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Bill· SS. 1000 (101st)referred

A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to exclude the malting barley price from the national weighted market price for barley in determining the payment rate used to calculate deficiency payments for the 1989 and 1990 crops of barley, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to exclude the malting barley price from 1989 and 1990 barley deficiency payment rate determinations.

Bill· SS. 980 (101st)referred

Low-Income Housing Credit Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1989

Low-Income Housing Credit Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the low-income housing income tax credit (under current law the credit will expire after tax year 1989). Permits States a one-year carryover of unused credit authority. Assigns carryovers to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate to eligible States applying for excess credit. Allows the credit only if an extended low-income housing commitment (beyond the current 15-year period) is in effect with respect to any building for the relevant taxable year. Describes procedures to effect transition to a non-low-income use in connection with such extensions. Permits the credit in connection with the acquisition of an existing building only if the taxpayer incurs rehabilitation expenditures of at least $3,000 per unit. Revises rent restrictions to: (1) declare unnecessary a required rent reduction below the initial rent if the median gross income of the area decreases; (2) permit higher rent if units are occupied by higher income individuals and the project has an operating deficit; (3) base income limitations on the number of bedrooms in a unit; and (4) use State median gross income in certain low-income housing status determinations. Broadens categories of existing buildings eligible for a waiver of the ten-year requirement for the low-income housing credit. Revises credit provisions relating to single-room occupancy units and special needs housing. Revises restrictions that limit credit benefits in connection with buildings financed with tax-exempt bonds and below market loans. Permits the credit to be allocated: (1) on a project basis; and (2) in connection with owner-occupied buildings of four units or less if a development plan is submitted. Directs housing credit agencies to adopt plans for allocating credit amounts among projects, prohibiting the credit with respect to any building not included in such a plan. Modifies at-risk rules in connection with buildings subject to the historic rehabilitation credit and those associated with financing provided by certain nonprofit organizations. Sets the tax credit rate on a semiannual basis rather than monthly. Increases the credit in connection with buildings in high cost areas (low-income census tracts or difficult development areas). Establishes special rules for determining the eligible basis and applying at-risk rules in connection with qualified buildings acquired in foreclosures.

Bill· SS. 948 (101st)open

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1989 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into the following two circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada, consisting of 19 judges, and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of the States of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, consisting of nine judges, and holding regular sessions in Portland and Seattle.

Bill· SS. 847 (101st)open

Uranium Enrichment Reorganization Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1989

Uranium Enrichment Reorganization Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish the United States Uranium Enrichment Corporation as a wholly-owned Government corporation to conduct uranium marketing and enrichment activities as a commercial, profitable, self-financing enterprise. Provides for a Board of Directors appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Prescribes guidelines for: (1) certain property transfers from the Department of Energy; and (2) the Corporation's capital structure, pricing policies, and user charges for decommissioning, decontamination, and remedial activities. Requires the Corporation to prepare an annual status report for the President and the Congress. Prescribes licensing and taxation guidelines for the Corporation. Sets guidelines for payments in lieu of taxes by the Corporation to States and local governments. Directs the Board to make recommendations to the President regarding the transfer of its functions and assets to private ownership. Declares that the Corporation's receipts, proceeds, and recoveries (including deposits in the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund) shall be available without fiscal year limitations and without further appropriations. Applies Federal environmental and occupational safety and health law to the Corporation as though it were privately owned. Establishes the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund to cover the Corporation's decommissioning and decontamination expenses.

Bill· SS. 836 (101st)reported

Potato Research and Promotion Act Amendments of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1989

Potato Research and Promotion Act Amendments of 1989 - Amends the Potato Research and Promotion Act to subject imported potatoes to marketing assessments (on the same basis as domestic potatoes). Defines "importer" for purposes of such Act. Requires importers to: (1) pay the assessment upon U.S. entry; and (2) maintain specified records. Makes potato marketing orders applicable to potatoes produced in the 50 States and abroad. Prohibits assessment refunds. Includes importers on the Potato Promotion Board. Exempts changes under this Act to potato plans from producer referendum requirements.

Bill· SS. 828 (101st)open

Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery Tax Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1989

Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery Tax Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set a depletion allowance of 27.5 percent in connection with domestic oil and natural gas recovered through enhanced recovery techniques. Reduces this percentage (but not below 15 percent) as the average annual removal price during the calendar year exceeds $30 (indexed for inflation). Terminates this provision with respect to production after 2009. Increases from 50 percent to 100 percent the net income limitation on percentage depletion in connection with incremental tertiary oil or natural gas. Makes the alternative minimum tax preferences for percentage depletion and intangible drilling costs in connection with oil and gas removed through enhanced recovery methods inapplicable whenever the average annual removal price for the year is less than $30 (indexed for inflation). Terminates this provision with respect to production or costs after 2009. Permits a ten percent income tax credit for research to discover or improve tertiary recovery methods for domestic crude oil or natural gas.

Bill· SS. 805 (101st)referred

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to permit certain school districts to receive assistance to carry out the school lunch program in the form of all cash assistance or all commodity letters of credit assistance.

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1989

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended by the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 to make permanent the authority of certain school districts to receive school lunch assistance in cash or commodity letters of credit (in lieu of commodities).

Bill· SS. 783 (101st)open

Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1989

Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989 - Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to declare that the price guidelines for the first sale of natural gas do not apply to: (1) expired (and expiring) or terminated (and terminating) contracts and any contracts executed after enactment of this Act; and (2) certain renegotiated contracts. Repeals wellhead price controls as of January 1, 1993.

Bill· SS. 780 (101st)open

Guam Lands Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1989

Guam Lands Act - Requires the Administrator of General Services or the Secretary of Defense to transfer, without consideration, the United States' right, title, and interest in specified excess property on Guam to the Superior Court of Guam within six months after enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary, not later than one year after such date, to determine if a specified parcel of land is excess and to transfer the United States' interest in it, without consideration, to the Superior Court of Guam as soon as practicable after such determination. Prohibits any transfer of land under this Act until the land is determined to be surplus property. Provides that such land will be deemed to be surplus property 30 days after the Administrator of General Services notifies executive agencies that such land is excess property, unless any agency pays to the Administrator the fair market value of the land. Authorizes the Superior Court of Guam to: (1) hold the title to all lands transferred; (2) render decisions on claims of persons and their heirs for eligibility for the transfer of land; (3) transfer to a qualified transferee the Court's interest in such land; and (4) determine the amount of consideration to be paid by a qualified transferee. Provides that if any portion of any property transferred does not remain in the ownership of United States persons it will revert to the Government of Guam, that the transferred land will be treated as "after-discovered property" under Guam's probate code, proof of ownership of such lands will be in accordance with the civil evidentiary laws of Guam, and that determinations of the Superior Court of Guam will be conclusive on all issues and will not be appealable. Requires the Superior Court of Guam, ten years after the enactment of this Act, to transfer to the Government of Guam all of the Court's remaining interest in the transferred land. Requires that three months after the disposition of all claims related to other property on Guam which may be determined to be excess, the Superior Court will transfer its remaining interest to the Government of Guam. Provides that if any interest in any property transferred to the Government of Guam is transferred to any person who is not a United States person, that interest will revert to the United States. Prohibits the transfer of any land to a qualified transferee until he pays to the Secretary of the Treasury an amount equal to the amount of any compensation paid by the United States (adjusted for inflation) which is attributable to such land and either: (1) waives all claims with respect to such land including the right to receive any award pursuant to a specified settlement; or (2) pays the amount of such an award (adjusted for inflation) received to the Secretary of the Treasury within six months after the date on which the Superior Court of Guam decides that such transferee is eligible for land pursuant to this Act. Provides that any person or heir is a qualified transferee if he: (1) is a United States person; and (2) files in the Superior Court of Guam a claim for the transfer of specified land which the United States acquired. Requires the Attorney General to make available to the Superior Court of Guam, without charge, the report commonly referred to as the Middlebrook Report. Requires the Attorney General to assist the Superior Court of Guam in identifying the owners, size, and amount of compensation or settlement award for land transferred to the Superior Court of Guam. Describes excess Federal property on Guam as of the date of the enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Navy to execute the instruments needed to modify the conditions under which specified land was transferred to the Government of Guam. Repeals the requirement that the sale by the Government of Guam of specified property conveyed to it by the Secretary of the Navy shall only be for a monetary consideration. Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration to transfer, without consideration, to the Government of Guam all U.S. interest in Apra Harbor Parcel 6 to be used exclusively for plant and wildlife conservation. Provides that such parcel will revert to the United States if: (1) the parcel is used for any purpose other than plant and wildlife conservation; or (2) the Government of Guam transfers any portion of its interest in the parcel.

Bill· SS. 779 (101st)referred

Agricultural Nitrogen Education and Management Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1989

Agricultural Nitrogen Education and Management Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an Agricultural Nitrogen Best Management Practices Task Force to: (1) develop agricultural best management practices for agricultural nitrogen utilization; (2) develop and disseminate related educational and training materials; and (3) report to the Congress with regard to such efforts. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain nonpoint source management reports available to the Task Force.

Bill· SS. 773 (101st)referred

Agricultural Program Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Service Center Improvement Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1989

Agricultural Program Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Service Center Improvement Act of 1989 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to report to the appropriate congressional committees specific proposals to reduce agricultural program recordkeeping and paperwork requirements required of agricultural producers, including agricultural cooperatives. Requires a feasibility study of paperwork reduction through fee-based access to a computerized network utilizing electronic data transmission and video-conferencing.

Bill· SS. 754 (101st)open

Federal Timber Export Restriction Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1989

Federal Timber Export Restriction Act of 1989 - Prohibits any person who acquires unprocessed timber from Federal lands from exporting such timber from the United States. Sets forth civil penalties for violations under this Act.

Bill· SS. 734 (101st)referred

A bill to authorize and direct the General Accounting Office to audit the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Advisory Council, the Federal Open Market Committee, and Federal Banks and their branches.

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1989

Directs the Comptroller General to conduct an annual audit of the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Advisory Council, the Federal Open Market Committee, and all Federal Reserve banks and their branches. Requires the Comptroller General, within six months after the end of each fiscal year, to report to the Congress on the results of such audit.

Bill· SS. 720 (101st)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the targeted jobs credit, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1989

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the targeted jobs income tax credit through 1992. (Under current law the credit will expire after December 31, 1989.) Amends the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations through FY 1992 in connection with the targeted jobs credit. Raises from 23 years to 25 years the age limitation with respect to economically disadvantaged youth targeted for credit purposes.

Bill· SS. 714 (101st)referred

A bill to extend the authorization of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 through the end of fiscal year 1993.

United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1989

Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the grant program for water resources research and technology institutes on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis for FY 1989 through 1993. Requires that such funds be used only for the reimbursement of direct cost expenditures incurred for the conduct of the water resources research program. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation of each institute every five years to determine if it qualifies for further support. (Currently the Secretary must make such determination every four years.) Extends the authorization of appropriations for the grant program from FY 1989 through 1993. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 only for the reimbursement of the direct cost expenses of additional research by institutes which focuses on water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State and which relates to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary and the institutes. Requires such funds when appropriated to be matched on a not less than dollar-for-dollar basis by non-Federal sources. Extends the authorization of appropriations from FY 1989 through 1993 for the matching grant research program concerning any aspect of a water resource-related problem which the Secretary deems to be in the national interest. Authorizes appropriations to extend the technology grant program from FY 1989 through 1993. Requires rules and regulations issued prior to the date of enactment of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to remain in effect until superseded by new rules and regulations promulgated under this Act.

Bill· SS. 711 (101st)open

A bill to provide for a referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico.

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1989

Requires an islandwide referendum to be held in Puerto Rico in which voters will have a choice of negotiating one of three status options for Puerto Rico as follows: (1) statehood; (2) independence; or (3) commonwealth. Provides for a runoff referendum between the two status options which receive the largest number of votes if there is not a majority in favor of one of the options. Requires the Governor of Puerto Rico to certify to the President and the Congress the decision of the people. Requires the representatives of the principal political party representing the status option selected to begin to develop implementing legislation. Requires such legislation to authorize a further referendum to approve or disapprove the selected status as defined in the legislation. Prohibits a change of status from becoming effective until approved in such a referendum.

Bill· SS. 712 (101st)referred

Puerto Rico Status Referendum Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1989

Title I - Requires an island-wide referendum to be held in Puerto Rico in which voters will be presented a choice of three status options for Puerto Rico as follows: (1) statehood; (2) independence; or (3) commonwealth. Specifies a time period during which such referendum must occur. Provides for a runoff referendum between the two status options which received the largest number of votes if there is not a majority in favor of one of the options. Requires such referendum to include "None of the Above" as an option. Requires the Governor of Puerto Rico to certify to the President and the Congress the decision of the people which receives a majority of the votes cast, if a majority is obtained. Requires the certified option to go into effect in accordance with the appropriate title (II, III, or IV) of this Act. Title II: Statehood - Declares Puerto Rico to be a State of the United States admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the other States. Accepts the current Constitution as the constitution of the State of Puerto Rico. Provides that any lands and other properties that are set aside pursuant to law for the use of the United States shall remain the property of the United States. Gives Puerto Rico the exclusive right to possess and use all seabed, natural, and mineral resources lying within the 200-mile economic zone around the waters of Puerto Rico. Requires each Federal agency having control over such lands or property retained by the United States to report to the President and the Congress concerning the need for such land or property. Appropriates payments, in compensation for the lands held by the United States, for the sole purpose of assisting Puerto Rico in the payment of its public debt. Requires the President to certify the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union to the Governor of Puerto Rico. Provides for the election of U.S. Senators and Representatives. States that the office of Resident Commissioner shall cease to exist upon the swearing in of the first Member of the House. Provides that any legal dispute arising out of the electoral process conducted under this Act shall be adjudicated by the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the Appellate Federal Court System. Denies the courts of Puerto Rico jurisdiction to entertain any legal action arising out of these elections, plebiscites, and referendums. Continues in force all of the territorial laws in force at the time of Puerto Rico's admission into the Union. Provides for the continuation of civil causes of action and criminal offenses. Preserves the right of judicial review of final decisions of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico or the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Reserves authority in the United States for the exercise by the Congress of the power of exclusive legislation over lands held by the United States for defense or Coast Guard purposes. States that Puerto Rico shall always have the right to serve civil or criminal process within such lands for acts committed within the State but outside such lands. Provides that no provision of this Act will operate to confer, terminate, or restore U.S. nationality. Adopts certain economic provisions to expedite the adjustment of Puerto Rico from the tax structure of the territory to the fiscal and economic system of the State. Assures Puerto Rico of its right under the Constitution to maintain both English and Spanish as its official language. Requires all proceedings and records of all U.S. Government entities operating in Puerto Rico to be conducted and kept in the English language. Prohibits Puerto Rico from ever enacting any law restricting the right of suffrage on account of race, color, previous condition of servitude, or ability to read, write, speak, and understand any language sufficiently. States that the rights, privileges, and immunities of U.S. citizens shall be respected in Puerto Rico. Title III: Independence - Subtitle 1: Statement of Purposes - Declares that it is the purpose of this title to recognize the independence of Puerto Rico as a sovereign and democratic nation. Subtitle 2: Transition Process Prior to Proclamation of Independence - Requires the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico to provide for the election of delegates to a Constitutional Convention to draft a Constitution for the Republic of Puerto Rico. Requires such Convention to draft a Constitution establishing a republican form of government which is required to guarantee the protection of fundamental human rights. Provides for the ratification of such Constitution. Requires the Governor to issue a proclamation calling for the election of such officers of the Republic of Puerto Rico as may be required by the Constitution. Provides for a Joint Transition Commission which shall be responsible for expediting th orderly transfer of all functions currently exercised by the United States in Puerto Rico. Removes jurisdiction over any case arising from the operation of this Act from the Supreme Court and all inferior courts between the date of the initial referendum and the proclamation of independence. Directs that any question arising from the operation of this Act be referred to the Joint Transition Commission. Subtitle 3: Proclamation of Independence - Directs the President, within one month of the certification of the elected officers, to: (1) withdraw and surrender all rights of possession, supervision, jurisdiction, control or sovereignty then existing and exercised by the United States over Puerto Rico; and (2) recognize on behalf of the United States the independence of Puerto Rico. Subtitle 4: Effects of the Proclamation of Independence - Vests all property, rights, and interest which the United States may have acquired over Puerto Rico, with an exception, on the Republic of Puerto Rico. Withdraws the application of all U.S. laws applicable to Puerto Rico immediately prior to independence. Requires Puerto Rico to recognize all orders and judgments rendered by U.S. or Commonwealth courts prior to independence. Declares that upon the proclamation of independence, the judicial power of the United States shall no longer extend to Puerto Rico. Provides for pending proceedings. Subtitle 5: Transition Aspects Subsequent to Proclamation of Independence - Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) citizenship and immigrant status; (2) defense matters; (3) trade relations; (4) taxation; (5) currency and finance; and (6) public debt. Continues all vested rights and benefits which accrue to residents of Puerto Rico under the laws of the United States from past services or contributions. Transfers all contributions made by certain employees and employers in Puerto Rico into the Social Security System to the Government of Puerto Rico once it establishes its own social security system. Subtitle 6: Relations Between the United States and the Republic of Puerto Rico - Requires the United States and Puerto Rico to embody all the provisions of this title which shall have effect after independence in a treaty. Title IV: Commonwealth - Subpart 1: Statement of Purposes - Sets forth the purpose of this title. Subpart 2: Referendum Proposition: Commonwealth - Sets forth the referendum proposition regarding Commonwealth in English and in Spanish. Subpart 3: Principles of Commonwealth - Repeals and replaces the territory included under the name Puerto Rico portion of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to state the policy of the United States. Subpart 4: Implementation of Federal Policy - Amends the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to make inapplicable to Puerto Rico a Federal statutory law unless it is consistent with U.S. policy towards Puerto Rico and it has proper regard for the economic, cultural, ecological, geographic, demographic, and other local conditions of Puerto Rico. Sets forth exceptions. Allows the Governor of Puerto Rico to certify that a Federal statutory law is inconsistent. Allows Puerto Rico to continue to enter in its own name into international cultural, commercial, educational, and sports agreements. Details procedures for departments and agencies to follow with respect to rulemaking and in carrying out their duties. Subpart 5: Aviation - Amends the Federal Aviation Act to give Puerto Rico the authority to negotiate on its own behalf bilateral air transportation agreements. Directs the Federal Aviation Administration to assist and cooperate in the implementation of any such agreement. Subpart 6: Development of Tourism - Amends the Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 to prohibit any area within Puerto Rico from being included within the Coastal Barrier Resources System. Subpart 7: International Trade - Authorizes Puerto Rico to impose tariff duties on imported foreign origin products. Amends the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to direct the President to seek the participation of Puerto Rico in the process of negotiating certain trade agreements affecting Puerto Rico and to consult with the Governor of Puerto Rico concerning the potential impact of any proposed tariff rate change on the economy of Puerto Rico. Subpart 8: Maritime - Amends the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to authorize Puerto Rico to establish its own maritime commission which shall exercise exclusive jurisdiction over trade between Puerto Rico and the States of the United States. Amends the Shipping Act, 1916 to redefine the term common carrier by water in interstate commerce by not including transportation by water of passengers between any entity of the United States and Puerto Rico or between places in Puerto Rico. Subpart 9: Jurisdiction Over Maritime Resources - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to: (1) exclude Puerto Rico from the definition of the term State; and (2) redefine the term exclusive economic zone to exclude zones contiguous to the territorial sea of Puerto Rico, with a proviso. Subpart 10: Intellectual Property - Amends the Federal copyright code to set forth provisions with respect to designs of Puerto Rican origin. Subpart 11: Federal Programs - Amends the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to: (1) require any U.S. department or agency which administers any Act which provides for making certain grants to Puerto Rico to consolidate such grants for any fiscal year or years; and (2) state that it is the policy of the United States that the allocations to Puerto Rico of specified social programs shall achieve full parity with the States of the Union within five years of enactment of this subpart. Subpart 12: Protection of Workers - Amends the Labor Management Act to delegate exclusive jurisdiction over all cases arising under the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico to the Labor Relations Board of Puerto Rico. Amends the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to give Puerto Rico exclusive jurisdiction over employee benefits, other than the benefits currently covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Subpart 13: Puerto Rico Participation in Federal Appointments - Requires the President to appoint the highest ranking Federal officer serving in Puerto Rico for any Federal department or agency and any other appointment in Puerto Rico requiring Senate confirmation from a list of eligible candidates recommended by the Governor of Puerto Rico. Subpart 14: Representation in U.S. Senate - Amends the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to set forth provisions with respect to a Resident Commissioner to the U.S. Senate. Subpart 15: Judiciary - Amends the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to prohibit the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico from construing an unconstrued Puerto Rico statute or regulation or deciding an undecided point of substantive Puerto Rico nonstatutory law without having given the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico the opportunity to construe such statute or regulations or to rule upon such law. Requires the proceedings of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico to be conducted in Spanish upon the request of any party to the proceedings. Requires that any issue of law arising under such Act in any action brought in federal court be certified to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Authorizes Puerto Rico entities and officials to remove any action brought against them in the District Court for Puerto Rico to the District Court for the District of Columbia. Subpart 16: Passports - Gives the Governor of Puerto Rico the authority to grant, issue, and verify passports. Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Passport Office for the Caribbean in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General, upon the request of the Government of Puerto Rico, to waive the requirement that aliens at the time of application for admission possess a valid nonimmigrant visa or border crossing identification card or be excluded from admission into the United States, if specified conditions are met. Subpart 17: Law Enforcement - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include any officer or employee of and within Puerto Rico authorized by the Governor of Puerto Rico within that section enumerating powers without warrant. Subpart 18: Historic Sites and Conservation Lands - Amends the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to convey to the people of Puerto Rico title to: (1) all lands, buildings, and interests in lands, and other property acquired by the United States under the cession of Spain in the treaty entered into on December 10, 1898; and (2) the lands owned by the United States and administered under the Caribbean National Forest. Subpart 19: Community Values - Amends the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to set forth provisions with respect to antitrust laws and the development of voluntary guidelines designed to alleviate the impact of violence, pornography. alcohol, and drugs in all audio or visual entertainment in Puerto Rico. Subpart 20: Assumption of Budgetary Responsibilities and Transfer of Federal Functions - Amends the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act to require Puerto Rico to assume the expenses inherent in all governmental authority transferred pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the United States or any agency thereof to delegate to Puerto Rico the total or partial performance of functions vested in the United States.

Bill· SS. 695 (101st)open

Educational Excellence Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1989

Educational Excellence Act of 1989 - Title I: Improving Elementary and Secondary Education - Part A: Presidential Merit Schools - Presidential Merit Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish the Presidential Merit Schools Program to recognize and reward public and private elementary and secondary schools that have made substantial progress in: (1) raising student educational achievement, especially in reading, writing, and mathematics; (2) creating a safe and alcohol- and drug-free school environment; and (3) reducing the dropout rate. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993. Authorizes State educational agencies (SEAs) to designate as a Merit School any public or private elementary or secondary school nominated through procedures established by the SEA. Sets forth requirements for selection criteria established by the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) and by SEAs. Provides that each Merit School will be awarded a Presidential Certificate of Merit, as well as funds to further its educational program. Prohibits Federal, State, or local reduction of other assistance to a school because it receives such an award. Part B: Magnet Schools of Excellence - Magnet Schools of Excellence Act of 1989 - Amends ESEA to establish the Magnet Schools of Excellence Program of grants to support public elementary or secondary schools that: (1) offer the highest quality instruction in an academic or vocational discipline or create a unique and effective learning environment; (2) are open to students from beyond the immediate school attendance area; and (3) are capable of attracting students from a variety of backgrounds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993. Sets forth criteria for selection of applications. Limits such grants to any one school to no more than two years and requires satisfactory progress in order to receive the grant for the second year. Prohibits Federal, State, or local reduction of assistance to a school because it receives such an award. Part C: Alternative Certification for Teachers and Principals - Alternative Certification of Teachers and Principals Assistance Act of 1989 - Amends ESEA to establish a program of assistance for Alternative Certification of Teachers and Principals. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990. Repeals this part as of October 1, 1990. Part D: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Education - Amends ESEA to establish the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Education Program to recognize and reward outstanding elementary and secondary school teachers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993. Makes any full-time public or private elementary or secondary school teacher of academic or vocational subjects eligible for such an award. Makes teachers of religion (other than religion as an academic discipline) ineligible. Allows various individuals, groups, or institutions to nominate teachers for such awards. Requires State panels to select award recipients using criteria approved by the Secretary. Sets the amount of such an award at $5,000, and allows the recipient to use it for any purpose. Part E: Effective Date - Sets the effective date of the amendments made by this title. Title II: National Science Scholars - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish the National Science Scholars Program to recognize student excellence and achievement in the physical, life, and computer sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993. Authorizes the Secretary to award scholarships to outstanding students selected as National Science Scholars by the President. Allows students who satisfy certain requirements to receive such scholarships for the first year of undergraduate study and, if they satisfy additional requirements, additional scholarships to cover the remaining undergraduate years. Directs the Secretary to appoint a panel of experts to recommend academic achievement criteria for use in the nomination of scholars. Sets forth requirements for initial and continuation awards. Sets the scholarship amount at $10,000 for an academic year, but reduces such amount based on cost of attendance and other grant or scholarship assistance, and adjusts for insufficient appropriations. Requires that scholarship recipients, to the extent they are otherwise qualified, be given priority consideration for federally financed summer employment in research and development centers. Title III: Other Programs - Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to establish a Drug-Free Schools Urban Emergency Grants program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993. Directs the Secretary to use program funds to award a small number of one-time grants to local educational agencies in urban areas with the most severe drug problems to assist them in developing and implementing comprehensive approaches to eliminating such problems. Amends HEA to authorize appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993 for special awards to historically Black colleges and universities. Makes institutions that receive such awards ineligible for other specified awards, and makes institutions that do not receive them eligible for those other awards.

Bill· SS. 710 (101st)open

A bill to provide for a referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico.

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1989

Requires an islandwide referendum to be held in Puerto Rico in which voters will have a choice of selecting one of three status options as follows: (1) statehood; (2) independence; or (3) enhanced commonwealth in permanent union. Provides for a runoff referendum between the two status options which receive the largest number of votes if there is not a majority in favor of one of the options. Requires the Governor of Puerto Rico to certify to the President and the Congress the decision of the people. Requires the representatives of the principal political party representing the status option selected to begin to develop implementing legislation. Requires such legislation to authorize a further referendum to approve or disapprove the selected status as defined in the legislation. Prohibits a change of status from becoming effective until approved in such a referendum.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 92 (101st)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding Section 89 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1989

Expresses the sense of the Senate: (1) against the new nondiscrimination requirements for coverage and benefits under certain statutory employee benefit plans (Internal Revenue Code section 89); and (2) requesting the House of Representatives immediately to adopt and send to the Senate for consideration a bill to repeal or modify substantially such section.