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Resolution· SRESS.Res. 283 (103rd)passed

A resolution relating to the Capitol Preservation Commission.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1994

Authorizes the Senate Co-chairman of the United States Capitol Preservation Commission to appoint an executive secretary of the Senate Membership of the Commission.

Bill· SS. 2442 (103rd)referred

Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1994

Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to authorize: (1) appropriations for administrative expenses of the Appalachian Regional Commission and for the construction of an Appalachian development highway system and related purposes (increases the Federal share for such construction); and (2) the leasing of office space for any term expiring no later than September 30, 1999. Redefines "Federal grant-in-aid programs" to mean Federal grant-in-aid programs authorized on or before September 30, 1999. Repeals a provision prohibiting the authorization of financial assistance under the Act to be used to finance the cost of: (1) industrial plants, commercial facilities, machinery, working capital, or other industrial facilities or to enable plant subcontractors to undertake work theretofore performed in another area by other subcontractors or contractors; or (2) facilities for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy or for the production, transmission, or distribution of gas (natural, manufactured, or mixed). Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Act. Terminates the Act on October 1, 1999, except with respect to the Appalachian development highway system.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 241 (103rd)referred

A resolution to amend rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate relating to amendments to appropriation bills in the Senate.

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1994

Amends rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate relating to amendments to appropriation bills in the Senate to: (1) prohibit the Senate, on a point of order, from receiving any amendment not germane or relevant to the subject matter contained in the bill as passed by the House or as reported by the Senate; (2) require all questions of relevancy or germaneness of amendments to be ruled on by the chair; and (3) require an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators to overturn a ruling of the chair regarding questions of germaneness, relevancy, or legislation in such amendments or to waive such provisions of the rule with respect to an amendment.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 205 (103rd)referred

A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the compact to provide for joint natural resource management and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to natural resources and boating at the Jennings Randolph Lake Project lying in Garrett County, Maryland and Mineral County, West Virginia, entered into between the States of West Virginia and Maryland.

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1994

Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of the Congress to the Jennings Randolph Lake Project Compact between West Virginia and Maryland to provide for joint natural resource management and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to natural resources and boating at the Project.

Bill· SS. 1952 (103rd)reported

United States Botanic Garden Commemorative Coin Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1994

United States Botanic Garden Commemorative Coin Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) issue one-dollar silver coins for a one-year period to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the founding of the United States Botanic Garden; and (2) distribute all surcharges from the coin sales to the National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden.

Bill· SS. 1884 (103rd)referred

Comprehensive Immigration and Asylum Reform Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Alien Smuggling Control Title II: Port of Entry Inspections Title III: Penalties for Document Fraud and Misrepresentation Title IV: Asylum Reform Title V: Illegal Immigration and Border Security Title VI: Border Crossing User Fee Title VII: Detention of Illegal Aliens Title VIII: Public Benefits Abuse Title IX: Work Authorization Verification Title X: Numerical Limitations on Admission of Aliens into the United States Title XI: Miscellaneous Provisions Comprehensive Immigration and Asylum Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: Alien Smuggling Control - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) increase the penalty for alien smuggling; (2) provide an additional penalty for a smuggler who subjects an alien to a substantial risk of death or bodily harm; and (3) subject any smuggler to the death penalty for causing the death of an alien. (Sec. 103) Makes it a crime to smuggle aliens for the purpose of committing crimes in the United States. (Sec. 104) Adds smuggling to RICO. (Sec. 105) Expands Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) seizure authority to permit the seizure of any property used for smuggling or harboring aliens. (Sec. 106) Grants the INS wiretap authority for alien smuggling investigations. (Sec. 111) Expands the definition of aggravated felony for purposes of the immigration laws to include firearms violations, child pornography, RICO violations, and specified other crimes. (Sec. 112) Presumes deportable any alien convicted of an aggravated felony. Provides for the elimination of an administrative hearing for an alien convicted of an aggravated felony who is not lawfully admitted for permanent resident or is a conditional permanent residence. Eliminates other specified deportation procedures for such aliens. (Sec. 113) Permits a U.S. district court to enter a judicial order of deportation at the time of sentencing an alien. (Sec. 114) Restricts certain defenses to deportation available for certain criminal aliens. (Sec. 115) Increases criminal and civil penalties for failing to depart. Title II: Port of Entry Inspections - Makes excludable any alien who presents forged, stolen, altered, or counterfeit documents. Excepts those with a credible fear of persecution or of return to persecution who used such documents. Defines credible fear of persecution or of return to persecution. (Sec. 203) Restricts judicial review to limited habeas corpus proceedings. Title III: Penalties for Document Fraud and Misrepresentation - Increases penalties for fraud and misuse of immigration documents and government issued identification documents. (Sec. 302) Establishes civil and criminal penalties for the preparers of false documents. (Sec. 303) Makes it unlawful to present fraudulent documents before boarding a common carrier or upon arrival. Title IV: Asylum and Reform - Places limits on an asylum applicant's authority to work. (Sec. 403) Grants the Attorney General authority for two years for a program to address the asylum backlog. (Sec. 405) Precludes counting any time in deportation proceedings towards the seven consecutive years defense. Title V: Illegal Immigration and Border Security - Provides for the hiring of 125 additional INS investigators and support staff. Provides additional funding for deportation costs. Title VI: Border Crossing User Fee - Providers for the imposition of fees at ports of entry sufficient to cover the INS's costs of maintaining and operating port of entry facilities. Requires fees to be deposited in the Land Border User Fee Account. Provides for the funding of 100 additional Border Patrol agents and support personnel from the Account. Title VII: Detention of Illegal Aliens - Provides for a two year pilot program of using closed military bases for the detention of illegal aliens. Title VIII: Public Benefits Abuse - Prohibits any unlawful alien from receiving any financial benefits under any Federal program except for specified emergency health care or child nutrition programs. (Sec. 802) Attributes sponsor income to family preference aliens. Title IX: Work Authorization Verification - Provides for the development and implementation of a counterfeit-resistant system to verify work eligibility and Federally-funded public assistance benefits eligibility for all individuals within the United States. Prohibits any document which may be issued under such program from being used as a national identification card. Title X: Numerical Limitations on Admission of Aliens into the United States - Reduces worldwide immigration during FY 1995 through 1999. Limits numerically the number of refugees that may be admitted in any year, unless the Congress enacts an exception. Title XI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Provides for the availability of information for use in criminal prosecutions. Provides for communications between Federal agencies and the INS.

Bill· SS. 1832 (103rd)open

A bill to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a special message transmitted to the Congress by the President on February 7, 1994, in accordance with title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as amended.

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Title II: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Title III: Department of Defense Title IV: Energy and Water Development Title V: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Agencies Title VI: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Title VII: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Title VIII: Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Title IX: Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Title I: Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Rescinds FY 1994 funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for the Rural Development Administration, Farmers Home Administration, and Rural Electrification Administration. Rescinds specified foreign assistance funds available for the cost of direct credit agreements and ocean freight differential costs. Title II: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies - Rescinds FY 1994 funds appropriated to the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs and the Board for International Broadcasting for the Israel radio relay station. Title III: Department of Defense - Rescinds FY 1994 funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for military procurement and research, development, test and evaluation. Title IV: Energy and Water Development - Rescinds FY 1994 funds appropriated to the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Title V: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Agencies - Rescinds FY 1994 funds appropriated to the President for international security assistance. Title VI: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies - Rescinds FY 1994 funds appropriated to the Department of the Treasury for biomass energy development. Title VII: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies - Rescinds FY 1994 funds appropriated to the Department of Transportation for essential air services and rental payments, the Coast Guard for operating expenses, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Railroad Administration. Title VIII: Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government - Rescinds FY 1994 funds appropriated to the General Services Administration for the Federal Buildings Fund. Title IX: Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies - Rescinds FY 1994 funds made available to: (1) the Department of Housing and Urban Development for certain housing programs; (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development, space flight expenses, and construction; and (3) the National Science Foundation for academic research infrastructure.

Bill· SS. 1781 (103rd)open

Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 November 1993

Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act (the Act) to provide that, when black lung benefits are paid after an initial determination of eligibility, repayment of an overpayment will not be required even upon a final determination of ineligibility, if there was no fraud or deception by the claimant. Provides for refunds to claimants of any such repayments required before this Act. Provides for reimbursement by the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund to operators who made such benefit overpayments. Revises evidence requirements. Limits to three the number of medical examinations a claimant may submit, but authorizes an administrative law judge to require the claimant to submit to an additional medical examination. Prohibits the responsible operator or the Trust Fund from submitting or requiring more than the number of medical examinations conducted or submitted during the course of all proceedings by the claimant. Revises requirements for survivor benefits. Provides that a miner's death shall be considered to have occurred as a result of the pneumoconiosis if the miner was receiving benefits for, or was totally disabled by, pneumoconiosis at the time of death. Qualifies to receive survivor benefits any widow or widower of a miner who was married to the miner for at least nine months preceding the miner's death, or who had children as a result of such a marriage. Provides that widows or widowers of miners are not disqualified to receive survivor benefits if they remarry after attaining age 50; but prohibits them from receiving an augmentation in survivor benefits on any basis arising out of a subsequent marriage. Provides for notice and an opportunity for a hearing to appeal the Secretary's initial designation of liability as the responsible operator. Authorizes assessment of proceeding costs against any operator who does not have reasonable grounds to contest the designation. Requires that all reasonable legal costs and expenses incurred by the claimant be paid by the responsible operator, or the Trust Fund, after an administrative or judicial determination that the claimant is entitled to black lung benefits. Requires the Secretary or court to take action to assure that they are paid within 45 days after such determination. Requires the Trust Funds to pay any operator the legal costs the operator paid to a claimant determined in a later proceeding to be ineligible for benefits. Prohibits a claimant or respondent from appealing to the Benefits Review Board any order unless it has been made by an administrative law judge. Allows any claim filed under the Act after January 1, 1982, but before enactment of this Act, to be refiled after enactment of this Act for a de novo review on the merits. Provides for coverage of coke oven operators (or operators of machine shops or other operations reasonably related to coke ovens) under the Act and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act. Revises provisions for compensation of: (1) the Benefits Review Board, under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act; and (2) the Employee's Compensation Appeals Board, under Federal law relating to Federal employees.

Bill· SS. 1773 (103rd)referred

Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 November 1993

Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act (the Act) to provide that, when black lung benefits are paid after an initial determination of eligibility, repayment of an overpayment will not be required even upon a final determination of ineligibility, if there was no fraud or deception by the claimant. Provides for refunds to claimants of any such repayments required before this Act. Provides for reimbursement by the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund to operators who made such benefit overpayments. Revises evidence requirements. Limits to three the number of medical examinations a claimant may offer, but authorizes an administrative law judge to require the claimant to submit to an additional medical examination. Prohibits the responsible operator or the Trust Fund from submitting or requiring more than the number of medical examinations conducted or submitted during the course of all proceedings by the claimant. Revises requirements for survivor benefits. Provides that a miner's death shall be considered to have occurred as a result of the pneumoconiosis if the miner was receiving benefits for, or was totally disabled by, pneumoconiosis at the time of death. Qualifies to receive survivor benefits any widow or widower of a miner who was married to the miner for at least nine months preceding the miner's death, or who had children as a result of such a marriage. Provides that widows or widowers of miners are not disqualified to receive survivor benefits if they remarry after attaining age 50, but prohibits them from receiving an augmentation in survivor benefits on any basis arising out of a subsequent marriage. Provides for notice and an opportunity for a hearing to appeal the Secretary's initial designation of liability as the responsible operator. Authorizes assessment of proceeding costs against any operator who does not have reasonable grounds to contest the designation. Requires that all reasonable legal costs and expenses incurred by the claimant be paid by the responsible operator, or the Trust Fund, after an administrative or judicial determination that the claimant is entitled to black lung benefits. Requires the Secretary or court to take action to assure that they are paid within 45 days after such determination. Requires the Trust Fund to pay any operator the legal costs the operator paid to a claimant determined in a later proceeding to be ineligible for benefits. Prohibits a claimant or respondent from appealing to the Benefits Review Board any order unless it has been made by an administrative law judge. Allows any claim filed under the Act after January 1, 1982, but before enactment of this Act, to be refiled after enactment of this Act for a de novo review on the merits. Provides for coverage of coke oven operators (or operators of machine shops or other operations reasonably related to coke ovens) under the Act and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act. Revises provisions for compensation of: (1) the Benefits Review Board, under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act; and (2) the Employee's Compensation Appeals Board, under Federal law relating to Federal employees. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for reduction in the tax rate for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund only when the Trust Fund is solvent. Revises the rate of interest on repayable advances and the refinancing of accumulated advances for the Trust Fund.

Bill· SS. 1608 (103rd)open

A bill to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on November 1, 1993, in accordance with title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as amended.

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Title II: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Title III: Energy and Water Development Title IV: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Title V: Department of Defense Title VI: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Title VII: General Services Title VIII: Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Title I: Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Rescinds funds made available to the Department of Agriculture for the Agricultural Research Service, the Cooperative State Research Service, the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, the Soil Conservation Service, the Farmers Home Administration, the Rural Electrification Administration, and the Food and Nutrition Service. Title II: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies - Rescinds funds made available to: (1) the State Justice Institute; (2) the Department of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the International Trade Administration; (3) the Small Business Administration; (4) the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs; and (5) the United States Information Agency. Title III: Energy and Water Development - Rescinds funds made available to: (1) the Department of the Army for the Civil Corps of Engineers; (2) the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior; and (3) the Department of Energy. Title IV: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs - Rescinds certain funds appropriated to the President for the international development assistance and international security assistance. Title V: Department of Defense - Rescinds funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for military construction. Title VI: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies - Rescinds funds made available to the Department of Transportation for the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration. Title VII: General Services Administration - Rescinds funds made available for the Federal Buildings Fund. Title VIII: Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies - Rescinds funds made available for certain housing programs.

Bill· SS. 1450 (103rd)referred

A bill respecting the relationship between the workers' compensation benefits and the benefits available under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1993

Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 to make State workers' compensation laws the exclusive remedy for agricultural worker injuries under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act for all cases in which a final judgment has not been entered before October 6, 1992.

Bill· SS. 1341 (103rd)open

Wheeling National Heritage Area Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1993

Wheeling National Heritage Area Act of 1993 - Establishes: (1) the Wheeling National Heritage Area in West Virginia; and (2) the Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation. Requires the Corporation to: (1) implement the August 1992 Plan for the Wheeling National Heritage Area; (2) be structured as a private nonprofit organization; (3) conserve and promote the Area; and (4) work with the State of West Virginia and local governments to ensure that the Plan is formally adopted by the city of Wheeling and recognized by the State. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) assist the Corporation in the development of interpretive and educational materials as specified in the Plan; (2) provide funds for capital improvements to projects and initial operating assistance; and (3) provide technical assistance for planning efforts at the request of the Corporation. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 1333 (103rd)reported

Expedited Exclusion and Alien Smuggling Enhanced Penalties Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1993

Expedited Exclusion and Alien Smuggling Enhanced Penalties Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create grounds for exclusion of an alien who: (1) uses or attempts to use a fraudulent document to enter the United States, or to board a common carrier for such purpose; or (2) uses a document to board a common carrier and then fails to present such document to an immigration official upon arrival at a U.S. port of entry. Prohibits the granting of asylum to an alien who is found to be using fraudulent entry documents or who fails to present entry-related documents, unless a specially trained immigration officer determines such actions were pursuant to departure from a country in which the alien had a credible fear of persecution or of return to persecution. Provides for port of entry exclusion and deportation without administrative or judicial appeal (except by a limited petition of habeas corpus) for such admission document fraud. Increases immigration inspection fees, with exceptions for Great Lakes and connecting waterways entry ports. Increases penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. Creates a separate offense and penalty for an alien smuggler who seriously injures or jeopardizes the life of an alien. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to make appropriate sentencing guideline increases. Expands Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) forfeiture authority to include any real or personal property used or intended to be used to smuggle aliens, or that constitutes, is derived from, or traceable to such activities. Exempts property used without the owner's consent or knowledge, or not to his or her benefit. Amends Federal law to authorize, with judicial approval, INS wiretaps for alien smuggling investigations. Brings alien smuggling operations under the purview of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) provisions. Permits payment of awards for information related to terrorist acts to be used in connection with terrorist acts committed in the United States.

Bill· SS. 1276 (103rd)open

Landmine Moratorium Extension Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1993

Landmine Moratorium Extension Act of 1993 - Declares that it is U.S. policy to seek international agreements prohibiting the sale, transfer, or export, and terminating the manufacture, possession, and use, of antipersonnel landmines. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should submit the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons to the Senate for ratification; and (2) the Administration should negotiate a modification of the Landmine Protocol under United Nations auspices or another international agreement to limit the sale, transfer, manufacture, and use of landmines. Prohibits for three years after this Act's enactment: (1) sales, financing, transfers, and the issuance of licenses under the Arms Export Control Act with respect to antipersonnel landmines; and (2) assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to the provision of such landmines.

Bill· SS. 1111 (103rd)open

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorative Coin Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1993

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorative Coin Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a specified number of one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Mandates that the surcharges collected from the sale of such coins be paid to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to help raise an endowment for the Memorial's maintenance and for the addition of names.

Bill· SS. 881 (103rd)referred

A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and make certain technical corrections in the Civic Education Program, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1993

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and revise the program for instruction on the history and principles of democracy in the United States. Requires the program to foster civic responsibility and continue and expand the educational activities of the We the People...The Citizen and the Constitution program. Allows the use of funds for advanced training of teachers in civics and government, after the education program has been implemented. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 757 (103rd)referred

Pipe and Tube Inverted Tariff Correction Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1993

Pipe and Tube Inverted Tariff Correction Act of 1993 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to revise a specified subheading relating to nonalloy iron and steel pipes and tubes to include non-galvanized forms of such products. Increases the duty on certain other iron and steel pipes and tubes. Imposes a duty on galvanized nonalloy iron and steel pipes and tubes having a specified thickness. Increases the duty on certain stainless steel pipes and tubes. Authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate compensation for claims made pursuant to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, or any other trade agreement to which the United States is a party, as a result of the amendments made by this Act. Declares that any staged reduction in the rate of duty that is proclaimed pursuant to the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement shall apply to such products. Sets forth certain waiver requirements with respect to the applicability of the provisions of this Act.

Bill· SS. 722 (103rd)open

Aid for Trade Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1993

Aid for Trade Act of 1993 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to earmark foreign assistance funds for Trade and Development Agency projects in developing and middle-income countries. Limits the percentage of Economic Support Fund assistance to be used for cash transfers in FY 1994 through 1998. Declares that it is U.S. policy to give preference to the procurement of U.S. commodities and services in foreign assistance programs. Expands, and revises the authority to make, exceptions to a prohibition on the use of foreign assistance funds to procure motor vehicles that are not manufactured in the United States. (Currently, the President is authorized to waive the prohibition in special circumstances.) Bars the use of foreign assistance funds made available under cash transfers to finance commodity import transactions unless such transactions meet agency requirements for U.S. source, origin, and nationality (or unless such use is officially approved). Designates a Buy-America Advocate within the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the Congress on the agreement of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development to restrict tied aid practices.

Bill· SS. 667 (103rd)open

Port of Entry Inspections Improvement Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1993

Port of Entry Inspections Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create grounds for exclusion of an alien who: (1) uses or attempts to use a fraudulent document to enter the United States, or to board a common carrier for such purpose; or (2) uses a document to board a common carrier and then fails to present such document to an immigration official upon arrival at a U.S. port of entry. Prohibits the granting of asylum to an alien who is found to be using fraudulent entry documents or who fails to present entry-related documents, unless a specially trained immigration officer determines such actions were pursuant to departure from a country: (1) in which the alien had a credible fear of persecution; or (2) from which there was a significant danger that the alien would be returned to a country in which he or she would have a credible fear of persecution. Provides for port of entry exclusion and deportation without administrative or judicial appeal (except by a limited petition of habeas corpus) for such admission document fraud. Increases penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. Creates a separate offense and penalty for an alien smuggler who seriously injures or jeopardizes the life of an alien.