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United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1990
Designates April 29 through May 5, 1990, as Jewish Heritage Week.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990
Department of the Environment Act of 1990 - Title I: General Findings - Sets forth findings with respect to Federal environmental policy. Title II: Elevation of the Environmental Protection Agency to Cabinet Level - Department of the Environment Act - Redesignates the Environmental Protection Agency as the Department of the Environment, an executive agency to be administered by a Secretary of the Environment. Establishes: (1) a Bureau of Environmental Statistics within the Department; and (2) an Advisory Council on Environmental Statistics to advise the Bureau on statistics and analyses. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Establishment of the Interagency Committee on Global Environmental Change - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the Interagency Committee on Global Environmental Change to assist the President in coordinating all Federal programs and annual policy plans related to global environmental change. Title IV: Environmental Role of the United States in International Organizations to Which It Belongs - Urges: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of the multilateral development banks to promote energy conservation and environmental protection efforts of borrowing countries when voting to issue financial or technical assistance; and (2) the Secretary of State to convene international conferences to encourage the exchange of information on energy efficiency and environmentally acceptable renewable energy sources and the adoption of a multilateral global climate protection convention. Requires the President to encourage the establishment of an international office to monitor annual generation and removal of carbon dioxide and trace gases on a country-by-country basis. Title V: Establishment of the Commission on Improving Environmental Protection - Establishes the Commission on Improving Environmental Protection to make recommendations on integrating Federal environmental law and other authorities to improve U.S. environmental protection activities. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990
Designates October 14, 1990, as Dwight D. Eisenhower Day commemorating the 100th anniversary of Eisenhower's birth. Requests Members of Congress who are members of the Dwight David Eisenhower Centennial Commission to make arrangements for a joint meeting of the Congress in commemoration of the centennial of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990
Designates the week beginning March 5, 1990, as Federal Employees Recognition Week.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990
Authorizes the printing of additional copies of "Prospects for Development of a United States HDTV Industry," a hearing held by the Committee on Governmental Affairs during the 101st Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Nondevelopmental Items Acquisition Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act to ensure that: (1) supply procurement requirements of executive agencies are stated in terms of functions to be performed, performance required, or essential physical characteristics; (2) such requirements are defined so that nondevelopmental items (NDIs) (commercial items already available in the marketplace) may be procured to fulfill such requirements; and (3) such requirements are fulfilled through the procurement of NDIs where practicable. Requires the Administrator of the OFPP to issue guidelines for the training by executive agencies of personnel in the acquisition of NDIs. Amends the OFPP Act to make the advocate for competition for each procuring activity responsible for promoting the acquisition of NDIs and for challenging barriers to such acquisition. Requires: (1) the issuance of Government-wide regulations governing the acquisition of commercial products in the Federal Acquisition Regulation to ensure that a procurement contract includes only those classes that are essential to the protection of the Government's interest in that particular contract or that meet other specified requirements; and (2) the Administrator to develop a list of contract clauses required for inclusion in such contracts. Requires that such regulations ensure that: (1) a modified inspection clause is included in each agency contract for the acquisition of commercial products awarded to a contractor that has a proven record of quality production and offers an appropriate warranty to protect the Government's interest in acquiring a quality product; (2) applicable commercial warranties are used by agencies for necessary repair and replacement of commercial products; and (3) no offeror, contractor, or subcontractor is required to submit certified cost of pricing data regarding any agency contract or subcontract for the acquisition of a commercial product or for which the agreed price is based on adequate price competition, unless the agency head determines that such data are necessary for agency evaluation of the reasonableness of the price.
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Trade and Technology Promotion Act of 1989 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth congressional findings with respect to U.S. international competitiveness. Title II: Department of Industry and Technology - Part A: Establishment, Organization, Officers and Administration - Establishes the Department of Industry and Technology (Department) as an executive department which shall be administered by a Secretary of Industry and Technology (Secretary). Provides for the appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the Secretary and a Deputy Secretary of Industry and Technology. Sets forth the functions of the Secretary, including: (1) to seek and promote new opportunities for U.S. products in the world marketplace; (2) to assist U.S. businesses in developing export markets; and (3) to develop programs to promote U.S. international economic and technology policy. Establishes within the Department: (1) the Office of the Under Secretary for Industry; (2) the Office of the Under Secretary for Technology; and (3) the Office of the Under Secretary for Trade Enforcement. Authorizes appropriations. Part B: Advanced Civilian Technology Agency - Establishes within the Department the Advanced Civilian Technology Agency. Provides that such Agency shall be administered by an Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the functions of such Agency. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Administrator, to make grants and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with research and development organizations to support long-term projects for: (1) research and development of new or advanced technology for the private sector of the U.S. economy; and (2) research concerning the commercial adaptation of such technology. Sets forth requirements with respect to such grants and contracts. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993. Part C: Export-Import Bank of the United States - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to make the Secretary the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Authorizes appropriations. Part D: Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make the Secretary the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Authorizes appropriations. Part E: The National Security Council - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to include the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the United States Trade Representative as members of the National Security Council. Authorizes appropriations. Part F: Interagency Export Enhancement Committee - Establishes the Interagency Export Enhancement Committee within the Executive Office of the President. Requires the Secretary to coordinate the domestic and international programs of all Federal agencies related to the enhancement of U.S. export capabilities. Authorizes appropriations. Part G: Transfers to the Department - Transfers functions of the Department of Commerce and the Trade Development Program of the Department of State to the Secretary. Part H: Administrative Provisions - Sets forth administrative provisions dealing with: (1) Department of Industry and Technology personnel; (2) the power of the Secretary to delegate functions; (3) the succession of officers within the Department; (4) the authority of the Secretary to reorganize the Department; (5) the authority of the Secretary to issue rules and regulations; (6) the establishment of a working capital fund for the Department; and (7) other administrative matters. Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the President for transmission to the Congress. Sets forth conforming amendments. Title III: Establishment of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Within the Environmental Protection Agency - Part A: Establishment of Administration - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 1989 - Establishes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Environmental Protection Agency. Part B: Administrative Provisions - Sets forth administrative provisions dealing with the Administration. Title IV: Assistant to the President for Science and Technology - Establishes an Assistant to the President for Science and Technology in the Executive Office of the President. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Overseas Library of Congress Trade Office - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to direct the Librarian of Congress to establish an Office of Trade Information within the Congressional Research Service. Declares that the function of the Office is to provide Members of Congress with information concerning United States and foreign trade and investment. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: Transitional, Savings, and Conforming Provisions - Sets forth transitional, savings, and conforming provisions relating to changes made by this Act. Title VII: Miscellaneous - Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) effective dates; (2) interim appointments of officers required by this Act; and (3) authorization of appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Directs the President to establish the Interagency Council on Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education. Directs the Council to report biennially to the President, the Congress, and the head of each member Federal agency. Authorizes the Council to establish, if necessary, an advisory committee. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994.
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Nuclear Facilities Occupational Safety Improvement Act of 1989 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to apply it to certain Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facilities (including specified defense, production, utilization, and waste storage or disposal facilities). Directs the Secretary of Labor to promulgate specific regulations and standards to govern the application of OSHA to such facilities. Requires the Secretary of Energy and each contractor operating such a facility to: (1) cooperate with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the conduct of an inspection or investigation under OSHA at such facility; (2) grant access to it to enable the conduct of such inspection or investigation; and (3) provide all information necessary for such inspection or investigation. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy, to protect the confidentiality of information, to deny access to any person who has not been granted a security clearance or access authorization. Provides for transfer and allocation of appropriations and personnel, and authorizes an increase in the number of OSHA compliance officers. Directs the Secretary of Labor, by specified deadlines, to promulgate interim regulations and propose and promulgate final regulations to provide for specified types of health and safety training of employees at such DOE nuclear facilities. Requires the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and its Director to: (1) perform functions authorized by OSHA at such facilities; (2) review and make recommendations on DOE research and training programs, contracts, and grants to ensure health and safety adequacy of newly implemented technologies; and (3) conduct health hazard evaluations, including ionizing radiation evaluations, at such facilities. Requires medical examinations of employees at such DOE nuclear facilities. Requires all such employees to be given baseline medical examinations in accordance with guidelines developed by the Health Advisory Committee, and subsequent examinations, as recommended by the Committee, for their lifetime. Requires, where appropriate, such examinations for family members determined to be at high risk of disease because of an employee's exposure at the workplace. Requires that all former employees at such facilities and their families be offered participation in a medical surveillance program designed to focus on work-related exposure to toxic substances and radiation, including treatment for occupationally related illness. Requires all contractors with such facilities to maintain a full-time occupational health physician and supporting medical staff, in accordance with Committee guidelines. Establishes a Health Advisory Committee to: (1) review existing medical studies relating to the administration of such medical examination program; and (2) issue the aforementioned guidelines and standards for such program. Requires that all information from such medical examinations be available to individual employees and their representatives and that aggregate information from such examinations be available to the public. Requires that program costs be borne by DOE. Directs the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to promulgate necessary regulations. Requires each such DOE nuclear facility to establish a labor-management health and safety committee in accordance with specified guidelines. Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to provide whistleblower protection for employees of DOE nuclear facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Act of 1990 - Title I: Regional Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Consortiums - Directs the Secretary of Education to award merit-based competitive grants for regional science, mathematics, and technology education consortia to disseminate and implement exemplary science, mathematics, and technology education materials, teaching methods, and assessment tools for use by elementary and secondary school students. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: National Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Materials - Directs the Secretary to award a merit-based competitive grant or contract for a National Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Materials. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Informal Education Enhancement Programs - Authorizes the National Science Foundation to award merit-based competitive grants: (1) and fellowships for professional enhancement activities to increase the pool of informal science education professionals and consultants and to foster their involvement in local science and technology education programs and services; (2) for community extension programs to make available interactive science exhibits and programs for rural and urban poor areas; and (3) for specified types of innovative activities or programs. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989
Condemns the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) for initiating a military offensive on November 11, 1989. Deplores the armed seizure of a San Salvador hotel. Deplores the murder of six Jesuit priests and two women. Demands that those responsible for their murder, as well as for the bombing of the headquarters of a local labor union, be brought to justice. Deplores the continuing violence in El Salvador. Calls for a disengagement of military forces to allow international humanitarian organizations to provide medical attention and supplies to the civilian casualties. Urges the United Nations and the Organization of American States to encourage the FMLN and the Salvadoran Government to enter into a ceasefire and withdrawal of FMLN forces from urban areas. Urges the Government of El Salvador and the FMLN to resume a peaceful dialogue. Commends President Cristiani for sending representatives to the meeting scheduled in Caracas, Venezuela, to seek a political settlement of the conflict. Declares that if the Salvadoran Government fails to make every good faith effort to prosecute and punish those responsible for the November 16 murder of six Jesuit priests and two women, the Congress will review the question of aid to El Salvador. Requests the Administration to report to the Congress by February 20, 1990, on the status of the investigation of such murders. Urges the administration to provide emergency assistance to the innocent victims of the war through the International Red Cross and other appropriate channels.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989
Reproductive Health Equity Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the Peace Corps Act, the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, and other Federal laws covering armed forces personnel and dependents, certain veterans, Federal employees' health benefits, and Federal penal and correctional institutions to provide that services related to abortion be made available in the same manner as are other pregnancy-related services under federally-funded programs. Repeals provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act requiring submission of a resource allocation plan to the Congress by December 17, 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989
Designates the week of June 10 through June 16, 1990, as State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989
Freedom of Choice Act of 1989 - Provides that a State may not restrict the right of a woman to choose to terminate a pregnancy: (1) before fetal viability; or (2) at any time, if such termination is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman. Allows a State to impose requirements medically necessary to protect the life or health of such women.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989
Eliminates post-1968 service in the National Guard as a prerequisite to civil service retirement credit for former National Guard technicians. Amends the National Guard Technicians Act of 1968 to eliminate post-1968 service as a prerequisite for National Guard technicians for receipt of credit in the determination of length of Federal civil service for purposes of leave, Federal employees' death and disability compensation, group life and health insurance, severance pay, tenure, and status. Sets forth rules for applying provisions of this Act to affected individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1989
Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add a new title establishing, at the Centers for Disease Control, a Center for Tobacco Products to coordinate Federal education and research with regard to tobacco products. Directs the Center to conduct certain activities, including to study tobacco product additives and disclose their health risks to consumers and to establish ten model State programs to enforce laws concerning the sale of tobacco products to minors. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993. Transfers functions of the Federal Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health to the Center. Amends the Comprehensive Smoking Education Act to require the establishment of an outreach program to youth about the health consequences of smoking. Directs the Center to make grants: (1) for public information campaigns concerning the use of tobacco products; (2) to States for anti-tobacco use programs and programs to limit youth access to tobacco products; and (3) to unions and others to attempt to reduce the incidence of smoking among workers. Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to add coverage of tobacco under such Acts. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Education to make grants, distributed in accordance with the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, to establish smoke-free schools. Requires the establishment of a program, with an Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health, to inform the public of any dangers to human health presented by cigarette smoking and by smokeless tobacco products. Requires related reports to the Congress. Details administrative requirements of grants. Imposes criminal penalties for adulteration and misbranding of tobacco products, allowing seizure of such products, and penalties against retailers engaged in a pattern of sale to minors. Declares tobacco products to be misbranded for not disclosing to the public information on additives and harmful constituents. Describes conditions which constitute adulteration of tobacco products, including if the product contains any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance. Makes it unlawful to manufacture, import, or package any tobacco product unless the person has provided the Center: (1) a complete list of tobacco additives and the quantity of each; and (2) a complete list of all brands that includes the levels of tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide, and other constituents for each brand. Repeals the Federal preemption of State regulation of local tobacco advertising, allowing the enactment by States and local governments of additional restrictions on the sale of tobacco products to minors and on the placement of tobacco advertising displayed solely within the applicable geographic area. Makes conforming amendments to the Comprehensive Smoking Education Act and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986. Changes the warning label on cigarettes.
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1989
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow State Medicaid matching payments to include private funds donated by hospitals to the State and State taxes imposed with respect to the provision of Medicaid items and services.
United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1989
Designates 1990 as the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin.
United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1989
Designates May 1990 as National Trauma Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1989
Authorizes the President to designate May 1990 as Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989
Designates the week of November 5 through November 11, 1989, as National Women Veterans Recognition Week.
United States · United States Congress · 23 October 1989
Low Income Treatment Assistance Program Act of 1989 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make allotments to States, based on the number of cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in each State, for FY 1990 through 1992, to provide assistance in the provision of therapeutics determined to prolong life or prevent the serious deterioration of health arising from AIDS or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease in eligible individuals. Describes eligible individuals as those having AIDS or related conditions and low incomes. Requires an initial report to the Congress and a follow-up efficacy report assessing the program established under this Act. Requires the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome to recommend program improvements for long-term solutions to providing care of AIDS patients.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1989
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a duty on certain brooms that are wholly or in part made of broom corn.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1989
Designates February 4 through February 10, 1990, as National Burn Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1989
Designates the week of November 12 through November 18, 1989, as Community Foundation Week.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1989
Small Governments Regulatory Partnership Act of 1989 - Title I: Establishment of the Office for Small Government Advocacy and Small Government Coordinators - Establishes within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the Office for Small Government Advocacy (OSGA) to: (1) receive complaints, criticisms, and suggestions concerning the regulatory policies and activities of agencies which affect small governments (governments of localities with populations of less than 50,000); (2) represent the views and interests of small governments before such agencies; (3) develop proposals for changes in such policies and activities to fulfill the purposes of this Act and communicate such proposals to appropriate agencies; (4) monitor the costs and other burdens of Federal regulation on small governments and make proposals for eliminating excessive or unnecessary regulatory burdens; (5) monitor agency compliance with regulatory function analysis provisions applicable to small governments; (6) oversee and consult with the Small Government Coordinators; (7) chair the Interagency Committee of Small Government Coordinators; and (8) consult and cooperate with the Small Government Advisory Council. Requires OSGA to be managed by a Director who is familiar with small government needs and problems with the Federal regulatory process. Requires the Director to submit an annual report to the Congress which includes: (1) a summary of proposals and actions taken pursuant to such proposals; (2) a detailed assessment of the costs and other burdens of Government regulation on small governments; (3) a description of the Director's activities under regulatory function analysis provisions; (4) an account of agency compliance with such provisions; and (5) a summary of the activities of the Interagency Committee and the Small Government Advisory Council. Requires such report to be based upon the information submitted by Small Government Coordinators. Establishes within certain Federal agencies a Small Government Coordinator to be responsible for: (1) representing the small government perspective on agency rules and policies; (2) overseeing agency efforts to comply with regulatory function analysis as applied to small governmental jurisdictions; (3) overseeing establishment of agency small government data banks; (4) reporting annually to the Director on his or her activities and involvement in rulemaking processes; and (5) participating in the Interagency Committee. Establishes within OMB the Interagency Committee to coordinate the programs, plans, activities, and policies of the Small Government Coordinators. Requires the Director to establish a Small Government Advisory Council to advise him or her to ensure that OSGA programs and policies are familiar to, and meet the needs of, small governments. Requires the Council to report annually to the Director on its activities. Title II: Small Government Considerations in the Analysis of Regulatory Functions - Authorizes the Director to appear as amicus curiae in any action brought in a U.S. court to review a rule to present his or her views with respect to its effect on small governmental jurisdictions. Revises provisions concerning regulatory function analysis to increase the scope of analysis of regulatory impact on small entities. Revises the contents of initial regulatory flexibility analyses to include: (1) a description of data resources including outreach efforts used in making certain determinations; and (2) a statement as to whether adequate information was available to determine the number of small businesses, organizations, and governmental jurisdictions affected by the proposed rule and the significance of that impact. Prohibits application of provisions relating to regulatory flexibility analysis descriptions of significant alternatives to certain proposed rules and application of final regulatory flexibility analysis to any proposed or final rule, if the agency head certifies that the rule will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. Requires agencies to publish such certification in the Federal Register with the general notice of proposed rulemaking, along with a statement explaining the reasons for such certification. Title III: Data Banks on Small Governments - Directs the General Accounting Office (GAO) to issue a report which develops and assesses: (1) at least three measures of the impact of the implementation of Federal regulations on small governments; and (2) a standard designation of government size categories which agencies can use in data collection on such governments. Requires Government Coordinators to establish and oversee data banks on small governments which shall contain all information collected by the agency relating to the impact of Federal regulations on such governments for use as an agency-wide resource to develop regulatory burden estimates. Directs the head of each agency with a Small Government Coordinator to require its offices to assist such Coordinator by contributing all information it has collected that relates to the impact of the implementation of Federal regulations on small governments. Directs Small Government Coordinators to issue guidelines to govern such information to facilitate establishment and maintenance of such data banks. Requires such guidelines to include a designation of the three measures developed by GAO and standard government size categories.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1989
Designates the week of October 22 through October 29, 1989, as National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America. Recognizes and commends the hard work and dedication of certain individuals and organizations and urges activities that support community and alcohol education during such week. Encourages Americans to wear or display red ribbons during such Week to present and symbolize their commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle, and to develop an attitude of intolerance to the use of drugs.
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1989
Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1989 - Title I: Establishment of Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation - Establishes within the Department of Agriculture (Department) the Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation. Title II: Research and Development - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to select research projects to develop new industrial projects, as recommended by the Corporation, for funding under this Act. Title III: Establishment of Regional Centers - Provides for the establishment of between four and nine regional centers and related advisory councils. Title IV: Financial Assistance for Commercialization - Authorizes the Corporation to provide projects with financial assistance in the form of: (1) loans; (2) interest subsidies; (3) venture capital; (4) repayable grants; and (5) umbrella bonding. Authorizes the Corporation to establish a discretionary fund for each regional center. Title V: Revolving Fund - Establishes a revolving fund to be administered by the Corporation. Title VI: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes FY 1990 through 1999 appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1989
Designates April 24, 1990, as National Day of Remembrance of the 75th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923.
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1989
Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1989 - Title I: Establishment of Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation - Establishes within the Department of Agriculture (Department) the Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation. Title II: Research and Development - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to select research projects to develop new industrial projects, as recommended by the Corporation, for funding under this Act. Title III: Establishment of Regional Centers - Provides for the establishment of between four and nine regional centers and related advisory councils. Title IV: Financial Assistance for Commercialization - Authorizes the Corporation to provide projects with financial assistance in the form of: (1) loans; (2) interest subsidies; (3) venture capital; (4) repayable grants; and (5) umbrella bonding. Authorizes the Corporation to establish a discretionary fund for each regional center. Title V: Revolving Fund - Establishes a revolving fund to be administered by the Corporation. Title VI: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes FY 1990 through 1999 appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1989
Designates February 16, 1990, as Lithuanian Independence Day.
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1989
United States Congressional Gift of Democracy to Poland Resolution - Requires the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, and the Librarian of Congress to assign staff to travel to Poland and: (1) assess the training and equipment needs of the Polish Sejm and Senate; (2) assist Poland in developing an effective Parliament; and (3) within 30 days of completing such assessment, submit a report to the Congress and Librarian of Congress on its findings. Requires the leadership of the Congress, upon receipt of such report, to identify and secure the means to implement an appropriate U.S. congressional gift of democracy to Poland in the form of equipment and training for the new Senate and Sejm. Encourages the leadership to coordinate this effort with private and public sector experts and with parliaments in Western Europe. Provides for reimbursement of travel expenses.
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1989
Designates December 3 through December 9, 1989, as National Cities Fight Back Against Drugs Week.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1989
Designates October 28, 1989, as National Women Veterans of World War II Day.
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1989
Great Lakes Critical Programs Act - Amends the Clean Water Act to require the Great Lakes National Program Office: (1) by January 1991, to publish in the Federal Register proposed water quality rules for the Great Lakes System; and (2) by January 1, 1993, to publish in the Federal Register final water quality rules for the Great Lakes System and to include such rules in an identifiable section of the national water quality guidance issued under the Act. Requires the Great Lakes States to adopt water quality standards affecting the Great Lakes System which are consistent with such rules. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), when reviewing any Great Lakes State's water quality plan, to consider the extent to which the State has complied with such rules. Requires the Program Office to ensure, for each area of concern for which the United States has agreed to draft a Remedial Action Plan, that the Great Lakes State in which such area of concern is located: (1) submits a Remedial Action Plan to the Program Office by January 1, 1992; (2) submits such Plan to the International Joint Commission by June 30, 1991; and (3) includes such Plan within the State's water quality plan by January 1, 1993. Provides that on the date that a State includes a Remedial Action Plan in its water quality plan, such State shall become eligible for monetary assistance from the EPA to implement such Plan. States that for each area of concern for which Canada has agreed to draft a Remedial Action Plan, the Program Office shall work with the Department of State to ensure that Canada submits such Plans to the International Joint Commission by June 30, 1991, and finalizes such Plans by January 1, 1993. Requires the Program Office: (1) by July 31, 1990, to publish in the Federal Register a proposed Lakewide Management Plan for Lake Michigan and solicit public comments; (2) by December 31, 1990, to submit such Plan to the International Joint Commission for review; and (3) by June 30, 1991, to publish in the Federal Register a final Lakewide Management Plan for Lake Michigan and begin implementation. Requires the Program Office to: (1) promulgate numerical standards which will allow the classification of sediments in the Great Lakes according to the extent to which such sediments assure the propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and permit recreation in and on the water; (2) issue regulations specifying the proper use of these sediment standards and enabling Great Lakes States to issue more stringent standards and to petition for alternate numerical standards due to differences in the chemical, physical, or biological characteristics of particular areas; and (3) identify areas within the Great Lakes which are likely to experience numerous or voluminous spills of oil or other hazardous materials and ensure the adequacy of Federal and State plans to prevent and respond to such spills. Adds specific due dates for specified tasks under an existing law provision which requires a five-year study and demonstration projects relating to the control and removal of toxic pollutants in the Great Lakes. Requires any Federal entity which conducts research related to spills of oil or hazardous materials into U.S. waters to cooperate with requests by the Research Office to conduct research into issues of importance to the Great Lakes. Requires the U.S. Coast Guard to maintain a comprehensive and current list of equipment available to respond to spills of oil and hazardous materials in the Great Lakes. Directs that such list be made available to the EPA and the Great Lakes States. States that any Federal plan to establish regional spill response teams or facilities throughout the United States shall locate at least one such team or facility in the Great Lakes. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993. Amends the Clean Air Act to require the EPA to oversee the establishment and operation of a Great Lakes atmospheric deposition network to monitor atmospheric deposition of toxic substances into the Great Lakes System. States that as part of this network, by December 31, 1990, the EPA shall establish, in each of the five Great Lakes, at least one facility capable of monitoring the atmospheric deposition of toxic substances in both dry and wet conditions. Requires the EPA to: (1) operate such network for a minimum of five years; (2) use the data produced by the network to identify and track the movement of toxic substances throughout the Great Lakes; and (3) assist in the development of Remedial Action Plans and Lakewide Management Plans required by the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Directs the EPA to ensure that: (1) the data collected by the network is made available to the public promptly and in a format which is accessible to databases sponsored by the International Joint Commission, Canada, and State environmental agencies conducting Great Lakes surveillance and monitoring; (2) a report analyzing the data collected during the previous two years is issued by the EPA to the International Joint Commission; and (3) a report analyzing the data collected during the previous five years is issued by the EPA to the International Joint Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1989
Amends the Railroad Retirement Solvency Act of 1983 to extend for two years provisions for the transfer of tier 2 railroad retirement benefit taxation revenues from the general fund of the Treasury to the Railroad Retirement Account.
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1989
United Services Organization's 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than a specified number of five dollar gold coins, one dollar silver coins, and half dollar clad coins to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Services Organizations (USO). Requires such coins to be emblematic of USO Services to military service personnel and families. Sets forth certain features of such coins and provides for their design, issuance, and sale. Terminates the minting of such coins after February 4, 1991. Requires surcharges from the sale of such coins to be deposited in a coinage profit fund and used for USO programs and to reduce the national debt. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress semiannually through December 31, 1992, on activities under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1989
Designates October 1989 as National HIV and AIDS Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1989
Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue for a named vessel a certificate of documentation for employment in the coastwise trade of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 7 September 1989
Amends the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to include Columbiana County, Ohio, as part of the Appalachian region.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1992, the duty on ornithine acid.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend the duty on teicoplanin through December 31, 1992.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989
Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to establish within the Social Security Administration (Administration) of the Department of Health and Human Services an Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge which shall be headed by a Chief Administrative Law Judge who has completed at least three years of employment as an administrative law judge (ALJ). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish in the Administration a Social Security Judicial Nomination Commission which shall: (1) be comprised of an Administrative Conference of the United States representative, an American Bar Association representative, and a Federal Bar Association representative; and (2) submit a list of three candidates to the Secretary from which the Secretary shall appoint a Chief Administrative Law Judge. Directs the Secretary to make all appointments of ALJs that conduct hearings or other administrative activities in the Administration. Requires ALJs who conduct a hearing in the Administration to make a decision on the record after such hearing. Requires that Medicare (title XVIII of the Act) hearings be conducted by ALJs serving in the Administration under procedures applied by the Secretary under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Act. Directs the Secretary and the Comptroller General to each report to the Congress by July 1, 1992, with recommendations concerning the participation of Administration ALJs in Medicare hearings.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989
Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to allow the representative of a claimant in an administrative proceeding to collect the fee agreed upon between the claimant and such representative which is specified in a written agreement filed with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary to approve such fee if it does not exceed the lesser of: (1) $4,000; or (2) 25 percent of past-due benefits (including any interim benefits paid during appeal) or, in the absence of such benefits, the lesser of three times the basic monthly benefit amount or the monthly benefit amount. Directs the Secretary to review a fee upon receipt of a written request for such review from the claimant, representative, administrative law judge, or other decision maker. Calculates such fees before reducing past-due OASDI benefits by the amount of worker's compensation and SSI benefits which would not have been received were OASDI benefits paid when due.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989
End Stage Renal Disease Patient Rights and Payment Equity Act of 1989 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit renal disease facilities and other providers of dialysis-related services, devices, and supplies from providing or utilizing reprocessed dialysis devices and supplies for the dialysis of a Medicare beneficiary before obtaining such beneficiary's informed, written consent. Requires such facilities and providers to assure such beneficiary that he or she will not be penalized for refusing consent to the provision or utilization of reprocessed devices and supplies and that nonreprocessed devices and supplies will be available. Requires that such beneficiary be informed of available Medicare grievance mechanisms. Freezes the base payment rate for routine dialysis treatment in renal dialysis facilities for FY 1990. Directs the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission to conduct a study and report to specified congressional committees by June 1, 1990, concerning the appropriate payment rates for renal dialysis services in FY 1991.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989
Centers of Excellence in Geriatric Research and Training Act of 1989 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute on Aging to enter into cooperative agreements with and make grants to public and private nonprofit entities to pay costs of development or expansion of centers of excellence in geriatric research and training. Requires each such center to use the facilities of a single institution or be formed from a consortium. Requires centers to conduct research into the aging processes and into diagnosis and treatment related to aging, advanced training programs, programs to develop individuals capable of conducting research, and educational and training activities for students of the health professions. Requires centers to place primary emphasis on training physicians to train other physicians and students in geriatrics. Requires the Director to conduct an evaluation and report annually to appropriate committees of the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1992.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989
Designates April 9, 1990, as National Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989
Designates November 12 through November 18, 1989, as National Glaucoma Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989
Requests: (1) the Soviet Union to release the prison records of Raoul Wallenberg and account for his whereabouts; and (2) the President to pursue such release and accounting through diplomatic actions with the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1989
Urges the President to ensure that the United States does not submit a proposal to include maritime transportation in the forthcoming General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) discussions regarding trade-in-services industries and to oppose any proposals by foreign nations which are similar or which could result in a contraction of the U.S.-flag merchant marine.