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Law· SS. 2056 (101st)enacted

Year 2000 Health Objectives Planning Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1990

Health Objectives 2000 Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for allotments to States for developing and implementing a plan to develop and collect data on the public health needs and status of State residents. Requires the plan to provide, for FY 1993 and thereafter, for use of the allotments for additional purposes described in specified provisions relating to preventive health and health services block grants. Requires the State plan to contain, among other elements, a set of at least five State health objectives chosen from the National Health Priorities described by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) the National Health Objectives Advisory Committee; (2) National Health Priorities (NHPs) to form the basis for all activities that receive assistance under this Act; (3) from the NHPs, a set of Core Priorities that shall be included in each State Plan; and (4) an estimate of the personnel and training needed to accomplish the NHPs. Directs the Secretary, from the amounts made available for allotments, to use: (1) a limited amount for the professional training of public health personnel; and (2) remaining amounts to assist research, pilot, and demonstration projects, and programs the Secretary determines to show the potential impact of regional or national significance with respect to NHPs. Repeals specified provisions relating to preventive health and health services block grants.

Bill· SS. 2046 (101st)open

National Infrastructure Council Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1990

National Infrastructure Council Act of 1990 - Establishes the National Infrastructure Council to: (1) develop and coordinate Federal infrastructure policy; (2) prepare an assessment of national infrastructure needs and policies on an annual basis; (3) establish guidelines and procedures for the coordination and provision of Federal assistance to States and local governments on all infrastructure matters; (4) develop priorities and recommendations for Federal infrastructure investments; and (5) transmit its priorities and recommendations to the President and the Congress. Directs the Council to implement the Infrastructure Assistance Program for the purpose of furnishing technical assistance to State and local governments with respect to construction, improvement, rehabilitation, operation, or maintenance of infrastructure. Outlines the non-Federal share of the costs of such Program. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Council to provide a clearinghouse of requests from public and private entities and persons for technology programs and research and development programs relating to infrastructure. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Council to carry out a five-year program to promote the use of innovative technology in the design, construction, improvement, rehabilitation, use, operation, and management of infrastructure. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Council to conduct a study of, and develop recommendations concerning, the feasibility and viability of Federal infrastructure projects. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2048 (101st)referred

A bill to provide for cost-of-living adjustments in 1991 under certain Government retirement programs.

United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1990

Provides for all Federal civilian and military retirees to receive the full cost-of-living adjustment in annuities payable under Federal retirement systems for FY 1991. (Includes benefits payable under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and railroad retirement programs.)

Bill· SS. 2044 (101st)open

Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act of 1990 - Requires that tuna products containing tuna caught by methods lethal to dolphins be labeled to inform purchasers of that fact. Permits the labeling of other tuna products as dolphin safe. Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and of Health and Human Services to prescribe recordkeeping requirements that will facilitate the verification of such claims. Sets forth enforcement and penalty provisions, including the authorization of citizen suits against violators of this Act's provisions or its regulations.

Bill· SS. 2042 (101st)referred

A bill to establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the state of New York.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

Establishes the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, New York. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation land, improvements thereon, and associated personal property within such Site. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the State of New York and other public and private entities to further the purposes of this Act. Requires the Secretary to develop and submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the preservation and use of the Site. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2033 (101st)referred

Medicare Screening Mammography Amendments of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

Medicare Screening Mammography Amendments of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover screening mammographies for women over age 34.

Bill· SS. 2040 (101st)referred

Support for East European Democracy Act of 1990 or SEED II

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1990

Support for East European Democracy Act of 1990 or SEED II - Amends the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 to extend SEED Program activities to Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and, subject to certain conditions, the Soviet Union. Sets forth SEED objectives and activities. Title I: United States Support for Multilateral Action - States that U.S. participation in collective decisionmaking by member countries of a European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) should emphasize that: (1) contributions to the EBRD should not result in a reduction of contributions to other multilateral institutions and EBRD activities should be coordinated with the activities of such institutions; and (2) EBRD loans should be directed to the private sector and EBRD activities should provide equal competitive opportunity in Eastern Europe for all foreign firms. Authorizes appropriations. Makes such funds available provided that the President certifies to the Congress that the EBRD contribution schedule represents a fair allocation of responsibility among potential donor countries. Requires the United States to seek to leverage government contributions by providing capital subject to call to permit EBRD borrowing in international capital markets. Directs the U.S. executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to consult with other directors to facilitate consideration of IMF membership by SEED Program countries. Requires agricultural assistance to Poland to include fish. Directs the United States to provide emergency food assistance to Romania. Title II: Private Sector Development - Authorizes appropriations for the International Executive Service Corps (IESC), an organization consisting of retired U.S. businesspeople, for providing management and technical assistance to private sector enterprises abroad. Requires foreign governments and businesspeople to pay fees for IESC services. Extends the following to SEED Program countries (currently, Hungary and Poland): (1) technical labor market transition assistance; (2) technical training for private sector development; (3) Peace Corps programs; and (4) support for indigenous credit unions. Authorizes appropriations for labor market assistance. Increases the amount of funding authorized for technical training and Peace Corps activities. Title III: Trade and Investment - Requires the President to act to confer most-favored-nation trade status on SEED Program countries. Removes Romania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany from the list of countries ineligible for designations as beneficiary developing countries under the Trade Act of 1974. Makes SEED Program countries eligible for Overseas Private Investment Corporation programs, Export-Import Bank programs, and the Trade and Development Program. Increases the amount of funding authorized for the Trade and Development Program. Urges the President to seek bilateral investment treaties with SEED Program countries. Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Commerce to analyze the extent to which current restrictions on SEED Program countries can be minimized while continuing to guard U.S. national security interests. Requires the United States to seek to achieve a reduction in such restrictions. Title IV: Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Activities - Extends educational and cultural exchanges and a scholarship partnership program to SEED Program countries. Increases the amounts of funding authorized for such activities. Urges the President to conclude science and technology exchanges with SEED Program countries. Requires scholarship programs to emphasize the attainment by SEED Program participants of the master of business administration degree. Title V: Democratic Institution-Building and Other Assistance Programs - Requires the United States to provide assistance to support the democratic election process in SEED Program countries. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the United States, through the National Endowment for Democracy, to support an effort to facilitate the transition in Eastern Europe from Communist rule to systems of political democracy. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Coordinator of the SEED Program to explore ways in which voluntary services provided by the Association of Former Members of Congress can further U.S. efforts to support the development of democratic institutions in Eastern Europe. Authorizes additional appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency for activities in SEED Program countries. Title VI: SEED Program Management - Expands the SEED Information Center System to include all countries in Eastern Europe. Requires the Secretary of State to analyze personnel and resource needs of U.S. embassies, consulates, and trade centers in SEED Program countries to maximize the effectiveness of such entities in supporting the SEED Program. Expresses the sense of the Congress that any additional resource needs should be funded as expeditiously as possible. Title VII: Reports to Congress - Sets forth reporting requirements for the SEED Program. Title VIII: Miscellaneous Provisions - Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989.

Bill· SS. 2025 (101st)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain expiring tax provisions.

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1990

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the following provisions permanent law: (1) the exclusion from gross income of employer-provided educational assistance; (2) the exclusion from gross income of amounts received under group legal services plans; (3) the targeted jobs tax credit; (4) mortgage revenue bonds; (5) small issue bonds issued to finance manufacturing facilities and farm property; (6) the investment tax credit for solar, geothermal, and ocean thermal property; (7) the special rules for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; (8) the low-income housing credit; (9) the credit for increasing research activities; (10) the allocation of research and experimental expenditures; (11) the credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions; and (12) the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source. Amends the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 to make permanent the authorization of appropriations in connection with the credit.

Law· SS. 2017 (101st)enacted

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990

Provides for a permanent endowment for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program. Authorizes appropriations. Requires that at least half of the annual income on such endowment be available only to assist U.S. fellows in traveling to and studying in emerging European democracies.

Bill· SS. 2006 (101st)open

Department of the Environment Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990

Department of the Environment Act of 1990 - Title I: General Findings - Sets forth findings with respect to Federal environmental policy. Title II: Elevation of the Environmental Protection Agency to Cabinet Level - Department of the Environment Act - Redesignates the Environmental Protection Agency as the Department of the Environment, an executive agency to be administered by a Secretary of the Environment. Establishes: (1) a Bureau of Environmental Statistics within the Department; and (2) an Advisory Council on Environmental Statistics to advise the Bureau on statistics and analyses. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Establishment of the Interagency Committee on Global Environmental Change - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the Interagency Committee on Global Environmental Change to assist the President in coordinating all Federal programs and annual policy plans related to global environmental change. Title IV: Environmental Role of the United States in International Organizations to Which It Belongs - Urges: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of the multilateral development banks to promote energy conservation and environmental protection efforts of borrowing countries when voting to issue financial or technical assistance; and (2) the Secretary of State to convene international conferences to encourage the exchange of information on energy efficiency and environmentally acceptable renewable energy sources and the adoption of a multilateral global climate protection convention. Requires the President to encourage the establishment of an international office to monitor annual generation and removal of carbon dioxide and trace gases on a country-by-country basis. Title V: Establishment of the Commission on Improving Environmental Protection - Establishes the Commission on Improving Environmental Protection to make recommendations on integrating Federal environmental law and other authorities to improve U.S. environmental protection activities. Authorizes appropriations.

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 237 (101st)enacted

A joint resolution providing for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1990

Designates October 14, 1990, as Dwight D. Eisenhower Day commemorating the 100th anniversary of Eisenhower's birth. Requests Members of Congress who are members of the Dwight David Eisenhower Centennial Commission to make arrangements for a joint meeting of the Congress in commemoration of the centennial of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower.

Bill· SS. 1978 (101st)open

Trade and Technology Promotion Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Trade and Technology Promotion Act of 1989 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth congressional findings with respect to U.S. international competitiveness. Title II: Department of Industry and Technology - Part A: Establishment, Organization, Officers and Administration - Establishes the Department of Industry and Technology (Department) as an executive department which shall be administered by a Secretary of Industry and Technology (Secretary). Provides for the appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the Secretary and a Deputy Secretary of Industry and Technology. Sets forth the functions of the Secretary, including: (1) to seek and promote new opportunities for U.S. products in the world marketplace; (2) to assist U.S. businesses in developing export markets; and (3) to develop programs to promote U.S. international economic and technology policy. Establishes within the Department: (1) the Office of the Under Secretary for Industry; (2) the Office of the Under Secretary for Technology; and (3) the Office of the Under Secretary for Trade Enforcement. Authorizes appropriations. Part B: Advanced Civilian Technology Agency - Establishes within the Department the Advanced Civilian Technology Agency. Provides that such Agency shall be administered by an Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the functions of such Agency. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Administrator, to make grants and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with research and development organizations to support long-term projects for: (1) research and development of new or advanced technology for the private sector of the U.S. economy; and (2) research concerning the commercial adaptation of such technology. Sets forth requirements with respect to such grants and contracts. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993. Part C: Export-Import Bank of the United States - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to make the Secretary the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Authorizes appropriations. Part D: Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make the Secretary the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Authorizes appropriations. Part E: The National Security Council - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to include the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the United States Trade Representative as members of the National Security Council. Authorizes appropriations. Part F: Interagency Export Enhancement Committee - Establishes the Interagency Export Enhancement Committee within the Executive Office of the President. Requires the Secretary to coordinate the domestic and international programs of all Federal agencies related to the enhancement of U.S. export capabilities. Authorizes appropriations. Part G: Transfers to the Department - Transfers functions of the Department of Commerce and the Trade Development Program of the Department of State to the Secretary. Part H: Administrative Provisions - Sets forth administrative provisions dealing with: (1) Department of Industry and Technology personnel; (2) the power of the Secretary to delegate functions; (3) the succession of officers within the Department; (4) the authority of the Secretary to reorganize the Department; (5) the authority of the Secretary to issue rules and regulations; (6) the establishment of a working capital fund for the Department; and (7) other administrative matters. Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the President for transmission to the Congress. Sets forth conforming amendments. Title III: Establishment of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Within the Environmental Protection Agency - Part A: Establishment of Administration - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 1989 - Establishes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Environmental Protection Agency. Part B: Administrative Provisions - Sets forth administrative provisions dealing with the Administration. Title IV: Assistant to the President for Science and Technology - Establishes an Assistant to the President for Science and Technology in the Executive Office of the President. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Overseas Library of Congress Trade Office - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to direct the Librarian of Congress to establish an Office of Trade Information within the Congressional Research Service. Declares that the function of the Office is to provide Members of Congress with information concerning United States and foreign trade and investment. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: Transitional, Savings, and Conforming Provisions - Sets forth transitional, savings, and conforming provisions relating to changes made by this Act. Title VII: Miscellaneous - Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) effective dates; (2) interim appointments of officers required by this Act; and (3) authorization of appropriations.

Law· SS. 1939 (101st)enacted

A bill to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Taft Institute.

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989

Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for the Taft Institute - Amends the Education Amendments of 1980 to extend through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for the Robert A. Taft Institute of Government in New York, New York. Title II: Extension of School Dropout Demonstration Program - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to extend through FY 1991 the authorization of appropriations for certain school dropout demonstration programs under part A of title VI of ESEA. Provides that no funds are authorized for such programs in any fiscal year in which assistance is made available to local educational agencies (LEAs) under other specified provisions for secondary school programs for basic skills improvement and dropout prevention and reentry. Reserves a specified amount for evaluating the school dropout demonstration programs under part A of title VI. Increases from 25 percent to a range of from 25 to 50 percent of certain funds for dropout programs the amount which is to be allotted to educational partnerships between LEAs and businesses or other specified entities. Extends the deadline for evaluations by the Secretary of Education of programs under title VI (Projects and Programs Designed to Address School Dropout Problems and to Strengthen Basic Skills Instruction of ESEA. Title III: Higher Education - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to provide that any student who meets certain general requirements concerning U.S. citizenship or permanent residency or who is a resident of the freely associated states (certain U.S. territories and possessions), and who attends a public or nonprofit institution of higher education in any of the freely associated states rather than a State, is eligible, if otherwise qualified for specified student assistance programs. Provides that an institution of higher education that is located in any of the freely associated states, rather than a State, shall be eligible, if otherwise qualified for assistance under specified provisions of HEA. Replaces references to the Northern Mariana Islands and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands with references to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and to Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, under specified provisions of HEA and under the provisions for the Territorial Teacher Training Assistance Program under ESEA. Title IV: Elementary and Secondary Education - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), the Adult Education Act, the Star Schools Program Assistance Act, and the Education of the Handicapped Act to replace references to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands with references to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau.

Bill· SS. 1933 (101st)open

Benjamin Franklin Memorial Fire Service Bill of Rights Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989

Benjamin Franklin Memorial Fire Service Bill of Rights Act - Title I: Minting of Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Coin - Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Coin Act - Provides for the sale of Benjamin Franklin commemorative coins at a surcharge of which 25 percent shall be paid to the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial and the remainder be distributed in specified percentages to the National Fire Center and Museum Account, the National Hero Scholarship Account, the Firefighter's Tuition Assistance Account, the Hazardous Materials Response Computer Account, the In Search of Excellence Research and Education Account, and the Burn Research Grant Account of the Firefighter Assistance Trust Fund (Fund). Prohibits the issuance of such coins from resulting in any net cost to the Federal government. Title II: Fire Service Bill of Rights - Fire Service Bill of Rights Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to establish a fire service bill of rights. Establishes the National Fire Center and Museum in the District of Columbia to provide information about the fire service and safety to the public and fire services. Funds such museum exclusively through the Fund. Establishes a National Hero Scholarship to fund the higher education of the children or spouse of a deceased firefighter. Establishes a scholarship providing tuition assistance to firefighters for higher education in fire safety or protection. Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to use amounts in the In Search of Excellence Research and Education Account of the Fund to fund other specified programs under the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. Establishes the Firefighters Assistance Trust Fund. Places the National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control within the United States Fire Administration. Directs the Administrator to use funds from the Hazardous Materials Response Computer Account of the fund to procure computer equipment for fire services that want such equipment. Directs the Administrator to make a grant from the Burn Research Grant Account of the Fund to one national firefighter's burn foundation dedicated to reducing burn injuries. Requires the Administrator to prepare and make available to State fire marshals, upon request, a manual describing Federal procedures for disposing of surplus property and highlighting how fire services could obtain such property. Directs the Administrator to distribute to such marshals information on the infectious diseases to which firefighters are particularly vulnerable.

Bill· SS. 1898 (101st)open

Mag-Lev Guarantee Pilot Program Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989

Mag-Lev Guarantee Pilot Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to guarantee State and local loans made from employee pension plan funds to high-speed intercity rail facilities. Establishes the High-Speed Rail Loan Development Fund to provide for such guarantees.

Bill· SS. 1911 (101st)open

Young Americans Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989

Young Americans Act of 1989 - Title I: The Administration on Children, Youth, and Families - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services an Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (the Administration) which shall be headed by a Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families. Directs the Commissioner to cooperate with the head of each Federal agency or department proposing or administering programs or services substantially related to the purpose of this Act. Establishes a Federal Council on Children, Youth, and Families. Directs the Council to report annually to the President in FY 1992 and thereafter. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993. Directs the Commissioner to report annually to the President and the Congress on the activities carried out under this Act and other activities delegated by the Secretary to the Commissioner. Title II: Grants for State and Community Programs for Children, Youth, and Families - Directs the Commissioner to: (1) enter into new cooperative agreements in each State for the planning and advocacy of services to ensure young individuals the availability of developmental, preventive, and remedial services to promote specified factors; and (2) administer programs under this title through the Administration. Sets forth requirements for a State to be eligible to participate in grant programs under this title. Requires designation of an independent State body to: (1) serve as an effective and visible advocate for children and youth by reviewing and commenting on all State plans, budgets, and priorities which affect children, youth, and their families and by providing technical assistance to those representing the needs of the young; (2) develop and administer the State plan; (3) coordinate all pertinent State activities; and (4) divide the State into district planning and service areas and designate area agencies for children, youth, and families. Directs the Commissioner to make grants to States under approved State plans to demonstrate successful program approaches to service gaps identified through State and area planning and advocacy efforts. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993 for grants under this title. Title III: White House Conference on Young Americans - White House Conference on Young Americans Act of 1989 - Directs the President to call a White House Conference on Young Americans in 1990. Provides that the Conference shall be planned and conducted under the direction of the Secretary of Health and Human Services in cooperation with the Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies. Requires a final report of the Conference to the President. Directs the Secretary to send the President and the Congress recommendations for administrative action and legislation necessary to implement the report's recommendations. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to the Conference and such other committees as may be necessary to assist in planning, conducting, and reviewing the Conference. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991 to carry out this title.

Law· SS. 1893 (101st)enacted

Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989

Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act of 1989 - Amends the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984 to require State Governors to maintain records on asbestos in school buildings. Deletes a requirement for the submission of asbestos abatement application materials by State Governors to the Secretary of Education. Requires State Governors, in determining the adequacy of financial resources available to a local educational agency for asbestos abatement, to consider the additional costs to such agency of meeting the needs of disadvantaged students. Removes a reporting requirement concerning actions taken by State Governors in accordance with State plans. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to approve applications for financial assistance no later than April 30 of each year. Prohibits the provision of such assistance to applicants who are not in compliance with title II of the Toxic Substances Control Act. Requires the proceeds from the repayment of Federal asbestos abatement loans and assistance recovery lawsuits to be deposited into the Asbestos Trust Fund. Removes a condition on the provision of financial assistance which requires the submission of an application within five years of the enactment of the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984. Prohibits the approval of assistance applications unless the local educational agency certifies that it is implementing an asbestos management plan and all abatement activities will be conducted by trained and accredited individuals in conformance with the Toxic Substances Control Act. Removes certain requirements for the promulgation by the Administrator of standards for asbestos removal contractors and the protection of school employees trained to carry out abatement activities. Requires the Administrator to report annually (until 1999) to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the loan and grant program under the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984. Authorizes appropriations for the asbestos abatement program for FY 1991 through 1995. Revises provisions concerning the allocation of appropriations. Permits up to five percent of appropriations to be reserved each fiscal year for the administration of asbestos abatement activities. Authorizes the Administrator to use up to five percent of such appropriations for grants to States for: (1) assisting local educational agencies in performing periodic reinspections and training activities; and (2) maintaining programs to accredit personnel performing asbestos inspections and response actions. Makes conforming amendments to provisions of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 concerning the Asbestos Trust Fund.

Law· SS. 1890 (101st)enacted

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide relief from certain inequities remaining in the crediting of National Guard technician service in connection with civil service retirement, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989

Eliminates post-1968 service in the National Guard as a prerequisite to civil service retirement credit for former National Guard technicians. Amends the National Guard Technicians Act of 1968 to eliminate post-1968 service as a prerequisite for National Guard technicians for receipt of credit in the determination of length of Federal civil service for purposes of leave, Federal employees' death and disability compensation, group life and health insurance, severance pay, tenure, and status. Sets forth rules for applying provisions of this Act to affected individuals.

Bill· SS. 1883 (101st)reported

Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1989

Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add a new title establishing, at the Centers for Disease Control, a Center for Tobacco Products to coordinate Federal education and research with regard to tobacco products. Directs the Center to conduct certain activities, including to study tobacco product additives and disclose their health risks to consumers and to establish ten model State programs to enforce laws concerning the sale of tobacco products to minors. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993. Transfers functions of the Federal Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health to the Center. Amends the Comprehensive Smoking Education Act to require the establishment of an outreach program to youth about the health consequences of smoking. Directs the Center to make grants: (1) for public information campaigns concerning the use of tobacco products; (2) to States for anti-tobacco use programs and programs to limit youth access to tobacco products; and (3) to unions and others to attempt to reduce the incidence of smoking among workers. Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to add coverage of tobacco under such Acts. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Education to make grants, distributed in accordance with the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, to establish smoke-free schools. Requires the establishment of a program, with an Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health, to inform the public of any dangers to human health presented by cigarette smoking and by smokeless tobacco products. Requires related reports to the Congress. Details administrative requirements of grants. Imposes criminal penalties for adulteration and misbranding of tobacco products, allowing seizure of such products, and penalties against retailers engaged in a pattern of sale to minors. Declares tobacco products to be misbranded for not disclosing to the public information on additives and harmful constituents. Describes conditions which constitute adulteration of tobacco products, including if the product contains any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance. Makes it unlawful to manufacture, import, or package any tobacco product unless the person has provided the Center: (1) a complete list of tobacco additives and the quantity of each; and (2) a complete list of all brands that includes the levels of tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide, and other constituents for each brand. Repeals the Federal preemption of State regulation of local tobacco advertising, allowing the enactment by States and local governments of additional restrictions on the sale of tobacco products to minors and on the placement of tobacco advertising displayed solely within the applicable geographic area. Makes conforming amendments to the Comprehensive Smoking Education Act and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986. Changes the warning label on cigarettes.

Law· SS. 1853 (101st)enacted

A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller.

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989

Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller in recognition of his leadership on behalf of natural resource conservation and historic preservation. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.

Law· SS. 1827 (101st)enacted

A bill to revise and clarify the authority of the Administrator of General Services relating to the acquisition and management of certain property in the city of New York.

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1989

Amends the Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 to authorize the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to acquire from New York City by condemnation the real property necessary for the construction of a new courthouse annex for the southern district of New York, a Federal and municipal office building, and additional parking space. Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) establish the value of the just compensation for such real property by agreement with the City; (2) provide for payment of such compensation to the City by the contractor responsible for financing the construction of such buildings; (3) take title to such property for the United States after payment of such amount by the contractor; (4) reimburse the contractor for the payment of that amount plus interest over a period not to exceed 30 years out of funds available in the Federal Building Fund for the rental of space; and (5) establish rental rates for the lease of office space and associated parking to the City without applying a credit reflecting the value of the land acquired. Requires such lease to provide for a lease period of 30 years and options for the City to renew the lease for up to three successive lease periods of 30 years each. Prohibits the total rent paid by the City to GSA for each such renewal period from exceeding the City's pro rata share of the cost of the capital replacement, repair, maintenance, and operation of the building in which such office space used by the City is located and any associated parking facility.

Bill· SS. 1823 (101st)referred

A bill to amend the Social Security Act to increase the amount of earnings exempt from reduction under the retirement test under title II of such Act.

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of monthly income which an individual who has attained retirement age may earn in 1990 and 1991 without incurring a reduction in benefits. Reduces the benefits of an older worker by 25 percent of the first $5,000 of his or her excess earnings and 33 1/3 percent of additional excess earnings. (Currently, a 33 1/3 percent benefit reduction is applied against all excess earnings.) Includes certain deferred compensation in the computation of wage-based OASDI benefit adjustments.

Bill· SS. 1785 (101st)referred

Social Security Trust Fund Savings Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1989

Social Security Trust Fund Savings Act - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exclude, beginning with FY 1990, Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund receipts and outlays from Federal deficit determinations for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Increases the permissible maximum deficit amounts for FY 1990 through 1992. Establishes allowable maximum deficits for FY 1993 and 1995, to reach zero with respect to FY 1996. Amends the Social Security Act to make it out of order in the Congress to consider legislation that would increase outlays for old-age, survivors and disability insurance benefits that would not be offset or financed by an increase in revenues or savings to the social security trust funds.

Bill· SS. 1782 (101st)open

Low Income Treatment Assistance Program Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 23 October 1989

Low Income Treatment Assistance Program Act of 1989 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make allotments to States, based on the number of cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in each State, for FY 1990 through 1992, to provide assistance in the provision of therapeutics determined to prolong life or prevent the serious deterioration of health arising from AIDS or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease in eligible individuals. Describes eligible individuals as those having AIDS or related conditions and low incomes. Requires an initial report to the Congress and a follow-up efficacy report assessing the program established under this Act. Requires the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome to recommend program improvements for long-term solutions to providing care of AIDS patients.

Bill· SS. 1766 (101st)open

Patient Self Determination Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1989

Patient Self Determination Act of 1989 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require health care providers to: (1) inform patients of their right to make decisions involving their medical care; (2) inquire as to whether a patient prepared a living will or written power of attorney; (3) document patient treatment wishes and periodically review such wishes with the patient; (4) ensure that legally valid living wills or written durable powers of attorney are implemented to the maximum extent permitted by State law; (5) arrange for the prompt and orderly transfer of a patient to the care of others when unable as a matter of conscience to implement the patient's wishes; and (6) implement an institutional ethics committee. Requires States to enact legislation recognizing the validity of living wills and written durable powers of attorney. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and report to the Congress within four years after this Act's enactment assessing this Act's initiatives and further steps which may be taken to advance patient self-determination. Requires the Secretary to develop and implement a national campaign within six months after this Act's enactment informing the public of their options in participating in and directing their medical care.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 193 (101st)referred

A resolution in recognition of the March for Housing.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1989

Recognizes that the needs of the homeless and the ill-housed must receive attention and that the march to the Capitol on October 7, 1989, will not be forgotten.

Bill· SS. 1722 (101st)referred

Long Island Sound Improvement Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1989

Long Island Sound Improvement Act of 1989 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend a certain management conference for Long Island Sound until September 30, 1998. Establishes a policy committee within such conference. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish within EPA a Long Island Sound Office. Establishes within the Office a Long Island Sound Office Advisory Committee. Requires the Director of the Office, through the Committee, to convene conferences for legislators from State governments and political subdivisions to coordinate legislative efforts to facilitate the environmental restoration of the Sound and the implementation of the conservation and management plan. Directs the Director to collect and make available to the public information relating to the environmental quality of the Sound. Authorizes the Director to provide technical assistance and the use of EPA facilities to the Citizens Advisory Committee of the Long Island Sound Study. Provides for the coordination of Federal programs with respect to the Sound. Requires the Director, acting through the Committee, to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on oil spill preparedness and Federal oil spill contingency plans for oil spills in the Sound. Directs the Director to solicit quarterly reports from regional EPA offices with jurisdiction in the Sound on environmental enforcement issues with respect to the Sound. Requires the Director to designate an Office staff member as Office Director for Enforcement Evaluation. Authorizes the Administrator, acting through the Director, to make grants from the Long Island Sound Fund for: (1) environmental monitoring and cleanup of the Sound and educational programs to encourage the restoration of the Sound; (2) supplemental environmental enforcement personnel and special enforcement needs in the Sound; (3) research and planning; and (4) implementation of management mechanisms, at the request of States affected by the Sound conservation and management plan. Requires grant recipients to report biennially to the Administrator, the Director, and the Committee on progress in meeting grant objectives. Sets forth the application process for implementation grants. Limits Fund monies available for implementation grants and the administrative costs of such grants. Permits the Administrator to prescribe grant eligibility requirements. Directs the Administrator to consult with the Director and the Committee in making grants through the EPA Office of Pollution Prevention for onsite reduction of pollution sources. Requires the Director, acting through the Committee, to establish a schedule for the initiation of research and planning studies under this Act. Directs the Director to conduct the following studies: (1) an examination of the unfinished agenda described in the final report of the Management Committee of Long Island Sound; (2) a 20-year growth assessment of the adequacy of wastewater treatment facilities serving the Sound with respect to estimated increases in population and usage of such facilities; (3) a survey of public access issues relating to the Sound and the development of a map describing such access; (4) an examination of contaminated sediments and of dredging activities in the Sound; (5) an examination of nonpoint source pollution in the Sound; (6) an examination of wetlands protection issues; (7) an assessment of effective methods of nitrogen removal to abate pollution in the Sound; (8) an examination of atmospheric acid precipitation and deposition into Sound waters; (9) an assessment of water quality issues; and (10) an assessment of recreational uses and demands in the Sound. Prohibits the Director from duplicating any study for which a comparable study exists. Requires the Director, acting through the Committee, to conduct a demonstration project for the removal of: (1) toxic materials from contaminated sediments in the Sound; and (2) nitrogen from pollutants in Norwalk Harbor in the Sound. Directs the Director, acting through the Committee, to report annually to the Congress on: (1) modifications to the conservation and management plan; and (2) studies and demonstration projects and schedules for meeting study and project proposals. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director, acting through the Committee, to review and report to the appropriate congressional committees on: (1) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the Sound; and (2) the need for a regional authority to effectuate and fund nitrogen removal treatment at sewage treatment plants and watersheds in the Sound and the potential methods of financing such authority. Establishes a Long Island Sound Fund. Makes appropriations to the Fund and makes Fund monies available to carry out this Act.

Bill· SS. 1718 (101st)referred

SSI Disabled Children's Eligibility Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1989

SSI Disabled Children's Eligibility Act of 1989 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and conduct an ongoing outreach program for children who are potentially eligible for SSI disability benefits. Requires the Secretary to annually report to the Congress on the effectiveness of such program. Requires the Secretary to assess a child's physical and mental impairments and the extent which they interfere with age appropriate daily living activities in determining such child's SSI eligibility. Establishes a presumption that a child under age four with a genetic or other diagnosed impairment is disabled or blind for SSI purposes if it is probable that clinical and laboratory techniques administered when the child is older will accurately demonstrate that the medical severity of such impairment is sufficient for SSI eligibility purposes. Requires the Secretary to make every reasonable effort to include the evaluation of a pediatrician or pediatric specialist in the determination of a child's eligibility or continuing eligibility for SSI disability benefits. Directs the Secretary to: (1) consider age-appropriate medical criteria and limitations on activities of daily living developed by childhood disability experts in reviewing and revising the medical criteria for evaluating child impairments; and (2) publish an explanation of deviations from the recommendations of such experts before prescribing final regulations concerning revised medical criteria for evaluating child impairments.

Bill· SS. 1701 (101st)referred

Steel Trade Liberalization Program Implementation Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1989

Steel Trade Liberalization Program Implementation Act - Amends the Steel Import Stabilization Act to declare that the Congress supports the implementation of the steel trade liberalization program. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States Trade Representative should conduct negotiations, through the Uruguay Round of negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade through complementary bilateral arrangements, to seek an international consensus regarding steel trade that provides for: (1) disciplines over trade-distorting government subsidies; (2) the lowering of trade barriers to ensure market access; and (3) enforcement measures to deal with violations of consensus obligations. Requires the President to provide the Congress an annual assessment of progress of such negotiations. Extends the Steel Import Stabilization Act for a three-year period. Authorizes the President, between October 1, 1989, and the concluding of any bilateral steel arrangement, to take necessary actions to ensure an orderly transition to such arrangement. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to permit the importation of additional quantities of steel products without regard to any aggregate quantitative import limitation arrangement in effect if: (1) such bilateral arrangement includes a short supply provision; and (2) the Secretary determines that a short supply situation exists in the United States with respect to any steel product subject to such arrangement. Authorizes the filing of petitions requesting the Secretary to determine whether a short supply situation exists. Requires the Secretary to provide an opportunity for comment by interested persons regarding issues raised in such petitions. Directs the Secretary to publish such determinations in the Federal Register. Requires the International Trade Commission to seek information: (1) from purchasers, as well as domestic producers, of steel products regarding improvements in domestic quality and service that result from industry modernization; and (2) on worker retraining efforts of the steel industry.