Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16]

Amendment makes available up to $2.5 million in deobligated funds for construction of a wastewater facility in Dixie County, FL.

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Amendment adds $25 million to the $150 million in the bill for the Cops on the Beat program to be made available to the 12 metropolitan statistical areas with the highest total crime index determined by the Department of Justice.

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An amendment to provide for drug testing of State Department employees with access to classified information at the secret or top secret levels.

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An amendment to reduce from $4,738,400,000 to $4,067,300,000 the procurement allocation for Army weapons and tracked combat vehicles and to add that these procurement funds may not be used for procurement of the division air defense (DIVAD) gun.

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An amendment to extend until 1987 current policy regarding notification of program grants in the Fulbright Act.

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An amendment to prohibit issuance of a license to export any good or technology subject to national security controls to the Soviet Union unless the President determines that the export is in the national interest. This prohibition is to remain in effect until the Soviet Union has officially apologized for shooting down the Korean Air Lines civilian airliner and has made full compensation to the U.S. survivors of those on the plane.

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An amendment to express the sense of Congress that the Diplomatic Security and Terrorism Act should be used to establish a $500,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasques.

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An amendment to eliminate specific additional amounts appropriated for Economic Support Funds (ESF) and Military Assistance Program (MAP) grants to each of the four countries cooperating with U.S. anti-drug efforts, while retaining overall funding levels provided in the bill.

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An amendment to require Congressional notification of the transfer of seized U.S. assets to foreign nations, to direct the Administration to develop model drug enforcement treaties and establish anti-narcotics training centers. Since the amendment is offered as an "en-bloc" amendment,and is meant to act as a substitute for Title V, it also incorporates the provisions of the Shaw and Smith of Florida en bloc amendments despite the fact that they were previously offered and agreed to on their own merits.

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An amendment to prohibit the use of appropriation funds for the Division Air Defense System until initial production testing is completed and the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress the results of the tests and that production is in the national interest. Obligation of funds will commence 30 days after the report is submitted to Congress.

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Amendment adds language expressing as the sense of Congress that the President should urge the United Nations Security Council and the Organization of American States to dispatch a peacekeeping force to Haiti to provide protection to Haitians repatriated from abroad and provide security for human rights monitors.

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Amendment prohibits foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies from trading with Cuba.

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Amendment to the Chapman amendments (A002) sought to delete language reallocating $217 million from HUD to NASA and would have retained language permitting NASA to use the funds appropriated to it for those programs as provided for in fiscal year 1991 including the Space Station.

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An amendment to prohibit the use of Fish and Wildlife Service funds under the bill to be used to plan for, conduct, or supervise deer hunting on the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.

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An amendment to the Pepper amendment, specifying certain other local government agencies as qualifying for the demonstration project grants provided for in the Pepper amendment.

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A substitute amendment to the Rangel amendment. It places restrictions on assistance to Bolivia and Peru. It permits 25 percent of the funds for Bolivia in FY'86 if Bolivia has established provisions to control coca production. The remaining assistance can be provided if Bolivia makes substantial progress toward achieving the eradication target for 1985 of the 1983 narcotics control agreement with the U.S. In FY'87 no funds may be provided unless Bolivia has developed a plan to eliminate illicit narcotics production, if a plan is in place 50 percent of the funds are available with all funds available if all illicit production is eradicated. Restrictions on aid to Peru are also included based on its control of illicit narcotics production.

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An amendment to require that Mexico investigate the torture of DEA agent Victor Cortez, in addition to other requirements, before $1 million in withheld drug enforcement assistance is released to that country.

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An amendment to require law enforcement officials to notify the INS when they arrest a suspected illegal alien on drug charges; to establish a pilot program in four cities to establish or improve the computer capabilities of local INS offices and local police related to the arrest of illegal aliens on drug charges.

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Save Florida Bay Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1992

Save Florida Bay Act of 1992 - Requires the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to establish and coordinate an interagency committee to develop a program for facilitating the restoration of Florida Bay and to define the roles and responsibilities of each agency in facilitating that restoration. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the Chairman should include Florida Bay in the Coastal America program. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to add Florida Bay, Florida, to the list of areas mandated for priority consideration as an estuary of national significance. Mandates a study of Florida Bay problems, including those from Hurricane Andrew. Authorizes appropriations.

To prohibit the proposed sale to Saudi Arabia of F-15 aircraft.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1992

Prohibits the proposed sale to Saudi Arabia of 72 F-15XP jet aircraft and related defense and construction services described in the certification submitted to the Congress on September 14, 1992 (transmittal number 92-42).

Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, for Disaster Assistance to Meet the Present Emergencies Arising from the Consequences of Hurricane Andrew and other Natural Disasters

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1992

Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, for Disaster Assistance to Meet the Present Emergencies Arising from the Consequences of Hurricane Andrew and other Natural Disasters - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1992 for emergencies arising from natural disasters such as Hurricane Andrew and Typhoon Omar. Designates such amounts as emergency requirements for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Title I: Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Makes additional appropriations available to the Department of Agriculture for: (1) the Agricultural Research Service for buildings and facilities; (2) the Commodity Credit Corporation for crop losses and the tree assistance program; (3) the Soil Conservation Service for watershed and flood prevention operations; (4) the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service for the emergency conservation program; (5) the Farmers Home Administration for the agricultural credit insurance fund program account, the rural housing insurance fund program account, the rural development insurance fund program account, the rural development loan fund program account, rural water and waste disposal grants, very-low-income housing repair grants, rural housing for domestic farm labor, emergency community water assistance grants, and salaries and expenses; and (6) the Food and Nutrition Service for the food stamp program. Declares that funds provided by this title are available only to the extent funds are not provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Title II: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies - Makes additional funds available to: (1) the Department of Commerce for the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (2) the Department of Justice for general administration, legal activities, the Federal Prison System, and the Office of Justice Programs; (3) the Department of State for the administration of foreign affairs; (4) the Judiciary for Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other judicial services; and (5) the Small Business Administration for the disaster loans program account. Title III: Department of Defense - Military - Makes additional amounts available for incremental costs of military, reserve, and national guard personnel and for operation and maintenance of military forces. Title IV: Energy and Water Development Department of Defense - Civil - Makes additional funds available to the Army Corps of Engineers-Civil for general construction, flood control and coastal emergencies, operation and maintenance, and flood control for the Mississippi River and tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. Title V: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies - Makes additional appropriations available to the Department of the Interior for: (1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (2) the National Park Service; (3) the United States Geological Survey; and (4) the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Title VI: Departments of Laobr, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Makes additional funds available to: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services for the Public Health Emergency Fund; (2) the Department of Education for educational excellence, impact aid, student financial assistance, and departmental management. Title VII: Department of Defense - Military - Makes supplemental amounts available to cover incremental costs at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, for military construction and family housing. Title VIII: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies - Makes additional funds available to the Department of Transportation for: (1) the Coast Guard; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration; (3) the Federal Transit Administration; and (4) the Research and Special Programs Administration. Title IX: Treasury Department, U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and Certain Independent Agencies - Makes supplemental funds available to: (1) the Department of the Treasury for the U.S. Customs Service and the Internal Revenue Service; and (2) the General Services Administration (GSA) for the Federal Buildings Fund and the Federal Supply Service. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of GSA to hire temporary employees as necessary for government operations in areas affected by Hurricane Andrew and Typhoon Omar. Amends the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1992 to repeal restrictions on travel expenses on employees subject to such Act. Authorizes heads of Federal agencies to establish emergency administrative leave as necessary for employees affected by the Hurricane and the Typhoon. Title X: Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies - Makes additional amounts available to: (1) Department of Veterans Affairs for the Veterans Health Administration and departmental administration; (2) the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing programs, housing counseling assistance, guaranteed housing loans, and management administration; and (3) the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster relief, the disaster assistance direct loan program account, the community disaster loan program account, and salaries and expenses.

Designating the week beginning November 8, 1992, as "Hire a Veteran Week".

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Designates the week beginning November 8, 1992, as Hire a Veteran Week.

Designating May 2, 1993, through May 8, 1993, as "National Walking Week".

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Designates May 2 through 8, 1993, as National Walking Week.

To award a congressional gold medal to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie.

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie in recognition of his accomplishments as a musician. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.