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Bill· SS. 2250 (101st)referred

Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1990

Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 - Raises the minimum per annum rates of basic pay for entry level grades GS-3 through GS-10 for Federal law enforcement officers on a sliding scale with larger adjustments at the lower levels. Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations to: (1) readjust the rates of pay for such entry level grades every three years, based upon comparisons of State and local compensation for comparable work, in order to keep starting salaries of Federal law enforcement officers competitive with those paid to State and local law enforcement officers; and (2) establish a mechanism to adjust the rates of pay of Federal law enforcement officers serving in certain high cost-of-living areas in order to recruit and retain the best-qualified individuals. Sets forth procedures for identifying those regions for which higher pay rates are needed. Terminates a pay rate payable to Federal law enforcement officers that is based on a particular region if such an officer is transferred or reassigned to a place outside of such region. Requires pay rates established under this Act to be based on data compiled by the National Advisory Commission on Law Enforcement. Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to survey State and local law enforcement salaries every three years to compile the data needed to carry out this Act. Authorizes Federal agency heads, in order to retain highly qualified law enforcement officers who possess special skills or experience or whose continued services are particularly important due to factors associated with the geographic area to which they are assigned, to pay Federal law enforcement officers who are eligible for retirement an allowance of up to $10,000 per year provided the officers agree to complete at least one year of additional service in the agency involved. Makes Federal law enforcement officers who are transferred to an area within the United States having higher than average housing costs eligible for a relocation payment of up to $20,000 provided they agree to remain in Federal law enforcement for a specified period. Authorizes Federal agencies to offer rates of pay higher than the minimum rates for positions of GS-3 (currently, GS-11) or above if necessary to attract well qualified entry-candidates for Federal law enforcement service. Authorizes Federal agencies to pay law enforcement officers who possess and make substantial use of foreign language proficiency while performing their official duties a cash award of up to 25 percent of basic pay. Raises the mandatory age for Federal law enforcement officers to retire under the Civil Service and Federal Employees' Retirement Systems from 55 to 57. Changes the method of computing overtime for Federal law enforcement officers to one and one-half times the hourly rate of basic pay for work performed in excess of 40 hours per week. Limits the aggregate rate of pay (including premium pay) for Federal law enforcement officers in a calendar year to the pay rate for level V of the Executive Schedule. Prohibits application of other limitations on premium pay for administratively uncontrollable overtime.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 101 (101st)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning negotiations for a peace settlement in Cambodia.

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the proposal of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea for a quadripartite interim government is not an acceptable basis for negotiations; (2) the proposal for an enhanced United Nations role in Cambodia that would lead to free and fair elections this year is the most feasible way to achieve a settlement compatible with the best interests of the Cambodian people; (3) outside observers or organizations should be mobilized to supervise the elections; and (4) the administration should initiate discussions with the Cambodian Government on holding elections, request that multilateral aid organizations begin planning for Cambodia's reconstruction and development, and encourage the People's Republic of China to cease its weapons exports to the Khmer Rouge.

Law· SS. 2240 (101st)enacted

Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1990

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 - Title I: HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award emergency relief grants to any metropolitan statistical area (eligible area) as specified by the Secretary that has reported more than 2000 AIDS cases and that meets other requirements. Requires that the grants be directed to the chief elected official of the city or county that administers the public health agency serving the greatest proportion of individuals with AIDS in the eligible area. Requires the administering local political subdivision (ALPS) to establish a mechanism to allocate funds based on the proportion of AIDS cases and the severity of need of the local political subdivisions. Provides for the establishment of an HIV health services planning council, by each ALPS and its chief elected official, to establish fund allocation priorities and assess fund allocation efficiency. Provides, at specified times, that one-half of funds appropriated for the grants be used for regular grants and one-half be used for supplemental grants. Allows the grants to be used by the grantee to provide assistance to any public or nonprofit hospital, clinic, nursing home, sub-acute care facility, or health center that is providing services to a disproportionate share of low-income individuals and families with HIV disease and is expending resources that exceed reimbursement. Allows a recipient institution to use the amounts to: (1) enhance the quality of services to low income individuals and families with HIV disease; and (2) deliver outpatient and ambulatory care services, including case management, to such individuals and families, including comprehensive treatment and support services. Allows grant amounts to be used to provide direct financial assistance to any public or nonprofit agency, clinic, community based organization, or community health center that has the capacity to provide case managed outpatient health and support services to individuals and families with HIV disease that are critical to prevent unnecessary inpatient hospitalization and to expedite the discharge of the individual to the most medically appropriate level of service. Allows grant amounts to be used to renovate or rehabilitate congregate care housing units, long-term care facilities, and sub-acute care facilities, provided certain conditions, including a requirement of matching local or State funds, are met. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: HIV Care Grants - Directs the Secretary to make grants to States to improve the quality, availability, and organization of care, treatment, and support services for individuals and families with HIV disease. Allows grant funds to be used, with regard to HIV disease, to: (1) establish and operate care consortia; (2) provide home- and community-based care; (3) assist mechanisms that assure the continuity of health insurance; (4) provide therapeutic treatments to low income individuals; and (5) integrate early intervention services with care and support services provided in existing public health and medical care settings. Requires a State, subject to waiver in certain circumstances, to use at least 15 percent of the funds allocated to provide health and support services to infants, children, women, and families with HIV disease. Requires that, to the extent practicable, services under these provisions be provided without regard to the ability of the individual to pay, and that: (1) any charges be pursuant to a public schedule; (2) no charges be imposed on an individual with an income of 200 percent of the poverty line or less; and (3) charges imposed on individuals above such income level be adjusted to reflect their income. Requires the Secretary to use ten percent of the funds appropriated under this title to: (1) provide technical assistance to States; and (2) establish and administer a Special Projects of National Significance Program to make direct grants to States, localities, or community-based organizations to fund special programs for the care and treatment of individuals with HIV disease. Sets forth: (1) award criteria; and (2) permitted goals of recipient programs. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: HIV Disease Health Services Research, Evaluation, and Assessment - Directs the Secretary, through the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, to establish a program to enable independent research to be conducted by individuals and organizations to develop: (1) a comparative assessment of the impact and cost-effectiveness of major models for organizing treatment and support services; (2) a review of major health services financing mechanisms; (3) an assessment of how point-of-entry procedures for obtaining treatment and services impact cost, quality, and outcome, and the extent to which quality, cost, and outcome can be related to the source of payment; (4) a comprehensive report of financial, regulatory, organizational, and social barriers that serve to limit the delivery of services; (5) a summary concerning major and continuing unmet needs in health care, treatment, early intervention, and support service delivery; and (6) a review and assessment of models for the delivery of services to infants, children, women, and families.

Bill· SS. 2227 (101st)open

Pesticide Export Reform Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1990

Pesticide Export Reform Act of 1990 - Title I: Exported Pesticides - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to require pesticide producers operating registered establishments to inform the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency of: (1) the types and quantities of pesticides and active ingredients used in producing pesticides for export to a foreign country; and (2) the date of export and quantity of such materials exported to each foreign country to which the producer has exported during the past 360-day period. Provides that specified information on exported pesticides shall not be entitled to confidential trade secret treatment. Makes it unlawful to knowingly or recklessly export a pesticide, device, or active ingredient in violation of FIFRA export requirements. Prohibits the exportation of pesticides, devices, or active ingredients unless: (1) such materials are prepared and packaged according to the specifications of the foreign purchaser and the legal requirements of the country of use; and (2) the producers or exporters meet specified FIFRA requirements. Prohibits the exportation of unregistered pesticides. Waives certain requirements to permit the export of pesticides not meeting FIFRA requirements to prevent or arrest the spread of a communicable disease if the Administrator makes specified determinations. Prohibits the exportation of specified pesticides (including restricted use pesticides and pesticides subject to suspension or cancellation proceedings) unless: (1) the exporter provides specified information on the pesticide to the Administrator; (2) the country of use consents to the import and is included on a list of approved countries; and (3) the pesticide is manufactured, stored, and packaged in accordance with standards of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Requires the Administrator to maintain a list of approved countries of use. Sets forth labeling requirements for exported pesticides. Permits the export of pesticides for experimental use in foreign countries if specified conditions are met. Requires the Administrator to notify foreign countries and the International Registry of Potentially Toxic Chemicals whenever regulatory action is taken with respect to a pesticide. Directs the Administrator to: (1) convene meetings with foreign governments and other interested parties to promote the implementation of improved research and regulatory programs for pest management and strategies for sustainable agriculture; (2) provide foreign countries with technical assistance to develop pesticide regulatory programs; (3) transmit triennial studies to the Congress on countries that import U.S. pesticides and from which the United States imports agricultural commodities to ascertain such countries' management of pesticides and whether the United States is able to test effectively for pesticide residues; and (4) convene meetings with foreign governments and other interested parties to encourage the adoption of a multilateral convention requiring standard notice and export control measures for pesticides. Title II: Tolerances for Agricultural Commodities - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Administrator, if registrations for a pesticide chemical under FIFRA have been cancelled, suspended, withdrawn, or modified to eliminate the use of such chemical on a raw agricultural commodity, to publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing: (1) the revocation of any tolerance for an agricultural use; or (2) an exemption for the use of such chemical on such commodity. Provides for temporary waivers from revocations for the purpose of distributing in commerce commodities that contain residues resulting from the application of pesticides before this Act's enactment or residual environmental contamination. Permits the Administrator to issue such waivers only if such waivers do not: (1) pose a dietary health risk; and (2) cause significant economic hardship for domestic producers of a commodity attributable to competition from foreign producers in countries in which the use of the pesticide is permitted. Prohibits, with specified exceptions, the establishment or continuation of a tolerance unless the Administrator determines that a practical method for detecting and measuring pesticide residues exists. Prohibits the importation of food into U.S. customs territory unless the commodity importer files with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of the Treasury a document identifying each pesticide chemical used in connection with the commodity. Requires such importers, if unreported pesticides are detected in such commodities, to submit residue analyses for such pesticides. Waives reporting requirements for unreported pesticides if the presence of such pesticides is attributable to long-term environmental persistence and does not pose a health risk. Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to apply such requirements to importers of meat, poultry, and eggs. Title III: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates for provisions of this Act.

Bill· SS. 2229 (101st)referred

Head Start Expansion and Quality Improvement Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1990

Head Start Expansion and Quality Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the Head Start Act to extend through FY 1994 and increase the authorization of appropriations for the Head Start program. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, when appropriations exceed the adjusted appropriation for FY 1990, to reserve a certain portion of funds for one or more of the following quality improvement activities: (1) staff compensation; (2) staff training; (3) transportation for eligible children; (4) additional staff; (5) program insurance costs; and (6) facility improvement. Revises the poverty line criterion for eligibility to participate in Head Start programs.

Bill· SS. 2225 (101st)referred

Bill of Rights Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1990

Bill of Rights Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Bill of Rights commemorative coins in the following denominations: (1) five dollar coins; (2) one dollar silver coins; and (3) half dollar clad coins. Prescribes guidelines for the sale and pricing of such coins and directs the Secretary to ensure that their issuance will not result in any net cost to the United States. Mandates that surcharges be paid into the James Madison Fellowship Program.

Bill· SS. 2215 (101st)referred

Contraceptive and Infertility Research Centers Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1990

Contraceptive and Infertility Research Centers Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Institute of Child Health and Human Development to make grants and enter into contracts for centers for improving methods of contraception and centers for diagnosing and treating infertility. Requires the Director, subject to appropriations, to provide for three centers with respect to contraception and two centers with respect to infertility. Requires each center to: (1) conduct clinical and other applied research; (2) develop training protocols for and conduct training of physicians, scientists, nurses, and other health and allied health professionals; (3) develop model continuing education programs; and (4) disseminate information to such professionals. Allows a center to use the funds to provide: (1) stipends for health and allied health professionals enrolled in the training programs; and (2) fees to individuals serving as subjects in the clinical trials. Requires each center to use the facilities of a single institution, or be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting requirements as prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Serivces. Allows support for a center to be for a period of up to five years, with extensions of one or more periods of up to five years if the center's operations have been reviewed by a peer review group and the group has so recommended. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1995. Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to establish a program of entering into agreements with health professionals, including graduate students, under which the professionals agree to conduct research with respect to contraception or infertility in consideration of the Government agreeing to repay, for each year of such service, not more than a specified amount of the principal and interest of their educational loans. Applies provisions of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program to this program, except as inconsistent. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993. Requires amounts appropriated to remain available until the end of the second fiscal year after they are appropriated.

Bill· SS. 2210 (101st)referred

Competitive Northeastern Rail Freight Service Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1990

Competitive Northeastern Rail Freight Service Act of 1990 - Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to provide for access by a second, competitive rail freight carrier over routes from Montreal, Quebec, through New York State, via Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Hagerstown, Maryland, and Potomac Yard, Alexandria, Virginia. Requires the ICC, if necessary, to grant trackage rights for the establishment of such competitive routes.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 261 (101st)referred

Dire Energy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1990

Dire Energy Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1990 - Appropriates supplemental funds for FY 1990 to the Department of Health and Human Services Family Support Administration for low-income home energy assistance.

Bill· SS. 2163 (101st)referred

Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1990

Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Act - Adds a new title to the Public Health Service Act: Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Program. Requires Long-Term Care Screening Agencies to assess individuals' eligibility for home and community-based care and Long-Term Care Case Management Agencies to conduct needs assessments of eligible individuals, develop and review care plans, and maintain a registry of qualified providers of home and community-based and nursing home care. Sets the method for determining State fund contributions. Sets forth eligibility requirements for home and community-based care services, including requirements that the individual be: (1) 65 or older, under age 19, or eligible for benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act as the result of a disability; and (2) dependent, cognitively impaired, or unable to perform daily living activities without assistance or supervision. Enumerates the criteria for receipt of respite care benefits. Lists those entities considered to be qualified service providers, including adult day health care centers certified by the State. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make monthly payments to each case management agency equal to amounts alloted by the screening agency for eligible individuals in the case management agency's jurisdiction. Requires such agencies to make direct payments to qualified providers of home and community-based care which shall be accepted as payment in full for such services. Limits payments for home health and community-based care for the next three years to 65 percent of the average amount payable for Medicare nursing home care and, for subsequent years, to the costs of nursing home care minus the costs of room and board. Allots payments among individuals on the basis of severity of need, with chronically-ill individuals receiving amounts equivalent to Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) payments for institutional care. Requires a copayment by beneficiaries. Establishes the Home and Community-Based Care Advisory Council to review and assist the Secretary in the implementation of home and community-based care. Requires States to establish quality assurance boards to monitor quality of care and a community advisory board for each case management agency. Establishes a home and community-based care consumers' bill of rights. Imposes quality assurance requirements on providers of such care, including the requirement that they implement consumer grievance review mechanisms, ensure that their employees and other providers whom they have under contract have received adequate training, and annually evaluate the care furnished by such employees and providers. Establishes certification procedures for a survey of home care agencies, home health agencies, and adult day care health centers to determine eligibility for participation in the program under this Act. Outlines reimbursement procedures. Provides, subject to certain limitations, for nursing facility services for up to six months for individuals who are eligible for home and community-based care services. Allows additional nursing home coverage if: (1) the individual has not been an inpatient for at least six consecutive months; (2) the diagnosis is different; or (3) there has been a substantial worsening of the individual's condition since the latest discharge. Directs the Secretary to establish an optional insurance program for individuals 45 and over to cover nursing home stays that exceed six months. Prescribes procedures for setting premium rates and requires annual rate revisions by the Secretary. States that the rates are expected to cover 45 percent of the estimated nursing home costs of stays exceeding six months. Covers a portion of a low-income individual's premium. Requires the Secretary, to the extent feasible, to establish a prospective payment mechanism for payment of nursing home services that takes into account the expected resource utilization of the patient based on the degree of disability and other factors. Requires the making of grants to schools of nursing, social work, allied health, and public health of universities to develop training programs for the provision of home and community-based care and nursing home care for the elderly, disabled, and chronically ill children. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1993. Requires that grants be made to State-approved programs to train individuals in the provision of home health aide services. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1993. Requires the making of grants to university schools of nursing to develop model consumer training programs regarding the delivery of home care services. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1993. Requires that grants or contracts be made to assist public and private nonprofit entities in meeting the costs of developing centers for multidisciplinary health planning development and assistance. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1993. Directs the Secretary to conduct demonstration projects to determine: (1) the relative effectiveness, cost, and impact on quality of long-term home care of using different models of providing and reimbursing long-term home care services for seriously mentally ill individuals and family caregivers; and (2) the feasibility of providing long-term home care benefits for working-age individuals with severe functional limitations.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 94 (101st)open

A concurrent resolution relating to the release of Nelson Mandela and other positive developments in South Africa.

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1990

Welcomes the positive political changes in South Africa. Commends: (1) President de Klerk for the release of Nelson Mandela and the unbanning of the African National Congress; and (2) Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and others for their perseverance in the struggle for a nonracial democracy. Urges de Klerk to initiate the dismantling of apartheid, move rapidly to meet the conditions necessary for the opening of negotiations, and meet the terms of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 for the relaxation of sanctions. Supports: (1) the maintenance of sanctions against the South African Government until conditions under such Act for the suspension, modification, or termination of sanctions have been met; and (2) assistance to the victims of apartheid as an important and necessary complement to U.S. sanctions.

Bill· SS. 2154 (101st)open

OSHA Criminal Penalty Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1990

OSHA Criminal Penalty Reform Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to increase criminal penalties (fines and prison sentences) for specified violations. Makes criminal offenses, with specified penalties under OSHA, willful violations of OSHA standards, rules, or regulations if they: (1) result in serious bodily injury to an employee; or (2) recklessly endanger an employee. Makes corporate directors, officers, or agents of employers liable for the same penalties as employers directly involved in OSHA violations, if such individuals are found to have willfully authorized, ordered, or acquiesced in such violations. Prohibits penalties or fines from being paid for such individuals from corporate funds. Provides that nothing in OSHA shall preclude State and local law enforcement agencies from conducting criminal prosecutions under State or local laws.

Bill· SS. 2153 (101st)referred

Disabilities Prevention Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1990

Disabilities Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to make grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for the prevention of disabilities and secondary conditions resulting from disabilities. Authorizes the Secretary to make such grants for: (1) coordinating prevention activities; (2) conducting demonstrations and interventions; (3) conducting surveillances and studies; (4) educating the public; and (5) subject to a limit of ten percent of amounts appropriated under this Act, educating and training health professionals and improving their clinical skills. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2114 (101st)open

Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1990

Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Act of 1990 - Title I: National Goal and Policy for Mathematics, Science, Engineering, and Technology Education - Declares the 1990's to be the Decade of Excellence in American Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education. Sets forth objectives to be achieved by the year 2000. Title II: Scientific and Technical Literacy of the General Public - Scientific and Technical Literacy Act of 1990 - Part A: National Research and Dissemination in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education - Establishes within the Smithsonian Institution the National Institute for Technology and Learning (NITL) to conduct and publish interdisciplinary research on processes by which individuals learn and ways in which advanced technologies can facilitate such processes. Establishes a Technology and Learning Advisory Panel within NITL. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a merit-based, competitive grant or contract to establish a National Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (Clearinghouse). Part B: Regional Science, Mathematics, and Technology Educational Programs - Regional Science, Mathematics, and Technology Consortium Act of 1990 - Authorizes 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 instruction materials, teaching methods, and assessment tools for use by elementary and secondary school students. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to conduct programs of Roving Master Teachers in mathematics and science in elementary and middle schools. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to State and local educational agencies, or to consortia of such agencies with other organizations, to assist them in planning, but not operating, regional mathematics, science, and technology academies. Part C: Informal Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education Programs - Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to establish: (1) within NSF a Directorate of Science and Engineering Education (the Directorate); and (2) within the Directorate a Division of Informal Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (the Informal Division). Authorizes the NSF Director, through the Informal Division, to award merit-based competitive grants: (1) (and fellowships) for professional enhancement activities to increase the pool of informal science education professionals and consultants; (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. Requires the NSF Director, through the Informal Division, to make grants to: (1) science and technology museums and centers to develop hands-on, interactive programs; and (2) specified types of entities to develop public television programs in science and technology, especially programs using women or minority role models. Part D: Science and Space Exploration Education - Science and Space Exploration Education Act of 1990 - Authorizes the NSF Director, through the Directorate, to establish a program of grants to and contracts with specified entities to develop innovative educational materials relating to space exploration to deepen students' interest in mathematics, science, and technology. Directs the Clearinghouse: (1) to develop and disseminate a descriptive listing of scientific and technical facilities and equipment useful for educational purposes; and (2) (together with Regional Consortia) inform schools, museums, and science and technology centers of items available for donation. Authorizes the NSF Director, through the Directorate, to conduct an annual competition for science and space exploration education project awards for students or teams from grades nine through 12. Title III: Education of Scientists and Engineers - Scientists and Engineers Education Act of 1990 - Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to establish within the NSF Directorate of Science and Engineering Education (the Directorate) a Division of Undergraduate Mathematics, Science and Engineering Education (the Undergraduate Division). Part A: Undergraduate Programs - Requires the NSF Director to make outreach grants to community colleges to negotiate the establishment of partnerships with nearby four-year academic institutions that award bachelor degrees in mathematics, science, or engineering, or a four-year technology degree. Authorizes the NSF Director to make competitive, merit-based partnership grants to eligible partnerships of community colleges and four-year academic institutions to assist their students in making the transition to such degree programs. Authorizes the NSF Director, through the Undergraduate Division, to make bootstrap grants to colleges and universities to strengthen particular departments of mathematics, science, or engineering. Authorizes the President to make a limited number of Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Mathematics, Science, Engineering, or Technology to college or university teachers. National Mathematics-Science Teacher Corps Act of 1990 - Authorizes the NSF Director to make awards to students in baccalaureate degree programs in science, mathematics, or engineering who commit themselves to teach elementary or secondary science or mathematics. Part B: Graduate Fellowships - Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to require the NSF Director to increase, as much as practicable, the number of graduate fellowships awarded by the NSF: (1) in FY 1991 to approximately double that of FY 1987; and (2) to women and minority students. Title IV: Technology Education and Training - Technology Education and Training Act of 1990 - Authorizes the NSF Director to establish a High School Technology Curriculum Development Program to make grants to or contracts with appropriate institutions or organizations to develop comprehensive curricula for introductory and advanced secondary school technology courses leading to careers as engineers or technologists. College and Company Technology Partnership Act of 1990 - Authorizes the NSF Director, through the Undergraduate Division, to make grants to and contracts with eligible partnerships (of four-year colleges of engineering or technology and/or two-year community colleges with private companies) to engage in specified activities involving student work-study at the company, company personnel teaching at the institution, curriculum development, and equipment loans or donations. Technology Training Consortium Act of 1990 - Requires the Department of Labor to establish or designate, within its Employment and Training Administration, an Office of Technology Training Consortiums (the Office). Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, through the Office, to: (1) make planning grants to companies to plan for the establishment of consortia; and (2) pay up to 50 percent of the cost of startup grants to newly established consortia for their initial organization costs. Title V: Women and Minorities in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering - Women and Minorities in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Act of 1990 - Part A: Women and Minority Role Models in Mathematics, Science, Engineering, and Technology - Authorizes the NSF Director to award exemplary visiting professional fellowships for women and minority professionals in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to provide role models in such fields for female and minority students in grades seven through 12. Authorizes the NSF Director to make distinguished visiting professor grants to women and minority faculty members in mathematics, science, or engineering to serve as visiting professors at academic institutions which do not have sufficient resources to attract and retain faculty members of such stature permanently. Part B: Undergraduate Fellowships and Minority College-University Partnerships - Requires the NSF Director to award undergraduate fellowships in mathematics, science, and engineering to women and minority students. Authorizes the NSF Director, through the Undergraduate Division, to make grants to: (1) minority colleges to establish partnerships with research universities; and (2) eligible partnerships to enable mathematics, science, and technology students from the minority colleges to be exposed to and use facilities, programs, and instruction available at the research universities. Title VI: General Provisions and Authorization of Appropriations - Directs the Secretaries of Education and of Labor and the NSF Director to evaluate and report to the Congress on their respective programs, activities, and responsibilities under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 2000.

Bill· SS. 2112 (101st)open

A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1990

Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to offer or grant: (1) permanent replacement employee status during a labor dispute; or (2) any employment preference to an individual who worked or indicated a willingness to work during a labor dispute over an employee who exercised specified rights during such dispute.

Bill· SS. 2108 (101st)open

Organic Foods Production Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1990

Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 - Title I: National Standards Governing the Organic Production of Agricultural Products - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish: (1) a national organic production certification program; (2) a label for organically produced and handled agricultural products; (3) a national list of approved and prohibited substances to be included in the organic production standards; and (4) a certifying agent accreditation program. Authorizes State organic certification programs. Sets forth: (1) prohibited crop production practices and materials; (2) animal production practices and materials; (3) processing and marketing requirements; and (4) violations of this Act and related penalties. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: National Boards - Directs the Secretary to establish a National Organic Promotion, Research, and Consumer Education Program. Directs the Secretary to issue organic production and handling orders which shall: (1) establish the Initial Organic Delegate Body which shall elect the Initial National Organic Board and the Initial Organic Standards Board; and (2) provide for the election of the National Organic Assembly. Establishes: (1) an Initial National Organic Board; and (2) an Initial Organic Standards Board. Directs the National Organic Assembly to elect members to serve on the National Organic Board and the Organic Standards Board. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Low Input Label Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a National Low Input Label Demonstration Program; and (2) two experimental agricultural product labels for Program use. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: National Laboratory Accreditation - Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a National Laboratory Accreditation Program for laboratories that test for residues in agricultural products; and (2) establish minimum standards with regard to quality assurance, equipment, methodologies, and personnel. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2128 (101st)open

Comprehensive Services Program for Homeless Veterans Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1990

Comprehensive Services Program for Homeless Veterans Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a comprehensive services program to address fully the needs of homeless veterans through housing, medical care, vocational rehabilitation, transportation, and social services provided through this Act and other programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Requires each director of a medical center of the Department to carry out jointly with the veterans' benefits director of the region concerned an assessment concerning the number of homeless veterans in the area and current services provided. Requires joint preparation, for each of FY 1991 through 1994, of a plan for meeting the needs of homeless veterans in the area, to be submitted to the Secretary. Provides funding from the Secretary to the directors for such assessment and plans. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1994. Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of outreach service centers in areas where there are significant numbers of homeless veterans. Outlines staffing and services of such centers. Directs the Secretary to provide mobile support teams to assist in the provision of benefits through medically-equipped vans in areas high in homeless veterans and in rural areas lacking adequate access to Department medical facilities. Expands the current veterans' benefits available to homeless veterans to include dental, optometric, and podiatric services. Requires the director of each medical center of the Department to use funds provided by the Secretary for homeless veterans assistance to make monthly assistance available for housing for homeless veterans and their families, under specified conditions. Prohibits provision of such assistance for longer than one year for each homeless veteran. Requires a homeless veteran receiving such assistance to be employed for at least 18 hours a week or to be involved in a compensated work therapy program administered by the Department. Requires each director to establish a program for the provision of housing owned or leased by the Department in which veterans with chronic mental illness or veterans recovering from alcohol or drug abuse may reside. Outlines program requirements similar to housing assistance program requirements. Requires each director to establish a revolving fund to make loans for the cost of establishing programs for the provision of housing to mentally ill veterans or veterans recovering from alcohol or drug abuse. Outlines loan conditions and guidelines. Directs the Secretary, for each of FY 1991 through 1994, to carry out evaluations of the programs established under this Act and to make specified congressional reports. Authorizes the Secretary to accept donations of services and equipment in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.

Bill· SS. 2104 (101st)open

Civil Rights Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1990

Civil Rights Act of 1990 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide that: (1) once a complainant has demonstrated that an employment practice results in a disparate impact on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, the respondent has the burden of proving that the practice is justified by business necessity; (2) a complainant need not demonstrate which of a group of practices results in the demonstrated disparate impact; and (3) a respondent need not show business necessity for a specific practice within a group of practices if the respondent shows that that practice does not contribute to the disparate impact. Declares that an unlawful employment practice is established on a demonstration that race, color, religion, sex, or national origin was a motivating factor for any employment practice, even though such practice was also motivated by other factors, but bars certain types of relief if the respondent establishes that it would have taken the same action in the absence of any discrimination. Prohibits, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a challenge to an employment practice that implements a litigated or consent judgment or order resolving a claim of employment discrimination: (1) by a person who had certain types of notice and opportunity; (2) by a person whose interests were adequately represented by another person who challenged the judgment or order; or (3) if reasonable efforts were made to provide notice to interested persons. Increases to two years the time limit within which a charge of an unlawful employment practice must be filed. Removes provisions setting a separate time limit for charges initially filed with a State or local agency. Declares that a seniority system or practice which is part of a collective bargaining agreement is an unlawful employment practice if it was included in the agreement with the intent to discriminate. Allows, except for disparate impact cases, for compensatory damages (but not back pay) and, where there is malice or reckless or callous indifference, for punitive damages. Allows any party, where compensatory or punitive damages are sought, to demand a jury trial. Includes expert fees and other litigation expenses in any attorney's fees awarded. Prohibits a consent order or judgment settling a claim unless the parties and their counsel attest that a waiver of attorneys' fees was not compelled as a condition of the settlement. Allows to the prevailing party in the original action an award of attorneys' fees and costs in defending a challenged judgment or order. Increases to 90 days after final action by a Federal agency the time limit for a Federal employee to bring a civil action. Allows to Federal employees the same interest to compensate for delay in payment as in cases involving non-public parties. Requires all Federal civil rights laws to be broadly construed to effect their purpose to eliminate discrimination and provide effective remedies. Prohibits, except as expressly provided, any Federal civil rights law from being construed to restrict or limit the rights, procedures, or remedies available under any other Federal civil rights law. Declares that, for purposes of provisions relating to equal rights under the law, the right to make and enforce contracts includes the making, performance, modification, and termination of contracts, and the enjoyment of all benefits, privileges, terms, and conditions of the contractual relationship.

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 251 (101st)enacted

A joint resolution designating "Baltic Freedom Day".

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1990

Urges the Soviet Union to recognize the sovereignty of the Baltic States. Designates June 14, 1990, as Baltic Freedom Day.

Bill· SS. 2079 (101st)referred

Lebanese Temporary Protected Status Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1990

Lebanese Temporary Protected Status Act of 1989 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant temporary (two year) protected status to certain Lebanese nationals residing in the United States (thus prohibiting their deportation during such period). Authorizes such aliens to work in the United States. Requires the Attorney General to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees with regard to such program.

Bill· SS. 2083 (101st)referred

El Salvador Peace and Democracy Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1990

El Salvador Peace and Democracy Act of 1990 - Declares that it shall be U.S. policy to work more closely with the Secretary General of the United Nations to bring about a negotiated end to the civil conflict in El Salvador. States that the President should: (1) appoint an envoy to press for a negotiated solution to the conflict and assist in the implementation of the San Isidro de Coronado Accord; (2) support the Secretary General's positions on talks; (3) withdraw all U.S. military advisors from El Salvador; and (4) work with other Latin American governments, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations to press countries to terminate support to the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) and to press the FMLN to negotiate with the El Salvadoran Government. Prohibits the provision of U.S. military and economic support fund assistance to El Salvador unless: (1) the President certifies that those responsible for the murders of specified priests and civilians in El Salvador have been apprehended, the El Salvadoran Government guarantees certain freedoms and human rights and removes from the security and military forces any officer responsible for the murders of El Salvadoran or American citizens, and the El Salvadoran Government reconstitutes the police force as a civilian force and is engaged in good faith efforts to achieve a negotiated political settlement; (2) the President submits a budget request for such assistance; and (3) the Congress authorizes such assistance. Exempts from such prohibition economic assistance channeled through El Salvadoran churches or private voluntary humanitarian organizations.

Law· SS. 2056 (101st)enacted

Year 2000 Health Objectives Planning Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1990

Health Objectives 2000 Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for allotments to States for developing and implementing a plan to develop and collect data on the public health needs and status of State residents. Requires the plan to provide, for FY 1993 and thereafter, for use of the allotments for additional purposes described in specified provisions relating to preventive health and health services block grants. Requires the State plan to contain, among other elements, a set of at least five State health objectives chosen from the National Health Priorities described by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) the National Health Objectives Advisory Committee; (2) National Health Priorities (NHPs) to form the basis for all activities that receive assistance under this Act; (3) from the NHPs, a set of Core Priorities that shall be included in each State Plan; and (4) an estimate of the personnel and training needed to accomplish the NHPs. Directs the Secretary, from the amounts made available for allotments, to use: (1) a limited amount for the professional training of public health personnel; and (2) remaining amounts to assist research, pilot, and demonstration projects, and programs the Secretary determines to show the potential impact of regional or national significance with respect to NHPs. Repeals specified provisions relating to preventive health and health services block grants.

Bill· SS. 2054 (101st)open

Primary Pediatric Outreach and Care for Disadvantaged Children Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1990

Primary Pediatric Outreach and Care for Disadvantaged Children Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the making of grants and contracts for the establishment of programs providing high quality primary pediatric care to economically disadvantaged children and adolescents who lack access to such care. Includes as eligible grant activities: child outpatient facilities, substance abuse detection, foster child and homeless youth medical services, and data collection. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 247 (101st)referred

A joint resolution relating to emergency aid to Panama.

United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1990

Waives for two years restrictions on aid to Panama with respect to: (1) tariff treatment of products of countries which are uncooperative or major drug producing or drug-transit countries; (2) the prohibition on assistance to countries in default on U.S. loans; (3) the withholding of bilateral assistance; and (4) restrictions on multilateral development bank funds for major illicit drug producing and drug-transit countries. Repeals provisions of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Appropriations Act, 1990: (1) requiring a presidential certification of conditions that must be met, such as progress in assuring civilian control of the armed forces, before Panama may receive U.S. assistance; and (2) banning the import of sugar products from Panama without a presidential certification of constitutional guarantees to the Panamanian people.

Bill· SS. 2044 (101st)open

Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act of 1990 - Requires that tuna products containing tuna caught by methods lethal to dolphins be labeled to inform purchasers of that fact. Permits the labeling of other tuna products as dolphin safe. Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and of Health and Human Services to prescribe recordkeeping requirements that will facilitate the verification of such claims. Sets forth enforcement and penalty provisions, including the authorization of citizen suits against violators of this Act's provisions or its regulations.

Bill· SS. 2034 (101st)open

National Education Report Card Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

National Education Report Card Act of 1990 - Establishes a National Council on Educational Goals to issue an annual National Report Card measuring educational achievement of both students and schools. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2039 (101st)referred

A bill to improve the quality of student writing and learning, and the teaching of writing as a learning process in the Nation's classrooms.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

Title I: National Writing Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into a contract with the National Writing Project (a nonprofit educational organization) to support costs of programs of teacher training and classroom research to improve the teaching of writing and the quality of student writing and learning. Directs the Project to establish a National Advisory Board. Title II: Research and Development - Directs the Secretary, through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, to make grants to individuals and higher education institutions for research on the teaching of writing. Title III: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1996.

Bill· SS. 2035 (101st)referred

200-Day School Year Study Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

200-Day School Year Study Act of 1990 - Establishes a 200-Day School Year Study Commission to examine and report on the advisability of lengthening the school day and the school year in public elementary and secondary schools. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2031 (101st)referred

Partnership for Democracy Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1990

Partnership for Democracy Act of 1990 - Establishes the Partnership for Democracy Corporation to contribute to the development of democratic institutions and political pluralism and to promote the development of free market economies in foreign countries. Authorizes the President to enter into bilateral agreements with eligible foreign countries whereby the Corporation would provide volunteer assistance to such countries to carry out the purposes of this Act. Sets forth provisions concerning compensation, allowances, and health care for volunteers. Permits the Corporation to employ persons other than volunteers. Requires the Corporation to carry out orientation programs for employees and volunteers. Permits the Corporation to provide certain allowances to foreign national volunteers while they are away from home. Authorizes the Corporation to detail volunteers to foreign governments or international organizations. Sets forth authorized uses for funds made available under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 1994 (101st)referred

National Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 22 November 1989

National Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Act of 1989 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Program to pay for injuries or death from radiation from nuclear testing and uranium mining. Declares it to be the ethical obligation of any attorney consulted by an individual with respect to such injury or death to advise the individual of the program. Sets forth requirements and procedures regarding petitions for compensation by: (1) persons residing in parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona during 1951 to 1958 or 1962; and (2) uranium mine employees in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah from 1947 to 1971. Requires that an action under this Act be considered to be in full settlement and discharge of all claims against the Federal Government by the parties to the claim. Vests jurisdiction in U.S. Claims Court special masters. Establishes in such court an office of special masters, requiring the masters appointed under these provisions to be the same individuals who serve as such under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Sets forth criteria for awarding compensation, including that the petitioner must have lived or worked in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, or Utah. Sets compensation at $50,000 for claims relating to nuclear testing and at $100,000 for claims relating to uranium mining. Excludes compensation from provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or any other provision of law. Declares that receipt of an award does not impose any liability on the recipient to repay any insurance carrier or affect any claim against an insurance carrier. Establishes the Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Trust Fund to consist of a specified sum appropriated to the Fund and any amount credited to the Fund under any other provision of law. Terminates the Fund when it has been fully expended or 20 years after enactment of this Act, whichever is earlier. Authorizes appropriations. Requires claims to be filed within two years of enactment of this Act or within two years after the specified disease resulting from radiation is discovered.