United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1986
Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 - Title I: Department of Defense - Amends Federal armed forces provisions to abolish the authority of the Secretary of Defense to transfer, reassign, or otherwise reorganize administrative functions within the Department of Defense (DOD) which are vested by law within DOD. States that DOD contains: (1) the Office of the Secretary of Defense; (2) the Joint Chiefs of Staff; (3) the Joint Staff; (4) the defense agencies; (5) Department of Defense Field Activities; (6) the Department of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) the unified and specified combatant commands; (8) such other offices as may be established or designated by the President; and (9) all functions and activities under the control or supervision of any of the above elements. Requires the Secretary, when a DOD vacancy occurs for which a presidential appointment with Senate consent is required, to inform the President of the necessary qualifications of such appointee. Requires the Secretary to annually provide the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) with written policy guidance for the preparation and review of contingency plans. Requires the Secretary to inform the Secretaries of the military departments of DOD military operations and activities which directly affect their respective responsibilities. Establishes in DOD the Office of the Secretary of Defense, to assist the Secretary. Allows officers of the armed forces to be detailed as assistants or personal aides to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary of each military department to cooperate fully with personnel of such Office. Abolishes the position of Comptroller of the Department of Defense as one of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense and establishes such position as an individual office within DOD. Outlines the functions of the Comptroller, including that of advising and assisting the Secretary in performing all budgetary and fiscal functions within DOD. Establishes the position of Inspector General of the Department of Defense. Adds a new chapter to Federal armed forces provisions relating to the requirement for authorization of appropriations and oversight of cost growth in major defense programs. Repeals Federal law which conflicts with changes made under this Act. Revises Federal provisions relating to the composition and function of the JCS. Includes the following as members in the JCS: (1) the Chairman; (2) the Vice Chairman; (3) the Chief of Staff of the Army and of the Air Force; (4) the Chief of Naval Operations; and (5) the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Requires the President, subject to waiver, to assign to JCS only officers who have served in one or more joint duty positions for a substantial period of time. Provides that the Chairman of JCS shall be the principal military adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. Requires the Chairman of JCS to: (1) convene regular JCS meetings; and (2) consult with and seek the advice of JCS members and commanders of the unified and specified combatant commands. Authorizes a member of JCS to present advice or an opinion in disagreement or in addition to advice provided by the Chairman. Sets forth administrative provisions concerning: (1) the appointment and term of the Chairman; (2) the Chairman's presiding over the JCS; and (3) other functions of the Chairman relating to the planning of military manpower, strategy, and readiness capabilities. Requires the Chairman, not less than once every three years or upon request from the President, to report to the Secretary of Defense concerning recommended changes in the function assignments of the armed forces. Establishes the position of the Vice Chairman of JCS, to exercise such duties as may be delegated by the Chairman with the approval of the Secretary of Defense. Requires the Vice Chairman to act as Chairman of JCS in the event of a vacancy in that position. Establishes in DOD a Joint Staff under the Chairman of JCS, to assist the chairman and other members of JCS in their responsibilities. Requires the Joint Staff to include officers selected by the Chairman in approximately equal numbers from the various military departments. Requires the Chairman, no later than one year after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Secretary of Defense concerning recommendations for changes in the function assignments of Joint Staff members. Adds a new chapter to general military law concerning the operation in the armed forces of combatant commands. Directs the President to establish unified and specified combatant commands to perform military missions, to prescribe the force structure of such commands, to review periodically and revise such missions and force structure, and to notify the Congress before establishing a new combatant command or significantly revising the force structure of an existing command. Requires all combatant forces of the military departments to be assigned to combatant commands. Provides that the operational chain of command for combatant commands shall run from the President to the Secretary of Defense to the commanders of the combatant commands. Allows the President to utilize the Chairman of JCS in the operational chain of command at his discretion. Requires the Chairman of JCS to serve as spokesman for the combatant commanders concerning operational requirements. Outlines provisions concerning assignment by the President of combatant commanders. Requires any commander so assigned to have previously served in one or more joint duty positions for a substantial period of time. Outlines administrative provisions concerning the operational chain of command within each unified or specified combatant command. Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide for the administration and support of combatant forces assigned to each combatant command. Provides that the Secretary of each military department is responsible for the administration and support of forces assigned by him to a combatant command. Repeals Federal law relating to the establishment and composition of combatant commands. Repeals the prohibition against consolidating certain functions of the military transportation commands, as contained in the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983. Repeals the prohibition against altering the command structure for military forces in Alaska, as contained in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1986. Provides that when an officer is recommended to the President for initial appointment to the grade of vice admiral, admiral, lieutenant general, or general, the Chairman of JCS shall submit to the President an evaluation of that officer as a member of the Joint Staff or other joint duty positions. Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that personnel practices, policies, and procedures of each military department enhance the ability of officers to perform effectively in joint duty positions. Authorizes the Secretary, when determined to be economically feasible, to provide for the performance of a supply or service activity common to more than one military department by a single agency of DOD. Directs the Secretary to establish within DOD a Defense Agency or a Department of Defense Field Activity to perform any such supply or service activity. Directs the Secretary and the Director of Central Intelligence to jointly develop and implement policies and programs to correct deficiencies in the wartime support capabilities of the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency. Directs the Secretary, no later than September 30, 1988, to reduce by a specified percentage the total number of personnel assigned to management headquarters or management support activities in the defense agencies and DOD field activities. Requires a similar reduction of other personnel, also no later than September 30, 1988. Provides that any such reductions shall not apply to the National Security Agency. Prohibits further increases in personnel after the deadline date of September 30, 1988. Title II: Army - Revises Federal provisions concerning the organization of the Department of the Army to require that the Secretary of the Army be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Senate. Outlines various administrative functions for which the Secretary shall be responsible. Establishes in the Department of the Army an Office of the Secretary of the Army to assist the Secretary. Requires the Office of the Secretary of the Army to include the following: (1) the Under Secretary of the Army; (2) the Assistant Secretaries of the Army; (3) the Inspector General of the Army; (4) the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee; and (5) such other offices or officers as the Secretary may designate. Limits the total number of personnel assigned to the Office of the Secretary. Establishes the position of Under Secretary of the Army and five Assistant Secretaries of the Army (one of which is to be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs and another the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works). Establishes the position of Inspector General of the Army, and such deputies and assistants as the Secretary may prescribe. Establishes in the executive part of the Department of the Army an Army Staff to assist the Secretary. Outlines the composition (including a Chief of Staff and a Vice Chief of Staff) of such Army Staff and limits, except in time of war and certain other times, the total number of personnel assigned to such duty. Outlines various responsibilities of the Chief of Staff. Establishes in the executive part of the Department of the Army an Office of the Army Reserve to be headed by a Chief who shall advise the Chief of Staff on Army Reserve matters. Requires the President to appoint the Chief of Army Reserve from certain qualified officers. Revises provisions concerning the position of the Provost Marshal General of the Army relating to the appointment of an officer to such position and the length of the tour of duty. Title III: Navy - Repeals current Federal law defining the composition of the Department of the Navy. Provides for a seal for the Department. Requires that the Secretary of the Navy be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Senate. Outlines various responsibilities of the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to make appropriate recommendations to the Congress relating to DOD and to delegate certain powers and duties. Provides the Secretary with certain authority whenever the Coast Guard operates as a service in the Navy. Establishes in the Department of the Navy an Office of the Secretary of the Navy to assist the Secretary. Requires the Office of the Secretary of the Navy to include the following: (1) the Under Secretary of the Navy; (2) the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy; (3) the Naval Inspector General; (4) the Chief of Naval Research; (5) the Judge Advocate General of the Navy; and (6) such other offices or officers as the Secretary may designate. Requires the Secretary to ensure that there is no duplication of functions within the Department. Limits the total number of personnel assigned to the Office of the Secretary. Establishes the position of Under Secretary of the Navy and four Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (one of which is to be the Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs). Provides for succession to the position of Secretary of the Navy if a succession is required. Repeals Federal law: (1) conflicting with changes made under this Act; and (2) concerning the power and functions of the Office of Naval Research. Provides that the Secretary of the Navy has custody of all records and property within the Department of the Navy. Revises Federal provisions concerning the composition and functions of the Chief of Naval Operations to include in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations the following: (1) the Chief and the Vice Chief of Naval Operations; (2) not more than four Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations; (3) not more than three Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations; (4) the Surgeon General of the Navy; (5) the Chief of Naval Personnel; (6) the Chief of Chaplains of the Navy; and (7) other members of the Navy and Marine Corps and civilians assigned to such Office. Limits, except in time of war and certain other times, the total number of military and civilian personnel assigned to such Office. Requires the Office to furnish professional assistance to the Secretary, the Under Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries, and the Chief of Naval Operations. Revises provisions concerning the Chief of Naval Operations to outline various powers and functions. Requires the Chief, in addition to such specified duties, to also perform duties as a member of JCS. Provides for the retirement of the Chief at the rate of admiral. Establishes the position of Vice Chief of Naval Operations. Establishes not more than four deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations and not more than three Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Revises provisions concerning the organization of the Marine Corps headquarters to establish in the executive part of the Department of the Navy a Headquarters, Marine Corps, to assist the Secretary of the Navy in carrying out responsibilities connected with the Marine Corps. Requires such Headquarters to consist of: (1) the Commandant of the Marine Corps; (2) the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; (3) the Chief of Staff of the Marine Corps; (4) not more than four Deputy Chiefs of Staff; (5) not more than three Assistant Chiefs of Staff; and (6) other members of the Navy and Marine Corps and civilians assigned to the Headquarters, Marine Corps. Limits the total number of military and civilian personnel assigned to such Headquarters. Requires such Headquarters to furnish professional assistance to the Secretary, Under Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Outlines specified functions and duties of such Headquarters. Outlines the functions, powers, and duties of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, who performs such duties under the authority and control of the Secretary of the Navy. Requires the Commandant, in addition to such duties, to also perform the duties required as a member of JCS. Establishes the position of Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps to perform such duties as prescribed by the Commandant. Revises provisions concerning the composition of the Department of the Navy to include in such Department the following: (1) the Office of the Secretary of the Navy; (2) the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; (3) the Headquarters, Marine Corps; (4) the entire operating forces of the Navy and Marine Corps; (5) all activities, forces, and functions under the control of the Secretary of the Navy; and (6) the Coast Guard, when it is operating as a service in the Navy. Includes in the Navy such naval combat and service forces and such naval aviation forces as required for naval operation. Includes in the Marine Corps no less than three combat divisions and three air wings, and such other combat, aviation, and other forces as may be required. Title IV: Air Force - Revises Federal provisions relating to the composition and functions of the Department of the Air Force to require that the Secretary of the Air Force be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Senate. Outlines various functions within the Department of the Air Force for which the Secretary is responsible. Requires the Secretary, in addition to such specified duties, to also make recommendations to the Congress relating to DOD. Establishes in the Department of the Air Force an Office of the Secretary of the Air Force to assist the Secretary. Includes in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force the following: (1) the Under Secretary of the Air Force; (2) the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force; (3) the Inspector General of the Air Force; (4) the Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee; and (5) such other offices and officers as the Secretary may designate. Limits the total number of military and civilian personnel assigned to such Office, except in time of war or national emergency. Establishes the positions of Under Secretary of the Air Force, three Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force (one of which is to be the Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs) and Inspector General of the Air Force with such deputies and assistants as the Secretary may prescribe. Revises Federal provisions relating to the composition of the Air Staff of the Air Force to include in such Air Staff the following: (1) the Chief of Staff and Vice Chief of Staff; (2) not more than four Deputy Chiefs of Staff; (3) not more than three Assistant Chiefs of Staff; (4) the Surgeon General of the Air Force; (5) the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force; (6) the Chief of the Air Force Reserve; and (7) other military and civilian employees assigned to the Air Staff. Limits the total number of military and civilian personnel assigned to the Air Staff. Outlines general duties of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, who is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force. Requires the Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff to be general officers detailed to such positions. Establishes in the Department of the Air Force an Office of Air Force Reserve. Outlines administrative provisions relating to the appointment and term of office of the Chief of Air Force Reserve. Title V: General Provisions and Effective Date - Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than September 30, 1988, to reduce the total number of military and civilian personnel employed in management headquarters activities in the military departments and in the combatant commands by at least ten percent of the total number of such personnel employed on September 30, 1985. Excludes specified offices from such reduction requirements. Provides a method for the allocation of such reductions and prohibits certain actions to be used to achieve such reductions. Allows the commander of each combatant command to determine the method in which such reduction shall be achieved within their command. Prohibits, after September 30, 1988, the increase of management headquarters personnel above the level required to be achieved by such date. Directs the President, at the same time the annual budget is submitted to the Congress, to submit to the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees and the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees a comprehensive report on the national security strategy of the United States. Waives, as of January 1, 1987, any congressional reporting requirements required of the President or any official or employee of DOD and contained in any Act which authorizes or makes appropriations to DOD. Outlines specified exceptions to such reporting requirement waiver.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1986
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make required red meat purchases in proportion to the number of dairy cattle slaughtered in each disposal period under the milk production termination program (program). Provides that if such purchases are inadequate to offset the amount of meat being marketed under the program, the Secretary shall decrease meat imports, or increase purchases and exports. Directs the Secretary to ensure the orderly marketing of such dairy cattle consistent with historical beef and dairy marketing patterns.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1986
Expresses the sense of the Senate that U.S. interests are best served when U.S. business transactions in Angola do not support Cuban troops and Soviet advisers. Requests the President to use special authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to block U.S. business transactions that conflict with U.S. security interests in Angola.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1986
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make minimum wage, overtime, and child labor provisions inapplicable to bat boys or bat girls for league baseball teams under specified conditions.
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1986
Franking Cost Control Act - Establishes a formula for determining the allocation of official mail costs for Members of Congress for any fiscal year and for the period beginning on March 15, 1986, and ending on September 30, 1986. Directs the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Committee on House Administration to determine, and provide written notice to each Member of, the allocation of such Member. Requires the Committees to prescribe rules and procedures to assure compliance. Requires the Postmaster General to provide the Committees with an estimate of official mail costs for the period beginning October 1, 1985, and ending March 14, 1986. Requires the Committees to publish a quarterly statement on official mail costs.
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1986
Bilingual Education Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Bilingual Education Act (the Act) to add to the statement of policy the declaration that, regardless of the method of instruction, programs which serve children of limited English proficiency have the equally important goals of developing both academic achievement and English proficiency. Removes a requirement that the Secretary of Education reserve limited portions of funds under the Act for special alternative instructional programs and related activities. Removes a requirement that the Secretary reserve at least 75 percent of funds under part A (Financial Assistance for Bilingual Education Programs) of the Act for transitional bilingual education programs.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1986
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to the family of Harry Chapin in recognition of Harry Chapin's efforts to address issues of world hunger.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1986
Amends Federal armed forces provisions to define the terms "spare or repair part" and "lowest commercial price" for purposes of this Act. Provides that if a defense agency uses other-than-competitive procurement procedures to purchase spare or repair parts which such contractor also offers for sale to the general public, then the contract price to the United States may not exceed the lowest commercial price charged to the general public for such parts. Requires, in such case, the contractor to either certify that the price offered does not exceed the lowest commercial price charged, or provide written justification for any price difference. Outlines exceptions to the requirements of this Act based on national security or differences in contract terms from commercial contracts. Authorizes the defense agency's contracting officer to examine and audit all sales records of the contractor involved in order to verify certifications or justifications provided by such contractors. Requires the contractor to make such records available for such purpose. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to require the Secretary of Defense, within 180 days after the enactment of such Act, to prescribe regulations concerning the manner in which the Department of Defense negotiates prices for supplies obtained through other-than-competitive procurement procedures. Outlines provisions to be included in such regulations, as well as exceptions to such regulations. Repeals current Federal law concerning defense procurement cost and price management.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1986
Urges the President with respect to the Ethiopian Government's resettlement program to consider: (1) prohibiting the importation of Ethiopian goods and services; (2) removing Ethiopia's generalized system of preferences and most-favored-nation trade status; (3) forbidding U.S. businesses from extending loans to or making investments in the Ethiopian Government; and (4) instructing U.S. representatives to international lending institutions to vote against furnishing assistance to Ethiopia. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) call upon the United Nations and other donors to monitor all resettlement efforts in Ethiopia to ensure that coercion is not used; (2) request the Ethiopian Government to place a moratorium on relocations that may cause suffering or death and on relocations of persons who are sympathetic to anti-Government rebels; (3) request that the Ethiopian Government commit sufficient resources to existing resettlement camps; (4) insist that international observers be given access to all resettlement camps; and (5) ensure that the United States continues to raise this issue in every appropriate international forum, including the United Nations. Requests the Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs to transmit, within 30 days, to the Congress a report indicating the number of Ethiopians who have died as a result of the resettlement program and to transmit a copy of this Act to specified individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1986
Amends the Small Business Act to extend through FY 1991 the authorization for not-for-profit organizations operated in the interest of handicapped and blind individuals to receive Federal contracts from the Small Business Administration (SBA). Requires each agency having procurement powers to report to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy each time such a contract is entered into. Requires the Office to collect specified data and to report such data to the SBA. Requires the General Accounting Office, not later than September 30, 1990, to prepare a report on the impact that contracts awarded to such organizations have on for-profit small businesses for FY 1987 through 1989. Requires such report to be transmitted to specified congressional committees. Establishes a task force on purchases from the blind and severely handicapped.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1986
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to direct the Secretary of Labor, in order to prevent curtailment of employment opportunities, to provide special certificates for the employment, at less than the minimum wage, of individuals (including those employed in agriculture) whose earning or productive capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental deficiency, or injury. Requires that, under such certificates, individuals be paid wages which are: (1) lower than the applicable minimum wage; (2) commensurate with those paid to similarly located and employed nonhandicapped workers; and (3) related to the individual's productivity.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1986
Fair Deal Capital Payment Act of 1986 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the seven year transition from a method of reimbursing hospitals for capital-related costs relying principally on a hospital-specific average capital cost per discharge to one relying on a national average standardized capital cost per discharge.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1986
Provides that Federal tax reform legislation based on the President's tax reform proposal submitted to the Congress on May 29, 1985, shall not take effect before January 1, 1987.
United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1986
Defense Acquisition Enterprise and Initiative Act of 1986 - Amends general Federal procurement law to authorize the Secretary of a military department to designate any major defense acquisition program conducted by such department as a defense enterprise program, which shall be managed by a program manager. Requires such program manager to report to and be under the direction and control of the Secretary concerned. Limits the regulation of such defense enterprise programs (programs) as specified. Requires the Secretary concerned to appoint a program manager for each program. Outlines administrative provisions concerning the appointment and performance review of such managers. Authorizes the manager of a program to establish a senior staff to assist in the management of the program, as well as a technical staff. Provides that it is the policy of the Congress to authorize at any one time in connection with any program the appropriation of sufficient funds to carry out the program through at least one defense systems acquisition review council milestone established for the program. Directs the Secretary of Defense to specify the amount of necessary funds for each such program. Establishes in the Department of Defense the Defense Acquisition Service (DAS). Limits to 10,000 the number of personnel employed by DAS. Outlines administrative provisions concerning the appointment, assignments, and rates of pay of DAS personnel. Provides for the payment of performance awards to selected members of DAS. Requires the performance of each member of DAS to be evaluated at least once each year. Authorizes appropriate increases or reductions in pay after such performance evaluations. Limits the number of DAS employees in each military department for each of FY 1987 through 1989. Prohibits a a covered senior defense official from contacting a defense contractor regarding future employment opportunities with the defense contractor. Defines "covered senior defense official." Requires such official to immediately terminate any contact made by a defense contractor regarding possible future employment. Provides for the payment of severance pay to a covered senior defense official upon termination of Federal employment as a covered senior defense official.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1986
Job Training Partnership Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (the Act) to require the Secretary of Labor to issue youth competency standards and standards measuring the long-term impact of program participation or to report to the Congress why such standards have not been issued. Requires any performance standards issued under the Act to include factors recognizing that certain characteristics of program participants justify additional costs or lower performance. Makes individuals who are at least 55 years old and have a low income eligible for training programs for older individuals. Makes requirements for certain cost limitations inapplicable to incentive grants under certain provisions for within-State allocations. Authorizes a Governor to: (1) suspend financial assistance to a service delivery area where there is a substantial violation in such service delivery area of the provisions of the Act; and (2) reallocate such suspended funds to other service delivery areas in such State. Authorizes a Governor to decide, upon the request of a private industry council, disputed questions of law in the administration of funds. Requires the State, if the Governor makes such decisions, to be responsible for any required repayment. Authorizes the President to make annual awards for outstanding business involvement in job training partnership programs. Limits the amount of a within-State allocation to a service delivery area to no more than 90 percent of the average amount which such service delivery area received for the previous three years. Provides for reallocations among service delivery areas not affected by such adjustments and for certain recalculations to determine the hold harmless for FY 1987. Authorizes a Governor to use excess amounts of program performance incentive grants for technical assistance to any service delivery area in a State. Defines "eligible youth" for purposes of authorizing job training services to disadvantaged youth under the Act. Requires a report to the Congress on implementing a requirement that a specified percentage of authorized funds be spent on such eligible youths during a certain transition period. Authorizes the payment of youth incentive awards for attendance or for other achievements as a possible service which may be funded under the Act. Authorizes summer youth employment and training program funds to be used for tryout employment. Requires summer youth employment and training programs to include an education component for youth who do not meet certain minimum education standards. Includes self-employed individuals who are unemployed because of general economic conditions or natural disasters in the community as a group of dislocated workers which a State may establish procedures to identify. Authorizes a State to assist eligible dislocated workers who work outside the State but who are in a labor market area a part of which is located within the State. Authorizes the Secretary to establish experimental programs designed to improve the coordination between training programs authorized by the Act and the Job Corps program.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1986
President's Council on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Act of 1986 - Amends title XVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish the President's Council on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Includes among the Council's responsibilities an assessment of programs directed toward subgroups of the American population with special health risks. Requires a report to the President and to the Congress within 18 months. Terminates the Council at the earlier of: (1) 18 months after enactment of this Act; or (2) 30 days after receipt of such report.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1986
Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to authorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to accept gifts or donations to build a manned space shuttle which may be named Challenger II.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1986
Franking Cost Control Act of 1986 - Establishes a formula to determine the maximum amount of funds available to each Member of Congress for mass mailings for any fiscal year after FY 1986.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1986
Expresses disapproval of the refusal of the Soviet Union to recognize the sovereignty of the Baltic Republics. Designates the 14th day of June 1986 as Baltic Freedom Day. Authorizes and requests the President to submit the issue of Baltic self-determination to the United Nations.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1986
Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide a duty on certain ethyl alcohol that is used as a fuel. Provides, under specified circumstances, for a refund of additional duties paid on such alcohol. Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to exclude ethyl alcohol and any mixture containing such alcohol as a product from a beneficiary country (certain Caribbean countries) or from eligibility for duty-free treatment if it has merely been subjected to distillation, denaturing, or blending with other ethyl alcohol within a beneficiary country.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1986
Expresses the sense of the Senate that it recommends to the International Astronomical Union that seven of the moons of Uranus be named after the space shuttle Challenger's crew.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1986
Expresses the sense of the Congress, and instructs its committees and conferees, that the Congress will not approve any provisions in H.R. 3838 or in similar legislation that would adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the bonds or other obligations of the States or their political subdivisions and instrumentalities which comply with current law and which are issued prior to: (1) January 1, 1987; or (2) any later date provided in enacted law.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1986
Expresses disapproval of the refusal of the Soviet Union to recognize the sovereignty of the Baltic Republics. Designates the 14th day of June 1986 as Baltic Freedom Day. Authorizes and requests the President to submit the issue of Baltic self-determination to the United Nations.
United States · United States Congress · 19 December 1985
Education and Training Partnership Act - Establishes an Education and Training Partnership (ETP) as an independent Federal agency. Provides for a Board of Directors (the Board) of the ETP (composed of employer and labor representatives appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate). Provides that the Secretaries of Labor, Education, Commerce, and Health and Human Services shall also be members. Directs the President to select the Chairperson. Transfers to the ETP the functions of: (1) the Secretary of Labor under the Wagner-Peyser Act and the Job Training Partnership Act; and (2) the Secretary of Education under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. Authorizes the Board to delegate any function under this Act to the Secretary of Labor and/or the Secretary of Education, except the approval of grant applications. Sets forth provisions relating to Board personnel, property and personnel transfers, and administrative powers. Authorizes the Secretaries of Labor and Education to reduce the size of their Departments as necessary by reason of transfers made under this Act. Requires the Board to make annual reports on ETP activities to the President for submission to the Congress. Sets forth savings provisions.
United States · United States Congress · 19 December 1985
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the effective date of any fundamental tax reform legislation should generally be January 1, 1987, while recognizing that appropriate transition rules may be necessary to avoid unintended adverse effects and recognizing further that retroactive effective dates may be necessary to extend certain provisions which expire before January 1, 1987.
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1985
Authorizes the President to provide military assistance to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). Authorizes appropriations for such purpose for FY 1986.
United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1985
Higher Education Amendments of 1985 - Revises and reauthorizes through FY 1991 specified programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Title I: Student Assistance - Part A: Grants to Students - Subpart I: Pell Grants - Extends the Pell Grant program. Revises program eligibility requirements. Revises maximum grant limits and cost of attendance formulas and rules. Sets forth a separate new family contribution schedule for Pell Grants. Sets forth a procedure with respect to award errors and overpayments. Subpart 2: Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants - Authorizes appropriations for the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program. Revises program provisions relating to: (1) the maximum amount of such grants; (2) priority for needy students; and (3) apportionment. Subpart 3: State Student Incentive Grants - Authorizes appropriations for the State Student Incentive Grants Program. Sets forth a Federal share limitation under such program. Subpart 4: Student Support Service Programs - Authorizes appropriations for Student Support Service Programs. Revises program provisions, including provisions for veterans and for outreach and staff development. Subpart 5: Special Programs for Students Whose Families are Engaged in Migrant and Seasonal Farmwork - Authorizes appropriations for the program referred to under this subpart. Part B: Guaranteed Loans - Extends and revises the Guaranteed Student Loan Program (including the Federally-Insured Student Loan Program). Part C: Work Study Programs - Extends and revises work study programs (including work study for community service learning on behalf of low-income individuals and families). Part D: Direct Loans - Extends and revises the Direct Student Loan Program (including loan priority for needy students and interest rates on loans made after July 1, 1986). Part E: General Student Aid Provisions - Revises various provisions relating to HEA title IV (Student Assistance) programs generally. Title II: Institutional and Program Assistance - Part A: Continuing Postsecondary Education Program and Planning - Repeals title I (Continuing Postsecondary Education Program and Planning) under HEA. Provides for a National Advisory Council on Continuing Education. Part B: Libraries - Reauthorizes HEA provisions relating to libraries. Revises provisions relating to college library resources. Authorizes a study of the effectiveness of the needs criteria for the College Library Resource Program. Strengthens research library resources. Repeals specified provisions relating to libraries. Part C: Institutional Aid - Reauthorizes provisions relating to institutional aid. Part D: Teacher Training and Development - Subpart I: Teacher Training Programs for Higher Educational Personnel - Repeals part B (Teacher Training Programs) of Title V (Teacher Corps and Teacher Training Programs) of HEA. Subpart 2: Training for School Teachers To Teach Handicapped Children - Repeals part C (Training for Elementary and Secondary School Teachers to Teach Handicapped Children in Areas with a shortage) of title V of HEA. Subpart 3: Coordination - Repeals part D (Coordination of Education Professional Development) of title V of HEA. Subpart 4: Carl D. Perkins Scholarship Program - Authorizes specified appropriations for the Carl D. Perkins Scholarship Program for FY 1987 through 1991. Subpart 5: National Talented Teacher Fellowship Program - Authorizes specified appropriations for the National Talented Teacher Program for FY 1987 through 1991. Part E: International Education - Reauthorizes provisions related to international and foreign language study (including provisions on language and area centers, foreign language resource centers, summer institutes, and research). Authorizes specified appropriations for the provision of international education for FY 1987 through 1991. Part F: Construction and Renovation - (Reserved.) Part G: Cooperative Education - Authorizes specified appropriations for cooperative education for FY 1987 through 1991. Authorizes grants (and contracts for demonstration projects) for cooperative education programs. Part H: Graduate and Professional Programs - Subpart I: Grants to Institutions of Higher Education - Repeals part A (Grants to Institutions of Higher Education) of title IX (Graduate Programs) of HEA. Subpart 2: Fellowships for Graduate and Professional Study - Increases the maximum institutional and individual grant amounts for graduate and professional study under HEA for institutions and individuals. Establishes a minimum institutional payment. Authorizes specified appropriations for fellowships for graduate and professional study for FY 1987 through 1991. Subpart 3: National Graduate Fellows Program - Extends and limits the authorization of appropriations for the National Graduate Fellows Program through FY 1991. Requires that awardees under such program be known as Jacob J. Javits Fellows. Subpart 4: Training in the Legal Profession - Authorizes specified appropriations for HEA legal training programs for FY 1987 through 1991. Subpart 5: Law School Clinical Experience Programs - Authorizes specified appropriations for Law School Clinical Experience Programs under HEA for FY 1987 through 1991. Part I: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education - Authorizes specified appropriations for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education for FY 1987 through 1991. Establishes a program of grants to and contract with higher education institutions and other agencies and organizations for innovative projects for community services and student financial independence. Authorizes specified appropriations for such program for FY 1987 through 1991. Establishes a Community College Unit in the Office of Postsecondary Education. Authorizes specified appropriations for the Minority Institutions Science Improvement Program for FY 1987 through 1991. Part J: Urban University Program - Repeals title XI (Urban Grant University Program) of HEA. Title III: Regional Education Laboratories and Research and Development Centers - Amends a specified provision of the General Education Provisions Act to reauthorize appropriations for regional educational laboratories and research and development centers through 1991.
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1985
Calls upon the President to direct the Agency for International Development to work in a global effort to provide universal access to childhood immunization by 1990 by: (1) assisting in the delivery, distribution, and use of vaccines; and (2) performing and supporting research and development activities that will be targeted at developing new vaccines and at modifying existing vaccines to make them more appropriate for use in developing countries. Declares that the President should appeal to the public to provide the necessary resources to achieve universal access to childhood immunization by 1990. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the authorization of appropriations for FY 1987 for the Child Survival Fund.
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