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United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1995
Commends Senator Robert Byrd for becoming the first Senator in history to cast 14,000 votes in the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1995
Southeast Alaska Jobs and Communities Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Tongass Timber Reform Act (TTRA) and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA) to add provisions relating to jobs and communities. Sets forth Tongass Land Management Planning (TLMP) requirements. Requires that sufficient timber volume be made available from the Tongass National Forest to provide timber industry related jobs at the 1990 level. Considers all Tongass lands to be in the TLMP process except those designated as wilderness under ANILCA. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, if reducing the volume of timber available for harvesting from that needed to protect jobs at the 1990 level, to provide: (1) a jobs impact statement showing that the reduction of the jobs from the 1990 level and the adverse impacts on timber dependent communities are outweighed by the environmental gains to be achieved by the reductions; and (2) equivalent substitute timber volume. Prohibits withdrawal of timber to maintain plant or animal diversity unless the Secretary: (1) makes a written determination that such action is necessary to prevent the species from becoming threatened or endangered; (2) provides the jobs impact versus environmental benefits review, and the substitute timber; (3) consults the State of Alaska about controlling predators which prey upon the species of concern; and (4) terminates all nonsubsistence uses of the species. Directs the Secretary to manage second growth timber stands to maximize future timber production and make second growth timber suitable for deer habitat and for other species. Allows such timber substitution process to be done without a National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) review. Requires courts to find a revised TLMP plan, meeting such requirements, to be consistent with other specified laws pertaining to national forests. (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary to: (1) meet market demand with a supply of mid-market timber on an annual and planning cycle basis; (2) monitor the timber supply and demand from the Tongass National Forest; and (3) report to the public annually, explaining how the Secretary intends to reconcile market demand with other requirements of law (with such determination to be used in setting timber sale volume and offering levels for the Tongass National Forest). Prohibits the reduction of timber volumes available for harvest, unless the Secretary determines that the timber job reductions and resulting adverse impacts upon timber dependent communities are outweighed by the environmental benefits to be achieved, and an equivalent volume of lands economically suitable for timber production is substituted in a specified manner. Provides that a court shall not find that a sale or offering of timber on the Tongass National Forest, which complies with this Act, is inconsistent with other laws providing for forest management. (Sec. 3) Makes certain provisions of the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) consistent with this Act (and prohibits use of such provisions to delete volume from the Tongass National Forest unless substitute timber is provided). (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary to provide an annual volume of 80 million board feet of timber to small business concerns, and to better tailor timber sales to their needs. (Sec. 5) Provides a direct cause of action to persons and communities adversely affected by the Secretary's actions under this Act. Requires prior notice of a violation to the Secretary before filing of such a suit. (Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to: (1) request annual appropriations sufficient to provide at least a three-year supply of unharvested timber; and (2) publish quarterly reports to the public concerning that timber. (Sec. 7) Allows a purchaser of Tongass National Forest timber to lay out timber sales pursuant to the Record of Decision signed by the Contracting Officer following completion of a NEPA analysis for that sale. Authorizes the Forest Service to modify or approve such a layout. (Sec. 8) Repeals specified provisions of the TTRA which require proportionality for timber offerings made pursuant to the long term contracts. (Sec. 9) Directs the Secretary, under TTRA, to reschedule the timber sales and offerings which were deferred because of proposed designation habitat conservation areas (HCAs) and goshawk reservation area withdrawals by the Forest Service. (Sec. 10) Revises specified ANILCA provisions to define withdrawal of public lands in Alaska (except for designated wilderness land) to include temporary reservations or deferrals of use of Federal forest lands for any reason for a period of more than 60 days. (Sec. 11) Prohibits the export of all sawlogs, pulp logs, utility logs and chips from Alaska under specified conditions. Permits the State of Alaska to establish incentives for in-State processing of timber from State lands administered by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. (Sec. 12) Directs the Secretary to study, and report to specified congressional committees on, the prospects for encouraging value added manufacturing utilizing Tongass National Forest timber resources.
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1995
Calls upon: (1) the Government of Japan to honor and abide by the terms of the United States-Japan bilateral aviation agreement and immediately authorize U.S. air cargo and passenger carriers which have pending route requests relating to their "beyond rights" to immediately commence service on such routes; and (2) the President to identify countermeasures that could be taken against such Government for its egregious violation of the agreement and to promptly impose appropriate countermeasures to ensure that such Government abides by the terms of the agreement.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1995
Natural Disaster Protection and Insurance Act of 1995 - Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (the Act) to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish programs which mitigate the effects of natural disasters. (Sec. 6) Requires that all Federal buildings satisfy specified seismic design requirements. Requires the FEMA Director to enter into an agreement with the Director of the National Academy of Sciences to study the feasibility of establishing national minimum consensus building construction standards. Instructs the Director to classify States likely to experience an earthquake, volcanic eruption, tsunami, windstorm, or hurricane perils as natural disaster-prone States. Requires each disaster-prone State to adopt building codes for new or substantially modified buildings that satisfy natural disaster hazard mitigation standards. Allows States to alternatively certify that the local communities have adopted appropriate portions of model building codes. Orders each State with flood-prone communities to adopt flood protection measures. Directs each natural disaster-prone State to develop disaster mitigation plans. Requires each plan to: (1) ensure compliance with building and safety codes; (2) improve emergency response to natural disasters; (3) develop standards and guidelines for training emergency response teams; (4) enforce local land use ordinances; (5) address the impact of development in disaster-prone areas; (6) develop voluntary training programs for developers; and (7) identify essential facilities. Requires each natural disaster-prone State to submit a mitigation plan to FEMA within two years of this Act's enactment. Authorizes the Director to reduce assistance to a State which does not comply. Prohibits the receipt of mitigation funds for States not in compliance. Instructs the Director to distribute mitigation account funds on a pro rata formula based on the State's primary insurance coverages and reinsurance coverage premiums. Prohibits the Director from requiring the States to comply with unfunded mandates. (Sec. 7) Amends the Act to provide a new title III concerning natural disaster insurance. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to grant loans to a private, non-profit Natural Disaster Insurance Corporation (Corporation) to provide primary insurance coverage and reinsurance coverage for natural disasters. Establishes procedures for selecting the Board of Directors and the Administrator of the Corporation. Grants the Corporation the power to provide primary insurance coverage and reinsurance coverage, as well as to manage trust accounts, raise funds, and take other necessary actions. Directs the Board of Directors to develop a plan of operation. Requires the Board to prepare a written report on the Corporation's operations each year. Directs the Board to develop insurance rates using actuarial principles. Establishes an independent National Disaster Insurance Board of Actuaries to review and approve the Corporation's operations. Requires the Board to file copies of the rates charged for primary insurance coverage, as well as any related insurance forms, with each State's insurance commission. Directs the Corporation to establish and maintain a Primary Insurance Coverage Trust Account. Authorizes the Account to hold funds which have been generated through the primary insurance coverages. Instructs the Board to deposit in the primary accounts the portions of the premiums collected by private insurers servicing the primary insurance coverage policies. Establishes requirements for reinsurance repayments. Prohibits the use of unauthorized Federal funds. Directs the Comptroller General to periodically audit the Corporation and the Independent Board of Actuaries. Prohibits the Corporation from using Federal funds unless the Corporation issues primary insurance coverage that covers losses for eligible property owners. Provides that the primary insurance coverage issued under such title shall be supplemental coverage provided in conjunction with a standard residential property insurance contract. Prohibits certain residential property owners from receiving any financial assistance. Sets forth coverage terms and conditions. Requires the Director to submit to the Congress a determination of whether to take other measures to ensure that policyholders purchase Federal flood insurance. Requires all private insurers to place a warning statement on future residential property insurance contracts to alert policyholders of flood insurance policies, terms, and conditions. Prohibits the Corporation from receiving Federal loans unless it makes excess reinsurance coverage policies available to eligible parties. Directs the Board to set the terms and conditions of the reinsurance coverage. States that the reinsurance account shall provide excess coverage when the Board determines that the insurance industry is likely to incur gross losses that exceed 15 percent of the consolidated industry surplus as a result of natural disasters. Establishes standards for the Board to issue reinsurance account payments. (Sec. 8) Amends the Act to establish in the Treasury the Natural Disaster Protection Fund. Divides the Fund into a private loss account, a public loss account, and a mitigation account. Prohibits commingling the accounts. Provides that Fund accounts shall be used to cover shortfalls in the primary insurance account and the reimbursement account. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to use the public loss account to cover losses to public facilities. States that the Federal share of a grant provided from the public loss account shall be 75 percent if the State has complied with all requirements. Directs the Corporation to pay a percentage of the annual net premiums for natural disaster mitigation programs. (Sec. 9) Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow the President to make contributions to State or local governments for disaster relief if the State has paid at least $5.00 per resident for the repair, restoration, or replacement of public facilities damaged during the disaster. Requires a Federal share of 75 percent of the cost of repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities, as well as 75 percent of the cost of debris removal. Waives such requirements under certain conditions.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1995
Access to Medical Treatment Act - Permits any individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any medical treatment that the individual desires, or that is authorized by the legal representative of the individual, if: 1) the practitioner agrees to treat the individual; and 2) the administration of such treatment does not violate licensing laws. Authorizes health care practitioners to provide any method of treatment to such an individual: 1) if there is no evidence that the treatment is a danger to the individual; and 2) if the treatment has not been approved, the individual has been informed that the treatment has not been approved and the food, drug, or device contains a warning to that effect. Requires a practitioner, after administering such treatment and discovering it to be a danger to an individual, to submit a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary to properly disseminate information with respect to the danger of the medical treatment. Requires a practitioner to immediately report to the Office of Alternative Medicine the positive effects of an unconventional medical treatment for a life-threatening medical condition including: 1) the nature of such treatment; 2) the results of such treatment; and 3) the protocol of such treatment.
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1995
Revises the definition of "unit of general local government" for purposes of Federal payments in liue of taxes to include unorganized boroughs in Alaska, but restricting the use distribution of such payments received by Alaska for entitlement land to home rule and general law cities within the State.
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1995
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA) to set a six-year statute of limitations period for royalty underpayments owed by lessees of Federal lands to the United States, commencing the date on which the obligation becomes due. Declares that the running of such period shall not be suspended or tolled by any Federal action except the commencement of a judicial or administrative proceeding to collect the underpayment, or a written agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and a lessee to extend such period. Provides that a lessee's fraud or concealment in an attempt to defeat or evade payment of an obligation shall toll the statute of limitations. (Sec. 3) Requires the Director of the Minerals Management Service to issue a final decision in any administrative proceeding within one year from the date the proceeding commenced. Requires the Secretary to issue a final agency decision in any administrative proceeding within three years from its commencement. Prescribes guidelines for: (1) royalty obligations; (2) royalty overpayments, offsets and refunds; and (3) a six-year mandatory recordkeeping period. (Sec. 6) Modifies the guidelines for royalty interest, penalties, and payments to: (1) permit the Secretary to waive or forego interest; (2) restrict the billing for interest for any net underpayment to not less than one year following the subject reporting month; (3) use the Treasury Current Value of Funds Rate to compute interest due on late payments made by the Secretary and interest owed to lessee overpayment; (4) permit interest to be credited to lessee's net overpayment; and (5) provide an special payment arrangement for leases with minimal production. (Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to impose an assessment of up to $250 for inaccurate reporting of information. Restricts audit and collection requirements for specified minimal oil and gas well production to prohibit the Secretary from conducting: (1) royalty reporting compliance and enforcement activities, levy assessments, or bill for comparisons between royalty reporting and production information; or (2) audits on such leases unless the Secretary has reason to believe that the lessee has not complied with certain payment obligations. (Sec. 9) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to repeal the 60-day notice requirement placed upon commencement of an action by a private person to enforce compliance with the Act. (Sec. 10) Amends the OCSLA and the Mineral Leasing Act to permit any oil or gas royalty or net profit due the United States to be taken in kind at the Secretary's option. States that delivery of royalty in kind satisfies the lessee's royalty obligation and relieves the lessee of reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Amends OCSLA guidelines governing Federal gas sales to the public to permit the Secretary to sell gas by competitive bidding or private sale (removing the proscription against selling gas to the public at less than fair market value). (Sec. 11) Amends FOGRMA to restrict royalty payment and information requirements. Bars the Secretary from: (1) imposing additional data requirements, including data on allowances, payor information, selling arrangements, and revenue source; and (2) billing for, or collecting comparisons to productions, assessments, or interest on retroactive adjustments for de minimis production. (Sec. 12) Amends FOGRMA to repeal the current statute of limitations governing the recovery of penalties. Amends OCSLA to repeal the guidelines governing refunds or credit granted to a lessee for excess payments. (Sec. 13) Excludes Indian lands from the purview of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1995
Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act of 1995 - Prohibits the Federal Government or any State or local government, or any official of such a government, from interfering with or usurping the right of a parent to govern the upbringing of a child of the parent. Disallows any exceptions to this Act unless the government or official is able to demonstrate, by appropriate evidence, that such interference or usurpation is valid to accomplish a compelling government interest, in which case only the least amount of interference may be used.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1995
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the use of the regular depreciation rules for purposes of the alternative minimum tax. Revises provisions relating to credit for prior year minimum tax liability to set forth a special rule for taxpayers with long-term unused credits.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1995
Commends Abby Saffold for her lengthy, faithful, and outstanding service to the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1995
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1995 - Divides the current U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into the following two circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit composed of the States of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, consisting of 19 judges, and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit which contains Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, consisting of seven judges, and holding regular sessions in Portland and Seattle.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Capital Gains Reform Subtitle A: Capital Gains Deduction for Taxpayers Other Than Corporations Subtitle B: Capital Gains Reduction for Corporations Subtitle C: Capital Loss Deduction Allowed With Respect to Sale or Exchange of Principal Residence Title II: Small Business Venture Capital Stock Capital Formation Act of 1995 - Title I: Capital Gains Reform - Subtitle A: Capital Gains Deduction for Taxpayers Other Than Corporations - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make, for noncorporate taxpayers, 50 percent of net capital gains deductible from gross income. Allows the deduction in computing adjusted gross income. Subtitle B: Capital Gains Reduction for Corporations - Revises requirements regarding alternative capital gains taxes for corporations. Subtitle C: Capital Loss Deduction Allowed With Respect to Sale or Exchange of Principal Residence - Allows an individual to deduct losses arising from the sale or exchange of the taxpayer's principal residence. Title II: Small Business Venture Capital Stock - Increases from 50 percent to 75 percent the exclusion of any gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock held more than five years and applies the exclusion to corporate as well as noncorporate taxpayers. Removes provisions including, as an item of tax preference, a specified percentage of gains on the sale of certain small business stock. Increases the dollar gross asset limits domestic C corporations must not exceed in order to qualify for the exclusion as small businesses and institutes an inflation adjustment for those limits. Removes provisions relating to a per-issuer limitation on a taxpayer's eligible gain. Modifies: (1) working capital provisions and the definition of "qualified trade or business," both with regard to meeting the active business requirement; and (2) requirements regarding purchases by a corporation of its own stock. Recognizes, if the taxpayer so elects, eligible gain from the sale of qualified small business stock only to the extent that the amount realized exceeds specified factors.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1995
Advanced Medical Devices Access Assurance Act of 1995 - Permits coverage under the Medicare program of items and services associated with the use of a medical device in the furnishing of inpatient hospital services, even if the device is not approved, as long as it is an investigational device used instead of either an approved device or a covered procedure. States that a payment made under the Medicare program for any such item or service may not exceed the amount which would have been paid if the item or service were associated with the use of an approved device or a covered procedure.
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1995
Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the design selected by the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation for the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial in Washington, D.C. Directs that coin sale surcharges be paid to the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish an endowment to support construction of the Memorial.
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1995
George Washington Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of Treasury to mint and issue five-dollar gold coins emblematic of George Washington. Mandates that the design for the coins shall be: (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and the Commission of Fine Arts; and (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee. Provides for the distribution of coin sale surcharges to the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1995
Organ Donation Insert Card Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to include specified organ donation information with income tax refund payments made during a specified period.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Regulatory Simplification and Voluntary Compliance Title II: Small Business Responsiveness of Covered Agencies Title III: Financial Accountability of Covered Agencies Relating to Fees and Expenses Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act of 1995 - Title I: Regulatory Simplification and Voluntary Compliance - Directs a Federal regulatory agency that is required to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for a rule or group of related rules to publish a compliance guide which: (1) contains a summary of the rules and a citation as to their location; (2) provides a notice to small businesses (small entities) of such rules as well as an understandable explanation of actions necessary for compliance; and (3) is updated as required to reflect rule changes. Requires such guides to be disseminated to small entities, as well as to small business development centers. Prohibits any covered agency from bringing an action against a small entity to enforce a rule for which such a guide has not been published and disseminated. (Sec. 103) Requires covered agencies other than the Federal Trade Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission to determine within 90 days whether to grant or deny a request by a small entity that no action be taken against such entity with respect to the enforcement of a rule (no action request). Allows a small entity to rely on a no action response from a covered agency in any subsequent action brought against the small entity for a rule's enforcement. (Sec. 104) Makes inadmissible as evidence in an action, as well as outside of the bounds of discovery, any information compiled by a small entity in a voluntary self-audit. Provides exceptions. (Sec. 105) Prohibits the imposition of a fine or penalty against a small entity if the entity proves that: (1) a covered agency rule is vague or ambiguous; and (2) the interpretation of the rule by the small entity is reasonable considering such rule and any applicable compliance guide. Title II: Small Business Responsiveness of Covered Agencies - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to designate in each SBA region a senior SBA employee to serve as the Regional Small Business and Agriculture Ombudsman for such area. Requires the Ombudsman: (1) to solicit and receive comments from small businesses regarding regulatory enforcement activities of covered agencies; (2) based on such comments, to annually publish a small business responsiveness rating to each covered agency; (3) to publish periodic reports compiling the comments received; (4) to coordinate the activities of the Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board established under this title; and (5) to establish a toll-free telephone number to receive comments from small businesses. (Sec. 202) Directs the SBA Administrator to establish in each region a Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board to: (1) advise the Ombudsman on matters of concern to small businesses with respect to the regulatory enforcement activities of covered agencies; (2) conduct investigations of, and issue advisory findings and recommendations concerning, such enforcement activities; (3) review and approve the responsiveness ratings promulgated by the Ombudsman; and (4) prepare written opinions regarding the reasonableness and understanding of rules issued by covered agencies. (Sec. 203) Amends the Act to direct small business development centers to provide specified assistance to, and develop publications and programs for, small businesses with respect to regulatory requirements of covered agencies and compliance guides. Title III: Financial Accountability of Covered Agencies Relating to Fees and Expenses - Directs a covered agency to award fees, costs, and other expenses to a prevailing small entity in an adversary proceeding that raises a successful defense to a regulatory enforcement action or that receives a corrective action or penalty which is less burdensome than that sought or demanded by the covered agency. Limits the rate of payment of attorney's fees to no more than $150 per hour. Waives the payment of such fees, costs, and expenses only in limited special circumstances. Prohibits covered agencies from increasing fees regularly charged for services in order to cover fees, costs, and other expenses required to be paid to a prevailing small entity.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1995
Prison Construction Block Grant Amendments Act - Repeals provisions of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 regarding grants for correctional institutions which require States, to be eligible for such grants, to include in their application to the Attorney General assurances that they have a comprehensive correctional plan which represents an integrated approach to the management and operation of correctional facilities and programs and which includes diversion programs, community corrections programs, a prisoner screening and security classification system, appropriate professional training for corrections officers in dealing with violent offenders, prisoner rehabilitation and treatment programs, prisoner work activities and job skills programs, educational programs, a pre-release prisoner assessment to provide risk reduction management, post-release assistance, and an assessment of recidivism rates. Mandates assurances that the States require: (1) each inmate to perform not less than 48 hours of work per week which shall not be waived except as required by security conditions, disciplinary action, or medical certification of a disability that would make it impracticable for prison officials to arrange useful work for the inmate; (2) each inmate to engage in not less than 16 hours of organized educational activities per week; and (3) that prison officials not provide to any inmate failing to meet such requirements specified privileges, including access to television, bodybuilding or weightlifting equipment, or recreational sports, unmonitored telephone calls (with exceptions), or dress, hygiene, grooming, and appearance privileges other than those allowed as standard in the prison.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1995
Minerals Management Service Organic Act - Establishes the Minerals Management Service within the Department of the Interior and under the charge of a Director who shall report to the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management. Directs the Service to: (1) promote and regulate the use of lands on the Outer Continental Shelf; and (2) administer a program for the collection, distribution, accounting for and auditing of revenues owed by holders of mineral leases on Federal, offshore, and Indian lands.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1995
Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is incompatible with the God-given right and responsibility of parents to raise their children; (2) the Convention has the potential to severely restrict States and the Federal Government in their efforts to protect children and enhance family life; (3) the U.S. Constitution is the ultimate guarantor of rights and privileges to every American, including children; and (4) the President should not sign and transmit the Convention to the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1995
Amends the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to establish a National Forest System ski area permit fee formula. Withdraws ski areas from the operation of mining and mineral leasing laws.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1995
Commends Captain Scott F. O'Grady for his heroic conduct after being shot down by Bosnian Serb forces. Commends the U.S. and NATO forces involved in Capt. O'Grady's rescue. Expresses the sense of the Senate that U.S. and NATO air crews should not be put at risk over Bosnia unless all necessary actions to address the threat posed by hostile Serbian air defenses are taken.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1995
Helium Disposal Act of 1995 - Amends the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery, disposal, and sale of helium on Federal lands. Mandates that all proceeds received from such transactions be deposited into the Treasury. Repeals the Secretary's authority to acquire lands, interests, or options (including oil or gas leases), and to construct or acquire facilities, for helium production. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) dispose of helium only in accordance with this Act; (2) monitor and prepare periodic reports on helium production and reserves; (3) store, transport, and withdraw crude helium, and to maintain and operate existing crude helium storage at the U.S. Bureau of Mines Cliffside Field, together with related helium transportation and withdrawal facilities; and (4) impose fees for providing storage, transportation, and withdrawal services. Establishes the Helium Reserve Management Fund to cover the costs of this Act. Directs the Secretary to cease producing, refining, and marketing refined helium within three years after the date of enactment of this Act. Prescribes helium facility disposal guidelines. Exempts from such guidelines any facilities, equipment, or property necessary for crude helium storage or transportation, or any equipment needed to maintain quality control and assurance of helium in the Bureau of Mines Cliffside Field. Terminates existing helium sales contracts as of the date on which the Secretary has ceased producing, refining, and marketing refined helium pursuant to this Act. States that contract termination costs shall be paid from the Helium Production Fund, or, after its abolishment, from the Helium Reserve Management Fund. Prescribes guidelines under which the Secretary shall sell crude helium to reduce federally-held reserves. Abolishes the Helium Production Fund upon completion of the disposal of Federal helium facilities, equipment, and property. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to cancel outstanding Federal helium debt. Repeals intragovernmental cooperation guidelines. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary shall sell helium reserves stored in the Bureau of Mines Cliffside Field.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Commemorative Coin Programs Title II: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund United States Commemorative Coin Act of 1995 - Title I: Commemorative Coin Programs - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold and-or silver coins: (1) emblematic of the Bicentennial of the United States; (2) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the role of President Harry S. Truman; (3) to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Smithsonian Institution; (4) to commemorate the public opening of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.; (5) to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the establishment of Yellowstone National Park as the first National Park in the United States; and (6) to recognize the sacrifices of law enforcement officers and their families in preserving public safety. Provides for the distribution of surcharges from the sale of coins. (Sec. 102) Mandates that the design for the coins be: (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the appropriate recipient organizations and the Commission of Fine Arts; and (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee. Title II: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund - Establishes the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund as a revolving fund administered by the Secretary of the Interior to be used for specified purposes, including: (1) for the maintenance, security, and repair of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.; (2) to periodically add to the Memorial the names of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty; and (3) to provide educational scholarships to the immediate family members of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty whose names appear on the Memorial.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1995
Hanford Land Management Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) manage Federal lands, hazardous substances and radioactive materials at the Hanford Reservation (Reservation) in accordance with this Act and the environmental management plan prepared pursuant to it; (2) submit an environmental management plan for the Reservation to the Congress according to prescribed guidelines; (3) include a prescribed land use plan and risk assessment statement within the environmental management plan according to prescribed guidelines; (4) conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of all major activities, substances, and conditions that pose a risk to human health, safety, or the environment at the Reservation; (5) manage hazardous substances and radioactive materials at the Reservation in accordance with prescribed waste management guidelines, establishing any necessary standards; and (6) take corrective and remedial actions at the Reservation in compliance with the standards and site restoration plan prescribed under this Act. Instructs the Secretary to reduce the number of employees employed at the Reservation by the Department of Energy or its contractors to the number needed to accomplish authorized activities. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1995
Wetlands Regulatory Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a procedure whereby a person who holds an ownership interest in property, or who has written authorization from such a person, may request the Secretary of the Army to determine whether the property contains U.S. waters, and if so, whether any portion of the waters is wetland and its classification. Directs the Secretary to establish a program under which persons other than Federal employees may be certified to make such determinations. Prohibits the discharge of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters or the draining, channelization, and excavation of U.S. waters that would significantly degrade any U.S. waters unless such activity is undertaken pursuant to a permit issued by the Secretary. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) extensions; and (2) failure by the Secretary to issue a decision. Requires the Secretary to: (1) issue regulations which shall include standards for the issuance of permits for activities in U.S. waters that are wetland; and (2) consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding whether such an activity would have an unacceptable adverse impact on water quality, municipal water supplies, shellfish beds or fishery areas, or wetland-dependent wildlife. Exempts an activity in U.S. waters from the permit requirement if the activity results from a normal farming, silviculture, aquaculture, or ranching activity, or an upland soil and water conservation practice, or is for the purpose of maintenance, and under other specified circumstances. Specifies that such an activity shall not be prohibited or otherwise subject to the permit requirement regarding an approved State permit program if: (1) information on the effects of the activity is included in an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project; and (2) such EIS has been submitted to the Congress before the activity is carried out in connection with project construction and prior to project authorization or appropriation of funds for the construction. Directs the Secretary, after notice and opportunity for public comment, to issue regulations for the delineation of "wetland." Requires such regulations to provide for such designation if specified conditions are met, including that, in the case of nontidal wetland, water is on or above the surface of the ground for at least 21 consecutive days during the growing season in a year of normal rainfall. Requires the Secretary to classify as: (1) Class A wetlands those that are of critical significance to the long-term conservation of the aquatic system and that meet other specified conditions; (2) Class B wetlands those that provide habitat for a significant population of wildlife or provide other significant wetland functions; and (3) Class C wetlands those that serve marginal functions but exist in such abundance that regulation is not necessary to conserve wetlands functions, are within an intensely developed area, or are located behind a legally constructed manmade structure or natural formation. Provides for the regulation of: (1) Class A wetland based on a sequential analysis that seeks to avoid adverse impacts on wetlands, to minimize the adverse impacts which cannot be avoided, and to mitigate any adverse impacts that cannot be avoided or minimized; (2) Class B wetland under a test that balances the reasonably foreseeable benefits and detriments resulting from the issuance of the permit; and (3) Class C wetland only by the State government at its discretion. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a general permit on a State, regional, or nationwide basis for any activities in U.S. waters for which a permit would otherwise be required upon determining that the activities will cause only minimal or temporary adverse environmental impacts when performed separately, and will cause only minimal cumulative adverse environmental impacts. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) Alaska native and State of Alaska lands; (2) interagency cooperation; (3) permit compliance; (4) cranberry production; (5) violations (including civil actions by the Secretary and civil and criminal penalties); and (6) administrative appeals. Directs the Secretary to: (1) issue regulations for the establishment, use, maintenance, and oversight of mitigation banks; (2) provide appropriate regulatory relief regarding regulations issued for each activity in U.S. waters that has as the primary purpose to restore degraded wetland; and (3) establish a registry of wetland that has been created or restored voluntarily in an area that, prior to the creation or restoration, did not contain U.S. waters and therefore was not subject to regulation. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) State permit programs; (2) requirements that information be made available to the public regarding the designation of wetlands; (3) certification requirements; (4) State authority to control activities in U.S. waters; (5) balanced implementation of the Act to achieve specified objectives; and (6) transition provisions.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1995
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1995 - Divides the current U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into the following two circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit composed of the States of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, consisting of 19 judges, and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit which contains Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, consisting of seven judges, and holding regular sessions in Portland and Seattle.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1995
Authorizes the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard to enter into a contract for the lease of family housing units to be constructed or rehabilitated to military (currently, residential) use near a military installation in the United States at which there is a shortage of family housing. Terminates a requirement that information concerning proposed lease contracts for such housing be included in the annual budget materials submitted by the Secretaries of Defense and Transportation. Provides for the budget scoring of such contracts for purposes of their impact on defense budgets.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1995
Recognizes Father Joseph Damien de Veuster for his service to humanity. Honors the people of Kalaupapa, Hawaii, as a living American legacy of human spirit and dignity.
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1995
Amends the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for FY 1996 and 1997 for operating and administrative expenses of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1995
Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Implementation Act of 1995 - Declares it is U.S. policy that: (1) Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of the State of Israel; and (2) construction of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem should begin no later than December 31, 1996, and officially open no later than May 31, 1999. States that not more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated for FY 1997 and 1999 to the Department of State for "Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad" may be obligated in the respective fiscal year until the Secretary of State determines, and reports to the Congress, that (for FY 1997) such construction has begun and that (for FY 1999) the Embassy has opened. Limits the availability of specified amounts of such funds in certain fiscal years until they are expended for: (1) costs associated with relocating the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem; and (2) the costs for its construction. Requires the Secretary of State to report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on: (1) the Department of State's plan to implement this Act; and (2) progress made toward opening the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1995
Expresses respect and appreciation to the men and women who served in World War II and pays tribute to those who gave their lives for their country.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1995
Helium Act of 1995 - Amends the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands; (2) grant leasehold rights to such helium; (3) store and transport crude helium; and (4) maintain and operate existing crude helium storage at the Bureau of Mines Cliffside Field. Directs the Secretary to: (1) cease producing, refining, and marketing refined helium; and (2) dispose of all facilities, equipment, and Federal property interests relating to refined helium activities. Requires the Secretary to impose fees for helium storage, withdrawal, or transportation services. (Sec. 4) Prescribes guidelines for: (1) the purchase of helium by Federal agencies from certain private persons; and (2) the sale of crude helium by the Secretary. States that such sales shall be in amounts as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the helium industry, to cause minimum market disruption. Mandates that proceeds from helium sales be paid to the Treasury. (Sec. 5) Instructs the Secretary to: (1) review annually known domestic helium reserves; and (2) eliminate helium stockpiles by a prescribed deadline. (Sec. 6) Repeals the Secretary's authority to borrow under the Helium Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1995
Federal Power Act Amendments of 1995 - Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to: (1) extend, upon request of a certain licensee, the time required to commence construction of specified hydroelectric projects in the State of West Virginia; and (2) reinstate a previously issued license if it has expired before enactment of this Act. Authorizes FERC, upon request of a certain licensee, to extend for a maximum of three consecutive two-year periods the time required for commencement of construction of a certain hydroelectric project in Kentucky. Authorizes FERC, upon request of a certain licensee, to extend until May 31, 2001, the time required for commencement of construction of a certain hydroelectric project in Washington. Directs FERC to reinstate a certain hydroelectric license previously issued for a specified project in Oregon, and extend for four years from enactment of this Act the time required for commencement of construction. Authorizes FERC, upon request of a certain licensee, to extend for a maximum of three consecutive two-year periods the time required for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects in Arkansas. Exempts from FERC licensing requirements certain transmission line facilities associated with the El Vado Hydroelectric Project in New Mexico. Amends the Federal Power Act to prescribe circumstances under which certain hydroelectric projects in Alaska having a power production capacity of 5,000 kilowatts or less shall be subject to the licensing authority of the State in lieu of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Grants the licensee of a currently FERC-licensed project the discretion to subject such project to the State's authorizing authority. Subjects any State authorization for a project located on Federal lands to the approval of the Secretary with jurisdiction over such lands, and to such terms and conditions as that Secretary may prescribe. Declares that nothing shall preempt the application of Federal environment, natural, or cultural resources protection laws according to their terms. Excludes from FERC voluntary licensing jurisdiction any hydroelectric projects upon fresh waters in Hawaii, unless a license would be required because: (1) the waters are navigable; or (2) the projects affect interstate commerce, are located on Federal lands, or use water from a government dam.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1995
Condemns the bombing at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Sends condolences to the families. Commends rescue and volunteer workers, law enforcement officials, and the President. Urges the President to use all necessary means to find and punish the perpetrators. Supports the President's and Attorney General's position that Federal prosecutors will seek the maximum penalty allowed by law, including the death penalty, for those responsible. Declares that the Senate will expeditiously approve legislation to strengthen the authority and resources of all Federal agencies involved in combating such acts of terrorism.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Title II: Alaska Peninsula Subsurface Consolidation Title III: Amendments to Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Title IV: Butte County Land Conveyance Title V: Chacoan Outliers Protection Title VI: Colonial National Historical Park Title VII: Acquisition of Franklin D. Roosevelt Family Lands Title VIII: Establishment of the Great Falls Historic District Title IX: Women's Rights National Historical Park Title X: Sterling Forest Protection Title I: Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation - Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1995 - Ratifies and confirms the agreement between the United States, the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, the Nunamiut Corporation, and the city of Anaktuvuk Pass executed on December 17, 1992. Requires the lands acquired by the United States pursuant to such Agreement to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as part of the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to provide for the addition and the rescission of lands within the Gates of the Arctic Wilderness. Provides for the addition of lands within the Noatak National Preserve and Noatak Wilderness. Title II: Alaska Peninsula Subsurface Consolidation - Alaska Peninsula Subsurface Consolidation Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to determine the value of rights granted to Koniag, Incorporated, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to receive title to the oil and gas rights and other interests in the subsurface estate of specified public lands in Alaska (selection rights) which Koniag possesses within the boundaries of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, and Becharof National Wildlife Refuge. Specifies that the value of such rights shall be equal to the fair market value of: (1) the oil and gas interests in the lands that are the subject of the selection rights; and (2) in the case of the lands for which Koniag is to receive the entire subsurface estate, the subsurface estate of the lands that are the subject of such rights. Directs the Secretary and Koniag to meet to select a qualified appraiser to conduct an appraisal of the selection rights in conformity with the standards of the Appraisal Foundation of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, utilizing a risk adjusted discounted cash flow methodology. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) submission of the appraisal report; (2) determination of the value of the selection rights; and (3) an alternative determination of value if Koniag disagrees with the value determined by the Secretary. Directs: (1) the Secretary to enter into negotiations for an agreement to exchange Federal lands in Alaska for the Koniag selection rights; and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury, regarding any such rights for which an exchange has not been completed by October 1, 2004, to establish within the Treasury the Koniag Account and, upon relinquishment of such remaining rights to the United States, to credit the Account in the amount of the appraised value of such rights. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make amounts in the Account available to Koniag for bidding on and purchasing property sold at public sale. Title III: Amendments to Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to authorize the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation (Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated) to purchase its shareholder-held common stock. Title IV: Butte County Land Conveyance - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey without consideration certain lands in Butte County, California, in the Plumas National Forest to eligible persons who make their claims within two years of enactment of this title. Requires the Secretary to: (1) make the necessary surveys and property line markings; and (2) submit a copy of each deed to the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Chacoan Outliers Protection - Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995 - Designates eight new outlying areas as Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Sites associated with Chacoan Anasazi Indian culture in the San Juan Basin and surrounding areas of New Mexico and Colorado. Expands the boundaries and removes or reduces the acreage of certain existing Sites. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) use a combination of land acquisition authority and cooperative agreements to protect archeological resources at such sites as remain in private ownership; and (2) assist the Navajo Nation in the protection and management of such Sites as are located on lands of the Navajos through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. Title VI: Colonial National Historical Park - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to transfer that portion of the existing sewage disposal system within the Colonial National Historical Park to York County, Virginia, without reimbursement, together with such rights-of-way determined to be necessary to maintain and operate such system. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with York County to pay a specified maximum amount of the repair and rehabilitation costs for the system. Requires the cooperative agreement to: (1) reduce or eliminate the amounts charged to the National Park Service for its sewage disposal; and (2) minimize the impact of the system on the Park and its resources. Prohibits such system from being enlarged or substantially altered without Park Service concurrence. Permits the Secretary to acquire specified lands for inclusion in the Park. Authorizes appropriations. Title VII: Acquisition of Franklin D. Roosevelt Family Lands - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified lands and interests in specified properties located at Hyde Park, New York, identified as lands critical for protection as depicted on the map entitled "Roosevelt Family Estate" and dated September 1994, to be added to and administered as part of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Historic Site or the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, as appropriate. Authorizes appropriations. Title VIII: Establishment of the Great Falls Historic District - Great Falls Preservation and Redevelopment Act - Establishes the Great Falls Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants and enter into cooperative agreements with the State of New Jersey, local governments, and private nonprofit entities under which the Secretary agrees to pay up to 50 percent of the costs of: (1) preparation of a plan for the development of historic, architectural, natural, cultural, and interpretive resources within the District; and (2) implementation of projects approved under the plan. Permits the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of property within the District that the Secretary determines are of historical or cultural significance under which the Secretary may: (1) pay up to 50 percent of the costs of restoring and improving the properties; (2) provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the properties; and (3) mark and provide interpretation of the properties. Lists additional conditions for such agreements. Requires the Secretary, in making funds available for such purposes, to give consideration to projects that provide a greater leverage of Federal funds. Authorizes appropriations. Title IX: Women's Rights National Historical Park - Removes portions of, and adds specified lands to, the Women's Rights National Historical Park in New York. Authorizes additional appropriations for land acquisition and development. Title X: Sterling Forest Protection - Sterling Forest Protection Act of 1995 - Establishes the Sterling Forest Reserve, New York, upon certification by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission to the Secretary of the Interior that the Commission has acquired sufficient lands or interests therein to constitute a manageable unit. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) Reserve boundaries; (2) the transfer of funds to the Commission for land acquisition; and (3) conditions of funding (including provision for specified conservation easements and that funds may be transferred to the Commission only to the extent that they are matched from funds contributed by non-Federal sources). Directs the Commission to: (1) manage the lands acquired within the Reserve in a manner consistent with the Commission's authorities and the protection of significant watershed, wildlife, and recreational resources within the New York-New Jersey highlands region; and (2) prepare a general management plan for the Reserve, to be submitted to the Secretary for approval. Authorizes appropriations. Limits the amount that may be transferred to the Commission for the acquisition of lands and interests in land within the Reserve.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1995
Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research, Assistance, and Education Act of 1995 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate a program for the conduct and support of research and training, the dissemination of health information, and other programs regarding Parkinson's disease. Establishes the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Parkinson's Disease. Requires Core Center Grants to encourage the development of innovative multidisciplinary research and provide training concerning Parkinson's, designating each grant recipient as a Morris K. Udall Center for Research on Parkinson's Disease. Authorizes establishment of the National Parkinson's Disease Data System to collect, store, analyze, retrieve, and disseminate data. Establishes: (1) the National Parkinson's Disease Information Clearinghouse; (2) a grant program to support scientists who have distinguished themselves in Parkinson's research; and (3) a national education program to foster a national focus on Parkinson's and the care of those with Parkinson's. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1995
United States Silver Dollar Coin Act of 1995 - Amends Federal currency law to prescribe the color and content of one-dollar silver coins. Mandates that the obverse side of the one-dollar silver coin bear a likeness of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the reverse side bear a rendering of the Iwo Jima Memorial.
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1995
Youth Development Community Block Grant Act of 1995 - Establishes a youth development block grant program. (Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth formulas for allocation of funds to States and for distribution of funds through States to local boards for community-based youth development services. (Sec. 6) Requires establishment of county or multicounty Community Youth Development Boards to receive such assistance and make grants for youth development programs. (Sec. 7) Requires, as a condition for any entity within a State to receive such assistance, establishment or designation of a State entity to receive youth development input, review community youth development plans, monitor operations of community boards, provide technical assistance in developing and implementing community plans, and provide annual reports and audits. (Sec. 8) Directs the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a mechanism to receive youth development advice and input; (2) develop and issue national policy goals and a national strategic plan for youth development; (3) establish a system for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of activities funded under this Act; (4) coordinate programs funded under this Act with other Federal programs serving youth and families; and (5) establish a system for providing training and technical assistance to States and local communities to increase their capacity to provide quality youth development services. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to provide financial assistance to appropriate entities to carry out time-limited, research-based youth development demonstration programs designed to improve the knowledge base of the youth development and youth prevention fields. (Sec. 9) Repeals specified provisions under: (1) certain Federal law relating to the Local Partnership Act; (2) the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 relating to crime prevention programs and to urban recreation and at-risk youth; (3) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) relating to school dropout demonstration assistance and to drug free schools and communities; (4)the Job Training Partnership Act relating to summer youth employment and training programs; (5) the Public Health Service Act relating to grants for the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse among high-risk youth, and to community coalition demonstration projects to support health and human service needs for minority males; (6) the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 relating to gang-free schools and communities, to mentoring, and to local delinquency programs; (7) the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986 relating to demonstration partnership agreements; (8) the Community Services Block Grant Act relating to the National Youth Sports Program; and (9) the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 relating to drug abuse prevention relating to youth gangs and runaway and homeless youth. (Sec. 10) Sets forth conforming amendments to: (1) ESEA relating to school dropout demonstrations; (2) ESEA and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 relating to drug-free schools and communities; (3) the Job Training Partnership Act; and (4) the National School Lunch Act relating to the National Youth Sports Program. (Sec. 11) Provides for transfer of a limited amount of funds from such repealed programs to the program under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1995
Yukon River Salmon Act of 1995 - Provides for the U.S. representation on the Yukon River Panel established by a specified interim agreement between the United States and Canada regarding the conservation of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada. Authorizes the Governor of Alaska to appoint a related advisory committee. Designates the State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game the responsible management entity for the United States for the agreement. Declares that, if a specified treaty between Canada and the United States concerning Pacific salmon terminates prior to termination of the agreement, the functions of the Panel are assumed by the Yukon River Salmon Commission. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the agreement and this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1995
Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to require phasing-in of species population increase revisions to National Forest land and resource management plans.
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1995
Ryan White CARE Reauthorization Act of 1995 - Amends title XXVI (HIV Health Care Services Program) of the Public Health Service Act regarding emergency relief for areas with a substantial need for services. Changes requirements for grants to metropolitan areas having large numbers of cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Modifies the composition, chairperson requirements, and duties of local human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) health services planning councils. Revises requirements for supplemental grants. Alters the method for determining the amount of each grant, the mandated uses of the grants, and application requirements. Allows a single application for initial and supplemental grants and authorizes both to be made as a single grant. Mandates (currently, allows) technical assistance. Authorizes planning grants. Amends provisions relating to the care grant program to change the uses of HIV care consortia grants and consortium application requirements. Mandates establishment of a recommended minimum formulary of pharmaceutical drug therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Revises: (1) State duties in using grant funds to provide treatments; (2) State application requirements; and (3) planning, evaluation, and administration requirements. Mandates (currently, allows) technical assistance. Mandates grievance procedures to address allegations of egregious violations of title XXVI. Requires coordination of the planning and implementation of Federal HIV programs by the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Amends early intervention services provisions to: (1) require grant recipients to provide a continuum of primary care; and (2) modify other requirements regarding uses of grant funds. Authorizes planning grants to entities that are not direct primary care providers to enable them to provide HIV primary care services. Authorizes appropriations for early intervention grants. Replaces provisions mandating demonstration grants for research and services for pediatric AIDS patients with provisions mandating grants for primary care for out-patient care and support services to children, youth, women with HIV disease, and the families of those individuals and for facilitating the participation of such individuals in research. Requires procedures for the protection of human subjects. Prohibits conditioning services on research participation. Authorizes appropriations. Reserves a specified portion of the amounts appropriated under other parts of title XXVI to administer a special projects of national significance program to award direct grants for special programs for the care and treatment of individuals with HIV disease. Repeals current provisions relating to special projects of national significance. Replaces provisions of the Public Health Service Act authorizing grants and contracts to train the faculty of specified types of health professions schools regarding providing for the health care needs of individuals with HIV disease with provisions authorizing grants and contracts to train health personnel, including community providers, in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of HIV infection and disease. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 4) Amends title XXVI provisions relating to emergency relief for areas with a substantial need for services to modify the formula for determining the amount of grants. (Sec. 5) Amends provisions relating to the care grant program to change the formula regarding minimum grant allotments. (Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations to make grants under title XXVI provisions relating to: (1) emergency relief for areas with a substantial need for services; and (2) the care grant program. Mandates development and implementation of a methodology for adjusting the percentages allocated to those parts. Repeals existing authorizations of appropriations for those parts.
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1995
Insular Development Act of 1995 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1996 through 2001 for: (1) the Northern Mariana Islands for capital improvement projects in the environmental, health, and public safety areas, administration and enforcement of immigration and labor laws, and contribution toward costs of the compacts of free association (for the same purposes for which funds are provided for Guam by this Act); (2) Guam for costs that result from increased demands for education and social program benefits by immigrants from the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau (currently, amounts as necessary are authorized for FY 1986 and subsequent years for Hawaii, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands as well); and (3) grants for capital infrastructure in American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. Sets forth conditions on funding for capital improvement projects, including that the recipient government submit specified capital needs and maintenance plans. Extends funding for such projects for an additional three years, subject to certain conditions. Prohibits, after FY 1995, certain continuing financial assistance to the Northern Mariana Islands.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1995
Veterans' Hospice Care Services Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to: (1) assess the feasibility and desirability of furnishing hospice care to terminally ill veterans; and (2) determine the most efficient and effective means of providing such care. Directs the Secretary to designate 15 to 30 Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for hospice care demonstration projects. Allows such hospice care to be provided by Department medical facilities and personnel or by contract with a non-Department medical facility. Limits the amount paid for such care to amounts paid for hospice care programs under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Directs the Secretary, during the pilot program period of October 1, 1995, through December 31, 2000, to designate no fewer than ten Department medical facilities at which hospice care is being provided to furnish palliative care to such veterans. Provides for: (1) informing terminally ill veterans of their eligibility for hospice and palliative care; and (2) hospice program evaluation, assessment, and congressional reports by the Secretary and the Under Secretary for Health of the hospice care pilot program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1996 through 1999.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1995
VA State Health Care Reform Pilot Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out pilot programs on the participation of the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in the health care systems of States that have adopted comprehensive health benefit plans. Allows up to five States to be used for such pilot programs. Requires the Secretary to provide benefits to persons through the Department health care system in such a State as if such system were a provider of benefits under the State plan. Prohibits a State from refusing Department participation in a State health benefit plan unless the chief executive officer of such State certifies that the Department plan or its facilities are inadequate to meet the State health benefit plan. Requires the Secretary to designate a health system director for each State in which a pilot program is carried out. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out any necessary administrative reorganization of Department health care systems or facilities in a program State. Allows the Secretary to exclude Department facilities from participation in a pilot program. Authorizes a health system director to enter into contracts and agreements for the provision of health care and related services in connection with the pilot program. Excludes such contracts and agreements from certain Federal law. Requires review by the Central Office of the Department of contracts and agreements of $250,000 or more. Outlines provisions concerning: (1) the use of Department personnel in a pilot program; (2) eligible persons; and (3) copayments and other charges (and their waiver with respect to certain veterans). Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Reform Fund to be used for pilot program purposes, with a separate account established for each program. Requires the Secretary to collect, and report to specified congressional committees concerning, information with respect to the provision of health care benefits under each pilot program.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Findings and Purposes Title II: Property Rights Litigation Relief Title III: Alternative Dispute Resolution Title IV: Private Property Taking Impact Analysis Title V: Private Property Owners Administrative Bill of Rights Title VI: Miscellaneous Omnibus Property Rights Act of 1995 - Title I: Findings and Purposes - Proposes, with specified measures, to encourage and protect the constitutional and legal rights of private property owners against any Federal agency's regulatory or administrative action that adversely affects private property. Title II: Property Rights Litigation Relief - Prohibits Federal and State agencies acting pursuant to Federal mandate from taking private property except for public use and with just compensation to the property owner. (Sec. 204) Requires that such compensation be paid out of the congressionally appropriated funds of any Federal agency whose actions (directly or through a State agency) result in a physical invasion or taking of private property for public use without the owner's consent and at least one of several other circumstances pertain, including that the action: (1) does not substantially advance the stated governmental interest to be achieved by the legislation or regulation on which the action is based; (2) deprives the property, temporarily or permanently, of all or substantially all of its economically beneficial or productive use; or (3) diminishes the property's fair market value by 33 percent or more. Measures "just compensation" as the decrease in fair market value, and any business losses resulting from Federal agency action. Prohibits the filing of claims against a State agency for carrying out a regulatory program mandated or funded by Federal law. (Sec. 205) Amends the Federal judicial code to grant concurrent jurisdiction to the United States District Court and the United States Court of Federal Claims to hear civil actions brought under this Act. Title III: Alternative Dispute Resolution - Provides for settlement or arbitration, upon consent of both parties, of such property rights disputes. Declares that: (1) such dispute resolution shall not be a condition precedent to or an administrative procedure to be exhausted before the filing of a civil action; and (2) awards are to be taken from congressional appropriations of the Federal agency whose actions are at issue. Title IV: Private Property Taking Impact Analysis - Declares that, with specified exceptions, Federal agency actions likely to result in the taking of private property shall be preceded by a written impact analysis available to the public including: (1) the purpose of the action; (2) the likelihood of an interference with private property; (3) the potential Federal liability to property owners; and (4) any alternative actions that would fulfill the same objectives less intrusively. (Sec. 404) Prohibits any action reasonably predicted to result in an uncompensated taking. Title V: Private Property Owners Administrative Bill of Rights - Directs Federal agency heads enforcing the Endangered Species Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to: (1) comply with State and tribal laws; (2) act in the manner least intrusive to private property rights; (3) implement rules and regulations to ensure the protection of those rights; (4) refrain from entering private property to acquire information without the written consent and notice of the owner; and (5) refrain from using data collected on privately owned property to implement or enforce such Acts without providing the property owner with access to and the opportunity to dispute such data. (Sec. 506) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish property owner appeal rights. (Sec. 508) Requires agency heads to provide owners of private property adversely affected by agency action with the option of either: (1) selling the property to the agency for fair market value without use restrictions; (2) receiving compensation for any resulting decrease in the property's fair market value resulting from such restrictions; or (3) entering into arbitration. (Sec. 509) Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to notify all private property owners or lessees of property subject to it of any new management agreement with a non-Federal person that establishes restrictions on property use, providing each of them the opportunity to participate in such agreement. Title VI: Miscellaneous - Sets forth severability provisions and the effective date of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1995
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1995
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) substantive dialogue between North and South Korea is vital to the implementation of the Agreed Framework Between the United States and North Korea of October 1994; and (2) the President should pursue measures to reduce tensions between North and South Korea and facilitate progress toward holding a North Korea-South Korea summit, initiating mutual nuclear facility inspections, establishing liaison offices, resuming a joint North-South military discussion, expanding trade relations between North and South Korea, promoting freedom to travel between such nations, cooperating in fields of mutual interest, establishing postal and telecommunications services, and reconnecting railroads and roadways, between such nations.
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1995
Establishes the Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance Fund to provide impact assistance to coastal States from allocable new revenues (payments received by the United States as royalties, net profit share payments, and related late-payment interest from natural gas and oil leases under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act). Sets forth a formula for use by the Secretary of the Interior to determine the portion of the allocable share of new revenues attributable to each coastal State and county eligible to receive impact assistance payments. Mandates that such funds be expended by the eligible coastal States and counties for certain environmental projects and activities. Requires: (1) an eligible county to submit for the Governor's approval a plan setting forth the projects and activities for which it proposes to expend impact assistance funds; and (2) the Governor of each recipient State to account to the Congress for all Fund monies received for the previous fiscal year.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1995
Women Veterans' Mammography Quality Standards Act - Prohibits mammograms from being performed at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility unless such facility is accredited for such purpose by a private nonprofit organization designated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Requires any such organization to meet the standards for accrediting bodies established under the Public Health Service Act (the Act). Directs the Secretary to prescribe quality assurance and control standards relating to the performance and interpretation of mammograms and the use of Department mammogram equipment and facilities consistent with requirements of the Act. Requires the Secretary to inspect such equipment and facilities annually. Requires any Department mammograms contracted to a non-Department provider to conform to the standards of the Act. Requires a report on the quality standards prescribed.