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Bill· SS. 1275 (99th)open

A bill to permit free entry into the United States of the personal effects, equipment, and other related articles of foreign participants, officials, and other accredited members of delegations involved in the games of the Tenth Pan American Games to be held in Indianapolis in 1987.

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1985

Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to permit, until September 30, 1987, the duty-free entry of the personal effects and the game equipment of foreign participants, officials, and their immediate families who are involved in the Tenth Pan American Games.

Law· SS. 1264 (99th)enacted

Arts, Humanities, and Museums Amendments of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1985

National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Amendments of 1985 - Amends the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 to raise the maximum monetary amount which a grant application may involve for purposes of certain unilateral grant approval action which the Chairman of the National Council on the Arts may take pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Council. Revises provisions relating to administration of humanities grants in cases where a State Governor does not submit an application with a State plan for such administration. Raises from four to six the number of members of the governing body of a grant recipient who must be appointed by an appropriate State officer or agency in such cases. Raises from 20 to 25 percent the maximum percentage of the total membership which the number of such members may equal. Adds to provisions for the selection of members of the National Council on the Humanities the requirement that they be U.S. citizens who are recognized for their broad knowledge of, or expertise in, the humanities. Authorizes appropriations for specified purposes in FY 1986 through 1990 for: (1) the National Endowment for the Arts; and (2) the National Endowment for the Humanities. Limits, for FY 1986 through 1988, the amounts of such appropriations for specified purposes, as well as the total amounts of appropriations to carry on the activities of the Endowments. Deletes provisions relating to specified studies and reports which have been submitted. Amends the Museum Services Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for grants by the Institute of Museum Services to museums to increase and improve their services. Amends the Art and Artifacts Indemnity Act to provide that, for purposes of such Act, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Director of the National Gallery of Art, the member designated by the Chairman of the Senate Commission on Art and Antiquities, and the member designated by the Speaker of the House shall not serve as members of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Increases the aggregate of loss or damage covered at any one time by indemnity agreements made under such Act. Appropriates up to $1,000,000 annually to pay certified claims of up to $100,000 each under such Act (in addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated to pay certified claims under such Act).

Bill· SS. 1240 (99th)open

Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1985

Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to permit a State or a political subdivision of a State to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any firefighter or law enforcement officer who is 55 years old or older. Revises the enforcement provisions of such Act to direct the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, upon receiving a complaint or as a result of investigations, to: (1) attempt to eliminate any alleged discriminatory actions; and (2) effect voluntary compliance with the requirements of such Act through informal methods of conciliation, conference, and persuasion. Permits any individual claiming to be aggrieved by an act prohibited under such Act, or the Commission, to bring a civil action for equitable relief. Eliminates the upper age limitation of 70 under such 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.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 49 (99th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing congressional approval of the plans being made to commemorate the two-hundredth anniversary of the Northwest Ordinance, and calling for a national celebration of such anniversary.

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1985

Calls for a celebration of the bicentenary of the Northwest Ordinance. Expresses congressional approval of the efforts of the Northwest Ordinance Bicentennial Planning Committee to encourage commemorative activities.

Bill· SS. 1210 (99th)open

Public Health Service Act Medical Education Amendments of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1985

Public Health Service Act Medical Education Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a registry of teaching hospitals. Requires such hospitals to enter into a cooperative agreement with: (1) a school of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education; or (2) a school of osteopathy accredited by the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association. Provides that the cooperative agreement shall include provisions requiring such hospitals to comply with regulations establishing a minimum percentage of graduate medical education positions in primary care specialties. Directs the Council on Graduate Medical Education (established by this Act) to recommend to the Secretary such minimum percentage for a four-fiscal-year period. Requires the Secretary to establish by regulation the minimum percentage recommended by the Council. Requires the establishment of such minimum percentages every four years. Specifies the types of positions which are considered primary care specialties (in internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, and obstetrics/gynecology). Excludes specified positions. Requires that at least 75 percent of all graduate medical education positions in each specialty area of a registered hospital be held by graduates of: (1) schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education; or (2) schools of osteopathy accredited by the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association. Sets conditions for positions for U.S. or alien graduates of foreign medical schools. States that hospitals which do not register with the Secretary and comply with the provisions of this Act shall not be eligible to receive Federal financial assistance to support graduate medical education programs for such fiscal year. Establishes a Council on Graduate Medical Education to advise the Secretary on current and future needs for physicians to practice in primary care specialties.

Bill· SS. 1181 (99th)open

Home and Community Based Services for the Elderly Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1985

Home and Community Based Services for the Elderly Act of 1985 - Amends title XIX (Block Grants) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize a block grant program for home and community based services for the elderly. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988. Allots State funding based on a State's elderly population as compared with the elderly population of the United States. Makes Indian tribes and tribal organizations eligible grant recipients. States that grants may be used to: (1) identify elderly individuals who are eligible for services; (2) plan and manage services to be provided; (3) educate the public and medical and social professionals concerning the availability of services; (4) encourage the participation of families and voluntary organizations; (5) train personnel; and (6) coordinate long-term care services. Permits States to provide services for the elderly through grants to eligible organizations. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) inpatient services; (2) cash payments to intended recipients; (3) land purchase or construction; (4) purchases of major medical equipment; or (5) satisfying any requirement for the expenditure of non-Federal funds. Set forth State application provisions.

Law· SS. 1147 (99th)enacted

Orphan Drug Amendments of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1985

Orphan Drug Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to repeal the requirement that exclusive marketing rights may only be granted to an orphan drug (a drug used in the treatment of a rare disease or condition) if the drug is not patentable. Establishes a National Commission on Orphan Diseases. Requires the Commission to assess the activities of the National Institutes of Health, the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, other public agencies, and private entities in connection with: (1) basic research relating to rare diseases; (2) the use in research on rare diseases of knowledge developed in other research; (3) applied and clinical research relating to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases; and (4) the dissemination of knowledge developed in research relating to rare diseases. Requires the Commission to submit a report by September 30, 1987, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to each House of the Congress containing the Commission's findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Makes funds available to the Commission. Terminates the Commission 90 days after the date of such report. Amends the Orphan Drug Act to allow Federal grants and contracts for preclinical and human clinical testing of orphan drugs. Authorizes appropriations for such grants and contracts for FY 1986 through 1988. Makes technical corrections to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Appropriation Act, 1985 in order to allow the expenditure of funds for personnel training under the Education of the Handicapped Act until September 30, 1985.

Bill· SS. 1105 (99th)open

A bill entitled the "Federal Contractor Flextime Act".

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1985

Amends the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act and the Walsh-Healey Act to require overtime compensation only for hours of employment in excess of 40 hours in a workweek for employees of Federal Government contractors or subcontractors.

Bill· SS. 1093 (99th)open

Agricultural Patent Reform Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1985

Agricultural Patent Reform Act of 1984 - Amends the patent laws to extend the terms of patents which encompass specified products or methods for using a product, including methods of manufacturing which primarily use recombinant DNA technology, any of which are subject to certain nonpatent regulatory review periods. Sets forth the terms and conditions of such extension, including a five-year limitation on the extension and a 25-year maximum patent term for the earliest filing. Directs the Commissioner of Patents to notify the appropriate Federal agency upon receipt from the product sponsor of a notice of extension to determine the applicable regulatory review period and whether, within that period, the sponsor acted with due diligence. Provides for notice and informal hearings for persons interested in such determinations. Permits the setting of fees to cover the costs of review. Directs the Commissioner, upon a final determination of the applicable regulatory review period, to issue to the owner of record of a patent a certificate of extension stating the fact and length of the extension and identifying the product and the use and the claim to which such extension is applicable. Makes such certificate a part of the original patent. Limits the application of such patent term extension to patents for: (1) any new animal drug or antibiotic subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; (2) any veterinary biological product subject to regulation under the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act; (3) any pesticide subject to regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; and (4) any chemical substance or mixture subject to regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Bill· SS. 1084 (99th)open

A bill to authorize appropriations of funds for activities of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1985

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988 to be used by the Secretary of Commerce to assist in the planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities. Repeals a provision that requires 75 percent of the funds appropriated for such purposes in a fiscal year to be available to extend delivery of public telecommunications services to areas not receiving such services. Authorizes appropriations, to match up to a specified amount of non-Federal contributions to public broadcasting entities, for the Public Broadcasting Fund for FY 1987 through 1990. Repeals a provision that requires that a specified portion of the amount made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from the Fund be earmarked for expenses of research, training, technical assistance, engineering, instructional support, and the payment of interest on indebtedness. Repeals provisions requiring a public telecommunications entity to refund to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting an amount of Federal funds equal to the amount of any unrelated business income tax paid by such entity.

Bill· SS. 1088 (99th)referred

Indexed Treasury Obligations Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1985

Indexed Treasury Obligations Act of 1985 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue between ten and 50 percent of the face amounts of Government obligations that mature in not less than five and not more than 20 years in the form of indexed obligations. Defines an "indexed obligation" as an obligation which is redeemable only at maturity for an indexed face amount of at least $1,000 on which interest payable at periodic intervals of one year or less is computed on the basis of the face amount increased by a certain inflation ratio. Requires a representative distribution of indexed obligations as determined by the Secretary to be practicable, appropriate, and consistent with prudent debt management. Directs the Secretary to prescribe terms and conditions for the sale of such obligations.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 157 (99th)referred

A resolution to establish a temporary select committee to study the Congressional budget process, including proposals for a two-year budget and other aspects of the Congressional budget process.

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1985

Establishes for the first session of the 99th Congress the Senate Select Committee on the Two Year Budget to review and recommend legislative proposals to improve the operation of the congressional budget process, including proposals for the two-year budget. Requires a report from such committee within 180 days after adoption of this resolution.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 143 (99th)passed

A resolution urging reassessment of the President's West German trip itinerary.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1985

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should pay honor to the memories of the innocent civilians and American and Allied soldiers who died at the hands of the Nazis; (2) it is fitting and appropriate for the President, in a gesture of reconciliation, to visit the Federal Republic of Germany; (3) the President should recognize the importance of the relationship between the two countries; and (4) the President should reassess his planned itinerary for his forthcoming trip to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 45 (99th)referred

A concurrent resolution condemning the actions of the Nicaraguan Government that hinder freedom of religion.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1985

States that the Congress condemns: (1) Nicaraguan actions that hinder freedom of religion; and (2) the association of the Nicaraguan Government with international terrorist organizations, including the Palestine Liberation Organization. Calls upon the President, in communications with Nicaragua, to raise the issues of religious persecution and compensation for members of the Jewish, Miskito, and other communities who have been forced to leave because of interference with freedom of religion.

Bill· SS. 1005 (99th)referred

A bill to amend the Davis-Bacon Act to modify the provisions of such Act prescribing the minimum wages to be paid laborers, mechanics, and helpers employed on public construction projects, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1985

Amends the Davis-Bacon Act to require the Secretary of Labor to base the determination of the prevailing wage for a class of laborers or mechanics or helpers on the wage paid to 50 percent or more of the corresponding class employed on private industry projects of a character similar to the contract work in the urban or rural civil subdivision of the State in which the work is to be performed. Requires that such determination be based on a weighted average if the same wage is not paid to at least 50 percent of such corresponding class. Increases from $2,000 to $1,000,000 the threshold dollar amount subjecting certain contracts to such Act and requiring them to specify the minimum wages to be paid to laborers, mechanics, and helpers. Establishes a separate classification for helpers of laborers or mechanics, for purposes of such Act.

Bill· SS. 925 (99th)open

A bill to deny most-favored-nation trading status to Afghanistan.

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1985

Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to add Afghanistan to the list of communist countries the imports from which are subject to the column two rate of duty. Prohibits granting nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) treatment to the products of Afghanistan. Prohibits entering into a commercial agreement with Afghanistan pursuant to the Trade Act of 1974. Prohibits Afghanistan from participating in any program under which the United States extends credit, credit guarantees, or investment guarantees.

Bill· SS. 908 (99th)reported

Agriculture Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1985

Agriculture Act of 1985 - Title I: Dairy - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set milk price support levels at 90 percent of the previous three year average. Provides for: (1) automatic price support revisions on April 1 and October 1 of 1986 through 1989; and (2) additional adjustments based on Government purchase levels. Extends authority through 1989 for: (1) the dairy indemnity program; and (2) the program of dairy product transfers to the military and veterans' hospitals. Amends specified milk marketing order provisions. Title II: Wool and Mohair - Amends the National Wool Act of 1954 to extend the wool program through 1989. Title III: Wheat - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set loan and purchase levels for the 1986 through 1989 wheat crops at 75 percent of the preceding five year average, excluding high and low years. Limits annual adjustments to not more than ten percent. Sets 1986 target prices at not less than 1985 levels. Sets target prices beginning in 1987 at 110 percent of the preceding five year average, excluding high and low years. Limts annual adjustments to not more than five percent. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to require compliance with an acreage reduction or paid land diversion program as a condition of eligibility for program benefits. Requires the Secretary to implement an acreage reduction program if carryover stocks exceed four percent of annual world utilization. Suspends specified marketing quota and producer certificate provisions. Title IV: Feed Grains - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set loan and purchase levels for the 1986 through 1989 corn crops at 75 percent of the preceding five year average, excluding high and low years. Limits annual adjustments to not more than ten percent. Sets loan and purchase levels for grain sorghum, barley, oats, and rye in relation to corn levels. Sets 1986 target prices at not less than 1985 levels. Sets target prices beginning in 1987 at 110 percent of the preceding five year average, excluding high and low years. Limits annual adjustments to not more than five percent. Authorizes the Secretary to require compliance with an acreage reduction or paid land diversion program as a condition of eligibility for program benefits. Requires the Secretary to implement an acreage reduction program if carryover stocks exceed four percent of annual world utilization. Title V: Cotton - Suspends specified base acreage allotment and marketing quota provisions for the 1986 through 1989 upland cotton crops. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set upland cotton loan rates at the lower of: (1) 85 percent of the average U.S. spot market price (weighted by market and month) for the preceding five years, excluding the high and low years; or (2) 90 percent of the average of comparable cotton prices, quoted C.I.F. northern Europe. Limits annual adjustments to not more than ten percent. Sets 1986 target prices at not less than 1985 levels. Sets target prices beginning in 1987 at 110 percent of the same average market price used to determine loan rates. Limits annual adjustments to not more than five percent. Directs the President to establish a special limited global import quota for upland cotton if average spot prices exceed specified levels. Authorizes the Secretary to require compliance with an acreage reduction or paid land diversion program as a condition of eligibility for program benefits. Requires the Secretary to implement an acreage reduction program if upland cotton carryover stocks exceed normal supply by more than 15 percent. Title VI: Rice - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set loan and purchase levels for the 1986 through 1989 rice crops at 75 percent of the preceding five year average, excluding high and low years. Limits annual adjustments to not more than ten percent. Sets 1986 target prices at not less than 1985 levels. Sets target prices beginning in 1987 at 110 percent of the preceding five year average, excluding high and low years. Limits annual adjustments to not more than five percent. Authorizes the Secretary to require compliance with an acreage reduction or paid land diversion program as a condition of eligibility for program benefits. Requires the Secretary to implement an acreage reduction program if rice carryover stocks exceed normal supply by more than 15 percent. Title VII: Peanuts - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to establish the national poundage quota for the 1986 through 1989 peanut crops at the level of the previous three-year average of domestic edible and seed use. Authorizes modifications of up to five percent. Extends price support provisions for the 1986 through 1989 peanut crops. Permits changes in support levels based upon changes in the prices paid index. Title VIII: Soybeans - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set loan and purchase levels for the 1986 through 1989 soybean crops at 75 percent of the preceding five year average, excluding high and low years. Stipulates that such level may not be less than $5.02 per bushel. Limits annual support reductions to not more than ten percent or below $4.50 per bushel. Title IX: Sugar - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set loan levels for the 1986 through 1989 sugarcane crops at 18 cents per pound. Bases sugar beet support levels on sugarcane prices. Title X: Miscellaneous - Subtitle A: Advance Diversion Payments - States that if the Secretary makes land diversion payments to assist in adjusting acreage for the 1986 through 1989 crops of wheat, feed grains, cotton, or rice, at least 50 percent of such payment shall be made available as soon as possible after program signup. Subtitle B: Grain Reserves - Terminates the producer-owned reserve storage program. Subtitle C: Miscellaneous Commodity Provisions - Limits annual deficiency payments to $50,000 per person for the 1986 through 1989 crop years. Subtitle D: General Provisions - Extends the special grazing and hay program through 1989. Title XI: Agricultural Export and Public Law 480 - Subtitle A: Export Provisions - Amends the Food for Peace Act of 1966 to extend authority through 1989 for the Agricultural Export Credit Revolving Fund. Exempts export sales financed or guaranteed by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) from cargo preference laws. Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to exempt the special standby export subsidy program from cargo preference laws. Directs the Secretary to use bonus commodities from CCC to offset the adverse effects of competing countries' subsidies and currency exchanges. Exempts such exports from cargo preference laws. Subtitle B: Public Law 480 - Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to increase minimum export tonnage levels. Exempts such exports from cargo preference laws. Extends such programs through 1989. Title XII: Resource Conservation - Subtitle A: Conservation Reserve - Directs the Secretary to establish a conservation reserve program to convert cropland and highly erodible land to less intensive use. Subtitle B: Program Eligibility on Highly Erodible Land - Makes any person who cultivates crops on highly erodible land ineligible for price support and other agricultural loans and benefits. Subtitle C: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations. Title XIII: Effective date - Makes the provisions of this Act effective upon enactment, unless otherwise so provided.

Bill· SS. 909 (99th)open

SELF-Tax Plan Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1985

SELF-Tax Plan Act of 1985 - Title I: Reduction of Individual and Corporate Tax Rates - Subtitle A: Reduction of Rates - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide lower income tax rates for individuals, estates, and trusts and to reduce the number of tax brackets to four (three for estates and trusts). Imposes a flat tax rate of 30 percent on the taxable income of corporations for the taxable year. Subtitle B: Repeals and Changes Related to Reduction in Rates - Repeals: (1) the tax tables for individuals; (2) the minimum tax for tax preferences; (3) the surplus accumulation rules for corporations; (4) the personal holding company rules; and (5) the graduated corporate tax rates. Applies the trust throwback rules only to foreign trusts. Disallows a taxpayer who was a student during the base period from using the income averaging provisions in determining their tax liability. Title II: Base Broadening - Subtitle A: Credits - Repeals the tax credits for: (1) household and dependent care; (2) the elderly and permanently and totally disabled; (3) residential energy; (4) contributions to candidates for public office; (5) possessions; (6) clinical testing expenses for certain drugs; (7) nonconventional sources for fuel production; (8) increasing research activities; (9) earned income; (10) investment; (11) alcohol used as fuel; (12) employee stock ownership; (13) certain depreciable property; and (14) employment of certain new employees. Establishes a per-country limitation on the foreign tax credit. Subtitle B: Exclusions - Repeals the exclusions for: (1) compensation for injuries and sickness; (2) contributions by employers to accident and health plans; (3) rental value of parsonages; (4) certain combat pay of members of the Armed Forces; (5) mustering-out payments for members of the Armed forces; (6) dividends received by individuals; (7) contributions to the capital of certain regulated public utilities; (8) meals or lodging furnished for the convenience of the employer; (9) amounts received under qualified group legal service plans; (10) gain from the sale of principal residence by an individual; (11) qualified transportation provided by the employer; (12) cafeteria plans; (13) certain cost-sharing payments; (14) educational assistance programs; (15) dependent care assistance programs; (16) dividend reinvestment in public utilities; (17) payments to encourage exploration, development, and mining for defense purposes; (18) earned income of citizens or residents of the United States living abroad; (19) exemption for certain allowances; (20) income from sources within the United States; (21) income from sources within Puerto Rico; and (22) patronage dividends and per-unit retain allocations for cooperatives. Includes in gross income amounts received as prizes and awards. Provides that the cost of group-term life insurance purchased for an employee shall be included in the income of the employee to the extent such cost exceeds the amount, if any, paid by the employee toward the purchase of such insurance. Includes in income any unemployment compensation and any governmental welfare or assistance benefit received by the taxpayer during the taxable year. Repeals the tax exemption for industrial development bonds and mortgage subsidy bonds. Repeals the tax exemption for private purpose bonds, the proceeds of which are used to finance loans to individuals for educational expenses, or by a tax-exempt organization. Limits the exclusion of scholarship and fellowship amounts to such amounts as are used for tuition and related expenses. Requires the inclusion in income of amounts received which represent payment for teaching, research, or other services in the nature of part-time employment required as a condition to receiving a scholarship or fellowship if not required of all candidates for a particular degree. Subtitle C: Deductions - Repeals the deduction for: (1) additional personal exemptions for the elderly and blind; (2) certain depreciable business assets; (3) amortization of certain railroad rolling stock; (4) amortization of railroad grading and tunnel bores; (5) tertiary injectants; (6) amortization of reforestation expenditures; (7) certain unused business credits; (8) two-earner married couples; (9) adoption expenses; (10) all consumer interest other than interest payments on residential property; and (11) State and local taxes. Terminates the tax exemption for deposits into and withdrawals from the capital construction fund under Section 607 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. Subtitle D: Adjustment to Basis; Changes in Certain Special Capital Gains Treatment Provisions - Provides for the adjustment to basis on the sale of an interest in land, property which would normally be included in inventory, or any other property which is not a financial asset to allow for inflation for purposes of determining gain or loss from the sale of such property. Sets forth rules governing the methods by which such adjustment are made. Allows corporations a deduction of 33 and one-half percent of the amount of the net capital gain from gross income. Repeals the alternative tax for corpoations. Denies the special capital gains treatment for recovery property and indexed assets. Provides that the limitation on capital losses shall be applied without regard to the distinctions between long-term and short-term losses on the sale of capital assets. Eliminates the distinction between short-term and long-term gains and losses based on holding periods. Repeals the provisions relating to: (1) the sale of land with unharvested crops; (2) the disposal of coal and domestic iron ore; (3) reduction in certain corporate preference items; (4) collapsible corporations; (5) gain or loss in the case of timber, coal, or domestic iron ore; (6) distributions of property; (7) collapsible partnerships; (8) defining capital assets; (9) property used in the trade or business and involuntary conversions; (10) sale or exchange of patents; (11) amortization in excess of depreciation; (12) gain from the sale of depreciable property between certain related taxpayers; (13) gain from the disposition of certain depreciable property; (14) gain on foreign investment company stock; (15) election by foreign investment companies to distribute income currently; (16) gain from certain sales or exchanges of stock in certain foreign corporations; (17) gain from certain sales or exchanges of patents, etc., to foreign corporations; (18) gain from disposition of certain depreciable realty; (19) gain from the disposition of farm land; (20) gain from the disposition of interest in oil, gas, or geothermal property; (21) gain from the disposition of property subject to cost-sharing payments; and (22) capital gain of subchapter S corporations. Title III: Capital Cost Recovery - Subtitle A: Accelerated Cost Recovery System Reform - Establishes a recovery account system for calculating the depreciation deduction for recovery property. Provides that all recovery property shall be placed in one of five different classes of property, each class having a separate class life (in number of years). Determines the deduction each year by applying the recovery percentage for each class of property to the balance in the recovery account for each class for such year. Provides for an annual inflation adjustment to each recovery account on the first day of each calendar quarter. Sets forth rules and guidelines for maintaining and operating each recovery account. Subtitle B: Other Changes - Repeals the tax provisions relating to: (1) intangible drilling and development costs in the case of oil and gas wells and geothermal wells; (2) depreciation; (3) amortization of pollution control facilities; (4) trademark and tradename expenditures; (5) depreciation or amortization of improvements made by a lessee on a lessor's property; (6) the election to expense certain depreciable business assets; (7) amortization of reforestation expenditures; (8) percentage depletion; (9) development expenditures; and (10) deduction and recapture of certain mining exploration expenditures. Provides that a taxpayer may elect to treat the amortizable basis of any certified pollution control facility as class two recovery property and add an amount equal to such basis to the recovery account which is established. Provides that expenditures to establish, maintain, or increase the circulation of a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical shall be treated as class one recovery property and added to the recovery account for such property. Provides that this rule shall not apply to any portion of the expenditure which is chargeable to the capital account if the taxpayer elects to treat such expenditure in that manner. Provides that any trademark or tradename expenditure paid or accrued during a taxable year beginning after December 31, 1955, may, at the election of the taxpayer, be treated as class two recovery property and added to the recovery account for such property. Provides that construction period interest and taxes which are paid or accrued shall be treated as class three recovery property and added to the recovery account for such property. Provides that any startup expenditures may, at the election of the taxpayer, be treated as class two recovery property and added to the recovery account for such property. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Subtitle A: Foreign Income - Requires a taxpayer who is a United States shareholder of stock in a controlled foreign corporation to include in gross income for the taxable year in which or with which such taxable year of the controlled foreign corporation ends the pro rata share of the corporation's earnings and profits for such year. Reduces this amount by any amount the taxpayer is required to include in income under the personal holding company tax provisions. Terminates the taxation of controlled foreign corporation income for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1985. Repeals the exemption of foreign trade income of a foreign sales corporation from taxation for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1985. Provides that no corporation shall be treated as a foreign sales corporation after December 31, 1985. Provides that the tax exemption for domestic international sales corporations shall not apply for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1985. Subtitle B: Miscellaneous Provisions - Reduces the amount of a corporation's tax liability by the amount of qualified dividends paid by the corporation during the taxable year on eligible qualified stock of the corporation. Requires that the stock be issued after December 31, 1985, be a new issue, be designated as such stock by the corporation, and not be treasury stock. Requires that the dividends be paid in cash, be pro rata, and not be in redemption or in partial or complete liquidation. Permits dividends on certain preferred stock to qualify for this provision. Requires a corporation to elect this treatment in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Establishes certain recordkeeping requirements which the corporation must follow to maintain eligibility for this provision. Requires the number of shares of eligible stock to be reduced by the number of shares of stock in another corporation which the electing corporation acquires or by the number of any shares of its own stock which is acquired. Allows dividends paid after the close of the taxable year but before the 15th day of the third month following the close of such taxable year to be treated as paid during such taxable year. Provides that eligible dividends shall not be treated as a dividend for purposes of the deduction of dividends received by corporations. Provides that these rules shall not apply to: (1) insurance companies; (2) regulated investment companies; (3) corporations eligible for the possession tax credit; or (4) any corporation in which 20 percent or more of the dividends paid by the corporation are paid to a tax-exempt organization or an accumulation trust. Requires that taxpayers engaged in farming must compute their taxable income from farming (including timber) on the accrual method of accounting and must capitalize preproductive expenditures where the taxpayer has gross receipts exceeding $1,000,000. Provides that farming syndicates are subject to the accrual method of accounting without regard to the amount of their gross receipts. Provides that taxpayers subject to the accrual method of accounting in calculating farm income may not expense soil and water conservation expenditures, expenditures for fertilizer, or expenditures for clearing land. Makes modifications in the rules for determining tax liability under the completed contract method of accounting. Eliminates the exception for contracts completed within three years from the definition of "extended period long-term contract". Repeals the tax exemption for credit unions. Requires a corporation to recognize gain or loss on the distribution of property with respect to its stock in the same manner as if the property distributed had been sold at its fair market value. Provides that this rule does not apply with respect to any distribution of an obligation of the corporation. Provides that gain or loss shall be recognized to a corporation on the distribution of property in complete liquidation in the same manner as if the property distributed had been sold. Repeals the tax exemptions of: (1) voluntary employee beneficiary associations; (2) supplemental unemployment compensation benefit trusts; and (3) Black Lung trusts. Repeals the exclusion of real property from the at-risk rules. Eliminates the special bad debt reserves of financial institutions. Provides that certain employee benefits must be taken into account as income for purposes of computing FICA taxes, railroad retirement taxes, unemployment, and withholding taxes. Repeals the last-in, first-out inventory conformity requirement. Title V: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates for the various provisions of this Act.

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 108 (99th)enacted

A joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Soviet Union, on a reimbursable basis, equipment and services necessary for an improved United States/Soviet Direct Communication Link for crisis control.

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1985

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Soviet Union, on a reimbursable basis, equipment and services for the improvement of the United States/Soviet Union Direct Communication Link for crisis control.

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 104 (99th)enacted

A joint resolution to proclaim October 23, 1985, as "A time of remembrance" for all victims of terrorism throughout the world.

United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985

Proclaims October 23, 1985, as A Time of Remembrance for all victims of terrorism. Urges Americans to wear a purple ribbon in honor of the sacrifices made in pursuit of peace and freedom. Authorizes and requests the President to call upon U.S. departments, agencies, and other interested parties to fly U.S. flags at half staff.

Bill· SS. 765 (99th)open

Great Lakes Management Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985

Great Lakes Management Act of 1985 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Great Lakes National Program Office (Program Office), to be headed by a Director. Lists as responsibilities of the Program Office, the following: (1) developing the long-term, comprehensive environmental, resource, and economic data bases required for assessing the impact of proposed decisions on the environmental health, productivity, and economic well-being of the Great Lakes; (2) conducting an inventory of all State, Federal, tribal, and international agencies with management responsibility for the Great Lakes system, and updating such information biennially; (3) identifying priority management needs to protect and rehabilitate the Great Lakes and their resources and developing management plans where needed; (4) developing a five-year plan and program for reducing the input of nutrients into the Great Lakes; (5) carrying out a five-year study and demonstration projects relating to the control and removal of toxic pollutants in the Great Lakes; (6) identifying lead agencies with primary responsibilities for each specific issue relating to the Great Lakes; (7) developing an annual report on the status of the Great Lakes; (8) promoting the adoption and execution of the management and rehabilitation plans; (9) serving as the source of issues which the Federal Government refers to the International Joint Commission for study; and (10) hosting a meeting (at least annually) for officials of the Federal, State, and tribal agencies involved with the Great Lakes. Requires the Administrator of EPA, in the agency's annual budget submission to the Congress,to include a funding request for the Program Office as a separate budget line item. Requires the Program Office to be located in a Great Lakes State. Establishes within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the Great Lakes Research Office (Research Office), to be headed by a Director. Lists as responsibilities of the Research Office the following: (1) annually identifying Federal, State, and tribal research programs relating to the Great Lakes system; (2) establishing a Great Lakes research exchange; (3) identifying priority Great Lakes research needs; (4) conducting research and monitoring activities which address priority issues and current needs of the Great Lakes; and (5) cooperating with EPA in monitoring the water quality of the Great Lakes. Provides for the coordination of certain activities between the Program Office and the Research Office. Allows the Administrator of EPA to provide financial assistance in the form of grants or contracts for research, monitoring, and planning projects and activities necessary to address Great Lakes priorities. Allows any person, institution of higher education, or instrumentality of the Federal, State, or local government, or any tribe to apply for such assistance. Requires the Administrator to act upon each grant or contract application within six months of its receipt. Permits the grants to cover, in the discretion of the Administrator, up to 100 percent of the total project costs. Directs the head of each department or agency of the Federal Government which is in any way connected with the enhancement of the Great Lakes to: (1) cooperate with the Administrators of EPA and NOAA; (2) make available such personnel, services, or facilities as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act; and (3) furnish, upon written request, such data or information deemed necessary to fulfill such purposes. Directs the Chief of Engineers of the Army, the Chief of the Soil Conservation Service, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Administrator of NOAA to submit annual reports to the Administrator of EPA regarding their efforts to comply with the Water Quality Agreement of 1972. States that this Act does not affect the jurisdiction or powers of any Federal or State department or agency or of any tribe or international body created by treaty with authority relating to the Great Lakes. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990.

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 98 (99th)enacted

A joint resolution condemning the passage of Resolution 3379, in the United Nations General Assembly on November 10, 1975, and urging the United States Ambassador and United States Delegation to take all appropriate actions necessary to erase this shameful resolution from the record of the United Nations.

United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985

States that the Congress condemns the passage of Resolution 3379 by the United Nations General Assembly, which equates Zionism with racial discrimination and urges the U.S. Ambassador and the U.S. delegation to the United Nations to take appropriate actions to erase such resolution from the U.N. record.

Bill· SS. 729 (99th)open

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to make permanent the rules relating to imputed interest and assumption of loans, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1985

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an applicable test rate of nine percent for determining whether there is imputed interest in the case of seller-financed property. Permits a lower test interest rate of 80 percent of the Federal Treasury rate where such rates are lower than the nine percent test rate. Provides for a blended test rate for instances where the loan amount exceeds $4,000,000. Authorizes the imputation of interest in seller-financed property sales of $4,000,000 or less of ten percent or 110 percent of the Federal Treasury rates, whichever is less, where the test interest rates have not been met. Allows for a blended imputed interest rate where the debt amount exceeds $4,000,000. Requires that all loan amounts from a single transaction or series of related transactions be aggregated for purposes of determining the loan amount. Provides that the imputed interest rules will not apply to assumptions of loans unless the terms and conditions of such debt obligations are modified in connection with the assumption. Repeals the provisions of the Code limiting the amount of interest expense a purchaser of personal use property may deduct for tax purposes. Excepts debt instruments arising from the sale or exchange of a residence from the imputed interest provisions where the obligor of the instrument uses the property as his residence. Provides that the imputed interest rules shall not apply in the case of sales or exchanges of property where the borrowed amount does not exceed $4,000,000. Requires the interest on the obligation issued in connection with such sales or exchanges to be taken into account by both the buyer and the seller on the cash receipts and disbursement method of accounting unless both buyer and seller agree to use the accrual receipts and disbursement method of accounting.

Bill· SS. 742 (99th)reported

Defense Procurement Improvement Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1985

Defense Procurement Improvement Act of 1985 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to prepare an acquisition strategy before the completion of the full scale engineering development of a major defense acquisition program. Requires the establishment and maintenance of two or more production sources as part of such strategy. Allows single production sources only in certain limited circumstances. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress explaining the planned acquisition strategy for each major defense acquisition program not later than the time that a budget request for initial production of the system is made. Requires the Secretary to explain the reasons for the use of a single production source if such is chosen. Requires the Secretary to perform a cost analysis for each major defense acquisition program for which a contract is to be awarded under other than competitive procedures. Provides for the waiver of such cost analysis in certain instances if the congressional Committees on Armed Services are properly notified of such waiver by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary of each military department to issue regulations establishing minimum requirements in education, training, and prior experience for program managers of major defense acquisition programs. Outlines minimum education and experience requirements for such program managers. Requires not less than 20 percent of the total number of military officers selected by the Army, Navy, and Air Force in any calendar year for promotion to the rank of brigadier general or commodore to have been dealing directly with the acquisition, support, and maintenance of weapons systems for six of the ten years prior to selection for promotion. Provides for waiver of such requirement in certain circumstances. Directs the Secretary of each military department to undertake certain training for quality assurance personnel. Amends military procurement provisions to increase the reporting and disclosure requirements for former employees of the Department of Defense concerning duties performed with defense contractors. Requires defense contractors employing such individuals to file a report with the Secretary of Defense with respect to the employment of such individual if such individual, during the two years before the individual became employed with the contractor and while employed with the Department of Defense, performed any duties pertaining to any contract between such contractor and the Department of Defense. Outlines information to be included in such report. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and 1987 to carry out the procurement technical assistance cooperative agreements programs and certain administrative provisions of this Act.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 91 (99th)referred

A joint resolution to designate March 21, 1985, as "Afghanistan Day".

United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1985

Designates March 21, 1985, as Afghanistan Day. Condemns the Soviet Union for the attempted subjugation of Afghanistan. Calls upon the Soviet Union to commit itself to a negotiated political settlement for Afghanistan.

Bill· SS. 664 (99th)open

A bill to facilitate the competitiveness of exports of United States agricultural commodities.

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1985

Prohibits the cargo preference laws from applying to export activities of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) or the Department of Agriculture under which: (1) stocks of farm commodities or the products thereof acquired by the CCC are made available to U.S. exporters, users, or foreign purchasers for the maintenance or expansion of commercial export markets for U.S. farm commodities; (2) commercial credit guarantees are blended with direct interest-free credits from the CCC to reduce the interest rate on export sales of U.S. farm commodities; or (3) the CCC or the Department of Agriculture promotes commercial exports of U.S. farm commodities. Exempts from such prohibition export activity undertaken to fulfill an agreement entered into before enactment of this Act.

Bill· SS. 639 (99th)open

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the tax treatment and recordkeeping requirements with respect to automobiles, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1985

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the requirement that adequate contemporaneous records be kept of the business use of an agricultural or an emergency vehicle or of any vehicle with respect to which the only use other than a qualified business use is a qualified personal use. Defines "qualified personal use" as the personal use of such a vehicle by an employee: (1) if the employer requires the employee to commute to and from work for business reasons; or (2) if the employee is required to use such vehicle as an integral part of the performance of the trade or business, including the use of the vehicle to make calls on customers or clients, to make deliveries, or to visit job sites. Requires that 70 percent or more of the total use of such a vehicle for the taxable year be for a qualified business use. Treats the use of such a vehicle for nonbusiness purposes as a tax-free de minimis fringe benefit.

Bill· SS. 523 (99th)open

Highly Erodible Land Conservation Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1985

Highly Erodible Land Conservation Act of 1985 - Makes persons who cultivate crops on highly erodible land ineligible for price supports, crop insurance, and other specified agricultural loans. Provides exceptions for: (1) crops produced using approved conservation methods; and (2) certain previously cultivated land. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) use the agricultural stabilization and conservation committees to help administer this Act; and (2) complete specified soil capability surveys.