United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1987
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Federal outlays from exceeding Federal receipts in any fiscal year, unless the Congress provides for a specific excess by a three-fifths vote of both Houses. Prohibits a bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority of the whole number of both Houses of Congress by roll call vote. Authorizes the Congress to waive this article for any year in which a declaration of war is in effect.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1987
Expresses disapproval of the refusal of the U.S.S.R. to recognize the sovereignty of the Baltic Republics. Designates June 14, 1987, as Baltic Freedom Day.
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1986
Honors the United Way on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Encourages the United Way to continue its fine work and achieve its goal of doubling its resources by 1991.
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1986
Declares that the United States extends its sympathies to the people and Government of El Salvador with regard to the recent earthquake. Urges the President to provide appropriate relief to help prevent further loss of life in El Salvador. Declares that the United States is prepared to cooperate with El Salvador in long-term efforts to recover from the effects of the earthquake.
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1986
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Dr. Abby Nkomo, Chairman of the Atteridgeville/Saulsville Civic Association, is representative of the majority of South Africans who seek peaceful change in South Africa; (2) the Government of South Africa is encouraged to enter into dialogue with such moderate forces so that positive action can be taken to bring an end to apartheid; (3) Dr. Nkomo, like thousands of similar victims, has been deprived of civil rights by the current detention under the state of emergency regulations; and (4) South African actions toward Dr. Nkomo and all other individuals are condemned as an obstruction to peaceful change in South Africa.
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1986
Declares that the Senate: (1) offers its support and best wishes to the President as he prepares for his meetings with General Secretary Gorbachev in Reykjavik; and (2) endorses and specifically encourages the President to pursue the major issues relating to arms control, Soviet recognition of international human rights, and the removal of soviet combat forces from Afghanistan.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1986
Commemorates the centennial of David Ben-Gurion's birth. Applauds the David Ben-Gurion Centennial Committee of the United States of America for its work promoting the yearlong centennial celebration.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1986
Drug Enforcement Act of 1986 - Title I: White House Initiative Against Drugs - Subtitle A: Drug-Free Federal Workplace Act of 1986 - Drug-Free Federal Workplace Act of 1986 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide that any individual who is otherwise handicapped shall not be excluded from the protections of such Act because that individual uses illegal drugs. Permits certain personnel actions based on an employee's, or applicant's, use of controlled substances. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish a Government-wide education program designed to provide information to federal employees with respect to: (1) the health hazards associated with alcohol and drug abuse; (2) the symptoms of alcohol and drug abuse; (3) the availability of prevention, treatment, or rehabilitation services relating to alcohol and drug abuse; and (4) penalties for alcohol and drug use by Federal employees. Subtitle B: Drug-Free Schools Act of 1986 - Drug-Free Schools Act of 1986 (the Zero-Tolerance Act) - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for: (1) allotments to States for drug and alcohol abuse prevention and education activities directed toward students in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools; (2) grants to local governments and other public and nonprofit private entities for drug and alcohol prevention, intervention, rehabilitation, education, and training programs; (3) the development and distribution of education materials; (4) education and primary prevention programs for high risk youth; (5) the procurement and development of curricula; and (6) activities to increase drug and alcohol abuse education and prevention efforts targeted at children in kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Specifies the method of distributing such funds. Sets forth the State application requirements. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out national programs designed to achieve a drug-free learning environment in elementary and secondary schools. States that it shall not be unlawful under Federal statute or regulation for any educational institution to: (1) require, as a condition of admission or continued enrollment, that students refrain from the use of illegal drugs; (2) conduct drug testing of its students and applicants; (3) refuse enrollment to applicants who use illegal drugs; or (4) take disciplinary action against students who use illegal drugs. Allows the Secretary to withhold allotment payments from any State which prohibits drug testing of students by schools. Subtitle C: Substance Abuse Services - Substance Abuse Services Amendments of 1986 - Amends title XIX (Block Grants) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991 for alcohol and drug abuse and mental health services block grants. Requires the Secretary to reserve a specified portion of such appropriations for grants to States with demonstrated need for funds to conduct substance abuse treatment programs. Eliminates certain block grant earmarks. Allows the Secretary to withhold State allotments under such title where the possession or distribution of a drug, which is illegal under the Controlled Substances Act, is legal under such States laws. Directs the Secretary to appoint an advisory council for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and for the National Institute of Mental Health to make recommendations to the Secretary and the Director of the national research institute for which it was appointed. Grants the Secretary certain additional powers during public health emergencies. Requires the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees on actions taken during such emergencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for: (1) alcohol abuse and alcoholism research; and (2) drug abuse research. Provides an exception to the confidentiality requirement regarding alcohol and drug abuse records for incidents of suspected child abuse and neglect. Requires the Secretary to transmit triennial reports to the Congress on the causes and means of preventing teenage suicide. Directs the Secretary to prepare public service announcements on the dangers resulting from cigarette smoking by women. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1989. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prepare and transmit to the Congress a report which sets forth a comprehensive national plan to combat drug abuse; (2) establish a clearinghouse for alcohol and drug abuse information; and (3) conduct a study on alkyl nitrates and recommend whether they should be treated as a drug under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Subtitle D: Drug Interdiction and International Cooperation - Part I: Mansfield Amendment - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to permit any U.S. officer or employee to assist foreign law enforcement officers in making arrests or to take direct action in an arrest action in a foreign country to protect the life or safety of U.S. or foreign officers or the public. Part II: Narcotics Traffickers Deportation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exclusion or deportation of any alien for possession or use of certain controlled substances. Part III: Customs Enforcement - Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Subpart A: Tariff Act Amendments - Requires the master of any vessel arriving at any U.S. or Virgin Island port to report such arrival at the nearest customs facility if such vessel is: (1) from a foreign port or place; (2) a foreign vessel from a domestic port; or (3) a U.S. vessel carrying bonded merchandise or foreign merchandise for which entry has not been made. Requires vehicles arriving in the United States to enter only at designated border crossing points. Requires the person in charge of such a vehicle to report the arrival of such vehicle, and present the vehicle and all persons and merchandise on board for inspection to the customs officer. Requires the pilot of any aircraft arriving in the United States from any foreign airport or place to comply with the advance notification, arrival reporting, and landing requirements prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation. Imposes penalties for violations of the arrival, reporting, or entry requirements. Increases the fine for the unauthorized unloading of passengers. Sets forth reporting requirements for individuals arriving in the United States. Prohibits the departure of such individuals until authorized by a customs official. Imposes penalties for violations of such reporting requirements. Repeals the current penalties for failure to report or file a manifest upon arrival in the United States. Authorizes the issuance of summonses for records pertaining to merchandise the importation of which into the United States is prohibited. Increases the penalties for: (1) filing a false manifest; (2) failing to file a complete manifest; or (3) carrying illegal drugs. Repeals the prepenalty procedures in such cases. Increases the penalties for illegal unloading and transshipment. Makes aviation smuggling unlawful. Prohibits the at sea transfer of controlled substances between U.S. owned aircraft and vessels. Prohibits the at sea transfer of prohibited merchandise between aircraft and vessels, regardless of the nationality of either, where the intent is to smuggle the merchandise into the United States. Imposes penalties, including seizure of the aircraft or vessel, for violations of such anti-smuggling provisions. Specifies certain acts that, if engaged in within 250 miles of the U.S. territorial seas, shall be: (1) presumed to indicate intent to smuggle; and (2) deemed prima facia evidence that the aircraft or vessel was used in aiding or facilitating such smuggling. Changes the procedures for the seizure and forfeiture of conveyances used in smuggling to require that a common carrier be seized and forfeited under certain circumstances. Authorizes the issuance of search warrants for places suspected of containing: (1) merchandise brought into the United States unlawfully; (2) property which is subject to forfeiture under the customs laws; or (3) articles which are evidence of a customs violation. Authorizes the seizure and forfeiture of smuggled merchandise. Requires that any deposit made in lieu of forfeiture of property seized under customs laws be treated in the same manner as the proceeds of a sale of any forfeited item. Provides that the expenses of a forfeiture proceeding shall be a priority claim in the same manner as court costs. Provides that compensation for informers shall not exceed 25 percent of the amount recovered. (Current law requires such compensation to equal 25 percent of such amount.) Authorizes the Secretary to require the production of foreign landing certificates to comply with international obligations. Permits the Secretary to authorize customs officials to exchange information or documents with foreign customs or law enforcement agencies under certain circumstances. Allows the Secretary, when authorized by treaty or executive agreement, to station customs officers in foreign countries to examine persons or merchandise prior to their arrival in the United States. Provides that merchandise seized at a foreign station may be transported to the United States for customs proceedings. Permits the stationing of foreign customs officers in the United States (if similar privileges are extended to the United States). Establishes penalties for making fraudulent statements to such foreign officials. Grants the Commissioner of Customs authority to conduct commercial cover operations. Subpart B: Miscellaneous Provisions - Subjects recreational vessels to applicable customs regulations. Allows any customs official needing assistance in making an arrest, search, or seizure, to demand such assistance from any person. Subjects any person who refuses such assistance without reasonable excuse to criminal penalties. Exempts any person who renders such assistance from liability for civil damages. Subpart C: Amendments to the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act - Makes it unlawful for any United States citizen on board any aircraft, or any person on board any aircraft owned by a U.S. citizen or registered in the United States, to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance or possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Subpart D: Amendments to the Criminal Code - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties for: (1) operating an aircraft without proper navigation and/or anticollision lights; (2) installing illegal fuel tanks or fuel systems aboard an aircraft except according to regulations; or (3) operating an aircraft with such a fuel tank or fuel system installation, except in accordance with regulations. Subpart E: Denial of Trade Benefits to Uncooperative Drug Source Nations - Narcotics Control Trade Act - Directs the President to designate a country an uncooperative drug source nation if during any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1986, such country: (1) was a source of any illicit narcotic and psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances that are significantly affecting the United States; and (2) did not cooperate with the United States in preventing such drugs and substances from affecting the United States by taking specified actions. Directs the President to report to the Congress the name of each such country. Denies the products of each such country most-favored-nation treatment until the President notifies the Congress that such country has made significant progress and will continue to make progress in remedying those policies on which an uncooperative drug source nation designation was based. Part IV: Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Makes it unlawful for any person on board a vessel of the United States, or on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to manufacture or distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture or distribute, a controlled substance. Subjects any property used to commit such unlawful acts to seizure and forfeiture. Subtitle E: Anti-Drug Enforcement - Part I: Drug Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Drug Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the threshold quantity and kinds of controlled substances which trigger enhanced penalties. Establishes a mandatory minimum sentence of five years imprisonment (ten years for subsequent offenses) for violations involving a specified large quantity of such substances. Increases the maximum sentence to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $2,000,000 (life imprisonment and $4,000,000 for subsequent offenses) for such violations. Provides a fine of up to $5,000,000 ($10,000,000 for subsequent offenses) for violations involving a person other than an individual (organization). Provides a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years imprisonment (life imprisonment for subsequent offenses) if a death results from the use of such substances. Provides for the imposition of a special parole term of at least four years (at least eight years for subsequent offenses) in addition to the prison term for such offenses. Increases the fines for certain Controlled Substances Act violations. Grants the court authority to impose a sentence below the statutory minimum, upon motion of the Government, to reflect a defendant's assistance in the investigation or prosecution of another. Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate special parole terms for violations of such Acts. Part II: Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose criminal penalties for illegal possession of a controlled substance. Part III: Death Penalty and Continuing Drug Enterprise - Subpart A: Death Penalty - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish procedures to be followed for the imposition of the death penalty. Sets forth mitigating and aggravating factors to be considered in determining whether a sentence of death is justified. Requires a special hearing to determine whether a sentence of death is justified. Allows the defendant to appeal a sentence of death to the court of appeals for review. Limits the imposition of the death sentence for treason. Modifies the criminal penalties for specified criminal offenses. Provides for the imposition of the death penalty for: (1) murder by a Federal prisoner; or (2) murder during the course of a continuing criminal enterprise offense. Subpart B: Continuing Drug Enterprise Act of 1986 - Continuing Drug Enterprise Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the criminal penalties for continuing criminal enterprise activities. Part IV: Controlled Substances Import and Export Act Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Import and Export Act Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the quantity and kinds of controlled substances which trigger enhanced penalties. Imposes a mandatory minimum sentence of five years imprisonment (ten years for subsequent offenses) for violations involving a specified large quantity of such substances. Increases the maximum sentence to 40 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $2,000,000 (life imprisonment and a fine of up to $4,000,000 for subsequent offenses) for such violations. Provides a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years imprisonment (life imprisonment for subsequent offenses) if a death results from the use of such substances. Provides a fine of up to $5,000,000 (up to $10,000,000 for subsequent offenses) for violations involving a person other than an individual (organization). Provides for the imposition of a special parole term of at least four years (at least eight for subsequent violations) in addition to the prison term for such violations. Increases the penalties for certain Controlled Substances Import and Export Act violations. Part V: Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Establishes enhanced penalties for employing persons under 21 years of age to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance. Establishes enhanced penalties for: (1) the manufacture of a controlled substance in or near an elementary or secondary school (current law establishes such enhanced penalties only for the distribution of a controlled substance in or near such schools); and (2) the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance in or near a college. Part VI: Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1986 - Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1986 - Sets forth certain recordkeeping requirements for distributors, importers, and exporters of precursor and essential chemicals. Makes it illegal to distribute, import, export, or purchase such chemicals for unlawful purposes. Part VII: Asset Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Asset Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Permits the use of funds in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for necessary program related expenses and for equipping any vessels, vehicles, and aircraft available for official use by Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Marshals Service. Authorizes appropriations for such Fund through FY 1991. Requires the forfeiture of substitute assets where, as a result of an act or ommission of the defendant, property subject to forfeiture as a result of certain crimes: (1) cannot be located; (2) has been transferred to a third party; (3) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the courts; (4) has been diminished in value; or (5) has been commingled with other property. Part VIII: Exclusionary Rule Limitation Act of 1986 - Exclusionary Rule Limitation Act of 1986 - Provides a good faith exception to the exclusionary rule. Provides a general limitation of the exclusionary rule unless specifically provided by statute or rule of procedure. Subtitle F: Public Awareness and Private Sector Initiatives Act of 1986 - Public Awareness and Private Sector Initiatives Act of 1986 - Allows the head of an agency to procure property or services without using competitive procedures if: (1) such property or services are to be used for a public education program to publicize the dangers of illegal drug use; (2) at least 50 percent of the value of the property or services is donated; and (3) the agency procures such property or services within two years of enactment of this Act. Title II: Pending Senate Initiatives Against Drugs - Subtitle A: Federal Drug Law Enforcement Agent Protection Act of 1986 - Federal Drug Law Enforcement Agent Protection Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to authorize awards of up to $100,000 to any individual who provides original information which leads to the arrest and conviction of a person who kidnaps or kills a Federal drug law enforcement agent. Provides that the money for such rewards be taken from the forfeiture proceeds within the Department of Justice. Subtitle B: Common Carrier Operation Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs - Provides criminal penalties for operating a common carrier while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Subtitle C: Controlled Substances Technical Amendments - Makes technical amendments to the Controlled Substances Act. Subtitle D: Indian Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention - Indian Youth Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Act - Part I: Interdepartmental Agreement - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate specified efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Bureau) and the Indian Health Service relating to alcohol and drug abuse programs for Indian youth. Provides for the biennial review of such agreement by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon a tribe's request, to coordinate resources and services related to youth alcohol and drug abuse with any Indian tribe. Part II: Education - Requires Bureau schools and schools operated under any contract entered into with the Bureau to provide instruction on alcohol and drug abuse to students in kindergarten and grades one through 12. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish, on a quarterly basis, an alcohol and drug abuse newsletter and to circulate it to specified Government agencies that provide such alcohol and drug abuse-related services to Indian people. Part III: Family and Social Services - Requires any initial training program for new community health representatives and community health aids funded under the Bureau to include not less than 40 hours of instruction in the area of alcohol and drug abuse, including instruction in crisis intervention, family relations, youth alcohol and drug abuse, and the causes and effects of fetal alcohol syndrome. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide instruction in alcohol and drug abuse problems to specified schools, Indian Health Service personnel, and others. Part IV: Law Enforcement - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the U.S. Attorney General, to promulgate guidelines under which any tribal or Federal law enforcement officer shall place an Indian youth who has been arrested for an offense in which alcohol or drug abuse was a contributing factor in an emergency shelter, a community-based alcohol or drug abuse treatment facility, or any other medical or detention facility. Requires such guidelines to be made available to any State which exercises criminal jurisdiction over Indian country. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Interior, to establish standards for the licensing of temporary emergency shelters to house Indian youths who have been arrested for offenses related to alcohol or drug abuse. Requires the Bureau to prescribe standards by which such shelters shall become licensed. Increases the maximum sentence (from six months to one year) and the maximum fine (from $500 to $5,000) which a tribal court can impose for any offense. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the development of a Model Indian Juvenile Code. Allows the Secretary to charge any employee of the Department of the Interior with law enforcement responsibilities. Part V: Youth Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include in the budget submitted to the Congress a detailed estimate of the cost of providing comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse treatment services to Indian juveniles (including detoxification and counseling services, and follow-up care in Indian Health Service facilities and in facilities operated under any contract entered into with the Indian Health Service). Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to complete a study to determine: (1) the size of the Indian population in need of residential alcohol and drug abuse treatment; (2) the location of facilities at which such treatment is available or could be made available; and (3) the cost of providing such treatment. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with Indian tribes, to identify and utilize existing facilities owned by the Government or an Indian tribe, or local community or private hospitals, for use as residential alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers for Indian youths. Part VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle E: Controlled Substance Analogs' Enforcement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substance Analogs' Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose criminal penalties for the manufacture, possession with intent to distribute, or distribution of controlled substance analogs. Subtitle F: Department of Defense Drug Interdiction - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for the Department of Defense for: (1) the procurement, refurbishment, or upgrading of aircraft, radar, and related systems; (2) the operation and maintenance of aircraft used in carrying out drug interdiction missions; and (3) enhanced intelligence collection activities concerning the illegal importation of drugs from South America. Directs the Secretary of Defense to make such aircraft, radar, and related equipment available to certain Federal agencies (who shall be responsible for their operation and maintenance). Allows the Secretaries of Defense and Transportation to assign specially trained members of the Coast Guard to naval vessels for drug enforcement purposes. Requires the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board to submit a report to specified congressional committees on the manner and extent to which the Department of Defense should be involved in United States law enforcement activities relating to the control and reduction of drug abuse. Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to specified congressional committees on: (1) the extent to which youth enrolled in schools operated by the Department of Defense for dependent members of the armed forces are receiving drug and substance abuse education; (2) the types of drug education programs currently being provided in such schools; (3) whether additional drug education programs are needed in such schools; and (4) the extent to which preventive peer counseling classes should be used for such programs. Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include driving under the influence of drugs as an offense. Subtitle G: Money Laundering Crimes Act of 1986 - Money Laundering Crimes Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish money laundering as a Federal offense. Sets forth fines and penalties to be imposed on anyone who, knowing that the property involved in a financial transaction represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, conducts or attempts to conduct such a transaction which in fact involves such proceeds: (1) with the intent to facilitate the carrying on of specified unlawful activity; or (2) knowing that the transaction is designed in whole or in part to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of such proceeds, or to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under State or Federal law. Sets forth fines and penalties to be imposed upon anyone who: (1) transports or attempts to transport a monetary instrument or funds from a place in the United States to or through a place outside the United States, or vice versa, with similar intent or knowledge; or (2) conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction that in whole or in part involves the proceeds of specified unlawful activities with intent to violate or facilitate the violation of certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Provides, for each of such offenses, for a fine of not more than $250,000 or twice the value of the monetary instrument, whichever is greater, or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both. Imposes a civil penalty of the greater of the value of the funds or the monetary instrument involved or $10,000. Authorizes components of the Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Postal Service to investigate such offenses, as appropriate. Establishes extraterritorial jurisdiction if certain conditions are met. Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 with respect to the permissible notification of the Federal Government by a financial institution that the institution has information which may be relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation. Restricts such information to the name or names and other identifying information concerning the individuals and accounts involved in and the nature of the suspected illegal activity. Preempts any State or local law which prohibits disclosure of such information. Precludes liability under any law for an institution for such a disclosure or for failing to notify the customer of such disclosure. Grants a district court authority to order the institution to delay notifying a customer of the existence of a grand jury subpoena of financial records or of information furnished to the grand jury. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) subpoena witnesses; and (2) require the production of records of domestic financial institutions. Increases the civil penalties for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act's reporting rules. Provides in the case of a reporting violation for a maximum penalty of $1,000,000 and a minimum of $25,000. Imposes a civil penalty for the criminal violation of such rules, in the amount of the transaction or $25,000, whichever is greater, where the violation involves a transaction. Sets a civil penalty of the entire amount of an account (up to $250,000), or $25,000, whichever is greater, where the violation involves failure to report the existence of an account or any required identifying data pertaining to it. Imposes a civil penalty of not more than $500 in the case of a negligent violation. Authorizes the Secretary to assess a civil penalty within six years after the transaction on which the penalty is based. Permits the Secretary to bring a civil action to recover a civil penalty within two years after assessment. Lists money laundering as a predicate offense for purposes of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute. Authorizes wiretapping for the investigation of money laundering. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize the Secretary to prescribe recordkeeping regulations. Imposes penalties for violations of such regulations. Establishes civil and criminal forfeiture procedures for the offense of money laundering. Title III: New Initiatives Against Drugs - Subtitle A: White House Conference on Drug Abuse, Education, Prevention, and Treatment - White House Conference on Drug Abuse, Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 1986 - Directs the President to call a White House Conference on Drug Abuse, Education, Prevention, and Treatment to examine the drug abuse crisis. Requires the Conference to report its findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Commerce - Part I: Railroad Safety - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to review existing rules, regulations, standards, and orders governing alcohol and drug use in railroad operations to determine whether they are adequate to ensure safety. Part II: Air Safety - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations establishing a program which requires air carriers to conduct pre-employment, random, and post-accident drug testing of airmen and crewmembers. Requires each air carrier to establish and maintain a rehabilitation program which provides for the identification and treatment of airmen and crewmembers who need assistance in resolving problems with controlled substances or alcohol. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to impose criminal penalties (a fine of up to $25,000 and/or imprisonment for up to five years) for certain violations in connection with the air transportation of controlled substances. Requires any person having an ownership interest in an aircraft to report any transfer of ownership within 15 days. Part III: Communications - Requires the Federal Communications Commission to: (1) seize any communications equipment that was used for distributing a controlled substance; and (2) revoke the license of any person who used such license for the purpose of using or distributing a controlled substance. Part IV: Highway Safety - Subpart A: Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to promulgate regulations establishing minimum Federal standards for the licensing, testing, qualifications and classifications of commercial motor vehicle operators, and additional regulations for such operators who transport hazardous materials. Sets guidelines for such standards. Establishes guidelines for civil and criminal penalties to be imposed by the States for violations of such standards. Prohibits commercial motor vehicle operators from possessing more than one operator's license. Sets September 1, 1989, as the deadline by which each State must adopt and administer a classified licensing program which complies with the minimum Federal standards for commercial motor vehicle operators. Requires the States to notify the Secretary of the proposed and actual issuance of a commercial license in order to eliminate the multiple licensing of commercial motor vehicle operators. Restricts the issuance of commercial licenses to persons with acceptable safety records. Provides that States must require commercial operators to turn in other commercial licenses. Provides Federal grants to assist States which have programs for license issuance and administration that comply with the Federal guidelines established under this Act. Requires the Secretary to: (1) withhold highway funds and certain apportionments from States which are not in compliance with this Act as of September 30, 1990: and (2) establish by January 1, 1989, a commercial driver's license information clearinghouse allowing rapid communication among the States. Outlines the functions of such information system. Requires any prospective employer to consult such clearinghouse prior to employing a commercial motor vehicle operator in order to ascertain his or her status. Prohibits the employment of drivers whose licenses have been suspended, revoked or cancelled for cause. Requires the Secretary to establish fees for the use of such information system. Makes funds available for FY 1987 to establish such information system. Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to require States receiving grants under the Act to: (1) conduct frequent roadside inspections of commercial motor vehicles; (2) conduct tests to determine blood alcohol content levels of commercial motor vehicle operators; and (3) provide for license suspension or revocation for operators who either have certain blood alcohol content levels, or who refuse to submit to blood alcohol content tests. Authorizes the Secretary to provide funds to encourage the States to determine whether commercial motor vehicle operators are driving under the influence of a controlled substance. Increases authorizations for FY 1987 and 1988 for grants to assist States in the implementation of Federal commercial motor vehicle programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 and 1990 for such programs. Subpart B: Motor Vehicle Safety - Expresses the sense of the Senate that the States should enact laws and adopt procedures which provide for the administration of tests which measure the content of controlled substances in the blood of any motor vehicle operator and provide for suspension or revocation of the license of an operator who refuses to submit to such testing. Subtitle C: Harmful Inhalants - Amends the Federal criminal code to make the sale of harmful inhalants illegal. Subtitle D: Action Grants - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Act of 1973 to authorize grants (and other special initiatives) to increase voluntarism in preventing drug abuse. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Subtitle E: Habeas Corpus Reform - Reform of Federal Intervention in State Proceedings Act of 1985 - Amends the Federal judicial code to condition consideration of a habeas corpus claim by a prisoner on a showing of actual prejudice resulting from the Federal right violated and that: (1) State or Federal Government action precluded assertion of that right; (2) the Federal right did not previously exist; or (3) the factual basis of the claim could not have been discovered by reasonable diligence. Establishes a one-year statute of limitations for habeas corpus actions brought by State prisoners, and a two-year statute of limitations for similar motions made by Federal prisoners. Vests authority to issue certificates for probable cause for appeal of habeas corpus orders exclusively in the courts of appeals. Permits denial on the merits of habeas corpus writs notwithstanding the failure to exhaust State remedies. Prohibits the granting of a habeas corpus writ with respect to any claim which has been fully and fairly adjudicated in State proceedings. Subtitle F: Armed Career Criminals - Amends title VII (Unlawful Possession or Receipt of Firearms) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the firearms-related crimes for which persons with multiple convictions may receive increased penalties to include serious drug offenses and crimes of violence. (Previous law provided increased penalties for robbery and burglary only.) Subtitle G: Prohibition on the Interstate Sale and Transportation of Drug Paraphernalia - Mail Order Drug Paraphernalia Control Act - Makes it a Federal criminal offense for any person to use the U.S. Postal Service or any private parcel service in interstate commerce as part of a scheme to sell drug paraphernalia. Imposes a penalty of imprisonment for not more than three years and a fine of not more than $100,000. Provides for the seizure and forfeiture of any paraphernalia involved in violation of this Act. Subtitle H: International Narcotics Control - Part I: Interagency Coordinating Committee - Establishes an Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee for Drug-Related Intelligence Collection and Action to coordinate the drug related activities of the intelligence components of specified Federal departments and agencies. Requires the Director of Central Intelligence to report annually to specified congressional committees on such activities. Part II: Declaration; Policy - Declares that drugs are a national security problem and urges the President to explore the possibility of engaging the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and other such organizations, in cooperative drug programs. Part III: Report - Requires the President to prepare an annual report for the Congress listing each country: (1) which encourages or facilitates the production or distribution of illegal drugs; (2) in which a member of a U.S. Government agency has suffered or been threatened with violence, inflicted by or with the complicity of an official of such country; or (3) which fails to provide reasonable cooperation with lawful activities of U.S. drug enforcement agents. Part IV: International Narcotics Control Act of 1986 - International Narcotics Control Act of 1986 - Subpart A: International Narcotics Control Assistance Program - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the FY 1987 authorization for aid for international narcotics control. Permits certain additional funds to be appropriated for FY 1987 only if the President has submitted to the Congress: (1) a budget request for such funds; and (2) a plan showing how such funds will be used. Requires that a specified amount of FY 1987 military assistance authorization be available to provide aircraft to foreign countries for narcotics control eradication and interdiction efforts. States that such aircraft shall be available primarily for use in Latin America. Provides that any such aircraft made available to Mexico shall be provided only on a lease or loan basis. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 international narcotics control assistance for research, development, and testing of safe and effective herbicides for use in aerial eradication of coca. Requires the Comptroller General to investigate and report to the Congress on the effectiveness of the international narcotics control assistance program. Subpart B: Improving Law Enforcement and Other Narcotics Control Activities Abroad - Requires the President's annual report to the Congress on the international strategy to prevent cultivation and trafficking in narcotics to include a discussion of the extent to which each source country has cooperated with U.S. narcotics control efforts through the extradition or prosecution of drug traffickers and a description of the state of negotations on updated extradition treaties. Requires the executive branch to establish expeditiously the information sharing system that will list all drug arrests of foreign nationals in the United States as required by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987. Requires the executive branch to report to the Congress when the system is established. Requires the President to direct that an updated threat assessment of narcotics trafficking from Africa be prepared. Requires that a specified amount of the FY 1987 administration of justice program authorization be used to provide Colombia (and other countries in the region) assistance to protect judicial or other officials who are targets of narcoterrorist attacks. Allows the President to suspend foreign assistance to a country which has failed to take adequate steps to prevent money laundering and punish money launderers. Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 to permit foreign assistance to Bolivia when certain conditions are met. Directs the President to report to specified congressional committees on a plan to do aerial and other surveys of major illicit drug producing countries. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct each U.S. Executive Director to multilateral development banks to vote against any loan for the benefit of any major illicit drug producing country. Subpart C: Drug Education Programs Abroad - Authorizes additional appropriations for the U.S. Information Agency for FY 1987 which shall be available only for increasing drug education programs abroad. Authorizes additional appropriations for development assistance programs for FY 1987 which shall be used for additional activities aimed at increasing awareness of the effects of production and trafficking of illicit narcotics on source and transit countries. Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency and the Director of the Agency for International Development to include in their annual reports to the Congress a description of the drug education programs carried out by their respective agencies. Subtitle J: Anti-Drug Trust Fund - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow any individual to designate any amount of tax overpayment and to make contributions to the Anti-Drug Trust Fund. Establishes the Anti-Drug Trust Fund. Subtitle K: Freedom of Information Act - Amends the Freedom of Information Act to provide certain Freedom of Information request exceptions for specified law enforcement records and information. Subtitle L: National Forest System Drug Control - Grants officers and employees of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture authority to conduct investigations and make arrests for violations relating to the National Forest System. Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to grant such officers and employees certain law enforcement powers (including the right to carry firearms). Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose criminal penalties for: (1) possessing a firearm while manufacturing a controlled substance on Federal property; and (2) placing a boobytrap on Federal property where a controlled substance is being manufactured. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle M: Authorization of Appropriations for Drug Law Enforcement - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1987 for the Department of Justice for: (1) the Drug Enforcement Administration (including an All Source Intelligence Center); (2) the Federal Prison System; (3) Defender Services; (4) fees and expenses of jurors and commissioners; and (5) the Office of Justice Assistance. Subtitle N: Controlled Substances Production Control - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make any person convicted of planting, storing, harvesting, or growing a controlled substance ineligible for price supports or other program benefits for ten (rather than five) years. Directs the Secretary to pay a reward for information leading to the conviction of any person who receives such supports or benefits and is subsequently determined to be ineligible for such supports or benefits. Subtitle O: State and Local Narcotics Control Assistance - State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for narcotics assistance. Subtitle P: Study on the Use of Existing Federal Buildings as Prisons - Directs the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study to identify any Federal building which could be used as a prison by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Requires the Administrator and the Secretary to transmit the results of such study to the President and the Congress. Subtitle Q: Drug Law Enforcement Cooperation Study - Directs the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board to study Federal drug law enforcement efforts and make recommendations regarding: (1) improving the Nation's drug interdiction program; and (2) ways to maximize coordination and cooperation among Federal, State, and local drug enforcement agencies, and between the several Federal agencies involved with drug interdiction. Subtitle R: Drug Interdiction - Permits the use of Department of Defense personnel outside of the United States in drug interdiction activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for the Customs Service, the Attorney General, the Coast Guard, and other agencies for drug interdiction activities along the southern border of the United States. Subtitle S: Arrest Authority for INS Officers - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant Immigration and Nationality Service (INS) officers general arrest authority (including the right to carry a firearm). Subtitle T: Improved Drug Crime Reporting - Requires the Bureau of Justice statistics to compile and publish comprehensive data on drug trafficking and abuse. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1986
Declares that the Senate: (1) on behalf of the American people, welcomes President Aquino to the United States; (2) reaffirms its support for the Government of the Philippines and its efforts to restore democracy; (3) will seek, along with the U.S. allies, to help the Philippines address its economic, political, and security conditions; and (4) commends the Aquino Government for its efforts to revitalize the Philippine private sector and to abide by the U.S.-Philippines military base agreements.
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1986
Revises the boundary of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Redefines the term "improved property" for Lakeshore purposes. Increases the authorization of appropriations for such Lakeshore. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to the Congress within two years of enactment on the feasibility of establishing U.S. Highway 12 as the Indiana Dunes Parkway. Limits the authority of the Secretary to acquire interests in specified rights-of-way. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission or others for the management of specified recreational facilities within the Lakeshore. Requires the Secretary to study and report to the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee within two years on options for linking portions of the Lakeshore divided by the Little Calumet River and Burns/Portage Waterway for administrative and recreational purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1986
Prohibits a trustee in a bankruptcy reorganization case from unilaterally terminating or altering any provision of a collective bargaining agreement relating to benefits for retired employees prior to complying with prescribed procedures.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1986
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the President to suspend aid to a country and to require the U.S. Executive Directors of multilateral development banks to oppose aid to such country if the President determines that the country has failed to take adequate steps to prevent and punish the laundering in that country of drug-related profits or monies. Sets forth the type of governmental actions that would be considered to be adequate steps to prevent the laundering of drug-related monies. Requires the annual report to the Congress on efforts to reduce drug trafficking to identify countries that are centers of drug-money laundering operations and contain plans and timetables for preventing and punishing such activities and a discussion of the adequacy of the measures taken in accordance with such plans.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1986
Declares that the Senate: (1) condemns the most recent terrorist acts in Karachi, Pakistan, and Istanbul, Turkey, and offers its condolences to the victims and to their families; (2) declares that international terrorism is a scourge and that all civilized nations should combat it; (3) urges close international cooperation in the prosecution and punishment of those responsible for such acts; and (4) urges the President to take specified actions to combat terrorism.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1986
Declares that the Senate: (1) condemns the Soviet Union for the arrest and indictment of U.S. foreign correspondent Nicholas Daniloff and demands his immediate and unconditional release; (2) expresses its concern that the Soviet Union's failure to resolve this matter threatens to undermine U.S.-Soviet relations and jeopardizes the summit meeting between President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev; and (3) urges that all news gathering organizations that provide support to Soviet news organizations should consider appropriate actions to demand Daniloff's release.
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986
National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1986 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to add to the list of products covered under the Act: (1) freezers which can be operated by alternating current electricity (with specified exceptions); (2) central air conditioning heat pumps; (3) direct heating equipment; and (4) pool heaters. Deletes from specific coverage: (1) television sets; (2) humidifiers; and (3) dehumidifiers. Excludes from such coverage consumer products designed solely for use in recreational vehicles and other mobile equipment. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to amend Federal energy efficiency test procedures for appliances under specified guidelines. Prohibits manufacturers from making any representations regarding the energy efficiency of appliances covered by this Act unless such appliances have been tested in accordance with the Federal test procedures, and the manufacturer's representations fairly disclose the results of such testing. Sets forth specific Federal energy conservation standards for products covered by this Act and manufactured after certain dates. Establishes deadlines by which the Secretary must issue rules regarding such standards. Details the criteria to be applied if such standards are revised. Revises the information requirements with which manufacturers must comply to provide that the Secretary shall exercise authority in a manner designed to minimize unnecessary burdens on manufacturers of covered products. Revises the rules under which State regulations are superseded by the Federal regulations for testing and labeling requirements and energy conservation standards. Permits the waiver of Federal preemption if the Secretary finds that such waiver is needed to meet compelling and unusual local energy conditions. Prescribes procedural guidelines for such a waiver. Details conditions under which State and local building code requirements regarding energy conservation standards are not superseded by the standards promulgated under this Act. Permits the commencement of a citizen's suit against the Secretary for failure to comply with a nondiscretionary duty to issue rules according to prescribed schedules. Directs the courts to expedite the disposition of such suits. Vests jurisdiction in the Federal district courts over actions brought by any adversely affected person to determine whether a State or local government is complying with the requirements of this Act. Declares that the required submission by the Secretary of an annual report regarding Federal energy efficiency standards does not constitute a defense or justification for a failure by such Secretary to comply with the nondiscretionary duty provided for in this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1986
Declares that the President should use all appropriate powers to secure from Japan a reduction of that nation's tariff on chocolate to a level equal to that of the United States by April 1987.
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1986
Temporary Emergency Grain Storage Act of 1986 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, where Commodity Credit Corporation-approved grain storage facilities are insufficient, to pay for on-farm storage at rates consistent with commercial facilities. Terminates such authority on May 1, 1987 (with a one-year extension available). Directs the Secretary, whenever demand for Corporation-approved storage exceeds capacity, to utilize rail cars, barges, and other temporary storage facilities. Permits in-kind payment of such storage costs.
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1986
Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 - Title I: Policy of the United States with respect to Ending Apartheid - Requires U.S. policy toward South Africa to be designed to bring about the establishment of a nonracial democracy in South Africa. Sets forth actions that the United States shall encourage South Africa to take, including releasing Nelson Mandela and establishing a timetable for the elimination of apartheid laws. Requires the United States to adjust its actions toward South Africa to reflect the progress made by South Africa in establishing a nonracial democracy. Declares that U.S. policy toward the victims of apartheid is to use economic, political, diplomatic, and other means to remove the apartheid system and to assist the victims of apartheid to overcome the handicaps imposed on them by apartheid. Sets forth actions the United States will take to help the victims of apartheid. Declares that U.S. policy toward the other countries in the region shall be designed to encourage democratic forms of government, respect for human rights, political independence, and economic development. Sets forth actions the United States will take toward such countries. Declares that it is U.S. policy to promote negotiations among representatives of all citizens of South Africa to determine a future political system. Declares that the United States will encourage all participants in the negotiations to respect the right of all South Africans to participate in the political process without fear of retribution. Requires the United States to work for an agreement to suspend violence and begin negotiations through coordinated actions with the major Western allies and with the governments of the countries in the region. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the achievement of such an agreement could be promoted if the United States and its major allies would meet to develop a plan to provide multilateral assistance for South Africa in return for South Africa implementing: (1) an end to the state of emergency and the release of political prisoners; (2) the unbanning of groups willing to participate in negotiations and a democratic process; (3) a revocation of the Group Areas Act and the Population Registration Act and the granting of universal citizenship to all South Africans, including homeland residents; and (4) the use of a third party to bring about negotiations to establish power-sharing with the black majority. Urges the President to seek cooperation among all individuals, groups, and nations to end apartheid. Title II: Measures to Assist Victims of Apartheid - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to earmark increasing amounts of the education and human resources development assistance funds for FY 1987 through 1989 and a fixed amount for each fiscal year thereafter for scholarships for the victims of apartheid who are attending universities, colleges, and secondary schools in South Africa. Sets forth the manner of selecting the scholarship recipients. Earmarks a specified amount of the funds available for human rights assistance for FY 1986 for anti-apartheid nongovernmental organizations in South Africa. Earmarks a specified amount of the funds made available to such organizations to provide assistance to political detainees and prisoners and their families. Requires the Secretary of State (the Secretary) and any other head of a Federal agency carrying out activities in South Africa to try, in procuring goods and services, to assist businesses having more than 50 percent beneficial ownership by nonwhite South Africans. Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to require the Export-Import Bank to take active steps to encourage the use of its guarantee, insurance, and credit facilities in connection with South African businesses that are majority owned by nonwhite South Africans. Exempts from a specified certification requirement exports to or purchases from such businesses. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the labor practices used by the U.S. Government in South Africa should represent the best of U.S. labor practices and should serve as a model for U.S. nationals in South Africa. Requires the Secretary and the heads of other agencies carrying out activities in South Africa to ensure that the labor practices used in South Africa are governed by a specified Code of Conduct. Requires the Secretary to acquire residential properties in South Africa that shall be made available to assist victims of apartheid who are U.S. employees in obtaining adequate housing. Requires such property to be acquired only in neighborhoods open to other U.S. employees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for such housing. Requires any U.S. national who employs more than 25 persons in South Africa to insure that the Code of Conduct is implemented. Prohibits U.S. intercession with any foreign government or foreign nation on behalf of any U.S. national employing more than 25 persons in South Africa if such U.S. national does not implement the Code of Conduct. Declares that the Code of Conduct is as follows: (1) desegregating employment facilities; (2) providing equal employment opportunity for all employees; (3) assuring that the pay system is applied to all employees; (4) establishing a minimum wage and salary structure; (5) increasing the number of persons in managerial, supervisory, administrative, clerical, and technical jobs who are disadvantaged by apartheid; (6) taking reasonable steps to improve the quality of employees' lives outside the work environment; and (7) implementing fair labor practices by recognizing the right of all employees to unionize. Expresses the sense of the Congress that, in addition to the Code of Conduct, U.S. nationals in South Africa should seek to take reasonable measures to extend the scope of influence on activities outside the workplace. Authorizes the President to issue guidelines and, upon request, advisory opinions on compliance with such principles. Authorizes the President to require all U.S. nationals employing more than 25 persons in South Africa to register with the Federal Government. Prohibits providing assistance under this Act to any group that maintains within its ranks any individual who has been found to engage in gross violations of human rights. Prohibits any U.S. national from making or approving any new investment in South Africa to or on behalf of any controlled South African entity employing 25 or ore individuals if such entity is not adhering to the Code of Conduct. Title III: Measures by the United States to Undermine Apartheid - Prohibits importing from South Africa: (1) any gold coin minted in South Africa or sold by its Government; (2) arms, ammunition, or military vehicles or any manufacturing data for such articles; and (3) any article grown, produced, or manufactured by an organization owned or controlled by the South African Government except for certain strategic minerals. Prohibits exporting computers, computer software, or computer technology to or for the use of: (1) the South African military, police, prison system, national security agencies; (2) ARMSCOR and its subsidiaries or the weapons research activities of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; (3) the administering authorities for apartheid; (4) any apartheid enforcing agency; or (5) any governmental entity which performs any of the above functions. Permits exports of computers, computer software, and technology to South Africa for other purposes only if a system of end use verification is in effect to ensure that the computers involved will not be used for any function of any of the entities listed above. Prohibits any U.S. national from making or approving any loan to the South African Government or to any entity owned or controlled by such government. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) loans for any education, housing, or humanitarian benefit which is available to all persons on a nondiscriminatory basis or is available in a geographic area accessible to all population groups; or (2) loans entered into before enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to terminate the 1947 air services agreement between South Africa and the United States. Requires the Secretary of Transportation, upon termination of such agreement, to prohibit any aircraft of a foreign air carrier owned by South Africa or by South African nationals from engaging in air transportation with respect to the United States. Prohibits, unless the Secretary certifies to the Speaker of the House and the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that South Africa maintains certain international nuclear safeguards: (1) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from issuing a license for the export to South Africa of certain nuclear facilities, material, technology, or components; (2) the Secretary of Commerce from issuing a license for the export to South Africa of certain goods or technology that may be of significance for nuclear explosive purposes; (3) the Secretary of Energy from authorizing any person to engage in the production of special nuclear material in South Africa; and (4) any executive branch agency or the NRC from approving the retransfer of nuclear goods or technology to South Africa. Exempts certain exports, retransfers, or other activities from such prohibition if specified conditions are met. Prohibits the issuance of a visa for admission to the United States to any person who is a South African Government official or a member of such official's immediate family except on a case by case basis in the discretion of the Secretary. Terminates the validity of visas held by certain nonimmigrant aliens 30 days after enactment of this Act if such visa was issued before enactment of this Act. Authorizes the President to sell U.S. gold stocks on the open market and to engage in other gold transactions whenever necessary to affect world gold prices and thereby carry out this Act. Prohibits a U.S. depository institution from accepting, receiving, or holding a deposit account from the South African Government or from any entity owned or controlled by South Africa. Terminates the sanctions contained in title III of this Act and certain sanctions contained in title V of this Act if South Africa: (1) releases Nelson Mandela from prison; (2) repeals the state of emergency and releases all detainees held under such state of emergency; (3) unbans political parties; and (4) repeals the Group Areas Act. Authorizes the President, unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution of disapproval, to suspend or modify such sanctions after the President determines and reports to the Congress that South Africa has: (1) taken any two of the four actions listed in the preceding paragraph; and (2) made substantial progress toward dismantling apartheid and establishing a nonracial democracy. Title IV: Multilateral Measures to Undermine Apartheid - Declares that: (1) it is U.S. policy to seek international cooperation with the industrialized democracies on measures which will encourage an end to apartheid; and (2) negotiations to reach international cooperative arrangements with such countries should begin promptly and be concluded within 180 days of enactment of this Act. Authorizes the President to modify the sanctions imposed under title III of this Act to conform with such an agreement. Declares that each such agreement shall enter into force and effect if: (1) the President, at least 30 days before entering into such agreement, notifies the Congress of the intention to enter into such agreement and publishes such notice; (2) after entering into the agreement, the President sends a copy of the agreement and certain other materials to the Congress; and (3) the Congress does not adopt a joint resolution of disapproval within 30 days of transmittal of such documents. Declares that it shall be an unfair trade practice under the Trade Act of 1974 for any foreign person, partnership, or corporation to benefit from or otherwise take commercial advantage of any sanction or prohibition against a U.S. national imposed by this Act. Creates a private right of action for U.S. nationals who are required to terminate or curtail business in South Africa against anyone who benefits or takes commercial advantage of such termination or curtailment. Title V: Future Policy Toward South Africa - Declares that it is U.S. policy to impose additional measures against South Africa if substantial progress has not been made within 12 months of enactment of this Act in ending apartheid and establishing a nonracial democracy. Requires the President to report annually to the Speaker of the House and the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee beginning one year after enactment of this Act on the extent to which significant progress has been made toward ending apartheid. Requires the report to contain a recommended additional measure if the President determines that South Africa has not made significant progress in ending apartheid and establishing a nonracial democracy. Provides for expedited congressional consideration of a joint resolution which would enact such additional measures. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress by December 1, 1986, on the health conditions and on the extent of starvation and malnutrition in the "homelands" areas of South Africa. Requires the President to report to the Congress, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, on the extent to which the United States is dependent on imports from South Africa of chromium, cobalt, manganese, platinum group metals, ferroalloys, and other strategic and critical materials. Requires the President to develop a program which reduces the U.S. dependence on such imports. Directs the President to report to the Congress, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, on the role of American assistance in southern Africa describing what needs to be done and what can be done to expand the trade, private investment, and transport prospects of southern Africa's landlocked nations. Directs the President to report to the Congress, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, on the economic and other relationships of other industrialized democracies with South Africa. Title VI: Enforcement and Administrative Provisions - Provides for enforcement and administration of this Act. Provides for expedited consideration by the Congress of certain joint resolutions relating to sanctions against South Africa.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1986
Requires LTV Corporation and all of its subsidiaries which filed for bankruptcy to continue to pay all medical and life insurance benefits to retirees until an appropriate court orders otherwise.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1986
Declares that the Congress: (1) supports the efforts of democratic forces in Paraguay to achieve a return to democracy and believes that all Paraguayans should be allowed to participate in the political process; (2) calls upon the Government of Paraguay and leaders of all sectors of Paraguayan society to demonstrate their commitment to a transition to democracy; and (3) commends the U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay for implementing a policy of support for human rights and political freedom in Paraguay.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1986
Processed Products Inspection Improvement Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to redescribe the manner and frequency of inspection of meat food products to include the requirement that the Secretary of Agriculture take into account for each establishment: (1) the nature and frequency of processing operations; (2) the adequacy and reliability of processing controls and sanitary procedures; and (3) the history of inspection compliance. Changes the requirement that condemned meat food products be destroyed for "food purposes," to a requirement that they be destroyed for "human food purposes." Authorizes a court, upon the Secretary of Agriculture's request, to issue a temporary order forbidding operational control of a facility subject to Federal inspection by any person convicted of a felony involving intentional adulteration of food, extortion, or bribery, if control by such person would pose a threat to public health or safety or a clear likelihood of significant economic harm to consumers. Authorizes the Secretary to commence civil actions for inspection suspensions in cases of: (1) repeated offenses; and (2) assaults or threats of assault on inspectors. Provides for judicial review of such suspension in courts of appeal. Provides that amendments made by this Act shall not be construed to authorize the Secretary to refuse to provide inspection solely because an establishment does not participate in a total plant quality-control program. Expresses the sense of the Congress that it should evaluate the effects of this Act eight years after its enactment.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1986
Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Protection Act - Authorizes the President to negotiate and enter into multilateral and bilateral trade agreements with the principal objective of obtaining the elimination or reduction of foreign barriers to, and foreign government acts, policies, or practices which limit, equitable access by U.S. persons to foreign-developed technology. Requires the United States, in pursuing such objectives, to take into account the U.S. policies in making available to foreign persons technology developed by U.S. laboratories. Prohibits any such trade agreement from being entered into which provides for the reduction or elimination of any duty, import quota, or any other import restriction that is imposed under U.S. law before the President enters into the agreement. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative, in conjunction with the National Science Foundation, to monitor and report to specified congressional committees on the transfer of technology between the United States and foreign countries. Provides that an act, policy, or practice of a foreign government or instrumentality shall be considered unreasonable (and therefore actionable under the Trade Act of 1974) if such act, policy, or practice constitutes a requirement, as a condition for importation into such foreign country of a U.S. article, that: (1) intellectual property be licensed to such foreign country or instrumentality or to any firm of such foreign country or instrumentality; or (2) technical information regarding a U.S. product or service be submitted to such foreign country or instrumentality. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to designate a Foreign Commercial Service Officer in a foreign country to monitor and report on the status of the intellectual property system in such country. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance for programs to aid less developed countries in developing and implementing adequate intellectual property laws and in developing their own indigenous technology. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to identify the technical assistance needs of less developed countries. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish the United States Intellectual Property Training Institute which shall train individuals of developing nations in both management and technical skills regarding the protection of intellectual property.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1986
Philippines Assistance Act of 1986 - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for FY 1986 and 1987 for economic assistance and for FY 1986 for military assistance for the Philippines. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) consider the feasibility of appointing a Special Coordinator for U.S. programs for the Philippines; (2) consider the feasibility of suspending the collection of interest and principal payments on U.S. loans to the Philippines until official debt rescheduling agreements have been negotiated; (3) consider the implications of negotiating a debt rescheduling agreement on the amounts coming due in 1986 and 1987; and (4) make every effort to ensure that other creditors are encouraged to make comparable concessions to the Philippines. Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 to repeal certain limits on aid to the Philippines.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1986
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President and the Secretary of State should insist at the Vienna Review Meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and in discussions with Communist Party and Soviet leaders, that imprisoned and exiled members of the Ukrainian and other Helsinki Monitoring Groups be released and allowed to emigrate to the countries of their choice. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Secretary of State should ensure that the U.S. consulate in Kiev reports on Soviet human rights violations in the Ukraine; and (2) such information should be included in reports on compliance with the Helsinki Final Act.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1986
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require that stationery, printing, and postage costs estimated to be incurred by the Financial Management Service (FMS) of the Department of the Treasury in issuing benefit checks under titles II, XVI (Supplemental Security Income), and XVIII (Medicare) of the Act be paid directly from the social security trust funds. (Currently, FMS must seek an appropriation from the Congress to cover such costs; the trust funds then reimburse the General Fund of the Treasury for amounts expended.)
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1986
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Red Skelton in recognition of his work on behalf of Americans. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1986
Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 - Authorizes using specified authorities contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support the International Fund (the Fund) established pursuant to the Anglo-Irish Agreement signed in November 1985. Earmarks a specified amount of the funds authorized for the Economic Support Fund for FY 1986 and 1987 for a U.S. contribution to the Fund. Permits using such contributions only to support economic and social reconstruction and redevelopment in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Requires the President to make every effort to ensure that there is U.S. representation on the Board of the Fund. Authorizes the United States to make contributions to the Fund only if the President each fiscal year makes a specified certification to the Congress relating to the Board of the Fund and to the disbursements from the Fund. Requires the President to report annually to the Congress on the degree to which: (1) the Fund has contributed to reconciliation between the communities in Northern Ireland; (2) the U.S. contribution to the Fund is meeting its objectives; and (3) the Fund has increased respect for the freedoms of all people in Northern Ireland.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1986
Declares that the Congress regrets the invitation to the Chilean vessel Esmeralda to participate in the July 4th Liberty Weekend celebration in New York City, and urges Operation Sail to withdraw such invitation.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1986
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act - Requires States to provide by law for elections for Federal office: (1) absentee registration and absentee voting for uniformed services voters and overseas voters; and (2) the use of alternative write-in absentee ballots by overseas voters when State absentee ballots are not available. Directs the President to designate the head of an executive department to have primary responsibility for the administrative functions of this Act, including: (1) prescribing an official postcard form containing a voter registration and an absentee ballot application; (2) prescribing an alternative write-in ballot for overseas voters; (3) prescribing forms and designs for balloting materials; (4) distributing election materials; (5) reporting to the Congress in the year immediately following a presidential election year on its effectiveness; and (6) consulting State and local election officials in carrying out this Act. Provides for the distribution of official postcards. Sets forth recommendations to the States in carrying out provisions of this Act. Provides for Federal and State write-in absentee ballots for overseas voters. Declares balloting materials under this Act free of postage. Establishes criminal and civil penalties for violations of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1986
Encourages State and local governments and local educational agencies to require quality daily physical education programs for all children from kindergarten through grade 12.
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