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Bill· HRH.R. 4115 (103rd)open

Kosova Peace and Democracy Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1994

Kosova Peace and Democracy Act of 1994 - Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to ethnic relations and human rights in Kosova. Continues specified sanctions imposed against Serbia and Montenegro until the President certifies to the Congress that: (1) there is progress toward restoration of the independent identity and autonomy of Kosova; (2) there is improvement in the human rights situation in Kosova; (3) international human rights observers are allowed to return to Kosova; and (4) the elected government of Kosova is permitted to meet. Prohibits any funding on behalf of Serbia and Montenegro until such conditions have been met. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of the international financial institutions to oppose assistance to Serbia or Montenegro, except for basic human needs, until such conditions have been met. Authorizes the President to waive or modify such sanctions, prohibitions, or conditions if necessary to meet emergency humanitarian needs or achieve a settlement of the conflict in Kosova acceptable to the parties. Directs the Chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting to submit a plan and a budget for the establishment of a surrogate home service under the auspices of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for Albanian populations living in Kosova and other areas of the former Yugoslavia.

Bill· HRH.R. 4078 (103rd)open

To amend the Act establishing the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Golden Gate National Area Title II: Presidio Public Benefit Corporation Title I: Golden Gate National Recreation Area - Includes certain areas in Mateo County, California, within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) utilize the resources of the Presidio unit of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, to provide for and support programs and activities that foster research, education, and demonstration projects concerning the environment, international affairs, cultural understanding, health, and science; (2) negotiate and enter into leases, as appropriate, with any private or government entity for the use of any property within the Presidio, except such properties which the Secretary of Defense determines are essential for the continued use of the Presidio by the sixth Army in accordance with the Area's General Management Plan or the Act establishing the Area; (3) negotiate and enter into leases or other appropriate agreements with any Federal agency or organization to house that agency's or organization's employees who are engaged in activities or programs at the Presidio; and (4) enter into interagency permitting agreements or other appropriate agreements with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and leases with the Red Cross to house their activities and employees at the Presidio. Requires the Secretary to establish competitive bidding procedures to be used for the issuance of such leases. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements and permits for purposes of such Area. Title II: Presido Public Benefit Corporation - Authorizes the President to establish the Presidio Public Corporation only after San Francisco makes specified zoning decisions. Requires the Secretary to transfer all lands, facilities, and interest in certain Presidio properties to the Corporation. Transfers the Public Health Service Hospital and surrounding 36 acres to the administrative jurisdiciton of the Corporation. Directs the Corporation to sell: (1) the Public Health Service Hospital and adjacent golf course and allows it to use the proceeds of the sale for any function authorized by this Act; and (2) at fair market value, the Letterman Army Institute of Research, Letterman Army Medical Center, and such other buildings and lands in the Letterman complex necessary to conduct scientific research or education programs pertaining to human health to the University of California and authorizes it to use the proceeds from the sale for the same purposes. Allows the Secretary or other Cabinet officers to provide Federal personnel, facilities, and services to the Corporation on a reimbursement basis. Declares that the Corporation is devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose. Exempts it from all Federal taxes and special assessments. Applies all general penal statutes relating to the larceny, embezzlement, or conversion of public moneys or U.S. property to the moneys and property of the Corporation. Subjects the Corporation to provisions of Federal laws relating to administrative procedures and freedom of information.

Bill· HRH.R. 4057 (103rd)referred

Deficit Reduction Lock Box Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1994

Deficit Reduction Lock Box Act of 1994 - Establishes the Deficit Reduction Trust Fund consisting of amounts contained in deficit reduction lock box provisions of appropriations Acts. Reduces discretionary spending limits by amounts transferred to the Fund. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that amounts resulting from reduced spending under general appropriations bills be placed in the Fund. Requires the Congressional Budget Office to score all general appropriations measures as passed by the House and Senate and to publish such scorecard in the Congressional Record.

Bill· HRH.R. 4041 (103rd)referred

To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to provide for the appointment of the ranking members of the Committee on the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on General Services, Federalism, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate to the National Capital Planning Commission.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1994

Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to provide for the appointment of the ranking members of the Committees on the District of Columbia for the Senate and the House of Representatives to the National Capital Planning Commission.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 333 (103rd)referred

Designating May 11, 1994, as "Vietnam Human Rights Day".

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1994

Designates May 11, 1994, as Vietnam Human Rights Day in support of efforts by the Non-Violent Movement for Human Rights in Vietnam.

Bill· HRH.R. 3992 (103rd)referred

To prohibit foreign assistance to Russia unless certain requirements relating to Russian intelligence activities, relations between Russia and certain neighboring countries, and the reform of the Russian economy are met.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1994

Prohibits providing Russia with foreign assistance for any fiscal year after FY 1995 unless the President certifies to the Congress for such fiscal year that: (1) the U.S. Government has received satisfactory assurances from the Government of Russia that Russia's intelligence activities in the United States are confined to routine, non-adversarial information gathering; (2) the Russian Government has concluded written agreements with the Governments of Latvia, Estonia, and Moldova on the unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops from those nations and is making progress toward fulfilling the agreements, is not pursuing policies in the former Yugoslavia that are contrary to U.S. and allied interests, and is committed to (and taking concrete steps toward) reforming the Russian economy along free-market lines; (3) Russian troops in the Kaliningrad region of Russia are respecting the sovereign territory of Lithuania and neighboring countries and are not offensively postured against any other countries; and (4) the activities of the Russian Government in the independent states of the former Soviet Union do not represent an attempt by Russia to diminish the sovereignty and independence of such States. Prohibits, with respect to FY 1995, providing foreign assistance to Russia unless the President certifies to the Congress for that fiscal year that the Russian Government has provided the U.S. Government with a full and accurate accounting of the espionage activities related to the Aldrich Ames case. Requires the President to report to the Congress for each fiscal year: (1) the amount, purpose, and effectiveness of foreign assistance provided to Russia for the preceding fiscal year; (2) a detailed accounting of the amount of foreign assistance appropriated which has not been expended and its status; and (3) an estimate of the total amount of capital exported from Russia during the previous fiscal year. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the U.S. Government should oppose all lending to Russia by the international financial institutions to which the United States is a member unless the Russian Government is in compliance with the conditions for assistance set forth by this Act.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 383 (103rd)referred

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives respecting committee staff.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1994

Amends rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to apply primary expense resolution requirements and personnel ceilings to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget. Repeals provisions authorizing the Committees to appoint committee staff. Requires funds for the appointment of committee staff to be provided by primary and additional expense resolutions. Provides that by the beginning of the 106th Congress, not less than one-third of the funding made available to each standing, select, special, ad hoc, or other House committee shall be allocated to the minority party. Exempts the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

Bill· HRH.R. 3978 (103rd)open

Endangered Species Management Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1994

Endangered Species Management Act of 1994 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary (of the Interior, Commerce, or Agriculture, as determined under the Act) from determining that an isolated population of a species is endangered or threatened if the species is not otherwise an endangered or threatened species. Requires the Secretary, when making a determination of endangered or threatened species, to issue a report delineating all direct and indirect economic and social impacts of delineation of proposed critical habitat to the areas affected and to the Nation. Prohibits the Secretary from listing a species as endangered or threatened unless: (1) the Secretary has prepared a report that includes the complete file of scientific data and collection methodology which has been developed in conjunction with the listing or with any critical habitat designation and details of a recovery plan for the species (including scientific data and projected costs); (2) scientific data supporting the listing has been reviewed by a scientific peer review panel and panel recommendations are submitted to the Secretary; (3) the Secretary publishes notice of intent to list in each area of the United States where the species is believed to occur; and (4) the Secretary conducts public hearings in each such area. Revises or sets requirements regarding: (1) cooperative agreements with States; (2) Federal agency actions; (3) prohibition of ex parte communications between the President and members of the Endangered Species Committee; and (4) hardship permit exemptions. Directs the Secretary to pay just compensation for any taking of private or public property to the owner of the property, including damages incurred by the owner as a result of such taking. Limits the Secretary's ability to take actions likely to result in a taking of public or private property or substantial social or economic impact.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 216 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding human rights in Vietnam.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1994

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Department of State, in its formal human rights dialogue with Vietnam, should place a high priority on seeking the release of all nonviolent political prisoners and reforms to bring Vietnam's legal procedures and practices into conformity with international human rights standards; (2) the Secretary of State should submit a progress report on such dialogue to the Congress within six months; and (3) the United States should actively support resolutions at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights expressing concern about the imprisonment of nonviolent political and religious dissidents in Vietnam, urge the Government of Vietnam to invite international humanitarian organizations to provide their confidential humanitarian services to prisoners in Vietnam, and consult with its allies to coordinate international public and private appeals for improvement in human rights in Vietnam.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 215 (103rd)open

Honoring James Norman Hall and recognizing his outstanding contributions to the United States and the South Pacific.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1994

Honors James Norman Hall for his outstanding contributions to the United States, France, Tahiti, and the South Pacific. Requests the President to provide for the presentation of a copy of this concurrent resolution to the President of Tahiti Nui (French Polynesia) to be publicly displayed at the James Norman Hall Museum in Tahiti.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 214 (103rd)open

Urging the President to promote political stability in Tajikistan through efforts to encourage political resolution of the conflict and respect for human rights and through the provision of humanitarian assistance and (subject to certain conditions) economic assistance.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1994

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) support existing efforts at national reconciliation in Tajikistan; (2) maintain support for humanitarian assistance to the people of Tajikistan; (3) urge the international community to make similar commitments; (4) seek to obtain full respect by the Tajikistan Government for basic freedoms and internationally recognized human rights; and (5) ensure that a substantial portion of assistance provided to Tajikistan is channeled through nongovernmental organizations and that economic assistance is provided directly to such Government only if specified conditions are met. Includes among such conditions that such Government is making significant progress in protecting and facilitating the activities of human rights groups, participating in and otherwise facilitating conflict resolution efforts and the compilation of a list of all those who have been extrajudicially executed or have disappeared, terminating interference in the nonviolent activities of the political opposition, allowing the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit prisoners, and facilitating the protection and reintegration of returnees.

Bill· HRH.R. 3875 (103rd)open

Private Property Owners Bill of Rights

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1994

Private Property Owners Bill of Rights - Requires Federal agency heads to: (1) comply with applicable State and tribal government laws in implementing and enforcing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) and the permitting program for dredged or filled material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA); (2) administer and implement the Acts in a manner that least affects the private property owners' constitutional and other legal rights; (3) develop and implement rules and regulations for ensuring that such rights are protected when making any final decision that restricts the use of private property; (4) obtain the consent of the property owner and provide appropriate notice before entering privately-owned property in order to collect information on it; and (5) give the property owner an opportunity to review and dispute the data collected before using it to implement or enforce any of the Acts. Amends ESA and FWPCA to provide for administrative appeals of certain actions, including those related to the denial of permits and the imposition of administrative penalties. Entitles a private property owner deprived of 50 percent or more of the fair market value or the economically viable use of a portion of property as a consequence of a final qualified agency action to receive compensation upon request in accordance with specified guidelines. Amends ESA to require the Secretary of the Interior to notify all private property owners or lessees of property subject to a management agreement and provide an appropriate opportunity for their participation in such an agreement when the Secretary enters into it with any non-Federal person establishing restrictions on property use.

Bill· HRH.R. 3860 (103rd)open

Illegal Immigration Control Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Interdiction Title II: Alien Smuggling Title III: Employment Title IV: Government Benefits Title V: Criminal Aliens Title VI: Terrorist Aliens Title VII: Inspections Title VIII: Asylum Illegal Immigration Control Act of 1994 - Title I:Interdiction - Directs the Attorney General to install additional physicial barriers in high illegal-entry border areas. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for additional Border Patrol personnel. (Sec. 103) Directs the Attorney General and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to: (1) implement an interior repatriation program for illegal aliens who have been deported at least three times; and (2) increase border detention facilities. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the transfer of closed military bases to be used as Federal incarceration facilities for illegal aliens. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the Attorney General to require vessels to provide INS with port of entry notification. (Sec. 106) Directs the Commissioner to collect a user fee for each U.S. land entry. (Sec. 107) Establishes a Border Control Trust Fund. Title II: Alien Smuggling - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) to expand INS forfeiture authority for smuggling or harboring illegal aliens. (Sec. 202) Brings alien smuggling operations under the purview of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) provisions. (Sec. 203) Amends the Act to increase penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. (Sec. 204) Amends Federal law to authorize INS wiretaps for alien smuggling investigations. Title III: Employment - Amends the Act to revise alien employment documentation and employer verification provisions, including social security card enhancements. (Sec. 302) Authorizes appropriations for additional INS investigators. Title IV: Government Benefits - Prohibits direct Federal benefits (except for emergency medical care) or housing assistance to an alien who is not a permanent resident, a refugee, an asylee, or a parolee. (Sec. 402) Prohibits unemployment benefits to an alien who has not been granted INS work authorization. (Sec. 404) Authorizes appropriations for the Save System. (Sec. 405) Reduces Federal assistance by 20 percent to any locality that refuses to cooperate in the arrest and deportation of illegal aliens. (Sec. 406) Establishes a uniform vital statistics pilot program for three States with high numbers of undocumented aliens. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Criminal Aliens - Amends the Act to include aliens on criminal probation or criminal parole among the categories of aliens subject to special registration. (Sec. 502) Expands the definition of "aggravated felony." (Sec. 503) Expedites deportation proceedings for specified criminal aliens. (Sec. 504) Provides for judicial deportation of aliens convicted of an aggravated felony. (Sec. 505) Restricts specified deportation defenses. (Sec. 508) Directs the Commissioner to operate a criminal alien tracking center. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 509) Directs the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to study the use and effectiveness of the Prisoner Transfer Treaty with Mexico to remove convicted aliens from the United States. Title VI: Terrorist Aliens - Amends the Act to establish procedures for the removal of alien terrorists, including a special court to hear such cases. (Sec. 602) Makes membership in a terrorist organization a basis for U.S. exclusion. Title VII: Inspections - Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) specified numbers of preinspection stations at foreign airports identified as last departure points for the greatest numbers of U.S.-arriving passengers and at those with the greatest numbers of U.S.-arriving undocumented aliens; and (2) an air carrier consultant program. (Sec. 702) Provides for the training of airline personnel in fraudulent document detection. (Sec. 703) Amends Federal law to increase specified passport and visa penalties. Title VIII: Asylum - Amends the Act to revise asylum procedures. (Sec. 802) Sets forth mandatory and discretionary conditions for granting provisional asylum.

Bill· HRH.R. 3820 (103rd)referred

World War II Peace Accords Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1994

World War II Peace Accords Commemorative Coin Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the 50th anniversary of the signing of the World War II peace accords on the U.S.S. Missouri should not go unrecognized at the national level; and (2) the United States should recognize such anniversary by minting and issuing a commemorative coin. Sets forth specifications for half dollar clad coins. Mandates that the surcharges received from the sale of such coins be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Admiral Nimitz Foundation for the purpose of preserving the Pacific War heritage of the United States.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 319 (103rd)open

Directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to propose to the Congress, not later than May 18, 1994, possible solutions to the impending deficit in the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1994

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to the Congress on the factors threatening the solvency of the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and proposing possible solutions.

Bill· HRH.R. 3796 (103rd)referred

To provide that a person may use a private express for the private carriage of certain letters and packets without being penalized by the Postal Service, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1994

Prohibits the U.S. Postal Service or the Attorney General from fining or otherwise penalizing any person who transmits by private express or other unlawful means, delivers to any agent thereof, or deposits at any appointed place any letter or packet. Amends the Federal criminal code to conform with this Act. Prohibits the U.S. Postal Service from authorizing any officer or employee to make searches of mail matter transported in violation of law in any store or office of a customer of a common carrier or transportation company.

Bill· HRH.R. 3795 (103rd)open

Social Security Immigration Fraud Protection Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1994

Social Security Immigration Fraud Protection Act of 1994 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to create a mandatory minimum sentence of a fine or five years' imprisonment, or both, for illegal alien social security documentation fraud.

Bill· HRH.R. 3789 (103rd)referred

Budget Accountability Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1994

Budget Accountability Act of 1994 - Provides for the termination of Federal programs that are not reauthorized by the Congress. Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of legislation that does not contain an authorization period for the use of appropriated amounts. Prohibits the imposition of any tax unless a later date for such tax to terminate is specified by law. Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of such legislation. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the House rule concerning the reporting requirements in general appropriations bills should be vigorously applied; (2) laws that affect the Federal revenue should be periodically reviewed by the appropriate congressional committees to determine, based on the health of the economy, whether such laws should continue in effect; and (3) reducing the debt of the Federal Government is critical to the long-term health of the economy.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 343 (103rd)open

To express the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the racist, anti-Catholic, and anti-Semitic speech given by a senior representative of the Nation of Islam and all manifestations and expressions of hatred based on race, religion and ethnicity.

United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1994

Condemns: (1) the speech given by Khalid Abdul Muhammad as outrageous hate mongering of the most vicious and vile kind; and (2) all manifestations and expressions of racism, anti-Catholicism, anti-Semitism, and ethnic or religious intolerance.

Bill· HRH.R. 3761 (103rd)referred

Small Business Empowerment Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1994

Small Business Empowerment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual retirement account to be pledged as security for a qualified business loan.

Bill· HRH.R. 3756 (103rd)referred

Earthquake Insurance Incentive Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1994

Earthquake Insurance Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred for earthquake insurance coverage for U.S. property. Allows such deduction for non-itemizers.

Bill· HRH.R. 3739 (103rd)referred

Capital Formation and Jobs Creation Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1994

Capital Formation and Jobs Creation Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 50 percent income tax deduction for the net capital gain of both corporate and noncorporate taxpayers. Requires indexing, based on the gross national product deflator, of the adjusted basis of certain assets (corporate stock and tangible property that is a capital asset or property used in a trade or business) that have been held for more than one year at the time of sale or other transfer, solely for the purpose of determining gain or loss. Allows an itemized deduction for losses arising from the sale or exchange of a principal residence.

Bill· HRH.R. 3725 (103rd)referred

Education Bureaucracy Reduction Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1994

Education Bureaucracy Reduction Act - Directs the Secretary of Education, for FY 1995 and 1996, to reduce personnel costs of the Department of Education by ten percent. Requires savings from such reduction to be used as follows: (1) 90 percent transferred to local educational agencies according to State distribution formulas; and (2) ten percent to reduce the Federal budget deficit.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 199 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor the 100th anniversary of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America.

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1994

Expresses the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor the 100th anniversary of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the U.S. Postal Service should make such recommendation to the Postmaster General.

Bill· HRH.R. 3658 (103rd)referred

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that employees in classified positions in community colleges are not required to receive overtime compensation for service in a certified or other academic position.

United States · United States Congress · 22 November 1993

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that community college employees in classified positions are not required to receive overtime compensation for additional service, on their own volition, in certified or academic positions.

Bill· HRH.R. 3620 (103rd)open

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 November 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Innocent Landowner Title II: Voluntary Cleanups Title III: Economic Incentives Title IV: Lender Liability Title I: Innocent Landowner - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) to create a rebuttable presumption that a defendant who has acquired real property has made all appropriate inquiry into previous ownership and uses of the property if he establishes that, within 180 days prior to the time of acquisition, he conducted an environmental site assessment (an assessment of the property and surrounding areas to determine the presence or likely presence of contamination and which provides for review of specified records and inspections). (Sec. 101) Specifies that no such presumption shall arise: (1) unless the defendant has maintained a compilation of the information reviewed in the course of the assessment; or (2) if the assessment discloses contamination on the property to be acquired, unless the defendant has taken reasonable steps to confirm the absence of such contamination. Title II: Voluntary Cleanups - Applies this title to any facility where there has been a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance into the environment. Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) any portion of a facility with respect to which a Record of Decision has been issued by the President under CERCLA; (2) any portion of a facility with respect to which an administrative or judicial order or consent decree requiring remedial action has been issued under CERCLA, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Water Act, or the Safe Drinking Water Act; (3) any land disposal unit for which a closure notification under RCRA has been submitted and closure requirements have been specified; or (4) any portion of a facility with respect to which a corrective action permit or order has been issued, modified, or amended. (Sec. 203) Authorizes States to apply to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to administer the voluntary response program under this title, subject to certain requirements. (Sec. 204) Permits any person to submit a notification of intent to conduct a voluntary response and requires such person to agree to pay the direct costs incurred by the Administrator or the State in reviewing the response action plan and overseeing the response. Requires persons intending to perform responses to: (1) conduct a facility investigation; and (2) set forth such response in a response action plan to be submitted with the facility investigation report to the Administrator or the State. (Sec. 205) Requires voluntary responses to attain response standards derived on a site-specific basis. Requires persons seeking to conduct voluntary cleanups to submit site-specific risk assessments along with response action plans. Directs the EPA Science Advisory Board to complete a report on the validity of risk assessment methodologies used by EPA and recommendations to improve the accuracy and reliability of the methodologies. Requires the Administrator to revise EPA's risk assessment guidance and policy documents to reflect such recommendations. (Sec. 208) Deems voluntary responses to be in compliance with specified Federal environmental laws and provides that further response action shall not be required for matters addressed in a voluntary response plan. Title III: Economic Incentives - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an environmental remediation credit program that allows businesses a credit for 25 percent of the costs incurred for: (1) environmental remediation with respect to any contaminated site; and (2) an approved environmental remediation plan. (Sec. 302) Permits hazardous substance cleanup expenditures to be allowed as itemized deductions. Title IV: Lender Liability - Amends CERCLA to exclude from the definition of "owner or operator," for purposes of limiting liability for releases of hazardous substances, a person who, without participating in the management of a vessel or facility, holds indicia of ownership primarily to protect a security interest in such vessel or facility. Defines "indicia of ownership" as an interest in property acquired: (1) for securing payment of a loan or indebtedness or the performance of an obligation; (2) evidencing ownership under a lease financing transaction where the lessee does not initially select or ordinarily control the daily operation or maintenance of the property; or (3) in the course of protecting a security interest or right of reimbursement or subrogation under a guaranty. Makes liable for any release or threatened release of a hazardous substance attributable to their activities: (1) a holder of a security interest who takes certain actions concerning transfer, protection, or abandonment of property; and (2) a fiduciary or trustee who acquires ownership or control of a property.

Bill· HRH.R. 3645 (103rd)referred

Family, Investment, Retirement, Savings, and Tax Fairness Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 22 November 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Family Tax Credit Title II: Reducing the Cost of Capital by Reducing Capital Gains Tax Rates and Indexing the Basis of Certain Assets Title III: Neutral Cost Recovery Title IV: Increasing National Savings Through Individual Retirement Plus Accounts, Indexing for Inflation the Income Thresholds for Taxing Social Security Benefits, etc. Title V: Cap on Federal Spending and Establishment of Commission to Reduce Federal Spending Title VI: Elimination of Social Security Earnings Test Family, Investment, Retirement, Savings, and Tax Fairness Act of 1993 - Title I: Family Tax Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals a tax credit of $500 multiplied by the number of qualifying children who have not attained age 18. Places limitations on such credit and adjusts it for inflation. Title II: Reducing the Cost of Capital by Reducing Capital Gains Tax Rates and Indexing the Basis of Certain Assets - Reduces the individual and corporate capital gains rate from 34 percent to 15 percent. Reduces such tax to 7.5 percent for low- and middle-income taxpayers. Provides for the phaseout of personal exemptions and the overall limitation on itemized deductions to take into account adjusted gross income which has been reduced by net capital gain. Requires indexing, based on the gross national product deflator, of the adjusted basis of certain assets (corporate stock and tangible property that is a capital asset of property used in a trade or business) that have been held for more than one year at the time of sale or other transfer, solely for the purpose of determining gain or loss. Provides for indexing the limitation on capital losses of noncorporate taxpayers. Title III: Neutral Cost Recovery - Allows the depreciation deduction to be computed based on a neutral recovery basis for property placed in service after December 31, 1993. Disallows the interest deduction for such property to ensure that equity financing receives the same treatment as debt financing. Provides special depreciation rules applicable under the adjusted current earnings provisions of the minimum tax for 1994. Title IV: Increasing National Savings Through Individual Retirement Plus Accounts, Indexing for Inflation the Income Thresholds for Taxing Social Security Benefits, etc. - Allows individuals to establish individual retirement plus accounts with tax treatment similar to that for individual retirement plans. Makes contributions to such account nondeductible. Provides for qualified distributions from such accounts. Other than for general retirement purposes, including special purpose distributions made for the purchase of a first home and for medical or educational purposes. Prohibits special purpose distributions from being made during the first five years of the account. Provides an inflation adjustment after 1996 for income thresholds in determining the taxation of social security benefits. Excludes income from individual retirement plans when determining modified adjusted gross income. Provides an inflation adjustment after 1996 for the maximum amount allowable as a deduction for retirement savings. Title V: Cap on Federal Spending and Establishment of Commission to Reduce Federal Spending - Establishes the Commission on Reduction of Federal Spending to: (1) recommend specific reductions in Federal activities to assure that spending does not grow at a rate in excess of two percent per year through FY 1998; and (2) report a bill to the Congress with changes necessary to achieve such reductions. Establishes an advisory council to assist the Commission. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to set forth sequestration procedures when the increase in annual Federal spending exceeds the amount resulting from an annual rate of inflation of two percent. Title VI: Elimination of Social Security Earnings Test - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits.

Bill· HRH.R. 3594 (103rd)open

To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits to illegal aliens.

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1993

Prohibits the payment of: (1) direct Federal financial or social insurance benefits to illegal aliens; or (2) unemployment benefits to aliens without employment authorization. Requires the head of each Federal agency which provides such benefits to: (1) use immigration status verification systems; and (2) notify the Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding applications for such benefits by illegal aliens.

Bill· HRH.R. 3570 (103rd)referred

Deposit Insurance Reform, Regulatory Modernization, and Taxpayer Protection Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: 100 Percent Cross-Guarantees Subtitle A: Definitions Subtitle B: Cross-Guarantee Process Subtitle C: Powers and Duties of the CGRC Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Provisions Subtitle E: Transition to 100 Percent Cross-Guarantee Process Title II: Amendments to Other Banking Laws Title III: Amendments to Title 11, United States Code Subtitle A: Amendments to chapter 1 of Title 11 Subtitle B: Amendments to chapter 3 of Title 11 Subtitle C: Amendments to chapter 5 of Title 11 Subtitle D: Amendments to chapter 11 of Title 11 Title IV: Amendment to Title 28, United States Code Deposit Insurance Reform, Regulatory Modernization, and Taxpayer Protection Act of 1993 - Title I: 100 Percent Cross-Guarantees - Subtitle A: Definitions - Sets forth definitions relating to depository institutions, non-depository guarantors, affiliates, financial terms, and funds. Subtitle B: Cross-Guarantee Process - Sets forth a cross-guarantee mechanism whose purpose is to: (1) protect the full amount of deposits by prohibiting depository institutions from operating without a cross-guarantee contract issued by syndicates of guarantors; (2) charge risk-sensitive premiums for the guarantees provided; (3) establish a self-regulating system with stop-loss mechanisms; and (4) regulate the cross-guarantee marketplace only to the extent of maintaining its soundness and viability (but not the solvency of any individual depository institution regardless of its size). (Sec. 113) Includes a stop-loss limit for losses of a guaranteed party as a direct guarantor of other guaranteed parties. Requires the cross-guarantor's contract obligations to be independent of the obligations of any other party under the contract. Prohibits direct guarantors under any cross-guarantee or stop-loss contract from obtaining collateral for cross-guarantee obligations. Sets forth the requirements for: (1) cross-guarantee contracts; (2) stop-loss contracts; (3) direct guarantors; and (4) cross-guarantee and stop-loss syndicates. (Sec. 119) Declares that any action arising under a cross-guarantee or stop-loss contract shall be deemed to arise under Federal law. Confers original jurisdiction upon the Federal courts for any action arising under such contracts. Subtitle C: Powers and Duties of the CGRC - Establishes the Cross Guarant Regulation Corporation (CGRC) to enforce, regulate, and approve the cross-guarantee process. Outlines the CGRC approval process for cross-guarantee and stop-loss contracts. (Sec. 124) Requires the CGRC to establish and maintain a central electronic repository for: cross-guarantee, stop-loss, and group cross-guarantee syndicate contracts. Mandates that the repository files be directly accessible to any direct guarantor, guaranteed party, syndicate agent, and other eligible persons. Prohibits closed loop situations (i.e., a group of institutions guarantee each other without sharing such risk with outside guarantors) unless at least one cross-guarantee or stop-loss contract is a contract in each closed loop that exists in the system. Cites conditions under which the FDIC must appoint itself conservator or receiver for a depository institution guaranteed under a cross-guarantee contract. (Sec. 126) Confers upon the Secretary of Treasury oversight powers over the CRGC. (Sec. 128) Establishes a CGRC- administered cross-guarantee backup fund to pay for any loss incurred by a depositor in connection with an insured deposit at a depository institution. States that deposits in any guaranteed depository institution shall be insured against loss to the same extent as deposits are insured against loss by the CGRC if the CGRC cannot recover adequate funds to pay for any loss due to the appointment of a receiver under this Act. Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Provisions - Requires the CGRC to ensure that all deposit-taking institutions, with specified exceptions, comply with all Federal and State licensing and regulation laws. (Sec. 133) Declares that no collateral is required for lending by any Federal Reserve Bank to a guaranteed company. Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to submit annual status reports to certain congressional committees regarding losses incurred as a result of lending within the cross-guarantee system. (Sec. 134) Permits a cross-guarantee company or banking office to advertise that deposits and certain other liabilities under an CGRC-approved cross-guarantee contract are fully guaranteed against loss. Subtitle E: Transition to 100 Percent Cross-Guarantee Process - Sets forth a conversion schedule to implement an eight-year transition period for the cross-guarantee system, effectuated when a specified minimum number of CGRC-approved cross-guarantee contracts and total assets are approved. Requires the CGRC immediately to appoint a conservator or receiver for any depository institution which has not complied with such schedule. (Sec. 144) Prescribes guidelines for severance pay and related benefits for former State and Federal banking agency employees. (Sec. 146) Abolishes: (1) the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council; and (2) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Title II: Amendments to Other Banking Laws - Amends Federal banking laws to conform with the provisions of this Act, including amendments relating to: (1) national banks; (2) Federal Reserve System member banks; (3) savings associations; (4) savings and loan holding companies; (5) the FDIC; and (6) other Federal banking laws. Title III: Amendments to Title 11, United States Code - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to conform with this Act. Title IV: Amendment to Title 28, United States Code - Amends the Federal judiciary code to conform its venue provisions with this Act.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 295 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should not establish diplomatic relations with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam until that government abides by internationally accepted standards of religious liberty.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1993

Declares that the United States should not establish diplomatic relations with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam until: (1) the demands of Venerable Thich Huyan Quang for the right of the Unified Buddhist Church to exist and function in Vietnam are fully met; (2) he and all other monks, as well as clergy of other religions, who have been detained for the nonviolent expression of dissent are released; (3) such Government abides by internationally accepted standards of religious liberty as outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, including freedom of conscience and belief and freedom to worship, teach religion, train and appoint clergy, publish and express religious views, and meet with coreligionists abroad; and (4) other major issues of concern in U.S. bilateral relations with Vietnam have been fully resolved.

Bill· HRH.R. 3520 (103rd)referred

Arson Prevention and National Forest Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1993

Arson Prevention and National Forest Protection Act - Provides that whoever, with intent to cause damage or destroy property, intentionally and maliciously causes a fire that damages or destroys Government property shall be fined, imprisoned for up to 20 years, or both. Increases the punishment for such an offense if: (1) a dwelling is destroyed (up to 25 years); (2) the life of any person is placed in jeopardy (up to 30 years); (3) personal injury results (between 20 and 40 years); and (4) death of any person results (over 25 years, life imprisonment, or the death penalty).

Bill· HRH.R. 3500 (103rd)referred

Responsibility and Empowerment Support Program Providing Employment, Child Care, and Training Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 November 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: AFDC Transition and Work Program Title II: Paternity Establishment Title III: Expansion of Statutory Flexibility of States Title IV: Expansion of State and Local Flexibility Title V: Child Support Enforcement Title VI: Welfare Restrictions for Aliens Title VII: Controlling Welfare Costs Title VIII: Consolidated Block Grant to States for Food Assistance Title IX: Miscellaneous Responsibility and Empowerment Support Program Providing Employment, Child Care, and Training Act - Title I: AFDC Transition and Work Program - Amends part F (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program) (JOBS) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to give the JOBS program the new purpose of assuring that needy families with children obtain not only the education and training needed to prepare them for a life without welfare, but the work experience as well. (Sec. 101) Requires State JOBS programs to include a transition component and a work supplementation component that: (1) are each allowed to include any State work experience program approved by the Secretary; and (2) with respect to the first component, must include the State's job search program, and, with respect to the second component, may include the State's work supplementation or community work experience program. Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of SSA title IV to revise State AFDC plan participation requirements to incorporate participation in the two JOBS program components above under specified guidelines as a requirement for qualified individuals to receive AFDC. Imposes sanctions for a qualified individual's failure to participate in the JOBS program as required under such guidelines, which include a reduction in AFDC benefits and eventual benefit termination for repeated failures. Revises the exemptions from JOBS program participation requirements. Extends to all States the option to limit AFDC-UP. Increases State JOBS program and work program participation rates with regard to, respectively, AFDC-eligible individuals and unemployed parents. Provides for additional payments to States for JOBS programs. (Sec. 102) Amends community work experience and work supplementation program provisions. Title II: Paternity Establishment - Amends SSA title IV part A to: (1) provide for denial or reduction of AFDC for children whose paternity is not established; and (2) require unmarried individuals under 19 who are eligible for AFDC and are pregnant or with dependent children under their care to reside at home in order to receive AFDC. (Sec. 203) Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to require earlier specified paternity establishment efforts by States. Expresses the encouragement of the Congress for States to develop procedures in public hospitals and clinics to facilitate the acknowledgment of paternity. (Sec. 204) Increases the paternity establishment percentage. Title III: Expansion of Statutory Flexibility of States - Amends SSA title IV part A to give States the option to: (1) convert AFDC into a block grant program; (2) exempt themselves from otherwise mandatory denial of AFDC where either parent is a minor; (3) treat families moving interstate who apply for AFDC in their new State of residence (where they have resided for less than on year) under the AFDC rules of their former State of residence; (4) reduce AFDC for parents under 21 who have dropped out of school and dependent children who, without good cause, do not maintain minimum school attendance; (5) exempt themselves from otherwise mandatory denial of AFDC for additional children; (6) modify certain AFDC income disregard rules; (7) provide for a married couple transitional benefit in cases where an AFDC recipient marries an individual who is not a parent of the recipient's child, and the resulting family would become ineligible for AFDC by reason of the marriage; (8) disregard certain savings and income of a family on AFDC designated for education, training, employability, home purchase, or residence change in determining eligibility for AFDC; and (9) condition the receipt of AFDC on the recipient's attendance at parenting and money management classes and prior approval of any action requiring a change in the educational institution attended by the recipient's dependent child. Title IV: Expansion of State and Local Flexibility -Establishes an Interagency Waiver Request Board in order to provide a focal point within the Federal Government for the development and coordination of waiver requests to improve opportunities for low-income individuals and families. (Sec. 402) Prescribes contents of applications to implement Federal assistance plans, as well as the review, approval, implementation, and evaluation processes. (Sec. 405) Requires any entity applying for plan approval to establish a Public Private Partnership Committee to advise it on plan development and implementation. Title V: Child Support Enforcement - Provides for a national system for employee reporting of any child support owed, the obligee involved, and other specified related information on W-4 forms for employer withholding and distribution of support owed, and reporting of related information to the State involved for availability to other States through the Interstate Locate Network established under this title. (Sec. 502) Makes various changes with regard to State child support order registries, the Parent Locater Service, regulations for sharing child support information, withholding orders, and noncustodial parents with child support arrearages who are receiving certain public welfare assistance. Title VI: Welfare Restrictions for Aliens - Makes aliens (except refugees, permanent residents, and certain current residents) ineligible for various specified types of public welfare assistance, including non-emergency related assistance under Medicaid, food stamps, and job training assistance. (Sec. 602) Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require State AFDC agencies to provide information on illegal aliens to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Title VII: Controlling Welfare Costs - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), and other Federal law to establish various specified measures for controlling welfare costs, including Federal spending caps. Title VIII: Consolidated Block Grant to States for Food Assistance - Repeals the Food Stamp Act of 1977, National School Lunch Act, Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987, and other specified Federal laws and replaces them with a: (1) State food assistance block grant program to provide food assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals and families (eligible populations); and (2) new food coupon program. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 803) Grants the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation the authority to sell surplus commodities and foodstuffs to the States to provide food assistance to eligible populations. Title IX: Miscellaneous - Amends SSA title IV part A to require AFDC applicants and recipients to undergo any necessary substance abuse treatment as a condition of receiving AFDC. (Sec. 902) Amends SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to: (1) make ineligible for SSI benefits individuals receiving SSI on the basis of a disability resulting from illegal drug addiction who continue to use illegal drugs or refuse to be tested for them; and (2) make representative payee changes. (Sec. 903) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) conduct research projects to evaluate the impact of education and training programs on the ability of individuals to end participation in the AFDC program; (2) conduct demonstration projects and report to the Congress on whether providing benefits based on need through the use of electronic cards and automatic teller machines would reduce administrative costs and fraud; and (3) establish a commission to determine the cost and feasibility of creating an interstate system to compare the social security numbers of all AFDC recipients in order to identify those recipients receiving AFDC from multiple States. (Sec. 904) Amends SSA to require State AFDC applicants to participate in job search activities while the application is pending, unless a State by law exempts itself from this requirement. (Sec. 906) Public Housing Rent Reform and Empowerment Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with regard to the determination of income and rent charges. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allow, upon request, under certain circumstances, a public housing agency or resident management corporation to carry out a demonstration program to determine the feasibility and desirability of providing such entities with the authority to establish policies for agency-administered public housing projects, without regard to the public housing requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937. (Sec. 907) Amends SSA title IV part A to deny AFDC for certain children who have not received appropriate medical examinations and immunizations. Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act with regard to childhood immunizations. Requires the Surgeon General to issue and periodically revise recommendations for the immunization of children under age six.