United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1987
High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Act of 1987 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to suspend until January 31, 1998, the siting or construction of any repository (including the development of site characterization plans and related activities). Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to: (1) conduct a national survey during such suspension period; (2) prepare a list of potentially suitable sites for a deep geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; (3) conduct a study on the need for a second geologic repository based upon specified factors; and (4) submit such study to the Congress by January 1, 1998, including recommendations for a second repository site characterization, if appropriate. Requires the President to submit to the Congress, by July 1, 1998, at least one site for site characterization activities for a repository. Requires the Secretary to submit a revised timetable to the Congress for repository characterization, construction, and licensing in tandem with the President's submission. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to develop and construct three additional monitored retrievable storage facilities according to specified design and site selection criteria. Provides for regional distribution of such facilities. Sets forth a schedule for the development of guidelines for additional monitored retrievable storage facilities, and for the implementation and construction of such facilities. Prohibits any repository from being constructed in any State in which a monitored retrievable storage facility is already located. Mandates that the waste generated in the region in which such a monitored facility is located shall be stored within such region. Sets forth a schedule for the storage of radioactive waste at either monitored retrievable storage facilities or at the reactor site. Directs the Secretary of Energy to make grants to States and Indian tribes for the construction and operation of a monitored retrievable storage facility. Makes such States and tribes eligible for compensation in the form of annual spent fuel payments if they agree to accept a monitored retrievable storage facility. Authorizes appropriations for such compensation. Directs the Secretary of Energy to accelerate a demonstration program for subseabed disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and to establish a university-based consortium (including private research firms) to investigate the feasibility for such disposal. Authorizes appropriations for alternative disposal systems. Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to permit States or their political subdivisions to regulate hazardous materials transportation through designation of specified routes, imposition of transport fees, requirements for driver training, and other means.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1987
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to reimburse costs of pertinent investigations of State and local law enforcement agencies that provide information which substantially contributes to the recovery of Federal taxes. Includes as reimbursable costs: (1) reasonable expenses; (2) per diem expenses; and (3) salaries and overtime compensation. Limits the amount of such reimbursement to ten percent of the sum ultimately recovered. Directs the IRS to maintain records of information provided by State and local law enforcement agencies and to notify them when their information results in a tax recovery. Directs that ten percent of any amount recovered as the result of information offered by such governmental units be deposited in a separate account, to be used for payments to the eligible law enforcement agencies, with any surplus to be withdrawn and deposited in the Treasury as internal revenue collections.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1987
Expresses the sense of the Senate that each Senate committee that reports legislation requiring employers to provide new employee benefits should include in such report an analysis of the impact of the legislation on employers (especially small businesses), the economy (in terms of international competitiveness), and employees (in terms of lost jobs).
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1987
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Education, Information, Risk Reduction, Training, Prevention, Treatment, Care, and Research Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new title on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (Director), to prepare and transmit to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a comprehensive national plan containing specified elements relating to education, information, and risk reduction activities concerning AIDS. Directs the Secretary to submit to the committees each year for the next ten years a revision of the plan. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director, to make grants to States for the development, implementation, or expansion of State plans for education, information, risk reduction, and other activities relating to AIDS. Requires States, in order to receive grants, to submit an application with specified contents. Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to States relating to these grants. Directs the Secretary to make grants to local governments and public and private nonprofit entities for development, establishment, or expansion of programs for targeted education, information, and risk reduction activities relating to AIDS. Directs the Secretary to give grant priority to activities directed toward individuals at highest risk of becoming infected with the acquired immunodeficiency virus. Prohibits grants from being made unless an application with specified contents is submitted. Directs the Secretary to give preference to community-based organizations which are located in, have a history of service in, and will serve specified areas. States that the Secretary may review the content of any educational or information materials developed with grants only for scientific and factual validity. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of fellowships at the Centers for Disease Control for the training of individuals to develop skills in epidemiology, surveillance, testing, counseling, education, information, laboratory analysis, and risk reduction relating to AIDS. Declares that individuals receiving fellowships shall not be counted in determining the number of full time equivalent employees of the Department of Health and Human Services for specified purposes. Directs the Secretary to make grants to international organizations concerned with public health for: (1) programs of education, information, and risk reduction relating to AIDS; (2) projects to train individuals to develop skills and technical expertise regarding AIDS; and (3) epidemiological research relating to AIDS. Directs the Secretary to inform the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development of grants made under this provision. Prohibits grants from being made unless an application is submitted. Requires that not less than 50 percent of the grants be made through the World Health Organization and, in the Western Hemisphere, through the Pan American Health Organization. Requires grants to be in furtherance of the global strategy of the World Health Organization Special Programme on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for grants to States, for grants to local governments and public and private nonprofit entities, for fellowships at the Centers for Disease Control, and for grants to international organizations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for the development, establishment, or expansion in a service area of networks of comprehensive medical services for individuals who have AIDS or who are infected with the virus. Requires networks to provide: (1) comprehensive services, or referrals to comprehensive services, for such individuals, including specified services; and (2) continuing education for health care personnel involved in the delivery of services to individuals infected with the virus. Specifies allowed and prohibited uses of grants. Prohibits making grants unless an application with specified contents is submitted. Requires entities applying for a grant, prior to applying, to establish a network advisory committee to assist in development of grant applications, provide support for the development, establishment, or expansion of the network, and monitor the implementation of, and the services provided through, the network. Directs the Secretary, in making grants, to give priority to specified types of applicants. Directs the Secretary to make at least one grant each fiscal year to an applicant in each service area in which there is a high incidence of children who are infected with the virus. States criteria for selecting such applicant. Directs the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for projects to demonstrate innovative models for cost-effective delivery of health services to individuals with AIDS. Requires projects supported with such grants to provide for the delivery of health services in conjunction with the comprehensive medical services networks. Prohibits making grants unless an application with specified contents is submitted. Authorizes appropriations for comprehensive medical service networks and for innovative models for cost-effective delivery of health services for FY 1988 through 1990. Directs the Secretary, through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to make grants to public and private nonprofit entities for the development, establishment, or expansion of programs to: (1) provide long-term counseling to individuals who have AIDS or who have tested positively for the presence of antibodies to the virus; and (2) conduct evaluations of the effectiveness of such counseling. Specifies purposes for which grants may be used. Prohibits making grants unless an application with specified contents is submitted. Directs the Secretary, in making grants, to give priority to entities based at, or having relationships with, entities providing comprehensive health services to individuals who have AIDS or who are infected with the virus. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Directs the Secretary, through the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, to make grants to public and nonprofit private agencies for the study of, and projects for the demonstration of, effective methods, with regard to intravenous drug abusers, to reduce the transmission of the virus and provide treatment to individuals who have AIDS or who are infected with the virus. Prohibits making grants unless an application with specified contents is submitted. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to create the National Program on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, consisting of: (1) a research program on AIDS, including a research program relating to the prevention of AIDS; and (2) demonstration, education, and other programs for the detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of AIDS and for the provision of counseling concerning AIDS. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to designate one of the Directors of the national research institutes as the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Coordinator. Makes the AIDS Coordinator responsible for administration of the Program. Directs the AIDS Coordinator to develop and implement a plan for NIH to expedite the award of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements by any agency of NIH for projects relating to AIDS, including projects initiated by investigators not in response to any solicitation for proposals. Requires the plan to provide, in the case of applications made in response to solicitations for proposals, for making of awards or disapproval of applications within six months after the date on which a solicitation is issued. Directs the AIDS Coordinator, in conjunction with the Directors of the national research institutes and in consultation with the National Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Advisory Board (Advisory Board), to promote cooperation between specified agencies in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of AIDS. Directs the AIDS Coordinator to prepare and transmit to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report with specified contents. Directs the AIDS Coordinator to expand clinical trials of treatments and therapies for AIDS and infection with the virus. Authorizes the AIDS Coordinator to: (1) establish or support the large-scale production or distribution of specialized biological materials or other therapeutic substances for research relating to AIDS and set standards of safety and care for persons using such materials; (2) support, in consultation with the Advisory Board, research relating to AIDS outside the United States in certain circumstances, collaborative research involving American and foreign participants, the training of American scientists abroad and foreign scientists in the United States, and programs of education and training, including education and laboratory and clinical research training; (3) encourage and coordinate research relating to AIDS by industrial concerns in certain circumstances and provide for the exchange of information between Federal agencies and private entities involved in specified ways with therapies and vaccines for AIDS; (4) acquire, improve, repair, operate, and maintain, in consultation with the Advisory Board, laboratories and other real and personal property, make grants for the renovation of facilities, and lease certain spaces for a limited period; (5) enter into contracts and cooperative agreements to expedite and coordinate research relating to AIDS; and (6) maintain and operate the International Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research Data Bank. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the AIDS Coordinator, to establish in NIH a National Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Advisory Board to: (1) review and evaluate the implementation of the Program; (2) advise and make recommendations to the Congress, the Secretary, the Director of NIH, the AIDS Coordinator, and the heads of other Federal agencies; and (3) maintain liaisons with other advisory bodies and key non-Federal entities involved with the control of AIDS. Requires the Advisory Board to prepare an annual report for the AIDS Coordinator describing the Advisory Board's activities and making recommendations regarding the Program. Authorizes the Director of the Institute to enter into cooperative agreements with and make grants to public or private nonprofit entities for planning, establishing, or strengthening, and providing basic operating support for, centers for basic and clinical research into, and training in, advanced diagnostic, prevention, and treatment methods for AIDS. Specifies permitted uses for Federal payments under a cooperative agreement or grant. Limits support of a center to five years, subject to extension for periods of up to five years, if recommended by a peer review group. Requires, in the Institute, appointment of an Associate Director for Prevention to coordinate and promote the programs in the Institute concerning the prevention of infectious diseases, including AIDS. Directs the Associate Director for Prevention to prepare, for inclusion in a biennial report required by existing law, a description of the prevention activities of the Institute. Requires the Director of the Institute to establish a virus and serum bank in which all human immunodeficiency virus serotypes and serum are available to qualified investigators. States that AIDS is included within the scope of the purpose of the National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to make awards, under existing provisions for National Research Service Awards, for the training of individuals to participate in national research efforts relating to AIDS. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or the Administrator of General Services to respond to any priority request made by the AIDS Coordinator of the NIH within 14 calendar days.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1987
Marine Science, Technology, and Resource Development Act of 1987 - Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to declare the need for a national ocean policy and to revise definitions under such Act. Expands coverage of such Act to include Great Lakes resources. (Current law covers ocean and coastal resources.) Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Administrator) to develop and publish every three years the Sea Grant Strategic Research Plan (Plan) identifying and describing a limited number of priority areas for strategic marine research. Requires the Plan to be submitted to specified congressional committees. Describes the priority area on which the Plan shall concentrate, including: (1) critical resource and environmental areas of national or global scope where adequate funding is otherwise precluded under other provisions of the National Sea Grant College Program Act; and (2) areas where sustained programmatic research and technology transfer can be utilized. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to make grants to carry out such strategic marine research to sea grant colleges, programs, regional consortia, and individuals meeting certain criteria. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes for FY 1988 through 1992. Describes the academic, congressional, Federal, and postdoctoral fellowships which may be awarded. Adds to the duties of the sea grant review panel the responsibility of giving advice with respect to applications, proposals, performance, grants, and contracts awarded under the Sea Grant Strategic Research Plan. Authorizes appropriations for the National Sea Grant College Program for FY 1988 through 1992. Amends provisions of the Sea Grant Program Improvement Act of 1976 relating to the purposes of the Sea Grant International program to authorize grants and contracts to enhance international research, promote marine activities with foreign universities, encourage technology transfer, and promote foreign data exchanges. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes for FY 1988 through 1992. Allows additional funding to be provided through other Federal program elements with a marine science or technology transfer component, or both.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1987
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax-exempt organization all of whose members primarily coach football as full-time employees of four-year colleges or universities to have a pension plan with a qualified cash or deferred arrangement, provided such organization was in existence on September 18, 1986. Requires such a plan to be treated as a multiemployer plan.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1987
Nuclear Energy Waste Policy Act of 1987 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to prohibit any spent nuclear fuel from being transported to a high-level nuclear waste repository until that fuel has been stored for a minimum of 50 years from the time of its removal from the reactor's core. Specifies that storage must take place: (1) on the grounds of the commercial nuclear powerplant which generated the spent fuel; (2) on the grounds of a commercial nuclear powerplant to which spent fuel has been transshipped; or (3) at a monitored retrievable storage facility licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1987
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the period of May 23 through May 30, 1987, is recognized as Hokule'a Week, celebrating the return to Hawaii after a two and one-half year voyage of the Polynesian Voyaging Society's sailing canoe.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1987
Older American Indian Services Improvement Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide that no older American Indian will be prohibited from receiving services under such Act. Requires each area agency on aging having a significant Indian population to: (1) conduct outreach activities to identify older American Indians within their area; and (2) inform older American Indians in their area about the availability of assistance. Requires the Associate Commissioner on Indian Aging to evaluate the adequacy of outreach services. Requires the Commissioner to ensure that contracts are equitably awarded among minorities and to support minority centers of gerontology. Requires the establishment of minority centers of gerontology to improve minority personnel and training programs. Directs the Commissioner to: (1) provide for the dissemination of information on older American Indians; (2) provide inservice training opportunities and courses of instruction on aging to Indian tribes; and (3) carry out special training programs to improve services to older American Indians and minorities. Establishes in the Administration on Aging an Office for Tribal Programs to be headed by an Associate Commissioner on Indian Aging. Requires the Associate Commissioner on Indian Aging to: (1) serve as the advocate for older American Indians in the Department of Health and Human Services; (2) administer grants for Indian tribes; (3) develop research plans and technical assistance for recipients of grants; and (4) convene an Indian aging conference at regular intervals not to exceed two years. Requires the Associate Commissioner on Indian Aging to create and chair an interagency task force on older American Indians. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1992. Directs the Commissioner on Aging to establish an interagency task force to make recommendations on facilitating the coordination and improvement of services to older American Indians. Requires the Commissioner on Aging to make a contract with a public agency or nonprofit private organization to study services for older American Indians and to submit a report to the Congress on this study within 18 months.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1987
Title I: Recognition of Injustice and Apology on Behalf of the Nation - States that the Congress accepts the findings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians and recognizes that a grave injustice was done to both citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry by the evacuation, relocation, and internment of civilians during World War II. Title II: United States Citizens of Japanese Ancestry and Resident Japanese Aliens - Requests the President to offer pardons to those convicted of violating laws during the internment period whose conduct was based on a refusal to accept racially or ethnically discriminatory treatment. Provides that Federal departments and agencies that review applications for restitution of positions, status, or entitlement lost during the internment period shall review such applications giving full consideration to the findings of the Commission. Establishes within the Treasury a Civil Liberties Public Education Fund. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund. Requires the Attorney General to pay $20,000 from the Fund in compensation to each surviving internee. Establishes a Board of Directors which shall be responsible for making disbursements from the Fund. Provides that disbursements from the Fund shall be used to: (1) sponsor research and public educational activities dealing with the internment; (2) fund studies of similar civil liberties abuses; (3) prepare and distribute hearings and findings of the Commission; and (4) promote the general welfare of the ethnic Japanese community in the United States. Title III: Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution - Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act - Establishes within the Treasury the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Fund. Directs the Administrator of the Fund (the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association) to make restitution for certain Aleut losses sustained in World War II. Requires the Administrator to establish a trust of $5,000,000 and to distribute the interest of such trust for: (1) the benefit of the elderly, disabled, or seriously ill; (2) students in need of scholarship assistance; (3) preservation of Aleut cultural heritage and historical records; (4) the improvement of community centers of affected Aleut villages; and (5) other purposes to improve Aleut life. Authorizes the Administrator to rebuild and restore churches and church property damaged or destroyed in Aleut villages during World War II. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments of $12,000 from the fund to eligible Aleuts for any uncompensated personal property losses. Provides that such payments shall not be considered income or receipts for purposes of Federal taxes or determining eligibility for Federal benefits or assistance. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary of the Army to implement a program for the removal and disposal of live ammunition, obsolete buildings, abandoned machinery, and other hazardous debris remaining in populated areas of the lower Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. States that the authority contained in this Act shall be supplemental to the authority of the Secretary of Defense in administering the Environmental Restoration Defense Account and shall be exercised only in the event that such account is inadequate to eliminate hazardous military debris from populated areas of the Lower Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. Authorizes appropriations. Provides that bidding rights for surplus Federal property might be exercised by the Aleut Corporation in lieu of conveyance of Attu Island to the Aleut people, such island having been designated as wilderness. States that the bidding rights shall be exercised by the Aleut Corporation without any preference over any other bidder. Provides that an amount equal to $500 for each acre traditionally occupied by the Aleut people on Attu Island shall be transferred to the Corporation account established by this Act and made available to the Corporation for such bidding.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1987
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay an unspecified sum to a named individual in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States arising from legal services performed by such individual on behalf of Arctic Slope Eskimos and other Alaska Natives in connection with the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1987
Relieves two named individuals of all Federal tax liability arising from sums awarded to one of them in 1975 pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for legal services rendered on behalf of certain Alaska Natives.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1987
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a candidate for public office from receiving the lowest unit charge for the broadcasting of a political announcement or advertisement unless such candidate is identified or identifiable during 100 percent of the time of such announcement or advertisement.
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987
Dedicates the North Cascades National Park, Washington, to Senator Henry M. Jackson. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to place markers and erect a memorial. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1987
Amends the National School Lunch Act and the Food Security Act of 1985, respectively, to extend the alternative school lunch cash or commodity credit assistance program through the school year ending June 30, 1992. Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to extend the national donated commodity processing program through June 30, 1992. Makes conforming amendments to the Child Nutrition Amendments of 1986 and the School Lunch and Child Nutrition Amendments of 1986.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1987
Partnership Act of 1987 - Title I: Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Subtitle A: Benefits and Federal Participation - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to establish minimum AFDC payment standards which, when added to the value of any food stamp allotment to which the family or its household is entitled, equal a specified percentage (set at 50 percent in FY 1989, but increasing by two percent in each subsequent fiscal year until reaching 90 percent) of the Federal poverty level. Reimburses States for 85 percent of their expenses in providing the minimum benefit for FY 1989 through 1991 and for 90 percent of such expenses thereafter. Requires States to make AFDC payments with respect to dependent children of unemployed parents in two-parent families. Subtitle B: Work-Related Requirements - Requires, with certain exceptions, AFDC applicants and recipients to register with a State agency for employment counseling, training, and assignment. Directs such State agency to: (1) determine the appropriate employment-related activities for each registered AFDC applicant or recipient; and (2) arrange for their participation in one or more of the employment-related programs established under title IV of the Act or other Federal law, while coordinating such programs to enhance the availability and efficiency of services provided. Requires the State agency to provide AFDC applicants and recipients assigned to employment, training, or education programs with child care and transportation services. Sets the Federal contribution to education, training, and assignment costs at 75 percent in FY 1988 and a percentage in subsequent years which is determined by use of a specified formula which takes into account a State's compliance with performance standards to be developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Provides that such standards shall measure a State's success in reducing welfare costs and helping AFDC recipients achieve self-sufficiency. Sets the Federal share of administrative costs at 50 percent. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the activities under this title, allotting such funds among States on the basis of each State's share of AFDC recipients. Gives States the option, when a family's increased income renders them ineligible for AFDC, to: (1) continue to cover a family's child care, transportation, and other employment-related support service expenses for the year after such family's eligibility would otherwise end; and (2) require a family contribution for such services. Subtitle C: Child Support Enforcement - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Act to alter the rules of State eligibility for child support collection incentive payments. Directs States to establish standards for child support award amounts which meet minimum Federal guidelines and are presumptively applicable in particular child support actions. Requires the Secretary to conduct periodic reviews of child support award amounts to gauge compliance with such standards. Subtitle D: Child Care Services for Children in Certain Families - Establishes a part F of title IV of the Act to make payments to States (including territories) which provide child care services for children: (1) who are or are at risk of being abused or neglected or are in families receiving child protective services; and (2) in eligible families whose family income does not surpass a maximum set by the State at or below 125 percent of the Federal poverty level. Requires, in addition, that families receiving part F services not be eligible for child care under the AFDC program and include parent(s) who are adolescent, working, enrolled in education or training programs, or seeking employment. Authorizes appropriations. Requires a State to report to the Secretary on its intended use of part F payments before expending such funds. Authorizes States to impose a fee for child care services which may vary on the basis of a family's ability to pay. Requires that fees collected be used only to provide child care to children covered by this Act. Establishes a formula for determining the State child care assistance percentage which takes into account the State's taxable resources and the number of children at risk of neglect or abuse in the State, but prohibits such percentage from being less than 50 percent. Subtitle E: Hold Harmless - Reimburses States for all of their AFDC expenditures in FY 1989 which exceed State AFDC expenditures in FY 1988 and are attributable to this Act's amendments. Title II: Medicaid - Extends Medicaid eligibility to pregnant women and children up to age five whose family income does not exceed the Federal poverty level. Extends the Medicaid age eligibility limit for children on a gradual basis so that by FY 1999 children up to age 16 are covered. Requires the Secretary to establish uniform national standards regarding the types of Medicaid services provided to such individuals. Directs States to provide Medicaid coverage to individuals who are eligible for benefits under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Act or would be eligible for such benefits if they were not in a medical institution. Authorizes States to provide Medicaid coverage to individuals eligible for participation in certain other social security programs, but requires the State plan to include at least one group not covered under such programs. Raises the limit on the Medicaid Federal assistance percentage to 90 percent. Sets such percentage at: (1) 100 percent for medical services provided through Indian Health Service facilities; and (2) 80 percent for FY 1988, 85 percent for FY 1989 through 1991, and 90 percent thereafter for medical assistance provided to pregnant women and children pursuant to this Act. Provides for annual reductions in the State percentage. Reimburses States for all of their Medicaid expenditures in FY 1988 and 1989 which exceed State Medicaid expenditures in FY 1987 and are attributable to this Act's amendments. Extends the moratorium on the reduction of payments to States for high erroneous payment rates under the AFDC and Medicaid programs for one year. (Currently, the moratorium is set to expire on July 1, 1988.) Title III: Termination or Reduction of Certain Federal Programs - Abolishes certain programs providing Federal assistance for: (1) economically distressed areas; (2) urban mass transit systems; (3) community services and development (including the Urban Development Action Grant program); (4) education (including impact aid); (5) vocational education and manpower training; and (6) water pollution control. Abolishes the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Economic Development Administration. Repeals title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act. Eliminates the program of rural water and waste facility loans and grants. Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to set a ceiling on the total amount of rural electrification loans which may be made in a fiscal year. Title IV: Fiscal Capacity Grants - Entitles State and local governments to grants from the General Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund established in the Treasury by this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to determine grant allocations to be paid in quarterly installments for each of FY 1988 through 1992. Sets forth general grant qualification requirements. Authorizes the Secretary, after providing notice and an opportunity for corrective actions, to withhold grant payments for noncompliance with such requirements. Provides special entitlements for Indian tribes, Alaskan Native villages, and the District of Columbia. Sets forth the procedure by which the Secretary shall allocate grant amounts to: (1) each State (for subsequent allocation to local governments) based on each State's population, general tax effort factor, and relative fiscal capacity factor; and (2) each local government, from each State's amount, based on each government's population, general tax effort factor, and income factor. Requires each State which receives grant funds to establish a commission to: (1) investigate the public service needs and fiscal capacities of its local governments; and (2) recommend an alternative method of allocating grant funds to local governments which reduces the excess of the funds each government needs to provide public services over the fiscal capacity of such government. Directs the Secretary to use such method to allocate funds instead of the procedure prescribed by this Act if such method is enacted into State law. Sets forth the procedure by which the Secretary shall allocate grant amounts to each State government based on each State's population, general tax effort factor, and relative fiscal capacity factor. Requires the Secretary, in determining grant allocations, to use the most recent available information provided by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor, with specified exceptions. Requires a State government or local government expending payments under this title to: (1) hold at least one public hearing on the proposed use of the payment in relation to its total budget, unless public participation is otherwise ensured in the budget process; and (2) disclose specified information on the proposed use of the payment within specified periods before such hearing and after the budget is adopted. Prohibits discrimination under any State or local government program or activity any part of which is paid for with funds received under this title. Sets forth provisions governing discrimination proceedings, the suspension and termination or resumption of payments in such proceedings, agreements by local governments to comply with discrimination prohibitions, the enforcement of such prohibitions by the Attorney General, administrative and civil actions by persons adversely affected by discriminatory practices, and judicial review of a decision to withhold, suspend, or terminate grant payments. Requires each State and local government that receives a payment under this Act in a fiscal year to conduct an audit for such year. Requires the Secretary to maintain regulations regarding the investigation of complaints of violations of this Act. Directs the Comptroller General to carry out necessary reviews for the Congress to evaluate compliance and operations under this Act. Requires annual reports by: (1) the Secretary to the Congress on the administration of, and operations under, this Act; and (2) State and local governments to the Secretary on the amounts and uses of grant payments. Title V: Use of State Federalization Savings - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine the amount of funds each State will save by reason of the amendments made by titles I and II of this Act and notify each State of such amount prior to the beginning of each fiscal year. Requires States to allot a portion (determined pursuant to a specified formula which takes into account direct Federal funding lost by local governments under title III of this Act) of such savings to local governments. Allots the remainder of such savings to States in accordance with an intended use report which the State submits to the Secretary within 30 days of receiving notification of such savings.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1987
Indochinese Refugee Resettlement and Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a specific time period in which the President must consult with the Congress regarding emergency refugee admissions. States that the Secretary of State shall have sole authority to admit certain South Asian refugees. Prohibits denial of refugee status to aliens who are otherwise eligible for immigrant classification. Allocates a specified number of FY 1988 through 1990 refugee admissions for: (1) East Asians; and (2) the Orderly Departure Program (from Vietnam). Expresses the sense of the Congress that under the leadership of the United States renewed efforts should be made to settle Indochinese refugees who have lived in camps for at least three years. Allocates specified numbers of FY 1988 through 1990 East Asian entries for: (1) persons who have lived in refugee camps for at least three years; and (2) other camp residents. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to allocate specified amounts from FY 1988 and 1989 authorizations for education, economic, and military training border projects in Thailand. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the international community should increase efforts to protect Indochinese refugee camps in Thailand from cross-border attacks, and that international personnel should be present on a 24-hour-a-day basis at camp "Site 2" in Thailand.
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1987
Indian Economic Development Act of 1987 - Title I: Designation of Indian Enterprise Zones - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the designation of Indian enterprise zones by the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) for purposes of providing tax relief and increasing the economic stake of tribal residents in their community and its development. Limits the period during which: (1) the Secretary has authority to designate such Indian enterprise zones; and (2) such designations may remain in effect. Provides that tribal governments shall nominate areas for such designation. Authorizes the Secretary to designate such zones only if the boundary of the area is continuous and when the area: (1) is within the jurisdiction of the tribal government; (2) is determined by the Secretary to be Indian lands; and (3) meets specified unemployment and poverty criteria. Requires nominating tribal governments, as a condition of the Secretary's designation, to agree in writing to follow a course of action which may include reducing tax rates, improving local services, simplifying or streamlining regulation of business, receiving commitments of private entities to assist employees and residents of the area, or formulating tribal plans, with proper zoning designation and enforcement. Describes areas to which the Secretary may give preference in selecting nominated areas for designation as Indian enterprise zones. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to the Congress every four years a report on the effects of such Indian enterprise zones' designation. Requires that any tax reduction effected by a tribal commitment under the terms of this Act shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the eligibility of a tribe for Federal assistance or benefits. Specifies that a designation of an Indian enterprise zone shall not give displaced persons from such an area any rights or benefits under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquired Policies Act of 1970. Exempts Indian enterprise zones from certain requirements relating to Federal environmental policy. Title II: Federal Income Tax Incentives - Subtitle A: Credits for Employers - Allows employers located in Indian enterprise zones a nonrefundable income tax credit for qualified increased employment expenditures and for certain wages paid to economically disadvantaged individuals. Sets the credit at ten percent of such qualified increased expenditures plus a specified percentage of wages paid to economically disadvantaged individuals. Allows a three-year carryback and a 15-year carryover of such credit. Sets the amount of such credit at ten percent of the increase in payroll (taking into account $17,500 in wages per year per employee) plus a specified percentage of wages paid to certain disadvantaged workers for the first seven years of the Indian enterprise zone designation. Limits any such credit to the excess of the taxpayer's regular tax liability (minus certain credits) for the given taxable year over the tentative minimum tax for that year. Phases out such credit in the last three years of the enterprise zone designation. Disallows a deduction for the portion of wages taken into account for such credit. Addresses adjustments to the credit amount because of: (1) limitations on the amount of unused credit for carryback and carryover purposes; (2) duplication of employer benefits in certain cases involving Federal payments for on-the-job training and individuals within the framework of the targeted jobs tax credit; (3) Indian enterprise zone designation in effect for less than one year; (4) the early termination of employment of qualified economically disadvantaged individuals; and (5) changes in the form of the affected business. Subtitle B: Credits for Investment in Tangible Property in Indian Enterprise Zones - Allows businesses an additional investment tax credit for investment in certain tangible property located in Indian enterprise zones. Limits such credit to five percent for zone personal property, ten percent for new zone construction property, and 20 percent for zone infrastructure investment as these respective categories are defined in this Act. Phases out such credit in the last three years of the enterprise zone designation. Requires the recapture of such credit upon early disposition of the property. Extends the investment credit carryover period applicable to Indian enterprise zone credits. Subtitle C: Exclusion from Gross Income for Qualified Indian Enterprise Zone Capital Gain - Excludes from gross income any long-term capital gain attributable to the sale or exchange of certain real or tangible personal property or business interests (including real estate rentals) substantially related to the active conduct of a trade or business within an Indian enterprise zone. Permits property to remain qualified, in certain cases, for purposes of such capital gains treatment after a designation of an enterprise zone has terminated. Subtitle D: Rules Relating to Private Activity Bonds - Provides that limitations on the cost recovery deductions for property financed with tax-exempt bonds shall not apply to Indian enterprise zone property. Provides that the termination of the small issue exemption shall not apply to bonds whose proceeds are used to finance facilities in such enterprise zones. Accords tax-exempt status to certain private activity bonds issued by Indian tribal governments. Title III: Establishment of Foreign-Trade Zones in Indian Enterprise Zones - Requires the Foreign Trade Zone Board to consider on a priority basis and to expedite the processing of applications for the establishment of foreign-trade zones within Indian enterprise zones. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to give priority to, and expedite applications for, the establishment of ports of entry necessary to establish such zones. States that, to the maximum extent practicable, foreign-trade zones should be established within Indian enterprise zones. Title IV: Conflict Resolution in Indian Enterprise Zones - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to approve plans, pursuant to a tribal economic development plan, that include provisions for conflict resolution between enterprise zone parties. Requires that such plans not encumber the trust assets of the tribe. Title V: Amendment to Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to permit to contractors of a Federal agency additional compensation equal to five percent of certain payments made to a subcontractor or supplier that is an Indian organization or Indian-owned economic enterprise.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that volunteer work should be listed on employment application forms and taken into account by employers when hiring.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1987
Requires Indian treaties and executive orders to be construed to prohibit the imposition of any Federal or State tax on income derived by an Indian tribe from the exercise of fishing rights (regardless of whether such rights are limited to subsistence or commercial fishing) secured by such treaty or executive order.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987
Indian Development Finance Corporation Act - Title I: Establishment of Corporation - Establishes the Indian Development Finance Corporation. Requires the Corporation to provide development capital and technical and managerial assistance for new and existing Indian businesses and to encourage Indian tribes and individuals to participate in the Corporation by owning its equity securities. Authorizes the Corporation to make loans to or purchase obligations of Indian businesses if they meet specified financial conditions. Directs the Corporation to provide the credit needed by Indian businesses at the lowest reasonable cost, taking into account the Corporation's cost of money, necessary reserve, and expenses. Authorizes the Corporation to guarantee all or any part of the principal and interest of any loan made to an Indian business by a State or federally chartered lending institution on terms permissible for Corporation loans. Authorizes the Corporation to purchase up to 25 percent of the ownership interest in an Indian business and to supervise or participate in the management of such business. Sets forth administrative provisions concerning the Corporation. Requires the Corporation's Board of Directors to submit annual reports to the Congress on its capital, operations, and financial condition. Title II: Capitalization - Authorizes the Corporation to issue stock. Requires at least 60 percent of the Corporation's outstanding stock to be owned by Indian tribes. Limits the ownership interest of any individual or single tribe to five percent of such outstanding stock. Sets forth provisions governing the sale of Corporation stock to Indian tribes and to the Government. Authorizes the Corporation to issue bonds and notes which shall be federally guaranteed until the later of: (1) 20 years; or (2) the date such securities may be readily sold on the open market at prevailing rates of interest and yield. Requires the Secretary to loan the Corporation a specified amount to provide initial operating funds. Requires the Corporation to invest loan proceeds in Government securities and use the interest thereon to provide financial services and pay operating expenses. Title III: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the promotion of unrestricted family visits between related people of the United States and the Soviet Union is an essential part of American policy toward the Soviet Union; and (2) the President, the Secretary of State, and other administration members should raise the issue of family visitation at all appropriate opportunities in discussions with leaders of the Communist Party and the Government of the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987
Reaffirms that deposits in federally insured depository institutions, up to the statutorily prescribed amount, are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1987
Targeted Fiscal Assistance Act of 1987 - Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to repeal provisions that terminated the general revenue sharing program. Restores program provisions as they existed before enactment of such Act. Replaces the general revenue sharing program with the Targeted Fiscal Assistance (TFA) program. Authorizes appropriations for TFA for FY 1988 through 1990. Provides for special allocations of TFA funds for Indian tribes, Alaskan native villages, and the District of Columbia. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to allocate TFA funds to each State (for subsequent allocation to local governments) according to a specified formula based on the need factor, the general tax effort factor, and the relative fiscal gap factor, as defined in this Act, for each State. Entitles local governments to a portion of such State funds according to a specified formula based on the following factors, as defined in this Act, for each unit of local government relative to all units in such State: (1) the unit's population; (2) the unit's general tax effort factor; and (3) the unit's population. Eliminates provisions allowing State variation of local government allocations. Revises procedures for determining maximum and minimum limitations on local government entitlements.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1987
High Technology Trade Enhancement Act of 1987 - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 (the Act) to remove the requirement of a certain type of validated export license for exporters exporting to the People's Republic of China. Directs the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to develop a plan to implement a fully integrated export licensing case review system. Authorizes the Secretary to require a license for the export of goods or technology to a country if the Secretary determines that such country is engaging in a pattern of noncompliance with export-cooperation agreements created under such Act through the Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls (a 16-member nation group agreeing to restrict strategic exports to controlled countries). Excuses further authorization for the reexport from the United States to countries participating in the agreement pursuant to the Committee if the goods or technology involved are eligible for export under any bulk license agreement created under the Act. Eliminates licenses for export to any country other than a controlled country of any goods or technology which, if such export had come under the purview of the Committee, would only have required notification to the participating governments of the Committee. Revises provisions of the Act relating to an export control list to require the President to notify the Secretary of Defense within ten days of the President's concurrence or nonconcurrence with the Secretary's determination of certain goods or technology which should be included on such control list and therefore be subject to export controls. Directs the Secretary of Defense to assume the President's concurrence with the Secretary's determination if not notified within the ten days. Provides further time constraints with respect to the annual review of such export control list. Directs the Secretary to eliminate each year all items on the control list maintained unilaterally by the United States except for controls on goods or technology in which foreign availability does not exist or which the United States is actively pursuing negotiations to achieve multilateral cooperation. Directs the Secretary to publish annually a list of those unilateral controls that are not eliminated, together with a specific justification for each control. Requires the Secretary of Defense to consult with the Secretary in compilation of the list of militarily critical technologies. Revises provisions concerning the making by the Secretary of Commerce of foreign availability determinations (determinations as to the availability to proscribed countries of certain goods or technology whose export from the United States requires a validated license, i.e., national security-controlled items) to remove the requirement of a validated license for export if it is determined that such foreign availability does exist. Outlines factors to be taken into consideration by the Secretary in making such determinations. States, with an exception, that the Secretary has authority to make foreign availability determinations notwithstanding the approval or disapproval of any other official department or agency. Revises provisions concerning action to be taken by the President to eliminate the foreign availability of certain goods or technology in the interest of national security. Eliminates the requirement that the President notify the Congress of disagreements with the Secretary of Defense on individual licenses or the content of the control list. Changes existing law on export controls on goods containing "microprocessors" to use language on goods containing "controlled parts and components." Changes the parameters of controlled parts and components which may not have export controls imposed under any provision of law to require that parts and components: (1) be essential to the functioning of the good; (2) are customarily included in sales of the good in noncontrolled countries; and (3) comprise less than 35 percent of the value of the good. Decreases from 20 to ten days the period during which the Secretary of Defense, after reviewing the proposed export of any goods or technology to a country to which exports are controlled for national security purposes, must notify the President and the Secretary that the President should disapprove any request for the export of such goods or technology upon certain determinations. Outlines further action to be taken by the Secretary after the receipt (or nonreceipt) of timely notification from the Secretary of Defense concerning such export control determinations. Directs the Comptroller General, during the three-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to review the effect of the national security review amendments and, at the end of each one-year period during such three-year period, report to the appropriate congressional committees concerning procedural improvements to ensure the removal of export controls under this Act without adversely affecting U.S. national security interests. Directs the President to appoint at least one person representing the U.S. electronics industry as an advisor to the U.S. delegation to the Coordinating Committee on Export Controls, whose function shall be to participate in negotiations with respect to the agreement of the Coordinating Committee.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1987
Amends the Reclamation Authorization Act of 1976 to increase authorized appropriations for construction at the Oroville-Tonasket Unit, Washington, irrigation project.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Declares that the Congress applauds the recent initiative by the heads of state of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and congratulates them on the significant contribution made by such initiative toward ending armed conflict, and reinforcing democracy, in Central America. Declares that the Congress supports such initiative and looks forward to the summit meeting in Guatemala as the next phase in this effort of the Central American heads of state to forge a lasting peace in Central America.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act - Establishes Federal standards for gaming activity on Indian lands. Establishes the National Indian Gaming Commission within the Department of the Interior. Requires at least two members of the Commission to be enrolled members of a federally recognized tribe. Excludes from the Commission individuals convicted of a felony or gaming offense or who have specified conflicts of interest. Authorizes the Chairman to: (1) issue orders of temporary closure of gaming activities; (2) levy and collect civil fines; (3) approve tribal ordinances regulating gaming; and (4) approve management contracts for gaming. Authorizes the Commission to monitor Indian gaming activities, inspect all premises where gaming occurs, and conduct background investigations. Requires the Commission to submit a report to the Congress every two years. Authorizes the Chairman to appoint a General Counsel to the Commission. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to exercise current supervision of Indian gaming until the Commission is organized and promulgates regulations. Leaves class I gaming (social games for prizes of minimal value and ceremonial games) within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Indian tribes. Continues tribal jurisdiction over class II gaming (bingo and lotto), but subject to this Act. Allows tribes to regulate class II gaming if: (1) the tribe is located in a State permitting it; and (2) the tribe's governing body adopts an ordinance approved by the Chairman. Requires a separate license for each place, facility, or location where class II gaming occurs. Requires the Chairman to approve any tribal ordinance on class II gaming if specified conditions, including the following, are met: (1) the tribe has the sole proprietary interest in and responsibility for the conduct of the gaming activity; (2) net revenues are used only for specified tribal, charitable, or local governmental purposes; and (3) the tribe will obtain annual outside independent audits. Specifies the conditions under which net revenues from any tribal gaming may be used to make per capita payments to tribal members. Allows tribal regulation of class II gaming activities not owned by Indians, providing tribal requirements are at least as restrictive as State laws governing similar gaming. Allows continued operation of individually owned class II gaming operations operating on September 1, 1986, if specified conditions are met. Prohibits class III gaming (all other forms of gaming not covered under class I or II, including horse racing, jai-alai, and casinos) on Indian lands, unless covered by an exemption. Allows class III gaming on Indian lands if it is legal in the State where located and the tribe asks the Secretary's consent for transfer of all civil and criminal jurisdiction, except taxing authority, to the State. Requires the Secretary to approve gaming jurisdictional transfer where the Commission certifies that specified conditions have been met. Requires the Chairman to approve ordinances within 90 days of submission. Provides that any ordinance not acted upon within 90 days will be deemed approved if it complies with Federal statutes on gaming. Authorizes tribes to make management contracts for class II gaming activity, provided the Chairman receives information concerning the background, past experience with gaming contracts, and financial statements for each person having a financial interest in or management responsibility for the contract. Requires the Chairman to determine, before approving any management contract, that it provides for: (1) adequate accounting procedures; (2) access to the daily operations of the gaming to tribal officials; (3) a minimum guaranteed payment to the tribe; (4) a ceiling for the repayment of development and construction costs; (5) a contract term not to exceed five years, and (6) grounds for terminating the contract. Prohibits the Chairman from approving a contract if: (1) any person having a financial interest in or management responsibility for the contract is a member of the tribe's governing body or has been convicted of any felony or gaming offense; (2) the management contractor has unduly influenced the tribal government or deliberately failed to comply with the terms of the contract; and (3) a trustee would not approve the contract. Requires the Chairman to review existing ordinances and management contracts authorizing class II gaming and to provide written notification of modifications needed to conform to Federal law. Authorizes the Chairman to levy fines of up to $25,000 for violations of gaming regulations. Authorizes the Chairman to temporarily close a game. Requires the Commission to establish a schedule of annual fees for Commission funding to be paid by each tribal gaming activity and to annually adopt the rate of assessment. Rebates surplus fees annually. Establishes a special fund in the Treasury for fee deposits. Authorizes appropriations. Excludes gaming from lands acquired by the Secretary for an Indian tribe after enactment of this Act unless: (1) such lands are within or contiguous to the boundaries of a reservation on the date of enactment; (2) the tribe has no reservation on the date of enactment; or (3) the Secretary determines a gaming establishment on newly acquired lands would be in the best interest of the tribe. Applies State laws pertaining to the licensing, regulations, or prohibition of gambling to Indian lands in the same manner as elsewhere in the State. Gives the United States exclusive jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions of violations of State gambling laws on Indian lands. Establishes penalties for theft from gaming establishments on Indian lands.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 - Amends title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Education Amendments of 1972 to define the phrase "program or activity" and the term "program" to mean all of the operations of the following entities, any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance: (1) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or local government; (2) a State or local government agency which distributes such assistance and the agency or department to which such assistance is extended; (3) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or public system of higher education; (4) a local educational agency, system of vocational education, or other school system; and (5) a corporation, partnership, or other private organization. States that such terms do not include any operation of an entity which is controlled by a religious organization. Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to define the phrase "program or activity" to mean all of the activities of the aforementioned entities.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Federal Employee Compensation Equity Act of 1987 - Establishes the Commission on Compensation Equity to provide for a consultant to study the classification, grading, and pay-setting processes within and between the position classification system and the job-grading system. Requires the study to determine whether these processes result in the payment of rates of basic pay for positions: (1) in which either sex is numerically predominant or any race or ethnic group is disproportionately represented; and (2) where such differences in pay are not in proportion to the duties, difficulty, responsibility, or qualification requirements of the work performed. Provides a timetable for: (1) the Commission to report to appropriate congressional committees and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management with advisory recommendations; (2) the Director to report to the committees and the Commission with a plan to carry out any of the recommendations; and (3) additional comments from the Commission and its termination.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Extends adverse action provisions of Federal law regarding Federal employees (concerning removal, suspension for more than 14 days, reduction in grade or pay, or furlough for 30 days or less) to Postal Service employees who: (1) are preference eligibles; (2) are supervisors or employees engaged in confidential personnel work; and (3) have completed one year of continuous service in the same or similar positions. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to obtain judicial review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit if: (1) the Director determines that the Board of Governors of the Postal Service erred in interpreting a civil service law, rule, or regulation affecting personnel management, and that the Board's decision will have a substantial impact on a civil service law, rule, regulation, or policy directive; or (2) the Postal Service makes such determination regarding postal personnel management.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Jobs for Employable Dependent Individuals Act - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to entitle each State to the payment of a bonus for the successful job placement of certain employable dependent individuals. Makes an individual who is a head of a household eligible to be counted for an incentive bonus if the individual: (1) has received benefits continuously under part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act or under cash and medical assistance to refugees, for at least two years prior to participation in education, training, and support activities designed to provide jobs for such individuals and has no work experience for the year preceding the year for which the eligibility determination is made; or (2) receives benefits at the time the determination of eligibility is made under aid to families with dependent children, or under cash and medical assistance to refugees, and has not attained 22 years of age, has not completed secondary school or its equivalent, and has no work experience for the year preceding the year for which the eligibility determination is made. Requires that such individual: (1) participate in education, training, and support activities designed to provide jobs for such individuals; (2) be placed in nonsubsidized employment for at least one year after such participation; (3) receive from such employment an income equal to or greater than cash benefits under aid to families with dependent children or under cash and medical assistance to refugees; and (4) no longer qualify for such benefits. Provides that the amount of the incentive bonus paid to each State shall be equal to: (1) 75 percent of the placement bonus base for each successful placement; (2) 50 percent of the placement bonus base for the second continuous year of such employment; and (3) 25 percent of the placement bonus base for the third continuous year of employment. Sets forth formulas for determination of the placement bonus base. Sets forth State application requirements. Requires adequate verification of placements for approval of applications. Directs the Governor to reserve an amount equal to the amount the State receives for incentive bonuses. Directs the Governor to set aside up to 15 percent of such amount for distribution to participating State agencies to support the costs of establishing and maintaining systems necessary for the operation of the incentive bonus program. Directs the Governor to distribute the remainder of the reserved amount to participating agencies, private industry councils in service delivery areas, and service providers who contribute to the incentive bonus program for education, training, and support activities designed to provide jobs. Directs the Secretary of Labor to evaluate the program under this Act and to report to the Congress within three years after enactment of this Act on the costs and savings of such program. Provides for targeted assistance for employable dependent individuals. Provides for reallocation to States of certain available amounts based on the number of AFDC recipients and on the number of placements of individuals who are heads of households who receive AFDC benefits and job training under programs conducted with Federal financial assistance. Provides that the reallocated amounts shall be targeted to training activities, including outreach activities and preemployment support activities for employable dependent individuals. Authorizes appropriations for the program of incentive bonus payments for employable dependent individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1987
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to conduct a study of the proper minimum altitude which should be maintained by aircraft flying over areas within units of the national park system. Directs the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Federal Aviation Administration, to provide technical assistance to the Secretary of the Interior for such study. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress within two years after enactment of this Act regarding the study results. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to: (1) review, on the basis of aviation safety, current regulations pertaining to aircraft flights over units of the national park system addressed in the study conducted by the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) report to the Congress the results of such review together with recommendations for changes. Authorizes appropriations for such studies. Prohibits any fixed wing aircraft or helicopter from flying below specified minimum altitudes during such study and review periods over the surfaces of Yosemite National Park and Haleakala National Park. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit a final plan for air traffic management and noise abatement over Grand Canyon National Park to the Administrator. Prescribes guidelines under which the Administrator is required to implement such plan. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress whether such final plan has succeeded in substantially restoring the natural quiet in the Grand Canyon National Park. Exempts certain helicopter flights of river runners from prohibition under the noise abatement plan.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1987
Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to repeal provisions relating to the taxation of both individual and corporate capital gains. Provides that the Internal Revenue Code shall be applied and administered as if such provisions had not been enacted. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 to increase the holding period required for long-term capital gain tax treatment of property acquired after 1986. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the method of calculating the deduction for capital gains. Allows a capital gains deduction of 60 percent for assets held three years or more, and 40 percent for assets held for more than one but less than three years.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1987
Gives special recognition to the achievements of wilderness ecologist Aldo Leopold. Urges Federal land management agencies to model their activities after the conservation ethic he inspired.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1987
Provides that each item of any joint resolution making continuing appropriations that is agreed to in the same form by both Houses of the Congress shall be enrolled as a separate bill or joint resolution for presentation to the President (line-item veto).
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