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Bill· HRH.R. 3889 (100th)open

Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1988

Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988 - Title I: Child Pornography - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it illegal to use a computer to transport information in interstate or foreign commerce concerning the visual depiction of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct (child pornography). Establishes criminal penalties for buying, selling, or transferring the custody of a minor: (1) knowing that, as a consequence of the sale or transfer, the minor will be used in child pornography; or (2) with the intent to promote child pornography. States that such sale or transfer must involve: (1) the minor or other actor traveling in interstate or foreign commerce; (2) communications in interstate or foreign commerce; or (3) conduct in a territory or possession of the United States. Requires any person who produces a book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, or other matter which contains any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct (which is shipped or intended for shipment in interstate or foreign commerce, or contains material shipped in interstate or foreign commerce) to maintain certain records regarding the performers portrayed in such conduct. Directs the Attorney General to issue regulations regarding the maintenance and availability of such records. Includes the sexual exploitation of children as a predicate offense to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute. Title II: Obscenity - Makes it a Federal criminal offense to receive or possess, with the intent to distribute, obscene matter which has been transported in interstate or foreign commerce. Makes it a Federal criminal offense to knowingly use a facility or means of commerce to sell or distribute obscene matter in interstate or foreign commerce. Establishes a rebuttable presumption, with respect to Federal criminal offenses involving obscene matter, that obscene matter produced in one State (or outside the United States) which is subsequently located in another State (or in the United States) was transported, shipped, or carried in interstate (or foreign) commerce. Establishes criminal and civil forfeiture procedures with respect to Federal offenses involving obscene material and child pornography. Includes communications by means of cable or subscription television within the prohibition against broadcasting obscene language. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the penalty provisions of such Act with respect to obscene telephone communications. Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties for the possession or sale of obscene matter on Federal property. Adds obscenity offenses to the list of crimes for which the Government may obtain wiretaps.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 241 (100th)referred

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that upon certain taking of whales by Japanese nationals, the Secretary of Commerce should issue a certification under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act that such taking diminishes the effectiveness of the International Whaling Commission.

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1988

Expresses the sense of the Congress that if Japanese nationals take whales pursuant to a proposal submitted in October 1987 to the International Whaling Commission before the Commission approves such proposal, the Secretary of Commerce should issue a certification under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act that such taking diminishes the effectiveness of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (thus requiring the Secretary of State to reduce the fishery allocation for Japan).

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 237 (100th)referred

A concurrent resolution to commend the President, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development on relief efforts that have been undertaken by the United States Government for the people of Ethiopia and other drought-stricken nations in sub-Saharan Africa, and to encourage these officials to continue and extend all efforts deemed appropriate to preclude the onset of famine in these nations, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1988

Commends the President, Secretary of State, and Administrator of the Agency for International Development for their response to the drought and food emergency in Ethiopia and other nations of sub-Saharan Africa, and urges them to continue efforts to preclude the onset of famine and to ensure the timely delivery of medical and other emergency relief supplies. Declares that: (1) the Government response to these food emergencies should include initiatives to prevent the dislocation of large numbers of persons across national borders and/or into relief camps; and (2) the plight of the refugees or displaced should be addressed by emphasizing the provision of basic human needs, such as food, water, and shelter.

Bill· HRH.R. 3859 (100th)open

A bill relating to the treatment of certain workers' compensation funds.

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1988

Prohibits the assessment of any pre-1987 income tax deficiency against a qualified group self-insured workers' compensation fund to the extent the deficiency is attributable to the timing of the policyholder dividend or return premium deductions. Delays until 1989 the application to qualified group self-insurers' funds of the amendments made by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 with respect to property and casualty insurance companies and products.

Bill· HRH.R. 3820 (100th)referred

Renewable Energy Trade Equity and Promotion Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1987

Renewable Energy Trade Equity and Promotion Act of 1987 - Requires the United States Trade Representative to submit to the Congress a report on: (1) the extent to which countries impose protective tariffs and other requirements on renewable energy products or services; (2) a description by country of such tariffs and requirements; and (3) the need for the imposition of reciprocal tariffs by the United States if such tariffs are not removed. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include under the special projects and programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation the initiation of incentives, grants, and studies for renewable energy and other small business activities. Prohibits the use of administrative funds for such activities. Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 and the Small Business Act to provide that in order to encourage the development of markets for U.S. renewable energy and related services industries, the Export-Import Bank and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall attempt to provide, in each fiscal year, loans, including loans to small businesses, for the promotion of renewable energy technology for export in an aggregate amount of at least five percent of the aggregate amount of loans provided in the previous fiscal year for all forms of energy technology. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include feasibility studies for renewable energy projects as an authorized purpose with respect to the provision by the President of financial assistance for the development of indigenous energy resources of developing countries. Requires the agency responsible for administering such assistance to develop an information exchange with the renewable energy industry in the United States in order to facilitate the use of renewable energy equipment in developing countries. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to include potential end users, including other industry sectors in foreign countries, such as health care, rural development, communications and refrigeration, as eligible groups for receiving technical information about the domestic renewable energy industry and related service industries with respect to the establishment of programs by the Secretary of Commerce providing for the enhancement of commerce in renewable energy technologies. Includes within such programs the provision of information concerning export financing opportunities to such domestic industries. Requires an interagency working group to establish a program to inform other countries of the benefits of policies that would allow small facilities which produce renewable energy to compete with producers of energy from nonrenewable sources. Authorizes appropriations to such group for FY 1989. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank to urge such institutions to: (1) provide financing for renewable energy purposes; (2) submit to recipient countries plans for renewable energy development; and (3) appoint an officer to facilitate the use of renewable energy technologies in such countries. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include renewable energy equipment as a "defense article" for purposes of military assistance programs.

Bill· HRH.R. 3791 (100th)referred

A bill to require that the Office of Personnel Management devise a plan on ways to reduce or eliminate delays in processing applications for benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System, in order to allow an individual to go from regular pay to retirement or disability retirement pay without interruption.

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1987

Requires the Office of Personnel Management to report, with recommendations, to the Congress on the problem of delays in processing applications for benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System. Directs the Office to examine: (1) current methods and procedures; (2) circumstances where it might be appropriate to provide interim benefits; (3) the feasibility of processing records, forms, and other matters in anticipation of an employee's retirement; and (4) the effectiveness of retirement counselors. Requires the report to contain a plan to allow an individual to go from regular pay to retirement or disability retirement pay without interruption.

Bill· HRH.R. 3772 (100th)referred

Santa Barbara Channel Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1987

Santa Barbara Channel Protection Act - Title I: International Cooperation - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to: (1) support and encourage ratification of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers; (2) report to the Congress on progress toward ratification; (3) submit proposals to the International Maritime Organization to designate the Santa Barbara National Marine Sanctuary islands as an area to be avoided; and (4) establish an alternative to the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme. Title II: Environmental Zone - Establishes a Santa Barbara Environmental Protection Zone within the exclusive economic zone established by a certain Presidential Proclamation. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on standards for vessels and oil tankers in the waters of the Santa Barbara Environmental Protection Zone to prevent incidents which might damage the environment or natural resources. Title III: Navigation Requirements - Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on progress toward establishing a Fairway under the Ports and Waterways Safety Act within the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress regarding certain weather information dissemination services in the Santa Barbara Channel. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) establish a NAVTEX radio safety service in waters off the West Coast, including the Santa Barbara Channel; and (2) report to the Congress on the need for additional navigational aids necessitated by vessel traffic in the Santa Barbara Channel. Title IV: Natural Resource Protection - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to establish liability to the United States for damages to any sanctuary resource. Prescribes the civil action procedures under which the Secretary is directed to recover damages for injury to such sanctuary resource. Title V: Coordination of Federal, State, and Local Efforts - Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding: (1) recommendations based on all current Federal, State, and local studies of the hazards of shipping operations and the risks to the environment and natural resources in the Santa Barbara Channel; (2) the adequacy of Federal, State, and local resources in responding to a pollution incident; (3) the need to revise a certain National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; and (4) the need to establish a Santa Barbara Channel Advisory Committee to evaluate shipping operations hazards and risks to the environment and natural resources in the Santa Barbara Channel.

Bill· HRH.R. 3769 (100th)open

Family Planning Amendments Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1987

Family Planning Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the Public Health Service Act to remove provisions authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reduce the amount of a grant for family planning projects by the value of supplies or equipment furnished by the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations for grants and contracts for such projects for FY 1989 through 1991. Repeals provisions authorizing the Secretary to make formula grants to State health authorities to assist in planning, establishing, maintaining, coordinating, and evaluating family planning services. Amends provisions relating to training grants and contracts to authorize the grants and contracts to provide technical assistance and clinical training for obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners and training for educators, counselors, and other personnel to carry out family planning service programs described in provisions relating to projects for family planning services and to informational and educational materials. (Current law provides for the grants and contracts to be used to provide the training for personnel to carry out family planning service programs described in provisions relating to projects for family planning services and to formula grants to States for family planning services.) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct and to make grants for research into the development of new or improved contraceptive devices, drugs, and techniques and their evaluation. Authorizes appropriations. Amends provisions authorizing the Secretary to conduct and make grants for research to add authorization for contraceptive evaluation and for research to improve the clinical management and direct delivery of family planning services. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts to assist in making available information and education to enable persons to make responsible choices concerning human sexuality, pregnancy, and parenthood. (Current law provides for grants and contracts for family planning and population growth information, including educational materials.) Requires the information and education to be made available to all persons desiring it, with special emphasis on adolescents and parents. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to annually collect data regarding family planning services and regarding unintended pregnancies. Authorizes the Secretary to use grants or contracts for the data collection. Requires the data to be made public. Requires a plan regarding family planning mandated by current law to be based on the data.

Bill· HRH.R. 3719 (100th)open

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the targeted jobs tax credit, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1987

Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the targeted jobs income tax credit. Extends the credit to employees who begin work in 1989 through 1991. (Current law terminates the credit for employees who begin work after December 31, 1988.) Includes as a targeted group individuals aged 65 or older who are members of economically disadvantaged families. Revises the minimum employment period requirement for purposes of this credit.

Bill· HRH.R. 3660 (100th)referred

Act for Better Child Care Services of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1987

Act for Better Child Care Services of 1987 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and such sums as necessary for FY 1989 through 1992 to carry out the purposes of this Act. Specifies the manner of making allotments for child care services. Requires the designation of a lead agency in each State which participates in the programs under this Act. Requires States to submit, in order to qualify for assistance under this Act, an application and plan to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires each plan to cover a five-year period and to meet specified requirements for providers of child care services. Authorizes the use of State allotments: (1) by contracts with or grants to eligible child care providers, or public or private nonprofit agencies, to enable such providers or agencies to operate programs directly or by subcontract; or (2) by distributing child care certificates that parents may use as payment for child care services. Requires that a percentage of funds be reserved to enable part-day programs to extend existing hours of operation and provide full-day child care services. Authorizes the Secretary to make planning grants to States which desire to participate under this Act but cannot fully satisfy the requirements of a State plan without financial assistance. Provides for a review of the operation of a State plan during the five-year period to determine its continued eligibility for funds. Requires the Governor of each participating State to establish: (1) a State interagency advisory committee on child care to assist the lead agency in carrying out its responsibilities; and (2) a State committee on licensing to review the licensing requirements, the law, and the policies regulating child care services and programs within the State. Requires each participating State to recognized private nonprofit community-based organizations, or public organizations, as resources and referral agencies for particular geographic areas. Requires each participating State to require that all employed or self-employed persons providing licensed or regulated child care complete at least 15 hours per year of inservice, continuing education, or other training as described in this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services an Administrator of Child Care to carry out the provisions of this Act. Establishes enforcement provisions for review of State plans and monitoring of State compliance. Declares the Federal share of child care programs to be 80 percent and requires the State to demonstrate that the remaining 20 percent will be provided from other sources. Requires the Secretary to establish a National Advisory Committee on Child Care Standards to: (1) review Federal policies on child care services and such other data as appropriate; (2) submit to the Secretary proposed minimum standards for child care programs; and (3) develop and make available to lead agencies model regulations for resources and referral agencies. Terminates the committee 90 days after the date of publication of final minimum child care standards. Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for: (1) sectarian purposes or activities; (2) capital improvements to sectarian institutions; and (3) tuition.

Bill· HRH.R. 3654 (100th)passed

Dwight David Eisenhower Commemorative Coin Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1987

Dwight David Eisenhower Commemorative Coin Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than a specified number of one dollar silver coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower. Sets forth certain features of such coins and provides for their design, issuance, and sale. Terminates the minting of the coins after December 31, 1990. Requires the Secretary to deposit in the Treasury all surcharges received from the sale of the coins, to be used to reduce the national debt.

Bill· HRH.R. 3620 (100th)open

Forgotten Widows and Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1987

Forgotten Widows and Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 1987 - Amends armed forces annuity payment provisions to provide that $165 a month shall be the minimum benefit payable to a surviving spouse eligible for such annuity. Provides that any amount in excess of $165 of an annuity payment shall be considered income under laws administered by the Veterans Administration. Provides the same monthly annuity to certain widows and widowers of persons who became entitled to retired or retainer pay before their death before a certain date, or who chose not to provide their spouse with an annuity and died before a certain date. Prohibits a monthly annuity from being reduced to less than $165 a month when such annuity is reduced because there is no longer a dependent child or because the widow or widower attains age 62.

Bill· HRH.R. 3623 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain cost-of-living allowances from gross income.

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1987

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of Federal civilian officers and employees stationed outside the continental United States any amounts received as cost-of-living allowances in accordance with pay scales or salary plans adopted through administrative action pursuant to Federal law.

Bill· HRH.R. 3510 (100th)open

A bill for the relief of Dorris Miller.

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1987

Waives time limitations relating to the award of a medal of honor to a named individual for acts of heroism during World War II.

Bill· HRH.R. 3509 (100th)open

A bill for the relief of Henry Johnson.

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1987

Waives time limitations relating to the award of a medal of honor to a named individual for acts of heroism during World War I.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 199 (100th)referred

A concurrent resolution with regard to Soviet missile firings near Hawaii.

United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1987

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the actions of the Soviet Union in testing ballistic missiles near Hawaii and irradiating U.S. monitoring aircraft are provocative, unnecessary, and inconsistent with behavior designed to reduce the risk of nuclear war. Declares that the U.S. Government should officially protest such actions and should seek Soviet assurances that such missile testing near U.S. territory and irradiation of U.S. aircraft will not occur in the future. States that the President should report to the Congress concerning the details of such tests, the Soviet explanations offered, and steps that will be taken to ensure that such activities will not happen in the future.

Bill· HRH.R. 3454 (100th)open

Medicaid Home and Community Quality Services Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1987

Medicaid Home and Community Quality Services Act of 1987 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to provide Medicaid coverage of community and family support services for severely disabled individuals who became disabled before age 22 and are living in a family home, foster family home, or community living facility. Requires that such services be provided in accordance with a written habilitation plan developed by an interdisciplinary team on the basis of a comprehensive assessment of the individual's strengths and the services and support necessary to: (1) enable such individual to attain or retain capabilities for independence or self-care; (2) promote interaction between disabled and nondisabled individuals within the community; and (3) enable disabled individuals who are over age 18 to engage in paid employment. Increases the age at which newly disabled individuals will be eligible for this Act's coverage so that eventually individuals who become disabled between age 22 and 50 will be covered. Lists the services which may comprise community and family support services, requiring that such services include at a minimum: (1) case management services; (2) individual and family support services; (3) specialized vocational services; and (4) protective intervention services. Excludes from such services: (1) room and board, other than room and board provided for less than six consecutive weeks and less than 12 weeks per year; (2) cash payments as a service; (3) aversive behavior intervention, management, or therapies; (4) services provided to a disabled individual living in a hospital, or skilled nursing or intermediate care facility; (5) educational services which the State makes generally available to its residents without cost and without regard to their income; and (6) services for which payment is made under title XVIII (Medicare), or part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) or B (Child Welfare Services) of title IV of the Act. Requires each State to make certain assurances regarding their provision of community and family support services and submit an implementation strategy to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires that such implementation strategies: (1) describe the extent and scope of community and family support services provided to the severely disabled and the extent and scope of services provided to the severely disabled who are institutionalized; (2) set forth the objectives and a five-year strategy for expanding community and family support services for the severely disabled; (3) include certain procedures for transferring severely disabled, institutionalized individuals to family homes, foster family homes, or community living facilities; (4) set forth standards for the provision of community and family support services and a program for licensing and certifying all facilities and programs providing such services; (5) provide for assessments of the provision and affect of community and family support services and the correction of service deficiencies; (6) provide the public with an adequate opportunity to comment on the strategies; (7) set forth methods ensuring that the personnel providing community and family support services receive adequate training and are competent to provide such services; (8) provide that the State has in effect a management information system capable of collecting, storing, and retrieving data on the severely disabled who receive community and family support services; (9) provide an opportunity for an appeal and hearing before a hearing officer to individuals who believe themselves to be inappropriately served or denied an appropriate service, or who are being scheduled for an involuntary transfer from one living arrangement to another; (10) describe the methods to be used in administering community and family support services; and (11) set forth procedures to protect the interests of public employees who will be affected by the transfer of the severely disabled from public institutions. Allows States to provide any new community and family support service for up to three years without meeting the Medicaid requirements that they provide a service on a statewide basis and that the service be comparable in all parts of the State. Requires that intermediate care facility services for the mentally retarded include the ascertainment of the individual needs of each newly admitted individual by an interdisciplinary team within 30 days and the development of a written habilitation plan for each individual. Limits Medicaid payments to States for skilled nursing and intermediate care facility services furnished to individuals under age 65 who became disabled before age 22 to the amount payable for such services in the fiscal year ending after the enactment of this Act, increased if and by the extent to which the percentage increase in the consumer price index exceeds six percent. Makes such limitation inapplicable to facilities which have less than 16 beds or meet the size and location requirements for a community living facility. Requires States to have in effect a system to protect and advocate those rights of the severely disabled who are eligible for medical assistance which relate to the provision of such assistance. Provides Federal Medicaid matching funds for such system. Gives individuals who are adversely affected by a violation of this Act's requirements the right to bring an action to enjoin such violation. Allows States to set payment rates for community and family support services for the severely disabled. Authorizes States to treat severely disabled individuals under age 19 who are not in a medical institution as receiving benefits under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Act for Medicaid eligibility purposes if they would be eligible for SSI benefits if institutionalized. Requires States to establish a uniform income standard for the severely disabled regardless of whether or not they are in a medical institution. Authorizes States to provide Medicaid coverage of disabled spouses and children who, except for the resources deemed to them, would be eligible for SSI benefits. Removes certain limitations on the Secretary's approval of reduction and correction plans for deficient intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded. Makes individuals who are severely disabled and receiving or deemed to be receiving SSI benefits eligible for Medicaid as long as such qualifications continue to be satisfied. Directs the Secretary to establish, within the Health Care Financing Administration, a Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services responsible for administering Medicaid programs for the severely disabled. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop standards and a program for training Federal and State personnel who perform surveys of skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities to determine whether such facilities meet Medicaid participation requirements; and (2) periodically conduct studies of the reliability of such surveys and make the changes necessary to improve such reliability. Directs the Secretary to support the development of: (1) instruments to assess outcomes in the provision of this Act's services; and (2) competency-based personnel standards for agencies and organizations providing services to the severely disabled pursuant to this Act. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct an annual assessment of each State's compliance with this Act's requirements; and (2) issue final regulations regarding this Act's amendments prior to the first fiscal year beginning after this Act's enactment. Sets forth reporting requirements.

Bill· HRH.R. 3392 (100th)open

Corporation for Small Business Investment Charter Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1987

Corporation for Small Business Investment Charter Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to establish timetables to govern the promulgation of regulations by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the qualification of licensees to do business with the Corporation for Small Business Investment and the special-purpose trust established by this Act. Establishes the Corporation for Small Business Investment as a Government-sponsored private corporation. Requires the President to appoint its interim Board of Directors. Sets forth procedures for selection of the permanent Board and describes Board duties. Sets out the Corporation's stock structure. Permits only small business investment companies to hold voting common stock. Requires the Corporation to mandate certain contributions from these companies in order to accumulate capital surplus funds from private sources. Includes depository institutions as eligible contributors entitled to receive stock and dispose of it. Authorizes the Corporation to issue obligations and securities, within prescribed limits. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase such obligations but sets amount and yield restrictions. Makes all obligations issued by the Corporation acceptable as security for any fiduciary, trust, and public funds controlled by the United States. Exempts Corporation issues from the regulatory framework of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Authorizes the Corporation to issue commitments or otherwise deal in small business investment securities after the permanent Board has been duly constituted. Sets forth the procedure for perfecting a security or ownership interest in small business investment securities created by the Corporation. Authorizes the Corporation to guarantee specified securities. Directs the Corporation to establish criteria, including private capital amount requirements, for the qualification of small business investment companies to conduct business with it. Instructs the Corporation to enter into agreements with small business investment companies, which are authorized to provide equity capital and loans to small businesses. Restricts the financing activities of the investment companies, setting time limits, aggregate securities acquisition limits, and use restrictions with respect to loan funds. Prohibits the Corporation from purchasing or guaranteeing securities in excess of ten percent of its assets. Provides for both financial and compliance audits of small business investment companies. Exempts loans made by small business investment companies from State usury law, unless the State expressly enacts overriding legislation. Directs the Corporation to adopt independent criteria in connection with the qualification of a special type of small business investment company to invest solely in disadvantaged small businesses. Establishes a special-purpose trust to benefit special small business investment companies. Provides for its operation in accordance with a trust agreement with the Corporation. Sets forth procedures for appointing the trustees. Requires the trustees to establish separate accounting for all preferred securities, debentures, loss reserves, and other funds acquired and to make an annual accounting of trust operations to the Secretary of the Treasury. Sets forth the powers of the trustees. Provides for SBA conveyance to the Corporation of all right, title, and interest to all securities and outstanding debentures issued by small business investment companies that are not in liquidation. Requires the trust to apply all of the funds held in trust and income to: (1) cover any losses realized on debentures purchased or guaranteed by the Corporation; (2) reduce the interest rate on debentures issued by special small business investment companies or purchase their preferred securities; and (3) pay administrative costs. Authorizes the trustees to purchase preferred securities and the Corporation to purchase or guarantee the payment of principal and interest on debentures issued by special small business investment companies. Sets forth the terms and conditions for these purchases. Authorizes a special small business investment company to request that the Corporation purchase or guarantee its debentures. Provides that such debentures shall be subordinate to any other obligations of such companies. Sets forth restrictions on the interest rate on and total amount of such debentures. Requires that all outstanding preferred securities purchased by the trust from special small business investment companies be redeemed and transferred to the Treasury 50 years after the effective date of this Act. Gives the SBA review authority over the Corporation and requires annual reporting in connection with this review. Mandates an annual independent audit of the Corporation's accounts, with reporting to the Secretary of the Treasury, who must subsequently report to the President and to the House and Senate Small Business Committees. Subjects Corporation books and records to audit by the General Accounting Office and by the Office of the Inspector General of the SBA under specified conditions. Requires annual Corporation reporting to the President, the SBA, and relevant congressional committees. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to sell to the Corporation on September 30, 1988, all the right and interest in small business investment company securities guaranteed by the SBA and held by the Federal Financing Bank, providing such securities are due in FY 1989 or later. Sets a minimum final purchase price of $720,000,000, a specified amount of which must be in preferred stock in the Corporation. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to propose a sale price for the securities that the Corporation is to purchase. Sets forth procedures for determining the purchase price if the Board finds the Secretary's proposal unacceptable. Establishes criteria to govern the preferred stock issued by the Corporation as part of the purchase price. Directs the Corporation to issue to the SBA warrants to purchase nonvoting common stock equivalent to a 28 percent interest in the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to report, within 30 days of the completion of the purchase of the securities, to the House and Senate Committees on Small Business. Prohibits the SBA from: (1) making any payments to the Department of the Treasury on debentures guaranteed under the Small Business Investment Act after they are sold to the Corporation; or (2) selling or encumbering loans or debentures it has made or issued, except as specified in this Act. Requires the General Accounting Office, by January 1, 1993, to prepare a report for the House and Senate Small Business Committees on the Corporation's effectiveness in achieving the purposes of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 3400 (100th)open

Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1987

Federal Employees' Political Activities Act of 1987- Prohibits an employee from using or attempting to use official authority or influence to interfere with or affect the result of any election. Prohibits an employee from using or attempting to use official authority to intimidate, threaten, coerce, command, or influence: (1) any individual for the purpose of interfering with the right of any individual to vote as the individual may choose, or of causing any individual to vote, or not to vote, for any candidate or measure in any election; (2) any person to give or withhold any political contribution; or (3) any person to engage, or not to engage, in any form of political activity. Prohibits an employee from using or attempting to use, or permitting the use of, any official information unless such information is available to the general public. Prohibits an employee from: (1) giving or offering to give a political contribution to any individual either to vote or refrain from voting, or to vote for or against any candidate or measure, in any election; (2) soliciting, accepting, or receiving a political contribution to vote or refrain from voting, or to vote for or against any candidate or measure, in any election; or (3) giving or handing over a political contribution to a superior of the employee. Prohibits an employee from soliciting, accepting, or receiving, or from being in any manner concerned with soliciting, accepting, or receiving, a political contribution: (1) from another employee (or a member of another employee's immediate family) with respect to whom the employee is a superior; or (2) in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by a Federal employee or official or an individual receiving salary or compensation from the Treasury. Prohibits an employee from soliciting, accepting, or receiving a political contribution from, or giving a political contribution to, any person who: (1) has, or is seeking to obtain, contractual or other business or financial relations with the employing agency; (2) conducts operations or activities which are regulated by that agency; or (3) has interests which may be substantially affected by the performance of the employees' official duties. Directs the Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board to prescribe regulations which exempt employees from such prohibitions. Prohibits an employee from engaging in political activity: (1) while on duty; (2) in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by a Federal employee or official; (3) while wearing a uniform or official insignia identifying the office or position of the employee; or (4) while using any vehicle owned or leased by the Government. Exempts certain high level political appointees from such prohibitions if the costs associated with the political activity are not paid for by money derived from the Treasury. Describes such a political appointee as one: (1) whose duties and responsibilities continue outside normal duty hours and while away from the normal duty post; (2) who is paid from an appropriation for the Executive Office of the President; (3) whose position is located within the United States; and (4) who determines policies to be pursued by the United States in its relations with foreign powers or in the nationwide administration of Federal laws. Authorizes leave without pay or accrued annual leave to an employee who is a candidate, upon request, to allow such employee to engage in activities relating to that candidacy. Declares that such request may be denied if the exigencies of the public business so require. Declares that such employee may be required to take leave without pay or accrued annual leave in order to be a candidate if activities relating to the candidacy interfere with the employee's performance of duties. Directs the Special Counsel to prescribe rules and regulations to implement this Act. Applies this Act to postal employees and employees of the Postal Rate Commission.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 193 (100th)open

A concurrent resolution to express a sense of the Congress that the U.S. Government condemns the recent Soviet Missile tests near the State of Hawaii, and that the President report to the Congress within 10 days on the details of the test.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1987

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union's test of ballistic missiles near Hawaii has increased rather than decreased the risk of nuclear war. Condemns the Soviet Union for its actions regarding such test. Declares that the U.S. Government should officially protest such actions. States that the President should report to the Congress concerning the details of such test, the Soviet explanations offered, steps that will be taken to ensure that such a test will not happen in the future, and what effect an SDI system could have against a missile launched in similar proximity to the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 3336 (100th)referred

Crimes Against Older Americans Information and Coordination Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1987

Crimes Against Older Americans Information and Coordination Act of 1987 - Directs the Attorney General to modify the uniform crime reporting program in the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include data on the age, sex, ethnicity, living arrangements, and other characteristics of the victim and the perpetrator, including any relationship between them, for crimes against the elderly. Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain within the Justice Department's Office of Justice Programs a National Reference Center on Crimes Against Older Americans which shall: (1) publish an annual report of research conducted on crimes against the elderly; (2) develop and maintain an information reference service on all private and public initiatives for the prevention and identification of such crimes; (3) study the national incidence of such crimes, comparing rural and urban areas; (4) serve as a liaison with the various Federal agencies that carry out programs for the elderly; and (5) provide technical assistance to individuals and to private and public organizations to reduce and prevent crimes against the elderly.

Bill· HRH.R. 3341 (100th)referred

Fisheries Research Funding Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1987

Fisheries Research Funding Act of 1987 - Prohibits harvesting or processing of fish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) unless the fisheries research fee imposed by provisions of this Act has been paid. Imposes the fee on the owner or operator of any harvesting or processing vessel. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to deposit all fees collected in the Fisheries Research Fund. Prohibits anyone who has reached the age of 16 from engaging in recreational fishing within the EEZ unless the individual has in his or her possession a recreational fishing license issued to that individual. Directs the Secretary to issue licenses for recreational fishing during each fiscal year, collect a fee for each license, and deposit all fees collected into the Fisheries Research Fund. Establishes in the Treasury the Fisheries Research Fund. Directs the Secretary, to the extent provided for in advance in appropriation Acts, to distribute the aggregate amount of money in the Fund, for the carrying out of fisheries research, in specified percentages, to the regional fishery management councils established under the Magnuson Act, the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the National Marine Fisheries Service, prorating the amounts received by the fishery management councils on the basis of the amount of the fisheries research fees collected from vessels engaged in the respective regions under the jurisdiction of the councils. Provides penalties for violations, including civil fines and suspension of harvesting or processing privileges. Authorizes the Secretary to collect necessary data to carry out this Act and to enter into contracts or agreements with other agencies, States, or entities to collect data. Provides for confidentiality of the data. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 3321 (100th)referred

Cable Channel Shifting Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1987

Cable Channel Shifting Act of 1987 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to enable any local cable franchising authority to specify the channel or service tier on which the cable system must carry: (1) any channel designated for public, educational, or governmental uses; and (2) any broadcast signal required to be carried under Federal law.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 271 (100th)referred

A resolution amending the rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit consideration of certain long term resolutions making continuing appropriations.

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1987

Amends rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit consideration of bills or resolutions making appropriations under the jurisdiction of more than one subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee for periods after November 30 of a fiscal year, unless a 60 percent majority of the House votes to waive or suspend this provision.

Bill· HRH.R. 3314 (100th)open

A bill to modernize United States circulating coin designs, of which one reverse will have a theme of the Bicentennial of the Constitution.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1987

Requires U.S. coins to be redesigned, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, over the next six years. Requires the reverse side of the first coin redesigned to commemorate the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution for a two-year period. Requires that any profits from the sale of uncirculated and proof sets of U.S. coins be deposited in the Treasury and used solely to reduce the national debt.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 269 (100th)referred

A resolution condemning the Soviet Union for its attack on American servicemen on September 17, 1987 and for actions clearly inconsistent with the 1947 Military Liaison Missions Agreement.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1987

Condemns the Soviet Union for: (1) its attack on American servicemen near Neuruppin, East Germany, on September 17, 1987; (2) its continuing refusal to accept responsibility for the death of Major Arthur D. Nicholson, Jr.; and (3) actions inconsistent with the 1947 Military Liaison Missions Agreement.

Bill· HRH.R. 3296 (100th)referred

A bill to provide for military assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance after November 7, 1987, if the Government of Nicaragua has not completely complied with the requirements of the agreement signed in Guatemala on August 7, 1987.

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1987

Authorizes appropriations for use in providing military assistance to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance after November 7, 1987, if the President makes a determination that the Government of Nicaragua has not complied with the agreement of certain Central American Governments entitled the "Procedure for Establishing Firm and Lasting Peace in Central America" (the Guatemala Agreement), particularly as such Agreement relates to amnesty and democratization. Authorizes appropriations for nonlethal assistance to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance until November 7, 1987.

Bill· HRH.R. 3199 (100th)referred

A bill providing for any bill or joint resolution making continuing appropriations that is agreed to by both Houses of Congress in the same form to be enrolled as a series of separate bills or resolutions for presentation to the President.

United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1987

Provides that when any bill or joint resolution making continuing appropriations is agreed to by both Houses of the Congress in the same form, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall enroll the provisions in such bill or joint resolution as separate bills or joint resolutions (for item veto purposes). Requires the enrollment as part of one separate bill or joint resolution of: (1) all the provisions within the jurisdiction of a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations; (2) all the provisions within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Appropriations; (3) all the provisions within the jurisdiction of any other House committee; and (4) all the provisions for which jurisdiction cannot be determined.

Bill· HRH.R. 3201 (100th)referred

A bill to require a 60 percent majority vote of both Houses of Congress for passage of any bill or joint resolution making continuing appropriations.

United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1987

Requires a 60 percent majority vote of the Senate and the House of Representatives for passage of a bill or joint resolution making continuing appropriations for a fiscal year. Makes this Act applicable to bills or joint resolutions agreed to by the Congress during the two-calendar-year period beginning with the date of enactment.