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Bill· SS. 2331 (101st)referred

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent, and to increase to 100 percent, the deduction of self-employed individuals for health insurance costs.

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1990

Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the income tax deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to: (1) increase the allowable deduction from 25 percent to 100 percent; and (2) make the deduction permanent (currently, it will expire after tax year 1989).

Bill· SS. 2310 (101st)referred

Hunger Prevention Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1990

Hunger Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to authorize the food stamp program through FY 1995. Increases the basic benefit level by specified increments through FY 1994 and after, according to formulae involving the rising cost of the thrifty food plan. Permits the use of food stamps to purchase meals at homeless shelters and soup kitchens as well as private establishments (like restaurants) which contract with a State to offer meals for qualifying persons at concessional prices. Permits the use of appropriations to make grants for projects designed to improve the effectiveness of the program in delivering food assistance to the homeless. Allows families in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program to receive the first $50 of child support payments each month without lowering their food stamp benefits. Repeals the cap on the excess shelter deduction, permitting all eligible households to deduct the full amount of excess shelter costs in the determination of food stamp benefits. Raises from $4,500 to $5,500 after January 1, 1991, the limit on the value of a motor vehicle an eligible family may own. Requires annual cost-of-living adjustments to such limit beginning October 1, 1991. Provides for the issuance of food stamp coupons by mail to households in rural areas where low-income persons face substantial difficulties in obtaining transportation. Reauthorizes Nutrition Assistance to Puerto Rico through FY 1995. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct pilot projects that test changes in, and new, food stamp program administrative and eligibility determination procedures designed to increase participation in rural areas. Authorizes State agencies to implement on-line electronic benefit transfer systems in which household benefits are issued from and stored in central data banks and electronically accessed by household members at the point-of-sale. Directs the Secretary to establish standards for approving such systems. Amends the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to: (1) rename it the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; and (2) reauthorize it through FY 1995. Amends the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 to extend through FY 1995 commodity support for soup kitchens and food banks which primarily serve the homeless. Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase authorized appropriations for FY 1991 and the three subsequent fiscal years. Amends the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to reauthorize the Commodity Supplemental Food Program through FY 1995. Amends the National School Lunch Act to earmark funds through FY 1994 for assistance to homeless preschool children.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 106 (101st)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning Jerusalem and the peace process.

United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1990

Acknowledges that Jerusalem is and should remain the capital of the State of Israel. Declares that Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic religious group are protected. Calls upon all parties involved in the search for peace to maintain their efforts to bring about negotiations between Israel and Palestinian representatives.

Bill· SS. 2283 (101st)open

Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1990

Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to make grants to States, with regard to breast and cervical cancer, for screening, referrals and follow-up services, public information and education programs, education and training for health professionals, quality monitoring of screening, and evaluations of such activities. Sets forth preferences in making the grants and requires equitable geographical distribution. Requires matching non-Federal funds in a specified ratio. Requires that States agree to: (1) provide all of certain services by a specified date; (2) switch to any improved screening procedures which become available; and (3) assure the quality of any screening procedures used. Directs the Secretary to establish guidelines for assuring the quality of mammography and cytological screening conducted under these provisions. Requires that low-income women be given priority in the provision of services. Requires that a charge for services, if any: (1) be made according to a public schedule; (2) be adjusted for income of the woman involved; and (3) not be imposed on any woman with incomes below the poverty line. Requires services to be provided throughout a State, including to members of any Indian tribe or tribal organization. Authorizes the Secretary to provide training and technical assistance. Directs the Secretary to provide for annual evaluations of programs carried out under this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Limits the number of grants made to seven in FY 1991.

Bill· SS. 2266 (101st)referred

Agricultural Export Enhancement Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1990

Agricultural Export Enhancement Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Export Market Research Loan Program, administered through the Foreign Agricultural Service, to make loans to eligible entities to perform research directed at expanding agricultural export markets. Requires the Secretary to establish the New Market Task Force to develop foreign market development strategy, coordinate and disseminate information, advise and educate such entities, concerning agricultural export markets and domestic trade programs. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary for FY 1991 through 1995 to use a specified amount of funds, or commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation for targeted export activities designed to develop new foreign markets for agricultural products. Requires the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service to report to specified congressional committees: (1) any recommendations about proposed locations of New Agricultural Trade Offices and proposed fund uses; (2) estimated personnel and appropriations needs of such offices; and (3) an analysis of the Service's hiring ceiling. Requires the Secretary of State to permit the Agricultural Trade Offices to employ necessary personnel even if their employment exceeds embassy personnel limits. Requires the Secretary to establish a Processed Products Export Enhancement Program providing agricultural commodities acquired by the Corporation to U.S. exporters, users, and processors and foreign purchasers at no cost. Amends the Food for Peace Act of 1966 to extend the authority of the Agricultural Export Credit Revolving Fund through October 1, 1995.

Bill· SS. 2259 (101st)referred

Agricultural Research and Extension Planning, Priority Setting, and Technology Assessment Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1990

Agricultural Research and Extension Planning, Priority Setting, and Technology Assessment Act of 1990 - Title I: Priorities for Agricultural Research and Extension System - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to declare that the primary purpose of Federal involvement in both basic and applied agricultural research and extension activities shall be to: (1) enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of the food production and agricultural system of the United States; and (2) best ensure that it maximizes competitiveness and the social, environmental, human health, and food security interests of the United States. Sets forth specific emphases for agricultural research programs. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue regulations interpreting and applying the purposes of this Act. Requires any proposal for a project that would be federally funded at $10,000 or more to identify both purposes and specified effects. Title II: Agricultural Research Planning and Priority-Setting Entities - Extends through FY 1995 and revises the membership and responsibilities of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board and the Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Joint Council, to establish and oversee an Agricultural Science Technology Review Board which shall conduct technology assessment on research and extension projects to determine their effect on agriculture, the environment, and the social structure of urban and rural communities. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Clearinghouse on Agricultural Scientific Talent to collect and disseminate information on agricultural scientific expertise, research, and technology. Title III: Agricultural Research and Extension Funding Programs - Amends Federal law to revise the competitive grant program for high priority research. Authorizes appropriations, earmarking at least 30 percent for mission-linked applied research projects with a significant extension component. Declares the sense of the Congress: (1) that competitive grant programs should not be funded at the expense of programs; and (2) that such formula grant programs should be funded at a level that will maintain an effective infrastructure to conduct applied agricultural research and technology transfer programs.

Bill· SS. 2255 (101st)referred

A bill to express the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should take certain actions concerning the modification and effects of acreage reduction programs and to require the Secretary to use existing programs to maintain prices for the 1990 crop of wheat resulting from a program modification, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that if the Secretary of Agriculture modifies an existing agricultural program: (1) the modification should be designed to have a positive or neutral effect on producer income; and (2) the Secretary should explain the modification's impact on production, marketing, and stock levels. Requires the Secretary to use existing programs to maintain 1990 wheat prices at projected levels.

Bill· SS. 2260 (101st)referred

Volunteer America for Eastern European Recovery Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1990

Volunteer America for Eastern European Recovery Act of 1990 - Declares that it is U.S. policy to encourage the formation of a private, nonprofit organization (to be known as Volunteer America) to foster economic development in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Provides that the organization will be operated by individuals drawn from the private sector who shall create and support volunteer programs to meet the business needs of, and foster free market economies in, such nations. Authorizes the President to designate one individual from the business community to initiate the formation of the organization. Permits the President to make a "start-up" grant to the organization, after which time it shall be self-supporting. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2256 (101st)referred

Fair Treatment Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1990

Fair Treatment Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise, with regard to alcohol and drug abuse and mental health services block grants, the formulas for determination of allotments and minimum allotments to States.

Bill· SS. 2250 (101st)referred

Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1990

Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 - Raises the minimum per annum rates of basic pay for entry level grades GS-3 through GS-10 for Federal law enforcement officers on a sliding scale with larger adjustments at the lower levels. Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations to: (1) readjust the rates of pay for such entry level grades every three years, based upon comparisons of State and local compensation for comparable work, in order to keep starting salaries of Federal law enforcement officers competitive with those paid to State and local law enforcement officers; and (2) establish a mechanism to adjust the rates of pay of Federal law enforcement officers serving in certain high cost-of-living areas in order to recruit and retain the best-qualified individuals. Sets forth procedures for identifying those regions for which higher pay rates are needed. Terminates a pay rate payable to Federal law enforcement officers that is based on a particular region if such an officer is transferred or reassigned to a place outside of such region. Requires pay rates established under this Act to be based on data compiled by the National Advisory Commission on Law Enforcement. Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to survey State and local law enforcement salaries every three years to compile the data needed to carry out this Act. Authorizes Federal agency heads, in order to retain highly qualified law enforcement officers who possess special skills or experience or whose continued services are particularly important due to factors associated with the geographic area to which they are assigned, to pay Federal law enforcement officers who are eligible for retirement an allowance of up to $10,000 per year provided the officers agree to complete at least one year of additional service in the agency involved. Makes Federal law enforcement officers who are transferred to an area within the United States having higher than average housing costs eligible for a relocation payment of up to $20,000 provided they agree to remain in Federal law enforcement for a specified period. Authorizes Federal agencies to offer rates of pay higher than the minimum rates for positions of GS-3 (currently, GS-11) or above if necessary to attract well qualified entry-candidates for Federal law enforcement service. Authorizes Federal agencies to pay law enforcement officers who possess and make substantial use of foreign language proficiency while performing their official duties a cash award of up to 25 percent of basic pay. Raises the mandatory age for Federal law enforcement officers to retire under the Civil Service and Federal Employees' Retirement Systems from 55 to 57. Changes the method of computing overtime for Federal law enforcement officers to one and one-half times the hourly rate of basic pay for work performed in excess of 40 hours per week. Limits the aggregate rate of pay (including premium pay) for Federal law enforcement officers in a calendar year to the pay rate for level V of the Executive Schedule. Prohibits application of other limitations on premium pay for administratively uncontrollable overtime.

Law· SS. 2240 (101st)enacted

Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1990

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 - Title I: HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award emergency relief grants to any metropolitan statistical area (eligible area) as specified by the Secretary that has reported more than 2000 AIDS cases and that meets other requirements. Requires that the grants be directed to the chief elected official of the city or county that administers the public health agency serving the greatest proportion of individuals with AIDS in the eligible area. Requires the administering local political subdivision (ALPS) to establish a mechanism to allocate funds based on the proportion of AIDS cases and the severity of need of the local political subdivisions. Provides for the establishment of an HIV health services planning council, by each ALPS and its chief elected official, to establish fund allocation priorities and assess fund allocation efficiency. Provides, at specified times, that one-half of funds appropriated for the grants be used for regular grants and one-half be used for supplemental grants. Allows the grants to be used by the grantee to provide assistance to any public or nonprofit hospital, clinic, nursing home, sub-acute care facility, or health center that is providing services to a disproportionate share of low-income individuals and families with HIV disease and is expending resources that exceed reimbursement. Allows a recipient institution to use the amounts to: (1) enhance the quality of services to low income individuals and families with HIV disease; and (2) deliver outpatient and ambulatory care services, including case management, to such individuals and families, including comprehensive treatment and support services. Allows grant amounts to be used to provide direct financial assistance to any public or nonprofit agency, clinic, community based organization, or community health center that has the capacity to provide case managed outpatient health and support services to individuals and families with HIV disease that are critical to prevent unnecessary inpatient hospitalization and to expedite the discharge of the individual to the most medically appropriate level of service. Allows grant amounts to be used to renovate or rehabilitate congregate care housing units, long-term care facilities, and sub-acute care facilities, provided certain conditions, including a requirement of matching local or State funds, are met. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: HIV Care Grants - Directs the Secretary to make grants to States to improve the quality, availability, and organization of care, treatment, and support services for individuals and families with HIV disease. Allows grant funds to be used, with regard to HIV disease, to: (1) establish and operate care consortia; (2) provide home- and community-based care; (3) assist mechanisms that assure the continuity of health insurance; (4) provide therapeutic treatments to low income individuals; and (5) integrate early intervention services with care and support services provided in existing public health and medical care settings. Requires a State, subject to waiver in certain circumstances, to use at least 15 percent of the funds allocated to provide health and support services to infants, children, women, and families with HIV disease. Requires that, to the extent practicable, services under these provisions be provided without regard to the ability of the individual to pay, and that: (1) any charges be pursuant to a public schedule; (2) no charges be imposed on an individual with an income of 200 percent of the poverty line or less; and (3) charges imposed on individuals above such income level be adjusted to reflect their income. Requires the Secretary to use ten percent of the funds appropriated under this title to: (1) provide technical assistance to States; and (2) establish and administer a Special Projects of National Significance Program to make direct grants to States, localities, or community-based organizations to fund special programs for the care and treatment of individuals with HIV disease. Sets forth: (1) award criteria; and (2) permitted goals of recipient programs. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: HIV Disease Health Services Research, Evaluation, and Assessment - Directs the Secretary, through the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, to establish a program to enable independent research to be conducted by individuals and organizations to develop: (1) a comparative assessment of the impact and cost-effectiveness of major models for organizing treatment and support services; (2) a review of major health services financing mechanisms; (3) an assessment of how point-of-entry procedures for obtaining treatment and services impact cost, quality, and outcome, and the extent to which quality, cost, and outcome can be related to the source of payment; (4) a comprehensive report of financial, regulatory, organizational, and social barriers that serve to limit the delivery of services; (5) a summary concerning major and continuing unmet needs in health care, treatment, early intervention, and support service delivery; and (6) a review and assessment of models for the delivery of services to infants, children, women, and families.

Bill· SS. 2213 (101st)reported

A bill to increase the Federal contribution to the Tribally Controlled Community College Endowment Program.

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1990

Amends the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 to: (1) increase the maximum allowable Federal contribution to the Tribally Controlled Community College Endowment Program to $750,000; (2) double the amount contributed by the Government for each amount raised by a tribally-controlled community college; and (3) authorize appropriations through FY 1994. Prohibits grants to establish an endowment trust fund for the Program unless such a college enters into an agreement with the Secretary of the Interior which: (1) provides for the deposit of a capital contribution by the college equal to half of each Federal contribution; and (2) provides that if the college withdraws any of its capital contributions, an amount of Federal contributions equal to twice the amount of such withdrawal shall be withdrawn.

Bill· SS. 2229 (101st)referred

Head Start Expansion and Quality Improvement Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1990

Head Start Expansion and Quality Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the Head Start Act to extend through FY 1994 and increase the authorization of appropriations for the Head Start program. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, when appropriations exceed the adjusted appropriation for FY 1990, to reserve a certain portion of funds for one or more of the following quality improvement activities: (1) staff compensation; (2) staff training; (3) transportation for eligible children; (4) additional staff; (5) program insurance costs; and (6) facility improvement. Revises the poverty line criterion for eligibility to participate in Head Start programs.

Bill· SS. 2201 (101st)open

Veterans' Hospital Care Entitlement Fairness Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1990

Veterans' Hospital Care Entitlement Fairness Act of 1990 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to terminate an income means test (requiring a person to show an inability to defray necessary expenses due to lack of income) applicable to determinations of eligibility of certain veterans for hospital care, nursing home care, and outpatient medical services.

Bill· SS. 2184 (101st)open

Small Community Environmental Infrastructure Assistance Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1990

Small Community Environmental Infrastructure Assistance Act of 1990 -Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to States for the establishment of small community pollution control revolving funds. Makes such funds available to small communities for the construction of wastewater treatment works, public water systems, and solid waste management facilities and for assuring that underground storage tanks are in compliance with the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Sets forth provisions concerning grant payment schedules and allotment and reallotment requirements. Requires States to establish revolving funds to receive such grants. Sets forth specific requirements for the use of such funds and for the loans and grants to be provided to small communities. Permits States to provide assistance only to community wastewater treatment and solid waste management facilities and public water systems that are in compliance with plans under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as appropriate. Requires States to submit plans to the Administrator that identify the intended use of the revolving funds. Directs States to reserve the greater of one percent of fund sums or $100,000 to carry out planning. Provides for the withholding of grant payments if a State is not in compliance with this Act's requirements. Requires the Administrator to establish an Office of Small Community Environmental Infrastructure Assistance to: (1) oversee and manage the grants and funds made under this title; and (2) provide specified environmental and financial information to small communities. Authorizes the Office to provide grants to States and not-for-profit organizations to assist small communities in assessing issues related to the financing of environmental facilities compliance with environmental laws, and the construction, operation, and rehabilitation of environmental infrastructure facilities. Requires such grants to be matched by non-Federal funds Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2187 (101st)referred

State Offices of Rural Health Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1990

State Offices of Rural Health Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to establish (or assist existing) State rural health offices to: (1) provide leadership and advocacy for rural residents with regard to rural health; (2) coordinate with the Agricultural Extension Service; (3) make recommendations on improving the quality and cost effectiveness of rural health care delivery; (4) report periodically to the Office of Rural Health Policy (Policy Office); and (5) communicate and cooperate with rural health research centers established by the Policy Office. Requires matching State funding. Prohibits States from using more than five percent of their grants for research. Specifies optional activities of the offices. Requires an annual meeting between representatives of each State office and representatives from the Policy Office to share information and coordinate strategies for improving quality and cost effectiveness of rural health care delivery. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2189 (101st)referred

Health Insurance Counseling, and Assistance Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1990

Health Insurance Counseling, and Assistance Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) make grants to States for the establishment or improvement of a program providing information, counseling, and assistance regarding the procurement of adequate and appropriate health insurance coverage to individuals who are eligible to receive benefits under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; (2) annually convene a conference to provide training and information to State health insurance information, counseling, and assistance program staff members; and (3) establish a national resource center for the purposes of creating a health insurance information clearinghouse, distributing such information to States, and providing States with technical assistance and training in disseminating such information. Authorizes appropriations for such grant programs and the national resource center.

Bill· SS. 2177 (101st)open

A bill to improve the collection and dissemination of information relating to the supply of winter heating fuels, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1990

Directs the Energy Information Administration to publish weekly national, State, and regional price surveys during the winter heating season regarding: (1) home heating oil and diesel fuel; (2) propane; and (3) natural gas. Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish recommended primary inventory levels for such fuels before each winter heating season; (2) notify the Congress and State energy levels offices as to whether such levels will be met; and (3) report on the results of a study regarding the impact of interruptible natural gas contracts on the demand and supply of home heating oil and diesel fuel.

Bill· SS. 2178 (101st)referred

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a Federal criminal offense for illegal creation of a fuel shortage.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1990

Amends the Federal criminal code to establish as a criminal offense the creation of a fuel shortage in the United States with the intent to raise fuel or energy prices or adversely affect competition. Authorizes: (1) the Attorney General to institute a civil action to enjoin violations and to seek repayment of damages to those harmed; and (2) district courts to assess treble damages.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 261 (101st)referred

Dire Energy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1990

Dire Energy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1990 - Appropriates supplemental funds for FY 1990 to the Department of Health and Human Services Family Support Administration for low-income home energy assistance.

Law· SS. 2167 (101st)enacted

Native American Languages Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1990

Amends the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for FY 1991 and 1992 for: (1) grants to tribally-controlled community colleges; (2) technical assistance contracts; (3) the renovation and construction of Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities for use by such colleges; and (4) the Tribally Controlled Community College Endowment Program. Amends the Navajo Community College Act to authorize appropriations for construction grants for the Navajo Community Colleges for FY 1991 and 1992.

Bill· SS. 2155 (101st)referred

Resolution Trust Corporation Reorganization Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1990

Resolution Trust Corporation Reorganization Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to establish the Board of Governors of the Resolution Trust Corporation to oversee and manage the Resolution Trust Corporation in place of the Oversight Board. Declares that nominees for Oversight Board membership shall be deemed to be nominees for the Board of Governors of the Resolution Trust Corporation.

Bill· SS. 2156 (101st)referred

Forestry Conservation and Promotion Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1990

Forestry Conservation and Promotion Act of 1990 - Title I: National Goals for Windbreaks, Shelterbelts, Wildlife Corridors, and Sustainable Agroforestry Systems - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish national goals for windbreaks, shelterbelts, wildlife corridors, and sustainable agroforestry systems. Title II: Coordination and Promotion of Forestry Conservation Programs - Directs the Secretary to establish within the Forest Service an Office of Forestry Conservation and Promotion. Directs such Office to: (1) be the primary coordinator of all Federal, State, local, and private tree planting and forestry conservation and promotion programs; (2) provide technical assistance to State and local programs; (3) establish State windbreak and shelterbelt planning committees; and (4) establish a National Clearinghouse on Forestry Conservation and Promotion. Establishes an Advisory Council on Forestry Conservation and Promotion. Title III: Agroforestry Research - Directs the Secretary to establish a Center for Semiarid Agroforestry Research, Development, and Demonstration at the Forest Service facilities in Lincoln, Nebraska. Title IV: Programs to Promote Tree Planting and Windbreak and Shelterbelt Establishment and Maintenance - Subtitle A: Conservation Reserve Program - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend the conservation reserve program (CRP). Establishes a minimum CRP tree acreage. Makes cropland devoted to shelterbelts, windbreaks, or wildlife corridors eligible for the CRP regardless of its soil erosion classification. Provides Federal cost sharing assistance to establish and maintain such areas. Provides for the inclusion in the CRP of uncropped wetlands, marginal pastureland, and grasslands planted to trees. Provides cost sharing adjustments for areas with less than 25 inches of annual precipitation. Subtitle B: Agricultural Conservation Program - Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to establish a cost-sharing shelterbelt or windbreak program under the agricultural conservation program. Subtitle C: Great Plains Conservation Program - Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to establish a cost-sharing shelterbelt or windbreak program under the Great Plains conservation program.

Bill· SS. 2146 (101st)referred

A bill to clarify the authority of the Small Business Administration to make disaster assistance loans to small businesses in case of disasters determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.

United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1990

Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to make disaster assistance loans to small business concerns within drought disaster areas, without regard to whether such a concern's economic loss is directly related to agricultural production losses. Imposes a civil penalty for wrongful misapplication of loan proceeds.

Bill· SS. 2108 (101st)open

Organic Foods Production Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1990

Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 - Title I: National Standards Governing the Organic Production of Agricultural Products - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish: (1) a national organic production certification program; (2) a label for organically produced and handled agricultural products; (3) a national list of approved and prohibited substances to be included in the organic production standards; and (4) a certifying agent accreditation program. Authorizes State organic certification programs. Sets forth: (1) prohibited crop production practices and materials; (2) animal production practices and materials; (3) processing and marketing requirements; and (4) violations of this Act and related penalties. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: National Boards - Directs the Secretary to establish a National Organic Promotion, Research, and Consumer Education Program. Directs the Secretary to issue organic production and handling orders which shall: (1) establish the Initial Organic Delegate Body which shall elect the Initial National Organic Board and the Initial Organic Standards Board; and (2) provide for the election of the National Organic Assembly. Establishes: (1) an Initial National Organic Board; and (2) an Initial Organic Standards Board. Directs the National Organic Assembly to elect members to serve on the National Organic Board and the Organic Standards Board. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Low Input Label Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a National Low Input Label Demonstration Program; and (2) two experimental agricultural product labels for Program use. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: National Laboratory Accreditation - Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a National Laboratory Accreditation Program for laboratories that test for residues in agricultural products; and (2) establish minimum standards with regard to quality assurance, equipment, methodologies, and personnel. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2128 (101st)open

Comprehensive Services Program for Homeless Veterans Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1990

Comprehensive Services Program for Homeless Veterans Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a comprehensive services program to address fully the needs of homeless veterans through housing, medical care, vocational rehabilitation, transportation, and social services provided through this Act and other programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Requires each director of a medical center of the Department to carry out jointly with the veterans' benefits director of the region concerned an assessment concerning the number of homeless veterans in the area and current services provided. Requires joint preparation, for each of FY 1991 through 1994, of a plan for meeting the needs of homeless veterans in the area, to be submitted to the Secretary. Provides funding from the Secretary to the directors for such assessment and plans. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1994. Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of outreach service centers in areas where there are significant numbers of homeless veterans. Outlines staffing and services of such centers. Directs the Secretary to provide mobile support teams to assist in the provision of benefits through medically-equipped vans in areas high in homeless veterans and in rural areas lacking adequate access to Department medical facilities. Expands the current veterans' benefits available to homeless veterans to include dental, optometric, and podiatric services. Requires the director of each medical center of the Department to use funds provided by the Secretary for homeless veterans assistance to make monthly assistance available for housing for homeless veterans and their families, under specified conditions. Prohibits provision of such assistance for longer than one year for each homeless veteran. Requires a homeless veteran receiving such assistance to be employed for at least 18 hours a week or to be involved in a compensated work therapy program administered by the Department. Requires each director to establish a program for the provision of housing owned or leased by the Department in which veterans with chronic mental illness or veterans recovering from alcohol or drug abuse may reside. Outlines program requirements similar to housing assistance program requirements. Requires each director to establish a revolving fund to make loans for the cost of establishing programs for the provision of housing to mentally ill veterans or veterans recovering from alcohol or drug abuse. Outlines loan conditions and guidelines. Directs the Secretary, for each of FY 1991 through 1994, to carry out evaluations of the programs established under this Act and to make specified congressional reports. Authorizes the Secretary to accept donations of services and equipment in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.

Bill· SS. 2104 (101st)open

Civil Rights Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1990

Civil Rights Act of 1990 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide that: (1) once a complainant has demonstrated that an employment practice results in a disparate impact on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, the respondent has the burden of proving that the practice is justified by business necessity; (2) a complainant need not demonstrate which of a group of practices results in the demonstrated disparate impact; and (3) a respondent need not show business necessity for a specific practice within a group of practices if the respondent shows that that practice does not contribute to the disparate impact. Declares that an unlawful employment practice is established on a demonstration that race, color, religion, sex, or national origin was a motivating factor for any employment practice, even though such practice was also motivated by other factors, but bars certain types of relief if the respondent establishes that it would have taken the same action in the absence of any discrimination. Prohibits, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a challenge to an employment practice that implements a litigated or consent judgment or order resolving a claim of employment discrimination: (1) by a person who had certain types of notice and opportunity; (2) by a person whose interests were adequately represented by another person who challenged the judgment or order; or (3) if reasonable efforts were made to provide notice to interested persons. Increases to two years the time limit within which a charge of an unlawful employment practice must be filed. Removes provisions setting a separate time limit for charges initially filed with a State or local agency. Declares that a seniority system or practice which is part of a collective bargaining agreement is an unlawful employment practice if it was included in the agreement with the intent to discriminate. Allows, except for disparate impact cases, for compensatory damages (but not back pay) and, where there is malice or reckless or callous indifference, for punitive damages. Allows any party, where compensatory or punitive damages are sought, to demand a jury trial. Includes expert fees and other litigation expenses in any attorney's fees awarded. Prohibits a consent order or judgment settling a claim unless the parties and their counsel attest that a waiver of attorneys' fees was not compelled as a condition of the settlement. Allows to the prevailing party in the original action an award of attorneys' fees and costs in defending a challenged judgment or order. Increases to 90 days after final action by a Federal agency the time limit for a Federal employee to bring a civil action. Allows to Federal employees the same interest to compensate for delay in payment as in cases involving non-public parties. Requires all Federal civil rights laws to be broadly construed to effect their purpose to eliminate discrimination and provide effective remedies. Prohibits, except as expressly provided, any Federal civil rights law from being construed to restrict or limit the rights, procedures, or remedies available under any other Federal civil rights law. Declares that, for purposes of provisions relating to equal rights under the law, the right to make and enforce contracts includes the making, performance, modification, and termination of contracts, and the enjoyment of all benefits, privileges, terms, and conditions of the contractual relationship.

Bill· SS. 2093 (101st)referred

A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to exclude from the definition of "independent expenditures" those expenditures that are not truly independent of the legislative process.

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1990

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to revise the definition of "independent expenditure" to exclude expenditures during congressional elections by a political committee affiliated with an organization that lobbies Congress. Deems such an expenditure to be a contribution subject to the limitations of that Act.

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 251 (101st)enacted

A joint resolution designating "Baltic Freedom Day".

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1990

Urges the Soviet Union to recognize the sovereignty of the Baltic States. Designates June 14, 1990, as Baltic Freedom Day.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 91 (101st)referred

Harvest of Peace Resolution

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1990

Harvest of Peace Resolution - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should establish as a primary foreign and domestic policy objective the achievement of common security by: (1) negotiating agreements with the Soviet Union and urging other nations to reduce military forces and spending with the goal of having worldwide military spending by the year 2000; (2) reducing military assistance and arms sales to developing nations; (3) encouraging the peaceful settlement of conflicts; (4) providing increased assistance to developing nations to overcome hunger and poverty, reduce debt burdens, promote human rights, ensure sustainable development, and protect the environment; (5) increasing support domestically for programs that address human needs; (6) helping defense industries and their employees convert to productive nondefense work; and (7) reducing the Federal deficit.

Law· SS. 2056 (101st)enacted

Year 2000 Health Objectives Planning Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1990

Health Objectives 2000 Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for allotments to States for developing and implementing a plan to develop and collect data on the public health needs and status of State residents. Requires the plan to provide, for FY 1993 and thereafter, for use of the allotments for additional purposes described in specified provisions relating to preventive health and health services block grants. Requires the State plan to contain, among other elements, a set of at least five State health objectives chosen from the National Health Priorities described by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) the National Health Objectives Advisory Committee; (2) National Health Priorities (NHPs) to form the basis for all activities that receive assistance under this Act; (3) from the NHPs, a set of Core Priorities that shall be included in each State Plan; and (4) an estimate of the personnel and training needed to accomplish the NHPs. Directs the Secretary, from the amounts made available for allotments, to use: (1) a limited amount for the professional training of public health personnel; and (2) remaining amounts to assist research, pilot, and demonstration projects, and programs the Secretary determines to show the potential impact of regional or national significance with respect to NHPs. Repeals specified provisions relating to preventive health and health services block grants.

Bill· SS. 2039 (101st)referred

A bill to improve the quality of student writing and learning, and the teaching of writing as a learning process in the Nation's classrooms.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

Title I: National Writing Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into a contract with the National Writing Project (a nonprofit educational organization) to support costs of programs of teacher training and classroom research to improve the teaching of writing and the quality of student writing and learning. Directs the Project to establish a National Advisory Board. Title II: Research and Development - Directs the Secretary, through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, to make grants to individuals and higher education institutions for research on the teaching of writing. Title III: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1996.

Bill· SS. 2041 (101st)referred

CRNA Payment Amendments of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

CRNA Payment Amendments of 1990 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish uniform national fee schedule payment rates for certified registered nurse anesthetist services.

Bill· SS. 2024 (101st)referred

Agriculture and Ground Water Policy Research and Education Coordination Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1990

Agriculture and Ground Water Policy Research and Education Coordination Act - Title I: Ground Water Policy - Sets forth the groundwater policy of the Department of Agriculture (the Department) with respect to agrichemicals. Establishes the Office of Ground Water Policy Coordination (the Office) in the Department. Establishes an interagency committee on groundwater policy in the Department. Requires the Director of the Office to establish technical advisory committees, as necessary. Requires the Director to formalize the existence of certain technical integration groups. Authorizes the Director to establish interagency technical support committees. Provides for the development and implementation of agricultural groundwater policy within the Department, including an agency-specific groundwater policy statement and implementation plan, a national agricultural groundwater plan, and an annual groundwater activities report. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Coordination with State Programs - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) to require the establishment of State groundwater coordination committees (the committees) within the food and agricultural councils. Directs the Secretary to establish, through the Extension Service, a groundwater supply quality coordinator (the coordinator) in each State extension service. Directs each State committee and coordinator to work with Federal, State, and other appropriate entities to: (1) evaluate the State's groundwater plan's adequacy in addressing agricultural sources of nonpoint source pollutants; (2) review the relevance of certain water quality protection projects to groundwater protection programs; (3) assess the identification and mapping of hydrologic units; and (4) assess the adequacy of the State's programs for addressing agricultural sources of groundwater contamination. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Extension and Education - Subtitle A: Pesticide Education - Directs the Secretary to establish within the Extension Service a National Pesticide Education Program. Subtitle B: National Nutrient Management Education Program - Directs the Secretary to establish within the Extension Service a National Nutrient Management Education Program. Subtitle C: Household Chemicals, Pesticides, and Fertilizers - Directs the Secretary to establish within the Extension Service: (1) a National Education Program for the Management of Household Chemicals, Pesticides, and Fertilizers; and (2) a Household Chemicals, Pesticides, and Fertilizer Advisory Council. Subtitle D: National Water Quality Management Education Programs - Directs the Secretary to establish within the Extension Service a National Education Program for the Management of Water Resources which shall include: (1) well water testing; (2) water utilization; and (3) staff training. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Soil Conservation Service - Requires the Soil Conservation Service to protect and improve groundwater quality through specified activities. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Research of the Department of Agriculture - Directs the Secretary to conduct or assist research on specified topics relating to agriculture and groundwater. Requires each State coordinator to request appropriate representative Federal, State, and university scientists to work with the State committee and coordinator to establish a prioritized agriculture and groundwater research agenda for the State. Provides for coordination of such State agendas in establishing a prioritized research agenda for regional projects. Requires the Director to use regional reports in establishing a national agricultural groundwater plan, developing funding priorities in Department water quality research programs, and requesting certain research proposals. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: National Agricultural and Ground Water Clearinghouse - Directs the Secretary, through the Director of the National Agricultural Library (the Library) to establish at the Library a repository of reports developed under this Act. Requires the Secretary, through the Director of the Library and in consultation with the Tennessee Valley Authority, to establish at the Library a data base on State programs and State laws relating to groundwater quality and agriculture. Requires the Director of the Library to collaborate with the Director of the Office, State coordinators, and Federal and State departmental agency administrators to develop a standardized format for the entry and description of State programs, activities, and results. Requires the Director of the Office to report to the Congress on measures necessary to develop a national data base on agricultural practices and groundwater resources, to be located at the Library. Directs the Secretary, after the submission of such report, to initiate the development of such data base. Authorizes appropriations.