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United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1993
Designates the weeks beginning November 14, 1993, and November 13, 1994, as Geography Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Police Corps Program Title II: Enforcement Scholarship and Employment Program Police Corps and Law Enforcement Scholarship and Employment Act - Requires a State that desires to participate in the Police Corps program or the Law Enforcement Scholarship program (established pursuant to this Act) to designate a lead agency and submit a State plan containing assurances with respect to: (1) lead agency cooperation with other State and local agencies; (2) the State advertising of the assistance available; (3) State screening and selection of law enforcement personnel for participation in the program; and (4) compliance with other specified requirements. Title I: Police Corps Program - Establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) an Office of the Police Corps to be headed by a Director. (Sec. 103) Authorizes the Director to award scholarships (including direct payments to institutions and reimbursement of educational costs) to participants who agree to work for four years in a State or local police force after completion of a baccalaureate program and police corps training, subject to specified conditions. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) scholarship assistance for dependent children of law enforcement officers; (2) the selection of participants; (3) minority recruitment; and (4) leaves of absence. (Sec. 105) Requires the Director to establish up to three training centers to provide basic law enforcement training to State Police Corps program participants. Requires participants to attend two eight-week training sessions at such training centers and to meet certain performance standards in order to remain in the Police Corps program. Requires the Director to pay participants a weekly stipend during training. (Sec. 107) Requires a State, in order to participate in the Police Corps program, to submit a plan for implementing such program to the Director for approval. Requires such plan to: (1) include assurances that participants will receive additional State or local training after completing Federal training which shall count toward the four-year service obligation; and (2) provide that program participants shall be assigned to community and preventive patrol in geographic areas with the greatest need for additional law enforcement personnel. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the swearing in of participants as members of the police force which they are assigned after completing Federal training and meeting the requirements of that police force; (2) layoffs; and (3) assistance to States and localities employing Police Corps officers. (Sec. 110) Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Law Enforcement Scholarship and Employment Program - Directs each State to pay from funds under this Act the Federal share (not more than 60 percent) of the costs of: (1) awarding scholarships to in-service law enforcement personnel for further education; and (2) providing full-time employment in the summer or part-time (up to 20 hours per week) employment for a period not to exceed one year. (Sec. 206) Sets forth application requirements. Grants priority in awarding scholarships to persons who are members of underrepresented groups, are pursuing an undergraduate degree, and are not receiving financial assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965. (Sec. 208) Requires each scholarship recipient to work in a law enforcement position in the State for a period of one month for each credit hour for which funds are received under the scholarship (with a six-month minimum and two-year maximum). (Sec. 210) Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 7 September 1993
Requests the President to place in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, a memorial cairn honoring the victims of the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland.
United States · United States Congress · 7 September 1993
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet-engineered Ukraine famine of 1932-1933 is a graphic illustration of the unacceptable alternative to democracy and a free market economy and that the United States should help Ukraine and other newly independent States of the former Soviet Union as they transform their societies.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1993
Designates September 1993 as Childhood Cancer Month.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1993
Authorizes Kenneth A. McLean, and any other present or former Senate employee whose testimony may be required, to testify in the trial of United States v. Deborah Dean, except concerning matters for which a privilege may be asserted. Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to represent such individuals in connection with such testimony.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1993
Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to appear as amicus curiae in the name of the Senate in United States v. Durenberger, et al., to defend the constitutional privilege of Senators under the Speech or Debate Clause to be free from questioning in any other place about their communications to the Select Committee on Ethics.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1993
Provides for the printing of the book entitled "The United States Capitol: A Brief Architectural History" as a Senate document. Requires additional printing of such document for the use of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Capitol or such number of copies that does not exceed a total specified production and printing cost.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1993
Authorizes the printing of the book entitled "Constantino Brumidi: Artist of the Capitol" as a Senate document. Requires additional printing of such document for the use of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1993
Authorizes the printing of the book entitled "Glenn Brown's History of the United States Capitol" as a Senate document. Requires additional printing of such document for the use of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1993
Authorizes the printing of the book entitled "The Cornerstones of the United States Capitol" as a Senate document. Requires additional printing of such document for the use of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Capitol or such number of copies that does not exceed a total specified production and printing cost.
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1993
Designates December 1993 as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1993
Establishes procedures relating to monetary settlement of complaints filed with the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices. Makes this Act applicable to: (1) an allegation of a violation under the Employee Rights Act of 1991; (2) an unlawful employment practice under such Act; and (3) a violation under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Requires the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration before the Director of the Office can adopt rules governing its procedures, including those of hearing boards.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1993
Designates March 1994 as Irish-American Heritage Month.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1993
Waives provisions of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (which require adjournment by July 31 of each year) to prohibit the Senate and the House of Representatives from adjourning for a period in excess of three days, or adjourning sine die, until both Houses of Congress adopt a concurrent resolution providing either for an adjournment (in excess of three days) to a day certain, or for an adjournment sine die.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1993
Designates August 1, 1993, as National Incest and Sexual Abuse Healing Day.
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1993
National Aquaculture Development, Commercialization, and Promotion Act of 1993 - Amends the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 to establish the Department of Agriculture as the lead Federal agency for the development of national policy and programs for private aquaculture. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish within the National Agricultural Library a National Aquaculture Information Center; (2) assign new aquaculture programs to the appropriate Federal agencies; and (3) use specified funds for aquaculture development, research and marketing, and export promotion programs. (Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to pay the Federal share of grants and contracts for aquaculture commercialization research. (Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to: (1) implement a national policy for private aquaculture; (2) implement a Department Aquaculture Plan; (3) revise the National Aquaculture Development Plan; and (4) treat private aquaculture as a form of agriculture. (Sec. 9) Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out grant and cooperative agreement programs to demonstrate aquaculture's application to environmental enhancement, including a pollution assessment program. (Sec. 10) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out grant and cooperative agreement programs for Native American fishpond revitalization. (Sec. 11) Directs the Secretary to provide disaster assistance to eligible aquaculture farmers for weather-related losses. (Secs. 12 and 13) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) establish aquaculture education programs in secondary and postsecondary vocational schools; and (2) support international aquaculture scientific exchanges. (Sec. 14) Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 15) Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to make aquaculture farmers eligible for farm credit assistance. (Sec. 16) Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to direct the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service to establish an international aquaculture information and data collection program. (Sec. 17) Amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to make aquaculture farms eligible for the emergency conservation program.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1993
Landmine Moratorium Extension Act of 1993 - Declares that it is U.S. policy to seek international agreements prohibiting the sale, transfer, or export, and terminating the manufacture, possession, and use, of antipersonnel landmines. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should submit the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons to the Senate for ratification; and (2) the Administration should negotiate a modification of the Landmine Protocol under United Nations auspices or another international agreement to limit the sale, transfer, manufacture, and use of landmines. Prohibits for three years after this Act's enactment: (1) sales, financing, transfers, and the issuance of licenses under the Arms Export Control Act with respect to antipersonnel landmines; and (2) assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to the provision of such landmines.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1993
Designates November 22, 1993, as National Military Families Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1993
Small Business Credit Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to increase, for each of FY 1993 through 1996, the funding under such Act for: (1) disaster loans; (2) loans under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; and (3) loans for other programs under the Act. Revises the loan funding authority and adds FY 1995 and 1996 funding authority for the Microloan Demonstration Program (the provision of loans and grants to start up, newly established, or growing small businesses). Amends the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1988 to remove limitations on the commercial loan interest rates to be charged by a State for private debenture sales authorized under such Act. Authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to charge an additional loan guarantee fee for loans made under the Act which are sold on the secondary market. Makes miscellaneous changes with respect to other loans guaranteed by the SBA under the Act, including the Microloan Program. Revises the dates of conferences to be held by the National White House Conference on Small Business. Increases the authorization of appropriations for Conference activities.
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1993
Disability Rights in American Foreign Policy Act of 1993 - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to promote recognition of the human rights of people with disabilities and the elimination of discrimination against such people. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include within the Secretary of State's annual human rights report an examination of discrimination toward people with disabilities.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993
National Women's Business Council Reauthorization Act of 1993 - Amends the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 to: (1) increase from nine to 11 the authorized number of members on the National Women's Business Council; (2) require one such member to be appointed by the President; and (3) authorize appropriations for FY 1994 and 1995 for Council purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993
Designates October 1993 as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993
Amends rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to increase the membership on the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs from 13 to 14.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993
Appoints: (1) Senator Bryan to the Senate Committee on Armed Services; (2) Senator Mathews to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; (3) Senator Dorgan to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; and (4) Senator Riegle to the Special Committee on Aging.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1993
Social Security Domestic Employment Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to change the threshold (currently, $50 a quarter) at which cash remuneration for domestic services becomes subject to social security employment taxes to an applicable dollar amount required for a quarter of coverage under title II. Excludes the employment of domestic employees under age 18 from such coverage. Sets forth rules for filing returns with respect to domestic service employment taxes and requires such returns to be made on a calendar year basis. Subjects such taxes to estimated tax provisions. Makes filing requirements inapplicable to any employer liable for tax concerning remuneration for services other than domestic service in a private home. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into agreements with States to collect the State unemployment tax imposed on remuneration for domestic service and transfers such amounts to a State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1993
Approves the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Romania pursuant to the message transmitted to the Congress by the President on July 13, 1993.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1993
Designates August 1, 1993, as Helsinki Human Rights Day. Authorizes the President to reassert America's commitment to the Helsinki Accords and requests him to: (1) convey to all signatories of the Accords that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is a vital element of further progress in the ongoing Helsinki process; and (2) develop new proposals to advance the human rights objectives of such process to address the major problems that remain.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1993
Lakes Assessment and Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) conduct a comprehensive research program concerning U.S. lakes; and (2) appoint a Lake Research Advisory Committee. Requires States to designate the use of each publicly-owned lake consistent with the following uses: (1) public drinking water supply; (2) swimming and related body contact recreation; and (3) resource protection. Directs the Administrator to: (1) publish water quality criteria for lakes; and (2) publish guidance to assist States in the adoption of lake water quality standards for contaminants for which criteria documents have been published. Authorizes States to apply for grant assistance to carry out certain lake protection and pollution control activities. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such grants through FY 2000. Revises requirements for lake water quality demonstration programs. Adds to the priority list for such programs China Lake and Sebago Lake, Maine. Requires the Administrator to issue regulations prohibiting the distribution for sale within the United States of household laundry detergents containing more than 0.5 percent phosphorus by weight. Requires priority consideration to be given to watersheds of impaired lakes in soil conservation programs of the Department of Agriculture. Makes watersheds of such lakes eligible for enrollment in a specified agricultural water quality protection program. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire easements for cropland located within watersheds of impaired lakes. Requires the Secretary to designate such watersheds as conservation priority areas. Requires the Administrator to implement a national education program on lake quality and protection. Provides for a Lake Watch Program and a Lake Watch Award. Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to require the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to undertake a program to prevent the dissemination of Eurasian Milfoil (Myriophyllum Spicatum), a type of aquatic weed. Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the importation of such species into the United States. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1993
Independence Hall Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a specified number of one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the national shrines of liberty, showing the Liberty Bell on one side and Independence Hall on the other. Mandates that 50 percent of the surcharges collected be distributed to: (1) the Treasury; and (2) the Independence Hall Preservation Fund to assist its efforts to meet certain funding needs of the Independence National Historic Park.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1993
Coastal Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) submit a coastal environment toxics release strategy to the Congress; and (2) prepare an annual assessment of the extent and environmental effect of certain industrial discharges into marine waters. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the National Estuary Program. Directs the Administrator to list each marine water that does not support the protection and propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of fish and wildlife and allow for recreational activities in and on the water. Requires the Administrator, with respect to such waters, to: (1) implement certain ocean discharge criteria requirements when issuing a permit for point source discharges; (2) consider prohibiting the use of such waters as disposal sites or restricting their use; (3) prohibit the discharge of sewage from vessels; (4) implement a management program for the watershed areas; and (5) enforce programs for the pretreatment of industrial waste discharges. Requires States to adopt standards for any pollutant for which the Administrator has established criteria if the pollutant is likely to be present in such waters. Directs the Administrator to establish a national program to provide information and technical assistance to owners of marine land. Makes it unlawful to discharge sewage: (1) into waters designated under this Act; and (2) that has not been treated by a marine sanitation device. Directs the Administrator to submit a five-year plan for the development, review, and revision of criteria for pollutants found in marine waters to the Congress. Requires each State that borders on marine waters to establish marine and numerical water quality standards. Conditions the issuance of permits for discharges into the territorial sea, the waters of the contiguous zone, the oceans, or waters designated under this Act on the protection of fish and wildlife and recreational activity and the attainment of marine water quality standards. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to provide financial assistance to local governments for the construction of facilities for the control of overflows from combined storm and sanitary sewers to marine waters. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress on Federal activities that may result in degradation of marine waters. Directs Federal agencies to minimize degradation and to consider alternative actions to avoid adverse effects on marine waters. Sets forth study and reporting requirements for specified issues, including: (1) health impacts of marine pollutants and shellfish consumption; (2) economic impacts of degradation; (3) toxic algal blooms; (4) the use of microorganisms to degrade pollutants; and (5) unregulated pollutants in marine waters.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1993
Amends rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to increase the membership on the Senate Committees on Armed Services from 20 to 22, Foreign Relations from 19 to 20, and Small Business from 21 to 22.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1993
Women in the Armed Forces Commemorative Coins Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue coins to commemorate the women who have served in the armed forces of the United States; and (2) transfer the surcharges received from coin sales to the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation to be used to create, endow, and dedicate the Women in the Armed Forces Memorial.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1993
Recognizes the notable contributions made by Thomas L. Nottingham, Chief of the U.S. Capitol Guide Service, to the Senate and to his country. Expresses appreciation and gratitude for his service.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1993
Condemns the repressive anti-Baha'i policy adopted by the Government of Iran. Urges the Government of Iran to extend to the Baha'i community the rights guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the international covenants on human rights. Calls upon the President to continue to: (1) urge such Government to emancipate the Baha'i community by granting such rights; (2) emphasize that the United States regards the human rights practices of such Government, particularly its treatment of the Baha'is and other religious minorities, as a significant factor in the development of U.S.-Iranian relations; and (3) encourage other governments to continue to appeal to the Government of Iran and to cooperate with other governments and international organizations in efforts to protect the religious rights of the Baha'is and other minorities in Iran.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1993
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorative Coin Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a specified number of one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Mandates that the surcharges collected from the sale of such coins be paid to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to help raise an endowment for the Memorial's maintenance and for the addition of names.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1993
Extends through December 31, 2003, the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or ionizing radiation during military service.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1993
Designates July 25 through 31, 1993, as National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War. Authorizes the President to urge U.S. departments and agencies, interested organizations, groups, and individuals to fly the American flag at half-staff on July 27, 1993, in honor of the Americans who died as a result of their service in Korea.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1993
Congratulates the Anti-Defamation League as it celebrates its 80th anniversary in 1993 and commends it for effectively pursuing the goal of promoting greater tolerance among people throughout the world.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1993
Designates September 9, 1993, and April 21, 1994, as National DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Day.
United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1993
Commends Syria and Lebanon for participation in the Middle East peace process and encourages their continued cooperation in efforts to settle ongoing regional conflicts. Expresses congressional support for the sovereignty, political independence, and territorial integrity of Lebanon. Considers the Government of Syria in violation of the Taif Agreement of 1989 (calling for Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon). Urges: (1) Syria to withdraw its armed forces to the gateway of the Bekaa Valley; (2) Syria and Lebanon to agree upon a firm timetable for the complete withdrawal of Syrian forces; (3) the President to consider withholding U.S. assistance to Syria and the Secretary of the Treasury to consider directing the U.S. executive directors of all international financial institutions to vote against loans or assistance to Syria until such withdrawal occurs; (4) the Syrian Government to increase its cooperation with the Lebanese Government in efforts to disarm nongovernmental armed groups and militias in Lebanon; and (5) the President to consider methods of revitalizing the Taif Agreement and to encourage the negotiation of a firm timetable for complete withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Leadership for Technology in Education Title II: School Technology Support Title III: Information Dissemination, Technology Training and Technical Assistance Title IV: Educational Technology Product Development, Production, and Distribution Title V: Educational Technology Research, Development and Assessment Title VI: Miscellaneous Technology for Education Act of 1993 - Title I: Leadership for Technology in Education - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Educational Technology, to be administered by an Assistant Secretary for Educational Technology (Assistant Secretary). Authorizes appropriations. Establishes the National Commission on Technology in Education to advise the President and the Congress on appropriate national educational technology standards, technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, and administrative resources and services for educational institutions. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: School Technology Support - Directs the Assistant Secretary to award grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to develop systemic statewide plans to infuse modern technologies into educational programs to enhance student learning and staff development in support of the National Education Goals and State academic standards. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the General Education Provisions Act to direct the Assistant Secretary to establish a Division of Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Services within the Office. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Assistant Secretary to award grants to SEAs with approved plans to provide assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools having highest percentages of children in poverty and showing the greatest need for technology to purchase quality technology related equipment, technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, and administrative support resources and services. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for guaranteed, insured, or reinsured loans to SEAs and LEAs to obtain resources for distance learning, computer networks and other technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, and administrative support resources and services. Directs the Assistant Secretary and National Commission to compile and disseminate information on various successful models of integrating technology into education to assist SEAs, LEAs, and schools in developing systemic reform initiatives. Title III: Information Dissemination, Technology Training and Technical Assistance - Directs the Assistant Secretary, in cooperation with various government entities, to establish an electronic network for dissemination of educational information throughout the United States. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make competitive grants to regional educational technology assistance consortia to provide technical assistance, information resource management, staff development, and resource development. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Educational Technology Product Development, Production, and Distribution - Directs the Secretary of Education to ensure that a high priority is placed on funding projects that use technology-enhanced curricula, instruction, and administrative support resources and services, in making competitive awards of funds under any Federal education program. Technology for the Classroom Act of 1993 - Directs the Assistant Secretary to award competitive grants to eligible consortia to develop computer-based instructional programs or technology-enhanced systems for complete courses or units of study for a specific subject and grade level, if these are commercially unavailable in the local area. Requires each grantee to provide closed captioning, where appropriate. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make grants to or contracts with eligible educational telecommunications partnerships to pay the Federal share of the cost of research, production, and distribution of instructional programming for students and staff development programming for teachers. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Star Schools Program Assistance Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Star Schools Program. Revises provisions for duration and amount of grants. Title V: Educational Technology Research, Development and Assessment - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary, in cooperation with various Federal entities, to support research on advanced learning technologies. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make the following types of grants related to high performance educational computing and telecommunications networks: (1) requirements grants; (2) specifications grants; and (3) prototype development grants. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Assistant Secretary, through the Office, to: (1) conduct an annual assessment of the uses of technology in State and local educational programs; and (2) award grants for research on effectiveness of technology-enhanced education programs. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: Miscellaneous - Directs the Assistant Secretary to study to evaluate, and report to the Congress on, the feasibility of several alternative models for providing systemic funding for schools throughout the Nation so they can acquire and maintain technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, and administrative support resources and services. Provides for participation of private school children under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1993
Self-Employment Opportunity Act - Allows the Secretary of Labor to authorize a State self-employment program upon the State's application to participate and the Secretary's determination that the State program: (1) does not cost the Unemployment Trust Fund more than otherwise; (2) provides unemployment benefits only to those who would otherwise be entitled under State law; (3) targets those who have been permanently separated from or do not expect to be recalled to their jobs; (4) makes benefits available only to those likely to receive unemployment compensation for the maximum number of weeks under State law; (5) has an aggregate number of individuals receiving benefits which at no time exceeds five percent of the number receiving compensation under State law. Allows a State, if the Secretary authorizes its self-employment program, to use the State unemployment fund to provide cash unemployment benefits, exclusive of administrative expenses, to participants to help them become self-employed.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1993
Designates October 25 through 31, 1993, as National Child Safety Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1993
Authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Committee on the Judiciary, its chairman, Senator Orrin G. Hatch, and the other members of the Committee in the case of Committee for Judicial Review v. The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Senator Orrin Hatch.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1993
Refers S. 740 (a bill for the relief of a named corporation and two named individuals) to the chief judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a report thereon.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1993
Many Neighbors, One Earth Resolution - Urges the President to develop and implement a coordinated economic and development policy and program of action designed to promote broadbased, sustainable development. Specifies that such policy and program should have as principal objectives: (1) expanding economic opportunities; (2) meeting basic human needs; (3) promoting environmental protection and sustainable use of natural resources; and (4) promoting pluralism, democratic participation, and human rights. Specifies that such policy and program should involve all relevant international activities of the U.S. Government. Urges specific actions that the President should take, including: (1) working with the Congress to enact legislation providing for a post-Cold War foreign assistance program that would have as its primary purpose the promotion of sustainable development; (2) ensuring that development cooperation programs, conform to such objectives in ways that invigorate local community-based development through taking into account relevant local perspectives of its beneficiaries during the design, planning, implementation, and evaluation process for project and program assistance; (3) providing government-to-government assistance only to countries that exhibit a commitment to development that promotes such objectives, with priority to countries with the highest incidence of hunger and poverty; and (4) encouraging and supporting the efforts of countries to reduce their levels of military spending when such spending is disproportionate to security needs and spending on health, education, and environmental protection.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1993
Establishes the Senate Ethics Study Commission to study rules and procedures relating to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1993
Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 1993 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to establish a list of foreign countries that provide direct or indirect subsidies for the construction or repair of vessels. Authorizes a party to commence an action in the U.S. Court of International Trade contesting any determination with respect to a country's listing. Imposes penalties upon a country for: (1) providing false information with respect to a subsidy investigation; (2) renewing such subsidies; or (3) failing to eliminate such subsidies. Requires the United States in any negotiations with a foreign country for the elimination of subsidies for the construction or repair of vessels to be conducted in full consultation with affected U.S. industries. Requires the Secretary to: (1) monitor the compliance of each foreign country that is a party to any agreement; and (2) place a foreign country on the subsidizing country list if it is in noncompliance with such agreement.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1993
Designates October 1993 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.