United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1988
Provides that former air traffic controllers shall not, as a class, be considered unsuitable or ineligible for: (1) positions as air traffic controllers in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or the Department of Defense; or (2) any other positions in the FAA. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish and have in place by September 30, 1988, a full performance level air traffic controller workforce of specified size and composition. Directs the Secretary to establish for FY 1989, and for each succeeding fiscal year, air traffic controller workforce and full performance controller levels in accordance with this Act and goals established in the annual Department of Transportation Appropriations Act. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress by April 1 of each year the status of the air traffic controller workforce and full performance controller levels. Sets forth procedures for the rehiring of former controllers if the Secretary cannot meet the staffing goals required by this Act. Provides for a waiver of the maximum-age limitation applicable to such appointments. Prescribes procedural guidelines for competitive and non-competitive appointments of such controllers. Precludes an applicant's role in the 1981 strike from being considered when making a determination of suitability for an air traffic controller position. Requires the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations under which the appointment of a former controller to an air traffic controller position within their respective departments shall not become final unless a probationary period has been successfully completed. Sets forth guidelines for the computation of creditability of service for retirement purposes. Expresses the sense of the Congress that such reinstatements should not: (1) cause the separation or reduction in grade of any other air traffic controller; or (2) interfere with training opportunities which would otherwise be afforded to air traffic controllers seeking to become fully qualified.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1988
Television and Radio Anti-Drug Advertising Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to establish a nationwide program to produce and disseminate television, radio, and other mass media advertising against the illegal use of drugs and other controlled substances. Sets conditions to be met by persons receiving funds in connection with the program. Establishes the Mass Media Advertising Advisory Committee to advise the NTIA Administrator concerning the program. Authorizes appropriations. Requires broadcasting licensees to allow reasonable access to time and to limit their charges for advertising in connection with the program.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1988
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the manufacturers excise tax on bows, arrows, and related accessories shall be due and payable on the date for filing the appropriate return. (This provision corresponds to the treatment of sport fishing equipment under current law.)
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1988
Designates the Federal building numbered 31, at 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, which contains facilities of the National Institute of Aging, the National Cancer Institute, and other institutes in the Public Health Service as the Claude Denson Pepper Building.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1988
Requests the President to issue a proclamation commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, which occurs on June 25, 1988. (The Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, formerly known as the Wagner-O'Day Act, provides employment and ancillary support services to blind and handicapped individuals.)
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1988
Establishes floors for the 1989 Federal assistance percentages, used in determining Federal payments to States under title XIX (Medicaid) and parts A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) and E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1988
Urges the Government of Iran to uphold the human rights of all its nationals, including members of the Baha'i faith, and to restore fully the rights guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Calls upon the President to: (1) monitor and report on developments affecting the Baha'i minority in Iran and in other countries; (2) cooperate with other governments in continuing to make appeals to Iran concerning the situation of the Baha'is; (3) initiate and support efforts in the United Nations and its agencies on behalf of the Baha'is; and (4) provide, and urge others to provide, for refugee and humanitarian assistance for those Baha'is fleeing their homelands to escape religious repression.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1988
Agricultural Research Commercialization Act of 1988 - Establishes the Agricultural Research Commercialization Corporation (Corporation) in the Department of Agriculture to facilitate the commercialization of new industrial products and processes using traditional and new agricultural and forestry crops. Directs the Corporation to establish between ten and 12 regional centers. Provides for the appointment of regional advisory councils whose primary duty shall be project application review. Sets forth center activities, including: (1) identification of new products and of areas for new product commercialization; (2) coordination of research and development programs; (3) provision of technical assistance; (4) dissemination of information; and (5) coordination of private sector, university, and government needs and activities. Sets forth Corporation operating and administrative provisions, including financial disclosure and public access to Corporation information requirements. Directs the Corporation to provide grants, loans, and loan guarantees to eligible projects. States that the Corporation shall not receive proprietary or patent rights to any project proposal in return for such financial assistance. Sets forth financial assistance criteria. Requires a successful venture to repay the regional center the amount of financial assistance received for such project. Exempts unsuccessful ventures from such repayment, except that they must transfer any loan collateral to the Corporation. Establishes a revolving fund for the Corporation. Authorizes the establishment of regional revolving funds. Authorizes FY 1989 through 1999 appropriations. Authorizes a trust fund for the Corporation.
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1988
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the low-income housing credit through 1990. (Under current law the credit will expire on December 31, 1989.)
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1988
Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Amendments Act of 1988 - Amends the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 to redefine the terms "abuse" and "neglect" to include acts which result in the death of a mentally ill individual. Includes within such Act's coverage persons who are in the process of being admitted to a facility for care or treatment. Sets forth requirements for the composition of State governing boards. (State governing boards are responsible for the planning, design, implementation, and functioning of the system established to protect and advocate the rights of the mentally ill.) Requires each system to include in its annual report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a section prepared by the advisory council that describes the activities of the council and its assessment of the operations of the system. Directs the Comptroller General to prepare a report that: (1) identifies whether mentally ill individuals held in jails are subjected to abuse and neglect; (2) describes the extent to which mentally ill individuals are being inappropriately confined in prisons or jails; (3) describes model programs designed to divert such individuals to appropriate mental health programs; and (4) describes the extent to which public defenders have knowledge of or training regarding the special needs of the mentally ill. Encourages systems to consider subcontracting with: (1) groups run by individuals who are receiving mental health services; and (2) family members of the mentally ill. Increases the percentage of funds which may be used by systems for training and technical assistance. Limits the percentage of appropriated funds which may be used by the Secretary to provide technical assistance for eligible systems. Requires each eligible system to: (1) provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the priorities and activities of the system; and (2) establish a grievance procedure for
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1988
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1988 - Provides that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of handicap in: (1) employment practices and training covered by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (2) the sale or rental of housing covered by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968; (3) any public accommodation covered by title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (4) transportation services; (5) the actions, practices, and operations of State and local governments; and (6) broadcasts, communications, or telecommunications services. Lists the forms of discrimination which are prohibited by this Act, including: (1) denying any persons the opportunity to participate in or benefit from a service, program, job, or other opportunity on the basis of his or her handicap; (2) establishing (or failing to remove) any architectural, transportation, or communication barriers that prevent the access or limit the participation of persons because of their handicap; (3) failing or refusing to make a reasonable accommodation to permit a handicapped individual to have access to a program, activity, job, or opportunity; (4) imposing any unnecessary standard or criteria that screens out or places the handicapped at a disadvantage; and (5) denying services, programs, jobs, or other opportunities to any person because of that person's relationship to, or association with, a handicapped person. Permits the exclusion or denial of equal access to services, programs, jobs, or other opportunities to persons: (1) for reasons unrelated to the existence of their handicap; or (2) based upon the application of standards or criteria that are necessary and substantially related to the ability to perform essential components of the job, program, activity, or opportunity, and such performance cannot be accomplished by a reasonable accommodation. States that it shall be an act of discrimination, in regard to housing, to discriminate in the sale or rental of a dwelling (or in the terms, conditions, or privileges of such sale or rental) to any buyer or renter because of the physical or mental impairment of: (1) the buyer or renter; (2) a person residing in, or intending to reside in, such dwelling; or (3) any person associated with the buyer or renter. States that it shall be an act of discrimination to: (1) refuse to permit reasonable modifications, at the expense of the handicapped person, to afford such person enjoyment of the premises; (2) refuse to make reasonable accommodation in rules, policies, practices, or services to afford handicapped individuals equal opportunity to use and enjoy the dwelling; or (3) fail to design and construct multifamily dwellings (after a specified date) which are accessible to the handicapped. Provides certain limitations on the duties of accommodation and barrier removal. Sets forth guidelines for the establishment of requirements and promulgation of regulations by specified Federal entities with respect to: (1) the accessibility of buildings and transportation systems; (2) the implementation and enforcement of the requirements of this Act; (3) employment practices; (4) the sale and rental of housing; and (5) the removal of communication barriers. Establishes procedures for the administrative enforcement of the provisions of this Act. Establishes a civil right of action for individuals who are subjected to discrimination in violation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1988
Persian Gulf Policy Act of 1988 - Declares that the reporting requirements of the War Powers Resolution became operative with respect to U.S. armed forces in the Persian Gulf on April 14, 1988, and that this Act is intended to constitute statutory authorization for the continued use of U.S. armed forces under that Resolution. Authorizes the President to continue to deploy U.S. armed forces in the Persian Gulf, but allows the use of such forces to convoy or escort vessels owned by any government or national of a country bordering the Gulf as of June 1, 1987, only until three months after the expiration of the 60-day period specified in the Resolution (beyond which the specific authorization of the Congress, a declaration of war, or other extenuating circumstances are required).
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1988
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the use of appropriated funds by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to hire private attorneys to lobby the Congress to reduce funding for legal assistance for low-income individuals is a gross malfeasance and misuse of authority; (2) W. Clark Durant III, as Chairman of the LSC, is reprimanded for gross and repeated malfeasance of his fiduciary and statutory duties; and (3) W. Clark Durant III should resign from the LSC Board of Directors.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1988
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to design, construct, operate, and maintain the following facilities of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project: (1) modification of existing radial gates at Cle Elum Dam; (2) a reregulating reservoir to increase water-use efficiency of the Roza Division; (3) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Sunnyside Division; (4) facilities to automate the headgate, wasteways, and trashrack of the Chandler Power Canal to maintain operating controls for the Kennewick Irrigation District; (5) facilities to automate and otherwise improve canal operations of the Wapato Indian Irrigation Project; and (6) electric pumping facilities to replace existing hydraulic pumps at the Chandler Diversion and at facilities within the Sunnyside Division. Authorizes the Secretary to construct, operate, and maintain the Bumping Lake enlargement storage facility in accordance with the recommended plan for the Bumping Lake Enlargement Yakima Project, Washington, joint feasibility report. Directs the Secretary to update and complete all project reports and report to Congress within three years of the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from undertaking the construction of the Bumping Lake enlargement until: (1) completion of a plan to mitigate and enhance resources that will be affected by the construction and operation of such facility; and (2) completion and implementation of the Yakima water study (authorized by this Act). Directs the Secretary to undertake the Yakima River Basin Conservation and Water Use Efficiency Study to investigate the feasibility of reducing or otherwise altering the diversion of irrigation water supplies provided by the existing Yakima project and the Yakima Enhancement Project and delivered pursuant to contracts with the Secretary. Requires the Secretary within three years after enactment of this Act, to transmit the study along with recommendations for implementation of conservation and water use efficiency measures to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, the Governor of Washington, and the Pacific Northwest Power Planning Council. Requires the Secretary to implement the study one year after its submission to the Congress. Provides for the fulfillment of Yakima Indian Nation water rights and the operation of the Yakima Basin projects upon completion of the facilities authorized by this Act. Provides for the Operation of the Naches and Naches Drop Hydroelectric Projects until such time as the construction of the Bumping Lake enlargement project is completed. Authorizes appropriations and sets forth cost sharing provisions. Provides for reimbursable and non-reimbursable costs. Directs the Secretary to conduct feasibility studies of potential elements of the Yakima project. Prohibits the Secretary from undertaking construction of facilities authorized under this Act until the Secretary finds that such construction is consistent with the laws of the State of Washington and meets the needs of the Yakima Indian Nation.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1988
Export Finance Expansion Act of 1988 - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to authorize the Export-Import Bank (Bank) to prepay or refinance outstanding obligations held by the Treasury or the Federal Financing Bank. Prohibits any reduction in the capital and reserves of the Bank arising from any fee or charge required to be paid in connection with such prepayment or refinancing. Provides that if any fee or charge is required to be paid in connection with such prepayment or refinancing that: (1) the Bank may issue capital stock in an amount to offset any resulting reduction in Bank capital and reserves; and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury must purchase such stock. Authorizes appropriations to cover subsidies associated with direct loans or loan guarantees made by the Bank on or after October 1, 1988. Requires the Bank to provide 100 percent coverage of the interest and principal on guaranteed obligations of the Bank to ensure acceptance of such Bank guarantees by U.S. financial institutions for transactions in markets in which the Bank does business. Authorizes the Bank to guarantee the payment of principal and interest on pool certificates representing ownership of part or all of any loan or loans guaranteed by the Bank to encourage the free transfer of such Bank obligations. Prohibits amounts included in budget function 150 for Bank guarantee, insurance, coinsurance, and reinsurance programs for any fiscal year after October 1, 1988, from exceeding the amount of subsidies associated with new obligations incurred under such programs. Makes amounts in the Tied Aid Credit Fund available to reimburse the Bank for the cost of any tied aid credits authorized by the Bank during FY 1988 through 1990. Authorizes appropriations for such Fund for FY 1989 and 1990.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1988
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to allow, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue, a fisheries license for the operation of a named vessel.
United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1988
Statehood Centennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than a specified number of five dollar palladium coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the statehood of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming. Sets forth certain features of such coins and provides for their design, issuance, and sale. Requires the Secretary to deposit in the Treasury all surcharges received from the sale of the coins, to be used to reduce the national debt.
United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1988
Smart Start: The Community Collaborative for Early Childhood Development Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants to States and localities with approved plans and applications to assist them to expand or establish full-day early childhood development services for prekindergarten children. Directs the Secretary, in carrying out this Act, to: (1) use the expertise of early childhood experts in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); and (2) ensure that individuals administering this Act have expertise in the area of early childhood development. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this Act. Sets forth requirements relating to State and local eligibility for Federal assistance under this Act, including establishment or designation of a State Interagency Advisory Task Force and a Local Policy Group. Sets forth provisions for allotments to States. Reserves a portion of the funds for specified U.S. territories and possessions. Sets forth State allotment formulas based on a State's: (1) number of children five years old or under; (2) number of families with two parents, both of whom are in the labor force, who have one or more children five years old or under; (3) tax capacity index; and (4) tax effort index. Sets forth reallotment provisions. Sets forth provisions for Federal allocation of certain funds to localities. Directs the Secretary to make such allocations to localities from amounts that would be allotted to a State but will not be so allotted because the State elects not to participate in programs assisted under this Act. Makes such a grant to the locality equal to the amount to which it is entitled when ranked by the Secretary against other applicants from the same State. Sets forth provisions for within State reservation and allocation. Directs the Governor to reserve 25 percent of the State allotment for specified activities and to allocate the remaining 75 percent to localities with approved applications on a ranking basis. Sets the following limits on apportioning the 25 percent reserved funds: (1) maximum one percent for the State Interagency Advisory Task Force; (2) maximum four percent for administrative costs; (3) minimum five percent for grants to localities in nonmetropolitan areas and to localities to serve migrant and Indian children or, if no such localities apply, for discretionary grants; (4) minimum ten percent for discretionary grants to localities; and (5) minimum five percent for development and implementation of statewide training programs, and technical assistance to localities for training. Sets forth rules for twofold ranking of applications from localities based on the numbers of: (1) children five years old or under in families below the poverty line compared to the number of all children of such ages in the locality; and (2) families with children of such ages. Sets forth allocation rules. Requires that one-half of the funds be allocated to localities on the basis of each of the above indices, in order of their ranking. Requires the State to provide uniform allocations per child and per family throughout the State in allocating Federal funds and the State portion of the non-Federal share. Prohibits any locality funded under specified provisions from receiving less than $25,000 in total Federal and State funds provided this Act. Sets forth provisions for planning grants. Allows any locality to apply for a six-month planning grant to the State or, if the State does not participate, to the Secretary. Requires planning grant funds to be deducted from the total funds the locality would otherwise be eligible for in the first year of the program. Sets forth application requirements. Sets forth provisions for State Interagency Advisory Task Forces. Requires any State desiring to receive assistance under this Act to establish such a Task Force. Requires each Task Force to report annually to the Governor and the Secretary on the status of early childhood development programs and child care programs operating within the States. Allows a State to use an existing comparable task force for such purposes. Sets forth provisions for a Lead State Agency. Directs the Governor to designate such an agency to administer the early childhood development programs assisted under this Act in the State. Requires such agency to be selected from the State educational agency, the State department of social services, or the State agency for child development or child advocacy. Sets forth requirements for the State application and the State plan. Sets forth provisions for Local Policy Groups. Requires any locality desiring to receive a grant under this Act to form such a Group. Requires each Group to report annually to the State Interagency Advisory Task Force on the status of early childhood development programs and child care within the locality. Allows localities to use existing comparable Groups. Sets forth requirements for local applications and service delivery plans included in such applications. Requires selection of a local administering agency by specified local officials from among the local education agencies, local social services agency, local child development agencies, and local resource and referral agency. Sets forth selection criteria and duties of a local administering agency. Requires localities to submit applications to the Lead State Agency in a participating State, or to the Secretary if they are in a nonparticipating State. Sets forth provisions relating to eligible children and families. Sets forth an age requirement for participation. Makes any child eligible to participate in programs assisted under this Act: (1) in the school year prior to the school year in which the child would be eligible under State law to enter kindergarten; or (2) at age four, in localities that do not offer kindergarten programs. Permits any State or locality which has served all children of the eligible age group requesting services to use funds to serve children: (1) in the school year two years prior to the school year in which they would be eligible under State law to enter kindergarten; or (2) at age three. Allows States or localities to use funds to expand existing programs serving children aged three through five years, if specified maintenance of effort provisions are met. Sets forth family contribution requirements. Provides services under this Act without charge to eligible children in families with incomes under 115 percent of the poverty line. Requires, for eligible children form families with incomes above 115 percent of the poverty line, payment of fees on a sliding scale up to the full cost of such services. Requires the State, or the locality in a nonparticipating State, to develop such sliding scale on the basis of income level and family size. Prohibits: (1) total fees for all eligible children in a family receiving services under this Act from exceeding ten percent of a family's gross income; and (2) maximum fees per child from exceeding the cost per child of the services provided. Sets forth provisions for general use of funds by service providers and for authorized activities for which grants may be used. Sets forth minimum standards, for service providers, including maximum group size and child to adult ratios, staff training and credentials, parental involvement, and health, safety, and nutrition requirements. Sets forth administrative provisions including provisions for withholding of payments and judicial review of such withholding. Provides protection for continuing activities of Head Start agencies by prohibiting the denial to any such an agency of continued use of a local educational agency facilities by reason of selection of either to administer a program with funds under this Act. Sets forth evaluation provisions. Requires Local Policy Groups to: (1) arrange for periodic on-site evaluation of local programs by reviewers including community members and early childhood development experts not directly involved in program administration; and (2) report annually to the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to: (1) arrange for periodic on-site monitoring, inspection, and evaluation of programs by reviewers who are not directly involved in program administration; and (2) report annually to the Governor and the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, either directly or by grant or contract, to provide for continuing evaluation of programs, especially on the use of nonparticipant control groups. Requires such evaluations to be conducted by persons not directly involved in the administration of the program being evaluated. Authorizes the Secretary to require States or localities to provide for independent evaluations. Directs the Secretary to arrange to obtain specific views of persons participating in and served by the programs. Directs the Secretary to: (1) publish results of evaluations within 90 days of their completion; and (2) submit copies to the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees. Sets forth nondiscrimination provisions, including rules against employment or services discrimination on the basis of handicap. Sets forth provisions relating to program payments, the Federal share of program costs, and maintenance of efforts. Authorizes the Secretary to reduce the non-Federal share under specified circumstances.
United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1988
Condemns the use of chemical weapons by Iraq and calls upon Iraq to halt the use of such weapons. Commends the President for his prompt condemnation of Iraq's recent chemical weapons attack on civilians. Urges the President to: (1) seek allied cooperation to tighten controls on the export of chemical compounds to countries seeking to develop a chemical weapons capability; (2) make appropriate diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from developing or using chemical weapons; and (3) intensify American efforts at the Geneva Conference on Disarmament and in bilateral discussions with the Soviet Union to achieve an arms control agreement banning the production, use, and transfer of chemical weapons.
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1988
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to investigate and design any works necessary to protect the road system in irrigated portions of Franklin County, Washington, within the Federal Columbia Basin reclamation project and which are underlain or adjacent to lands identified as the Ringold Formation.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1988
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should negotiate an agreement with the Government of Vietnam to establish interest sections in the capitals of both countries to resolve specific issues between the countries.
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