United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1992
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the U.S. Government should: (1) support resolutions like the European Community-led resolution on the situation in Tibet submitted to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights; (2) condemn Beijing's human rights abuses in Tibet in all appropriate international fora; and (3) raise human rights abuses in Tibet with senior Chinese officials.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1992
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President, the member countries of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the participants of the Middle East Peace Conference, and the international community in general should use the international sanction of condemnation to prevent the delivery of SCUD missiles and missile-related technology to Syria by the North Korean merchant ship Dae Hung Ho; and (2) Syria should demonstrate its desire for peace and acceptance of Israel's right to exist by terminating its agreement with North Korea for such delivery.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1992
Work for Welfare Act of 1992 - Amends the Social Security Act with respect to the job opportunities and basic skills (JOBS) training program to: (1) remove the Federal payment limitation; (2) require State payments to be at not less than FY 1991 levels; (3) permit State expenditures to be in cash or in kind; (4) revise specified payment limits and State participation rates; and (5) require program referral within 60 days of eligibility determinations. Removes the supportive services program State matching requirement, but stipulates that State expenditures shall not be less than FY 1992 levels. Designates spending and authorization amounts under this Act as emergency requirements within the meaning of part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1992
Declares that the Congress: (1) commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1992; (2) salutes the vision and dedication of those Americans who planned and participated in this heroic battle; (3) reveres the memory, bravery, and spirit of those who fought and perished in it; and (4) honors the sacrifices and devotions of those gallant men who fought in such battle and who, in a single master stroke, reversed the tide of war in the Pacific.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1992
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to a representative of the American Philosophical Society in commemoration of the 250th anniversaries of the founding of the Society and the birth of Thomas Jefferson. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medal. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1992
Appropriations Category Reform Act of 1992 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise the discretionary spending limit for FY 1993 by merging the defense and domestic categories into a national category. Makes conforming changes to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1992
Designates April 9, 1992 (the 50th anniversary of the fall of Bataan), as the Day of Recognition of Filipino War Veterans. Authorizes and urges the President to present a copy of this resolution to Filipino veterans and the Filipino people in Manila on April 9, 1992, during the observance of such anniversary, as an expression of good will and reaffirmation of the continuing regard of the United States and the American people for a lasting Filipino-American friendship.
United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1992
Directs the National World War II Memorial Fund, Inc., to construct a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to: (1) honor members of the armed forces who served in World War II; and (2) commemorate U.S. participation in that conflict. Directs the fund to plan, design, and oversee the construction of the Memorial. Establishes the World War II Memorial Advisory Board to: (1) promote and encourage the donation of private funds for the construction of the Memorial; and (2) recommend the site for and assist in the selection of the design of the Memorial. Terminates the Board within 30 days after completion of the Memorial or on the lapse of the authority provided by this Act. Authorizes the Fund to solicit and accept private contributions for construction of the Memorial. States that the requirements and authority of this Act shall lapse if: (1) construction of the Memorial is not commenced within five years of its enactment; or (2) before such construction, the Secretary of the Interior certifies that funds are not available in an amount sufficient to ensure its completion.
United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1992
Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 - Title I: Taxpayers Advocate - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the Office of Taxpayer Advocate, headed by the Taxpayer Advocate, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the Office to: (1) assist taxpayers in resolving problems with the IRS; (2) identify areas in which taxpayers have problems in dealings with the IRS; (3) propose changes in the administrative practices of the IRS to mitigate such problems; and (4) identify potential legislative changes which may be appropriate to mitigate such problems. Requires the Taxpayer Advocate to annually report to specified congressional committees on Office activities. Requires the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to establish procedures requiring a formal response to all recommendations submitted to the Commissioner by the Taxpayer Advocate. Replaces the Office of the Ombudsman with the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate. Revises the terms of a Taxpayer Assistance Order to: (1) assist a taxpayer suffering a hardship (currently, a significant hardship); (2) allow the Order to require the Secretary of the Treasury to act within a specified time period; and (3) require the Secretary to take certain actions (currently, only to cease or refrain from taking certain actions). Title II: Modifications to Installment Agreement Provisions - Grants certain taxpayers the right to an installment agreement for the payment of tax liability less than $10,000. Requires prior notification to taxpayers under an installment agreement to pay tax liability before altering, modifying, or terminating such an agreement. Provides for administrative review of denials of requests for installment agreements. Suspends the failure to pay penalty during any period an installment agreement is in effect. Title III: Interest - Requires the abatement of interest in the case of an assessment due to the unreasonable error or delay of an IRS act. Extends from ten to 21 days the period for which interest will not be imposed after notice and demand for payment, if such payment is less than $100,000. Increases the interest rate for overpayment of tax from two percent to three percent (making such rate equal to the interest rate for underpayment of tax). Title IV: Joint Returns - Requires separate deficiency notices in the case of a joint income tax return if the most recent data available to the IRS shows that such spouses did not file a joint return with each other. Allows the disclosure of collection activities to an individual requesting such information in the case of a joint return where such individual is no longer married to or resides in the same household as the other joint filer. Removes limitation on filing a joint return after filing separate returns. Provides that in the case of an examination of an individual with respect to a joint income tax return, the absent divorced or separated spouse cannot be represented by the individual without such acknowledgement in writing. Title V: Collection Activities - Requires the Secretary to send notices of a proposed tax deficiency. Authorizes the Secretary, in certain cases, to: (1) withdraw a notice of a lien; (2) return property that has been levied upon; and (3) offer compromises in civil or criminal cases. Requires the Secretary, at the request of the taxpayer, to make reasonable efforts to notify credit reporting agencies and financial institutions of such withdrawal notice. Requires prior notification to the taxpayer that the taxpayer is under examination and an explanation of the process. Removes certain limits on the standard of conduct and the dollar limit on the recovery of civil damages for unauthorized collection actions. Revises provisions with respect to a designated summons concerning the standard of review, requirements for issuance, and quash proceedings. Title VI: Information Returns - Requires payee statements to provide the phone number of the person providing payment. Establishes civil damages for the fraudulent filing of information returns. Requires the Secretary to make reasonable investigations to corroborate the accuracy of an information return when making a determination of a deficiency by a third party, when such return is disputed by the taxpayer. Title VII: Modifications to Penalty for Failure to Collect and Pay Over Tax - Establishes requirements for preliminary notice and declaratory judgment proceedings for failure to pay tax. Authorizes the Secretary to disclose certain information where more than one person is liable for a penalty. Declares that a person shall not be liable for any penalty for failure to collect and pay over tax if such person: (1) is not a significant owner or highly compensated employee of the trade or business; (2) notifies the Secretary within ten days after such failure; and (3) such notification was before any notice by the Secretary with respect to such failure. Directs the Secretary to ensure that IRS employees are aware of their responsibilities under the tax depository system, the circumstances under which they may be liable for penalties, and reporting responsibilities. Exempts unpaid, volunteer board members of tax-exempt organizations from collection penalties. Title VIII: Awarding of Costs and Certain Fees - Repeals the "substantially justified" test for determining whether a taxpayer may recover costs and fees incurred as part of an administrative or court proceeding. Denies such costs where the position of the United States is substantially justified. Revises the commencement date of reasonable administrative costs. Increases the limit on attorney fees. Provides that any failure to agree to an extension of time for the assessment of any tax shall not be taken into account in determining whether a prevailing party has exhausted all administrative remedies. Title IX: Other Provisions - Revises provisions on the required content of tax due, deficiency, and other notices. Provides protection for noncorporate taxpayers who rely on certain guidance published by the IRS. Requires any final, temporary, or proposed regulation issued by the Secretary to be applied prospectively from the date of publication in the Federal Register. Requires notice to the taxpayer of the inability to associate any payment with any outstanding tax liability. Makes the costs of preparing certain tax returns fully deductible.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1992
Voting Rights Act Language Assistance Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend the termination date on the prohibition of covered States and political subdivisions providing voting materials only in English. Modifies criteria for determining whether a State or subdivision is covered.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1992
Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 to extend through April 1, 1993, the demonstration project under which influenza vaccinations are provided to Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) beneficiaries. Places a limitation on amounts authorized for the project for FY 1993 and prohibits the use of project funds, during FY 1993, for evaluating its cost effectiveness.
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1992
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1994, the duty on beta lactamase inhibitor (tazobactam) and its sodium salt, in bulk or put up in measured doses.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1992
Long Island Sound Restoration Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a demonstration program to make annual grants to the States of New York and Connecticut for: (1) demonstrating methods of restoring and maintaining the water quality of designated bays and harbors of Long Island Sound at which water quality standards pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act have not been achieved or at which other significant water quality degradation has occurred; (2) demonstrating the importance of controlling nonpoint sources of pollution in restoring and maintaining water quality; (3) enhancing opportunities for water-dependent recreational activities, maintaining a healthy ecosystem, protecting and enhancing marine life, minimizing health risks associated with human consumption of shellfish and finfish, and ensuring that social and economic benefits to the public associated with the Sound are advanced; and (4) advancing goals and recommendations of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan of the Long Island Sound Study. Requires the States of New York and Connecticut, in order to be eligible for grants, to designate bays and harbors of the Sound at which eligible activities will be carried out. Sets forth designation requirements. Requires grants to be used to: (1) carry out eligible activities and monitoring programs at designated bays and harbors; and (2) educate the public on the implementation and results of such activities. Allocates 2/3 and 1/3 of the amounts appropriated in a fiscal year for such grants to New York and Connecticut, respectively. Sets the non-Federal share of the costs of such activities at 30 percent. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1992
Declares that obligation authority provided for the General Services Administration to lease space from the U.S. Postal Service to house Federal courts in Brooklyn, New York, under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991: (1) shall not be treated as other established obligation authority for purposes of budgetary provisions triggering across-the-board reductions in obligations for programs under such Act; and (2) shall be subject to appropriations. Restores any obligation authority reductions resulting from such prior treatment.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1992
Commonwealth Scientists Immigration and Exchange Act of 1992 - Authorizes the special admission into the United States of certain scientists of the Commonwealth of Independent States (Commonwealth) as employment-based immigrants under the Immigration and Nationality Act for a four-year period. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Commonwealth scientists should be given priority consideration for U.S. international exchange programs; and (2) in making available Soviet threat reduction funds priority should be given to retraining and employing Commonwealth scientists in areas that would enhance the objectives of nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1992
Requires a one-year delay in the implementation of final regulations prohibiting pension plan benefits from discriminating in favor of highly compensated employees. Grants a two-year delay in the case of plans maintained by governments and tax-exemption organizations.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1992
Suspends the nonvoluntary repatriation of Haitian nationals until a specified date or until certain conditions are met and so certified by the President (international monitoring, reduction of violence in Haiti, danger to repatriated Haitians, and a specific U.S. refugee and asylum administrative system).
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1992
Supplemental Transportation Appropriations Reinvestment To Upgrade Productivity (Start-Up) Act of 1992 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1992 to: (1) the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration to maintain and repair the Nation's highways and bridges, stimulate economic activity, and expand the efficiency of public transportation systems; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration for airport improvement programs; (3) the Federal Railroad Administration for Northeast Corridor improvements; and (4) the United States Coast Guard.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1992
Urges the Government of Syria to: (1) provide the strictest accounting of all Israeli prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action; (2) immediately release and repatriate any living Israeli POWs in its custody or the custody of its proxies in Lebanon; and (3) recover and return to Israel the bodies of Israeli soldiers interred in Syria or in formerly Syrian-controlled areas of Lebanon.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1992
Expresses the sense of the Senate: (1) acknowledging the cooperation of the Soviet and now Russian authorities in providing records and personal effects of Raoul Wallenberg to his family; (2) requesting that the President, through diplomatic discussions with the Government of the Russian Federation, pursue an investigation into the whereabouts and fate of Raoul Wallenberg; and (3) requesting that the results of such investigation be made public.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1992
Congratulates the Governments and people of Croatia and Slovenia on the occasion of the recognition of their independence by 38 countries. Urges the President to immediately extend diplomatic recognition to, and establish mutually beneficial relations with, Croatia and Slovenia.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1992
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude cooperative housing corporations from the limitations on deductions incurred by certain membership organizations in transactions with their members. Prohibits patronage losses of an organization from being used to offset earnings which are not patronage earnings. Specifies earnings to be treated as patronage earnings in the case of cooperative housing corporations.
United States · United States Congress · 27 November 1991
Environmental Risk Reduction Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to use resources under all environmental laws to reduce risks to human health and welfare and ecological resources through the assessment and ranking of relative risks and options for their management. Requires the Administrator to establish within the Science Advisory Board: (1) a Committee on Relative Risks to provide advice on ranking the relative risks of different stressors to human health and welfare and ecological resources; and (2) a Committee on Environmental Benefits to provide advice on estimating quantitative benefits of reducing risks. Directs the Committees to report findings to the Administrator and the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Administrator to: (1) protect human health and the environment on the basis of assessments of risk and evaluation of options for reducing risks; and (2) develop and revise, as necessary, guidelines to ensure consistency and technical quality in risk assessments by specifying minimum standards for risk assessment approaches. Sets forth minimum requirements for guidelines. Requires the Administrator to conduct a core environmental risk assessment research program to insure that the risk assessment process is based on adequate environmental data and scientific understanding. Directs the Administrator to conduct a research program to: (1) design and evaluate methods and networks to collect monitoring data on the current and changing condition of the environment; (2) implement monitoring programs and manage data from such programs in formats readily accessible to the public; and (3) provide annual statistical reports of the results of such programs to the Congress and the public. Declares that the Administrator will conduct a core program to establish a firm scientific basis for initial and subsequent risk assessment guidelines. Requires at least half of research conducted under this Act to be under agreements with universities or not-for-profit organizations under which full funding will be obligated for at least three years of the contract. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes an Interagency Panel on Risk Assessment and Reduction for purposes of coordinating Federal research, data gathering, and implementation of environmental risk assessment and risk reduction activities. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on: (1) a prioritized list of the human health and welfare and ecological resource risks considered by the Committee on Relative Risks; (2) public awareness of the likelihood, seriousness, magnitude, and irreversibility of each risk; (3) alternative options for reducing risks and estimated costs and benefits to society; (4) the time required for reducing risks through each option; (5) evaluation of the uncertainty associated with aspects of the assessment process; and (6) research or data collection that would reduce such uncertainty. Provides for biennial updates of such report.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Social Security Service Preservation Act of 1991 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1991 to exclude social security administrative expenses from the budget. Exempts such expenses from sequester. Sets forth baseline amounts for FY 1992 through 1996 for such expenses. Provides for decreasing the discretionary spending limit for the domestic category for FY 1992 through 1995.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Nuclear Testing Moratorium Act - Prohibits any funds made available under any law from being used to conduct any explosive nuclear weapons test during the one-year period following the enactment of this Act unless the President certifies to the Congress that the Soviet Union or a successor state has conducted such a test during such period.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Equal Remedies Act of 1991 - Amends Federal law relating to damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination to remove provisions limiting the dollar amount of damages awarded for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses and punitive damages.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Title I: General Provisions - Judicial Space and Facilities Management Act of 1991 - Sets forth definitions for purposes of this Act. Title II: Congressional Approval of Public Buildings for Federal Judiciary - Requires approval by specified congressional committees before an appropriation can be made to construct, alter, exchange, condemn, purchase, dispose of, or acquire any space or facility to be used as a court accommodation which involves a total expenditure that exceeds $1,650,000 (which may be adjusted annually by the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) (Director). Requires the Director to: (1) transmit a prospectus to the Congress of the proposed judicial space or facility to secure consideration for such approval; and (2) report to the Congress, within a 15-day period of the convening of each new Congress, a program for the two succeeding fiscal years of projects and actions which the Director determines necessary to carry out his duties. Requires the Director to: (1) certify in such program that a public hearing has been held or an opportunity for such hearing has been afforded in the locality or proposed locality of each major construction, renovation, or acquisition project included in the program; and (2) provide, along with each certification, the final environmental impact statement, a report indicating the consideration given to facts and issues concerning the project, and various alternatives which were raised during the hearing or which were otherwise considered. Authorizes the Director to contract for the acquisition, construction, alteration, purchase, exchange, condemnation, or disposition of any space or facility with the Administrator of the General Services Administration (Administrator) (GSA), the Secretary of the Army, the U.S. Postmaster General, or other officer of the executive branch of the Federal Government with similar expertise. Provides that title to space or facility approved pursuant to this Act shall be held by the Administrator. Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require the Administrator of GSA to charge the Judiciary at rates to approximate the applicable cost incurred by GSA for providing space and services to the Judiciary. Title III: Judicial Buildings Fund - Establishes the Federal Judicial Building Fund in the Treasury. Authorizes the Director, subject to the approval of the U.S. Judicial Conference, to impose and collect such user charges and fees necessary for the purpose of financing the construction, purchase, acquisition, or alteration of facilities or space for the judicial branch of the Federal Government.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Medicaid Managed Care Improvement Act of 1991 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for State Medicaid coverage of coordinated care. Defines "coordinated care" as programs operated by any qualifying public or private health maintenance organization or primary care case management program (PCCMP). Revises provisions governing State plans for medical assistance under Medicaid to: (1) eliminate the requirement that Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) and Medicaid beneficiaries constitute less than 75 percent of the membership of any prepaid medical provider; (2) permit States to mandate enrollment of eligible individuals, provided the individuals have of choice of two or more plans, a choice between enrolling in a plan or in a PCCMP, or a choice among physicians to the extent that two-thirds of the physicians in the area particpate in the plan or system; and (3) require that a plan provide for implementation of an internal quality assurance program containing specified elements. Requires a State contracting for coordinated care: (1) with a PCCMP or a plan, to provide for specified quality assurance activities, including a State-operated enrollee grievance procedure and a survey and analysis of enrollee satisfaction; and (2) with a plan, to provide for an independent review of each plan's quality assurance activities by an organization external to the State. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for continuation of any operating managed care program without granting additional waivers if the program is successful in assuring quality and containing costs.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Requires the General Services Administration to include information on the commercial equivalent rates for the estimated cost of leased space whenever it submits information to specified congressional committees relating to leasing rates for public buildings.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate, in the case of individuals medically determined to have acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), the requirement that an individual be entitled to disability benefits for at least 24 consecutive months in order to qualify for hospital insurance benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Physician Assistant Incentive Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide increased Medicare reimbursement for physician assistants at 97 percent of the physician fee schedule amount for services performed without regard to location or practice setting. Provides for bonus payments for services provided by physician assistants in health professional shortage areas.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Primary Care Health Practitioner Incentive Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide increased Medicare reimbursement for nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse midwives (practitioners) at 97 percent of the physician fee schedule amount for services performed without regard to location or practice setting. Provides for bonus payments for services provided by such practitioners in health professional shortage areas. Defines "clinical nurse specialist" as an individual who is a registered nurse and is licensed to practice nursing in the State in which the clinical nurse specialist services are performed and holds a master's degree in a defined clinical area of nursing from an accredited educational institution.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Act of 1991 - Provides for temporary protected status for certain Haitian nationals. States that it is U.S. policy to strongly encourage members of the Organization of American States to protect Haitians who have fled their country.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Public Buildings Planning Act - Requires the Administrator of General Services to submit to the Congress within 15 days of the First Session of the 103rd Congress and within such time of the First Session of each Congress thereafter, a program for the two succeeding fiscal years of projects and actions which the Administrator determines necessary in carrying out his duties. Directs the Administrator to: (1) certify in such program that he has held a public hearing, or afforded the opportunity for such hearing, in the locality or proposed locality of each major construction, renovation, or acquisition project included in it; and (2) provide along with such certification, a final environmental impact statement and a report that indicates the consideration given to facts and issues concerning the project and various alternatives raised during the hearing or considered otherwise.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Federal Building Crisis Act - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to eliminate the General Services Administration's Federal Buildings Fund. Provides for the liquidation of monies in such Fund before and after the enactment of this Act with specified exceptions.
United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1991
Social Security Amendments of 1991 - Title I: Provisions Relating to Benefits and Coverage - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the amount of outside income individuals aged 65 to 69 may earn without incurring a reduction in OASDI benefits through 1996; (2) modify the rate of OASDI benefit reduction for outside income above the exempt amount for such individuals to provide for a lower benefit reduction rate for the first $5,000 of outside income above the exempt amount; (3) provide for the indexing of the substantial gainful activity amount for the non-blind by the annual increase in average wages; (4) provide for the indexing of the trial work period services amount by the annual increase in the average wages; (5) repeal the rule providing for termination of a disabled adult child's benefits upon marriage; (6) set new minimum monthly benefits for widows, widowers, and disabled adult children who are the survivors of a deceased wage earner; (7) increase monthly benefits for widows and widowers aged 85 and older who retired early; (8) provide that if the deceased spouse of such a widow or widower received a reduced retirement benefit because he or she retired before age 65, such widow or widower cannot receive a benefit that exceeds the higher of the spouse's reduced benefit or 90 percent of the benefit the spouse would have received had he or she retired at age 65; (9) exclude from coverage under OASDI and the Hospital Insurance program (part A of title XVII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act) State and local election officials and workers who are paid less than $1,000 per year; and (10) increase the OASDI contribution and benefit base by phasing-in incremental increases for 1992 through 1996. Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to make conforming changes with respect to the monthly earnings amount required for the non-blind disabled for substantial gainful activity. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make conforming changes with respect to the exclusion from coverage under OASDI and the Hospital Insurance program of State and local election officials and workers. Title II: Social Security Administration - Subtitle A: Establishment - Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to establish the Social Security Administration as an independent executive agency responsible for administering the OASDI and SSI programs. Transfers to the Administration all functions carried out by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pertaining to such programs. Sets forth transitional rules. Subtitle B: Conforming Amendments - Makes conforming amendments to the OASDI and SSI programs. Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to report to the Congress within 120 days after the beginning of each regular session on the administration of functions under the Social Security Act. Sets forth rules of construction and effective dates.
United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1991
Amends the Federal criminal code to require each licensed importer and manufacturer of ammunition to maintain records of, and submit an annual report on, the importation, production, shipment, sale, or other disposition of ammunition, including the amount, caliber, and type of ammunition, as prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to request the National Academy of Sciences to: (1) prepare a study of the criminal use and regulation of ammunition; and (2) report to the Congress, not later than July 1, 1993, on the potential for preventing crime by regulating or restricting the availability of ammunition.
United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1991
Establishes a Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States' Democratic Party to coordinate ceremonial events and related activities during 1992. Requires the Commission to submit periodic reports and a final one to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro tempore of the Senate on its activities. Terminates the Commission on February 13, 1993, unless otherwise provided by law.
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