, or flag of the United States or of the several States is not protected speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; and (2) the Congress and the legislatures of the several States shall have power to enforce the Article proposed by this Joint Resolution.

Bill· HRH.R. 2661 (101st)open

Census Equity Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1989

Census Equity Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to ensure that during any decennial census: (1) no member of the armed forces, civilian employee of the Department of Defense, or dependent of such member or employee, is excluded based on such member or employee being assigned to a post outside the United States; and (2) any alien not lawfully admitted for permanent residence is not included.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 292 (101st)open

To designate August 1, 1989, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1989

Designates August 1, 1989, as Helsinki Human Rights Day. Authorizes and requests the President to: (1) reassert American commitment to the Helsinki Accords; (2) raise the issue of noncompliance with such Accords with any signatory nation which may be in violation, in particular, the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania; (3) convey to all signatories of such Accords that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is vital to progress in the ongoing Helsinki process; and (4) convey to U.S. allies the necessity of unity regarding such Accords.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 141 (101st)open

To designate June 21, 1989, as Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner Day.

United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1989

Designates June 21, 1989, as Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner Day. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has helped to fulfill the promise of democracy in this Nation. Reaffirms the goal of removing remaining barriers to full voter participation in this Nation.

Bill· HRH.R. 2531 (101st)referred

Rural Development Investment Zone Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 1 June 1989

Rural Development Investment Zone Act of 1989 - Title I: Designation of Rural Development Investment Zones - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to designate rural development investment zones for purposes of providing tax and regulatory relief and improving local services. Limits choices to areas nominated by States and local governments. Limits the total number of areas that may be designated, and the time period of the designation. Authorizes the Secretary to designate an investment zone only if the area meets certain locational, demographic, unemployment, and poverty criteria. Requires nominating local governments, as a condition of the Secretary's designation, to agree in writing to follow a course of action that may include reducing tax rates, improving local services, simplifying or streamlining regulation of business, and providing job training to area residents. Describes areas to which the Secretary must give preference in selecting areas for designation. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress every four years on the effects of such investment zones' designation in accomplishing the purposes of this Act. Title II: Federal Income Tax Incentives - Subtitle A: Credits for Employers - Allows employers located in investment zones a nonrefundable income tax credit for qualified increased employment expenditures. Subtitle B: Credits for Investment in Tangible Property in Rural Development Investment Zones - Allows businesses an additional investment tax credit for investments made in certain investment zone construction property. Limits the credit to ten percent for new property, including rental property. Requires the recapture of credit amounts upon the early disposition of the property. Title III: Establishment of Foreign-Trade Zones in Rural Development Investment Zones - Requires the Foreign-Trade Zone Board to consider on a priority basis and to expedite the processing of applications for the establishment of foreign-trade zones within investment zones. Requires the Secretary to give priority to, and expedite applications for, the establishment of ports of entry necessary to establish such zones. Title IV: Responsibilities of Federal Agencies in Rural Development Investment Zones; Regulatory Flexibility - Requires Federal agencies to seek to provide special assistance to designated rural development investment zones. Amends Federal law to revise "small entity" with regard to the analysis of regulatory functions to include qualified business, government, and nonprofit enterprises operating with investment zones. Authorizes Federal agencies, upon request by a designating government, to waive or modify rules and regulations pertaining to the implementation of projects or activities within an investment zone. Requires agencies to approve a request if the resulting benefits of job creation, community development, or economic revitalization outweigh the public interest in maintaining the rule unchanged. Disallows waiver or modification or a rule that would directly violate a statutory requirement or present a danger to the public health and safety.

Bill· HRH.R. 2460 (101st)referred

Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1989

Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits.