United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1993
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on: (1) 3,5-dimethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-4-methoxy-pyridine (pyrmethyl alcohol); (2) 2-mercapto 5-methoxy benzimidazole (metmercazole); (3) m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (MCPBA); and (4) n'-(aminosulfonyl)-3-(((2-((diaminomethylene)-amino)-4-thiazoly)- methyl)thio) propanimidamide (famotidine).
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1993
Equitable Escheatment Act of 1993 - Amends specified Federal law to prescribe guidelines under which unclaimed distributions of security interests shall be subject to the custodial taking (escheatment) by the State which contains the principal executive offices of either the issuer or the holder of those securities.
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1993
Expresses appreciation to W. Graham Claytor, Jr., upon his retirement from the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), where he served as President and Chairman of the Board.
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1993
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) obstetrician-gynecologists should be included as primary care providers for women in Federal laws relating to the provision of health care; and (2) legislative proposals that define primary care should include primary care services performed by obstetrician-gynecologists in such definition.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1993
Sterling Forest and New Jersey Watershed Protection Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Palisades Park Commission to acquire from the Sterling Forest Corporation an open space tract of land comprising the Sterling Forest area of the New York/New Jersey Highlands Region to enhance protection of watershed, outdoor recreational, wildlife habitat, and Appalachian Trail values in such Region. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1993
Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1993 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the responsible entity for each public facility to adopt a uniform indoor air policy that meets the requirements of this Act. Defines a "public facility" as a building regularly entered by ten or more individuals at least one day per week, including a building owned by or leased to a Federal, State, or local governmental entity and excluding a building regularly used for residential purposes. Requires such policy to: (1) prohibit the emission of environmental tobacco smoke within the facility and on facility property within the immediate vicinity of the facility's entrance; and (2) provide for the posting of a notice of such prohibition in visible locations at the facility. Permits such policy to provide an exception to the prohibition for specially designated smoking areas within a facility if: (1) the areas are ventilated to ensure that air is directly exhausted to the outside and does not recirculate or drift to other areas within the facility; and (2) nonsmoking individuals do not have to enter such areas for any purpose. Authorizes waivers from compliance with this Act if a facility is subject to unusual and extenuating circumstances. Limits waivers to one-year periods. Prescribes civil penalties for violations of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1993
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility Private Investment Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include in the regulation of wastewater treatment works (WTWs) under such Act WTWs which are: (1) constructed and owned by a State or municipality; (2) constructed and owned by a State or municipality where ownership has been transferred to a private regulated utility or an entity under contract with the State or municipality to receive municipal wastewater; or (3) owned or operated by a private regulated utility or an entity under contract with the State or municipality to receive municipal wastewater.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1993
Shoreline Erosion Control Demonstration Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish and conduct a national shoreline erosion control development and demonstration program for eight years after funds are made available for such program. Outlines provisions concerning program requirements, including the development of innovative and cost effective technologies for shoreline protection. Allows such program projects to be undertaken at publicly or privately owned sites on open coast or sheltered waters. Provides selection criteria and requires an annual and final report to specified congressional committees.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1993
Great Falls Preservation and Redevelopment Act of 1993 - Establishes the Great Falls Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with: (1) nonprofit entities for the purchase of property or easements, emergency stabilization, and the establishment of a coordinated fund to carry out this Act; (2) property owners for the preservation and interpretation of properties of historical or cultural significance; and (3) the State of New Jersey for rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement services in the District. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1993
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should take all appropriate actions necessary to secure the compliance of the Government of Libya with United Nations Security Council Resolution 731 (regarding the bombing of Pan American Airways Flight 103), including, if necessary, the imposition of an embargo on oil produced in Libya.
United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1993
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President and Secretary of State should: (1) raise the matter of Hugo Princz (a U.S. citizen who was liberated by U.S. armed forces at the close of World War II and whose application for reparations from the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) as a "survivor" was rejected) with the FRG, including the Chancellor and Foreign Minister, and ensure that this matter will be expeditiously resolved and that fair reparations will be provided to Princz; and (2) state that the United States will not countenance the continued discriminatory treatment of Princz.
United States · United States Congress · 5 November 1993
Anti-Boycott Resolution of 1993 - Urges members of the Arab League to dismantle the primary secondary, and tertiary boycott of Israel and issue the necessary laws, rules, and regulations to ensure that U.S. firms have free and open access to Arab markets regardless of their business relationship with Israel. Urges the U.S. Government to continue to raise the boycott as an unfair trade practice in every appropriate international trade forum. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the end of the Arab League boycott of Israel is of great urgency to the U.S. Government and will continue to be a priority issue in all bilateral relations with participating states until its complete dissolution.
United States · United States Congress · 4 November 1993
Anti-Economic Discrimination Act of 1993 - Prohibits the sale or lease of defense articles or services by the U.S. Government to any country or international organization that is known to have sent letters to U.S. firms requesting compliance with, or soliciting information regarding compliance with, the secondary or tertiary Arab boycott unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the country or organization does not currently maintain such a policy or practice. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition for one year if the waiver is: (1) in the national interest and will promote objectives to eliminate the Arab boycott; or (2) in the national security interest. Provides for extensions of waivers upon notification of the appropriate congressional committees.
United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1993
Small Governments Regulatory Improvement and Innovation Act of 1993 - Requires agency heads to: (1) issue guidelines to ensure agency implementation of regulatory function analysis requirements under current Federal law; and (2) develop a plan to inform, educate, and advise small entities on compliance with any rule with a significant impact on them. Establishes in each agency the position of Small Government Coordinator to: (1) communicate the small government perspective on agency rules and policies during their development; (2) oversee and report to the agency head on agency efforts to comply with regulatory function analysis requirements as they apply to small governmental jurisdictions; (3) advise the agency head on establishing electronic or other means of information collection to gather data on small governments; (4) advise the agency head and the OMB Director on the development and implementation of the pilot program established pursuant to such requirements; and (5) provide technical assistance to small governments on compliance with agency regulations. Requires the OMB Director to: (1) delegate responsibility for the implementation of all his or her duties under this Act to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; (2) issue agency guidelines on the identification of rules having a significant impact on small entities; (3) monitor agency compliance with this Act; and (4) establish pilot programs to test innovative, more flexible approaches to reduce burdens on small entities while meeting overall statutory goals and objectives. Establishes a Small Governments Advisory Council to perform various specified duties, including developing proposals for : (1) changes in the regulatory policies and activities of any agency which carries out the purposes of this Act; and (2) eliminating excessive or unnecessary regulatory burdens placed on small governments. Authorizes appropriations. Amends Federal law to include Indian tribes within the purview of regulatory function analysis requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1993
Domestic Violence Firearm Prevention Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the sale or other disposal of firearms or ammunition to, or the receipt of firearms or ammunition by, persons convicted of offenses involving domestic abuse.
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Establishment of New Independent Agency Title II: Conforming Amendments and Rules of Construction Social Security Administration Independence Act of 1993 - Title I: Establishment of New Independent Agency - Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish an independent Social Security Administration, headed by a Commissioner, to administer the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income program under SSA titles II and XVI. Establishes a Social Security Advisory Board to advise the Commissioner on policies related to such programs. Transfers to the Administration all functions carried out by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) pertaining to such programs. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Conforming Amendments - Makes conforming amendments to SSA and other Federal laws. Replaces the Advisory Council on Social Security with an Advisory Council on Hospital and Supplemental Medical Insurance. Sets forth rules of construction.
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of Defense Title II: Department of State Title III: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subtitle A: Commodity Programs Subtitle B: Replacement of Federal Crop Insurance with Emergency Crop Loss Assistance Subtitle C: Other Agricultural Programs Title IV: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Title V: Committee on Environment and Public Works Title VI: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Title VII: Civil Service Programs Title VIII: Committee on Finance Title IX: Reinventing Government Federal Spending and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 - Title I: Department of Defense - Limits to $18 billion the total amount appropriated for FY 1994 through 1998 for programs managed by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Limits the obligation of such funds to research only. (Sec. 102) Limits: (1) as of December 31, 2000, the number of nuclear warheads to be maintained by the United States (with a waiver exercised by the President under certain conditions); and (2) the total amount that may be expended by the Department of Energy for nuclear weapons research, development, and testing activities during FY 1994 through 1998. (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary of Defense to require the secretaries of the military departments to retire at least 60,000 members of the armed forces before October, 1, 1994, under the military early retirement program. (Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to carry out a study to determine the most cost effective alternatives for meeting| requirements for military family housing. (Sec. 106) Provides end strength and grade distribution limitations for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense (DOD). (Sec. 107) Directs the Secretary to consolidate and reduce the recruiting activities of the armed forces, with a waiver in the case of war or national emergency. (Sec. 108) Prohibits DOD funds from being used to operate any commissary store on or after October 1, 1996, unless determined necessary for the continued operation of such store due to its remote location or high costs of operation. Requires revenues received from store operations to be used to pay operating costs. Requires the Secretary to ensure that actions to increase a store's effectiveness of operations do not result in reduced benefits for store patrons and do not adversely affect stores that are in remote or high cost locations. Provides a phased reduction during FY 1994 through 1996 in the authorization of appropriations for commissary store operations. (Sec. 109) Authorizes military personnel to be used to perform a base operations function or to carry out a military construction project under certain conditions, with an exception if the cost of such performance is found to exceed its benefits. (Sec. 110) Directs the President to enter into negotiations with each member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and every nation with which the United States has a bilateral or multilateral defense agreement to conclude an agreement that requires each such nation to pay a significant portion of the costs of stationing U.S. military and civilian personnel and equipment in such nation. Excludes the pay and allowances of such personnel from such costs. Title II: Department of State - Requires the Secretary of State to: (1) determine which foreign affairs programs, agencies, and activities, whether within or without the jurisdiction of the Department of State, are redundant, duplicative, outmoded, or obsolete; (2) undertake actions necessary to streamline, consolidate, or eliminate those programs, agencies, or activities under the Department's jurisdiction such that funding equals a level constant in real terms (inflation-adjusted) with the funding level in 1984; and (3) report to the Congress on those programs, agencies, and activities outside the Department's jurisdiction which are redundant, outmoded, or obsolete. Title III: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - Subtitle A: Commodity Programs - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to reduce deficiency payments for wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice. (Sec. 302) Reduces the base acreage eligible for deficiency payments. (Sec. 303) Increases dairy producer program contributions. (Sec. 304) Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to revise milk marketing order provisions, including elimination of minimum regional price adjustments and parity price determinations. (Sec. 305) Repeals the National Wool Act of 1954 (eliminates the wool and mohair price support program). (Sec. 306) Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to eliminate the honey price support program. Subtitle B: Replacement of Federal Crop Insurance with Emergency Crop Loss Assistance - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to replace the Federal crop insurance program with an emergency crop loss assistance program for: (1) annual crops (program and nonprogram target crops, peanuts, sugar, and tobacco, soybeans and nonprogram crops, forage crops, and crop quality reduction payments); (2) orchards; and (3) forest crops. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C: Other Agricultural Programs - Repeals title I (sales) and title II (grants) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. (Sec. 332) Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to eliminate the interest rate subsidy for Rural Electrification Administration direct loans. (Sec. 333) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to consolidate specified Department of Agriculture field offices. Title IV: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources - Amends the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from selling any timber on National Forest System lands for which sales revenues are less than the legal minimum bid. (Sec. 402) Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to preclude the use of Federal funds to: (1) support or implement a recreational activity or program; or (2) establish or maintain the National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center. Prohibits the Board of Directors (the Board) of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from using Federal funds for stewardship activities unrelated to the power system. Authorizes the Board to develop and implement a user fee mechanism for: (1) users of TVA stewardship activities that are unrelated to the power system to cover the costs of such nonpower-related activities; and (2) users of power from the system to cover the costs of all stewardship activities. (Sec. 403) Amends specified Federal law relating to power regulation and development to mandate that all moneys received from Federal power sales be deposited in the Treasury through uniform annual payments that consist of equal amounts of principal and interest and that reflect a commencement of payments for each project with the first year in which project electric power and energy is delivered to the Secretary of Energy. (Sec. 404) Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to establish, according to prescribed guidelines, an annual domestic livestock grazing fee equal to fair market value in certain National Forest System and public domain lands within their respective jurisdictions. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to establish a fee structure for entrance and user fees at public lands that are part of the National Park System. Title V: Committee on Environment and Public Works - Prohibits: (1) the Secretary of Transportation from carrying out, or entering into any agreement to carry out, a highway demonstration project described in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 in FY 1994 through 1998, except in the case of an agreement entered into before March 31, 1994; and (2) the expenditure of funds in such fiscal years for such a project. Rescinds: (1) any amounts set aside or otherwise made available for such projects that are not expended as a result of this title; and (2) the underlying appropriations for such amounts. Title VI: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - (Sec. 601) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) to subject revenues from the use of the electromagnetic spectrum pursuant to any initial license of construction permit issued after the enactment of this Act to a royalty of four percent. Subjects any licensee who knowingly or willfully submits inaccurate information or who fails to submit information required under this title to forfeiture of the license. (Sec. 602) Requires the Secretary of Transportation to develop and implement a system to require the payment of a user fee for the inland waterway transportation system to generate revenues sufficient to fully recover operation, maintenance, and construction costs. Title VII: Civil Service Programs - Amends Federal civil service law to require each Federal agency to prefund the Government share of its annuitants' Federal health insurance coverage. (Sec. 702) Repeals provisions excluding senior executives from the limitation on the accumulation of annual leave. (Sec. 703) Eliminates administratively uncontrollable overtime pay, except for law enforcement officers. Title VIII: Committee on Finance - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose a one dollar fee for processing paper part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) claims; and (2) reduce reimbursements for items and services not billed electronically by the amount of any such fee imposed. (Sec. 802) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for the issuance and sale of import licenses at public auction to administer quantitative restrictions with respect to textiles and textile products and sugar. Title IX: Reinventing Government - Provides that, in any fiscal year, any agency with budget authority appropriated in operation accounts which will be unobligated on the last day of such fiscal year, and will expire at the end of such day, may place up to 50 percent of such budget authority into an agency innovation fund to be established for specified activities for each executive agency of the Federal Government. Requires any funds transferred to one of these funds to remain available for obligation for a qualified purpose for an additional two years beyond the date the funds would otherwise have expired.
United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1993
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make capitalization grants to States to establish State drinking water treatment revolving loan funds. Requires the Administrator to reserve one percent of funds for such grants for financial assistance to Indian tribes for the improvement of public water systems and to respond to public health emergencies, respectively. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants for the improvement of public water systems to the District of Columbia and specified U.S. terrorities. Directs States to prepare intended use plans prior to receiving grants. Requires priority for the use of funds to be given to public water systems that are in violation of a national primary drinking water regulation and in which residential water system rates are the highest percentage of median household income. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes (currently, requires) the Administrator to publish a maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG) and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for any contaminant that may have adverse health effects and is anticipated to occur in public water systems in a concentration that indicates a public health concern. Requires the Administrator to publish a list and assessment of at least 15 unregulated contaminants that present the greatest public health concern, with additional lists and assessments of at least seven contaminants every three years. Directs the Administrator to publish health assessments for listed contaminants. Requires the Administrator to establish a publicly-available data base on the occurrence of unregulated contaminants in public water systems. Authorizes a minimum of seven State Governors to petition the Administrator to publish an MCLG and a national primary drinking water regulation for a contaminant. Requires drinking water regulations to be reviewed at least once every six (currently, three) years. Authorizes the Administrator to modify a drinking water regulation to remove monitoring requirements for public water systems that have not detected the contaminant that is the subject of the regulation if the systems have conducted at least two rounds of monitoring and the contaminant has only been detected at specified minimum levels. Permits the Administrator to modify monitoring requirements with respect to cancer-causing contaminants to waive such requirement for public water systems serving populations of fewer than 10,000 individuals if monitoring for any one quarter after this Act's enactment fails to detect the presence of the contaminant. Revises provisions concerning variances to drinking water regulations to require States with primary enforcement responsibility to submit triennially to the Administrator a State drinking water supply plan for the management of public water systems that serve fewer than 3,300 individuals. Provides for one of the following management approaches for systems that are in violation of a maximum contaminant level (MCL): (1) compliance with an MCL if the system has the financial and management capacity to comply; or (2) an individualized compliance program that implements consolidation, alternative water supply, alternative small system technology, or other system restructuring. Requires the Administrator, at the same time a drinking water regulation for a contaminant is published, to publish guidance describing treatment technologies associated with the contaminant that is appropriate for systems serving fewer than 3,300 individuals. Sets forth enforcement authorities. Requires the Administrator to issue regulations to establish a health-effects based performance standard that establishes minimal leaching levels of lead from new plumbing pipes, fittings, and fixtures that convey drinking water. Imposes restrictions on the importation, manufacturing, processing, or distribution in commerce of fixtures that contain more than a specified percentage of lead by dry weight if such regulations are not established. Directs the Administrator to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations and an MCL for radon. Permits alternative contaminant levels if a system is: (1) implementing an approved alternative compliance program; or (2) located in a State that is implementing a program to reduce radon in indoor air and is receiving specified grant assistance for the program. Lists requirements for alternative compliance programs. Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit Federal agencies from providing financial assistance relating to the financing of a residence located in a high-risk radon area unless the sale of the residence is conducted in compliance with regulations requiring testing for radon in indoor air at the time of such sale. Requires potential purchasers to be provided with results of any radon test and background information on radon health threats prior to the date of purchase of a residence in such an area. Requires the Administrator to establish a program to: (1) determine the effectiveness of water treatment devices designed to remove contaminants installed at a residence at the point of water use; and (2) ensure that consumers are provided with appropriate information about the devices at the time of sale. Replaces provisions concerning the sole source aquifer demonstration program and State programs to establish wellhead protection areas with programs to protect water supply areas. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make funds under such Act available for water supply protection programs. Authorizes appropriations for drinking water research, investigations, and demonstrations. Requires the Chief Operator of a public water system and additional personnel, as designated by the Administrator, to be certified for proficiency. Extends the authorization of appropriations for technical assistance to small water systems. Authorizes appropriations for public water system supervision programs and grants to States for groundwater protection. Replaces provisions concerning special project grants to require the Administrator to establish a program for the collection of fees from public water systems to support the costs of administration of public water system supervision programs in States without primary enforcement responsibility for the programs. Establishes the Public Drinking Water System Supervision Fund. Extends the authorization of appropriations for recordkeeping and inspection requirements. Waives the sovereign immunity of the United States with respect to any requirement, administrative authority, process, or sanction imposed concerning the provision of safe drinking water. Directs the Administrator to study and report to the Congress on the seriousness of contamination of private sources of drinking water that are not regulated by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1993
1995 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue commemorative one-dollar silver coins bearing a likeness of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Requires the Secretary to distribute proceeds from surcharges ($10 per coin) in equal allocations to: (1) the National Park Foundation Restricted Account for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial; and (2) the National Park Service Restricted Construction Account for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1993
Fair Trade in Financial Services Act of 1993 - Amends the International Banking Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) to: (1) identify the extent to which a foreign country denies national treatment to U.S. banking and securities organizations; and (2) determine whether such denial has a significant adverse effect upon them. Authorizes the Secretary to publish the determinations of adverse effect in the Federal Register. Authorizes Federal banking agencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), upon concurrence and/or recommendation of the Secretary, to deny applications filed by entities of such identified countries. Prohibits a financial services organization of such a country from commencing any line of business in the United States in which, as of the Secretary's publication date, it was not engaged, or conduct business from any location at which the organization did not conduct business as of that date. Requires securities organizations from those countries to notify the SEC and gain its approval before acquiring control of any registered domestic securities organization. Prescribes guidelines for the Secretary to initiate negotiations with foreign countries that deny national treatment for U.S. banking and securities organizations. Requires the Secretary to submit a biennial status report to the Congress. Amends the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to direct the Secretary to investigate and report to the President and the Congress on: (1) the extent of the interdependence of U.S. financial services sectors and certain foreign countries; and (2) the economic and strategic consequences of that interdependence for the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1993
Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require the U.S. Sentencing Commission to: (1) promulgate or amend existing guidelines to provide for sentencing enhancements of not less than three offense levels for offenses that the finder of fact at trial determines beyond a reasonable doubt are hate crimes; and (2) ensure reasonable consistency with other guidelines, avoid duplicative punishments for substantially the same offense, and take into account any mitigating circumstances that might justify exceptions.
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1993
Designates December 7, 1993, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Requests the President to urge that the U.S. flag be flown at half staff on December 7, 1993, in honor of the individuals who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1993
Increases from $46,000 to $50,750 the amount of the loan guaranty by the Department of Veterans Affairs for loans to qualifying veterans for the purchase or construction of homes.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1993
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1995, the duty on 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3- quinolinecarboxylic acid (also known as norfloxacin).
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1993
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1995, the suspension of duty on n-amidino-3,5-diamino-6-chloropyrazine-carboxamide monohydrochloride dihydrate (also known as amiloride hydrochloride).
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1993
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1995, the suspension of duty on 2,2-dimethylcyclopropylcarboxamide (also known as D-carboxamide).
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Beach Testing and Monitoring Title II: Coastal Protection Title III: Pollution from Ships Coastal Waters Improvement Act of 1993 - Title I: Beach Testing and Monitoring - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue water quality criteria for pathogens in coastal recreation waters. Requires States to adopt consistent water quality standards. (Sec. 103) Requires the Administrator to publish regulations specifying methods to be used by States to monitor coastal recreation waters, during periods of use by the public, for compliance with standards. Requires notification of local governments and the public of water quality standards violations. Requires the Administrator to: (1) issue guidance on uniform assessment and monitoring procedures for floatable materials in coastal recreation waters; and (2) specify the conditions under which the presence of floatable materials constitutes a threat to public health and safety. (Sec. 104) Requires an ongoing study and report to the Congress on developing better indicators for detecting harmful bacteria and viruses in coastal recreation waters. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to States to fulfill requirements under this Act. (Sec. 107) Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Coastal Protection - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the EPA Administrator to: (1) submit a coastal environment toxics release strategy to the Congress; and (2) prepare an annual assessment of the extent and environmental effect of certain industrial discharges into marine waters. (Sec. 204) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the National Estuary Program. (Sec. 205) Directs the Administrator to list each marine water that does not support the protection and propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of fish and wildlife and allow for recreational activities in and on the water. Requires the Administrator, with respect to such waters, to: (1) implement certain ocean discharge criteria requirements when issuing a permit for point source discharges; (2) consider prohibiting the use of such waters as disposal sites or restricting their use; (3) prohibit the discharge of sewage from vessels; (4) implement a management program for the watershed areas; and (5) enforce programs for the pretreatment of industrial waste discharges. Requires States to adopt standards for any pollutant for which the Administrator has established criteria if the pollutant is likely to be present in such waters. (Sec. 206) Directs the Administrator to establish a national program to provide information and technical assistance to owners of marine land. (Sec. 207) Makes it unlawful to discharge sewage: (1) into waters designated under this Act; and (2) that has not been treated by a marine sanitation device. Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to provide for a public use pumpout station for marine sanitation devices at each Coast Guard installation. Waives such requirement under certain circumstances. (Sec. 208) Directs the Administrator to submit a five-year plan for the development, review, and revision of criteria for pollutants found in marine waters to the Congress. Requires each State that borders on marine waters to establish marine and numerical water quality standards. (Sec. 209) Conditions the issuance of permits for discharges into the territorial sea, the waters of the contiguous zone, the oceans, or waters designated under this Act on the protection of fish and wildlife and recreational activity and the attainment of marine water quality standards. (Sec. 210) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to provide financial assistance to local governments for the construction of facilities for the control of overflows from combined storm and sanitary sewers to marine waters. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 212) Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress on Federal activities that may result in degradation of marine waters. Directs Federal agencies to minimize degradation and to consider alternative actions to avoid adverse effects on marine waters. Title III: Pollution From Ships - Amends the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate attesting to the adequancy of garbage reception facilities at a port or terminal only if an onsite inspection has been conducted prior to the issuance of a certificate. Makes such certificates valid for a period of five years unless there is a change of operator. (Sec. 302) Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations that require the operators of ports or terminals subject to MARPOL Protocol (the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973) requirements relating to reception facilities to post placards stating that users should report facility inadequacies to the Secretary. Requires all vessels to display placards and conduct briefings that notify the crew and passengers of requirements of Annex V of the Convention. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to refuse or revoke certain clearances or permits to proceed or depart of foreign vessels in violation of MARPOL requirements. Provides for a toll-free telephone number for reporting MARPOL violations. (Sec. 303) Amends the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 to prohibit ports or terminals from charging a vessel a separate fee for the disposal of waste that is not regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying out the functions of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Expresses the sense of the Congress that certain shipper insurance policies should not provide for the payment of penalties under the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Requires persons in charge of vessels to include information on the disposal of onboard waste in the notice of arrival to the port. Directs the EPA Administrator to establish a Marine Debris Coordinating Committee.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1993
Radio Consumer Information Act of 1993 - Amends the Consumer Leasing Act of 1976, the Truth in Lending Act of 1968, and the Truth in Savings Act of 1991 regarding disclosures in connection with advertisements, announcements, or solicitations made through radio.
United States · United States Congress · 7 September 1993
Requests the President to place in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, a memorial cairn honoring the victims of the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1993
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on: (1) (R)-a-amino-1,4-cyclohexadiene-1-acetic acid; (2) (R)-a-amino-4-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid; (3) (R)-a-amino benzene-acetic acid; (4) N,N'-bis(trimethylsilyl) urea; (5) penicillin V potassium; and (6) penicillin G potassium.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1993
Stop Arming Felons (SAFE) Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit the possession of, or transactions in, firearms by any natural person convicted of a serious drug offense or violent felony, regardless of any expungement or setting aside of the conviction, pardon, or restoration of other civil rights; (2) deny convicted natural persons the opportunity to seek administrative relief from prohibitions against possessing, shipping, transporting, or receiving firearms or ammunition; (3) eliminate provisions permitting persons to appeal for judicial review of denials of relief; (4) eliminate the authority of Federal courts to admit additional evidence in reviewing denials of such relief; and (5) require publication of additional information about administrative relief granted to any person. Increases penalties for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon or other prohibited person.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1993
Increases from $200 to $500 the monthly special pension payable to persons named to the Medal of Honor Roll. Includes losses sustained on the resale of property in the net-value calculation for purposes of provisions regarding defaults on veterans' loans. Provides for a permanent extension of the authority of such provisions.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1993
Poverty Data Correction Act of 1993 - Requires any data relating to the incidence of poverty produced or published by or for the Secretary of Commerce for subnational areas to be corrected for differences in the cost of living and data produced for State and sub-State areas to be corrected for differences in the cost of living for at least all States of the United States. Requires such corrected data to be published in 1995 and biennially thereafter. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop or cause to be developed a State cost-of-living index which ranks and assigns an index value to each State using data on wage, housing, and other costs relevant to the cost of living; and (2) multiply the Federal Government's statistical poverty thresholds by the index value for each State's cost of living to produce State poverty thresholds for each State. Requires the State cost-of-living index and resulting State poverty thresholds to be published before September 30, 1994, for calendar year 1993 and to be updated annually thereafter.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1993
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 1998, the suspension of duty on power-driven weaving machines for weaving fabrics not exceeding 30 cm in width.
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