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Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8]

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Bill· HRH.R. 4995 (101st)referred

To declare that further negotiations between the United States and the Palestine Liberation Organization are prohibited by section 1302 of Public Law 99-83 because the Palestine Liberation Organization has failed to adhere to its renunciation of the use of terrorism.

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1990

Prohibits further negotiations between the United States and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) because the PLO has failed to adhere to its renunciation of terrorism as required under the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985. Suspends such prohibition only if the President certifies to the Congress that the PLO: (1) recognizes Israel's right to exist; (2) accepts United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338; and (3) has renounced the use of terrorism and has adhered to that renunciation for at least 120 days.

Law· HRH.R. 4962 (101st)enacted

1992 Olympic Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1990

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

Bill· HRH.R. 4931 (101st)referred

Regarding the further extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the People's Republic of China.

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the continuation of a waiver of human rights and emigration requirements for nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) for China during any 12-month extension of such waiver that takes effect after 1990. Conditions such continuation on good faith progress regarding human rights in such country, including Tibet, and the engagement of negotiations regarding the settlement of the conflict in Cambodia. Suspends any extension of such treatment for the last half of a 12-month period if the President does not certify to the Congress before a certain date that such conditions are being met.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 402 (101st)passed

Designating two House of Representatives office buildings as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. House of Representatives Office Building" and the "Gerald R. Ford House of Representatives Office Building", respectively, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990

Designates: (1) the House of Representatives office building at C Street and New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, District of Columbia, known as House of Representatives Office Building Annex No. 1, as the Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. House of Representatives Office Building; and (2) the House office building at 3d and D Streets, Southwest, District of Columbia, known as House of Representatives Office Building Annex No. 2, as the Gerald R. Ford House of Representatives Office Building.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 336 (101st)referred

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the outcome of the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that legislation to implement the agreements reached during the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade will not be enacted until such agreements meet certain environmental protection and health and safety requirements.

Bill· HRH.R. 4887 (101st)referred

Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention Research Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1990

Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention Research Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to develop technologies to assess the risk of and prevent defects of aircraft parts, aircraft engines, propellers, and appliances which could result in a catastrophic aircraft failure. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to colleges and nonprofit research organizations to: (1) conduct aviation research relating to development of such technologies; and (2) establish centers of excellence for continuing such research. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for FY 1991.

Bill· HRH.R. 4906 (101st)referred

To authorize research and evaluation programs for monitoring, detecting, and abating lead based paint and other lead exposure hazards in housing, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1990

Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish criteria and standards and to implement a voluntary accreditation program with respect to laboratory analysis of lead in paint films, soil, and dust. Provides funding for such program through the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Directs the Administrator to conduct research and report to the Congress on methods for evaluating merging products and techniques for detecting lead in paint films and dust, including x-ray fluorescent devices, on-site chemical spot testers, and laboratory methods. Requires the Institute to establish criteria and minimum performance standards to be used in such evaluation. Requires the Administrator to conduct research on the short and long-term efficacy of lead abatement and in-place management techniques for housing based on subsequent levels of lead in dust and in occupants' blood. Requires the Administrator to conduct research on the safety, efficacy, durability, and other performance properties of products for encapsulating or stripping lead-based paint. Directs the Institute to establish performance criteria and standards for encapsulants and strippers. Directs the Administrator to conduct a long-term research study to establish the sources of lead exposure for children with blood lead levels greater than ten micrograms per deciliter. Directs the Administrator to sponsor public education and outreach efforts to increase awareness of the scope and severity of lead poisoning from household sources and the need for abatement and management actions. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 576 (101st)referred

Concerning nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) trade status for the People's Republic of China.

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1990

Urges the President to emphasize to the Government of China that the extension of nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) trade status is dependent on its adherence to internationally recognized human rights. Requires the President to submit to the Congress a report on human rights conditions in such country. Urges the President to terminate most-favored-nation trade status with China if he determines that there has not been significant improvement in human rights conditions there.

Bill· HRH.R. 4873 (101st)open

Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1990

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

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 331 (101st)referred

Calling for the maximum participation by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in assisting the transition of Eastern European countries to free market democracies.

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990

Calls upon the President to ensure the maximum assistance of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in facilitating the transition of Eastern European countries to free market democracies by: (1) creating the basic statistics for the economic and social measurement of specified key areas; (2) ensuring an effective exchange of people with experience in managing market-based economies; and (3) coordinating the advice of high-level nongovernmental experts capable of providing impartial advice on policy implementation and reform.

Bill· HRH.R. 4840 (101st)open

Medigap Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1990

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

Bill· HRH.R. 4810 (101st)open

Emergency Food and Drug Enforcement Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990

Emergency Food and Drug Enforcement Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to debar an individual from submitting any application for approval of a new drug, or for a different or additional use of a previously approved drug, if the individual has been convicted of a Federal felony in connection with the development or approval of any drug. Prohibits the Secretary from taking any action on any application submitted by such an individual. Authorizes the Secretary to debar an individual and take no action on an application if the individual: (1) has been convicted of a Federal or State criminal offense in connection with the development or approval of a drug under such provisions, or involving bribery, fraud, or a similar crime, or obstruction of justice; (2) was named by a U.S. Attorney or a Federal grand jury as an unindicted coconspirator involving such an act; or (3) knowingly used the services of a debarred person. Provides for temporary denial of approval upon probable cause to believe that there has been an actual or attempted bribe or illegal gratuity, or that there has been a pattern of false statements, or a knowing and serious endangering of the public health or safety through multiple violations of the FDCA. Prohibits discrimination by an employer against any employee because the employee participated in the implementation of the debarment or temporary denial provisions of this Act. Requires drug approval applications to certify that the applicant did not and will not use the services of a debarred person in connection with the application. Sets forth civil monetary penalties for false statements, bribes, destruction, or alteration of evidence, obstruction, use of (or actions by) a debarred person, and other acts. Directs the Secretary to suspend for three years the distribution of drugs under any application of the person involved if the Secretary finds a pattern or practice of offenses or acts, for which this Act provides civil penalties, in connection with the development, approval, manufacturing, or distribution of two or more drugs. Prohibits such a finding if the person demonstrates that the offenses or acts did not influence the development, approval, manufacturing, or distribution. Allows the Secretary to waive the suspension if necessary to protect the public health. Directs the Secretary to withdraw approval if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the application was approved, expedited, or otherwise facilited, in whole or in part, through actual or attempted bribery, fraud, or false statement. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury: (1) to destroy any food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics being imported or offered for import if the article presents a threat to the public health; and (2) pending decision on the admission of an article, on request of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, refuse to authorize delivery of the article to the owner or consignee. Prohibits claims for payment for any samples collected, delivered, or examined. Requires manufacturers of low-acid foods for export to the United States, and importers of such foods, to register with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for the registering of identifying marks used by food processing establishments producing such foods. Adds failure to register to the list of prohibited acts under the FDCA. Authorizes the Inspector General to investigate various matters involving the Food and Drug Administration, including allegations of employee misconduct; false or fraudulent materials or records; fraud, false claims, waste, or abuse; felony violations of the FDCA; and illegal sale under Federal law of a drug which is not a controlled substance. Includes agents of the Inspector General in the delineation of powers under the FDCA of enforcement personnel conducting examinations, investigations, or inspections. Removes the requirement that those examinations, investigations, or inspections relate to counterfeit drugs. Declares that provisions prohibiting the disclosure of trade secrets do not authorize the withholding of information from the Congress or its committees or subcommittees. Directs the Secretary to maintain for public inspection certain information concerning applications for drug approval, including the names of the persons conducting the chemistry and bioequivalence reviews.

Law· HRH.R. 4808 (101st)enacted

Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1990

Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Utility and Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) and the Federal Power Act to remove the size limitations placed upon solar, wind, and geothermal facilities eligible for PURPA regulatory benefits.

Bill· HRH.R. 4795 (101st)open

Federal Contract Crimes Sentencing Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1990

Federal Contract Crimes Sentencing Act of 1990 - Mandates debarment of a contractor from Government contracting for at least five years upon a second conviction for fraud or other felonious activity involving a Government contract or subcontract within a ten-year period, except when debarment would be harmful to the national security.

Law· HRH.R. 4790 (101st)enacted

Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1990

Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to make grants to States, with regard to breast and cervical cancers, for screening, referrals and follow-up services, public information and education programs, education and training for health professionals, quality monitoring of screening, and evaluations of such activities. Sets forth preferences in making the grants and requires equitable geographical distribution. Requires matching non-Federal funds in a specified ratio. Requires that States agree to: (1) provide all of certain services by a specified date; (2) switch to any improved screening procedures which become available; and (3) assure the quality of any screening procedures used. Directs the Secretary to establish guidelines for assuring the quality of mammography and cytological screening conducted under these provisions. Requires that low-income women be given priority in the provision of services. Requires that a charge for services, if any: (1) be made according to a public schedule; (2) be adjusted for income of the women involved; and (3) not be imposed on women with an income below the poverty line. Requires services to be provided throughout a State, including to members of any Indian tribe or tribal organization. Prohibits using grant funds for inpatient services. Authorizes the Secretary to provide training and technical assistance. Directs the Secretary to provide for annual evaluations of programs carried out under this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Limits the number of grants made to seven in FY 1991.

Bill· HRH.R. 4763 (101st)referred

Drug Emergency Areas Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1990

Drug Emergency Areas Act of 1990 - Amends the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to replace language with respect to the designation of high intensity drug trafficking areas with provisions authorizing the President to declare a State or part of a State to be a drug emergency area. Requires requests for such a declaration to be made, in writing, by the Governor or chief executive officer of any affected State or local government and forwarded to the President through the Director of National Drug Control Policy. Allows cities, counties, or States to submit a joint request. Requires requests to be based on a written finding that the emergency is of such severity and magnitude that it is beyond the capability of the State or local government to respond and Federal assistance is necessary. Prohibits the President from limiting declarations made under this Act to highly-populated centers of drug trafficking, drug use, or drug-related violence. Requires the President to consider applications from governments of less populated areas. Requires each Governor or chief executive officer, as part of such requests and as a prerequisite to such assistance, to: (1) take appropriate action under State or local law to respond to the crisis and furnish information on the nature and amount of State and local resources which have been or will be committed to alleviating the emergency; (2) certify that State and local government obligations and expenditures will comply with all applicable cost-sharing requirements; and (3) submit a detailed plan outlining the requesting government's short- and long-term plans to respond to the emergency. Requires the Director to review requests submitted and forward the application to the President, along with a recommendation. Authorizes the President to make grants to State or local governments of up to $50,000,000 for any single emergency. Limits the Federal share to 75 percent of the costs necessary to implement the short- and long-term plan. Limits the duration of assistance to a drug disaster area to one year, after which the Governors or chief executive officers may apply for an extension of up to 180 days. Requires each State or local government receiving Federal assistance to balance the allocation of such assistance evenly between drug supply and demand reduction efforts, unless State or local conditions dictate otherwise. Authorizes the President to: (1) direct any Federal agency to utilize its authorities and resources to support State and local efforts; and (2) provide technical and advisory assistance. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4715 (101st)open

Technology Corporation of America Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1990

Technology Corporation of America Act of 1990 - Establishes the Technology Corporation of America as a nonprofit corporation to: (1) assist in the redirection of Federal civilian research and development funds to better meet the strategic research and development needs of America's domestic industries; (2) assist in the creation of private and public sector research, development, and manufacturing activities focused on developing the Nation's strategic technologies; (3) encourage cooperative research and development; and (4) serve as a permanent source of strategic vision for the Nation's technological and industrial base. Requires the Corporation's Board of Directors to establish advisory committees for financial issues and technical issues. Limits assistance by the Corporation to projects: (1) subject to exception, where majority control is held by North American companies or entities; and (2) that demonstrate the ability to obtain funding equal to or greater than that requested from the Corporation. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4684 (101st)open

To direct the Secretary of the Navy to close the strategic homeport at Staten Island, New York, and to provide for a moratorium, pending a reassessment, of the strategic homeporting program of the Department of the Navy.

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1990

Directs the Secretary of the Navy to close the Stapleton strategic homeport at Staten Island, New York, to designate such facility as excess, and to provide for its transfer or disposal. Directs the Secretary to: (1) cease all military construction or operations of current naval strategic homeports in the United States; and (2) provide a moratorium on such operations pending an assessment by the Secretary of their cost-effectiveness.

Bill· HRH.R. 4649 (101st)open

Industrial Defense Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1990

Industrial Defense Act of 1990 - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense, in the procurement of goods or services or in the negotiation of any memoranda of understanding with foreign countries, from waiving any Buy American Act requirements unless the waiver is specifically authorized by statute and: (1) the Secretary has attempted to procure American goods or services; (2) the requirements are waived on a case-by-case basis; and (3) the Secretary has found that the waiver is justified and will not weaken the defense industrial base of the United States or otherwise endanger national security.

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

In support of freedom of the press in Lithuania.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1990

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

Bill· HRH.R. 4621 (101st)referred

Mickey Leland Peace Dividend Housing Assistance Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1990

Mickey Leland Peace Dividend Housing Assistance Act of 1990 - Title I: Housing for Low-Income Families - Increases FY 1991 through 1995 budget authority for Housing Act of 1937 section 8 existing housing certificates. Amends such Act to revise section 8 tenant selection preferences, including annual reevaluation of family preference. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to submit semiannual assisted housing reports to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Community Housing Partnership - Community Housing Partnership Act - Subtitle A: Housing Education and Organizational Support Grants for Community Based Housing Projects - Authorizes the Secretary to provide housing education and organizational support grants to eligible cities and States and directly to nonprofit sponsors and nonprofit organizations. Subtitle B: Community Housing Partnership Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to cities and States and grants and loans to nonprofit sponsors for acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of low- and moderate-income housing. Allocates community partnership housing grants as follows: (1) 60 percent to metropolitan and urban areas; (2) 25 percent to States for non-urban use; and (3) 15 percent to nonprofit sponsors. Subtitle C: General Provisions - Defines specified terms for purposes of this title. Authorizes appropriations for subtitle A. Title III: Recycling of Existing Federal Assets - Recycling of Existing Assets for Cost-Effective Housing Act - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for State housing finance agencies to establish revolving funds for low- to moderate-income rental housing. Requires State matching funds. Requires: (1) States receiving such funds to establish a revolving fund; and (2) agencies to develop affirmative action programs. Sets forth requirements with regard to: (1) rental housing; and (2) eligible properties. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Public Housing Development and Modernization - Increases FY 1991 through 1995 budget authority under the Housing Act of 1937 for: (1) public housing development; and public housing modernization. Amends such Act to revise public housing tenant selection criteria, including annual reevaluation of family preference. Title V: Grants for Preservation of Existing Housing and Security in Public Housing - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for: (1) acquisition and rehabilitation of specified multifamily housing; (2) training and technical assistance to nonprofit sponsors and representative organizations; and (3) public housing security, including Indian public housing. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: Rural Housing Program Funding - Increases FY 1991 through 1995 budget authority under the Housing Act of 1949 for the following rural housing programs: (1) homeownership loan program; (2) very low-income housing repair loan program; (3) farm labor housing loan program; (4) rural rental housing loan program; (5) farm labor housing grant program; (6) housing preservation grant program; and (7) rental assistance payments program. Extends program authority for: (1) rental housing loans; and (2) rural area classification. Title VII: Supportive Services - Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to coordinate supportive services in federally assisted housing, including such services as: (1) child care; (2) health monitoring; (3) education and job training; and (4) drug and alcohol counseling. Title VIII: Single Room Occupancy Housing for Homeless Families and Individuals - Increases FY 1991 through 1995 budget authority under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act for section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings. Amends such Act to extend single room occupancy contract authority. Title IX: Miscellaneous - Directs the Comptroller General to audit the Secretary at least annually with respect to activities under this Act, and report to the Congress.

Bill· HRH.R. 4597 (101st)referred

To amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the five-year service obligation for graduates of a service academy and the seven-year service obligation for graduates of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1990

Reduces to five years (currently six) the service obligation of graduates of the service academies. Reduces to seven years (currently ten) the service obligation of graduates of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Bill· HRH.R. 4604 (101st)referred

To end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1990

Prohibits the shipment in interstate or foreign commerce of steel jaw leghold traps and of articles of fur derived from animals trapped in such traps. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reward nongovernment informers for information leading to a conviction under this Act. Empowers enforcement officials to detain, search, and seize suspected merchandise or documents and to make arrests with and without warrants. Subjects seized merchandise to forfeiture.

Bill· HRH.R. 4591 (101st)referred

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and the Communciations Act of 1934 to require an image of a candidate for Federal office to be included in any television advertisement for such candidate, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1990

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require television advertisements authorized by candidates for Federal office that solicit contributions for, or advocate the election or defeat of, a clearly identified candidate to contain a readily identifiable image of the candidate who authorized such advertisement. Requires the image to appear for at least four seconds on at least one-third of the television screen accompanied by statements identifying the political committee or the other person paying for the advertisement and the candidate responsible for its content. Requires television advertisement that have not been authorized by a candidate to present statements: (1) naming the person paying for the advertisement and any connected organization; and (2) indicating that the advertisement has not been authorized by any candidate. Requires authorized and unauthorized radio advertisements to contain such appropriate statements. Prescribes color contrast and character height standards for statements in advertisements in publications disclosing who authorized and paid for the advertisement. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a licensee from using a broadcasting station for a communication not in compliance with the guidelines established by this Act.