United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1992
Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of 1992 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide that an individual enrolled under such part shall not be liable for physicians' charges in excess of authorized amounts; (2) provide pre-payment screening of nonparticipating physician claims; (3) require nonparticipating physicians to refund excess charges; (4) refer for sanctions any physicians who fail to make refunds; (5) send information on limiting charges and limited liability for excess charges to individuals enrolled under Medicare part B; (6) report annually to the Congress on charges in excess of authorized amounts; (7) provide for payment to Medicare beneficiaries, out of civil monetary penalties, of amounts charged in excess of limiting charges; and (8) establish a Medicare Beneficiary Advisory Council.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992
Civil War Battlefield Commemorative Coin Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a specified number of five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Civil War battlefield preservation. Sets forth certain features of such coins and provides for their design, issuance, and sale. Requires that all sales include a surcharge of $35 per coin for the five-dollar coins, $7 per coin for the one-dollar coins, and $1 per coin for the half-dollar coins. Requires that all surcharges be paid to the Civil War Battlefield Foundation for the preservation of historically significant Civil War battlefields.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992
Medicare Geographic Data Accuracy Act of 1992 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consult with State medical societies in revising the geographic adjustment factors used to determine reimbursements for physician services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare. Requires the Secretary to base geographic-cost-of-practice indices under Medicare upon the most recent available data.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1992
Makes technical corrections to Federal highway provisions. Authorizes States to start work on projects authorized under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act before Federal funding becomes available, subject to specified requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1992
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow, on order of a veterinarian: (1) a new animal drug approved for one use to be used for a different purpose; and (2) a new drug approved for human use to be used in non-food producing animals.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1992
Congratulates the residents of Jerusalem and the people of Israel on the 25th anniversary of the reunification of that city. Urges that: (1) Jerusalem remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected; and (2) the President and Secretary of State issue an unequivocal statement in support of such principle.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Pay Amendments of 1992 - Revises the current pay grade schedule for nurses employed in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Department), replacing the four-grade pay schedule with a five-grade schedule. Makes permanent (currently expires September 30, 1992) the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive certain restrictions with respect to the receipt of retirement pay by nurses in the VHA. Authorizes the Secretary to establish and adjust the basic pay rates for covered employees at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in the Philippines and at Department health-care facilities located outside of the United States in order to recruit and retain a sufficient number of health-care personnel. Authorizes the director of a Department health-care facility, in conducting a survey of the local labor market in order to determine competitive rates of pay for Department personnel, to conduct such survey in another labor market area when the size or composition of the local labor market area is insufficient to establish competitive salary rates. Provides similar provisions allowing certain alternate data to be used in determining any required adjustments to the pay rates of Department certified registered nurse anesthetists in a local labor market area when survey results are insufficient. Requires a director, when surveying for the "beginning rate of compensation" to be paid to a health-care employee, to survey the minimum rates actually paid to (currently, established for) corresponding personnel in non-Department health-care facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to establish, for a Department health-care employee who transfers at the request of the Secretary to another Department facility, a higher rate of pay than is otherwise paid at such facility when determined necessary to recruit the employee for such facility. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the use of such pay increase authority. Makes permanent (currently expires September 30, 1992) the authority of the Secretary to furnish respite care to veterans eligible for Department hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care. Extends through December 31, 1996 (currently, September 30, 1992) the authority to contract with the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in the Philippines to furnish medical care to U.S. veterans. Makes permanent (currently expires September 30, 1992) the authority of the Department to: (1) carry out the Department Health Professional Scholarship Program; and (2) make grants to States for the construction or renovation of veterans' nursing homes.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1992
Democracy in Peru Act of 1992 - Calls upon the Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and the Peruvian armed forces to: (1) restore the Peruvian Congress and judiciary to power; (2) respect the Peruvian Constitution; (3) restore and respect individual and human rights; and (4) renounce violence as a means of achieving political goals. Calls upon: (1) Peru's armed forces to submit to civilian control; and (2) the Organization of American States and the international community to consider measures to ensure that constitutional order is restored in Peru. Suspends all U.S. assistance (except humanitarian assistance) to Peru until the President certifies to the Congress that the conditions of this Act have been met.
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
Veterans' Employment and Training Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) and the Secretary of Labor to assist eligible veterans in obtaining employment with eligible employers in permanent and stable positions that require significant training by providing: (1) training assistance payments to employers who employ and train eligible veterans; and (2) training benefits and appropriate counseling to eligible veterans. Requires the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training to assist the Secretary of Labor in carrying out this Act. Makes eligible for such training programs veterans who: (1) are unemployed at the time they apply; and (2) have either been unemployed for ten of the previous 15 weeks prior to applying, or were separated from active duty not more than ten weeks before starting the program. Requires such eligible veterans to submit to the Secretary of Labor an application for a certificate of eligibility for participation in the training program. Outlines provisions concerning the granting or denial of such certificates, including the right to appeal a denial to the Secretary of Labor. Requires a veteran to commence participation in an appropriate training program within 90 days after the certificate is issued. Provides for certificate renewal. Defines as eligible employers employers who intend to provide training in a field of employment providing reasonable probability of stable, long-term employment. Provides job training program requirements, including the provision of compensation to a veteran during such training and the employment of such veteran in the position for which trained, if practicable. Provides certain positions of employment for which an employer is prohibited from training eligible veterans (those involving seasonal or temporary employment, training outside of the United States, or those which will displace current workers or delay the return of previously laid-off workers). Authorizes an eligible employer to provide job training through educational instruction, if appropriate. Limits the duration of such training periods to no less than six months and no more than two years, with an exception. Directs the Secretary of Labor to approve each job training program established by an employer for purposes of this Act. Requires each employer who intends to carry out a job training program to submit an application to the Secretary of Labor. Provides: (1) application requirements; (2) program approval requirements; (3) that apprenticeship or other on-job training shall be considered a job training program for this Act's purposes; and (4) conditions under which the approval of a job training program may be discontinued by the Secretary of Labor. Requires notification to an employer and any affected veterans of the disapproval of a job training program. Provides for reapproval of such program in appropriate circumstances. Directs the Secretary to pay training assistance to employers who provide job training to veterans in programs under this Act. Provides for payment amounts and requires such payments to be made on a quarterly basis, with an exception. Requires the Secretary of Labor to transmit to the Secretary notice of program approval before such payments may be made. Directs the Secretary to pay accommodation assistance to permit employers to modify their facilities or equipment in order to facilitate the training and employment of disabled veterans. Requires an employer desiring such assistance to submit to the Secretary of Labor a detailed proposal relating to such modifications as well as documentation of the completion of such modifications and their costs. Requires the Secretary of Labor to approve each proposal for modifications, approve modification costs, and transmit to the Secretary notice of such approval. Directs the Secretary, after receiving such notice, to pay the appropriate accommodation assistance. Limits such payments to $3,000 per employer. Requires each employer so paid to permit facility access to ensure compliance with modification requirements. Outlines provisions concerning the determination of overpayment of job training program assistance under this Act and the recovery by the Secretary of such overpayments. Directs the Secretary to pay training benefits to veterans who participate in programs under this Act in order to defray work-related expenses. Limits such payments to $1,500 per veteran. Requires a veteran desiring such payment to apply to the Secretary of Labor, stating the amount of expenses incurred. Requires the Secretary of Labor to approve such application before any payment may be made. Outlines provisions concerning payment administration, determinations of overpayments, and recovery of overpayments. Authorizes the Secretary to waive recovery of overpayments when recovery would be against equity and good conscience. States that an employer: (1) may not provide a veteran with job training under a program if the Secretary determines that there are insufficient funds; (2) must notify the Secretary 14 days before furnishing job training to a veteran and to commence such program unless advised otherwise by the Secretary within such period; and (3) who provides training under this Act shall provide the veteran with a copy of the application for approval of the program as submitted to the Secretary of Labor. Directs the Secretary of Labor to ensure that the job training programs are carried out in compliance with this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to investigate matters related to a program, to enter onto an employer's premises, and to have access to records maintained by an employer with respect to a job training program. Prohibits an employer from being paid training assistance on behalf of a veteran under this Act if, during the training period, the employer is allowed a tax credit or is paid an allowance for such veteran under various Federal provisions. Provides an identical prohibition for the payment to a veteran of training benefits under this Act for work-related expenses. Prohibits either such payment if the veteran has completed a program of job training under this Act or under the Veterans' Job Training Act. Authorizes the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor to provide certain employment counseling and guidance services to veterans who are issued certificates of eligibility for participation in a job training program under this Act. Requires such services to be coordinated with similar services under Federal veterans' benefits provisions. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a program of case management services under which each veteran participating in a job training program approved under this Act is provided a case manager who is a veterans' outreach program specialist. Outlines the case management services to be provided. Provides that the Secretary of Labor is not required to provide a veteran with case management services if: (1) the outreach specialist recommends that the veteran does not need such services; or (2) the Secretary of Labor determines that the employer has an appropriate assistance program or that the rate of successful completion of the program is more than 60 percent. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor to provide eligible veterans with notice and information with respect to the counseling and guidance services, the case management services, and certain supportive services available to service-connected disabled veterans who are recently separated from military service as provided under the Job Training Partnership Act. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with and pay (up to a specified limit) entities for the provision of all such services. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor to carry out a public information and outreach program under which the Secretaries: (1) inform veterans of job training and employment programs; (2) inform private businesses, institutions of higher education, trade associations, and labor organizations of such training programs and employment opportunities; and (3) promote the development of job training and employment opportunities for veterans by various means. Requires coordination of such program with other Federal, State, and local programs. Directs each Secretary to make available in his or her respective local and regional offices such personnel and services as determined necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Labor to obtain from the Administrator of the Small Business Administration a list of small businesses that are suitable to carry out job training programs under this Act. Requires the Administrator to update such list on a regular basis. Directs the Secretary of Labor to use resources made available under this Act to assist service-connected disabled veterans and veterans recently separated from military service under provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act. Directs the Secretary of Labor to inform veterans who are denied certificates of eligibility for programs provided under this Act of the opportunities available to such veterans under the Job Training Partnership Act or other similar programs. Directs the Secretary of Labor, in each of FY 1993 through 1997, to award grants to nonpublic entities having appropriate expertise in such matters for providing employment assistance (including counseling) to homeless veterans. Provides a fiscal year funding limitation for such grants. Directs the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary, to evaluate on an annual basis the status of the programs authorized and carried out under this Act in order to ensure that programs satisfy their purposes. Directs the Secretary of Labor to submit to the Senate and House veterans' and labor committees preliminary and annual reports on actions taken and costs to implement this Act and their assessments with respect to the programs provided. Terminates the provision of training assistance to employers and training benefits to a veteran under this Act for any training provided after September 30, 1997. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 through 1997. Prohibits the obligation of any more than five percent of such authorized amounts for administrative activities by either Secretary.
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
National Advanced Research Projects Agency Act of 1992 - Renames the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency as the National Advanced Research Projects Agency. Establishes an interagency executive committee to advise the Secretary of Defense and the Agency Director regarding policies, priorities, and programs. Empowers the Agency as the central research and development (R&D) organization of the Department of Defense (DOD) with the primary responsibility of maintaining the technological superiority of the United States over its potential adversaries. Directs the Agency to: (1) pursue R&D projects having significant potential for both military and civilian applications, as well as projects having solely military applications; (2) support and stimulate a national technology base that serves both military and civilian purposes and increases the productivity of each sector; (3) pursue R&D having the potential for scientific breakthroughs and revolutionary approaches for improved cost and performance of advanced technology having future military and civilian applications; (4) manage and direct the conduct of R&D of any other advanced technology that can be applied to increase the ability of a department or agency to attain its mission objectives; and (5) stimulate increased emphasis on the prototyping of defense systems and subsystems. Requires the Agency Director to enter into cooperative agreements and other transactions with private sector firms for R&D, especially R&D of advanced technologies with the potential for having both commercial and defense applications. Requires the Director to ensure participation in such cooperative agreements of private sector firms that have not had a significant level of involvement in R&D activities of DOD. Authorizes the head of a Federal department or agency to transfer funds to the Agency to carry out R&D requested by such department or agency. Provides the Federal pay rates for the Director of Defense Research and Engineering and the Agency Director.
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
National Security Council Amendments of 1992 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to: (1) include as a function of the National Security Council (Council) advising the President on the integration of foreign trade policies with the national security; (2) require cooperation between the military services and Federal departments and agencies in matters involving U.S. economic security; (3) delete from Council membership the Director for Mutual Security and the Chairman of the National Security Resources Board; and (4) add to Council membership the Secretaries of Commerce and the Treasury and the U.S. Trade Representative.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1992
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make loans to nonprofit organizations, States, and political subdivisions to finance the purchase of property for housing assistance for homeless veterans. Outlines loan conditions and requirements. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the terms and conditions are similar to those applied to housing and small business loans under applicable Federal provisions. Authorizes the Secretary to limit the number and amount of loans under this Act. Directs the Secretary to make available as housing for homeless veterans and their families during each fiscal year at least ten percent of the total properties in possession of the Secretary at the beginning of such fiscal year as a result of a default on a housing loan made, guaranteed, or insured through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Secretary to lease such properties to nonprofit organizations and State or local governments whose applications are approved. Directs the Secretary to collect from each approved entity a nominal rental charge for the property. Directs an approved entity to use such property solely for the provision of housing for homeless veterans and their families and to collect rent from occupants in an amount which may not exceed the costs incurred by the entity in operating and maintaining the property. Requires such entity to utilize the services of homeless veterans in maintaining, operating, and renovating the property. Prohibits the Secretary from making any properties available for such acquisition after FY 1997. Authorizes the Secretary to lease to a representative of the homeless for a term in excess of three years any real property for which an application has been approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under appropriate provisions of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. Requires such representative to use the property for the provision of services to homeless veterans and their families. Amends such Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1995 for a project aimed at reintegrating homeless veterans into the labor force.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1992
National Triad Program Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Justice to conduct a national assessment of: (1) the nature and extent of crimes against the elderly; (2) the needs of law enforcement, health, and social service organizations in working to prevent, identify, investigate, and provide assistance to victims of such crimes; and (3) promising strategies to respond effectively to those challenges. Specifies that such assessment shall address: (1) the analysis and synthesis of data from a range of sources; (2) the problems of elderly who are living alone or in high crime areas and who are abused and neglected, and the fear of victimization; (3) the identification of strategies and techniques that have been shown to be effective or which show promise; (4) the analysis of the factors that enhance or inhibit development of a coordinated response by law enforcement, health care, and social service providers; and (5) the research agenda needed to develop a comprehensive understanding of the problems of crimes against the elderly. Requires the Director to disseminate the results of such assessment. Authorizes the Director to make awards to coalitions of local law enforcement agencies, victim service providers, and organizations representing the elderly for pilot programs and field tests of promising strategies and models for forging partnerships for crime prevention and service provision. Specifies that pilot programs funded under this Act may include existing general service coalitions of law enforcement, victim service, and elder advocate organizations that wish to use additional funds to work at a particular problem in their community or to target a particular geographic area in need of intensive services. Authorizes the Director to make awards to: (1) coalitions of national law enforcement, victim service, and elder advocate organizations for training and technical assistance in implementing pilot programs; (2) research organizations to investigate the types of elder victimization shown by the assessment to present particularly critical problems or emerging crimes about which little is known, to evaluate the effectiveness of selected pilot programs, and to conduct research and development identified as being critical; and (3) public service advertising coalitions to increase public awareness of, and promote ideas or programs to prevent, crimes against the elderly. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1992
Appropriations Category Reform Act of 1992 - States that the Congress declares that it is essential that the Nation achieve savings in national defense beyond those agreed to in the budget summit agreement of 1990, reduce the deficit, and invest in areas of pressing domestic need that have been neglected since the 1980s. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise the discretionary spending limit for FY 1993 by merging the defense and domestic categories into a national category. Makes conforming changes to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1992
Prohibits a veteran's participation in an approved program of rehabilitative services provided as part of such veteran's care furnished in a State home, or the receipt of compensation by the veteran for such participation, from being considered as a basis for the denial or discontinuance of a total disability rating for purposes of compensation or pension based on a veteran's inability to secure gainful employment as a result of a disability. Considers such payment as a donation from a public or private relief or welfare organization.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1992
Savings Association Interstate Branching Act of 1992 - Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to preclude a Federal savings association from establishing or operating a new branch outside its home State unless it has the written approval of the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision. Restricts the Director's authority to approve interstate branching by a Federal savings association to situations where: (1) the law of the host State allows interstate branching for its State-chartered thrifts; (2) the interstate branch is operated pursuant to the laws of the host State; and (3) the Federal savings association is adequately capitalized under Federal law.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1992
Directs the Secretary of the Navy to establish a second homeport on the east coast of the United States for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Outlines the development work to be performed at the site selected for such homeport.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1992
Increases the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents of certain disabled veterans, the clothing allowance for certain service-disabled veterans, dependency and indemnity compensation, and supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children. Increases each such rate by the same percentage as the increase in benefit amounts under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adjust administratively the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death. Requires the Secretary to publish such increases in the Federal Register at the same time that percentage increases under title II of the Social Security Act are required to be published.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1992
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) an appropriate commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Mariana Islands campaign of World War II should be planned; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior should take steps to ensure by June 15, 1994, the completion of a visitor center at the War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam, and one at the American Memorial Park, Saipan, for the interpretation of the campaign. Increases the authorization of appropriations for such parks.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1992
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President, the member countries of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the participants of the Middle East Peace Conference, and the international community in general should use the international sanction of condemnation to prevent the delivery of SCUD missiles and missile-related technology to Syria by the North Korean merchant ship Dae Hung Ho; and (2) Syria should demonstrate its desire for peace and acceptance of Israel's right to exist by terminating its agreement with North Korea for such delivery.
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1992
Appropriations Category Reform Act of 1992 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise the discretionary spending limit for FY 1993 by merging the defense and domestic categories into a national category. Makes conforming changes to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1992
Designates April 9, 1992 (the 50th anniversary of the fall of Bataan), as the Day of Recognition of Filipino War Veterans. Authorizes and urges the President to present a copy of this resolution to Filipino veterans and the Filipino people in Manila on April 9, 1992, during the observance of such anniversary, as an expression of good will and reaffirmation of the continuing regard of the United States and the American people for a lasting Filipino-American friendship.
United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1992
Directs the National World War II Memorial Fund, Inc., to construct a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to: (1) honor members of the armed forces who served in World War II; and (2) commemorate U.S. participation in that conflict. Directs the fund to plan, design, and oversee the construction of the Memorial. Establishes the World War II Memorial Advisory Board to: (1) promote and encourage the donation of private funds for the construction of the Memorial; and (2) recommend the site for and assist in the selection of the design of the Memorial. Terminates the Board within 30 days after completion of the Memorial or on the lapse of the authority provided by this Act. Authorizes the Fund to solicit and accept private contributions for construction of the Memorial. States that the requirements and authority of this Act shall lapse if: (1) construction of the Memorial is not commenced within five years of its enactment; or (2) before such construction, the Secretary of the Interior certifies that funds are not available in an amount sufficient to ensure its completion.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1992
Voting Rights Act Language Assistance Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend the termination date on the prohibition of covered States and political subdivisions providing voting materials only in English. Modifies criteria for determining whether a State or subdivision is covered.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1992
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate intangible drilling costs and percentage depletion as tax preference items for independent producers of oil and gas properties.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1992
Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 - Sets forth U.S. policy with respect to Cuba. Requires the President to direct the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations with governments that conduct trade with Cuba for purposes of securing the agreement of such countries to restrict trade and credit relations with Cuba in a manner consistent with U.S. policy. Makes countries that provide assistance to Cuba ineligible for: (1) assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act; (2) agreements with the United States for the establishment of free trade areas; (3) participation in the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative; and (4) forgiveness or reduction of debt owed to the U.S. Government. Terminates such sanctions if the President reports to the Congress that Cuba has established democratic institutions through free and fair elections. Prohibits restrictions on the export to Cuba of medicines for humanitarian purposes. Permits telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba. Requires the U.S. Postal Service to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to promote nonviolent democratic change in Cuba. Prohibits the issuance of licenses for certain transactions between U.S.-controlled firms in third countries and Cuba. Bars domestic concerns from receiving a tax deduction for the portion of the deductible expenses of such concerns which are allocated or apportioned to income derived from Cuba. Prohibits vessels which enter Cuba to engage in trade from loading or unloading any freight in the United States within 180 days after departure from Cuba. Directs the President to establish strict limits on remittances to Cuba by U.S. persons for purposes of financing the travel of Cubans to the United States to assure that such remittances are not used by the Castro regime as a means of gaining access to U.S. currency. Authorizes food, medicine, and medical supplies for humanitarian purposes to be made available to Cuba under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 if the President certifies to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Government of Cuba: (1) has made a commitment to hold free and fair elections for a new government within six months and is proceeding to implement that decision; (2) has made a commitment to respect and is respecting human rights and basic democratic freedoms; and (3) is not providing weapons or funds to any group in any other country that seeks the violent overthrow of the government of such country. Waives sanctions against Cuba under this Act if the President reports to the Congress that Cuba has established democratic institutions through free and fair elections. Declares that it shall be U.S. policy to take the following actions with respect to a freely-elected Cuban Government: (1) grant full diplomatic recognition to such government and encourage the admission of such government to international organizations and financial institutions; (2) provide emergency relief during Cuba's transition to a viable economic system; (3) encourage rescheduling or cancellation of Cuba's external debt; (4) end the U.S. trade embargo of Cuba; and (5) enter into negotiations for a trade agreement with Cuba. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to exercise the authorities of the Trading With the Enemy Act in enforcing this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Trading With the Enemy Act to authorize the Secretary to impose a civil penalty on violators of such Act. Requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a branch of the Office of Foreign Assets Control in Miami, Florida.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1992
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should attend the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992 as the leader of the U.S. delegation.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1992
Expresses the sense of the Senate that regulators of depository institutions should consider making changes in the risk-based capital standards applicable to loans for the purchase or construction of housing.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1992
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to monitor all federally funded building construction projects and report to the President and the Congress quarterly on any such project that is behind schedule.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1992
Authorizes the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) to guarantee the timely payment of principal and interest on loans made by qualified lenders to finance the purchase of commercial and residential property held by it. Limits the aggregate obligation under such guarantees to 85 percent of the outstanding principal amount of the loan. Authorizes the RTC to prescribe fees to cover the administrative costs incurred in providing such guarantees. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1992
Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to increase for FY 1992 through 1994 and decrease for FY 1995 through 1997 the total Federal obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs.
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