United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Amends the National Housing Act to limit the Government National Mortgage Association mortgage guarantee fee to six basis points. Sets administrative fees at September 1, 1985, levels, except that they may be increased to cover increased administrative costs.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1990, the duties on generator lighting sets for bicycles, bicycle chains, and certain other bicycle parts. Amends the Foreign Trade Zones Act to extend, through January 1, 1991, the exclusion of imported bicycle parts that are not subsequently re-exported from the exemption from the customs laws that is applicable to a foreign trade zone.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Acknowledges the magnanimity of the Marshall plan and the efforts of the Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia, to continue the values for which George C. Marshall stood, and asks all Americans to rededicate themselves to the ideals which George C. Marshall represented. Welcomes the publication on June 5, 1987, of the fourth volume of the official biography of George C. Marshall. Designates the month of June 1987 as George C. Marshall Month.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) no funds appropriated for vocational education for FY 1987 should be rescinded; and (2) the Federal Government should continue its funding commitment to vocational education for future years.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Declares that the Congress applauds the recent initiative by the heads of state of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and congratulates them on the significant contribution made by such initiative toward ending armed conflict, and reinforcing democracy, in Central America. Declares that the Congress supports such initiative and looks forward to the summit meeting in Guatemala as the next phase in this effort of the Central American heads of state to forge a lasting peace in Central America.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act - Title I: Dislocated Workers' Adjustment Services - Establishes a Dislocated Worker Unit in the Department of Labor to: (1) distribute funds to States under this title; (2) provide funds to exemplary, demonstration, and model programs on plant closings and worker dislocation; (3) allocate discretionary funds; (4) monitor performance and expenditures, and annually certify compliance with standards; (5) conduct research and serve as a national clearinghouse for gathering and disseminating information on plant closings and worker dislocation; and (6) provide technical assistance and staff training services to States, communities, businesses, and unions. Sets forth administrative provisions. Requires State Governors, in order to receive an allocation of funds under this title, to submit to the Secretary of Labor a biennial State plan describing the programs and activities that will be assisted with such funds. Sets forth requirements for State plans. Requires the designation or creation of an identifiable State dislocated worker unit or office with the capability to respond rapidly, on site, to mass layoffs and plant closings. Requires the establishment of a tripartite advisory committee composed equally of representatives of labor, management, and public agencies to advise the Governor and the State unit on the administration of programs under this title. Sets forth provisions for review and approval of plans, and for complaints, investigations, and penalties. Allows funds allocated to States to be used to: (1) provide plant-specific adjustment assistance; (2) deliver, coordinate, and integrate normal labor market services; (3) identify and correct the basic educational deficiencies of dislocated workers; (4) provide vocational and on-the-job training; (5) provide income support; and (6) continue for FY 1988 and 1989 to conduct any program or activity or provide any service that was provided with funds made available under title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), and to continue such program, activity, or service thereafter if it satisfies a standard set forth in clauses (1) through (5). Sets forth formulas for allocation of funds by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to promulgate standards for the conduct and evaluation of programs under this title, including encouragement to establish worker adjustment committees. Directs the Secretary, in the event that any State fails to qualify for an allocation, to use the amount of the allocation to provide in that State, directly or through contract, the programs and services authorized by this title. Authorizes up to 25 percent of the funds allocated to a State for any fiscal year to remain available for obligation and expenditure during the succeeding fiscal year. Provides for reimbursement of certain State funds from an allocation for a succeeding fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to ensure that each State unit has access to information collected and maintained under specified provisions of the JTPA to identify job skills that would improve the employment opportunities of eligible displaced workers. Provides that specified Federal and fiscal administrative provisions of the JTPA shall apply to funds, programs, and activities under this title. Limits to 15 percent that portion of this amount available for this title in any fiscal year which may be used for administrative expenses. Directs the Governor to appoint the tripartite advisory committee after consultation with labor organizations, business and other organizations affected by worker dislocation, and with local governments. Sets forth committee functions. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and succeeding fiscal years to carry out this title. Terminates funding for title III (Employment and Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers) of the JTPA. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for an annual evaluation of the program authorized by this title; and (2) prepare and submit to the Congress as part of the annual report of the Department of Labor a report on the activities of the Dislocated Worker Unit. Title II: Advance Notification and Consultation - Prohibits an employer from ordering a plant closing or mass layoff until the end of a specified period after the employer serves written notice of a proposal to issue such an order to: (1) the representative of the affected employees, or if there is no representative, to each affected employee; and (2) the State dislocated worker unit and the affected local government. Prohibits an employer from ordering a plant closing or mass layoff unless the employer has consulted with representatives of the affected employees and the local government about alternatives or modifications to such an order. Includes under the employer's duty to consult a duty to provide relevant information. Provides for protective orders to prevent disclosure of competitive information. Makes an employer who orders a plant closing or mass layoff in violation of this title liable to employees for back pay and benefits and subject to civil penalties. Creates a cause of action in the appropriate U.S. district court to enforce such liability. Authorizes the court in such cases to require the defendant to pay reasonable attorney fees, along with the costs of the action. Makes employees or representatives of affected employees who violate protective orders relating to competitive information liable to the employer for consequent financial loss. Creates a cause of action in any U.S. court of competent jurisdiction for an employer to recover such liability. Authorizes the court in such cases to require the defendant to pay reasonable attorney fees, along with the costs of the action. States that the rights and remedies provided to employees by this title are in addition to any other contractual, statutory, or other legal rights and remedies of the employees. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that any employer not subject to the notice requirements should, to the extent possible, notify its employees about a proposal to close a plant or permanently reduce its workforce. Title III: Dislocated Workers' Demonstration, Exemplary, and Discretionary Programs - Directs the Secretary, from certain reserved amounts, to carry out demonstration, exemplary, and discretionary programs under this title. Reserves certain portions of such funds for specified programs under this title and for the Secretary's discretionary and exemplary programs. Part A: Dislocated Workers Training Loan Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary to: (1) allocate funds for this part among communities having the largest number of dislocated workers; (2) give priority to communities with the highest concentrations of dislocated workers; and (3) conduct or enter into agreements to conduct demonstration programs in at least five, but not more than ten, such communities. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with State dislocated worker units or State or local public agencies or nonprofit private organizations to provide for the establishment and maintenance of dislocated workers loan funds. Limits to $5,000 the aggregate amount of all direct loans made from such funds to each dislocated worker. Authorizes use of such loans for: (1) vocational and on-the-job training; (2) basic education and literacy instruction; (3) relocation expenses; and (4) child care services. Sets forth repayment provisions. Provides for evaluation of the direct loan approach. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on such evaluations by October 1, 1989. Part B: Self-Employment Opportunity Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements for self-employment demonstration programs with at least five, but not more than ten, States. Provides that eligible individuals shall be entitled to receive adjustment assistance in the form of self-employment allowances. Provides that such individuals shall not be eligible to receive, in addition to such assistance, extended or additional unemployment compensation or regular unemployment compensation if payment is made by the State in lieu of regular unemployment compensation. Provides that funds to begin a self-employment demonstration program may be spent only for: (1) business development assistance and entrepreneurial training; (2) seed capital for new small business enterprises; (3) financial or technical assistance for small business incubators; (4) program administration; and (5) other support services. Makes an individual eligible for such program if such individual: (1) is eligible to receive regular unemployment compensation under State law; (2) submits an application for such adjustment assistance to the State agency; and (3) meets applicable State requirements. Limits the number of those who may be considered eligible individuals for purposes of this part to five percent of those eligible to receive regular compensation in a State. Limits the aggregate amount of adjustment assistance in the form of a self-employment allowance to any individual to the maximum amount of regular compensation plus any extended or additional compensation payable to such individual. Makes State and Federal requirements relating to availability for work, active search for work, or refusal to accept suitable work inapplicable to an individual receiving a self-employment allowance as long as the individual is self-employed. Provides for payment to each State of an amount equal to the percentage of the extended or additional compensation for which the State would have been entitled to reimbursement if such additional compensation had been paid. Permits a State to make payments on account of adjustment assistance provided under this part from the State unemployment fund. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) grants for administrative expenses; and (2) fraud and overpayments. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for evaluation of the self-employment allowance system; and (2) report to the Congress on such evaluations by October 1, 1989. Part C: Public Works Employment Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary to carry out public works employment demonstration programs, allocating funds under this part among cities and counties: (1) which are geographically diverse; (2) which represent urban and rural areas; and (3) for which the unemployment rate for the past six months exceeded the national average by at least two percent. Directs the Secretary to conduct or enter into agreements to conduct demonstration programs in no fewer than five nor more than ten cities and counties. Makes an individual eligible to participate in a demonstration project assisted under this part if the individual: (1) is an eligible dislocated worker who has been unemployed for at least 15 weeks; (2) has been unemployed or without steady employment for at least two years; or (3) is a recipient under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program for at least two years. Sets forth testing and education requirements for participants. Directs private industry councils to select job projects to be assisted under this part. Provides for objections to projects. Limits each participant to 32 hours per week on such project. Sets wages and benefits for such projects. Requires private industry councils to establish for the area in which the demonstration is conducted job clubs to assist participants with the preparation of resumes, the development of interviewing techniques, and evaluation of individual job search activities. Requires selection of projects which develop marketable skills and assist participants in finding private sector jobs. Sets forth labor standards applicable to job projects. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for evaluation of the employment demonstration program; and (2) report to the Congress on such evaluations by October 1, 1989. Part D: Secretary's Discretionary Fund - Authorizes the Secretary to support exemplary programs and projects designed to increase the employability of eligible dislocated workers. Directs the Secretary to disseminate information on the effectiveness of programs assisted under this part.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Textile and Apparel Trade Act of 1987 - Limits the 1987 imports of textiles and textile products classified under a category to an amount equal to 101 percent of the total 1986 imports classified under such category. Limits the 1987 imports of nonrubber footwear classified under a nonrubber footwear category to an amount equal to: (1) the total 1986 imports of nonrubber footwear classified under such category; and (2) in the case of low priced nonrubber footwear, the total 1986 imports of low priced nonrubber footwear classified under such category. Provides for a one percent annual growth in the amount of permitted imports of textiles and textile products after 1987. Authorizes the President to: (1) enter into trade agreements to grant new concessions as compensation, to the extent required under U.S. trade agreements for the import limits imposed by this Act; and (2) proclaim such modification or continuance of any existing duty on textiles and textile products and on nonrubber footwear as necessary to carry out such agreements. Prohibits the President from reducing any rate of duty by more than ten percent. Requires the President, before entering into such trade agreements, to consider whether such country has violated trade concessions of benefit to the United States and such violation has not been adequately offset by U.S. action or by the action of such country. Sets forth requirements governing staged rate reductions in the tariffs of articles affected by this Act. Prohibits the President, except as authorized by this paragraph, from entering into trade negotiations with any country with respect to duties on textiles, textile products, and nonrubber footwear. Prohibits the President, except as provided in this paragraph, from decreasing or proposing a decrease in any such duty by any means, including an implementing bill or a proclamation. Requires the President to report annually to the Congress on the administration of this Act. Requires the Secretary of Commerce, ten years after enactment of this Act, to study and report to the Congress on the operation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 - Amends title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Education Amendments of 1972 to define the phrase "program or activity" and the term "program" to mean all of the operations of the following entities, any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance: (1) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or local government; (2) a State or local government agency which distributes such assistance and the agency or department to which such assistance is extended; (3) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or public system of higher education; (4) a local educational agency, system of vocational education, or other school system; and (5) a corporation, partnership, or other private organization. States that such terms do not include any operation of an entity which is controlled by a religious organization. Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to define the phrase "program or activity" to mean all of the activities of the aforementioned entities.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Federal Employee Compensation Equity Act of 1987 - Establishes the Commission on Compensation Equity to provide for a consultant to study the classification, grading, and pay-setting processes within and between the position classification system and the job-grading system. Requires the study to determine whether these processes result in the payment of rates of basic pay for positions: (1) in which either sex is numerically predominant or any race or ethnic group is disproportionately represented; and (2) where such differences in pay are not in proportion to the duties, difficulty, responsibility, or qualification requirements of the work performed. Provides a timetable for: (1) the Commission to report to appropriate congressional committees and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management with advisory recommendations; (2) the Director to report to the committees and the Commission with a plan to carry out any of the recommendations; and (3) additional comments from the Commission and its termination.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of a related service or facility; (3) refuse to permit reasonable modifications, at the expense of the handicapped person, to permit access to the premises; or (4) refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, or services to afford handicapped individuals equal use and enjoyment of a dwelling. Makes it unlawful for anyone engaged in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate in the provision or terms of a transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. States that nothing in this Act limits the applicability of any reasonable local, State, or Federal restrictions on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling unit. States that nothing in this Act regarding familial status applies to any State or Federal program aimed at assisting the elderly. Establishes new administrative enforcement authority in addition to existing enforcement provisions. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transmit an annual report to the Congress on the progress made in eliminating discriminatory housing practices. Allows an aggrieved person to file a complaint with the Secretary alleging a discriminatory housing practice. Allows the Secretary to file such a complaint on his own initiative or investigate a housing practice to determine whether such a complaint should be brought. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Requires the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, recommending that civil actions be filed, where a respondent has failed to comply with conciliation agreements. Allows the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General for prompt judicial action when necessary. Makes certain changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Specifies the elements of "substantial equivalency" which permit certification and referrals of discrimination charges. Permits the Secretary to file an administrative complaint or refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action if the investigation supports a finding of reasonable cause, except with respect to matters involving land use control, which must be referred. Specifies the hearing procedures to be utilized if an administrative complaint is issued. Permits criminal penalties of up to a $100,000 fine and/or imprisonment for not more than one year for noncompliance with subpoenas or other lawful orders. Permits the administrative law judge to award appropriate relief, including punitive damages. Permits the filing of a petition for review of a final order in an appropriate court of appeals within 30 days of service of such order. Permits any prevailing party to be awarded reasonable attorney's fees. Makes certain revisions in the private right of action for aggrieved persons. Extends the statute of limitations from 180 days to two years. Disallows simultaneous administrative and judicial proceedings involving the same charge. Allows the Attorney General to intervene upon certification that the civil action is of general public importance. Continues the authority of the Attorney General to initiate civil actions where there is reasonable cause to believe that a pattern or practice of resistance to fair housing rights has occurred. Permits the Attorney General to commence a civil action for appropriate temporary or preliminary relief pending final disposition of the complaint. Describes the types of relief which may be granted in civil actions under such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Veterans' Job Training Act Extension of 1987 - Amends the Veterans' Job Training Act to define "homeless individuals" for purposes of such Act. Makes such homeless individuals who are veterans of the Korean Conflict or the Vietnam era eligible for job training benefits under such Act. Extends through FY 1988 the authorization of appropriations under such Act. Extends the application deadline and the job training program commencement deadline under such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Extends adverse action provisions of Federal law regarding Federal employees (concerning removal, suspension for more than 14 days, reduction in grade or pay, or furlough for 30 days or less) to Postal Service employees who: (1) are preference eligibles; (2) are supervisors or employees engaged in confidential personnel work; and (3) have completed one year of continuous service in the same or similar positions. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to obtain judicial review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit if: (1) the Director determines that the Board of Governors of the Postal Service erred in interpreting a civil service law, rule, or regulation affecting personnel management, and that the Board's decision will have a substantial impact on a civil service law, rule, regulation, or policy directive; or (2) the Postal Service makes such determination regarding postal personnel management.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Stratosphere Protection Act of 1987 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to list manufactured substances known or reasonably anticipated to cause atmospheric modification, including stratospheric ozone depletion, and to assign an ozone depletion potential to each substance (the priority list). Requires the Administrator to list simultaneously and update annually other manufactured substances meeting the same criteria, assigning ozone depletion potentials for each. Includes specified chlorofluorocarbons on each list. Requires producers of substances on either list to report initially and annually to the Administrator on such production until it ceases. Limits production of substances on the priority list to 1986 levels after 1987. Prohibits the production, after 1994, of any substances in quantities sufficient for the ozone depletion potential to exceed five percent of the United States' portion of depletion for 1986. Sets forth a compliance schedule. Permits modifications, exceptions, and offsets as specified. Establishes phased-in penalties for violations, assessed on the degree of competitive advantage gained by using the ozone depleting substance. Prohibits imports of such substances or products manufactured using such substances unless the exporting nation has an equivalent or more stringent production reduction program. Requires the Administrator to notify each nation of this restriction and to certify national programs, such certification to be reviewed annually. Equates imports with production when determining a manufacturer's required reductions. Requires containers of listed substances to carry labeling stating the contents and potential damaging effects. Authorizes the Administrator to assess civil penalties or seek injunctive relief for violations and to revoke any permit for continued noncompliance. Establishes criminal penalties for knowing violations. Permits judicial review of final regulations and permits the taking of additional evidence as specified. Authorizes citizen suits against violators or the Administrator, subject to specified conditions. Requires that the Administrator be notified of such suits. Permits the Administrator to intervene as a matter of right. Permits others to intervene as a matter of right against alleged violators. Permits the awarding of costs and fees to the substantially prevailing party.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Traffic Safety for Handicapped Individuals Act of 1987 - Amends Federal law to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) from approving certain highway safety programs that do not provide for a uniform system for handicapped parking to promote safety. Directs the Secretary to promulgate uniform standards applicable to such a system. Details the criteria for such a system. Directs the Secretary to undertake an annual evaluation of State compliance with this Act and to report the results to the Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act of 1987 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a priority list of manufactured substances known or reasonably anticipated to cause atmospheric modification, including stratospheric ozone depletion, and to assign an ozone depletion potential to each substance. Requires the Administrator to list simultaneously and update annually other manufactured substances meeting the same criteria, assigning ozone depletion potentials for each. Includes specified chlorofluorocarbons on each list. Requires producers of substances on either list to report initially and annually to the Administrator on such production until it ceases. Limits production of substances on the priority list to 1986 levels after 1987. Requires further scheduled reductions until 1993, when a reduction to five percent of 1986 production levels must be achieved. Prohibits the production, beginning in 1994, of any substances in quantities sufficient for the ozone depletion potential to exceed five percent of the United States' portion of depletion for 1986. Sets forth a compliance schedule. Permits modifications, exceptions, and offsets as specified. Prohibits imports of such substances or products manufactured using such substances, unless the exporting nation has an equivalent or more stringent production reduction program. Requires the Administrator to certify national programs, such certification to be reviewed annually. Equates imports with production when determining a manufacturer's required reductions. Requires containers of listed substances to carry labeling stating the contents and potential damaging effects. Authorizes the Administrator to assess civil penalties or seek injunctive relief for violations and to revoke any permit for continued noncompliance. Establishes criminal penalties for knowing violations. Permits judicial review of final regulations and permits the taking of additional evidence as specified. Authorizes citizen suits against violators or the Administrator, subject to specified conditions. Requires that the Administrator be notified of such suits. Permits the Administrator to intervene as a matter of right. Permits others to intervene as a matter of right against alleged violators. Permits the awarding of costs and fees to the substantially prevailing party.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the proposed rescission of budget authority for community development block grants (R87-46) should be disapproved.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1987
Establishes the Veterans Administration as an executive department redesignated as the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Makes technical and conforming changes, including the redesignation of the Administrator as the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Whistleblower Protection Act of 1987 - Separates the Office of Special Counsel from the Merit Systems Protection Board. Empowers the Special Counsel to represent and act as legal counsel on behalf of employees alleging prohibited personnel practices, especially whistleblowers. Revises current law with respect to the Special Counsel to reflect its advocate status. Authorizes the Special Counsel to file a petition to the Board against an official for: (1) engaging in prohibited personnel practices; (2) violating a law within the jurisdiction of the Special Counsel; or (3) failing to comply with an order of the Board. Sets forth disciplinary actions for such officials. Requires the Special Counsel to report annually to the Congress on its activities. Authorizes employees who have been adversely affected by a prohibited personnel practice to bring an action before the Board (instead of or in addition to taking such action to the Special Counsel). Authorizes such employees to obtain judicial review of the Board's decision in the appropriate court of appeals. Prohibits reprisals against an employee for disclosing information to the Inspector General of an agency or to the Special Counsel, or for failing to follow orders to disobey a law. Subjects the Tennessee Valley Authority to prohibited personnel practices provisions. Authorizes appropriations for the Merit Systems Protection Board for FY 1988 through 1992 and for the Office of Special Counsel for FY 1988 through 1990.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Construction Industry Labor Law Amendments of 1987 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that in the construction industry two or more business entities engaged in the same or similar work shall be deemed a single employer if they have: (1) substantial common ownership; (2) common management; or (3) common control. Applies the terms of a collective bargaining agreement regarding employees of such business entities to all other business entities comprising the same single employer within the geographical area covered by the agreement. States that collective bargaining agreements may only be repudiated after the National Labor Relations Board certifies election results in which a majority of the employees select a bargaining representative other than the representative with whom such agreement was made. Expresses the sense of the Congress that violence and coercion are inimical to the collective bargaining process and that employees and labor organizations in the building and construction industry should never use or condone violence in fulfilling the objectives of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Digital Audio Recorder Act of 1987 - Requires digital audio recording devices in commerce to contain a copy-code scanner. Prohibits the deactivation or bypassing of such scanners. Entitles an aggrieved party to damages which can include actual or statutory damages and impoundment, destruction, or modification of the violating device. Permits the Secretary of Commerce to exempt certain devices used exclusively for legitimate business purposes. Terminates this requirement after three years.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Jobs for Employable Dependent Individuals Act - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to entitle each State to the payment of a bonus for the successful job placement of certain employable dependent individuals. Makes an individual who is a head of a household eligible to be counted for an incentive bonus if the individual: (1) has received benefits continuously under part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act or under cash and medical assistance to refugees, for at least two years prior to participation in education, training, and support activities designed to provide jobs for such individuals and has no work experience for the year preceding the year for which the eligibility determination is made; or (2) receives benefits at the time the determination of eligibility is made under aid to families with dependent children, or under cash and medical assistance to refugees, and has not attained 22 years of age, has not completed secondary school or its equivalent, and has no work experience for the year preceding the year for which the eligibility determination is made. Requires that such individual: (1) participate in education, training, and support activities designed to provide jobs for such individuals; (2) be placed in nonsubsidized employment for at least one year after such participation; (3) receive from such employment an income equal to or greater than cash benefits under aid to families with dependent children or under cash and medical assistance to refugees; and (4) no longer qualify for such benefits. Provides that the amount of the incentive bonus paid to each State shall be equal to: (1) 75 percent of the placement bonus base for each successful placement; (2) 50 percent of the placement bonus base for the second continuous year of such employment; and (3) 25 percent of the placement bonus base for the third continuous year of employment. Sets forth formulas for determination of the placement bonus base. Sets forth State application requirements. Requires adequate verification of placements for approval of applications. Directs the Governor to reserve an amount equal to the amount the State receives for incentive bonuses. Directs the Governor to set aside up to 15 percent of such amount for distribution to participating State agencies to support the costs of establishing and maintaining systems necessary for the operation of the incentive bonus program. Directs the Governor to distribute the remainder of the reserved amount to participating agencies, private industry councils in service delivery areas, and service providers who contribute to the incentive bonus program for education, training, and support activities designed to provide jobs. Directs the Secretary of Labor to evaluate the program under this Act and to report to the Congress within three years after enactment of this Act on the costs and savings of such program. Provides for targeted assistance for employable dependent individuals. Provides for reallocation to States of certain available amounts based on the number of AFDC recipients and on the number of placements of individuals who are heads of households who receive AFDC benefits and job training under programs conducted with Federal financial assistance. Provides that the reallocated amounts shall be targeted to training activities, including outreach activities and preemployment support activities for employable dependent individuals. Authorizes appropriations for the program of incentive bonus payments for employable dependent individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 and the Federal patent law to provide that any invention made, used, or sold in outer space on an aeronautical and space vehicle under the jurisdiction or control of the United States shall be considered made, used, or sold within the United States. Applies this provision to all patents granted before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, with certain exceptions.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 (the Act) to exempt contractors from a requirement to fully reimburse the Federal Government under certain circumstances in the case of research and development agreements. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, following the completion of a contract under provisions for data continuity after the Landsat system, and upon 30 days' advance notice to specified congressional committees, to dispose of any Government assets (other than real property) so as to ensure continuation of the contractor's commercial activity. Revises provisions concerning the use of experimental data from Federal research and development programs. Adds provisions relating to the use of non-Federal data from the research and development activities of system operators or marketing entities. Authorizes system operators to require that unenhanced data not be reproduced or disseminated by a foreign or domestic purchaser.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to reestablish the National Aeronautics and Space Council as the National Space Council. Revises Council membership provisions. Provides that, in the absence of the Vice President, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall preside over Council meetings. Directs the Council to advise the President with respect to the following functions: (1) survey of ongoing civilian space activities; (2) review of long-range goals for civilian space activities; (3) coordination of civilian space activities among civilian agencies and with agencies involved in national security space activities; and (4) interagency cooperation in civilian space activities. Directs the Council to establish a Users' Advisory Group composed of nine non-Federal representatives of industries and other persons involved in space activities. Directs the Vice President to name a Chairman of the Users' Advisory Group. Requires the Council to meet at least once a year with the Users' Advisory Group, whose function it is to ensure that the interests of non-Federal entities involved in space activities, including in particular commercial entities, are adequately represented in the Council.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to accept gifts or donations for the construction of a space shuttle orbiter. Terminates such authority five years after enactment of this Act. Provides that all such gifts and donations which are not needed for such construction shall be used in tribute to the crew of the space shuttle Challenger and in furtherance of the exploration of space. Provides that the Administrator shall select the name of such space shuttle orbiter from suggestions by elementary and secondary school students.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Declares that the Senate: (1) reaffirms U.S. support for Philippine President Corazon Aquino on the occasion of the approval of the new Philippine constitution; (2) commends President Aquino for progress toward democracy in the Philippines; and (3) praises the continued commitment of the Philippine Government and people to strengthen their democracy and achieve economic, political, and military reform.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Declares that the Congress: (1) supports the efforts of democratic forces in South Korea to establish fair and free democratic elections and to evolve to a full democratic government; (2) urges the Government of South Korea and its leaders to demonstrate their commitment to democracy through dialogue and negotiations on both sides; (3) encourages the President and the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea to support diplomatic exchanges with all Koreans interested in a democratic system; (4) recognizes President Chun Du Hwan's intention to address the death of student Park Chong-Chol and reaffirms its condemnation of restricting the rights of people to participate in political activities; and (5) recommends that the United States consider ways to assist South Korea toward democracy.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) no Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) physician payment methodology should be implemented which is based on hospital discharge classifications or requires mandatory assignment; and (2) no drastic change in the Medicare physician payment methodology should be undertaken without the receipt of reports required by legislation enacted in the 99th Congress and a detailed analysis of the long-range impact of such change on the provision of health care.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require, prior to the sale, delivery, or transfer of a handgun: (1) a seven day waiting period (during which time a sworn statement is sent to the chief law enforcement officer of the transferee's place of residence providing notice of the proposed transaction); or (2) a certificate from such officer stating that access to a handgun is required because of threats to the transferee's life. Sets forth: (1) certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements; and (2) criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
General Aviation Accident Liability Standards Act of 1987 - Declares that this Act supersedes any State law regarding liability for general aviation accidents. Establishes guidelines for uniform standards of liability of general aviation manufacturers for general aviation accidents. States that all actions for harm arising out of a general aviation accident shall be governed by the principles of comparative responsibility. Establishes, with specified exceptions, a limitation of actions period of 20 years from delivery of aircraft or harm-causing part to the purchaser for general aviation civil liability brought against a general aviation manufacturer. Declares admissible as evidence certain income tax and payroll tax liability for purposes of establishing financial harm arising out of a general aviation accident. Permits the award of punitive damages if a claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the harm suffered was the direct result of conduct manifesting conscious, flagrant indifference to safety. Establishes a two-year limitation of actions period for actions arising out of a general aviation accident. Declares the intent of the Congress that sanctions be strictly enforced for violations of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including orders to pay to the other party the reasonable costs of legal fees. Confers original jurisdiction upon the Federal district courts, concurrently with State courts, for all civil actions for harm arising out of a general aviation accident. Provides procedures for removal from State to Federal district courts of such actions.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture, importation, sale, or possession of firearms which are not: (1) detectable by metal detectors used at U.S. airports; and (2) identifiable by x-ray systems designed to inspect carry-on baggage.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 1987 - Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain agreements with public or private organizations for the purpose of providing shelter for homeless veterans and their families, as long as such action does not adversely affect the Veterans Administration (VA). Outlines preferences in choosing among such organizations. Directs the Administrator to conduct a pilot program and study, for a period of not less than 24 months and in not less than ten geographic areas in which there are significant numbers of homeless veterans, of activities designed to assist homeless veterans and their families. Directs the Administrator, within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees a report describing and evaluating the provision of outreach services to homeless veterans. Directs the Administrator, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to report to the same Committees on the extent to which veterans are represented in the population of homeless individuals. Requires the Administrator to submit a specified implementation plan in relation to the above report within 30 days after the enactment of this Act. Amends the Veterans' Benefits and Health-Care Authorization Act of 1986 to require a report required under such Act to include specified information relating to the treatment of chronically mentally ill veterans by the VA during FY 1984 through 1987. Requires the Administrator to contract for care and treatment and rehabilitative services in halfway houses, therapeutic communities, psychiatric residential treatment centers, and other eligible facilities for the treatment of chronically mentally ill veterans, and to assist such veterans in being placed in such facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Urgent Supplemental Appropriations For Southern Africa Act of 1987 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1987 to assist the member states of the Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference (SADCC). Provides that such funds shall be available to carry out the most urgent sector projects supported by SADCC.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation. Provides that this Act shall not be construed to permit a finding of discrimination based on statistical differences or the fashioning of any remedy requiring a quota.
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