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United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1990
Designates October 1990 as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1990
Designates May 1991 as National Trauma Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1990
Designates the week of April 7 through 13, 1991, as National County Government Week.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1990
Judicial Space and Facilities Management Improvement Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to: (1) acquire, construct, lease, alter, or dispose of any space or facility; and (2) employ the services of firms or individuals for such construction or alteration, or for the operation and maintenance of any court accommodation. Authorizes the Director to request the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide, acquire, or maintain court accommodations and requires the Administrator to comply. Prohibits the Administrator from transferring, disposing of, or closing any court accommodation without the consent of the Director. Requires approval of the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives for appropriations in excess of specified amounts to construct, purchase, acquire, alter, or lease any space or facility for a court accommodation. Establishes in the Treasury a fund made up of appropriations plus user charges obtained under this Act. Requires fund moneys to be made available for space and facilities management, including acquisition, lease, construction or alteration, maintenance, and overhead costs, and for reimbursement to the GSA for accommodations provided, altered, or maintained by the GSA. Authorizes the Director to enter into purchase contracts with specified terms. Requires approval of such congressional committees for purchase contracts. Authorizes the Director to provide excess space to Federal agencies, through the Administrator, and to obtain reimbursement for such space, depositing the proceeds in the fund established by this Act. Requires the Director to reimburse the Administrator for accommodations provided or maintained by the GSA.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1990
Support for Democracy and Human Rights in China Act of 1990 - Prohibits most-favored-nation treatment for Chinese products. Terminates such prohibition upon the President's certification to the Congress that China: (1) has ceased committing violations of internationally recognized human rights; (2) has ceased persecution of pro-democracy movement members; (3) permits unrestricted emigration; and (4) has ceased religious persecution in China and Tibet.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1990
Designates October 20 through 28, 1990, as National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1990
Redesignates the Interstate Highway System as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Interstate Highway System.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1990
Community Mental Health Center Services Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend covered partial hospitalization services to include psychologist and mental health professionals services prescribed by a physician and provided by a hospital or community mental health center to its outpatients as distinct and organized intensive ambulatory treatment services offering less than 24-hour daily care. Extends direct Medicare coverage to cover services furnished by marriage and family therapists, psychiatric nurses, and clinical mental health counselors on-site at a community mental health center or necessarily furnished off-site due to the condition of the service recipient. Refers to such services as qualified mental health professionals services. Sets the Medicare payment for such services at 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge for such services or the amount determined pursuant to a fee schedule established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires that payment for mental health professionals services be made only on an assignment-related basis.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1990
Children of Substance Abusers Act - Title I: Treatment - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require a State to: (1) use at least 20 (currently, at least ten) percent of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health services block grant allotments for alcohol and drug abuse programs and services for women and demonstration projects for residential treatment services to pregnant women; (2) ensure that treatment services are available to each woman who is pregnant or who has a child, and who meets other requirements; and (3) establish, if treatment programs in the State have insufficient capacity, quantitative goals and implement a program for the provision of adequate capacity to meet the needs of each such woman. Modifies requirements regarding the contents of an annual report mandated by existing provisions concerning certain block grant programs. Title II: Home-Based Services for At-Risk Families - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make competitive three- to five-year grants for the Federal share of the costs of home visiting services, including help in obtaining health, mental health, and social services. Sets forth priorities in awarding grants and information and assurances which must be included in grant applications. Sets the Federal share at 70 percent. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Services for Children of Substance Abusers - Directs the Secretary to make grants for the Federal share of the costs of community outreach services and services for children of substance abusers. Sets forth program requirements, including providing comprehensive services for the entire family. Sets forth requirements regarding: (1) the distribution of grants among specified types of entities; and (2) information and assurances which must be included in grant applications. Sets the Federal share at 80 percent. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to make grants for the costs of developing and disseminating training materials and training staff and volunteers for community outreach services and services for children of substance abusers. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to make grants to pay for the costs of developing and disseminating training materials and training professionals whose regular duties involve providing services to families of substance abusers or to caretakers of children of substance abusers. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to make grants to train interdisciplinary teams to provide support to, and arrange services for, caretakers of children of substance abusers, including personnel from child protective services or child welfare agencies and public health, mental health, or social service agencies. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1990
Designates October 1990 as Ending Hunger Month.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1990
Designates the week of August 13 through 19, 1990, as Home Health Aide Week.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1990
Amends the United States Institute of Peace Act (the Act) to authorize the U.S. Institute of Peace, through its Board of Directors, to award an annual Spark M. Matsunaga Medal of Peace and a cash award to a person or persons who have contributed in extraordinary ways to peace among the nations and peoples of the world, giving special attention to contributions advancing society's knowledge and skill in peacemaking and conflict management. Directs the Board to establish an advisory panel to advise in selection of award recipients. Requires the Institute to report to specified congressional committees on selection procedures. Authorizes the Institute, acting through the Board, to establish the Spark M. Matsunaga Scholars Program, which shall include the provision of scholarships and educational programs in international peace and conflict management and related fields for outstanding high school students, as well as scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students. Revises provisions relating to private gifts and contributions. Increases the amount authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year. Directs the Secretary of Education to make a grant to the Spark M. Matsunaga Peace Foundation for scholarships, grants, and endowed professorships to individuals and organizations pursuing peace studies and the application of conflict resolution techniques. Authorizes appropriations. Allows such Foundation to retain interest on such grant.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1990
Phases-in, by FY 1992, an update to the area wage index used in determining Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) payments to hospitals for wage-related costs in different areas. Requires the next survey of hospital wage-related costs to be conducted by FY 1993.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1990
SSI Technical Amendments Act of 1990 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to establish a formula for determining the amount of parental resources deemed available to a disabled or blind child for SSI benefit and eligibility purposes. Increases the cash value of life insurance and burial fund accounts which is excluded from a beneficiary's resources for SSI purposes. Treats income received on a weekly or biweekly basis as being received on a regular monthly basis at the same annual rate if such treatment would render the payee eligible for SSI benefits. Preserves the Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) eligibility of individuals who lose their SSI blindness or disability benefits upon entitlement to old-age or spouse's insurance benefits under the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance program (title II of the Social Security Act). Treats unemployment compensation and worker's compensation as earned income for SSI purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1990
Designates July 22 through 28, 1990, as National Invent America! Week.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1990
Iraq International Law Compliance Act of 1990 - Sets forth congressional findings with respect to Iraq's human rights record and use of chemical weapons. Directs the President to enforce against Iraq all laws which impose sanctions against a country that engages in consistent violations of human rights. Prohibits the extension of financial credits or assistance to Iraq until the President certifies to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Iraq is complying with the Law of Nations, including the United Nations Charter and specified human rights and weapons conventions.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1990
Designates the week beginning November 11, 1990, as National Disabled Veterans Week, in recognition of the contributions that disabled veterans have made to the welfare of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1990
Designates August 1, 1990, as Helsinki Human Rights Day. Authorizes and requests the President to: (1) reassert American commitment to the Helsinki Accords; (2) raise the issue of noncompliance with such Accords with any signatory nation which may be in violation; (3)convey to all signatories of such Accords that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is vital to progress in the ongoing Helsinki process; and (4) develop new proposals to advance the human rights objectives of the Helsinki process, including the self-determination of peoples.
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1990
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the sale or exchange of any international airline route certificate. Imposes such tax on the transferor of such certificate. Makes such tax nondeductible for income tax purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1990
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to declare that the Congress recognizes that prompt U.S. assistance is necessary to alleviate the emergency in Lithuania caused by the Soviet blockade. Directs the Administrator of the agency responsible for administering part I of such Act to: (1) furnish humanitarian assistance to Lithuania during such emergency; (2) solicit donations of humanitarian assistance for Lithuania and cooperate with private relief agencies attempting to provide such assistance; and (3) attempt to deliver such assistance by the most expeditious means available. Authorizes appropriations. Urges the President to seek permission from the Soviet Union to deliver humanitarian relief to Lithuania without delay.
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1990
Designates as South African Freedom Week the week in 1990 coinciding with the first visit of Nelson Mandela to the United States after his release from prison in South Africa.
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1990
Recognizes the Mozart Bicentennial at Lincoln Center in New York City, from January 1991 through August 1992, as a National Observance of the 200th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's death.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1990
Declares that the United States should suspend its dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) if the PLO does not: (1) condemn the May 30, 1990, Palestine Liberation Front terrorist attack against Israel; and (2) expel leader Abul Abbas for his role in such attack.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1990
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the accession of Taiwan to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is in the best interest of the United States and of the world trading system and should be achieved prior to the end of the Uruguay Round; and (2) the United States should take the necessary steps to assure such country's membership in the GATT.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1990
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to conduct a comprehensive study of the status of, and the assessment, management, and restoration needs of, the fishery resources of the Great Lakes. Requires the Director to: (1) enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of the Army (Secretary) and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Administrator) regarding their implementation responsibilities; and (2) require non-Federal contributions in accordance with recommendations developed under the study mandated by this Act. Limits the total Federal share of any implementation activity to 80 percent of the cost of that activity. Mandates that the Director carry out implementation activities in accordance with the goals of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978, and consistent with the jurisdictional authorities of the State directors responsible for the management and conservation of the fish and wildlife resources of specified States over Great Lakes fishery resources. Requires the Director, in administering programs related to the Great Lakes, to seek to achieve specified goals. Requires the Director to establish: (1) a centrally located facility for the coordination of all Service activities in the Great Lakes System, to be known as the Great Lakes Coordination Office; and (2) an office for the implementation of fishery restoration and enhancement projects in the lower Great Lakes, to be known as the Lower Great Lakes Fisheries Assistance Office (Assistance Office). Requires the Assistance Office to be centrally located in the lower Great Lakes region so as to facilitate activities relating to Lakes Erie and Ontario. Authorizes appropriations to the Director, the Administrator, and the Secretary.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990
Medicare Home Hemodialysis Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover home hemodialysis staff assistance provided by renal dialysis facilities to individuals who: (1) are nonambulatory, have serious medical conditions which would be exacerbated by traveling to and from a dialysis facility, or are eligible for ambulance transportation to and from such facility but at a cost which meets or exceeds the cost of this Act's services; and (2) have no other potential caregiver who is willing and able to provide home hemodialysis. Sets forth payment provisions.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990
Designates the week of June 17 through June 23, 1990, as National Week to Commemorate the Victims of the Famine in Ukraine, 1932-1933. Condemns the disregard for human rights characterized by the Soviet Union during the famine and expresses sympathy for victims of the famine. Requests the President to call attention to Soviet policies that caused the famine and have suppressed Ukrainian human rights and the expression of cultural and social heritage. Recognizes the reforms underway in the Ukraine and urges the Soviet Government to: (1) move forward toward democratization and restructuring; and (2) provide a framework for the realization of the rights and aspirations of the Ukrainian people.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990
Designates September 23 through September 29, 1990, as Religious Freedom Week.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990
Authorizes and requests the President to call on the people to observe May 26, 1990, as the bicentennial of "An Act for the government of the territory of the United States, south of the river Ohio" (from which Tennessee was formed).
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1990
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to take appropriate measures beginning with the 1990 census to ensure that: (1) no member of the armed forces shall be excluded based on being assigned to a post outside of the United States; and (2) each such member is enumerated at such member's home of record.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1990
Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 to extend through FY 1992: (1) special refugee categories for certain Soviet and Indochinese nationals; and (2) status adjustment for certain Soviet and Indochinese parolees.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1990
Designates December 21, 1990, as Day of Observance for the Victims of Terrorism.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1990
Designates June 3 through June 9, 1990, as National World War II Observance Week.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1990
Designates the week of November 11 through November 17, 1990, as Geography Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1990
Designates the week of August 19 through August 25, 1990, as National Agricultural Research Week.
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1990
Designates July 2, 1990, as National Literacy Day.
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990
Provides for the appointment of Ira Michael Heyman as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1990
Urban Indian Health Equity Act - Title I: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Indian Health Service (IHS), to provide health promotion and disease prevention services to urban Indians through contracts with urban Indian health organizations funded under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (the Act). Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Immunization Initiative - Directs the Secretary, acting through IHS, to provide funding for immunization services and initiatives to urban Indian populations through such contracts. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Mental Health Services - Directs the Secretary, acting through IHS, to make grants available to urban Indian organizations contracted under the Act for the provision of mental health services to urban Indian populations. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Special Initiative to Treat and Prevent Indian Child Sexual Abuse in Urban Indian Communities - Directs the Secretary, acting through IHS, to provide contracts to urban Indian organizations contracting under the Act for the provision of services to prevent or treat child sexual abuse in urban Indian communities. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Facilities Improvement Fund - Directs the Secretary, acting through IHS, to make contracts with urban Indian organizations contracted under the Act for renovating, expanding, or relocating facilities for the delivery of health services and for purchasing equipment. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: Equity Funding - Declares that funding for urban Indian health programs should increase, on an annual basis, at least at the same rate as the overall IHS program. Title VII: Reports - Directs the Secretary, through IHS, to report to the Congress on his assessment of the health status of urban Indians, and their utilization of health services, with recommendations on legislation to improve their health status. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress on their assessment of the status of Indian child welfare in urban communities with recommendations on legislation to improve Indian child protection in such communities.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1990
Lead Exposure Reduction Act of 1990 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacturing, processing, or distribution in commerce of certain products containing more than a specified percentage of lead. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to modify the allowable lead percentage for such products under certain conditions. Prohibits the manufacture, import, or distribution in commerce of food cans containing more than .1 percent lead by dry weight. Prohibits the sale of leaded gasoline at a price lower than that of unleaded gasoline sold at the same establishment. Directs persons manufacturing, processing, or importing any product containing more than .1 percent lead by dry weight to submit specified information to the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to publish a compilation of such information. Directs owners and operators of primary and secondary lead smelters or refiners and of battery manufacturing facilities to report to the Administrator on lead emissions from their facilities. Requires such facilities to be equipped with emissions monitoring devices meeting the Administrator's requirements. Directs manufacturers or importers of products containing more than .1 percent lead by dry weight to indicate the percentage of lead on such products' labels. Provides for interim labeling requirements until the Administrator promulgates labeling regulations. Prohibits the processing or manufacturing of products with lead contents exceeding .1 percent unless the product is listed in the Administrator's compilation of information or: (1) the manufacturer or processor has submitted a specified notice to the Administrator prior to such manufacturing or processing; (2) such person complies with certain test data requirements; and (3) the Administrator has determined that the product is not likely to contribute to the dispersion of lead in the environment and no comparable product is available in commerce. Prohibits: (1) the placement into landfills and incineration of lead-acid batteries; and (2) the disposal of such batteries other than by recycling in accordance with this Act. Requires persons to dispose of batteries by delivery to: (1) battery retailers or wholesalers; (2) permitted secondary lead smelters; or (3) permitted collection or recycling facilities. Sets forth specified delivery and disposal requirements for battery retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Directs battery retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers to accept from customers used batteries of the same type as the batteries sold. Requires battery wholesalers who sell to retailers to provide for removal of batteries from the retailers' place of business. Directs battery retailers to post notices in public areas of retail establishments that: (1) state that it is illegal to throw away motor vehicle or lead-acid batteries and that Federal law requires an exchange of used batteries for new batteries; and (2) encourage recycling of used batteries. Prohibits the sale of any lead-acid battery unless the battery bears a label containing such language. Permits the Administrator to inspect any establishment and to issue warnings and citations for noncompliance. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations of lead-acid battery provisions. Directs the Administrator to undertake a program to promote monitoring, detection, and abatement of lead-based paint and other lead exposure hazards. Requires the Administrator to establish: (1) standards for laboratory analysis of lead in blood and in paint films, soil, and dust; and (2) certification programs to assure the quality and consistency of such analyses, unless voluntary accreditation programs are operating nationwide. Requires the Administrator to develop minimum core curricula for technical training courses for lead-based paint abatement workers, supervisors, designers, inspectors, and building owners. Provides that such courses shall address factors associated with lead testing and abatement in various types of housing units. Directs the Administrator to evaluate such programs and to encourage State certification programs or the development of national proficiency tests. Requires the Administrator to evaluate and develop standards and testing protocols for emerging products and techniques for detecting lead in paint films and dust. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on the efficacy and effectiveness of various abatement and management techniques in reducing lead dust levels. Requires the Administrator to establish a program and develop standards for the evaluation of products and procedures for encapsulating or removing lead-based paint. Directs the Administrator to publish a list of products and procedures that meet performance standards. Requires the Administrator to issue guidelines for the management of lead-based paint debris. Prohibits the funding of travel of EPA employees outside the United States unless such guidelines are issued. Requires the Administrator to undertake a research project on lead exposure in children who have elevated blood lead levels or other indicators of elevated lead body burden. Requires the Administrator to sponsor public education and outreach activities to increase awareness of the scope and severity of lead poisoning from household sources and the need for abatement and management action. Directs the Administrator to issue guidelines concerning the levels for lead in soil at which appropriate action must be taken. Directs the Administrator to appoint a Coordinator for Lead Activities. Requires the Administrator to award grants to institutions of higher education for purposes of establishing Centers for the Prevention of Lead Poisoning. Limits the Federal share of Center operation costs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to: (1) encourage State public health officials to report blood-lead measurements to the Director; and (2) report to the Congress on the status of such reporting and the feasibility and desirability of instituting a national requirement for mandatory pre-school blood-lead screening. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary, acting through the Director, to establish a blood-lead laboratory reference project to assist State and local governments in establishing and improving the quality of laboratory measurements performed for childhood lead poisoning prevention programs. Amends the Clean Air Act to set forth a specific revised national ambient air quality standard for lead if the Administrator fails to promulgate such standard. Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to set forth a specific revised national primary drinking water regulation for lead and require quarterly monitoring of lead at end users' taps if the Administrator fails to promulgate such regulation. Requires the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to update a report submitted pursuant to the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to include information on childhood lead poisoning. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1990
Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan and design an extension of the National Air and Space Museum at Washington Dulles International Airport. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1990
Designates the week of October 14 through October 20, 1990, as National Radon Action Week.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990
Immunization Program Reauthorization Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for specified immunization programs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to acquire and maintain a supply of vaccines sufficient to provide vaccinations throughout a six-month period. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the National Vaccine Program.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990
Public Works Act of 1990 - Title I: Statement Requirements - Provides that monies in any Public Works Fund established by a State under this Act shall be available for providing financial assistance for capital investment in the construction of: (1) waste-water treatment works; (2) public water systems; and (3) solid waste management facilities. Requires each State, before it may receive payments under this Act, to have: (1) established a Public Works Fund; and (2) entered into a binding agreement with the Secretary of the Army governing a State's receipt and deposit of payments into the Fund, State funds matching 25 percent of Federal payments, and accounting, audit, and fiscal procedures. Requires each State, before receiving any payments under this Act, to have prepared and had approved by the Secretary an Intended Use Plan for such payments. Outlines Plan requirements, including a methodology for allocating monies and designating priority among the categories of proposed projects. Allows a State to reserve annually from its Fund a specified amount for the purposes of planning and other related activities. Conditions project eligibility for State Fund disbursements on: (1) compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and the Resources Conservation and Control Act, as appropriate; and (2) existence of a local cooperation agreement signed by the local sponsor for the project, the proper representative of the State, and a designated representative of the Secretary and providing for a minimum of ten percent funding for each such project from local sources. Title II: Federal Requirements - Requires the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to administer the authorities under this Act. Establishes an Office of Community Public Works Assistance to administer such authorities. Provides for the allocation among States of funds appropriated for this Act based on applications made by States for specific projects. Requires the Secretary and each State to jointly establish a schedule of payments for grants made to States under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to refuse to sign a local cooperation agreement for a project only if such project is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct annual reviews and audits to assure compliance with this Act. Requires the State to submit annual reports to the Secretary on the use of payments received. Requires the Secretary to notify the State of any noncompliance found and to require such State to take appropriate corrective action. Provides time limits for the corrective action after which additional financial assistance payments will be withheld. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990
Extends the congratulations of the Congress to the National Federation of the Blind on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, November 16, 1990, and notes with appreciation the significant contributions made by it in improving the quality of life, the public image, and increasing public understanding of the blind.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1990
Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1990
Designates October 3, 1990, as National Teacher Appreciation Day.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1990
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars for construction and related costs of a student residence and classroom building in Washington, D.C. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1990
Designates the week of November 12 through 18, 1990, as National Critical Care Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1990
Homelessness Prevention and Community Revitalization Act of 1990 - Title I: Family Support Centers - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible agencies (as defined in this Act) for comprehensive supportive services for low-income families, especially very low-income families living in subsidized housing who were previously homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Requires a participating agency to: (1) establish at least one primary location family support center; and (2) employ family case managers. Authorizes planning grants. Title II: Provision of Services to Elderly Individuals and Individuals With Chronic and Debilitating Illnesses and Conditions - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants to eligible agencies for health and related services for low-income elderly or low-income seriously ill persons, especially very low-income elderly or seriously ill persons who were homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless or institutionalized. Requires a participating agency to establish at least one primary location home health service program. Authorizes planning grants. Title III: Mental Health Services Grants for Group Homes for Homeless Individuals - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to make grants to eligible agencies for housing based services to previously homeless low-income mentally ill persons who will reside in a group home. Requires a participating agency to establish a primary location mental health services program. Authorizes planning grants. Provides with regard to grants under titles I, II, and III of this Act for: (1) 80 percent Federal funding; (2) maximum grants of $50,000 per agency; (3) obligated amounts for staff training; and (4) FY 1991 through 1995 appropriations. Title IV: Community Development Corporation Improvement Grants - Amends the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 to direct the Secretary to make grants for community development corporation: (1) business management enhancement; (2) operations; and (3) equity accounts for low-income housing development. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Plan for Cooperation - Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a specified cooperation plan.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1990
Designates the month of November 1990 as National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month.