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United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1992
Designates October 24, 1992, through November 1, 1992, as National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug Free America.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1992
Designates May 2 through 8, 1993, as National Walking Week.
United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1992
Designates the week of February 14 through 20, 1993, as National Visiting Nurse Associations Week.
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.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1992
Designates the U.S. courthouse to be constructed in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Quentin N. Burdick United States Courthouse.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1992
Designates the week beginning November 8, 1992, as Hire a Veteran Week.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1992
Expresses the profound sorrow of the Senate on the death of the Honorable Quentin N. Burdick of North Dakota.
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.
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1992
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1994, the duty on certain toys representing troll figures.
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1992
Designates October 1992 as Country Music Month.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1992
Designates March 1993 as Irish-American Heritage Month.
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1992
Congratulates the citizens of Israel on concluding fair and open democratic elections. Welcomes Prime Minister Rabin to the United States. Applauds his statements and actions encouraging active participation in the search for peace. Calls upon all parties in the region to actively and seriously engage in the peace process.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1992
Designates February 4, 1993, and February 3, 1994, as National Women and Girls in Sports Day.
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1992
Declares that the Congress acknowledges and appreciates the commitment, devotion, and sacrifices of present and former military families. Designates November 23, 1992, as National Military Families Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1992
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1994, the duty on calan IR and calan SR.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1992
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1994, the duty on: (1) 2,3,4- trifluoroanaline (TFA); and (2) ethyl-ethyl-6,7,8-trifluoro-1, 4-dihydro-4-oxo-quinolinecar-boxylate (DM-8).
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1992
Designates October 8, 1992, as National Firefighters Day.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1992
Urges: (1) the Government of the Yemen Arab Republic to cease its obstruction and allow unlimited Yemeni-Jewish emigration and free travel for family reunification, medical treatment, and educational purposes; (2) that the provision of the free and unlimited exchange of letters and phone calls be extended to Yemeni Jews; (3) that the issue of the emigration and family reunification of such Jews be part of any equation of U.S. aid to such Government; and (4) the President to discuss with U.S. allies and trading partners making similar pleas to such Republic on behalf of Yemeni Jews' freedom of travel and emigration.
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 1992
Women Veterans Sexual Trauma Services Act of 1992 - Requires a woman veteran who is diagnosed by a Department of Veterans Affairs health professional to be in need of counseling or treatment for sexual trauma to be furnished such care and services by the Department. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with appropriate non-Department facilities in order to furnish such care and services. Directs the Secretary to report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees on the use of such contracting authority. Prohibits any such contracts after September 30, 1994. Directs the Secretary to commence the provision of information and referrals by means of a toll-free telephone number of such available care and services in both Department and non-Department facilities. Requires the telephone information system to be operated at all times, and by personnel trained in providing information and referrals to sexual trauma victims. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the needs of women veterans for counseling, medical care, and other services for sexual trauma. Directs the Secretary to make a comprehensive report to the Congress on such care and services furnished by the Department. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to ensure that women who are being separated from active duty are provided information on the counseling, medical care, and other services and assistance relating to sexual trauma that are available under programs carried out by the Department. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress the Secretary's: (1) assessment of the difficulties women veterans encounter in obtaining Department determinations that medical conditions relating to sexual trauma are service-connected, as well as the extent to which Department personnel fail to make such determinations; and (2) recommendation of actions to be taken to respond to such difficulties and eliminate such failures.
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 1992
Radio Free China Act of 1992 - Amends the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 to authorize the Board for International Broadcasting to designate one organization constituted on the model of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Incorporated, to carry out radio broadcasting to China. Designates such broadcasts as Radio Free China. Increases the number of Board members. Limits terms of Board members who are presidential appointees to three years. Sets forth additional provisions concerning membership terms.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1992
Repeals a Federal prohibition on the payment of compensation to a veteran who has neither spouse, child, nor dependent parent, who is rated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as being incompetent, and whose estate exceeds $25,000, until the estate's value is reduced to less than $10,000.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1992
Designates the week beginning March 21, 1993, as National Endometriosis Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1992
Medical Cost Containment Act of 1992 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income employer-provided coverage under an accident or health plan and medical care savings benefits. Describes such benefits as a health plan which provides that all or part of the premium differential (adjusted annually for inflation) realized by instituting a qualified higher deductible health plan is credited to participating employees to pay for medical care for a plan year. Requires amounts remaining at the end of such plan year to be deposited into a tax-exempt medical care savings account (subject to rules similar to those for retirement plans) for use by the participant for medical expenses. Allows an employee to be advanced, interest-free, amounts necessary to cover expenses for medical care which exceed the amounts in the employee's account, upon the employee's agreement to repay such advancement.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1992
Designates November 13, 1992, as Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1992
Designates the second Sunday in October 1992 as National Children's Day.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1992
Designates the week of November 30 through December 6, 1992, as National Education First Week.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1992
Designates the period beginning August 16, 1992, and ending on August 22, 1992, as National Convenience Store Appreciation Week.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1992
Congratulates the Chicago Bulls for winning the 1992 National Basketball Association championship.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1992
World University Games Commemorative Coin Act of 1992 - Authorizes the minting and issuance of five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver coins (at no net cost to the Government) to commemorate American participation in the World University Games. Requires that all surcharges from the sale of such coins be paid to the Greater Buffalo Athletic Corporation to support amateur athletic programs, to erect facilities for the use of such athletes, and to underwrite the cost of sponsoring the World University Games.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1992
Commends the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team as it celebrates its 100th anniversary on June 11, 1992.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1992
All-Soy Ink Printing Act of 1992 - Requires that all federally performed or procured printing be done with all-soy inks and pigment vehicles as soon as commercially cost competitive. Requires that all solicitations for printing and binding services made by the Government Printing Office encourage the use of ink with soy-based pigment vehicles.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1992
Amends Federal banking law regarding the powers of national banking associations to declare that the limitations and restrictions pertaining to dealing in, underwriting, and purchasing securities for an association's own account do not apply to certain State and municipal obligations (thus permitting national banks to underwrite municipal revenue bonds).
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1992
Designates the week beginning November 8, 1992, as National Women Veterans Recognition Week.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1992
Designates August 1, 1992, the 17th anniversary of the signing of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the Helsinki accords), as Helsinki Human Rights Day. Calls upon the President to: (1) issue a proclamation reasserting the U.S. commitment to full implementation of the Act, urging all signatory states to abide by their obligations under the Helsinki accords; (2) continue his efforts to achieve full implementation of the human rights and humanitarian provisions of the Helsinki accords by raising the issue of noncompliance on the part of any signatory State which may be in violation; (3) convey to all signatories that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms continues to be a vital element of further progress in the ongoing Helsinki process; and (4) in view of the considerable progress made to date, develop new proposals to advance the human rights objectives of the Helsinki process, and in so doing address the major problems that remain.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1992
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should: (1) suspend all U.S. assistance and cooperative programs with the former Yugoslavia; (2) move to prevent the new Yugoslavia from gaining access to benefits and assets available to the former Yugoslavlia, including most-favored-nation status; (3) urge the European Community (EC) and other members of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) and the United Nations (UN) to take immediate action to impose more comprehensive sanctions (such as an oil embargo) against, cease all negotiations by international financial institutions with, and freeze all available credit lines to, the former Yugoslvia; (4) take no action to recognize the "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" until such republc meets the same EC criteria for recognition applied to the other republics of the former Yugoslavia and until Serbia ceases its aggression against, withdraws its forces from, and guarantees the territorial integrity of, Bosnia-Hercegovina; (5) require that diplomatic representation by the former Yugoslavia in the United States be placed on the same level as is current U.S. diplomatic representation in the former Yugoslavia; (6) continue to press for the suspension of the Yugoslav seat from the deliberations and decisions of the CSCE and other international bodies; (7) take immediate steps with the EC and other members of the CSCE and the UN to establish a "security zone" around the capital of Sarajevo; (8) insist that Serbia restore the autonomy of Kosovo and Vojvodina and respect that status in its laws and policies; and (9) press all the new states created from the former Yugoslavia to respect all ten CSCE principles guiding relations between states in their relations with each other.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1992
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Government of Thailand should promptly restore respect for human rights and democratic rule by taking specified steps, including: an immediate cessation of the use of lethal force against unarmed pro-democracy demonstrators; lifting the State of Emergency; releasing all those detained for the peaceful expression of their views; allowing those detained since May 18, 1992 immediate access to attorneys, medical personnel, and international humanitarian organizations; declaring amnesty for all those facing criminal charges since the February 1991 military coup for peacefully expressing their views; and fulfilling its stated commitment to peaceful negotiations and elected rule; (2) the U.S. Government should suspend joint military exercises with Thailand; and (3) the Secretary of State should convey these recommendations to the Thai authorities at the highest level and confirm that no U.S. economic or military assistance will be provided until a duly elected government is fully installed and human rights are respected.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1992
National Guard and Reserve Personnel Transition Benefits Act of 1992 - Title I: Personnel Protections Transition Plan - Provides that, during the period beginning on October 1, 1991, and ending on September 30, 1995 (force reduction transition period), no unit in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve (the Reserve) of the armed forces may be deactivated and no member of the Reserve may be involuntarily separated from the armed forces, involuntarily reassigned to a unit or position not in the Reserve, or otherwise involuntarily given a status not in the Reserve before the Secretary of Defense has promulgated, implemented, and transmitted to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees regulations that govern the treatment of members of the Reserve assigned to such units and subjected to such actions, with exceptions. Specifies that: (1) the purpose of such regulations shall be to ensure that the members of the Reserve are treated with fairness, with respect for their service, and with attention to the adverse personal consequences of Reserve unit deactivations and other involuntary changes in their status; and (2) such regulations shall include such provisions as necessary to implement the provisions of this Act, as well as such other policies and procedures for the recruitment of personnel for the Reserve, and for the reassignment, retraining, separation, and retirement of Reserve members, as are appropriate for satisfying the needs of the Reserve together with such purpose. Directs that such regulations include: (1) the giving of a priority to Reserve personnel for reassignment to Reserve units not being deactivated and for transfer among the reserve components of the armed forces in order to facilitate reassignment to such units; (2) a requirement that the Secretaries of the military departments take diligent actions to ensure that members of the reserve components are informed in easily understandable terms of the rights and benefits conferred upon such personnel by this Act and by such regulations; and (3) such other protections, preferences, and benefits (protections) as the Secretary considers appropriate. Requires such regulations to apply uniformly to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Makes such protections inapplicable with respect to personnel who are separated or transferred under adverse conditions. Title II: Retired Pay - Authorizes the Secretary concerned (with exceptions) to grant a person under age 60, upon the application of such person, immediate reduced retired pay if: (1) as of October 1, 1991, such person has performed at least 20 years of service, or after that date and before October 1, 1995, completes 20 years of service; (2) the person is a member of the Reserve; (3) the person satisfies specified age and service requirements; and (4) the person applies for the immediate reduced retired pay within one year after the later of the date of the enactment of this Act or the date on which the person satisfies the applicable years-of-service requirement (such dates). Permits the Secretary concerned (with exceptions) to grant a person, upon application of such person, retired pay if: (1) as of October 1, 1991, such person has performed at least 15 years of service or after that date and before October 1, 1995, completes 15 years of service; (2) the person is a member of the Reserve; (3) the person satisfies specified age and service requirements; and (4) within one year after the later of such dates, the person applies for retired pay or requests transfer to an inactive status list. Authorizes the Secretary concerned (subject to restrictions consistent with the purpose set forth in this Act) to limit the applicability of provisions under this title to any category of personnel defined by such Secretary in order to meet a need of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned to reduce the number of members in certain grades, who have completed a certain number of years of service, or who possess certain military skills or are serving in designated competitive categories. Sets forth a formula for reduced retired pay for non-regular service members of the armed forces who retire before age 60. Title III: Additional Benefits - Entitles a member of the Reserve who, after completing at least six, and before completing 15, years of service, is involuntarily separated from the armed forces during the force reduction transition period, to separation pay. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of such pay. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the relationship of such pay to other service-related pay; and (2) uniformity of regulations among the various armed services. Provides that a person who involuntarily ceases to be a member of the Reserve during the force reduction transition period may be provided educational assistance for specified periods of time, based upon the number of years of service completed. Sets forth: (1) further provisions with respect to educational assistance; and (2) provisions regarding refunds of contributions in cases where a person's entitlement to such assistance is reduced below 36 months. Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to authorize a person who involuntarily ceases to be a member of the Reserve during the force reduction transition period to continue to use commissary and exchange stores for a specified period. Extends the period of group life insurance coverage from 120 to 365 days in the case of a former member of the Reserve. Sets forth requirements with respect to eligibility, payment of premiums, and actions necessary to implement this provision. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned (with exceptions) to limit the applicability of a benefit provided under this title to any category of personnel defined by such Secretary in order to meet a need of the armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned to reduce the number of members in certain grades, who have completed a certain number of years of service, or who possess certain military skills or are serving in designated competitive categories. Makes the provisions of this title inapplicable with respect to personnel who cease to be members of the Reserve under adverse conditions. Specifies that the eligibility of a member of a reserve component of the armed forces (after having involuntarily ceased to be a member of the Reserve) to receive benefits and privileges under this title terminates upon the involuntary separation of such member from the armed forces under adverse conditions.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1992
Designates October 1992 as Polish-American Heritage Month.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1992
Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a specified number of one-dollar silver coins to commemorate the heroic service of veterans who served during the Vietnam War and the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Sets forth certain features of such coins and provides for their design, issuance, and sale. Requires that all sales include a surcharge of $7 per coin. Requires that all surcharges be paid to the Vietnam Veterans Assistance Fund for specified veteran programs and services.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1992
Prohibits a foreign person from purchasing or otherwise acquiring the LTV Aerospace and Defense Company.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1992
Designates October 1992 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1992
Constitutional Amendment - Provides for the direct election of the President and Vice President and eliminates the electoral college. Declares that the times, places, and manner of holding presidential elections and entitlement to inclusion on the ballot shall be prescribed by State law, but that the Congress may by law make or alter such regulations. States that the days for such elections shall be determined by the Congress and shall be uniform throughout the United States. Requires the Congress to prescribe the times, places, and manner in which the results of such elections shall be ascertained and declared. Requires such elections, other than runoff elections, to be held not later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and the results declared no later than 30 days after the date of the election. Authorizes the Congress to provide for the case of death, inability, or withdrawal of any candidate for President or Vice President before an election and for the case of the death of either the President-elect or Vice President-elect.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1992
Equitable Health Care for Severe Mental Illnesses Act of 1992 - Declares that it is the policy of the United States that: (1) persons with severe mental illnesses must not be discriminated against in health care; and (2) health care coverage, provided through any financing, must provide for the treatment of severe mental illnesses in a way that is equitable and commensurate with that provided for other major illnesses. Designates as consistent with that policy any plan which incorporates specified elements.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1992
Designates July 2, 1992, as National Literacy Day.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1992
Designates the week beginning October 4, 1992, as National Aviation Education Week.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992
Civil War Battlefield Commemorative Coin Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a specified number of five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Civil War battlefield preservation. Sets forth certain features of such coins and provides for their design, issuance, and sale. Requires that all sales include a surcharge of $35 per coin for the five-dollar coins, $7 per coin for the one-dollar coins, and $1 per coin for the half-dollar coins. Requires that all surcharges be paid to the Civil War Battlefield Foundation for the preservation of historically significant Civil War battlefields.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1992
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to a representative of the American Philosophical Society in commemoration of the 250th anniversaries of the founding of the Society and the birth of Thomas Jefferson. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and deliver bronze duplicates of such medal to the Society, upon receipt of full payment for them.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1992
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1994, the duty on: (1) cyclohexane, 1,1-bis(1-methylethoxy); (2) benzenepropanoic acid, 2-chloro-4, 5-difluoro-beta-oxo- ethyl ester; and (3) 2-acetylbenzo (b) thiophene.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1992
Congratulates the residents of Jerusalem and the people of Israel on the 25th anniversary of the reunification of that city. Urges that: (1) Jerusalem remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected; and (2) the President and Secretary of State issue an unequivocal statement in support of such principle.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1992
Designates September 10, 1992, as National DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Day.