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Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15]

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Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 233 (102nd)enacted

Designating September 20, 1991, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day", and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1991

Designates September 20, 1991, as National POW/MIA recognition Day. Requires the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag: (1) at all national cemeteries and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 30, 1991 (Memorial Day), September 20, 1991 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day), and November 11, 1991 (Veteran's Day); and (2) on, or on the grounds of, the White House, and the buildings containing the primary offices of the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the Selective Service Commission on September 20, 1991 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day).

Bill· HRH.R. 1771 (102nd)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title II of the Social Security Act to expand the social security exemption for election officials and election workers employed by State and local governments.

United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1991

Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II of the Social Security Act (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) with respect to the social security exemption for election officials and election workers employed by State and local governments to increase the allowed remuneration paid to such workers.

Bill· HRH.R. 1624 (102nd)open

To provide for the establishment of a memorial on Federal land within the District of Columbia to honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II, and to express the sense of Congress concerning the United States' participation in that conflict.

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1991

Directs the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor World War II veterans and to commemorate U.S. participation in that conflict. Directs the Commission to plan, design, construct, and oversee the operation of the memorial. Specifies that such design shall provide for accessibility by, and accommodations for, the physically handicapped. Establishes the World War II Memorial Advisory Board to: (1) promote the establishment of the memorial and encourage the donation of private funds for construction and maintenance; (2) assist and cooperate with the Commission in the selection of the site and design for the memorial; and (3) transmit annual reports on its activities to the Congress. Authorizes the Commission to solicit private contributions for such memorial. Establishes a fund in the Treasury which shall be made available to the Commission to carry out this Act. Authorizes Federal funding, in addition to such private funds, for: (1) site preparation, design, planning, and associated administrative costs for establishment of the memorial; and (2) construction, maintenance, and operation of the memorial. Authorizes assistance from specified Federal departments and agencies, including the Library of Congress. Authorizes the transfer of Federal property to the Commission. Authorizes the Commission to purchase suitable property within the District of Columbia for the establishment of such memorial. Urges the Government to encourage 50th anniversary commemorations of the U.S. role in World War II. Urges the Smithsonian Institution and other Federal museums to develop commemorative exhibitions to be shared with academic institutions.

Bill· HRH.R. 1623 (102nd)referred

World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1991

World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should recognize the 50th anniversary of World War II by minting and issuing commemorative coins. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue and mint such coins in five dollar, one dollar, and half dollar denominations. Mandates that surcharges received from the sale of such coins be deposited in a coinage profit fund and allocated, upon separate congressional authorization, to the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a World War II memorial. Directs the Secretary to report semiannually to the Congress regarding implementation of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1653 (102nd)referred

Agricultural Extended Retirement Credit Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1991

Agricultural Extended Retirement Credit Act of 1991 - Extends creditable service under the Civil Service Retirement System for periods of service in certain Federal-State cooperative programs which had agricultural or related purposes. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer to the Department of Agriculture's Surplus Fund the savings resulting from the expedited retirement of those employees of the Department who have been extended such credit. Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any budget authority or outlays saved in any fiscal year by reason of implementation of this Act. Requires the surplus budget authority and outlays transferred to the fund to be: (1) deposited by the Secretary in the Treasury to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement Fund, as a Government contribution; and (2) credited against pay and other personnel costs required to be sequestered under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Requires the Comptroller General to notify the Congress of each instance of noncompliance with the requirements of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1570 (102nd)referred

Church Retirement Benefits Simplification Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1991

Church Retirement Benefits Simplification Act of 1991 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to recodify and revise qualifications for church retirement and pension plans. Makes employee contributions to such plans nonforfeitable. Allows ten-year vesting with a nonforfeitable right to 100 percent of accrued benefits derived from employer contributions. Allows five-to-fifteen year vesting with a nonforfeitable right to a percentage (25% to 100%) of such accrued benefits. Requires the plan to meet minimum vesting requirements. Provides that no employee shall be considered an officer, shareholder, supervisor, or highly compensated employee if such employee receives less than $50,000 per year. Excludes from such consideration employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement if retirement benefits were a subject of good faith bargaining. Recodifies the authority of a church or a convention or association of churches to be treated as an employer making contributions to retirement income accounts. Subjects church-related hospitals and universities to certain coverage and related rules in the case of a contract purchased by a church. Requires distributions from retirement income accounts provided by churches to be in accordance with distributions under cash or deferred arrangements. Provides for determining the beginning date for such distributions. Allows self-employed ministers and chaplains who work for non-church employers to participate in their church plans. Provides that certain rules aggregating employees do not apply to churches. Restores qualified voluntary employee contributions to church plans. Treats self-employed ministers as employees for purposes of certain welfare benefit plans and retirement income accounts. Allows a deduction for contributions to retirement income accounts by such ministers. Provides that a church plan maintained by more than one employer shall not be treated as a single plan. Provides that accounting methods of deferred compensation plans of State and local governments and tax-exempt organizations do not apply to a church plan. Exempts a church plan from the requirement to maintain separate accounts for medical benefits for key employees. Provides that the special rules for computing employee contributions to pension plans do not apply to certain foreign missionaries. Repeals the elective deferral catch-up limitation for church retirement income accounts. Allows church plans to annuitize benefits and increase benefit payments. Provides that rules for self-insured medical reimbursement plans are not applicable to church plans.

Bill· HRH.R. 1505 (102nd)open

Financial Institutions Safety and Consumer Choice Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1991

Financial Institutions Safety and Consumer Choice Act of 1991 - Title I: Federal Deposit Insurance Reform - Subtitle A: Federal Deposit Insurance Reform - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to exclude from the meaning of "insured deposit": (1) any deposits obtained from a deposit broker, with certain exceptions; and (2) any depository institution investment contracts (BICs) with an employee benefit plan. Limits the amount of an insured deposit for any depositor to $100,000 per insured depository institution. Prohibits the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from providing insurance coverage on a pro-rata or pass-through basis to an employee benefit plan participant or beneficiary, with specified exceptions. States that certain retirement accounts under which participants and beneficiaries have the right to direct the investment assets held on their behalf by the plan will be insured in an aggregate amount up to $100,000 per participant per insured depository institution. (Terminates separate insurance for each account.) Limits the insurance coverage of trust funds to $100,000 per trust estate held on deposit by a trustee institution under an irrevocable trust. Requires the FDIC to study and report to the Congress on the feasibility of implementing a deposit insurance system based upon systemwide coverage limitations for each depositor. Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board), as part of such feasibility study, to provide the FDIC with the results of a survey of the ownership of deposits held by individuals, including the dollar amount and type of deposit accounts held, and the type of financial institution in which they are held. Prohibits an insured depository institution which does not meet applicable minimum capital requirements, as well as its employees, from soliciting deposits by offering interest rates significantly higher than the prevailing rates offered by other insured depository institutions in such institution's normal market areas. Directs the FDIC to only provide assistance to any insured depository institution in such amounts as are necessary to satisfy its obligations to the institution's insured depositors at the least cost to the affected deposit insurance fund. Directs the FDIC to provide assistance to satisfy, in whole or in part, the institution's liability to its uninsured depositors if that would constitute the least-cost method of resolving the depository institution. States that upon a joint determination by the Board and the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) that the FDIC cannot resolve an insured depository institution without causing a severe adverse impact upon the financial system, they shall direct the FDIC to provide assistance to satisfy such institution's liability to its depositors (or take whatever action is necessary to lessen the risk posed by such institution). Requires the FDIC Board of Directors to establish a risk-based assessment system for insured depository institutions based upon categories of risk. Prohibits an insured State bank from engaging as principal in any activity not permissible for a national bank unless: (1) the FDIC has determined that the activity poses no significant risk to the affected deposit insurance fund; and (2) the State bank is in compliance with federally prescribed capital standards. Prohibits equity investments by State banks which are impermissible for national banks (except for the equity interests in a subsidiary of which the State bank is a majority owner). Prohibits subsidiaries of insured State banks from engaging as principal in any type of activity that is impermissible for the subsidiary of a national bank unless: (1) the FDIC has determined that such activity poses no significant risk to the affected deposit insurance fund; and (2) the bank is in compliance with the minimum federally prescribed capital standards. Prohibits an insured State bank subsidiary from engaging in securities or insurance underwriting except to the extent such activities are permissible for national banks. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to authorize the Board to conduct annual on-site examinations of depository institutions under its jurisdiction (including their affiliates). Mandates that: (1) the appropriate Federal banking agencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly develop a supplemental disclosure method by which banks may include in their mandatory financial reports to such agencies the fair market value of assets and liabilities; (2) each insured bank provide to the appropriate Federal banking agency copies of audit reports; and (3) the appropriate Federal banking agencies develop a system to monitor interest rate risk, and adjust risk-based capital standards to reflect interest rate risk. Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to require as part of a credit union's insurance application that the applicant agree to make initial capitalization payments to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund according to prescribed guidelines, in addition to an annual insurance premium. Subtitle B: Reinsurance Demonstration Project - Directs the FDIC to establish a reinsurance demonstration project to determine the feasibility of developing a private reinsurance system. Establishes the Reinsurance Demonstration Project Committee to analyze, review, and report to the Congress the results of the reinsurance demonstration project. Title II: Financial Services Modernization - Subtitle A: Financial Services Holding Companies - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act to define financial services holding companies and diversified holding companies. Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to specify additional financial entities prohibited from acquiring control or ownership of certain financial services organizations. Prohibits any insured depository institution (except foreign banks with insured branches in the United States) from becoming a financial services holding company or a diversified holding company. Sets forth expedited procedures for acquisition of additional banks by zone one financial services holding companies. Sets forth guidelines for acquisitions involving diversified holding companies. Provides that financial services holding companies (except certain foreign banks) cannot be banks. Modifies the guidelines for ownership interests in nonbanking organizations. Replaces the current "closely related" standard for permissible activities with a "financial nature" standard. Sets forth the permissible parameters for insurance and securities affiliates. Sets a deadline by which a financial services holding company must notify the appropriate Federal banking agency with respect to its ownership or control of the shares of a company engaged in qualified financial activities. Outlines permissible nonbanking activities and acquisitions for zone one financial services holding companies. Sets forth additional capital requirements for a financial services holding company that intends to engage in, acquire, or retain the shares of a company engaged in a new financial activity. Sets forth certain restrictions on the activities of financial services holding companies. Prescribes guidelines for acquisition activities by diversified holding companies and their affiliates. Sets forth Federal administrative procedures for financial services holding companies and diversified holding companies (including their subsidiaries and affiliates). Prohibits the States from preventing or impeding certain acquisition or affiliation activities undertaken by: (1) insured depository institutions; (2) diversified holding companies; and (3) financial services holding companies. Amends the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 to prohibit a financial services holding company or a diversified holding company from: (1) engaging in certain tying arrangements; or (2) transacting insider loans. Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to exempt from its coverage financial services holding companies and diversified holding companies. Subtitle B: Financial Activities of National Banks - Amends the Banking Act of 1933 to provide that its limitations and restrictions with respect to certain securities activities conducted by a national bank for its own account shall not apply to the distribution of securities issued by investment companies. Amends the Banking Act of 1933 to repeal the proscription against: (1) the affiliation of member banks with organizations engaged principally in securities; and (2) member bank personnel serving simultaneously as employees or officers of securities organizations. Authorizes national banking associations located in certain small-sized population areas to sell insurance to residents of the State in which the association is located. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to: (1) set forth conditions under which a loan or extension of credit by a member bank shall not be deemed to be made to an affiliate; (2) require prior notification to the appropriate Federal banking agency before a financial services holding company may permit an insured depository institution under its control to engage in a covered transaction which exceeds five percent of its capital stock and surplus; and (3) revise definitions related to affiliates of member banks. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require customer disclosure by an insured depository institution with respect to the non-insured status of its non-banking products. Subtitle C: Non-Banking Activities of Foreign Banks in the United States - Amends the International Banking Act of 1978 to set forth circumstances under which a foreign bank that maintains a branch or agency in the United States (or owns or controls a commercial lending company organized under State law) shall be subject to the provisions of this Act. Subtitle D: Amendments to the Securities Acts - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to: (1) subject to its provisions certain bank-issued securities and certain savings association-issued securities; (2) exempt from its provisions certain bank and savings association instruments functioning as securities in a secured transaction; (3) exempt from its provisions equity securities transactions with respect to bank acquisition by a financial services holding company, or acquisition of a financial services holding company by a diversified holding company. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to: (1) revise definitions relating to bank broker activities and bank dealer activities; (2) prohibit any bank from acting as broker or dealer except in the course of an exclusively intrastate business; and (3) prohibit certain securities transactions, with specified exceptions, taking place on bank premises which are commonly accessible to the general public for deposit-making purposes. Repeals the Federal agency administration provisions with respect to disclosure requirements for securities issued by insured depository institutions. Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to mandate that the custody of investment company assets or unit investment trusts by affiliates of either the registered management company or the registered unit investment trust must be in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules prescribed for the protection of investors. Prohibits a registered investment company from having a majority of its board of directors consisting of personnel of any one bank and its subsidiaries, or any one financial services holding company and its affiliates and subsidiaries. Grants the SEC additional rulemaking authority regarding bank affiliated mutual funds. Prohibits registered investment company securities from being represented as: (1) guaranteed, sponsored, recommended or approved by any Federal agency; (2) insured by the FDIC; or (3) guaranteed or an obligation of any bank or insured institution. Provides that any person issuing or selling securities of an investment company whose name is similar to that of a bank may be required to disclose prominently that the investment company and its securities are neither FDIC-insured, nor guaranteed by an affiliated bank or insured institution, nor otherwise an obligation of such bank or insured institution. Authorizes the SEC to determine by order that use of a name similar to a bank is deceptive and misleading, and to take action accordingly. Amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to include within the meaning of "investment adviser" any bank or financial services holding company which acts as an investment adviser to a registered investment company (unless it performs such services through a separately identifiable division). Requires the SEC to give notice to the appropriate Federal banking agency prior to initiating any investigative or enforcement proceedings against a financial services holding company bank, or bank division acting as registered investment adviser. Amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to exempt certain bank common trust funds from their coverage. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the transfer to a regulated investment company of all or substantially all of the assets of a common trust fund shall not result in a gain or loss to the common trust fund participants if the transfer is the result of a merger, conversion, reorganization, transfer or similar transaction. (Thus, if a bank were to transfer a common trust fund to a mutual fund, such transfer per se would not be considered a taxable event for the fund participants.) Directs the SEC to examine and report to the Congress on the appropriate treatment of: (1) bank collective investment funds and separate accounts under the securities laws and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); and (2) common trust funds under the securities laws. Subtitle E: Prompt Corrective Action - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to set forth: (1) definitional guidelines (including capital zones and critical capital level); and (2) permissible activities for banks within various capital zones (including financial services holding companies). Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Bank Conservation Act, the Federal Reserve Act, and the Home Owners' Loan Act to set forth additional grounds for appointing conservators and receivers for specified undercapitalized depository institutions (as defined by their capital zones under this Act). Subtitle F: Nationwide Banking and Branching - Amends the Financial Services Holding Company Act to authorize nationwide banking, notwithstanding certain State laws, by: (1) a diversified holding company; (2) a financial services holding company; or (3) a foreign bank. Amends Federal banking law to permit a national banking association to establish and operate new branches at an initial location within any State in which a financial services holding company or State bank having the same home State (or chartered in the same home State as such association) could establish a branch. Provides for the interstate consolidation or merger of national banks, or State banks with national banks, and for the subsequent retention of pre-existing branches subject to regulatory approval. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit State proscription against interstate branching by State banks. Permits a host State to determine compliance by interstate branches with its regulations, and to coordinate regulatory supervision with other State bank authorities regarding branches of State-chartered banks. Amends the International Banking Act of 1978 to provide that during the three-year period starting on the date of enactment of this Act the Director may authorize foreign banks to establish and operate federally-chartered branches in the United States if such establishment is not prohibited by the law of the relevant State. Revises the limitations placed upon interstate branching by foreign banks to more closely conform with the limitations placed upon interstate branching by domestic banks. Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to authorize approval by the appropriate Federal banking agency for a savings and loan holding company or a foreign bank to acquire interstate interests in savings associations. Permits the consummation of such approved acquisitions even though State law would otherwise prohibit or limit them. Title III: Regulatory Restructuring - Subtitle A: Office of Depository Institution Supervision - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Office of Depository Institutions Supervision (the Office) to be headed by a Director to: (1) grant or deny charters or other applications; (2) conduct examinations of banking entities within its purview; (3) appoint conservators or receivers for depository institutions; and (4) render a final decision in a contested administrative enforcement proceeding. Authorizes the Director to impose and collect from entities for which the Director is the appropriate Federal banking agency assessments, fees, and other user charges to meet the full cost of the Federal services provided. Subtitle B: Interim Provisions; Transfer of Functions, Personnel, and Property - Outlines interim administrative functions of the Office prior to the date that the functions of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision are transferred to it. Abolishes the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Outlines transfer and interim provisions. Subtitle C: Regulatory and Supervisory Responsibility - Transfers to the Office all powers and duties vested in the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Comptroller of the Currency. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to designate the institutions for which the appropriate Federal banking agency is either: (1) the Director of the Office of Depository Institutions Supervision; or (2) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Sets forth guidelines to determine the appropriate Federal banking agency for foreign banks and multiple bank subsidiaries. Requires the Director to conduct an annual on-site examination of each depository institution and branch of a foreign bank under his or her purview, with specified exceptions. Authorizes the Director to examine a depository institution and its affiliate in order to disclose fully their relationship and its effect upon the depository institution. Provides for civil money penalties for affiliates who refuse to cooperate with authorized examinations. Amends Federal law to set forth circumstances under which the Director may appoint a receiver for a national banking association. Subtitle D: Transfer of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Authority - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to subject financial services holding companies and their subsidiaries to certain of its enforcement proceedings. Repeals the proscription against participation by State nonmember insured banks in lotteries and related activities. Makes conforming amendments to the Federal Reserve Act. Directs the Chairman of the Board of the FDIC and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to determine jointly which FDIC employees are necessary to FDIC functions transferred to the Federal Reserve System by this Act, and to transfer such employees accordingly. Outlines the employee transfer program. Subtitle E: Litigation Authority - Authorizes the Director, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC and the National Credit Union Administration to conduct litigation, subject to the prior consent, and general direction and control of the Attorney General. Subtitle F: Reorganization of Boards of Directors - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to make conforming amendments to organizational provisions regarding their respective boards of directors. Subtitle G: Savings Provisions for the Transfer of Authority from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to the Director - Sets forth savings provisions for the transfer of authority from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to the Director of the Office of Depository Institutions Supervision. Title IV: Bank Insurance Fund Recapitalization - Subtitle A: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Borrowing - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize the FDIC to borrow funds from any Federal Reserve bank to: (1) maintain or improve the liquidity of the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF); or (2) provide financial assistance with respect to an insured depository institution or its receivership or conservatorship. Sets a ceiling upon FDIC outstanding corporate debt from all Federal Reserve banks at any one time. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to authorize any Federal Reserve bank to make advances to the FDIC upon its request, subject to limitations set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Subtitle B: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Assessments - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to specify the maximum aggregate assessment to be charged semiannually to BIF members. Grants the FDIC authority to make estimates and projections for the purpose of computing assessment rates and aggregate assessment target amounts. Authorizes the FDIC to pay interest and principal on its outstanding debt to a Federal Reserve bank from the semiannual BIF assessments. Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Subtitle A: Payment System Risk Reduction - Outlines the netting procedures to be used by financial institutions engaged in transactions with one another directly or through the auspices of a financial institutions' clearing organization. Precludes any judicial or administrative proceeding from delaying or limiting the application of such netting procedures. Subtitle B: Right to Financial Privacy Act Amendments - Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to permit the transfer of financial records of a financial institution by a Federal agency to the Attorney General for civil actions under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, or for forfeiture under Federal criminal law. Provides that the transferring agency shall not be deemed to have waived any privilege applicable to such records. Subtitle C: Reduction in Regulatory Burden - Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act to repeal the exemption from certain mortgage loan information disclosure requirements granted to depository institutions with $30,000,000 or less in assets. Raises the general disclosure exemption threshold for depository institutions from $10,000,000 to $50,000,000 or less in assets, adjusted annually according to the Consumer Price Index. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury and the head of each appropriate Federal banking agency to review and report to the Congress on all laws and regulations under their jurisdiction to determine whether they: (1) adversely affect the capital position and profitability of insured depository institutions; and (2) impose duplicative paperwork and compliance requirements. Prohibits an appropriate Federal banking agency from requiring any institution under its jurisdiction to prepare or maintain data to comply with the Fair Housing Act, other than the data prescribed pursuant to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. Subtitles D: Expedited Funds Availability - Amends the Expedited Funds Availability Act with respect to the frequency of notices when funds will be held beyond statutory schedules to provide that no further notice is required after the required notice has been furnished until one year later or such other time as the exception for which the notice was provided ceases to apply, whichever is earlier. Subtitle E: Final Settlement Payment Procedure - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize the FDIC, as conservator or receiver of an insured insolvent institution, to: (1) settle all uninsured and unsecured claims on the receivership with a final settlement payment which shall constitute full payment and disposition of its obligations to the claimants; and (2) undertake any supervisory actions and promulgate regulations necessary to implement its final settlement payment functions. Title VI: Technical and Conforming Amendments - Subtitle A: Severability; Transition References - Sets forth severability and transition provisions. Subtitle B: Technical and Conforming Amendments - Makes technical and conforming amendments to specified Federal Acts. Subtitle C: Repeal of Obsolete Provisions of Law - Repeals specified provisions of Federal law. Subtitle D: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date of amendments made by this title.

Bill· HRH.R. 1481 (102nd)open

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the detail of personnel of the Department of Defense to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Customs Service perform border patrol-related activities.

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1991

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, during each fiscal year, to assign up to 12,000 civilian officers and employees of the Department of Defense and members of the armed forces to temporary duty with: (1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service to assist in preventing the entry into the United States of terrorists, drug traffickers, and illegal aliens; and (2) the U.S. Customs Service to assist in the inspection of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at points of entry into the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 1456 (102nd)open

Intangibles Amortization Clarification Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1991

Intangibles Amortization Clarification Act of 1991 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the amortization of customer based, market share and similar intangible items for purposes of the depreciation deduction.

Bill· HRH.R. 1450 (102nd)referred

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 to limit the liability under those Acts of fiduciaries and of lending institutions and other holding indicia of ownership primarily to protect a security interest in facilities subject to those Acts.

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1991

Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exclude from the definition of "owner or operator," for purposes of limiting liability for releases of hazardous substances, a person who, without participating in the management of a vessel or facility, holds indicia of ownership primarily to protect a security interest in such vessel or facility. Defines "indicia of ownership" as an interest in a vessel or facility acquired either for: (1) securing payment of a loan or indebtedness or the performance of an obligation; or (2) protecting a security interest. Makes liable for any release or threatened release of a hazardous substance attributable to their activities: (1) any person who causes the transfer of a vessel or facility subject to a security interest; or (2) a fiduciary or trustee who acquires ownership or control of a vessel or facility. Makes conforming amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.

Bill· HRH.R. 1375 (102nd)referred

Civil Rights Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1991

Civil Rights Act of 1991 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide for the burden of proof which the complaining party and the respondent must meet in certain situations relating to unlawful employment practices based on disparate impact. Declares that, for determining whether a litigated or consent judgment or order resolving a claim of employment discrimination binds only the individuals who were parties to the judgment or order, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply in the same manner as to other civil actions. Amends Federal law to declare that: (1) for purposes of provisions relating to equal rights under the law, the right to make and enforce contracts includes the making, performance, modification, and termination of contracts, and the enjoyment of all benefits, privileges, terms, and conditions of the contract; and (2) the rights protected by the amended provisions are protected against impairment by non-governmental discrimination as well as against impairment under color of State law. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an alleged unlawful employment practice occurs, with regard to a seniority system, when: (1) the system is adopted; (2) an individual becomes subject to the system; or (3) a person is injured by application of the system or provision, adopted for an intentionally discriminatory purpose, whether or not the discriminatory purpose is apparent on the face of the provision. Makes it an unlawful employment practice to harass an employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, provided the complaining party failed to use the employer's procedure for resolving harassment complaints. Provides for temporary or preliminary relief and for monetary awards to a specified maximum amount. Delays the deadline for filing charges for a limited period while an employee uses the employer's harassment resolution system. Allows expert's fees to be included in attorney's fees awarded to the prevailing party in an employment discrimination case. Extends the time limit for an aggrieved employee or employment applicant to file a civil action after notice of final action by a department, agency, or unit of the Federal Government. Requires the same interest to compensate for delay in payment by the Government as in cases involving non-public parties. Replaces, in provisions prohibiting employment discrimination by the Federal Government, a reference to the legislative branch with a reference to the Congress, or its Houses, committees, offices or instrumentalities, or the offices of any of its Members. Gives, with respect to such entities, the authorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to each House of Congress, or to the Congress as a whole. Encourages, when knowingly and voluntarily agreed to by the parties, reasonable alternative means of dispute resolution in place of the judicial resolution of disputes under this Act and the Acts amended by this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1330 (102nd)open

Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1991

Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise provisions concerning permits for dredged or fill material. Prohibits, unless such activity is undertaken pursuant to a permit issued by the Secretary of the Army: (1) the discharge of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters; or (2) the draining, channelization, or excavation of wetlands. Authorizes the Secretary to issue permits for such activities. Sets forth permit application procedures. Requires the Secretary, upon receiving applications, to: (1) classify as Type A wetlands wetlands that are of critical significance to the long-term conservation of the ecosystem of which they are a part and which meet specified requirements; (2) classify as Type B wetlands wetlands that provide habitat for a significant population of avian, aquatic, or wetland dependent wildlife or provide other significant wetlands functions; and (3) classify as Type C wetlands wetlands that serve marginal functions but exist in such abundance that regulation of activities is not necessary to conserve wetlands values and functions, or are prior converted cropland, fastlands, or wetlands within intensely developed areas that do not serve significant wetlands functions. Directs the Secretary to notify a permit applicant of the classification. Permits owners of interests in Type A wetlands to seek compensation for the fair market value of such lands. Provides that title for such lands shall pass to the United States upon acceptance of an offer for compensation. Deems such takings to be takings of surface interests in lands only or water rights allocated under State law unless the Secretary determines that the exploration for, or development of, oil and gas or mineral interests is not compatible with conservation of the surface interests in lands that have been classified as Type A wetlands. Authorizes the Secretary to classify such interests as Type A wetlands and to notify the owner that he may receive compensation. Sets forth provisions concerning court jurisdiction and remedies for taking of interests. Requires the Secretary to deny a permit authorizing activities in Type A wetlands unless: (1) such activities can be undertaken with minimal alteration or surface disturbance; (2) there are overriding public interest concerns that require use of the lands for purposes other than conservation; or (3) the proposed use of the land will result in overall environmental benefits. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit for activities in Type B wetlands subject to conditions that ensure that the watershed or aquatic ecosystem of which such wetlands are a part does not suffer loss or degradation of wetlands values or functions. Imposes requirements for mitigation when such activities result in the permanent loss or degradation of Type B wetlands where such loss or degradation is not a temporary or incidental impact. Directs the Secretary to establish a mitigation banking program in each State to ensure compensation for loss and degradation of wetlands. Requires the primary objective of such programs to be to provide for the restoration, enhancement, or creation of ecologically significant wetlands on an ecosystem basis. Sets forth requirements of such programs. Permits activities in Type C wetlands to be undertaken without specified authorization. Authorizes the Secretary to issue general permits on a State, regional, or nationwide basis for activities in wetlands if such activities are similar in nature and will not result in the significant loss of ecologically significant wetlands values and functions. Exempts specified activities from this Act's requirements. Permits States or political subdivisions to submit land management plans for identified wetlands for the Secretary's approval. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to establish standards that govern the delineation of lands as wetlands. Prohibits more than 20 percent of any county, parish, or borough from being classified as Type A wetlands. Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to undertake a project to identify and classify U.S. wetlands. Provides for public participation in such project and makes information concerning identification and classification available to the public. Authorizes the Secretary to commence civil actions for permit violations. Prescribes civil penalties for such violations. Authorizes States to administer permit programs for activities covered by this Act, subject to the Secretary's approval.

Bill· HRH.R. 1348 (102nd)referred

Entitled, "The Public Pension Equity Restoration Act of 1991".

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1991

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude State and local governmental plans from the limitation on benefits exceeding 100 percent of the participant's average compensation for the high three years. Provides that qualified governmental excess benefit arrangements shall not be taken into account in determining whether pension plans meet the limitations on benefits and contributions of qualified plans. Requires taxation of such benefits as if they were provided under a deferred compensation plan maintained by a corporation not exempt from tax which does not meet the requirements of qualified pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans. Exempts disability income received as a pension, annuity, or similar allowance as a result of personal injuries or sickness from the reduced dollar limitation for defined benefit plans where the employee has less than ten years participation or the retirement benefit begins before the social security retirement age. Revises the special rule for State and local government plans which requires such limitation to equal the accrued benefit to allow the election of such rule to be revoked under certain circumstances.

Bill· HRH.R. 1315 (102nd)passed

Resolution Trust Corporation Funding Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1991

Resolution Trust Corporation Funding Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to mandate that any request for new or additional financial resources for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) must be submitted in writing to specified congressional committees, and must contain a complete and detailed financial plan for spending such resources. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide $30,000,000,000 to the RTC.

Bill· HRH.R. 1296 (102nd)referred

To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1991

Authorizes the President to present a gold medal to General H. Norman Schwarzkopf in recognition of his exemplary performance in coordinating the planning, strategy, and execution of U.S. combat action and his invaluable contributions to the United States and to the liberation of Kuwait. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 1291 (102nd)referred

Bank Savings and Investment Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1991

Bank Savings and Investment Act of 1991 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the establishment of tax-exempt family savings accounts in federally insured financial institutions for the exclusive benefit of an individual and the individual's beneficiaries. Limits contributions to such accounts to the lesser of $2,500 or the compensation includible in the individual's gross income. Allows distributions from such accounts for: (1) security for a loan; (2) contributions to a family savings account in excess of the limitation; and (3) any other event as prescribed by regulations. Permits penalty-free withdrawals of up to $10,000 from individual retirement plans in federally insured financial institutions for a first-home purchase.

Bill· HRH.R. 1241 (102nd)referred

Child Support Recovery Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1991

Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal criminal offense to leave or remain outside a State for the purpose of avoiding payment of arrearages in child support.

Bill· HRH.R. 1277 (102nd)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the exemption for dependent children under age 18 to $3,500, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1991

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the personal exemption for a dependent child who has not attained age 18 from $2,000 to $3,500. Provides for rounding inflation adjustments to tax tables to the nearest multiple of $10 (currently rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50).

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 88 (102nd)referred

Urging Arab states to recognize, and make peace with, Israel.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1991

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) all Arab nations should enter into direct negotiations with Israel to recognize Israel, end the economic boycott against Israel, and end the state of belligerency with Israel; and (2) the United States should use all available means to influence and encourage the Arab states which were allied with it in the Gulf War to achieve those objectives.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 95 (102nd)passed

Commending the President and United States and allied military forces on the success of Operation Desert Storm.

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1991

Acclaims the President for his decisive leadership, unerring judgment, and sound decisions with respect to the Persian Gulf crisis. Commends and expresses appreciation to the members of the U.S. armed forces and other members of the international coalition who participated in Operation Desert Storm. Conveys sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of coalition and U.S. forces who were injured or killed during such operation. Expresses compassion for the families of noncombatants who suffered hardship and personal losses during the Persian Gulf War. Supports continued efforts to promote peace and stability in the Persian Gulf.

Law· HRH.R. 1046 (102nd)enacted

Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1991

Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1991 - Increases the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for veterans' dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; (4) dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children; and (5) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for disabled adult children. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adjust administratively the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death.

Law· HRH.R. 1047 (102nd)enacted

Veterans' Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1991

Veterans' Compensation Programs Improvement Act of 1991 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept gifts, devises, and bequests which enhance the Secretary's ability to provide services and benefits. Allows the payment of parents' dependency and indemnity compensation less frequently than monthly if the amount of the annual benefit is less than four percent of the maximum annual rate payable. Prohibits a readjustment in the rating schedule from causing a veteran's compensation amount to be reduced unless an improvement in the veteran's disability is shown to have occurred. Makes the presumptive period (the period after service in a radiation-risk activity during which a disease must become manifest in order to be considered service-connected and, therefore, compensable as disability compensation) for leukemia 40 years (currently, 30). Creates a 40-year presumptive period for members of the reserves who were exposed to the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device during active duty or inactive duty for training and who contract specified diseases or illnesses. Increases the amount of Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance available to a veteran owning a home to the lesser of $90,000 (currently, $40,000) or the amount of the loan outstanding on the home. Increases from one to two years the period after discharge or release during which service-disabled veterans must apply in order to qualify for National Service Life Insurance.