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Bill· SS. 3346 (102nd)referred

Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1992

Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a special record to be known as the Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Registry containing health status information with respect to individuals who served as members of the armed forces in the Persian Gulf theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. Requires claims for compensation due to ill health to be included within such Registry. Requires the Registry's information to be collected and maintained so as to enable easy cross-reference with a Registry for the Department of Defense established under this Act. Directs the Secretary to notify individuals in the Registry from time to time on significant developments in research on the health consequences of such military service during such War. Directs the Secretary to provide a health examination, consultation, and counseling to any veterans eligible for listing or inclusion in the Registry. Authorizes the Secretary to provide such examination, consultation, and counseling to any veteran eligible for listing or inclusion in any other similar health-related registry administered by the Secretary. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a special record for members of the armed forces who served in Operation Desert Storm during the Persian Gulf War or who were exposed to the fumes of burning oil there. Requires such Secretary to establish such record with the advice of an independent scientific organization. Requires the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment to undertake a study making certain assessments with respect to the Registry and its utility and effectiveness in serving the needs of members serving in the Persian Gulf War. Directs each Secretary to provide the Director with access to required information in carying out such study. Requires reports to the Congress by the Director. Directs each Secretary to jointly seek to enter into an agreement with the Medical Follow-Up Agency (MFUA) of the National Academy of Sciences to review existing medical, scientific, and other information on the health consequences of military service in the Persian Gulf theater during such War. Permits MFUA, in conducting the review, to examine and evaluate the medical records of individuals included in the Registry and special record in order to identify illnesses. Requires such agreement to be entered into within 180 days after enactment of this Act. Requires the Academy to report to each Secretary and specified congressional committees on the results of the review carried out under the joint agreement. Requires each Secretary to provide amounts from their respective Department's FY 1993 funding to carry out the review. Provides that, if an agreement is reached with the Academy, each Secretary shall provide the Academy with funds in each of FY 1994 through 2003 for conducting epidemiological research with respect to military and veteran populations. Directs the President to designate (with authorized redesignation from time to time) the head of an appropriate Federal department or agency to coordinate all research activities undertaken by the executive branch on the health consequences of military service in the Persian Gulf theater of operations during such War. Requires the department or agency head so chosen to report annually to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees on the status and results of all such research activities during the previous year.

Law· SS. 3309 (102nd)enacted

A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for the Peace Corps for fiscal year 1993 and to establish a Peace Corps foreign exchange fluctuations account, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1992

Amends the Peace Corps Act to: (1) extend authorizations of appropriations for the Peace Corps through FY 1993; (2) establish the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Peace Corps, Account to pay expenses for Peace Corps operations which exceed appropriations for such expenses as a result of currency exchange rate fluctuations. Authorizes appropriations for such Account. Requires the Director of the Peace Corps to contract with an eligible organization to conduct three evaluations of the health care needs of Peace Corps volunteers and the adequacy of the Peace Corps health care system.

Bill· SS. 3301 (102nd)referred

A bill to permit certain disabled former Peace Corps volunteers to enroll in a Federal employees health benefit plan, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1992

Amends the Peace Corps Act to allow certain Peace Corps volunteers who are suffering from an injury or disease sustained while in the performance of Peace Corps duties to enroll (for self only or for self and family) in health benefits plans available under provisions of Federal law relating to health insurance for Federal employees. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 3295 (102nd)referred

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish within the Office of the Secretary of Defense the position of Director of Criminal Investigations, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1992

Establishes the position of Director of Criminal Investigations to be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among civilians who have significant experience in criminal investigations. Requires the Director to report directly to the Secretary. Requires the Director to obtain, compile, store, monitor, and report information on each allegation of sexual misconduct of a member of the armed forces (or a dependent) against another member of the armed forces or a dependent of such member. Requires such Director to: (1) make such information available to the Secretary, the Secretaries of the military departments, the Congress, and any law enforcement agency or court concerned; (2) investigate each allegation made directly, or referred, to the Director; and (3) monitor the conduct of such investigations by units, offices, agencies, and other organizations within the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding allegations of sexual misconduct. Authorizes the Director to inspect and report to the Secretary on any other investigation being conducted within DOD. Authorizes the Director to refer for prosecution any case of sexual misconduct. Requires the Director to report each such referral to the Secretary. Requires each member of the armed forces and employee of DOD who receives an allegation of sexual misconduct to notify the Director. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress annually on the number and disposition of cases of sexual misconduct by members of the armed forces and employees of DOD. Amends the Federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for each member of the armed forces or DOD employee who fails to undertake an investigation (if so required) or who receives an allegation of sexual misconduct and fails to notify the Director. Provides lesser penalties for the failure of such members or employees to act on an allegation of civil sexual misconduct. Directs the Secretary to require that the commitment of an employee of DOD or a member of the armed forces to the elimination of sexual harassment in their place of work or duty and at other DOD installations and facilities be one of the factors considered in the preparation of performance evaluations and the determination of the appropriateness of promotions or selection for the receipt of financial performance awards. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the implementation of such regulations. Prohibits the Secretary and the Secretary of the military department concerned from approving for a financial award or promotion any DOD employee or member of an armed force who: (1) has been convicted of a criminal offense involving sexual misconduct; or (2) has received any other disciplinary or adverse personnel action on the basis of having engaged in sexual misconduct. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations that prohibit officers and employees of DOD from retaliating or taking an adverse personnel action against any other officer or employee for reporting sexual misconduct by an officer or employee of DOD or member of the armed forces or for providing information in an investigation or other action relating to an allegation of sexual misconduct. Requires the Secretary of each military department to prescribe similar regulations prohibiting such retaliatory measures by members under their respective armed force. Makes violations of such regulations punishable under applicable provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 351 (102nd)passed

A resolution to commend the people of Thailand for successfully conducting peaceful general elections and to congratulate Thailand's pro-democracy parties on their victory.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1992

Commends: (1) the people of Thailand for their commitment to civilian democracy; and (2) Thailand's interim government on its leadership in investigating the May 1992 violence and upholding its commitment to conducting fair elections. Congratulates Thailand's four pro-democracy parties on their victory. Encourages the new Government of Thailand to complete the official investigation into the May 1992 events. Supports resuming U.S. foreign economic assistance to Thailand once the newly elected government has taken office.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 352 (102nd)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the President to seek the Senate's advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1992

Declares that the President should promptly seek the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly with the support of the United States on November 20, 1989.

Bill· SS. 3241 (102nd)referred

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

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1992

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

Bill· SS. 3234 (102nd)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an additional opportunity to enroll for educational assistance to certain individuals who receive voluntary separation from active duty in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1992

Amends provisions concerning the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program to entitle to such assistance an individual who: (1) between September 30, 1991, and October 1, 1995, is separated from the armed forces with an honorable discharge and receives voluntary separation incentives; (2) before applying for such benefits, has completed the requirements of a secondary school diploma or has completed 12 semester hours in a program of education leading to a standard college degree; (3) has elected not to receive such assistance if he withdraws such election before the separation; (4) is enrolled in the post-Vietnam era veterans' educational assistance program and makes an irrevocable election before such separation to receive benefits under this Act in lieu of such program; and (5) elects to receive assistance before such separation pursuant to procedures under this Act. Affords individuals discharged prior to or within 180 days after this Act's enactment date without having received notice an opportunity to elect to receive such assistance. Reduces the basic pay or separation incentives of individuals who elect to receive such assistance by $1,200. Refunds contributions made to the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Education Account to individuals who withdraw from such program in order to receive assistance under this Act.

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 337 (102nd)enacted

A joint resolution designating September 18, 1992, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day", and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1992

Designates September 18, 1992, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Requires the POW/MIA flag to be flown on a flagstaff of the White House, the Departments of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, the Selective Service Commission, each national cemetery, and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on such day. Requires the flag to be flown on a flagstaff of each national cemetery and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 30, 1993 (Memorial Day), and on November 11, 1992 (Veterans Day). States that the flag shall be displayed as a symbol of national concern and commitment to resolving the fates of Americans still prisoner, missing, and unaccounted for.

Law· SS. 3195 (102nd)enacted

World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should recognize the 50th anniversary of World War II by minting and issuing commemorative coins for the anniversaries of: (1) World War II; (2) the Battle of Normandy; and (3) "D-Day." Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) issue and mint such coins in five-dollar gold, one-dollar silver, and half-dollar clad denominations; and (2) determine the role that the American Battle Monuments Commission and the Battle of Normandy Foundation shall have in coin promotion and marketing. Mandates that surcharges received from the sale of such coins be deposited in a coinage profit fund and allocated, upon separate congressional authorization, to the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a World War II memorial and to the Battle of Normandy Foundation to dedicate, on the 50th anniversary of D-Day and Battle of Normandy Memorial in Normandy, France. Directs the Secretary to report semiannually to the Congress regarding implementation of this Act.

Bill· SS. 3205 (102nd)referred

A bill to require that, in the administration of any benefits program established by or under Federal law which requires the use of data obtained in the most recent decennial census, the 1990 adjusted census data be considered the official data for such census.

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Directs that, in the administration of any benefits program established by or under Federal law which requires the use of data obtained in the most recent decennial census, the 1990 adjusted census data be considered the official data for such census.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 134 (102nd)open

A resolution to commend the people of the Philippines for successfully conducting peaceful general elections and to congratulate Fidel Ramos for his election to the Presidency of the Philippines.

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1992

Congratulates Fidel Ramos on his election to the Presidency of the Philippines. Commends the people of the Philippines for institutionalizing democratic government in their country by supporting peaceful and constitutional elections. Urges the President of the United States to support continued economic and political reform by the new Philippine Government.

Bill· SS. 3133 (102nd)referred

Child Labor Deterrence Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1992

Child Labor Deterrence Act of 1992 - Urges the President to seek an agreement with governments that trade with the United States to secure an international ban on trade in products of child labor. Requires the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to identify foreign countries that: (1) utilize child labor in the export of products; and (2) have on a continuing basis exported such products to the United States. Authorizes any person to file a petition with the Secretary requesting that a particular foreign industry and its host country be identified. Requires the Secretary, before making such identification, to: (1) consult with the U.S. Trade Representative, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Treasury; and (2) publish notice in the Federal Register that such identification is being considered and invite public comment. Prohibits the importation of products which have been produced by child labor. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 132 (102nd)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the desperate humanitarian crisis in Somalia and urging the deployment of United Nations security guards to assure that humanitarian relief gets to those most in need.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1992

Condemns the killing and destruction by the political factions in Somalia. Urges such factions to abide by the United Nations (UN) ceasefire and to allow the deployment of security forces to protect humanitarian relief deliveries and workers. Commends the efforts of UN Secretary-General Boutrous Ghali and his Special Envoy to Somalia, Ambassador Sahnoun. Pays tribute to the actions of relief agencies working in Somalia. Recognizes the July 27, 1992, statement of the President urging the UN to deploy a sufficient number of security guards to permit relief supplies to move into and within Somalia, and committing funds for such an effort. Calls upon: (1) the international community to immediately expand its relief efforts in Somalia; and (2) the President to work with the UN Security Council to deploy security guards immediately to assure that humanitarian relief gets to those most in need.

Bill· SS. 3109 (102nd)referred

Persian Gulf Registry Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1992

Persian Gulf Registry Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to examine and determine the current health status of veterans who served in the armed forces in southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf war and to identify possible disabilities which may result from such service. Specifies that individuals eligible to participate in the program are veterans who served on active duty in the armed forces in the Persian Gulf area during the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on the date that the President proclaims as the end of such war. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide a comprehensive mental and physical examination of eligible individuals and subsequent mental and physical examinations if determined necessary by a physician or other health care official of the Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) provide follow-up consultation with any individual who received an examination under the program to explain the results of the examination; and (3) undertake outreach efforts to further the purposes of the program. Specifies that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to provide individuals participating in the registry with hospital or nursing home care or outpatient medical services for the treatment of diseases or disabilities identified in such an examination; and (2) application for such an examination shall not be construed as an application for any other benefit.

Bill· SS. 3098 (102nd)referred

A bill to impose a one-year moratorium on the sale, transfer or export of anti-personnel landmines abroad, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1992

Declares that it is U.S. policy to seek international agreements prohibiting the sale, transfer, or export; limiting the use; and terminating the production, possession, or deployment of antipersonnel landmines. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should seek to negotiate an international agreement or a modification of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or To Have Indiscriminate Effects to prohibit the sale, transfer, or export of antipersonnel landmines. Prohibits for a period of one year from this Act's enactment date: (1) sales, financing, transfers, and the issuance of licenses under the Arms Export Control 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. 3108 (102nd)open

Veterans Home Loan Program Revitalization Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1992

Veterans Home Loan Program Revitalization Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program during FY 1993 through 1997 to demonstrate the feasibility of guaranteeing mortgages that provide for periodic adjustments by the mortgagee in the effective rate of interest charged. Permits a mortgage to be guaranteed under such program only if it meets specified requirements. Provides that interest rate adjustments on a mortgage guaranteed under such program shall: (1) correspond to a specified national interest rate index approved in regulations by the Secretary, information on which is readily accessible to mortgagors from generally available published sources; (2) be made by adjusting the monthly payment on an annual basis on the anniversary of the date on which the loan was closed; and (3) be limited, with respect to any single annual interest rate adjustment, to a maximum increase or decrease of one percentage point; and over the term of the mortgage, to a maximum increase of five percentage points above the initial contract interest rate. Directs the Secretary to promulgate underwriting standards for such loans, taking into account: (1) the status of the interest rate index available at the time an underwriting decision is made, regardless of the actual initial rate offered by the lender; (2) the maximum and likely amounts of increases in mortgage payments that the loans would require; and (3) the underwriting standards applicable to adjustable rate mortgages insured under the National Housing Act. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring that the mortgagee make available to the mortgagor, at the time of loan application, a written explanation of the features of the adjustable rate mortgage, including a hypothetical payment schedule that displays the maximum potential increases in monthly payments to the mortgagor over the first five years. Limits the aggregate number of mortgages and loans guaranteed under such program. Sets forth reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary to carry out a pilot program during FY 1993 and 1994 to demonstrate the feasibility of guaranteeing mortgages for the acquisition of an existing dwelling and the cost of making energy efficiency improvements. Permits a mortgage to be guaranteed under such program only if it meets specified requirements. Provides that the cost of energy efficiency measures that may be financed by such loans may not: (1) exceed the greater of $4,000 or an amount that is equal to five percent of the value of the dwelling before installation of the energy efficiency improvements (not to exceed $8,000); or (2) increase the monthly payment for principal and interest by an amount greater than the likely reduction in monthly utility costs resulting from the energy efficiency improvements. Directs the Secretary to guarantee a loan under such program in the same proportion as the guarantee that would be provided for the dwelling without the energy efficiency improvements. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) program limitations; (2) outreach; (3) program termination; (4) reporting requirements; and (5) the effect of the program on guarantee authority under other law. Revises provisions with respect to negotiated interest rates. Requires the Secretary, during FY 1993 and 1994, to establish either: (1) a uniform maximum interest rate and a general prohibition on a borrower paying discount points (as required under specified Federal provisions); or (2) procedures for allowing interest on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) -guaranteed loans at rates negotiated between borrowers and lenders. Authorizes the Secretary to change between uniform maximum rates and negotiated rates at any time. Provides that, if the Secretary allows negotiated interest rates, the Secretary shall allow a borrower to pay reasonable discount points on the loan, as negotiated between the borrower, the seller, and the lender, but shall prohibit the discount points from being financed as part of the VA-guaranteed loan. Requires the Secretary to: (1) notify the House and Senate Committees on Veterans Affairs within ten days after exercising the authority to provide for negotiated rates and discount points or returning to a uniform maximum rate and to provide an explanation of the reasons for the change; and (2) report to such committees on whether the Secretary has implemented negotiated interest rates and discount points under the authority of this Act and, if so, the effects of this policy on borrowers' ability to obtain VA-guaranteed loans and on the interest rates at which borrowers were able to obtain the loans. Extends from December 31, 1992, to December 31, 1995, the expiration date of provisions authorizing VA to provide a full-faith-and-credit Government guaranty on VA securities backed by VA vendee loans.