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Bill· SS. 1578 (99th)open

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 - Amends the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act to confer responsibility upon: (1) each State for the disposal of specified low-level radioactive waste either by itself or in cooperation with other States; and (2) the Federal Government for ensuring the safe disposal of specified high-level and low-level radioactive waste materials. Directs the Secretary of Energy to submit to the Congress a comprehensive report regarding the safe disposal of certain radioactive waste. Authorizes the States to enter into regional compacts to establish and operate regional low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities. Declares such compacts and regional activities inapplicable to: (1) low-level radioactive waste activities generated by the Secretary; or (2) low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities operated exclusively for federally produced waste. Subjects low-level radioactive waste generated by the Federal Government to the same conditions as any such waste which is not generated by Federal activities. Requires each compact to provide that every five years the Congress may by law withdraw its consent. Requires each State in which a regional disposal facility is located to make disposal capacity available for low-level radioactive waste generated by certain commercial nuclear power reactors. Requires the States of South Carolina, Washington, and Nevada to enter into an agreement with each other to establish which disposal facility shall accept low-level radioactive waste from which generators of such waste. Sets limitations upon: (1) the availability of disposal capacity for low-level radioactive waste from specified sources; and (2) the allocations of disposal capacity for certain commercial nuclear power reactors. Sets requirements for access to regional disposal facilities by non-sited compact regions or by non-compact member States that do not have an operating regional disposal facility. Authorizes the suspension or denial of access to regional disposal facilities if such requirements are not met. Specifies disposal capacity allocations during a three-year licensing and construction period for low-level radioactive waste generators located within a non-sited compact region, or within a State that is not a member of a compact region. Sets guidelines for the assignment of disposal capacity allocations among eligible commercial nuclear power reactors. Directs the States of South Carolina, Washington, and Nevada to enter into an agreement with each other for the allocation of additional disposal capacity among commercial nuclear power reactors whose allocations have been inadequate for specified reasons. Sets forth guidelines under which low-level radioactive waste disposal limitations or requirements are suspended due to emergency conditions. Authorizes the State in which a regional disposal facility is located to impose a surcharge upon low-level radioactive waste disposal. Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and each agreement State to ensure that low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities licensed by the Commission or agreement State are bonded or covered by other financial assurance for a safe and environmentally sound radioactive waste disposal operation. Requires the Secretary of Energy to furnish technical and financial assistance to compact regions and to States seeking assistance under this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit a comprehensive report to the Congress regarding the operation of the national system for the management and disposal of low-level radioactive waste. Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to promulgate criteria for: (1) the licensing of low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities that use disposal methods other than shallow land burial; and (2) the disposal of certain material classified as low-level radioactive waste.

Law· SS. 1570 (99th)enacted

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude the employees of States and local governments from the provisions of that Act relating to maximum hours. Revises the definition of "employee" under that Act to exclude any volunteer for a State, local, or interstate public agency, even if such volunteer is paid expenses or a nominal fee to perform the voluntary services.

Bill· SS. 1583 (99th)open

Comprehensive Drug Law Enforcement, Prevention, and Treatment Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985

Comprehensive Drug Law Enforcement, Prevention, and Treatment Act - Amends the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 to require that the Department of Justice Assets and and Customs Forfeiture Funds be used entirely, equally, and on an ongoing basis for drug law enforcement, prevention, and treatment.

Bill· SS. 1582 (99th)referred

Shareholders Voting Rights Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985

Shareholders Voting Rights Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any person from acquiring certain equity securities if as a result of such acquisition such person would own more than 15 percent of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer, unless: (1) such acquisition is made pursuant to a tender offer to the holders of all outstanding shares for identical consideration per share; and (2) such person has previously submitted a proposal for the acquisition (takeover bid) to the issuer's board of directors and such bid has been approved by the board; or, if rejected by the board, approved by a majority of the issuer's shareholders at a special meeting requested by such person. Requires such person to: (1) pay the costs of such special meeting; and (2) provide to the issuer for inclusion in a proxy statement for such meeting information concerning the offeror's proposed financing arrangements, the offeror's plans with respect to the issuer, and a detailed analysis of the effect the acquisition will have on the issuer, its employees, and the communities in which it conducts business. Requires any additional takeover bids submitted within a specified period following submission of the original bid to also be considered and voted on at the special shareholders' meeting. Requires that any takeover bid be disclosed by the board of directors of an issuer to the issuer's shareholders within two days after presentation of the bid to the board. Prohibits an issuer from altering its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or issuing securities which would inhibit a takeover bid after a takeover bid has been approved by the issuer's shareholders. Provides that this Act does not apply to acquisitions or tender offers if: (1) the offeror is the issuer of the securities; (2) the acquisition is by an employee benefit plan or pension fund of the issuer; or (3) the offeror already owns more than 15 percent of the voting securities and will not increase the percentage owned by such acquisition. Repeals this Act three years after its enactment.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 215 (99th)open

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the July 30, 1985, Trade Action Program of Japan, is inadequate.

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1985

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President should inform Japan that the trade action program of Japan is an insufficient response to the growing trade deficit; and (2) Japan should act to reduce certain trade barriers. Declares that the Senate, upon its return from the forthcoming recess, shall act on legislation to require the President to respond to unfair trade practices of Japan.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 177 (99th)referred

A joint resolution relating to an International Space Year in 1992.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1985

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) endorse the concept of an International Space Year (ISY) for 1992; (2) consider discussing an ISY with other foreign leaders; (3) direct the Administrator of NASA to initiate interagency and international discussions to explore the opportunities for an ISY, including international missions and related research and educational activities; and (4) submit a report to the Congress with respect to an ISY.

Bill· SS. 1495 (99th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance recruitment and retention by the Veterans' Administration of graduate and student nurses.

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1985

Extends from one year to not more than two years the possible period of appointment of graduate and student nurses to the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans Administration. Authorizes the reappointment to such Department for one year of a student pursuing a full course of nursing in a recognized nursing school approved by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 167 (99th)referred

A joint resolution to facilitate the provision of readjustment services to the United States citizens who were passengers on the hijacked Trans World Airlines flight number 847 on June 14, 1985, and were held hostage following the hijacking and to other United States citizens returning from captivity as political hostages, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1985

Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the expertise of the Veterans Administration in diagnosing and treating the trauma and stress of political hostage victims and in training health care personnel on such matters is made available to other Federal Government agencies and organizations who provide readjustment services to passengers of Trans World Airlines Flight 847 or any other political hostage victims.

Bill· SS. 1437 (99th)open

Controlled Substance Analogs' Enforcement Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1985

'Designer Drug' Enforcement Act of 1985 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish criminal penalties for the manufacture or possession with intent to distribute or the distribution of unregulated drugs with a chemical structure or effect substantially similar to that of a controlled substance.

Bill· SS. 1440 (99th)reported

Non-Smokers Rights Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1985

Non-Smokers Rights Act of 1985 - Restricts smoking to designated areas in all U.S. Government buildings. Sets forth a civil penalty for anyone who smokes in a designated non-smoking area.

Bill· SS. 1429 (99th)passed

Terrorist Prosecution Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1985

Terrorist Prosecution Act of 1985 - Amends the Federal criminal code to punish whoever in an act of international terrorism kills or attempts to kill any national of the United States. Requires any such person who is found guilty of murder in the first degree to be sentenced to imprisonment for life and anyone found guilty of attempted murder shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years. Makes it an offense for any person in an act of international terrorism to assault, wound, strike, imprison, endanger, or make any other violent attack upon the person or liberty of any U.S. national in any foreign country (or make violent attack on his or her premises, private accommodation or means of transport). Provides for a fine of not more than $5,000 and/or imprisonment for not more than three years. Increases the fine to $10,000 and/or imprisonment to ten years if a deadly or dangerous weapon is used. Grants the United States jurisdiction over the offense if the alleged offender is present in the United States, irrespective of the place where the offense was committed or the nationality of the victim or the alleged offender. Authorizes the Attorney General to receive assistance of any Federal, State, or local agency (including the military) in enforcing this provision.

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 161 (99th)enacted

A joint resolution to appeal for the release of Soviet Jewry.

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1985

Calls on the Soviet Union to: (1) release Anatoly Shcharansky, Yosef Begun, and other Prisoners of Conscience and allow them to leave the Soviet Union; (2) issue exit permits to long term "Refuseniks" including Ida Nudel and Vladimir Slepak; and (3) allow thousands of Jews who have requested such permits to leave.

Bill· SS. 1414 (99th)open

A bill to provide additional funding and authority for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to improve the counterterrorist capabilities of the Bureau.

United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1985

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to carry out counterterrorism activities, including the purchase of additional vehicles. Authorizes the Attorney General to pay in advance for expenses arising out of contractual and reimbursable agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies while engaged in cooperative activities related to terrorism.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 152 (99th)open

A joint resolution to recognize both Peace Corps Volunteers and Peace Corps on the Agency's 25th Anniversary, 1985-1986.

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1985

Designates the period October 1 through September 30, 1986, as the time to reflect on the achievements of the Peace Corps during its 25 years, and on ways such programs might be used in the future. Authorizes and requests the President to proclaim this period as a time to honor Peace Corps volunteers and reaffirm our commitment to such programs.

Bill· SS. 1364 (99th)referred

A bill to authorize assistance for famine prevention in Africa.

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1985

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance to support small-scale agricultural projects in Africa, technical assistance for such projects, and research on such projects. Directs the President to place special emphasis on grants to international and African non-governmental organizations and to U.S. private and voluntary organizations for such projects. Requires the Director of the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) and the Director of the Peace Corps to: (1) assess the opportunities for their agencies to support such projects in Africa; and (2) place a high priority on providing such support. Sets forth requirements for the use of funds made available for such projects. Requires the annual report to the Congress on foreign aid programs to include a report on the implementation of this Act. Directs the Administrator of AID to study and report to the Congress within five years of enactment of this Act on the projects funded pursuant to this Act and their effectiveness in preventing famine. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 to carry out this Act.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 186 (99th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should call for negotiations with those Democratic nations plagued by terrorism for a treaty to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks.

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1985

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should call upon democratic nations that are plagued by terrorism to negotiate a treaty to prevent and to respond to terrorist attacks. Sets forth specified actions that should be incorporated in such treaty.

Bill· SS. 1330 (99th)open

A bill to amend section 504 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to allow expanded mineral exploration of the Admiralty Island National Monument in Alaska.

United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1985

Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue, upon request, a mineral exploration permit to the holder of any properly located, recorded, and maintained unperfected mineral claim within a certain area of the Admiralty Island National Monument (Alaska). Sets the term for such permits at five years and grants renewals for periods of five years so long as the applicant submits exploration plans. Terminates all permits by midnight, December 31, 2020. Precludes the Secretary from issuing any permit for a period terminating after December 2, 1985, unless the claim holder relinquishes to the United States all rights to receive a patent to the fee title in any land upon which a claim is located within the monument. Entitles certain claim holders to a patent to the minerals within claims for which: (1) patent rights to fee title are relinquished; or (2) valid discovery has been made.

Bill· SS. 1335 (99th)open

Money Laundering and Related Crimes Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1985

Money Laundering and Related Crimes Act of 1985 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish money laundering as a Federal offense. Sets forth fines and penalties to be imposed on anyone who conducts transactions involving the movement of funds by wire or other electronic means, or involving monetary instruments, through a financial institution engaged in or affecting interstate commerce: (1) with the intention of carrying out specified types of unlawful activity; or (2) with knowledge or reckless disregard of the fact that such a monetary instrument represents income derived from such unlawful activity. Provides for a fine of not more than $250,000 or twice the value of the monetary instrument, whichever is greater, or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both. Imposes a civil penalty of the greater of the value of the funds or the monetary instrument involved or $10,000. Authorizes components of the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury to investigate such an offense, as appropriate. Establishes extraterritorial jurisdiction if certain conditions are met. Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to permit a financial institution to provide records to law enforcement agencies without notice to customers when it has reason to believe that those records are relevant to the commission of a crime. Permits a financial institution to alert a law enforcement agency that it has information relevant to a possible violation. Provides as a defense for a financial institution in a civil suit under the Right to Financial Privacy Act that it provided records in a good faith belief that they were relevant to a possible violation of law. Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow the court to prohibit any person to whom a subpoena is directed from notifying any other person of the existence of the subpoena. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) examine books, papers, and records of domestic financial institutions; and (2) summon an officer or employee having possession or custody of reports or records to appear before the Secretary and give testimony under oath. Allows the Secretary to disclose such information when relevant to a matter within the jurisdiction of the receiving agency or for national security reasons. Increases the civil penalties for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act's reporting rules. Provides in the case of a reporting violation for a maximum penalty of $1,000,000 and a minimum penalty of $25,000. Imposes a $10,000 fine in any other case. Reduces the civil penalty by any amount forfeited to the United States. Imposes a civil penalty for the criminal violation of such section, in the amount of the transaction or $25,000, whichever is greater, where the violation involves a transaction. Provides for a fine of the entire amount deposited in an account during the reporting year or $250,000, whichever is greater, where the violation involves the failure to report or omissions in such report. Imposes a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 in the case of a negligent violation. Increases the penalty, if such violation is in conjunction with violations of other laws, or if it is part of a pattern of illegal activity involving more than $100,000 in a year, to imprisonment for not more than ten years. Lists money laundering as a predicate offense for purposes of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute. Authorizes wiretapping for purposes of the investigation of money laundering. Makes whoever knowingly facilitates, by providing substantial assistance, the commission by another person of an offense against the United States punishable as a principal. Makes it a Federal offense for any person to receive, possess, or conceal any money or property which has been obtained in connection with a violation of any law of the United States or to bring or transfer into the United States any money or other property which has been obtained in connection with a violation of any law of a foreign country concerning the manufacturing of or trafficking in a controlled substance. Provides for a fine of not more than $250,000 and imprisonment for not more than ten years or both. Establishes civil and criminal forfeiture procedures for the offenses of money laundering and of receiving the proceeds of a crime.

Bill· SS. 1322 (99th)open

Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1985

Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to provide that if geothermal steam is produced or utilized in commercial quantities under an approved operation within any lease or administrative lease extension period, such lease shall continue for so long as geothermal steam is produced (or utilized) in commercial quantities, for a maximum continuation of an additional forty years. Sets forth conditions under which geothermal leases in effect as of July 27, 1984, shall be extended for a maximum of three successive five-year periods. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to review any cooperative or unit plan of development every five years after approval in order to eliminate any lease or part of lease not regarded as reasonably necessary to cooperative or unit operations. Makes geothermal leases in effect as of July 27, 1984, eligible for an administrative extension if an application is timely submitted.

Bill· SS. 1298 (99th)open

Indian Youth Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1985

Indian Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Act - Title I: Inter-Departmental Agreement - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement to coordinate specified efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Bureau) and the Indian Health Service relating to alcohol and drug abuse programs for Indian youth. Provides for the biennial review of such agreement by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, upon a tribe's request, to coordinate resources and services related to alcohol and drug abuse with any Indian tribe. Title II: Education - Requires Bureau schools and schools operated under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide instruction on alcohol and drug abuse to students in kindergarten and grades one through 12. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish, on a quarterly basis, an alcohol and drug abuse newsletter and to circulate it to specified Government agencies that provide such alcohol and drug abuse-related services to Indian people. Title III: Family and Social Services - Requires any initial training program for new community health representatives and community health aids funded under the Bureau to include not less than two weeks of training on the problems of alcohol and drug abuse, including instruction in crisis intervention, family relations, juvenile alcohol and drug abuse, and the causes and effects of fetal alcohol syndrome. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide training in alcohol and drug abuse problems to specified schools, Indian Health Service personnel, and others. Title IV: Law Enforcement - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the U.S. Attorney General, to promulgate guidelines under which any tribal or Federal law enforcement officer may place an Indian juvenile who has been arrested for alcohol or drug abuse in a facility other than an emergency shelter or a community-based alcohol or drug abuse treatment facility. Requires such guidelines to be made available to any State which exercises criminal jurisdiction over Indian country. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to establish temporary emergency shelters to house Indian juveniles who have been arrested for offenses related to alcohol or drug abuse. Requires the Bureau to prescribe standards by which such shelters shall become licensed. Title V: Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation - Requires the President to include in the budget submitted to the Congress a request for funds to establish a program that provides alcohol and drug abuse treatment services (including detoxification and counseling services, and follow-up care in Indian Health Service facilities and in facilities operated under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) to Indian juveniles. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to relevant congressional committees on the progress of such treatment to Indian juveniles. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to complete a study to determine: (1) the size of the Indian population in need of residential alcohol and drug abuse treatment; (2) the location of facilities at which such treatment is available or could be made available; and (3) the cost of providing such treatment. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with Indian tribes and the Secretary of the Interior, to identify and utilize existing facilities owned by the Government or an Indian tribe, or local community or private hospitals, for use as residential alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers for Indian juveniles. Title VI: Definitions, Effective Date, and Authorization of Appropriations - Sets forth definitions and the effective date. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 1295 (99th)referred

Silver and Gold Bullion Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1985

Silver and Gold Bullion Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 30,000,000 one-dollar silver coins and up to 10,000,000 50-dollar gold coins. Requires the coins to be sold directly to the public and to numismatic dealers at prices not less than the fair market values plus minting, distributing, promoting, and marketing costs.

Bill· SS. 1294 (99th)referred

American Scientists Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1985

American Scientists Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, during each of the five years following enactment of this Act, to issue one dollar silver coins and ten dollar gold coins commemorating outstanding American scientists. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation, to select the scientists to be pictured on the coins. Directs that a different scientist is to be commemorated on the gold and silver coins each year. Specifies the respective size, weight, and design of the silver and gold coins. Provides for the sale of such coins at a price sufficient to cover costs and allow for the collection of specified surcharges. Directs the Secretary to announce the number of gold and silver coins to be produced in a given year and to issue no more than the number announced.

Bill· SS. 1245 (99th)open

Fishery Conservation and Management Act Amendments of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1985

Fishery Conservation and Management Act Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Fishery Conservation and Management Act to define "straddling stock" for purposes of such Act. Grants the United States with exclusive fishery management authority over straddling stock beyond the fishery conservation zone. Directs the Secretary of State, within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to begin negotiations with each nation fishing within the fishery conservation zone to include in each governing international fishery agreement: (1) a provision acknowledging the zone of exclusive fishery management authority of each such foreign nation; and (2) a provision for implementing a policy of reciprocity in fishing. Requires the Secretary, within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to begin negotiations with the Governments of Canada and Japan to eliminate high seas interception of salmon of U.S. origin, pursuant to certain international fishery agreements. Authorizes the United States to initiate multinational symposia and provide other forums for the purpose of exchanging scientific information concerning all fishery stocks of the North Pacific and to initiate a review of multinational cooperative development plans for North Pacific fishery stocks. Authorizes appropriations. Revises provisions concerning Alaskan state jurisdiction over its waters. Allows a foreign vessel to engage in fish processing within the Alaskan state boundaries seaward of the territorial sea under specified conditions. Repeals Federal law concerning the effect on the Law of the Sea Treaty. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1987. Revises provisions concerning foreign fishing fees. Requires the President to submit proposed funding for regional fishery management councils as part of the annual budget submitted. Allows the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain action in response to an action, policy, or practice which burdens U.S. commerce in fish or fishery products.

Bill· SS. 1233 (99th)referred

Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1985

Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to revise the humane standards for animals transported in commerce. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate standards to govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals by dealers, research facilities, and exhibitors. Requires each research facility to establish an institutional animal committee with sufficient expertise to assess the appropriateness of animal care and treatment in experimental research. Requires the committee at each facility to: (1) inspect at least semiannually all animal study areas and animal facilities at the research facility; (2) file an inspection certification report of each inspection at the research facility; (3) notify the administrative representative of the research facility of any deficiencies; and (4) notify the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the funding Federal agency if such deficiencies remain uncorrected. Requires each research facility to provide for annual training in the humane treatment of animals for scientists, animal technicians, and other personnel involved with animal care and treatment in such facility. Directs the Secretary to establish an information service at the National Agricultural Library to provide information on improved methods of animal experimentation, including: (1) employee training; (2) preventing unnecessary duplication of animal experimentation; (3) reducing or replacing animal use; and (4) minimizing pain and distress. Requires a funding Federal agency to suspend or revoke Federal Support for a project if it is determined that conditions of animal care, treatment, or practice in a particular project have not been in compliance with standards promulgated under this Act. Requires the Secretary to inspect each research facility at least once each year. Requires such follow-up inspections as may be necessary until all deficiencies which may be found are corrected. Imposes penalties for the release of any confidential information or trade secrets by any member of an Institutional Animal Committee. Increases penalties for violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 177 (99th)referred

A resolution to assure Israel's security, to oppose advanced arms sales to Jordan, and to further peace in the Middle East.

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1985

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States: (1) should not sell advanced weapons to Jordan; (2) should ensure that Israel retains its qualitative military edge in the Middle East; and (3) should focus its efforts on bringing Jordan into direct peace negotiations with Israel.

Bill· SS. 1223 (99th)open

Korean War Veterans Memorial Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1985

Korean War Veterans Memorial Act of 1985 - Authorizes the American Battle Monuments Commission to erect a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in the Korean war. Subjects the selected site, design, and plans for the construction of such memorial to the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission. Directs that, upon its completion, the memorial shall be turned over to the Department of the Interior which shall then be solely responsible for its maintenance. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 1220 (99th)open

Renewable Energy and Conservation Transition Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1985

Renewable Energy and Conservation Transition Act of 1985 - Title I: Extension of Business Energy Credits - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the energy investment tax credit for solar energy property from 1985 to 1990. Sets the amount of such credit during such period at 15 percent for low temperature solar property and 25 percent for all other solar property. Extends the energy investment tax credit for wind property from 1985 to 1988. Sets the amount of such credit at: (1) ten percent during 1986 and 1987; and (2) five percent during 1988. Extends the energy investment tax credit for geothermal property and biomass property from 1985 to 1988. Extends the energy investment tax credit for ocean thermal property from 1985 to 1990. Revises the definition of "solar property" for purposes of such tax credit. Sets forth special rules for geothermal equipment to qualify for such credit. Title II: Affirmative Commitment Rule to Extend the Business Credit for Certain Long-Term Projects - Extends the time period during which an affirmative commitment must be made in order for long-term energy projects to be eligible for the energy investment tax credit. Allows such an extension: (1) from 1990 to 1993 for solar energy property; (2) from 1988 to 1990 for geothermal energy property; and (3) from 1985 to 1990 for hydroelectric generating property. Title III: Extension of Residential Energy Credits - Extends the residential energy income tax credit for solar renewable energy property from 1985 to 1990. Phases out such credit over such period of time. Provides that solar hot water systems and active space heating systems must meet certain additional standards in order to qualify for such credit. Extends the residential energy income tax credit for wind renewable energy property from 1985 to 1988. Phases out such credit over such period of time. Extends the residential energy income tax credit for geothermal renewable energy property from 1985 to 1988. Phases out such credit over such period of time. Revises the definition of geothermal deposits for purposes of such credit. Revises the definition of energy conservation expenditures for purposes of the residential energy income tax credit to limit the amounts taken into account to $700. Limits the energy conservation income tax credit to taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of less than $30,000. Title IV: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date of this Act.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 143 (99th)open

A joint resolution to authorize the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia at an appropriate site in Constitution Gardens.

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1985

Authorizes the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the courageous slaves and free black persons of the American Revolution. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, to select the site, approve the design and plans, and provide for maintenance. Prohibits the use of any Federal funds for the memorial's construction. Terminates the Foundation's authority to establish such memorial five years from the date of enactment of this Act.