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Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL]

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Bill· SS. 1162 (100th)referred

Federal Employees Health Care Freedom-of-Choice Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1987

Federal Employees Health Care Freedom-of-Choice Act of 1987 - Amends provisions of law relating to Federal employee health benefits to authorize direct payment or reimbursement for services performed by licensed health practitioners in the State where they practice.

Bill· SS. 1142 (100th)referred

Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1987

Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians Recognization Act - Extends Federal recognition and associated services and benefits to the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama. Restores Federal rights and privileges abrogated by earlier statutes. Provides that nothing in this Act shall diminish any rights or privileges of the Band that existed prior to its enactment and that nothing in this Act alters any obligations: (1) with respect to property; (2) under any contract; or (3) to pay a tax levied before the date of enactment. Transfers all interests in lands held by the Band to the United States to be held in trust for the benefit of the Band. Requires the Band to transfer to the United States any interest in lands acquired after enactment of this Act. Provides that such lands shall constitute the Band's reservation. Authorizes the Band to adopt a constitution that will take effect only after being filed with the Secretary of the Interior. Limits membership in the Band, until a constitution is adopted, to every individual who: (1) is named in the tribal membership roll in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) is a descendant of any such individual. Provides that membership will be determined according to the constitution after its adoption.

Bill· SS. 1137 (100th)referred

A bill to require implementation of a marketing loan program for agricultural commodities if negotiations fail to produce an international agreement on agricultural trade.

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1987

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish agricultural commodity marketing loan programs within two years if the Congress does not approve certain trade agreements (or if such agreements are not reached). States that such marketing loan program shall remain in effect until explicitly terminated by the Congress.

Bill· SS. 1046 (100th)referred

A bill for the relief of John H. Teele.

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1987

Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a named individual a specified sum in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States arising from erroneous advice given him by the Department of the Army.

Bill· SS. 978 (100th)referred

A bill for the relief of Jens-Peter Berndt.

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1987

Declares a named individual to have satisfied certain requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to eligibility for naturalization.

Bill· SS. 951 (100th)referred

Federal Courts Study Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987

Federal Courts Study Act - Establishes the Federal Courts Study Commission on the future of the Federal Judiciary. Describes the purposes, membership, and powers of the Commission. Directs the Commission to: (1) conduct a study of the jurisdiction of both Federal and State courts; (2) report study results to the President, the Judicial Conference of the United States, the State Justice Institute, and the Congress within two years after the effective date of this Act; (3) recommend revisions to the Constitution and laws of the United States; (4) collect and review studies on the effectiveness of the courts; (5) develop a long-range plan for the judicial system; and (6) beginning after the completion of the jurisdiction study, submit annual reports to the President and to the Congress on the condition of the judiciary. Requires the Commission to submit a final report within ten years after the effective date of this Act. Terminates the Commission 90 days following submission of its final report. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1997.

Law· SS. 952 (100th)enacted

A bill to improve the administration of justice by providing greater discretion to the Supreme Court in selecting the cases it will review, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987

Repeals the provision of the judicial code authorizing any party (in a proceeding to which the United States is a party) to appeal directly to the Supreme Court from a Federal court order which declares an Act of Congress unconstitutional. Repeals Supreme Court mandatory jurisdiction to hear appeals from a Federal appellate court decision holding a State statute unconstitutional. Repeals Supreme Court mandatory jurisdiction to hear appeals from decisions of the highest court of a State (including Puerto Rico) which hold that: (1) a Federal treaty or statute is invalid; or (2) a State law is valid.

Bill· SS. 950 (100th)open

Administrative Law Judge Corps Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987

Administrative Law Judge Corps Act - Amends Federal law to establish, in Washington, D.C., an Administrative Law Judge Corps (the Corps) comprised of all current administrative law judges. States that the chief administrative law judge shall be the chief administrative officer of the Corps as well as its presiding judge. Specifies the qualifications for chief judge. States that such judge shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the chief judge to submit a written report to the President and the Congress at the end of each fiscal year concerning the business of the Corps during the preceding fiscal year. Establishes between four and ten divisions within the Corps, with each division headed by a division chief judge appointed initially by the President, with the consent of the Senate. Identifies initial divisions and their respective areas of jurisdiction. Specifies qualifications required for division chief judges. States that the Corps' policymaking body shall be the Council of the Corps (the Council) comprised of the chief judge and the division chief judges. Authorizes the Council to: (1) assign judges to divisions and to transfer or reassign judges from one division to another; (2) create or abolish divisions of the corps; (3) appoint persons as administrative law judges and members of the Corps; (4) file charges against an administrative law judge; (5) prescribe certain rules of practice and procedure for proceedings before the Corps; (6) issue rules and regulations for the efficient conduct of the Corps; and (7) perform other administrative functions. Establishes a Judicial Nomination Commission (the Commission) to submit a list of qualified nominees for positions of chief judge and division chief judges. Specifies officials who shall appoint a member to the Commission. Sets the terms of initial Corps appointments and the procedure for filling vacancies. Prescribes a procedure for recommending appointments to the President. Directs the Council to appoint new judges from a register maintained by the Office of Personnel Management. Confers jurisdiction upon members of the Corps to adjudicate cases under specified sections of the Administrative Procedure Act. Requires cases arising under such sections to be referred to the Corps. Directs the Council to issue regulations for assigning such cases. Requires guidelines for the removal and discipline of administrative law judges. Establishes a Complaints Resolution Board within the Corps to recommend action upon complaints against the official conduct of judges. Details the membership of such Board and the procedures to be followed. Declares Board proceedings and the contents of complaints to be privileged and confidential. Exempts documents and reports considered by the Board from the disclosure and publication requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts the Board from compliance with the public meeting requirements of specified Federal law. Directs the Corps' chief administrative law judge to study the various types of agency review to which decisions of administrative law judges are subject. Sets guidelines for such studies and directs the Council to report the findings of such studies to the President and the Congress. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 912 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to permit the prepayment of Federal financing bank loans made to rural electrification and telephone systems, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1987

Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to permit Rural Electrification Administration borrowers to prepay Federal Financing Bank loans without penalties if: (1) private capital is used to replace such loans; and (2) any savings will be used to avoid future rate increases, passed on to customers, or used to improve the borrower's financial strength.

Bill· SS. 889 (100th)open

Satellite Television Fair Marketing Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1987

Satellite Television Fair Marketing Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the encrypting of satellite programming from the Public Broadcasting Service and the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. Requires anyone who encrypts satellite delivered programming for private viewing to: (1) make it available for private viewing by home satellite antenna users; (2) establish reasonable character and financial criteria for distributors of satellite delivered programming and to not discriminate in price, terms, or conditions among distributors offering similar distribution services; and (3) conduct such encryption according to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-approved standards designed to comply with specified criteria. Requires the FCC-approved standards to provide the public interest benefits of a universal encryption system permitting decryption by cable television subscribers and home satellite users. Authorizes aggrieved persons to commence civil actions to enforce this Act. Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a study of pricing and distribution terms of satellite television programming to determine whether the programming market is developing competitively. Authorizes the FTC to establish remedies necessary to produce adequate competition. Requires the FCC to begin a rulemaking proceeding on improving access to network signals for rural Americans.

Bill· SS. 879 (100th)open

Clean Coal Technology Deployment Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1987

Clean Coal Technology Deployment Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish a Clean Coal Technology Assistance Program; and (2) provide financial assistance to commercial-sized projects using innovative clean coal technologies which require such assistance in order to encourage their commercial deployment. Outlines the criteria for such assistance. Mandates that such assistance be in the form of grants-in-aid. Authorizes appropriations for each fiscal year in the ten-fiscal-year period which begins after the date of enactment of this Act. Presents guidelines under which clean coal technologies are subject to regulatory treatment. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to consult and coordinate designated clean coal technologies with State authorities. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations implementing this Act within six months after its date of enactment.

Bill· SS. 847 (100th)referred

Farmer-Initiated Loan Restructuring Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1987

Farmer-Initiated Loan Restructuring Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit farmers in disaster-affected areas to request emergency farm loan principal and interest deferments. Terminates such loan restructuring authority two years after enactment of this Act.

Bill· SS. 856 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to clarify that certain persons should not be denied status as separate persons under such Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1987

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended by the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987 (Public Law 99-591) to provide that persons treated (current law refers to persons "organized") as separate units prior to December 31, 1985, should not be denied separate person status.

Bill· SS. 844 (100th)referred

Television Violence Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1987

Exempts from the antitrust laws any joint discussion, consideration, review, action, or agreement by or among persons in the television industry pursuant to the development and dissemination of voluntary guidelines designed to alleviate the negative impact of violence in telecast material, provided the joint understanding, action, or agreement does not result in a boycott of any other person in the industry. Terminates such exemption 36 months after enactment of this Act.

Bill· SS. 845 (100th)referred

Rural Area Revitalization Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1987

Rural Area Revitalization Act of 1987 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize FY 1988 through 1992 appropriations for Rural Development Loan Fund intermediate borrowers. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make 1988 through 1992 grants for: (1) rural business, employment, and infrastructure development; and (2) stimulation of growth and diversification in rural communities affected by chronic underemployment in basic economic sectors, such as agriculture. Limits: (1) Federal cost sharing to 75 percent, unless waived by the Secretary; and (2) grant eligibility to projects serving communities with populations of not more than 20,000 people. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize grants for rural drinking water projects. Directs the Secretary to establish an office in the Farmers Home Administration of the Department of Agriculture whose primary purpose shall be to encourage different approaches to economic and community development in rural areas.

Bill· SS. 818 (100th)open

White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1987

White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act - Calls upon the President to conduct a National White House Conference on Small Business once every four years to: (1) increase public awareness of the contributions of small business; (2) identify small business problems; (3) examine the status of minority and women small business owners; (4) assist small business in carrying out its role as the nation's job creator; (5) develop specific recommendations for executive and legislative action; and (6) review the status of recommendations adopted at the preceding Conferences. Authorizes and directs Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to provide support and assistance to the planning of such Conferences. Requires a final report of each Conference, within six months from the date a Conference is convened, to be submitted to the President and the Congress. Requires the Small Business Administration to report annually to the Congress for the next three years following the submission of the final report of the Conference. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 808 (100th)referred

Antitrust Damages Clarification Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1987

Antitrust Damages Clarification Act of 1987 - Provides that no damages, costs, or attorney's fees shall be awarded under an antitrust suit with respect to the establishment or use of any rate, charge, or premium filed by a title insurance company with a State insurance department or authorized, approved, or permitted to become effective pursuant to State insurance laws.

Bill· SS. 789 (100th)open

National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1987

National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1987 - Establishes a Cabinet-level Office of the Director of National Drug Control Policy to coordinate Federal operations and policy on drug control and abuse. Requires the Director of the Office to prepare and submit annual reports on a National and International Drug Control Strategy. Terminates the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board. Repeals specified provisions of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, and the Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act respecting such Board. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes the Special Forfeiture Fund. Deposits in such fund all unobligated amounts remaining each year from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund and the Customs Forfeiture Fund. Provides that amounts from the Special Forfeiture Fund shall be used for: (1) drug law enforcement activities; and (2) drug abuse education, prevention, treatment, and research. Requires the President to submit, as part of the budget, a request for the use of amounts in the fund. States that funds disbursed under this Act shall supplement, not supplant, funds which would be otherwise available. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1992 for the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund and the Customs Forfeiture Fund.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 170 (100th)passed

A resolution to direct the Senate Legal Counsel to bring an action to enforce a subpoena and order of the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition.

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1987

Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action in the name of the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition to enforce the Committee's subpoena and order to Ricard V. Secord and to conduct related contempt proceedings.

Law· SS. 769 (100th)enacted

Excellence in Minority Health Education and Care Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1987

Excellence in Minority Health Education and Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to empower the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to: (1) Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee; (2) Xavier University College of Pharmacy, New Orleans, Louisiana; (3) Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine, Tuskegee, Alabama; and (4) Meharry College of Dentistry, Nashville, Tennessee. Requires each institution to use such grants to establish, in the pertinent health care discipline, a Center of Excellence, which shall: (1) improve the recruitment of minority students and high calibre minority faculty to the institution; (2) develop effective techniques for training minorities who will serve minority populations; and (3) establish scholarship programs to attract promising individuals to the Center's programs. Directs each Center to engage in specified activities appropriate to the subject matter expertise of the institution it represents, including: (1) maintenance of a communications network to disseminate information concerning health promotion among minorities; (2) development of patient educational materials tailored to the needs of minority populations; (3) establishment of a research program focusing on the needs of minority women and teenagers; (4) study of alternative models for health care delivery systems; and (5) consultation and assistance by the recipient institutions to other medical schools to aid the latter in effecting more productive education and service programs for minority populations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991.

Bill· SS. 756 (100th)referred

Radon Mitigation Clarification Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1987

Radon Mitigation Clarification Act of 1987 - Provides that, for purposes of the medical care expense tax deduction, amounts paid for necessary home improvements to mitigate measured harmful levels of radon gas exposure shall be treated as expenses paid for medical care and in the same manner as amounts paid for other home improvements which qualify as expenses paid for medical care.

Bill· SS. 752 (100th)referred

National Space Grant College and Fellowship Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1987

National Space Grant College and Fellowship Act - Establishes within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a national space grant college and fellowship program to provide financial and other assistance for the exploration and development of space resources. Requires such program to advise the Administrator of NASA and coordinate Federal efforts. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants or enter into contracts to assist any space grant and fellowship program for up to 66 percent of total cost except for special grants. Directs the Administrator to make grants or enter into contracts for up to 100 percent of costs for identified specific national needs and problems relating to space. Authorizes the Administrator to designate any institution of higher education as a space grant college if it maintains a balanced program in fields related to space and meets other qualifications. Authorizes the Administrator to designate an association or alliance as a space grant regional consortium if it is established to share research and facilities in any field related to space and meets other qualifications. Directs the Administrator to support a space grant fellowship program for educational and training assistance to graduate students in fields related to space. Directs the Administrator to establish the space grant review panel as an independent committee to advise the Administrator on implementing the program. Requires interagency cooperation among all Federal agencies with authority over matters relating to space, authorizing the sharing of personnel and facilities and requiring the sharing of information. Directs the Administrator to report biennially to the Congress and the President on the activities of the program, subject to the review of the Directors of the Office of Management and Budget and of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991.

Bill· SS. 747 (100th)open

A bill to establish a motor carrier administration in the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1987

Establishes the Motor Carrier Administration in the Department of Transportation, to be headed by an Administrator appointed by the President who shall report directly to the Secretary of Transportation. Creates the position of Deputy Administrator, to be appointed by the Secretary. Confers upon the Administrator duties and powers related to motor carriers and motor carrier safety under specified law. States that a decision of the Administrator implementing duties involving notice and hearing requirements is administratively final. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding a review of those Interstate Commerce Commission activities affecting motor carrier transportation which could be more efficiently performed by the Motor Carrier Administration.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 29 (100th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the inability of American citizens to maintain regular contact with relatives in the Soviet Union.

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.

Bill· SS. 684 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the targeted jobs credit.

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1987

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the targeted jobs income tax credit. (Present law terminates such credit for employees who begin work after December 31, 1988.) Makes permanent the authorization of appropriations with respect to the certification requirements of such tax credit.