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Bill· HRH.R. 5806 (101st)referred

Urban Schools of America (USA) Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1990

Urban Schools of America (USA) Act of 1990 - Title I: Urban School Improvement - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to reserve specified funds for: (1) national activities to evaluate urban school improvement programs; and (2) competitive grant awards to exemplary school programs. Directs the Secretary to allot, from remaining amounts, to each eligible local educational agency (LEA) with an approved application an amount based on relative numbers of students enrolled in the LEA's jurisdiction. Makes an LEA eligible if it: (1) serves the largest city in a State; or (2) enrolls 30,000 or more students as of October 1, 1987, and serves a city with a population of at least 200,000 in a metropolitan statistical area. Requires LEAs to use such funds to: (1) increase the academic achievement of urban school children to at least the national average; (2) prepare all urban children for school; (3) increase the graduation rates of urban students to at least the national average; (4) prepare urban school graduates to enter higher education, pursue careers, and exercise their responsibilities as citizens; (5) recruit and retain qualified teachers; and (6) decrease the use of drugs and alcohol by urban students, enhancing their physical and emotional health. Sets forth program requirements: (1) in general, for initial grants, renewal grants, and renewal of school participation; (2) for achievement, including demonstration of improvement; and (3) data collection. Authorizes the Secretary to reserve funds for competitive awards to schools participating in projects assisted under this title that demonstrate exemplary progress in meeting program requirements. Directs the Secretary, by January 1, 1991, to report on the effects of Federal and State education regulations on urban public schools. Requires LEAs desiring to receive a grant under this Act to establish a local advisory group to: (1) design and conduct a needs assessment for participating schools; (2) assist in planning for community-wide collaboration in service delivery for youths in participating schools; (3) advise the LEA and the community on how they can work together to use multiple service providers; and (4) monitor program implementation and oversee program evaluation. Allows use of a comparable existing local advisory group to comply with such requirement. Sets forth special rules relating to ranking of schools to determine relative needs, in general, on the basis of achievement, poverty, and number of minority students. Requires each LEA receiving a grant to serve between ten and 20 percent of its schools. Requires eligible LEAs to have flexibility to serve homeless children, desegrating students, immigrants, migrants, or other highly mobile populations, even if they do not attend a project school. Deems certain approved programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for education of disadvantaged children to be sufficient to meet plan and criteria requirements of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Repair and Renovation of Urban School Buildings - Authorizes the Secretary to make three-year grants to eligible LEAs for: (1) repair and renovation of school buildings; and (2) improvements related to environmental concerns and safety. Directs the Secretary to allocate funds for both such types of grants on the basis of the number of: (1) children from families below the poverty line; (2) school buildings used for instructional purposes; and (3) school buildings more than 25 years old used for instructional purposes. Requires annual grant review by the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Urban School Research - Directs the Secretary to reserve specified funds for the National Urban Research Center established under this title. Allows programs and projects assisted under this title to include: (1) collaborative and coordinated research and evaluation of educational techniques or approaches in multiple cities served by eligible LEAs; (2) evaluation of projects assisted under title I; (3) dissemination of information on successful projects and approaches under title I; (4) design and implementation of programs for LEA provision of technical assistance to individual schools and teachers involved in title I projects; (5) data and information management services for schools participating in a title I program; (6) staff training in such schools; and (7) evaluation of progress in meeting national educational goals by LEAs receiving assistance under this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish and operate a National Urban Research Center to: (1) evaluate, monitor, and disseminate activities assisted under this title; (2) conduct independent research in urban education; and (3) serve as a clearinghouse on urban education research fundings, policies, and practices. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Equalization of State Spending for Public Education - Requires any State, after January 1, 1996, in order to receive Federal assistance to support its public schools under any program administered by the Secretary: (1) to certify that the Secretary has reviewed and determined that the State's method of financing its public elementary and secondary schools is equitable; or, in the alternative, (2) to have in operation a State equalization plan that meets specified requirements. Requires such State equalization plans to: (1) be submitted within one year after the State receives notice that its public school financing method is inequitable; (2) describe how the State will equalize such method within five years; and (3) be approved by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary annually to: (1) review each State's public school financing method; and (2) certify each State determined to have an equitable method. Sets forth review standards, requiring consideration of: (1) relative numbers of children from families dependent on public assistance or with below poverty level income, with limited English proficiency, and with disabilities; (2) the municipal overburden of the residents of the eligible city in relation to the statewide average burden; and (3) the amount of taxes paid by residents within the LEA to support schools relative to their capacity to pay such taxes, as compared to the statewide average. Mandates that Federal funds prohibited to a noncomplying State be distributed to LEAs within that State on a basis determined to carry out the purposes for which they were made available and to meet the equalized spending standards. Title V: General Provisions - Establishes the Interagency Council on Urban Schools to: (1) review Federal programs to determine effects on urban schools' ability to meet national education goals; (2) track school progress toward such goals; (3) solicit advice and information for urban education experts and urban school representatives on improvement of Federal programs; (4) review Federal regulations for duplication or contradiction; (5) report annually to the Congress and the President on urban school progress; (6) review and recommend improvement or streamlining of Federal data collection in urban schools; and (7) conduct research to help urban school practitioners improve school performance. Directs the President to conduct a White House Conference on Urban Education before October 30, 1992. Requires the Conference to advise on development of: (1) recommendations and strategies for improving urban education; (2) methods for combining forces of the private sector, governmental agencies at all levels, parents, teachers, communities, and education officials to assist urban schools in meeting national goals; and (3) a permanent national advisory commission on urban education. Requires a report to the President. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes a National Commission on Urban Education as an independent agency within the executive branch. Directs the Commission to: (1) study specified issues relating to urban schools; and (2) report, and recommend changes in Federal legislation, to the President and appropriate congressional committees. Terminates the Commission three years after its first meeting. Authorizes appropriations. Requires eligible LEAs to use Federal funds received under this Act only to supplement but not supplant non-Federal funds.

Bill· HRH.R. 5676 (101st)referred

To authorize the use of the symbols and emblems of the 1993 Summer World University Games.

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1990

Subjects to civil liability (provided by the Trademark Act of 1946) any person who uses the symbols, emblems, trademarks, and names of the 1993 Summer World University Games, without the consent of the Greater Buffalo Athletic Corporation (Corporation): (1) for the purpose of trade; (2) to induce the sale of any goods or services; or (3) to promote any theatrical exhibition, athletic performance, or competition. Permits contributors and suppliers of goods or services to use the trade name of the Corporation, or any trade mark, symbol, insignia, logo, or emblem belonging to it or the International University Sports Federation, to advertise that such goods were approved, selected, and used by the Corporation. Gives the Corporation the exclusive right to use the name "World University Games," the symbol, logo, and names described in this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 5649 (101st)open

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Multiyear Authorization Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1990

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Multiyear Authorization Act of 1990 - Title I: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for: (1) research and development; (2) space flight, control, and data communications; (3) construction of facilities; (4) research and program management; and (5) the Inspector General. Permits appropriations for the first two numbered categories to be used for certain items of a capital nature (other than land acquisition) required for the performance of research and development contracts, and for grants to nonprofit educational and research organizations to augment their research facilities. Prohibits the use of these funds for the construction of any major facility whose estimated cost exceeds a specified amount, unless the Administrator of NASA notifies specified congressional committees. Authorizes use of funds from one or more of the numbered categories, subject to limitations, for scientific consultations or extraordinary expenses, for facilities construction, repair, or modification, and for unforeseen programmatic facility project needs. Permits reprogramming of funds for facilities construction, subject to conditions outlined in this Act. Authorizes certain fund transfers and makes available specified funds for the construction and modification of laboratories and other installations. Requires the Administrator to notify specified congressional committees of the nature, cost, and need for such construction before expending the funds in question. Prohibits, until 30 days following congressional receipt of the Administrator's full explanation, the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act for any program: (1) deleted by the Congress from original requests; (2) in excess of the amount actually authorized for the particular program; or (3) not presented to either of specified congressional committees. Requires NASA to keep those committees fully and currently informed regarding all activities within their jurisdiction. Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to add to the functions of the Administration those of: (1) seeking and encouraging the fullest commercial use of space; and (2) encouraging and providing for Federal Government use of commercially provided space services and hardware. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the activities of the National Space Council, making a limited amount available for official reception and representation expenses. Requires the Council to reimburse other agencies for at least half of the personnel compensation costs of individuals detailed to it. Directs the Administrator to award to a domestic firm a contract that, under the use of competitive procedures, would be awarded to a foreign firm, if certain conditions exist. Directs the Administrator to submit to specified congressional committees certain reports relating to the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor. Declares it to be U.S. policy to use the space shuttle: (1) for purposes that require the presence of man or the unique capabilities of the shuttle; or (2) when other compelling circumstances exist, including those related to national security or foreign policy. States that the policy does not preclude carrying secondary payloads that do not require the presence of man if consistent with the requirements of research, development, demonstration, scientific, commercial, and educational programs authorized by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to submit to the Congress a plan for implementing the policy. Directs the Administrator to: (1) review proposed manned space flight missions with regard to identifying the human factors knowledge base necessary and developing a schedule of when specified components of information will need to be acquired or developed; (2) develop a strategic plan for life sciences research and technology development, including a crew certification plan and a life sciences implementation plan; and (3) verify the physiological technical feasibility of the life sciences implementation plan. Directs the National Space Council to conduct a study and report to the Congress on International Cooperation in Planetary Exploration with regard to; (1) developing an inventory of technologies and intentions of all national space agencies; (2) seeking ways to enhance the planning and exchange of information; (3) preparing a proposal for efficient use of resources; (4) developing priority goals for needs that could not be achieved by any individual country; (5) exploring the possibilities of international unmanned probes and international manned missions; and (6) devising strategies for cooperation that would prevent unwanted transfer of technology. Establishes within the Department of Commerce an Office of Space Commerce to coordinate space-related issues, programs, and initiatives within the Department. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of NASA to jointly establish a National Aero-Space Plane program to develop a primarily air breathing single-stage-to-orbit and long-range hypersonic cruise research flight vehicle. Prescribes the respective responsibilities of the Secretary and the Administrator. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to develop and submit to the Congress a management plan that includes goals, tasks, schedules, and resource procurement strategies. Requires the Secretary to be responsible for at least two-thirds, and the Administrator to be responsible for not more than one-third, of the costs of the program. Amends the Commercial Space Launch Act to authorize appropriations to carry out the Act. Amends provisions requiring a license for private space launch operations to declare that a license is not required if an agency assumes responsibility for the launch. Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Transportation and the Administrator to jointly develop regulations establishing criteria for such assumption. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to encourage States, as well as the private sector, to acquire, by lease, sale, or other transaction, excess U.S. launch property. Directs the Administrator to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration for a review of the organizational and institutional preparedness of NASA to undertake major new initiatives in science and human exploration. Requires the contract to include a report: (1) estimating the human resources required to carry out this title; (2) describing the structure of NASA; (3) describing the role and relationship of other Federal agencies, Federal laboratories, and the private sector in carrying out the Nation's space program; and (4) recommending administrative changes. Declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) conduct space activities in a manner that does not increase orbital space debris; and (2) engage other spacefaring nations to develop an agreement to ensure that such debris is not increased. Authorizes the Administrator to spend excess funds appropriated for orbiter production to maintain the space shuttle orbiter production line and related production lines of orbiter subcontractors. Requires, in any agreement entered into by NASA for an Industrial Application Center, that the center be allowed to retain all client income without any deductions from appropriated funds received or to be received by that center. Requires the Administrator to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration for a cost and benefit analysis of the Shuttle-C program. Requires any automotive stirling engine demonstration program sponsored by NASA to utilize natural gas and, if not natural gas, methanol or ethanol. Title II: Launch Services Purchase - Launch Services Purchase Act of 1990 - Requires NASA to purchase launch services for its primary payloads from commercial providers. Allows exceptions on a case-by-case basis if the Administrator determines that: (1) the payloads requires the unique capabilities of the space shuttle; (2) cost effective commercial services to meet mission requirements are not reasonably available; or (3) the use of commercial services poses an unacceptable risk of loss of a unique scientific opportunity. Requires the determination to be made at Preliminary Design Review and prohibits it from being delegated. Allows launch vehicles to be acquired or owned by NASA, except for historical displays, only as required by such exceptions or for conducting research, development, and testing of launch technology. Requires contracts to provide launch services to NASA to be awarded on the basis of full, fair, and open competition. Requires NASA to limit its requirements for submission of cost or pricing data in support of a bid or proposal. Requires performance specifications, not detailed Government design or construction specifications, to be used. Prohibits acceptance of commercial payloads for launch as primary payloads on the space shuttle unless: (1) the payload requires unique shuttle capabilities; or (2) launching on the shuttle is important for national security or foreign policy purposes.

Bill· HRH.R. 5614 (101st)referred

To authorize the use of the symbols and emblems of the 1993 Summer World University Games.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1990

Subjects to civil liability (provided by the Trademark Act of 1946) any person who uses the symbols, emblems, trademarks, and names of the 1993 Summer World University Games, without the consent of the Greater Buffalo Athletic Corporation (Corporation): (1) for the purpose of trade; (2) to induce the sale of any goods or services; or (3) to promote any theatrical exhibition, athletic performance, or competition. Permits contributors and suppliers of goods or services to use the trade name of the Corporation, or any trade mark, symbol, insignia, logo, or emblem belonging to it or the International University Sports Federation, to advertise that such goods were approved, selected, and used by the Corporation. Gives the Corporation the exclusive right to use the name "World University Games," the symbol, logo, and names described in this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 5505 (101st)reported

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the States to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not require disposal in a licensed facility.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1990

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to affirm State authority to regulate the disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not require disposal in a licensed facility.

Bill· HRH.R. 5481 (101st)referred

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the provision of medical supplies and other humanitarian assistance to the Lithuanian people to alleviate suffering during the current emergency.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1990

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to declare that the Congress recognizes that prompt U.S. assistance is necessary to alleviate the emergency in Lithuania caused by the Soviet blockade. Authorizes the President to provide humanitarian assistance to Lithuania. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to: (1) furnish such assistance through voluntary relief agencies; and (2) ensure that Lithuanians receive such assistance as soon as possible. Expresses the sense of the Congress that other nations and voluntary relief agencies should respond to the need of the Lithuanian people by providing or facilitating emergency humanitarian assistance. Authorizes appropriations.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 362 (101st)referred

Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the need for a national policy to rebuild the infrastructure of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) 1991 should be considered as Rebuild America Year; (2) a national effort to rebuild the infrastructure of the United States should be undertaken to provide assistance to States and localities in meeting core infrastructure needs; (3) the multibillion dollar balances in the Highway and Airport and Airway Trust Funds should be spent to rebuild the infrastructure of the United States; (4) the President should work with the Congress to establish a comprehensive national infrastructure policy and to revitalize and supplement existing programs to achieve this goal; (5) the Federal Government along with State and local governments and the private sector should share their expertise and support in formulating and developing a national effort to rebuild the infrastructure of the United States; and (6) the President and the Congress should dedicate appropriate funding to implement a national effort to rebuild the infrastructure of the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 5453 (101st)referred

Airline Passengers Defense Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1990

Airline Passengers Defense Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish in the Department of Transportation an Office of Airline Passenger Advocacy. Establishes the Office of Airline Passenger Advocacy Advisory Group. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit air carriers from cancelling a flight within 72 hours of its scheduled departure time for any reason, except for safety reasons or the absence of any passengers at such departure time. Requires air carriers which cancel such flights for safety-related reasons to report to the Secretary on the cancellation, the reasons for it, and actions taken to resolve the safety-related problem. Requires air carriers to notify their passengers of any delays of 15 minutes or more in the departure or arrival of scheduled flights. Requires an air carrier which cancels a flight in violation of this Act, or alters stopping places of such flight for any reason other than safety, to compensate passengers. Prohibits on-time performance of regularly scheduled flights from being 30 percent or less in any consecutive three-month period. Requires the Secretary to establish in the Office of Airline Passenger Advocacy a toll-free telephone number system for receiving passenger complaints relating to air service. Sets forth requirements relating to: (1) ticket information; and (2) lost or damaged baggage claims. Sets forth civil penalties for economic cancellations and consistently delayed flights by air carriers.

Law· HRH.R. 5390 (101st)enacted

Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1990

Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 - Title I: Prevention of Unintentional Introduction of Aquatic Nuisance Species - Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to promulgate regulations for the prevention of introduction, and for the control of the spread, of aquatic nuisance species into U.S. waters in the ballast waters of vessels. Mandates that the regulations: (1) require a high seas ballast exchange prior to U.S. port entry, or the use of alternative ballast management methods; (2) provide for sampling procedures; (3) apply to all foreign ships entering U.S. ports and to U.S.-documented or -numbered ships; and (4) cover other matters. Title II: Aquatic Nuisance Species Control Program - Establishes the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to develop a five-year plan to coordinate Federal activities related to monitoring and control of aquatic nuisance species. Title III: Prevention of Introduction of Nonindigenous Species - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, for purposes of Federal criminal law prohibiting the importation or shipment of injurious species, to declare the zebra mussel an injurious species. Title IV: Miscellaneous - Provides for civil and criminal penalties for violation of a regulation under this Act. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.

Law· HRH.R. 5367 (101st)enacted

Seneca Nation Settlement Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1990

Seneca Nation Settlement Act of 1990 - Provides for payments from the United States and New York State to settle lease payment claims of the Seneca Nation of Indians of the Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Oil Spring Reservations, provided the Nation offers new leases to the city of Salamanca, New York, in accordance with a specified agreement. Provides that such new leases shall not be subject to approval by the United States or New York State. Earmarks specified amounts of such payments for economic and community development of the Nation. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 5315 (101st)reported

Transportation Trust Funds Off Budget Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1990

Prohibits the receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund (for both the Federal Aid Highway program and the Mass Transit Account) and the Airport and Airway Trust Fund which are allocable to the transportation-related operations of such Funds from being included in either the Federal budget as submitted by the President, or in the congressional budget. Exempts such trust funds from any general statutory budget limitation. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to require the Secretary of Transportation to estimate: (1) the amount of unfunded aviation authorizations at the close of the next fiscal year; and (2) the net aviation receipts for the 24-month period beginning at the close of such fiscal year. Prescribes adjustment procedures for certain unfunded aviation authorizations and for aviation apportionments. Requires the Secretary to report such estimates to specified congressional committees. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt specified Airport and Airway Trust Fund and Highway Trust Fund activities from any sequestration order issued under a certain section of the Act. Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to: (1) exclude receipts and disbursements allocable to transportation-related operations of the Funds in calculating the Federal budget deficit; and (2) prohibit the Congress from considering specified changes to such Funds.

Bill· HRH.R. 5314 (101st)open

Water Resources Development Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1990

Water Resources Development Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out public works projects in specified locations for improvements to navigation, flood control, storm damage reduction, and the construction of recreation features. Specifies the total cost, as well as the estimated Federal and non-Federal cost, of each project. Modifies the project for navigation on the inland waterway from the Delaware River to the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland, to direct the Secretary to replace a certain highway bridge in St. Georges, Delaware. Modifies the project for navigation, Tampa Harbor, Florida, to authorize the Secretary to maintain the Alafia Channel at such project at a specified depth. Modifies the project for navigation, Fernandina Harbor, Florida, to redesignate the location of a turning basin at such project. Modifies a flood control project on the Kissimmee River, central and southern Florida, to provide for restoration of such River for environmental purposes at a specified total cost. Requires such restoration to be undertaken only in accordance with a final report of the Chief of Engineers. Specifies the non-Federal share of the cost of such project. Modifies the project for Des Moines Recreational River and Greenbelt, Iowa, to include additional area in such project. Modifies a locks project on the Kentucky River, Kentucky, to require the Secretary to comply with a certain memorandum of understanding entered into between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State of Kentucky. Modifies a locks replacement project on the Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois and Missouri, to require the Secretary to provide certain project-related recreation development in Illinois. Modifies the navigation project for the Crooked and Indian Rivers, Michigan, to authorize the Secretary to enter into agreement with Michigan and other non-Federal interests in the State to make operation and maintenance of such project a non-Federal responsibility. Outlines terms and conditions, including the imposition by non-Federal interests of tolls and other operating charges for use of such project. Modifies the project at Rouge River, Michigan, to direct the Secretary to conduct a comprehensive study of the streamflow enhancement project at such River and other nearby rivers. Requires the Secretary to undertake a certain demonstration project after ascertaining the results of the study. Modifies the flood control project, Redwood River at Marshall, Minnesota, to specify the Federal and non-Federal costs of such project. Modifies the following flood control projects to authorize the Secretary to construct the projects substantially in accordance with certain design memoranda: (1) the Mississippi River flood control project at St. Paul, Minnesota; and (2) the South Fork Zumbro River Watershed at Rochester, Minnesota. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify the flood control project at Pearl River Basin, Mississippi, to provide flood control measures for the Jackson, Mississippi, area under such project. Modifies the New York Harbor drift removal project, New York and New Jersey, to authorize the Secretary to collect and remove floating material whenever the Secretary is collecting and removing debris which is an obstruction to navigation. Directs the Secretary to continue the engineering, design, and construction of such project and to remove certain barges from the Passaic River as part of such project. Modifies: (1) the navigation project for Irondequoit Bay, New York, to authorize the Secretary to construct a highway bridge across a new channel; (2) the project for harbor modification, Cleveland Harbor, Ohio, to direct the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal sponsor for the the Federal share of amounts expended for improvements to a certain pier; (3) the Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area, Ohio, to authorize the Secretary to design and construct an interpretive center, with a specified Federal and non-Federal cost; (4) the project for flood control, Scioto River, West Columbus, Ohio, to increase the total cost authorized for the project; (5) a lock and dam replacement project on the Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, to provide a gated crest dam structure and to increase the total cost authorized for the project; (6) a navigation project on the Ohio River at Rochester, Pennsylvania, to authorize the Secretary to construct safety facilities at a specified total cost; (7) the project for McNary Lock and Dam on the Columbia River in Washington and Oregon, to direct the Secretary to construct a levee beautification portion of the project as designated in a specified memorandum from the Chief of Engineers; (8) the project for flood control, Matewan, West Virginia, to provide that the flood control project for Hatfield Bottom, West Virginia, shall be treated as part of such project; and (9) the navigation project for the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers, Wisconsin, to authorize the Secretary to enter into agreements with Wisconsin to make operation and maintenance of such project a non-Federal responsibility. Directs the Secretary to carry out, during a three-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a market feasibility program to determine existing opportunities for private sector development of facilities for water, waste management, and energy generation, as well as other critical support facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements under such program. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide that when non-Federal interests have contributed 50 percent (or more) of the cost of feasibility studies in connection with a project, they shall not also be required to provide at least 50 percent of the cost of planning and engineering before such project is initiated. Authorizes the Secretary to provide work or services to private industry sources operating in the United States if: (1) the source furnishes in advance such funds as are necessary to cover all costs of such work or services; and (2) before providing such work or services, the Secretary determines that such work or services are within civil works missions and in the public interest, the source certifies that such work or services are not reasonably obtainable from the private sector, and the source agrees to hold the United States free from all liability due to planning, design, construction, operation, or maintenance activities related to such work or activities. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to increase from 40 to 100 percent the coverage under authorizations of appropriations of the eligible operation and maintenance costs assigned to commercial navigation of all harbors and inland harbors within the United States. Includes action taken in connection with any natural disaster within emergency response procedures authorized under a specified water resources development Act. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize the Secretary to: (1) complete and transmit to the appropriate non-Federal interest any study for improvements to harbors and inland harbors of the United States initiated pursuant to the River and Harbor Act of 1960; or (2) terminate such study and transmit it to such interest partially completed. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to: (1) remove a required period for completion of a review of water resources projects under such Act; (2) require biennial reports (currently, only one report is required) concerning the results of such reviews; (3) authorize annual funding for such reviews (currently, such funding is one-time); and (4) revise provisions concerning the ability of a non-Federal interest to pay its portion of a flood control project authorized under such Act. Authorizes the Secretary, whenever necessary to meet the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, to remove contaminated sediments outside the boundaries of and adjacent to the navigation channel of an authorized navigation project. Authorizes the Secretary to remove such sediments when the water is not meeting applicable water quality standards or for environmental enhancement and water quality improvement if such removal is requested by a non-Federal sponsor and the sponsor agrees to pay 50 percent of the cost. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to include preservation and enhancement of the environment as an authorized matter to be addressed in planning for projects under such Act. Directs the Secretary, in planning any water resources project, to consider the impact of the project on existing and future recreational and commercial uses in the surrounding area. Requires the Secretary, in maintaining or mitigating a project, to take action to ensure that such activity will not adversely affect (or will affect as little as possible) the recreational use established with respect to the project. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical, planning, and engineering assistance to States and local governments in the development and implementation of remedial actions plans for areas of concern in the Great Lakes identified under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Act of 1978. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1978 to deauthorize the current Federal Cross Florida Barge Canal Project. Requires the Secretary to transfer to Florida all Project-related lands and facilities after two years after enactment of this Act, subject to specified terms and conditions including the requirement that such lands be used to further recreation and conservation activities. Provides Federal and State remedies for violation of such conditions. Directs the Secretary to carry out specified navigation projects in: (1) Buffalo, New York; (2) Rochester, New York; (3) Bolles Harbor, Michigan; and (4) Fort Peck Reservoir, Montana. Directs the Secretary, the Administrator of the Enviromental Protection Agency, and the Governor of New York, acting jointly, to convene a management conference for the restoration, conservation, and management of Onondaga Lake in New York. Outlines administrative provisions concerning such conference, including the making of grants to New York and public or nonprofit agencies for implementation of management plans. Provides the non-Federal share of certain costs associated with the implementation of such plans. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to add the removal of silt and aquatic growth in Wappingers Lake, New York, as an authorized project under such Act. Authorizes or directs the Secretary to carry out flood control projects in: (1) Dry Jordan and Crooked Creeks, Arkansas; (2) Farmers Branch Creek, White Settlement, Texas; (3) Valley View Branch, Hurst, Texas; (4) Savan Gut, Virgin Islands; and (5) Krouts Creek, West Virginia. Continues the authorization of certain water resources development projects deauthorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. Directs the Secretary to carry out erosion prevention projects in Vermillion Parish and Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, at a specified Federal cost. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to design and construct such flood control measures at or in the vicinity of Hazard, Kentucky, or the North Fork of the Kentucky River as determined necessary and appropriate to afford the city of Hazard and its immediate environs a level of protection against flooding at least sufficient to prevent any future losses to such city from flooding such as occurred in January 1957. Directs the Secretary, in order to demonstrate the safety benefits and economic efficiencies accruing as a consequence of non-Federal management of harbor improvement projects, to enter into agreements with two non-Federal interests whereby the interests will undertake part or all of a harbor project authorized by law if the cost of doing so will not exceed the cost of the Secretary undertaking such project. Requires at least one such project to involve the improvements to a major ship channel which carries a substantial volume of both passenger and cargo traffic. Authorizes the Administrator of General Services, if so requested by the current owner, to exchange Federal property for a leasehold mineral and royalty interest in the Prado Flood Control Basin in Riverside, California. Directs the Secretary to convey to the trustees of the Salem Wesleyan Church all rights and interest to specified property in Jackson County, Florida, under specified terms and conditions. Directs the Secretary to convey to the Ira D. MacLachlan American Legion Post in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, specified real property located there for use as a clubhouse, under specified terms and conditions. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer all rights and interest of specified real property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army to the city of Aberdeen, Washington, under specified terms and conditions including that such property be used only for fish and wildlife mitigation or for the generation of hydropower. Directs the Secretary to modify the reversionary interest in specified real property in order to allow the United Methodist Church in Clay County, Georgia, to construct and operate a retirement village on such land. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to extend by five years a program for fish and wildlife habitat rehabilitation and enhancement in certain midwestern States. Extends for an equal period the authorization of appropriations for such program. Provides the authorized first Federal cost for construction of a flood control project at San Luis Rey, California. Allows the Federal official handling a construction project request from the Governor of the Virgin Islands for a project for which Federal financial assistance is available to make such assistance available to the Secretary to carry out such project. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the planning, engineering, and design of the Center Street bridge new alignment for Youngstown, Ohio, at a specified cost. Establishes the Southwest Region Flood Response Evaluation Commission to evaluate: (1) existing flood control measures in the Arkansas, Red, and Ouachita river basins; (2) the effectiveness of Federal emergency response capabilities to prevent or minimize loss of life and damage to property resulting from flooding; and (3) the effectiveness of Federal disaster assistance programs in providing adequate and prompt compensation to flood victims. Outlines administrative provisions and reporting requirements. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of its final report. Directs the Secretary to undertake projects for rehabilitation and reconstruction of Federal flood control levees on the: (1) Arkansas River, Arkansas and Oklahoma; and (2) Red River, Oklahoma and Arkansas, below Denison Dam. Authorizes the Secretary to develop and install a flood warning system for the Santa Clara River and its tributaries in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, California, at a specified cost. Requires non-Federal interests to agree to operate and maintain such system and to develop, maintain, and implement such emergency preparedness plans for flood along the Santa Clara River as are satisfactory to the Secretary. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to extend the Rend Lake water storage contract by five years. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Administrator of the EPA, to develop a program of research and technology development for the control of zebra mussels in and around public infrastructure facilities. Requires reports from the Secretary concerning such program. Authorizes the Governor of each State to prepare and submit to the Secretary for approval a management plan which identifies those public infrastructure facilities which need financial and technical assistance in order to maintain operations. Outlines plan requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to a State after its plan has been approved for assisting such State in implementing its management plan. Limits the Federal share of the costs of each management plan to 50 percent. Limits administrative costs to five percent of the amount of the grant. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1995. Declares certain portions of Lake Erie to be nonnavigable waters of the United States, unless the Secretary finds that proposed projects within the boundaries of Lake Erie are not in the public interest. Limits the applicability of such declaration to specifically-described portions of such Lake. Terminates such declaration 20 years from the date of enactment of this Act if certain action does not occur. Directs the Secretary, no later than January 20, 1991, to transmit to the Congress a list which specifically identifies opportunities of enhancing wetlands in connection with construction and operation of water resources projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist local governments in demonstrating methods of mitigating radium contamination in ground water. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993. Reduces the amount which non-Federal interests would be required to pay for a feasibility study in connection with a flood control project for Hot Springs, Arkansas, by the percentage of total benefits which are attributable to the protection of lands owned by the United States. Directs the Secretary to study and report on the market for container ship traffic in the South Atlantic region of the United States from Port Everglades, Florida, to Norfolk, Virginia. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to study and report on a flood control project on the lower Calleguas Creek, California. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of, and report on: (1) problems in the southern California region, including governmental roles and responsibilities, with regard to restoring such region's public works infrastructures to full service following earthquakes causing substantial damage; and (2) problems and alternative solutions of containment and restoration of coastal waters and lands following a major oil spill in the California coastal region. Authorizes appropriations for each study and report. Directs the Secretary to study and report on: (1) alternative water supplies in the Red River area, Minnesota and North Dakota; (2) the claims of a certain water company in New Jersey against the Corps of Engineers; (3) the feasibility of implementing flood control measures on the Manasquan River in Freehold, Howell, and other New Jersey townships; (4) a review and evaluation on flooding and associated water quality problems planning undertaken by the city of Buffalo, New York; and (5) the feasibility of non-dam options to alleviate flooding along Mill Creek and Seven Mile Creek in Tennessee. Provides that the study for the inland navigation project, Lake Erie to the Ohio River Canal, Ohio, shall be considered to be primarily designed for navigation improvements in the nature of dams, locks, and channels on the Nation's system of inland waterways. Requires appropriate Senators and Congressmen to be notified when a water resources project in their State or district is being deauthorized. Deauthorizes specified water resources projects. Redesignates: (1) the Half Moon Bay Harbor in El Granada, California, as the Pillar Point Harbor; and (2) the Prado Dam in Riverside, California, as the George Osborn Dam.

Bill· HRH.R. 5155 (101st)reported

Indoor Air Quality Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1990

Indoor Air Quality Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national research, development, and demonstration program to ensure the quality of indoor air and to coordinate and accelerate efforts related to the causes, detection, and correction of contaminated air. Authorizes the Administrator to assist technology demonstration projects which reduce exposure to indoor air contaminants, provided certain conditions are met. Limits Federal funding for such projects to 75 percent of the total costs. Directs the Administrator to consider indoor human exposure to contaminants when developing air quality standards and emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct a national assessment to survey the seriousness and extent of indoor air contamination in buildings owned by local educational agencies and child care facilities; and (2) establish an advisory group of interested parties to provide guidance and direction in developing such assessment. Directs the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology to study and report to the Congress on chemical sensitivity disorders. Requires the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the NAS for the Institute of Medicine to study indoor allergens. Directs the Administrator to publish bulletins providing an assessment of technologies and management practices for the control and measurement of indoor air contaminants. Requires the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to develop a model indoor air quality training course to provide training in ventilation system operation and maintenance and in identifying and reducing indoor air contaminant exposures. Authorizes the Director to establish a fee for such training. Requires the Administrator to publish health advisories on indoor air contaminants that are known to occur at concentrations which may have adverse human health effects. Lists substances to be addressed by such advisories. Provides for the revision of advisories at least every five years. Requires a technology and management practice bulletin to be published concurrently with each advisory addressing a specific contaminant. Directs the Administrator to publish a strategy for a national response to indoor air quality problems. Requires the Administrator to conduct research on radon and radon progeny measurement methods and protocols. Directs the Administrator to issue guidance documents that: (1) provide information on the results of such research; and (2) describe model State radon measurement and mitigation programs. Requires the Administrator to establish a mandatory program that requires: (1) products offered for sale, or devices used in connection with public services, for radon measurement to meet minimum performance criteria; and (2) operators of devices, or persons employing techniques, used in connection with public services for radon measurement to meet minimum proficiency levels. Directs the Administrator to establish user fees for persons seeking certification under such program. Provides for the deposit of such fees into a Radon Service Account. Requires the national indoor air quality response strategy to evaluate: (1) the range and reliability of indoor air quality diagnostic and mitigation services; and (2) the range of knowledge and mastery of indoor air quality and energy efficiency techniques of ventilation system operators. Provides for the biennial update of such strategy. Requires the Director to: (1) develop a program to evaluate indoor air contamination in Federal buildings; and (2) develop and disseminate to all Federal agencies a model indoor air quality remediation program. Directs Federal agencies responsible for Federal buildings to submit to the Director a specific remediation program for each building, with priority given to buildings based on the health threat and numbers of persons exposed. Requires the Director to review at least five percent of such programs and assess their ability to improve indoor air quality. Directs such agencies to implement systematic programs for the assessment of indoor air quality and the correction of conditions resulting in inadequate air quality. Requires Federal agencies responsible for the design and construction of buildings for Federal occupancy to employ up-to-date design, commissioning, and operating practices for optimal indoor air quality and energy efficiency. Directs persons entering into new leases or lease renewal contracts for Federal buildings to require building owners to demonstrate and guarantee that the building is operating at design specifications for the existing ventilation system and that all portions of the building are accessible for indoor air quality monitoring and evaluation. Provides that buildings that operate at current ventilation rate standards shall be given priority for leasing when available at competitive cost. Requires Federal agencies to designate an Indoor Air Quality Coordinator for each Federal building. Directs Coordinators and their assistants to complete an indoor air training course. Authorizes grants to: (1) States for the development and implementation of indoor air quality management strategies; and (2) States and local air pollution control agencies for air quality response programs. Sets forth grant limitations and selection criteria. Directs the Administrator to establish the Office of Indoor Air Quality within the EPA Office of Air and Radiation. Establishes a Council on Indoor Air Quality to coordinate Federal indoor air quality activities and review and comment on the national indoor air response strategy. Requires the Indoor Air Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board to be expanded to include technical advisors with expertise in technologies and management practices for the control and measurement of indoor air contaminants. Directs the Administrator to establish a national indoor air quality clearinghouse which shall operate a toll-free hotline on indoor air quality. Requires the Director to implement a building Assessment Demonstration Program to support the development of methods, techniques, and protocols for assessing indoor air contamination in non-residential, non-industrial buildings and to provide contamination reduction assistance and guidance to building owners and occupants. Sets forth building assessment report requirements. Repeals the Radon Gas and Indoor Air Quality Research Act of 1986. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 5127 (101st)referred

To improve the quality of student writing and learning, and the teaching of writing as a learning process in the Nation's classrooms.

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1990

Title I: National Writing Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into a contract with the National Writing Project (a nonprofit educational organization) to support costs of programs of teacher training and classroom research to improve the teaching of writing and the quality of student writing and learning. Directs the Project to establish a National Advisory Board. Title II: Research and Development - Directs the Secretary, through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, to make grants to individuals and higher education institutions for research on the teaching of writing. Title III: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1996.

Bill· HRH.R. 5053 (101st)referred

Korean War Veterans Memorial Thirty-Eighth Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1990

Korean War Veterans Memorial Thirty-Eighth Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should recognize the 38th anniversary of the Korean War by minting and issuing a silver dollar coin. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar silver coins to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the ending of the Korean War. Terminates such authority after December 31, 1991. Mandates that surcharges from the sale of such coins be used for the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

Bill· HRH.R. 4990 (101st)open

Savings Association Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1990

Savings Association Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 1990 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) take action to increase the investigation and prosecution of savings association criminal misconduct; (2) take increased action to recover or obtain restitution for losses incurred as a result of savings association fraud or embezzlement; and (3) make quarterly reports to certain congressional committees on the status of savings association criminal investigations and prosecutions and the progress in recovering amounts lost to fraud and embezzlement.

Law· HRH.R. 4962 (101st)enacted

1992 Olympic Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1990

1992 Olympic Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue 1992 Olympic Games commemorative five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver coins. Prescribes guidelines for the sale and pricing of such coins and directs the Secretary to ensure that their issuance will not result in any net cost to the United States. Mandates that surcharges be paid to the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Bill· HRH.R. 4915 (101st)referred

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Amendments Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Amendments Act - Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to add carrying out the insurance program established by this Act to the list of duties of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Requires the Director to: (1) publish in the Federal Register and in local newspapers in the applicable area a tentative identification of areas subject to earthquake hazards; (2) notify the chief executive officer of communities in any such areas not already participating in the national earthquake insurance program of the identification, and of loss reduction measures as provided in this Act; (3) on a continuing basis, identify earthquake related factors in any earthquake-prone area; (4) make information available to the public and any agency or official regarding an earthquake hazard, the insurance program, and estimated actuarial premium rates and chargeable premium rates under the insurance program; and (5) encourage local officials to disseminate information widely. Allows communities identified to apply to participate in the insurance program or, within 90 days of notification, submit technical data establishing that the community is not earthquake-prone. Requires the Director to appoint an earthquake insurance advisory committee. Requires the National Institutes of Standards and Technology to develop comprehensive criteria for State and local land use and management ordinances, building codes, and other loss reduction measures, and to periodically update the criteria. Requires the Director to coordinate with and provide technical assistance to State, interstate, and local officials and agencies. Prohibits participation in the insurance program unless the appropriate public body has adopted and is enforcing loss reduction measures in conformance to this Act. Prohibits coverage of any property declared to be in violation of State or local law regulating location or construction in earthquake-prone areas. Requires earthquake insurance coverage in certain amounts in order to get Federal financial assistance for acquisition or construction in an earthquake-prone area. Requires each Federal instrumentality regulating financial institutions to issue regulations requiring earthquake insurance coverage on any loan secured by improved real estate or a mobile home in an earthquake-prone area. Exempts State-owned property that is covered under an adequate State policy of self-insurance from these requirements. Requires each Federal instrumentality regulating financial institutions to issue regulations requiring that, in connection with the making, increasing, extending, or renewing of any loan secured by improved real estate or a mobile home in an earthquake-prone area, the purchaser or lessee be notified that: (1) the area has been identified as earthquake-prone; and (2) Federal earthquake disaster relief may not be available if the community does not participate in the program or if the property is not covered in the required amount. Prohibits Federal financial assistance for acquisition or construction in an earthquake-prone area unless the community in which the area is located is participating in the insurance program. Requires each Federal instrumentality regulating financial institutions to issue regulations prohibiting loans secured by improved real estate or a mobile home located in such an area unless the community is participating. Authorizes the Director to establish and carry out a national program to provide insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or related personal property, in the United States, arising from any earthquake. Conditions operation of the program on participation by private insurers representing at least 80 percent of the net written premiums for homeowners' multiple peril insurance written in the United States. Requires private insurers participating in the program to reimburse the Director for 15 percent of all costs that exceed the amounts in the Insurance Fund established under this Act. Allows the Director to arrange for participation, on other than a risk-sharing basis, by private insurers, insurance agents and brokers, insurance adjustment organizations, and other persons. Provides for the scope of the program and the terms and limitations of insurance coverage. Requires the Director: (1) to set chargeable premium rates and associated terms and conditions; (2) in establishing rates that are less than actuarial rates, to consider the objective of making the insurance available at reasonable cost. Requires, notwithstanding other provisions of this Act, that the rate with respect to new construction or substantial improvement of property, started after identification of an area as earthquake-prone becomes final, not be less than the actuarial rate. Sets forth special rules for newly eligible construction. Requires the Director to establish in the Treasury a National Earthquake Insurance Fund. Authorizes the Director to borrow from the Treasury to the extent that the assets of the Fund are insufficient to pay claims and expenses. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director, upon establishment of the insurance program, to establish a national earthquake excess loss reinsurance program, to be available only to private insurers that are participating in the insurance program. Allows reinsurance coverage to cover not more than 90 percent of the losses of each private insurer that are in excess of ten percent of the insurer's countrywide subject net written premium after the insurance industry has sustained losses in certain lines that exceed ten percent of the industry countrywide subject net written premium. Specifies the covered lines of insurance. Requires any private insurer that purchases reinsurance to purchase coverage for all the lines. Requires the Director to establish premium rates. Prohibits reinsurance liability for property declared in violation of State or local law regulating location or construction in earthquake-prone areas or that is otherwise uninsurable at the time it is insured by the private insurer. Requires the Director to establish in the Treasury a National Earthquake Reinsurance Fund. Authorizes the Director to borrow from the Treasury, with a limit on obligations outstanding at any one time, to the extent that the assets of the Fund are insufficient to pay claims and expenses. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4903 (101st)referred

To amend title 13, United States Code, to ensure that military personnel stationed outside the United States are not excluded from any census of population.

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1990

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to take appropriate measures for the 1990 census to ensure that: (1) no member of the armed forces shall be excluded based on being assigned to a post outside of the United States; and (2) each such member is enumerated at such member's home of record.

Bill· HRH.R. 4873 (101st)open

Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1990

Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1990 - Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for FY 1991 through 1993 for specified environmental research, development, and demonstration activities and for program management and support of the Office of Research and Development. Authorizes the transfer of funds among categories, but requires prior notice to the Congress of transfers exceeding ten percent from or to any category. Prohibits the Administrator from using any funds appropriated in this Act for office closings or reductions in force unless a congressional notice and wait procedure has been complied with by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to establish a separately identified core research program consisting of fundamental ecological, health, and risk reduction research to support efforts to identify, assess, and mitigate serious environmental risks. Directs the Administrator to establish a Research Strategy Council to oversee, review, and ensure adequate funding of the core research program. Requires the Science Advisory Board to review and make recommendations on core research program activities. Directs the Administrator to establish an Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program to conduct comprehensive, long-term environmental monitoring, data collection, and data analysis to assess and respond to the current and long-term status and trends of the ecological resources of the United States. Requires the Administrator to coordinate Program activities with other Federal agencies and to make available to the public and the Congress statistical data summaries and interpretive reports on ecological status and trends developed as a result of the Program. Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish a modernization program to identify, acquire, and maintain modern buildings, facilities, supplies, and equipment needed to conduct high quality research; and (2) conduct studies and make assessments of the adequacy of the equipment and facilities to meet the needs of EPA and to attract well-qualified scientists, engineers, and other appropriate personnel. Repeals a required annual report from the Administrator of a five-year plan for environmental research, development, and demonstration. Requires the Science Advisory Board to submit annual reports to the Congress and the Administrator on the proposed research program described in the President's budget request for research, development, and demonstration activities of the EPA. Requires the Board to conduct periodic evaluations of selected areas of the current and planned activities. Requires concurrent submission to the Congress of any report required from the Board to the Administrator. Directs the Administrator to carry out a program of research and monitoring on regional, national, and global impacts of environmental pollution and perturbation on biological diversity. Requires the Administrator to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study to develop recommendations on establishing a National Environmental Research Institute which would support long-range fundamental and environmental research, including competitive grants to interdisciplinary research teams and individual investigators. Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) lease facilities, buildings, and other property to promote the activities authorized under this Act; and (2) enter into cooperative agreements to conduct application reviews and use research funds for such cooperative agreements. Directs the Administrator to: (1) report annually to the Congress on the accomplishments of programs authorized under this Act as they related to EPA's mission to reduce or prevent environmental risk; (2) conduct a study of, and submit a report concerning, the environmental implications and potential consequences of growth and development of communities; (3) produce a decision aid to assist State and local authorities in planning and managing such growth; (4) develop and implement a research program to increase understanding of the adverse human health effects of exposure to electric and magnetic fields; and (5) established in conjunction with such program a public information dissemination and technical assistance program related to such health effects.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 396 (101st)referred

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Peace Corps should develop a business persons volunteer program for Eastern Europe to assist emerging democracies there in business and agriculture.

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Director of the Peace Corps should: (1) develop a volunteer service through which business people and farmers could share their entrepreneurial experience with their counterparts in Eastern Europe; and (2) invite business people with a record of volunteer service to form a task force to recommend the elements of the service.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 567 (101st)referred

To Commemorate the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33 and the Policies of Russification to Suppress Ukrainian Identity.

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990

Designates the week of June 17 through June 23, 1990, as National Week to Commemorate the Victims of the Famine in Ukraine, 1932-1933. Condemns the disregard for human rights characterized by the Soviet Union during the famine and expresses sympathy for victims of the famine. Requests the President to call attention to Soviet policies that caused the famine and have suppressed Ukrainian human rights and the expression of cultural and social heritage. Recognizes the reforms underway in the Ukraine and urges the Soviet Government to: (1) move forward toward democratization and restructuring; and (2) provide a framework for the realization of the rights and aspirations of the Ukrainian people.