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Bill· HRH.R. 4186 (99th)passed

A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award congressional gold medals to Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky in recognition of their dedication to human rights, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of those medals.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1986

Authorizes and requests the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, gold medals to Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky in recognition of their supreme dedication and total commitment to human rights and freedoms. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the design of the medals. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to sell bronze duplicates of the medals.

Bill· HRH.R. 4142 (99th)open

General Aviation Tort Reform Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1986

General Aviation Tort Reform Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to provide uniform rules for negligence and products liability claims arising from general aviation accidents. Allows any person claiming damages from such an accident to bring a products liability action against the general aviation manufacturer if: (1) the product was defective when it left the control of the manufacturer; (2) the defective condition was the proximate cause of the harm; (3) the condition would not have been corrected by actions described in directives issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or the manufacturer; and (4) the aircraft was being used for a purpose and in a manner for which it was manufactured. Provides an alternative method to establish manufacturer liability where the manufacturer failed to provide reasonable warnings (unless such warnings would not have affected the conduct of the product user). Provides a third method to establish manufacturer liability where: (1) the manufacturer made an express warranty with respect to the product; (2) the warranty related to that aspect of the product which caused the harm; (3) the product failed to conform to the warranty; and (4) such failure was the proximate cause of the harm. States that all actions for damages arising from a general aviation accident shall be governed by the principles of comparative responsibility. Provides that defendants in such actions are severally but not jointly liable for damages (except that manufacturers of airframes and systems or components of aircraft may be jointly and severally liable under certain circumstances). Provides a 12-year limitation on liability of manufacturers. States that express warranties running for a longer period of time and the duty to provide additional warnings shall not be affected by such limitations. Allows awards of punitive damages. Prescribes a statute of limitations for such actions. Preempts State laws to the extent that this Act establishes applicable rules or procedures. Grants Federal district courts (concurrently with State courts) original jurisdiction (without regard to the amount in controversy) in all civil actions for damages arising out of a general aviation accident. Allows the removal of State actions to an appropriate Federal district court by any defendant. Prescribes venue restrictions. Expresses the intent of the Congress that orders to pay reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, be enforced.

Bill· HRH.R. 4145 (99th)referred

A bill entitled: "The Angola Loan Restriction Act of 1986".

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1986

Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank from guaranteeing, insuring, or extending credit in connection with any export of goods or services to Angola until the President certifies to the Congress that no Cuban military personnel or military personnel from any other controlled country remain in Angola.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 285 (99th)referred

A concurrent resolution concerning the ongoing famine in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Government's resettlement policy.

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1986

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States, in cooperation with other members of the international donor community, should call upon the Ethiopian Government to recognize that resources donated for famine relief should be used for that purpose and not diverted to resettlement efforts; (2) such forced resettlements by the Ethiopian Government should be halted and monitored by the United Nations (U.N.); (3) the Ethiopian Government should commit sufficient resources to move food and relief goods to meet the needs of its people; and (4) the U.N. should insist on free access to resettlement sites for international observers and the news media and report on conditions in the resettlement camps.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 277 (99th)referred

A concurrent resolution to encourage the President to request that the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union designate three of the moons recently discovered near the planet Uranus by the names of the crew members of Apollo I.

United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1986

Encourages the President to request the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union to designate three of the ten moons recently discovered near the planet Uranus by the names of the three crew members of Apollo I.

Bill· HRH.R. 4082 (99th)referred

A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require legislative branch employees who are cleared for access to classified information to file an annual financial disclosure statement.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1986

Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require legislative branch employees who are cleared for access to information with a security classification of secret or higher to file annual financial disclosure statements.

Bill· HRH.R. 4083 (99th)open

A bill to amend section 158 of title 23, United States Code, to make permanent the penalty for failure to comply with the national minimum drinking age, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1986

Makes permanent the law directing the Secretary of Transportation to withhold certain Federal-aid highway sums from States permitting persons under the age of 21 to purchase alcoholic beverages. Allows complying States to "grandfather" those between the ages of 18 and 21 who could legally purchase alcoholic beverages before the enactment of such law. Provides guidelines for the apportionment of funds withheld on or before September 30, 1988, to States that subsequently comply with the national minimum drinking age. Requires that funds withheld from a State which has failed to comply within a certain period of time lapse and be made available for certain other projects. Provides that non-Interstate funds withheld after September 30, 1988, shall be apportioned among the other States. Requires Interstate funds withheld after September 30, 1988, to be made available for certain other projects.

Bill· HRH.R. 4086 (99th)referred

Procurement Safeguard Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1986

Procurement Safeguard Act of 1986 - Establishes an alternative procurement protest system under which an interested party can file an action with the board of contract appeals of the General Services Administration, in lieu of the Comptroller General of the General Accounting Office. Authorizes the board to suspend a protested procurement on an interim basis until the board can decide the protest. Specifies procedures and standards in protest proceedings. Directs the board to suspend, revoke, or revise the authority for any procurement found to violate a statute, regulation, or other provision of law. Authorizes the appeal of a board decision as set forth in the Contract Disputes Act of 1978. Authorizes the board to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and participate in court proceedings. Directs the board to adopt and issue rules and procedures as necessary to carry out this Act.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 508 (99th)referred

A joint resolution to request, on behalf of the American people, that the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union designate seven moons recently discovered orbiting the planet Uranus in the names of the crew members of the space shuttle Challenger.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1986

Requests the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union to officially designate seven of the ten moons recently discovered by the Voyager-2 spacecraft near the planet Uranus in the names of the seven astronauts who died in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 504 (99th)open

A joint resolution authorizing establishment of a memorial to honor America's astronauts.

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1986

Authorizes the L-5 Society to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor America's astronauts, especially those astronauts who gave their lives in pursuit of knowledge for all mankind. Requires the L-5 Society to select, subject to the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, the site, design, and plans for the memorial. Terminates the authority to establish the memorial if its construction is not begun within five years with non-Federal funds sufficient to ensure its completion.

Bill· HRH.R. 4041 (99th)referred

Live Birth Abortion Revision Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1986

Live Birth Abortion Revision Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a taxpayer's personal exemption deduction for a child who is born alive after an induced abortion or an attempt to perform an abortion and dies as a result of such procedure. Denies the deduction for abortion expenses unless the abortion was performed to save the life of the mother. Denies the personal exemption deduction for the spouse or a dependent of the taxpayer if the taxpayer intentionally causes the death of such spouse or dependent. Requires a court determination of an intentional cause of death.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 500 (99th)open

A joint resolution designating June 14, 1986, as "Baltic Freedom Day".

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1986

Expresses disapproval of the refusal of the U.S.S.R. to recognize the sovereignty of the Baltic Republics. Designates the 14th day of June 1986 as Baltic Freedom Day. Authorizes and requests the President to submit the issue of Baltic self-determination to the United Nations.

Bill· HRH.R. 3995 (99th)open

Pharmaceutical Export Amendments of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 1985

Pharmaceutical Export Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit the export of certain drugs (including biological products) intended for human or animal use even though such drugs have not been approved or licensed for use in the United States. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and update a two-tiered list of countries with adequate governmental health authorities which in the first tier includes developed regulatory procedures and tests with experienced scientific personnel and in the second tier includes sufficient ability to assure consistency of labeling information. Permits shipments to nonlist countries if differing health conditions there make such shipments desirable, e. g. tropical diseases. Permits the export of an unapproved drug to a second tier country if such drug is approved for use in any first-tier country and not banned for use in any first-tier country. Prohibits the export of drugs denied approval on the basis of safety and efficacy or whose manufacture in the United States has been determined to be contrary to U.S. health and safety. Sets forth other criteria and restrictions on the export of such drugs, including notice requirements on shipments and notice of and opportunity to cure deficiencies in such shipments. Permits the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services to prohibit noncomplying shipments and shipments otherwise permitted if either Secretary determines a shipment would present an imminent hazard to the public health of the recipient country. Requires the Comptroller General to report biennially to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Congress on the extent to which drugs unauthorized for a country are being received by such country and the extent to which labeling is consistent. Directs the Secretary to contract for a study to be submitted to the Congress within five years on the economic and international health impact of this Act. Includes conditions prevalent in a developing country among the criteria for orphan drugs.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 352 (99th)open

A resolution calling upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to cease its concentrated and systematic persecution of Hebrew teachers and cultural activists, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 1985

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should continue to express to the Soviet Union U.S. opposition with respect to the harassment and arrests of Hebrew teachers and Jewish activists in the Soviet Union; and (2) the Soviet Union should comply with its commitments under specified international human rights agreements and cease its persecution of individuals on the basis of their Jewish faith.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 346 (99th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should pardon the 5 rabbis who were sentenced to prison on December 12, 1985, for peacefully demonstrating at the Embassy of the Soviet Union on behalf of persecuted Jewish cultural activists and teachers of Hebrew.

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1985

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should grant pardons to Rabbis Leonard Cahan, David Oler, Bruce Kahn, Mark Levine, and H. Steven Bayar, who were sentenced to prison for demonstrating at the Embassy of the Soviet Union.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 261 (99th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Republic of Korea should restore the civil and political rights of Kim Dae Jung and that true democracy should be instituted in the Republic of Korea.

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1985

States that the Congress declares that the primary purpose of U.S. assistance to the Republic of Korea shall be to promote the return to democracy in that country and to that end it places the highest priority on: (1) the replacement of the current climate of intimidation and abuses of human rights with dialog between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the democratic opposition; (2) restoration of the political rights of Kim Dae Jung and others; and (3) the peaceful democratic transfer of the Presidency of the Republic of Korea in 1988 elections that will be open to all who are committed to democracy.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 340 (99th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a national program of hypersonic aircraft research and technology development leading to a proof-of-concept flight demonstration should be pursued vigorously by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 1985

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a national program of hypersonic aircraft research and technology development, leading to a proof-of-concept flight demonstration, should be pursued vigorously by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in consultation and cooperation with other Government agencies. Requests the Administrator of NASA to report to specified congressional committees by June 1, 1986, outlining a plan to implement such a program.

Bill· HRH.R. 3898 (99th)referred

Military Whistle Blowers Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1985

Military Whistle Blowers Protection Act - Amends Federal law concerning the armed forces to prohibit any civilian officer or employee or any member of the armed forces from taking action against a member as a reprisal for such member's complaint or disclosure of information to a Member of Congress concerning possible violations of law, mismanagement of funds, abuse of authority, or substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. Amends Federal law concerning the correction of military records to grant an immediate hearing to members of the armed forces who believe they are victims of reprisals by their superiors. Requires a final decision regarding such a claim within six months of the date on which the claim is presented. Allows the member to bring a civil suit if such claim is not decided within such period. Directs the board considering such a claim to refer the matter to the Secretary concerned and the Inspector General of the Department of Defense if the board finds reason to believe that such a reprisal has occurred. Directs the Inspector General to investigate any matter so referred and submit a report, including recommendations for proposed action, to the Secretary concerned. Directs the Secretary concerned to then take appropriate action. Directs the Inspector General, at the same time a report is submitted to the Secretary concerned, to submit copies of such report to specified congressional committees. Permits the claimant to seek judicial review of any final decision made.

Bill· HRH.R. 3886 (99th)referred

A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require that in the President's budget for a fiscal year the economic assumptions pertaining to inflation for major weapon system programs of the Department of Defense be the same as those for the rest of the budget.

United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1985

Requires that the economic assumptions pertaining to inflation that are used for major weapon system programs of the Department of Defense included in the annual budget transmitted by the President to the Congress be the same as those used for all other programs, projects, and activities included in such budget.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 244 (99th)open

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress regarding East Timor.

United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1985

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should take measures to encourage the Government of Indonesia to: (1) allow and maintain access into East Timor for humanitarian organizations, journalists, church delegations, and human rights groups; (2) guarantee freedom of expression for the Roman Catholic Church in East Timor; (3) allow an impartial international examination of population limitation measures and the conditions that exist in areas where East Timorese have been resettled by Indonesian authorities; (4) allow qualified international observers to be present at the trials of East Timorese political prisoners; and (5) work with the U.S. and Portuguese governments to develop peace initiatives for East Timor.

Bill· HRH.R. 3876 (99th)referred

Consumer Bank Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 1985

Consumer Bank Act of 1985 - Title I: Regulation of Consumer Banks - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to exclude as a "bank" subject to the restrictions of such Act any consumer bank or any industrial bank, Morris Plan bank, industrial loan company or similar institution which operates as authorized by State law and which does not both make commercial loans and accept demand deposits. Lists the requirements of a "consumer bank" which include: (1) a prohibition against making commercial loans; (2) a requirement to maintain investments in specified types of consumer loans; and (3) a requirement to make available in a State an aggregate amount of loans equal to 65 percent of the consumer deposits held by such institution which were received in such State. Defines a "commercial loan" as any loan or extension of credit for commercial, agricultural, or cultural purposes. Applies tying arrangement provisions of such Act to consumer banks and consumer bank holding companies. Applies the Community Reinvestment Act to consumer banks. Permits a consumer bank and its subsidiaries to enter into a transaction with an affiliate only if the terms and conditions are substantially the same, or at least as beneficial to the bank or subsidiary, as those prevailing for comparable transactions with nonaffiliated companies. Prohibits a consumer bank from being held responsible, or from stating that it will assume responsibility, for the obligations of its affiliates. Permits a consumer bank to offer or sell only those products and services that a national bank may offer or sell. Allows a consumer bank's nonbanking affiliates to offer or sell other products and services in the consumer bank's facility, but prohibits the bank or any bank employee or agent from publicly assisting the affiliates in selling their products. Authorizes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, after providing notice and a hearing, to issue to the parent company of a consumer bank an order to cease and desist an activity or the ownership or control of a nonbank subsidiary which constitutes a serious actual risk to the financial safety, soundness, or stability of the consumer bank and which is inconsistent with sound banking principles. Declares that no State may prohibit the affiliation of a bank with a consumer bank. Title II: Consumer Bank Truth in Savings - Consumer Bank Truth in Savings Act - Requires any consumer bank announcement regarding the rate of interest payable on any deposit to state, and give equal prominence to, the annual percentage yield (and the method of compounding interest) followed by the annual rate of simple interest (including the period such rate will be in effect).

Bill· HRH.R. 3819 (99th)open

Precursor and Essential Chemicals Review Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1985

Precursor and Essential Chemicals Review Act of 1985 - Directs the Attorney General to study and recommend methods to control the diversion of legitimate precursor and essential chemicals to the production of illegal drugs. Requires the Attorney General to report all findings to the Congress.

Bill· HRH.R. 3804 (99th)referred

A bill to control trapping within the National Park System and on other public lands, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1985

Prohibits trapping in units of the National Park System, and other public lands, except as specified for the protection and maintenance of natural resources, including populations, wildlife and human life. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations for the types of traps permitted in trapping fur bearers. Requires the Secretary to develop appropriate traps through a research program. Requires the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to appoint a trap advisory commission. Establishes a permit program for persons wishing to trap on public lands. Imposes criminal penalties for permit violations. Empowers the Department with jurisdiction over the public lands in question to enforce such requirements. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 3800 (99th)open

Telecommunications Equipment and Information Services Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1985

Telecommunications Equipment and Information Services Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Bell operating companies to provide information services (excluding electronic publishing) and to manufacture telecommunications equipment, subject to such regulations as the Federal Communications Commission may prescribe. Conditions such authority on the Commission's determination that no Bell operating company could impede competition in the information services or telecommunications equipment manufacturing businesses. Requires the Commission to include in its annual report to the Congress an assessment, providing for public comment, of the impact of this Act on employment in such businesses.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 458 (99th)referred

A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should enter into negotiations with Canada to achieve a bilateral free trade agreement, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1985

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Congress and the President welcome Canada's interest in negotiating to remove all trade barriers between the United States and Canada; (2) bilateral negotiations could provide opportunities for both countries to facilitate trade and investment flows; (3) the primary goal of the negotiations is to achieve the broadest possible trade agreement; (4) the Congress intends to participate fully in the negotiating process; (5) such negotiations should begin immediately and conclude, if possible, by June 30, 1987; (6) effective dispute settlement procedures be an important part of any bilateral free trade agreement; and (7) the trade ministers of both countries should work to resolve outstanding trade disputes.

Bill· HRH.R. 3742 (99th)referred

Criminals' Accountability Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1985

Criminals' Accountability Act of 1985 - Amends Federal bankruptcy provisions to make nondischargeable any debt arising from a judgment or consent decree requiring a debtor to make restitution as a result of the commission of a crime.

Bill· HRH.R. 3738 (99th)referred

A bill to protect the Social Security Trust Funds and other retirement funds from actions designed to avoid the public debt limit.

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1985

Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury, in efforts to meet the public debt limit, from reducing the assets or earnings of, or delaying payments to, the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, Railroad Retirement Account, Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, and Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund below levels otherwise maintained by law or by established standard procedures.

Bill· HRH.R. 3736 (99th)referred

Financial Export Control Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1985

Financial Export Control Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to declare that it is U.S. policy to use export controls to restrict the export of capital, the extension of credit, or the transfer of financial resources to countries subject to national security export controls. Authorizes the President to restrict the export or transfer of money or other financial assets to the government of a country subject to national security export controls. Provides for negotiations with other countries to obtain their cooperation with such export controls on capital. Requires export license applications for the export of capital to be submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury who shall make all determinations with respect to such applications. Requires the annual report on the administration of the Export Administration Act of 1979 to include a report on actions taken to carry out export controls on capital.

Bill· HRH.R. 3733 (99th)referred

Foreign Agents Compulsory Ethics in Trade Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1985

Foreign Agents Compulsory Ethics in Trade Act of 1985 - Prohibits former high-level Federal civilian officers or employees or high-ranking officers of the uniformed services from representing or advising foreign principals during the ten-year period beginning on the last day of such a person's Federal employment or service. Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce to jointly determine a longer prohibitive period in the interest of national security. Establishes criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Defines and lists employee positions to which this Act applies.

Bill· HRH.R. 3729 (99th)referred

Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1985

Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold coins in 50-dollar, 25-dollar, ten-dollar, and five-dollar denominations. Requires the Secretary to acquire the gold for such coins by purchase of gold mined from natural deposits in the United States or a U.S. territory or possession within one year after the month the ore was mined. Prohibits the Secretary from paying more than the average world price for such gold. Allows the Secretary to use gold from U.S. reserves in the absence of available supplies of such mined gold at the average world price. Repeals a provision prohibiting the Government from delivering any gold coin. Requires any profit from the sale of such coins to be deposited in the Treasury and applied toward reducing the national debt. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the issuance of such coins results in no net cost to the Government.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 315 (99th)open

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that natural gas pipelines should transport natural gas for any person, and should do so in a nondiscriminatory manner.

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1985

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that interstate natural gas pipelines should transport natural gas for any person, including residential and commercial users, and should do so on a nondiscriminatory basis.

Bill· HRH.R. 3701 (99th)referred

A bill to suspend most-favored-nation treatment to Romania.

United States · United States Congress · 6 November 1985

Suspends most-favored-nation treatment for Romania. Directs the President to: (1) assess the status of civil liberties and human rights in Romania; and (2) recommend to the Congress whether the suspension of most-favored-nation treatment should be extended or discontinued.

Bill· HRH.R. 3665 (99th)referred

Fair Preference Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1985

Fair Preference Act of 1985 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to provide that to be considered available and therefore qualified for cargo preference, a vessel must be: (1) less than 15 years of age or able to provide full commercial insurability; (2) available for loading within ten days of the specified loading date; (3) suitable, in terms of type, size, and ability to discharge cargo; and (4) able to be booked at a specified rate.

Bill· HRH.R. 3661 (99th)referred

Anti-Terrorism Trade Preference Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1985

Anti-Terrorism Trade Preference Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of State to identify and publish the name of each country that repeatedly supports acts of international terrorism. Requires the Secretary to provide the Congress with a list of such countries annually. Imposes the following sanctions on countries identified as supporting international terrorism: (1) termination, withdrawal, or suspension of any treaty that relates to most-favored-nation treatment of such country; (2) denial of most-favored-nation treatment and imposition of column 2 tariff rates on imports from such countries; (3) non-application of the Generalized System of Preferences on imports from such countries; and (4) non-application of the provisions of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act with respect to the products of such countries. Authorizes the President to waive such sanctions if it would be in the best interests of the United States. Directs the President to notify the Congress 30 days before any such waiver takes effect.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 304 (99th)referred

A resolution supporting the intent of the President to discuss with leaders of the Soviet Union the concerns of the United States with the Soviet presence in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1985

Declares that the House of Representatives, in an effort to bring about an end to the human rights abuses committed by the Soviet Union against the Afghanistan people, supports the President's intent to discuss such concerns with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and calls upon him to reiterate the U.S. desire to achieve a negotiated political settlement that is agreeable to all parties in Afghanistan (including the complete withdrawal of foreign troops, the restoration of an independent and sovereign Afghanistan, and the safe return of Afghan refugees).

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 225 (99th)referred

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the Postmaster General should issue a postage stamp commemorating the 100th Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1985

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Postmaster General should issue a stamp, before October 1, 1986, commemorating the 100th Congress; and (2) the U.S. Postal Service should conduct a public competition for the design of the stamp.

Bill· HRH.R. 3654 (99th)referred

A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that support by the Agency for International Development for family planning service programs be based on the fundamental principles of voluntarism and informed choice.

United States · United States Congress · 30 October 1985

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide that funds made available for family planning programs may only be used for programs: (1) in which there is not any element of coercion of individuals to practice family planning or to accept any particular method of contraception; (2) which include an accurate description of the effectiveness and risks of all major methods of family planning; and (3) which include an agreement to provide either other family planning methods if requested or referral to programs offering other methods as appropriate.