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Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 575 (101st)enacted

To designate June 25, 1990, as "Korean War Remembrance Day".

United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1990

Designates June 25, 1990, as Korean War Remembrance Day. Authorizes and requests the President to urge that the American flag be flown at half staff on such day in honor of the Americans who died as a result of their service in the Korean War.

Bill· HRH.R. 4865 (101st)referred

Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990

Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements.

Bill· HRH.R. 4864 (101st)referred

Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disorders Research, Education, and Health Services of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990

Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disorders Research, Education, and Health Services Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMSD) and the Director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to expand and intensify research on osteoporosis and related bone disorders. Requires, with respect to osteoporosis and related bone disorders: (1) the NIAMSD Director to increase the number of Specialized Centers of Research; and (2) the NIA Director to increase the number of program project grants devoted to creating centers of excellence. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the Interagency Council on Osteoporosis and Related Disorders and the Advisory Panel on Osteoporosis and Related Disorders. Authorizes appropriations for the Advisory Panel. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make up to three grants to establish model health promotion projects for community-based education on osteoporosis, with each project targeting one of these groups: young and teenage girls, midlife women, and older men and women. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the NIAMSD Director to make grants or enter into contracts to establish a Resource Center on Osteoporosis and Related Disorders to: (1) disseminate information about research results, services, and educational materials to health professionals, patients, and the public; and (2) coordinate regional training programs for the development of health professional resource networks. Requires grant and contract recipients to establish: (1) a central computerized information system to, among other matters, translate scientific and technical information into information readily understandable by the general public; and (2) a national toll-free telephone information line. Requires the grant or contract recipient to charge fees for providing information, but allows exceptions for individuals and organizations unable to pay. Authorization appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4840 (101st)open

Medigap Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1990

Medigap Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to penalize individuals who issue, sell, or renew Medicare supplemental policies which are in violation of this Act's standards or offer to sell a policy in a State that has not approved such policy. Requires that Medicare supplemental policy issuers: (1) cover a core group of basic benefits and, if they offer other benefits, issue a policy covering only such basic benefits; (2) provide prospective purchasers of a policy with a summary information sheet describing policy benefits and the amount of any premiums attributable to optional benefits; (3) guarantee the renewability of policies; (4) offer each group policyholder terminating their coverage or group membership the right to continued coverage under an individual policy (the policyholder ending his or her group membership may also opt for continued coverage under the group policy) or, if the old group policy is replaced by a new group policy, the right to coverage under a new group policy without exclusion for preexisting conditions; and (5) suspend policy benefits and premiums upon the policyholder's indication that he or she is entitled to Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) benefits. Requires the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) or, upon the NAIC's default, the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate simplification standards which set the core group of basic benefits policies must provide, limit the additional benefit packages that may be provided, and establish a uniform language and format to be used with respect to policy benefits. Prohibits the sale of policies which do not meet such standards, though permits approved waivers of such standards to test new or innovative benefits. Directs the Secretary to request the NAIC to educate Medicare beneficiaries on the simplification standards. Increases the civil monetary penalty for knowingly selling a policy which duplicates health benefits to which an individual is already entitled. Permits persons aggrieved by duplicative coverage to recover triple damages in a civil suit. Prohibits a policy issuer from selling a policy without: (1) obtaining a written statement of the buyer indicating any health policies of the same type or Medicaid coverage the buyer may have; and (2) notifying the buyer of the possibility and effect of their coverage under the Medicaid program and the address and telephone number of any State Medicare supplemental policy counseling program and the State Medicaid office. Prohibits the issuer from selling a policy to a person who indicates that he or she is covered by the Medicaid program or has duplicative health benefits. Penalizes individuals who sell a policy in violation of such requirements. Increases the percentage of premiums which must be returned to policyholders as benefits. Establishes a process whereby States must approve premium increases prior to their implementation. Requires public hearings for any premium increase request exceeding twice the percentage increase in the medical care component of the consumer price index. Limits Medicare supplemental policy sales commissions. Authorizes appropriations for a matching grant program to assist States in establishing counseling programs to aid Medicare-eligible individuals in choosing Medicare supplemental policies. Prohibits such policies from denying a claim for losses incurred more than six months from the effective date of coverage for a preexisting condition.

Bill· HRH.R. 4772 (101st)referred

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement that all nonparticipating physicians file medicare claims on behalf of all of their patients who are medicare beneficiaries.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1990

Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement that nonparticipating physicians file Medicare claims on behalf of all of their patients who are Medicare beneficiaries.

Bill· HRH.R. 4740 (101st)referred

To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make loans for research into the development of dolphin-safe tuna catching equipment, to ban the import of tuna products caught with equipment which involves the taking of dolphins, to call for an international convention to protect dolphins, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1990

Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make loans: (1) for research into the development of equipment to catch tuna which does not involve the taking or harassment of dolphins; and (2) to assist persons engaged in the taking of tuna to change the areas in which the taking occurs. Makes it unlawful to import any tuna product caught with equipment which involves the taking of dolphins. Declares that the Congress urges: (1) preparation by the United Nations of an international convention to ensure proper and effective conservation of dolphins stocks; and (2) renegotiation of treaties to increase the limit on the number of boats from the United States which may engage in the taking of tuna.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 387 (101st)referred

Establishing an allowance for official mail, reducing from 3 to 2 the factor used in limiting the amount of postal patron mail allowable in any year, and otherwise providing for controls on the cost of mailing by Members of the House of Representatives.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1990

Establishes an Official Mail Allowance for franked mailing by Members of the House of Representatives within specified guidelines and limitations. Amends rule XLVI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to: (1) reduce from six to two the number of franked mailings per year per addressee to which a Member after December 31, 1990, is entitled; (2) reduce from six to two, after such date, the number of franked mailings per year per addressee relating solely to a notice of appearance of a scheduled itinerary of a Member; (3) require a Member, before making any mass mailing (including direct response to communications from constituents), to submit a sample or description of the mail matter involved to the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards for a statutory compliance advisory opinion; (4) require the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make available for public inspection, semi-annually, a mass mailing report compiled from data provided by the House Committee on Administration; and (5) require that a mass mailing by a Member contain a specified notice on the cover page of the document.

Bill· HRH.R. 4683 (101st)referred

Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1990

Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny to inferior Federal courts jurisdiction to issue any remedy, order, writ, or other judicial decree requiring the Federal Government or any State or local government to impose any new tax or to increase any existing tax or tax rate.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 559 (101st)open

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of physical desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1990

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the act of physical desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for such act.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 313 (101st)referred

In support of freedom of the press in Lithuania.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1990

Condemns the restrictions of the print and electronic media imposed by the Soviet Union on journalists attempting to cover events in Lithuania. Urges: (1) General Secretary Gorbachev to rescind restrictions on the admission of Western journalists to, and on freedom of the press in, Lithuania; and (2) President Bush to take steps to facilitate the readmission of Western journalists to Lithuania.

Bill· HRH.R. 4631 (101st)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on disposable polystyrene packaging and to use the revenues from the tax for research and development of polystyrene recycling.

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1990

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the sale of any disposable polystyrene packaging by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. Establishes a Polystyrene Recycling Trust Fund to carry out research and development of technologies to recycle polystyrene.

Bill· HRH.R. 4565 (101st)referred

Loans to One Borrower Transition Rule Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1990

Loans to One Borrower Transition Rule Act of 1990 - Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to establish a transition period during which specified limits apply to total loans and credit extensions offered by savings associations to any one borrower. Requires the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision to prescribe regulations to implement this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4528 (101st)open

Wetlands No Net Loss Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1990

Wetlands No Net Loss Act of 1989 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to designate a nonprofit organization as a Wetlands Preservation Trust if such organization: (1) is established for the purpose of acquiring ownership interests in wetlands, former wetlands, and related property and for restoring, creating, or preserving wetlands; and (2) meets, and submits an application in accordance with, the Secretary's requirements. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to create special rules for contributions of land to such Trusts. Applies the 50 percent limitation on charitable contribution deductions to contributions of wetlands to such Trusts. Permits a ten-year carryover for excess contributions. Extends the deadline for the exchange of property held for productive use or investment if such contributions are made as part of such exchanges. Permits the carryover of unused deductions on a taxpayer's last return if such taxpayer dies before the close of the last taxable year for which such deductions could have been allowed. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Office of Wetlands Identification and Preservation, to make grants to States from the Wetlands Preservation Account for the improvement, development, or implementation of State Wetlands Conservation Plans. Outlines requirements of such Plans. Prohibits the Secretary from approving any Plan that does not include all wetlands in the State. Amends the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 to include former wetlands in the national wetlands priority conservation plan. Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to require the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the Office of Wetlands Identification and Preservation within the Service by consolidating the Service's programs of Federal Aid, Acquisition, National Wetland Inventory, and Enhancement (restoration). Requires the Director, acting through the Office, to: (1) provide National Wetland Inventory maps to all Federal agencies that own or manage wetlands and make such maps available to the public; (2) conduct a Wetlands Restoration Initiative; (3) carry out title III of the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 (State and Federal wetland acquisition); and (4) report to the Congress every five years on trends of the nation's wetland resources, the rate at which they are being lost or gained, and the types and causes of alterations. Authorizes the Director to enter into agreements with private persons to carry out wetlands preservation. Directs heads of Federal agencies that own or manage wetlands to enter into agreements with the Director regarding the completion of mapping of lands not covered by the National Wetland Inventory map. Establishes the Wetlands Preservation Account. Requires at least 60 percent of Account funds to be available for grants to States. Sets forth uses for the remainder of such funds. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit into such Account amounts received in the form of: (1) criminal penalties for certain permit violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and (2) civil and administrative penalties under such Act. Directs the Secretary to transfer annually to the Account $300,000,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) complete an inventory of all wetlands and associated uplands owned or managed by the agency; and (2) implement a plan for the protection of wetlands and uplands included in the inventory. Requires such agencies to submit such plans to the head of the Office and the Secretary of the Interior. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to issue permits for activities in wetlands or other navigable waters that result in specified changes, or impair the flow, reach, or circulation of surface waters, in such wetlands or waters. Requires permit guidelines to be designed to achieve no overall net loss of wetlands. Applies provisions concerning the denial or restriction of use of specified disposal sites to alterations of wetlands or navigable waters. Authorizes the Secretary to issue general permits within a State for categories of wetlands or other waters if the State has an approved State Wetlands Conservation Plan. Requires the Secretary to monitor the achievement of no overall net loss of wetlands in each general permit and base issuances or renewals of permits on such monitoring. Authorizes the Governors of States desiring to administer their own permit programs for the discharge of dredged or fill material and other alterations of navigable waters to submit State Wetlands Conservation Plans to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Provides for permit processing fees. Provides that permits shall require State water quality certifications. Prohibits the issuance of any permit unless measures are taken to avoid and minimize adverse effects of activities on wetlands and other navigable waters. Requires mitigation measures to be included in permits. Amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to transfer specified authorities of the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Commerce. Revises reporting requirements to require Federal agency reports under such Act to include measures to achieve no net loss of wetlands. Requires the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment to study and report to the Congress on: (1) incentives under Federal and State laws for the protection and management of wetlands; (2) potential modifications to existing Federal laws to improve their effectiveness in creating such incentives and to increase the permanence of such protection; and (3) ways in which the Federal Government may encourage State and local governments to create additional incentives for the protection and management of wetlands by private individuals.

Bill· HRH.R. 4532 (101st)referred

Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1990

Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act of 1990 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to establish average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles (for model years 1995 through 2000) and automobiles other than passenger automobiles (light trucks) (for model years 1995 and thereafter). Requires the Secretary of Transportation to provide for a review by the National Academy of Sciences of the current state of research and development in light truck fuel economy and passenger automobile fuel economy and an assessment of the potential for improving the fuel efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of passenger automobiles and light trucks. Directs the Secretary, using such review, to establish a schedule for increasing average fuel economy standards for passenger and nonpassenger cars for model years 2002 through 2006. Revises criteria with respect to the testing of fuel economy for passenger automobiles. Requires automobile manufacturers to affix to each automobile a label that contains fuel economy values specific to such automobile's particular vehicle configuration where that vehicle configuration is less than the fuel economy standard applicable to the vehicle's manufacturer. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report annually to specified congressional committees on a study of the accuracy of fuel economy testing of passenger automobiles. Directs the Secretary of Energy to distribute at least 100 explanatory booklets each year to every dealer and additional numbers if requested. Doubles the civil penalty for repeated violations of the fuel economy standard.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 304 (101st)referred

Congressional Recycled Paper Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1990

Congressional Recycled Paper Act - Requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to procure only recycled paper for the operations of the House and the Senate.

Bill· HRH.R. 4492 (101st)open

Ancient Forest Protection Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990

Ancient Forest Protection Act of 1990 - Establishes the National Ancient Forest Reserve System. Designates certain lands in California, Oregon, and Washington as components of such System. Declares that all Federal lands in such States which qualify as ancient forest or associated forest and are not designated as components of the System shall be managed as if they are. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations with respect to the removal of commercial timber from such lands. Declares it to be U.S. policy to develop and utilize scientific information to study and identify the biological and ecological requirements of ancient forest ecosystems. Directs the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to study and report to appropriate congressional committees on the biological and physical requirements for the survival of such ecosystems.

Bill· HRH.R. 4494 (101st)open

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to limit the liability under that Act of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure or similar means and corporate fiduciaries administering estates or trusts.

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990

Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide that the definition of "owner or operator" (for purposes of liability) does not include: (1) a designated lending institution which acquires control of a facility pursuant to the terms of a security interest held by the person in such facility or in connection with a lease subject to Federal or State banking authorities; (2) a corporate fiduciary which operates or has legal title to a facility pursuant to the terms of an estate or trust; (3) an individual or institution that serves as an indenture trustee and acquires control of a facility as the result of default on a financing document between the trustee and the issuing entity; and (4) an individual fiduciary who has legal title to a facility for purposes of administering an estate or trust.

Bill· HRH.R. 4461 (101st)open

National Flood Insurance Compliance, Mitigation, and Erosion Management Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990

National Flood Insurance Compliance, Mitigation, and Erosion Management Act of 1990 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (the Act) to terminate the flooded property purchase and loan program. Terminates the erosion-threatened structures program. Establishes a system of ratings and incentives for community floodplain management. Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (the Director) to: (1) evaluate the floodplain and erosion management measures taken by areas (and subdivisions) for which national flood insurance coverage has been made available; and (2) provide incentives in the form of reduced premium rates for such flood insurance coverage in areas that have adopted exemplary or particularly effective measures for such management. Requires such program to be carried out with amounts from the National Flood Insurance Fund. Terminates such program after ten years, or sooner if Congress so legislates. Requires the Director to report to specified congressional committees. Authorizes programs funding. Establishes a program of mitigation insurance for flood and erosion damage. Requires the Director to provide, under the Federal flood insurance program, for such mitigation insurance to: (1) reduce damage and losses from future floods to structures in special flood hazard areas and other areas; and (2) prevent damages to structures along shorelines subject to erosion. Provides for supplemental or separate contracts and separate premiums and claims for such insurance. Prohibits mitigation insurance claim payments to relocate or demolish structures subject to imminent erosion damage unless the appropriate public body has adopted erosion management measures that prohibit construction in 30-year erosion setback areas and limit construction in 60-year erosion setback areas. Prohibits federally-regulated or insured lending institutions from making any loan secured by a building or mobile home unless such property is covered by mitigation insurance at a rate determined necessary by the Director. Requires such mitigation insurance for any property located in: (1) an area of special flood hazards on which a structure was constructed before adoption of a flood insurance rate map by the relevant community participating in the national flood insurance program; or (2) erosion hazard zone along the Great Lakes' shoreline or U.S. tidal waters' coastline in a community that has adopted adequate erosion management measures. Authorizes the Director to make available mitigation insurance for any property for which it is not required, whether or not such property is located in an area of special flood hazards on which a structure was constructed or substantially improved after adoption of a flood insurance rate map. Requires the Director to: (1) assess erosion hazard zone surcharges on flood insurance contracts for shoreline or coastline structures in communities that have not adopted adequate erosion management measures; and (2) certify imminent erosion dangers to structures in such communities. Allows the payment of mitigation insurance claims for mitigation activities only: (1) for structures that have been continuously covered by both flood and mitigation insurance for specified periods; and (2) if such structures suffer specified types of flood or imminent erosion damage. Requires mitigation claim payments for repetitive or substantial flood damage to be used only for mitigation activities to demolish, relocate, elevate, or floodproof the structure, in the most cost-effective and technically feasible manner. Authorizes alternative activities on a case-by-case basis. Requires, in the case of substantial flood damage claims, that the payment be used for flood protection and compliance with community measures for floodplain management. Bases certain future insurance coverage requirements and premium rates on compliance or noncompliance with floodplain management measures, and on payment or on nonpayment of a claim for repetitive flood damage. Requires mitigation claim payments for imminent erosion damage to be used only for certain relocation or demolition activities, in amounts based on specified formulas, within a specified time period. Limits flood insurance claims payments and coverage after such period and for structures in communities that have not adopted certain erosion measures. Sets forth requirements for mitigation insurance premiums and surcharges, and for certain appeals by owners of structures covered by such insurance. Sets forth limitations on flood insurance coverage in areas of extreme erosion risk. Prohibits the Director from making flood insurance available for any new or substantially improved construction within the ten-year erosion setback established. Modifies the floodplain management requirement for participation for areas not adopting erosion management measures. Prohibits after community adoption of the applicable flood insurance rate map, new flood insurance coverage from being provided in any area (or subdivision) for which the appropriate management measures, unless that body has adopted adequate land use and control measures containing certain building standards and base flood elevation standards. Requires updating of flood maps and assessment and mapping of erosion zones. Provides for funding administrative and operational responsibilities added by this Act. Increases the maximum flood insurance coverage amounts for residential property buildings and contents and business and church property buildings. Removes a ceiling on certain required coverage.

Bill· HRH.R. 4485 (101st)referred

Medicare Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Payment Amendments of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990

Medicare Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Payment Amendments of 1990 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish uniform national fee schedule payment rates for certified registered nurse anesthetist services.

Bill· HRH.R. 4483 (101st)referred

Rural Nursing Incentive Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990

Rural Nursing Incentive Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide direct coverage under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of the Medicare program of nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist services furnished in rural areas. Sets the Medicare payment for such services at 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or the prevailing charge that would have been recognized had the services been performed by a physician. Requires that such payments be made on an assignment-related basis.

Bill· HRH.R. 4518 (101st)referred

Medicaid Home Respiratory Care Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990

Medicaid Home Respiratory Care Act of 1990 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to cover home respiratory care services for ventilator-dependent individuals.

Bill· HRH.R. 4475 (101st)referred

Medicare Physician Regulation Relief Amendments of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990

Medicare Physician Regulation Relief Amendments of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require carriers and peer review organizations to release the medical review screen or the associated screening parameter to a physician before notifying such physician that payment for his or her service has been denied. Permits Medicare reimbursement of a patient's regular physician for services provided to such patient by another physician who occasionally covers for the regular physician. Requires Medicare carriers to provide physicians, upon request and without charge, with carrier-generated information which physicians need to submit a payment claim or respond to a carrier inquiry. Allows a medical society or other professional organization representing physicians to represent a group or class of physicians in Medicare payment determinations, reconsiderations, or appeals. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint, based on nominations submitted by national medical organizations representing physicians, a Practicing Physicians Advisory Council with which the Secretary must consult concerning changes in the Medicare program and proposed changes in regulations and carrier operation policies.

Bill· HRH.R. 4496 (101st)referred

Textile, Apparel, and Footwear Trade Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1990

Textile, Apparel, and Footwear Trade Act of 1990 - Limits the 1990 imports of textiles and textile products classified under a category to an amount equal to 101 percent of the total 1989 imports classified under such category. Limits the 1990 imports of nonrubber footwear classified under a nonrubber footwear category to an amount equal to: (1) the total 1989 imports of nonrubber footwear classified under such category; and (2) in the case of high priced nonrubber footwear, the total 1989 imports of high priced nonrubber footwear classified under such category. Provides for a one-percent annual growth in the amount of permitted imports of textiles and textile products after 1990. Exempts from the limitations imposed under this Act imports of textiles and textile products from U.S. possessions if such articles are exempt from duty under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and are manufactured by U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of such a possession. Limits the imports of certain sweaters made in Guam to a specified amount during FY 1990 and to such amount increased by one percent per year in subsequent years. Declares such limitations shall not apply to Canada or Israel. Sets forth limitations on the amount of textile and textile products, classified under certain import categories, which may be imported from beneficiary countries under the Caribbean Basin Initiative. Authorizes the President to: (1) enter into trade agreements to grant new concessions as compensation to the extent required under U.S. trade agreements for the import limits imposed by this Act; and (2) proclaim such modification or continuance of any existing duty on textiles and textile products and on nonrubber footwear as necessary to carry out such agreements. Prohibits the President from reducing any rate of duty by more than ten percent. Requires the President, before entering into such trade agreements, to consider whether a country has violated trade concessions of benefit to the United States and the violation has not been adequately offset. Sets forth requirements governing staged rate reductions in the tariffs of articles affected by this Act. Prohibits the President, except as authorized by this Act, from entering into trade negotiations with any country with respect to duties on textiles, textile products, and nonrubber footwear. Prohibits the President, except as provided in this Act, from decreasing or proposing a decrease in any such duty by any means, including an implementing bill or a proclamation. Requires the President to report annually to the Congress on the administration of this Act. Requires the Secretary of Commerce, ten years after enactment of this Act, to study and report to the Congress on its operation. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a pilot program for the issuance and sale to U.S. companies at public auction of import licenses applicable to categories of textiles. Terminates such licensing program on December 31, 1991, and requires a report to the Congress on its administration.

Bill· HRH.R. 4438 (101st)open

To reauthorize and amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1990

Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to repeal a provision concerning the expiration of authority to make coastal zone management grants to States. Removes a requirement that coastal States expend an increasing proportion of administrative grants on specified coastal zone activities in order to receive such grants. Deletes provisions concerning the segmental development of coastal zone management programs and the inclusion of standards for coastal resources of national significance in such programs. Defines "National Priority Program Element" as: (1) enhanced wetland protection and restoration; (2) prevention and mitigation of risks to life and property from coastal hazards and of nonpoint source pollution; and (3) management of beach and marine debris to reduce coastal zone pollution. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to coastal States for the implementation of coastal zone management program changes supporting the National Program Priority Elements. Limits the amounts of such grants to be used for such changes. Permits the Secretary to suspend payment and withdraw any unexpended portion of financial assistance to a State if the State is failing to adhere to: (1) a management program or national estuarine reserve management program; or (2) the terms of any grant or cooperative agreement. (Current law requires the Secretary to reduce such assistance by a specified amount if the State is failing to achieve certain coastal management objectives.) Revises notice requirements with respect to such suspensions. Provides that such suspensions shall last between six and 36 months. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to any person (currently, coastal States) for educational or interpretive activities related to a natural estuarine reserve. Authorizes appropriations for various activities under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.

Bill· HRH.R. 4424 (101st)referred

Language of Government Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1990

Language of Government Act of 1990 - Declares English to be the official language of the U.S. Government. States that the Government has an affirmative obligation to preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language. Prohibits anyone from being denied Government services because they communicate in English. Prohibits a Government entity from making or enforcing an official act requiring the use of a language other than English. Deems anyone discriminated against for communicating in English to have been discriminated against on the basis of national origin. Makes available to a person so discriminated against all lawful remedies available under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Bill· HRH.R. 4433 (101st)referred

To disqualify any individual or business concern who violates a Federal environmental law, or who holds a beneficial business interest in a person who has violated such a law, from being eligible to receive certain benefits from the Environmental Protection Agency for a period of 10 years.

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1990

Denies Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) benefits for ten years to any person: (1) convicted of violating a Federal environmental law; or (2) found to have held a beneficial business interest in a business concern required to be listed on a disclosure statement under this Act and convicted of violating a Federal environmental law. Prohibits the EPA Administrator from denying benefits to any person who demonstrates that he has been rehabilitated. Requires the following persons to file disclosure statements with the Administrator: (1) Federal environmental permit applicants; (2) applicants for EPA loans, grants, or other benefits; or (3) persons submitting contract bids or competitive proposals to EPA. Provides for enforcement of this Act through EPA examination of disclosure statements and access to business sites and records. Grants persons declared to be ineligible for EPA benefits the opportunity for a hearing. Provides for public access to disclosure statements and business records, with the exception of confidential information.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 294 (101st)referred

To express the sense of the Congress regarding a national agenda for extending and improving foreign language instruction in the elementary schools of the Nation.

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that foreign language instruction should begin at the elementary school level. Urges State and local educational agencies to initiate programs of foreign language instruction in elementary schools. Supports the statements of: (1) the National Governors' Association calling for such programs; and (2) the Follow-Up Committee to the Wingspread Consultation on Elementary School Foreign Languages, calling for establishment of a Blue Ribbon Commission to address the national agenda for foreign language instruction in elementary schools.