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Bill· SS. 2351 (102nd)referred

Nutrition Screening Research Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1992

Nutrition Screening Research Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a three-year nutrition screening and intervention activities study of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of currently conducted nutrition screening and intervention activities and of a program that would institutionalize such screening and intervention activities. Directs the Secretary, in evaluating such a program, to determine: (1) if health or quality of life is measurably improved for older individuals who receive routine nutritional screening and treatment: (2) if federally subsidized home or institutional care is reduced because of increased independence of older individuals resulting from improved nutritional status; (3) if a multidisciplinary approach to nutritional care is effective in addressing the nutritional needs of older individuals; and (4) if reimbursement for nutrition screening and intervention activities is a cost-effective approach to improving the health status of older individuals. Specifies the populations of older individuals in which the study will be conducted. Directs the Secretary to conduct and report to the Congress on a three-year study to determine the extent of malnutrition in older individuals in hospitals and long-term care facilities and in older individuals who are living independently, including a determination regarding whether a program to institutionalize nutrition screening and intervention activities should be adopted and rationale for the determination. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory panel to oversee the design, implementation, and evaluation of both studies. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2290 (102nd)referred

Bank and Thrift Disclosure Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1992

Bank and Thrift Disclosure Act of 1992 - Requires each appropriate banking agency to disclose to the public the reports of all examinations of each failed depository institution performed during the five-year period preceding its transfer, failure, or receipt of certain Federal depository insurance (or other Federal "bail-out" funds). Limits such disclosure requirement to an institution that received such funds while it was critically undercapitalized within the one-year period before its failure. Cites conditions under which public disclosure may be delayed because of threats to safety, soundness, or pending administrative, civil, or criminal investigations. Subjects a holding company of such a failed institution to the same public disclosure requirements, but excludes open institutions and affiliated solvent institutions. Mandates public disclosure of settlement agreements between the Resolution Trust Corporation or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and any other party with respect to certain failed depository institutions. Applies the public disclosure requirements of this Act to specified kinds of failed institutions. Shields certain identifying and customer information from the disclosure requirements. Requires the appropriate banking agencies to: (1) make public disclosures of loans by insiders (senior personnel and principal shareholders) who have defaulted on loans made by a failed institution; and (2) provide the public with periodic updates of pending and settled lawsuits brought by such agencies involving transactions that caused a material loss to either the failed depository institution or to the deposit insurance fund. Directs the Comptroller General to selectively audit examination reports and public disclosures made by the appropriate banking agencies to assess their compliance with this Act.

Bill· SS. 2262 (102nd)referred

Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1992

Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 1992 - Title I: Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies - Subtitle A: Farmers Home Administration - Makes supplemental FY 1992 appropriations for: (1) rural housing loans; (2) rural housing repair loans; (3) rural rental housing loans; (4) rural rental multifamily housing loans; (5) rural water and sewer facility loans; (6) community facility loans; (7) the rural development loans program account; (8) rural water and waste disposal grants; (9) very low-income housing repair grants; (10) supervisory and technical assistance grants; (11) rural housing preservation grants; (12) rural development grants; and (13) local technical assistance grants. Subtitle B: Rural Electrification Administration - Provides supplemental FY 1992 appropriations for insured rural electrification loans. Subtitle C: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science and Education - Provides supplemental FY 1992 appropriations for alternative agricultural research and commercialization. Title II: Interior - Makes supplemental FY 1992 appropriations for Department of Energy programs of: (1) low-income weatherization assistance; and (2) institutional energy conservation and the State energy conservation programs. Title III: Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development - Provides supplemental FY 1992 appropriations for: (1) community development grants; (2) home investment partnerships; (3) water treatment works; and (4) State water pollution control revolving funds. Title IV: Commerce, Justice, and State - Provides supplemental FY 1992 appropriations for the Small Business Administration microloan demonstration program.

Bill· SS. 2250 (102nd)referred

Appropriations Category Reform Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1992

Appropriations Category Reform Act of 1992 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise the discretionary spending limit for FY 1993 by merging the defense and domestic categories into a national category. Makes conforming changes to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).

Bill· SS. 2246 (102nd)open

Haitian Refugee Protection Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1992

Haitian Refugee Protection Act of 1992 - Directs the President to prohibit the involuntary return of any Haitian under U.S. control as of February 5, 1992, whether on board a U.S. vessel, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or elsewhere outside the United States until: (1) 180 days after enactment of this Act; or (2) five days after submission of the final congressional report required by this Act. Directs the Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs to: (1) assess with the participation of internationally recognized human rights organizations the treatment of returned Haitians, with particular attention to human rights violations; and (2) submit preliminary and final reports to the House and the Senate. Directs the President to reallocate 2000 federally funded FY 1992 refugee admissions to Haiti. Urges the President and the Secretary of State to participate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) to convene an international conference aimed at resolving the Haitian refugee crisis. Prohibits the admission into the United States of any Haitian national involved in the September 30, 1991, coup which overthrew the Aristide Government, or in subsequent acts against the Haitian people.

Bill· SS. 2239 (102nd)open

Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2

United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1992

Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 - Title I: Taxpayers Advocate - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the Office of Taxpayer Advocate, headed by the Taxpayer Advocate, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the Office to: (1) assist taxpayers in resolving problems with the IRS; (2) identify areas in which taxpayers have problems in dealings with the IRS; (3) propose changes in the administrative practices of the IRS to mitigate such problems; and (4) identify potential legislative changes which may be appropriate to mitigate such problems. Requires the Taxpayer Advocate to annually report to specified congressional committees on Office activities. Requires the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to establish procedures requiring a formal response to all recommendations submitted to the Commissioner by the Taxpayer Advocate. Replaces the Office of the Ombudsman with the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate. Revises the terms of a Taxpayer Assistance Order to: (1) assist a taxpayer suffering a hardship (currently, a significant hardship); (2) allow the Order to require the Secretary of the Treasury to act within a specified time period; and (3) require the Secretary to take certain actions (currently, only to cease or refrain from taking certain actions). Title II: Modifications to Installment Agreement Provisions - Grants certain taxpayers the right to an installment agreement for the payment of tax liability less than $10,000. Requires prior notification to taxpayers under an installment agreement to pay tax liability before altering, modifying, or terminating such an agreement. Provides for administrative review of denials of requests for installment agreements. Suspends the failure to pay penalty during any period an installment agreement is in effect. Title III: Interest - Requires the abatement of interest in the case of an assessment due to the unreasonable error or delay of an IRS act. Extends from ten to 21 days the period for which interest will not be imposed after notice and demand for payment, if such payment is less than $100,000. Increases the interest rate for overpayment of tax from two percent to three percent (making such rate equal to the interest rate for underpayment of tax). Title IV: Joint Returns - Requires separate deficiency notices in the case of a joint income tax return if the most recent data available to the IRS shows that such spouses did not file a joint return with each other. Allows the disclosure of collection activities to an individual requesting such information in the case of a joint return where such individual is no longer married to or resides in the same household as the other joint filer. Removes limitation on filing a joint return after filing separate returns. Provides that in the case of an examination of an individual with respect to a joint income tax return, the absent divorced or separated spouse cannot be represented by the individual without such acknowledgement in writing. Title V: Collection Activities - Requires the Secretary to send notices of a proposed tax deficiency. Authorizes the Secretary, in certain cases, to: (1) withdraw a notice of a lien; (2) return property that has been levied upon; and (3) offer compromises in civil or criminal cases. Requires the Secretary, at the request of the taxpayer, to make reasonable efforts to notify credit reporting agencies and financial institutions of such withdrawal notice. Requires prior notification to the taxpayer that the taxpayer is under examination and an explanation of the process. Removes certain limits on the standard of conduct and the dollar limit on the recovery of civil damages for unauthorized collection actions. Revises provisions with respect to a designated summons concerning the standard of review, requirements for issuance, and quash proceedings. Title VI: Information Returns - Requires payee statements to provide the phone number of the person providing payment. Establishes civil damages for the fraudulent filing of information returns. Requires the Secretary to make reasonable investigations to corroborate the accuracy of an information return when making a determination of a deficiency by a third party, when such return is disputed by the taxpayer. Title VII: Modifications to Penalty for Failure to Collect and Pay Over Tax - Establishes requirements for preliminary notice and declaratory judgment proceedings for failure to pay tax. Authorizes the Secretary to disclose certain information where more than one person is liable for a penalty. Declares that a person shall not be liable for any penalty for failure to collect and pay over tax if such person: (1) is not a significant owner or highly compensated employee of the trade or business; (2) notifies the Secretary within ten days after such failure; and (3) such notification was before any notice by the Secretary with respect to such failure. Directs the Secretary to ensure that IRS employees are aware of their responsibilities under the tax depository system, the circumstances under which they may be liable for penalties, and reporting responsibilities. Exempts unpaid, volunteer board members of tax-exempt organizations from collection penalties. Title VIII: Awarding of Costs and Certain Fees - Repeals the "substantially justified" test for determining whether a taxpayer may recover costs and fees incurred as part of an administrative or court proceeding. Denies such costs where the position of the United States is substantially justified. Revises the commencement date of reasonable administrative costs. Increases the limit on attorney fees. Provides that any failure to agree to an extension of time for the assessment of any tax shall not be taken into account in determining whether a prevailing party has exhausted all administrative remedies. Title IX: Other Provisions - Revises provisions on the required content of tax due, deficiency, and other notices. Provides protection for noncorporate taxpayers who rely on certain guidance published by the IRS. Requires any final, temporary, or proposed regulation issued by the Secretary to be applied prospectively from the date of publication in the Federal Register. Requires notice to the taxpayer of the inability to associate any payment with any outstanding tax liability. Makes the costs of preparing certain tax returns fully deductible.

Bill· SS. 2236 (102nd)open

Voting Rights Act Language Assistance Amendments of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1992

Voting Rights Act Language Assistance Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend the termination date on the prohibition of covered States and political subdivisions providing voting materials only in English. Modifies criteria for determining whether a State or subdivision is covered.

Bill· SS. 2205 (102nd)referred

Cancer Registries Amendment Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1992

Cancer Registries Amendment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants or contracts to operate population-based, statewide cancer registries in order to collect certain data for each form of in-situ and invasive cancer except basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. Authorizes grants for planning the registries. Mandates a study on factors contributing to elevated rates of breast cancer mortality in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the District of Columbia. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, directly or through grants and contracts, or both, to provide technical assistance to the States in the establishment and operation of statewide registries. Authorizes appropriations.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 255 (102nd)referred

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding breast cancer.

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1992

Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that: (1) breast cancer should be declared a public health emergency under specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act to accelerate investigation into the cause, treatment, and prevention of the cause; and (2) activities initiated under the emergency should not supplant major research projects on breast cancer.

Bill· SS. 2193 (102nd)referred

Long-Term Home Care Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1992

Long-Term Home Care Act - Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide part A coverage of long-term home care furnished to chronically ill beneficiaries. Provides such coverage to otherwise uncovered chronically ill or disabled individuals who are age 65 or older and unable to perform at least two daily living activities. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of such Act to cover, under part A of the Medicare program, long-term home care provided to children under age 19 who: (1) are chronically ill or disabled and unable to perform at least two daily living activities; or (2) require a medical device to compensate for the loss of a vital body function and substantial and ongoing nursing care to avert death or further disability. Holds monthly payments for the latter category of children to the amount which would be payable under the Medicaid program (title XIX of the Act) if such children were institutionalized. Limits monthly payments for other individuals to 65 percent of the average monthly Medicaid payment for full-time skilled nursing facility services if such individuals have a severe impairment and to 50 percent if they have a moderate impairment. Requires that long-term home care be provided pursuant to a written plan of care established, on the basis of an in-person assessment of the individual, and periodically reviewed by a case manager of a long-term care management agency in consultation with the individual's physician and the individual. Lists the services which comprise long-term home care. Defines a "chronically ill individual" as an individual who requires assistance with at least two daily living activities or has a similar level of dependency due to cognitive impairment. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a prospective payment methodology and uniform national payment rates for long-term home care services. Requires the amount payable for long-term care for a chronically ill individual to be reduced by a certain coinsurance amount. Provides that when expenditures for this Act's benefits exceed revenues raised pursuant to this Act, payment limits for such care shall be reduced and prior surpluses shall be used to eliminate the deficit. Directs the Secretary to promulgate a long-term home care consumers' bill of rights which includes rights: (1) facilitating consumer participation in the planning and delivery of services; (2) requiring consumer notification regarding services, charges for services, and the termination or reduction of services; (3) protecting consumer dignity, privacy, and property; and (4) ensuring service from properly trained and competent individuals. Requires qualified home care agencies to: (1) comply with the home care consumers' bill of rights and provide consumers with copies of such bill of rights; (2) implement prompt grievance review procedures and provide copies of such procedures to consumers; (3) ensure that each long-term home care provider whom they employ or have under contract receives training; and (4) evaluate annually and supervise each long-term home care provider whom they employ or have under contract. Conditions coverage of durable medical equipment services on providers: (1) issuing written instructions to and training the long-term home care consumer and staff in the operation of such equipment; and (2) formulating an emergency plan regarding access to and maintenance of equipment appropriate to the services provided to the consumer. Requires long-term care management agencies to: (1) comply with the home care consumers' bill of rights and provide consumers with copies of such bill of rights; (2) implement prompt grievance review procedures and provide copies of such procedures to consumers; (3) provide consumers with schedules of the services to be provided; (4) provide consumers with statements on how to appeal agency benefit decisions; (5) maintain procedures assuring prompt access to long-term home care services; (6) ensure that case management personnel receive adequate training; and (7) establish and implement care management processes which include methods for measuring the progress of care and a statement of the criteria and procedures for the transfer or discharge of a consumer to another agency, program, or service. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for conducting unannounced surveys of long-term care management agencies' compliance with Medicare participation conditions, with more frequent surveys required for agencies with poor compliance records. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with States having survey and enforcement procedures equivalent to those the Secretary would otherwise apply to conduct such compliance surveys and transmit their results to the Secretary annually. Directs the Secretary to develop procedures for reviewing State surveys. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations pursuant to which peer review organizations (PROs) shall monitor the provision of home health services and long-term home care, devoting at least 75 percent of their efforts to quality assurance. Requires the inclusion of: (1) both documentary review and personal interviews of home care consumers and providers in the PRO review process; and (2) representatives of home care providers and consumers in PRO membership. Requires the Secretary to establish a Consumer Board to oversee the review activities of PROs. Directs the Board to report to the Secretary and the State's chief executive on October 1 of each year regarding such review activities. Requires the Secretary to develop methods for monitoring continuity in the provision of home care and outcome-oriented criteria for monitoring the quality of such care. Requires that PROs: (1) establish and operate statewide toll-free hotlines for receiving home care questions and complaints; and (2) assist consumers in resolving problems related to home care quality and case management services. Directs Consumer Boards and PROs to cooperate with State and local officials in educating consumers regarding quality assurance programs and the assistance available for consumers with quality assurance programs. Requires States to establish community advisory boards to monitor the activities of long-term care management agencies and annually report their findings to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a range of sanctions for, and procedures to implement such sanctions against, long-term care management agencies that fail to comply with this Act's requirements; and (2) report to the Congress on January 1 of each year regarding the availability, adequacy, and use of sanctions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) encourage States to develop home care provider licensing policies; and (2) issue a biennial report on State implementation of such policies. Requires the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment to appoint a Long-Term Care Advisory Council with which the Secretary must consult in implementing and administering this Act. Directs the Secretary to award grants for qualified home care agency, long-term care management agency, and long-term home care provider training programs and to furnish States and such agencies and providers with training materials. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct, and issue a report regarding, studies on long-term home care quality assurance measures; and (2) report to the Congress on January 1 of each year regarding the nature and performance during the preceding fiscal year of the home care quality assurance system. Authorizes appropriations from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund to carry out the long-term home care quality assurance program. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations, within six months of this Act's enactment, for implementing the long-term home care quality assurance program. Amends the Medicaid program to provide that the savings to States from the provision of long-term home care under Medicare will be used by States in lieu of applicable Federal matching assistance for items and services for the disabled and children. Directs the Secretary to conduct demonstration projects to: (1) determine the relative effectiveness, cost, and impact on the quality of long-term home care of using different models of providing and reimbursing Medicare case management services; and (2) determine the feasibility of providing Medicare long-term care benefits for certain individuals with severe functional limitations not otherwise covered. Permits disabled individuals to purchase part A Medicare coverage during the 24-month waiting period preceding their entitlement to such coverage. Gives such individuals the option of enrolling for long-term home care benefits, for part A benefits other than long-term home care benefits, or for both. Provides financing for the long-term home care provided under this Act by amending the Internal Revenue Code to subject all of an individual's wages and self-employment income to the Hospital Insurance tax and the Disability Insurance tax.

Bill· SS. 2192 (102nd)referred

Comprehensive Indian Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention and Treatment Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1992

Comprehensive Indian Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention and Treatment Act - Amends the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Indian Health Service, to make grants to Indian tribes to establish Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) programs. Authorizes appropriations. Requires that 30 percent of the funds appropriated be used for urban Indian organizations funded under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Indian Health Service, to assist Indian tribes in: (1) the development, printing, and dissemination of education and prevention materials on FAS/FAE; and (2) the development and implementation of culturally sensitive assessment and diagnosis tools for use in tribal communities. Directs the Secretary to convene a FAS/FAE Task Force to: (1) examine the needs of Indian communities and current Federal resources; and (2) develop an annual plan for prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare for those affected by FAS and FAE in Indian communities. Requires the Secretary to: (1) make grants to tribes and urban Indian organizations for applied research projects proposed to elevate the understanding of methods to prevent, intervene, treat, or provide aftercare for persons affected by FAS or FAE; and (2) provide a national prevention and education clearinghouse for American Indian and Alaska Native women FAS activities. Authorizes appropriations. Provides that 50 percent of such appropriated funds shall be used for such projects. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the status of FAS/FAE in the Indian population, along with recommendations on legislation needed to improve the prevention, intervention, treatment and aftercare of individuals affected by FAS/FAE in Indian communities. Authorizes the Secretary to contract the production of this report to a national organization specifically addressing the FAS/FAE issue. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs to develop and implement models for training school teachers and administrators in identifying FAS and FAE in students, and in the special educational needs of them. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Indian Health Service, to develop and implement models for the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse by American Indian and Alaska Native women. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Indian Health Service, in administering the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, to ensure that alcoholism and substance abuse treatment resources are provided to Indian women proportionate to the number of Indians requiring such treatment. Mandates that at least 40 percent of Indian Health Service treatment resources available under such Act be made available for Indian women. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Indian Health Service, to study the special educational, vocational, school-to-work transition and independent living needs of adolescents and adult Indians and Alaska Natives with FAS or FAE. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2186 (102nd)referred

A bill for the relief of Rolando and Amelia Degracia.

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1992

Declares two named individuals to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Bill· SS. 2187 (102nd)referred

A bill for the relief of Celestina Maes.

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1992

Declares a named individual to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Bill· SS. 2185 (102nd)open

A bill to suspend the forcible repatriation of Haitian nationals fleeing after the coup d'etat in Haiti until certain conditions are met.

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1992

Suspends the nonvoluntary repatriation of Haitian nationals until a specified date or until certain conditions are met and so certified by the President (international monitoring, reduction of violence in Haiti, danger to repatriated Haitians, and a specific U.S. refugee and asylum administrative system).

Bill· SS. 2181 (102nd)referred

Rural Homelessness Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1992

Rural Homelessness Assistance Act - Title I: Rural Homelessness Grant Program - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide rural homelessness grants to eligible institutions for: (1) direct emergency assistance to homeless persons and families; (2) homelessness prevention; and (3) access to permanent housing and supportive services. Provides for: (1) small community set-asides; and (2) priority for communities without significant Federal assistance. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Rural Housing Amendments - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to lease or sell inventory properties for transitional and turnkey housing for the homeless and other inadequately housed families.

Bill· SS. 2169 (102nd)open

Supplemental Transportation Appropriations Reinvestment To Upgrade Productivity (Start-Up) Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1992

Supplemental Transportation Appropriations Reinvestment To Upgrade Productivity (Start-Up) Act of 1992 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1992 to: (1) the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration to maintain and repair the Nation's highways and bridges, stimulate economic activity, and expand the efficiency of public transportation systems; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration for airport improvement programs; (3) the Federal Railroad Administration for Northeast Corridor improvements; and (4) the United States Coast Guard.

Bill· SS. 2162 (102nd)referred

Third World Development and Threat Reduction Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1992

Third World Development and Threat Reduction Act of 1992 - Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to declare that it is U.S. policy to promote policies within the international financial institutions to encourage developing countries to: (1) reduce military expenditures and dedicate greater resources to health, education, and productive enterprises; and (2) dedicate an equitable allocation of health and education resources to meet the needs of their populations. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of the international financial institutions to oppose loans, credits, or guarantees to any developing country whose military expenditures as a percentage of its gross national product are greater than its expenditures on health and education. Makes such prohibition inapplicable if the President reports to the Congress that such prohibition would: (1) result in harm to U.S. national security; or (2) endanger a democratically elected government facing armed aggression from a hostile neighboring country or from a local insurgency that presents an immediate danger to the government's survivability or is guilty of human rights violations.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 246 (102nd)referred

A resolution on the recognition of Croatia and Solvenia.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1992

Congratulates the Governments and people of Croatia and Slovenia on the occasion of the recognition of their independence by 38 countries. Urges the President to immediately extend diplomatic recognition to, and establish mutually beneficial relations with, Croatia and Slovenia.

Bill· SS. 2141 (102nd)open

Long-Term Care Insurance Improvement and Accountability Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1992

Long-Term Care Insurance Improvement and Accountability Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Long-Term Care Insurance Standards Commission to establish and modify minimum Federal standards for long-term care insurance. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits the offering of a long-term care insurance policy in a State unless the State has a regulatory program meeting the requirements of this Act or the policy has been certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary to periodically review State regulatory programs. Provides for enforcement of the prohibition. Authorizes grants to States for demonstration programs to improve enforcement of the standards. Imposes on agents selling long-term policies a duty of good faith and fair dealing. Prohibits: (1) twisting, high pressure tactics, and cold lead advertising; and (2) the agent from completing the medical history portion of the application. Mandates minimum financial standards, including income and asset criteria, for the purchase of a long-term policy. Prohibits sales: (1) to an individual eligible for assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act; and (2) of duplicate service policies. Provides for penalties. Mandates agent training and certification. Sets forth additional carrier responsibilities relating to refunding of premiums, mailing of policies, providing information on denials of claims, reporting of information, and limiting compensation to agents for the sale or renewal of policies. Prohibits cancellation or nonrenewal of a long-term care policy except for nonpayment of premium or material misrepresentation. Sets forth continuation and conversion rights for group policies. Requires guaranteed issuance to an individual if the individual meets the minimum medical requirements of the policy. Limits cancellation for nonpayment by an incapacitated individual. Requires: (1) standard definitions and terminology, a uniform format, and standard benefits; and (2) disclosure of certain matters, including an outline of benefits. Limits certain conditions on benefits, including those based on preexisting conditions. Requires: (1) that eligibility for, and the level of, benefits be based on a functional assessment; (2) inflation protection; (3) limits on premium increases; and (4) nonforfeiture benefits. Limits the period during which the issuer may cancel the policy or deny a claim based on fraud or misrepresentation. Establishes: (1) the right of a purchaser to return a policy within a specified period; and (2) civil money penalties for failure to comply with specified provisions of this Act. Defines "long-term care insurance policy," excluding: (1) any Medicare supplemental policies; (2) other insurance offered primarily to provide specified types of coverage; and (3) certain life insurance policies. Requires the Commission to issue guidelines applicable to organizations that endorse long-term policies or permit such policies to be offered through their organization. Authorizes appropriations to provide information, counseling, and assistance regarding the procurement of long-term insurance. Mandates reports to the Congress on: (1) standards to assure the solvency of insurers regarding long-term care policies; and (2) a standard measure of value for long-term care policies.

Bill· SS. 2117 (102nd)referred

Social Security Service Preservation Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Social Security Service Preservation Act of 1991 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1991 to exclude social security administrative expenses from the budget. Exempts such expenses from sequester. Sets forth baseline amounts for FY 1992 through 1996 for such expenses. Provides for decreasing the discretionary spending limit for the domestic category for FY 1992 through 1995.

Bill· SS. 2064 (102nd)open

Nuclear Testing Moratorium Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Nuclear Testing Moratorium Act - Prohibits any funds made available under any law from being used to conduct any explosive nuclear weapons test during the one-year period following the enactment of this Act unless the President certifies to the Congress that the Soviet Union or a successor state has conducted such a test during such period.

Bill· SS. 2062 (102nd)open

Equal Remedies Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Equal Remedies Act of 1991 - Amends Federal law relating to damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination to remove provisions limiting the dollar amount of damages awarded for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses and punitive damages.

Bill· SS. 2091 (102nd)referred

Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Act of 1991 - Provides for temporary protected status for certain Haitian nationals. States that it is U.S. policy to strongly encourage members of the Organization of American States to protect Haitians who have fled their country.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 81 (102nd)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding visionary art as a national treasure and regarding the American Visionary Art Museum as a national repository and educational center for visionary art.

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Expresses the sense of the Congress regarding: (1) visionary art as a national treasure; and (2) the American Visionary Art Museum as a national repository and educational center for such art.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 80 (102nd)open

A concurrent resolution concerning democratic changes in Zaire.

United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991

Calls on President Mobutu of Zaire to step down and permit the transitional government to return the country to democratic rule. Condemns all violations of human rights in Zaire. Supports: (1) the aspirations of the Zairean people for democratic change; and (2) the sovereign national conference to form the transitional government as soon as possible to organize free and democratic elections. Invites the international community of nations to express concern with respect to the repression and corruption of the Mobutu regime and to support the Zairean democratic forces' desire for peaceful change. Calls upon the President of the United States to: (1) urge that an appropriate peacekeeping force be brought into Zaire to ensure stability during the political transition process; and (2) express his willingness to offer appropriate assistance to implement any future international peacekeeping arrangement.

Bill· SS. 2038 (102nd)open

Social Security Amendments of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1991

Social Security Amendments of 1991 - Title I: Provisions Relating to Benefits and Coverage - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the amount of outside income individuals aged 65 to 69 may earn without incurring a reduction in OASDI benefits through 1996; (2) modify the rate of OASDI benefit reduction for outside income above the exempt amount for such individuals to provide for a lower benefit reduction rate for the first $5,000 of outside income above the exempt amount; (3) provide for the indexing of the substantial gainful activity amount for the non-blind by the annual increase in average wages; (4) provide for the indexing of the trial work period services amount by the annual increase in the average wages; (5) repeal the rule providing for termination of a disabled adult child's benefits upon marriage; (6) set new minimum monthly benefits for widows, widowers, and disabled adult children who are the survivors of a deceased wage earner; (7) increase monthly benefits for widows and widowers aged 85 and older who retired early; (8) provide that if the deceased spouse of such a widow or widower received a reduced retirement benefit because he or she retired before age 65, such widow or widower cannot receive a benefit that exceeds the higher of the spouse's reduced benefit or 90 percent of the benefit the spouse would have received had he or she retired at age 65; (9) exclude from coverage under OASDI and the Hospital Insurance program (part A of title XVII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act) State and local election officials and workers who are paid less than $1,000 per year; and (10) increase the OASDI contribution and benefit base by phasing-in incremental increases for 1992 through 1996. Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to make conforming changes with respect to the monthly earnings amount required for the non-blind disabled for substantial gainful activity. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make conforming changes with respect to the exclusion from coverage under OASDI and the Hospital Insurance program of State and local election officials and workers. Title II: Social Security Administration - Subtitle A: Establishment - Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to establish the Social Security Administration as an independent executive agency responsible for administering the OASDI and SSI programs. Transfers to the Administration all functions carried out by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pertaining to such programs. Sets forth transitional rules. Subtitle B: Conforming Amendments - Makes conforming amendments to the OASDI and SSI programs. Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to report to the Congress within 120 days after the beginning of each regular session on the administration of functions under the Social Security Act. Sets forth rules of construction and effective dates.

Bill· SS. 2047 (102nd)open

A bill to establish a commission to commemorate the bicentennial of the establishment of the Democratic Party of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1991

Establishes a Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States' Democratic Party to coordinate ceremonial events and related activities during 1992. Requires the Commission to submit periodic reports and a final one to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro tempore of the Senate on its activities. Terminates the Commission on February 13, 1993, unless otherwise provided by law.

Bill· SS. 2023 (102nd)referred

New Columbia Admission Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 November 1991

New Columbia Admission Act - Declares the State of New Columbia (presently, the District of Columbia) to be a State of the United States of America. Admits New Columbia into the Union on an equal footing with the other States in all respects. Reserves Federal title to certain lands and property, the National Capital Service Area. Directs the Governor to submit the Governor's request regarding the amount of an annual Federal payment to the Congress not less than seven months before the beginning of a fiscal year for which a request is made. Requires the request to contain a report on services rendered to the Federal Government, potential revenues lost because of the presence of the Federal Government, and potential revenues gained because of the presence of the Federal Government. Sets forth election protocol for popular ratification of statehood. Provides for election of one member of the House of Representatives as well as two Senators. Maintains the laws that were territorially in effect. Continues any law suits already pending in District of Columbia courts. Establishes a Statehood Transition Commission.

Bill· SS. 2011 (102nd)referred

Nuclear Warheads Security and Plowshares Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1991

Nuclear Warheads Security and Plowshares Act of 1991 - Urges the President to: (1) determine a fair and equitable price for the purchase of diluted uranium equivalent to the volume of Soviet fissile materials made redundant through unilateral reductions and arms control agreements; and (2) consult with the leadership of the Soviet Union to establish a procedure for the collection, dilution, and safeguarding of fissile materials from dismantled weapons. Expresses the sense of the Congress that it should be U.S. policy that any reduction of the Soviet stockpile of fissile material for weapons should be accompanied by a parallel decrease in the U.S. inventory of such materials and by implementation of safeguards on such materials. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should initiate talks with the President of the Soviet Union and the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to: (1) seek agreement that the mutual and verifiable destruction and storage of nuclear warheads will be subject to mutually agreeable and comprehensive verification; and (2) discuss the advisability and feasibility of an agreement to place all civilian fissile materials possessed by the United States and the Soviet Union under IAEA or equivalent bilateral safeguards. Directs the President to provide to the Soviet Union: (1) certain surplus agricultural commodities owned or controlled by the Commodity Credit Corporation; or (2) agricultural commodities or other essential commodities purchased at market prices in exchange for Soviet fissile materials of equivalent value. Requires the President, in addition to such commodities, to provide to the Soviet republics 25 percent of the monetary value of the Soviet fissile materials acquired in the form of financial assistance to be available only for the establishment of regional and local development banks. Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on U.S. and Soviet plutonium stocks and safe and effective means to store and ultimately dispose of such inventories and the plutonium accumulating in spent civilian-power reactor fuel. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on: (1) a plan for the safeguarded storage and dilution of enriched uranium acquired under this Act; (2) a plan for the safeguarding of plutonium in facilities in the Soviet Union and the United States; and (3) the findings of the study on plutonium stocks. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should explore with the Soviet Union an agreement not to produce highly enriched uranium or separated plutonium. Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds to the President to carry out the transfer of commodities to the Soviet Union under this Act.

Bill· SS. 2000 (102nd)referred

Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act of 1991

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1991

Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act of 1991 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require, in the case of any manufacturer of single source drugs or innovator multiple source drugs, a reduction in the Puerto Rico and possession tax credit according to a specified formula involving the amount of the manufacturer's wages paid to eligible employees in Puerto Rico, the sales of the drug, and price increases. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish at least 15 five-year demonstration projects to determine the impact on: (1) cost, quality of care, and access to prescription drugs of developing, in the area of each project, a Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) outpatient prescription drug benefit using various forms of benefit design and reimbursement policies; and (2) cost and quality of care of extending coverage of outpatient prescription drugs to Medicare beneficiaries served by community health centers. Sets forth additional purposes for at least some of the projects. Requires a project to provide for coverage of all drugs and biologicals approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration and all medically accepted indications of the drugs. Requires establishment of a Drug Use Review Board (DUR Board) in each project area, or use of the State Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) DUR Board, to recommend the design and development of the benefit within the area and establish a program of prospective and retrospective drug use review. Amends the Social Security Act to establish in the Treasury the Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Trust Fund. Appropriates to the Fund amounts raised by the credit reduction under this Act. Makes amounts in the Fund available for: (1) carrying out the projects; (2) the expenses of the Prescription Drug Policy Review Commission established by this Act; and (3) improving the accessibility of prescription drugs to the elderly. Establishes the Prescription Drug Policy Review Commission. Mandates a report to specified congressional committees on Federal subsidies and incentives to the pharmaceutical industry. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify reporting requirements regarding average prices for covered outpatient drugs in specified countries.

Bill· SS. 1993 (102nd)open

A bill to improve monitoring of the domestic uses made of certain foreign grain after importation, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1991

Requires a consignee of imported foreign grain to: (1) include an end-use certificate in the documentation covering the entry of such grain; and (2) submit to the Secretary of Agriculture certain quarterly reports regarding the use of such grain. Sets forth civil penalties. Prohibits the Commissioner of Customs from permitting the entry of such grain unless the importer of record presents such certificate at the time of entry.