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Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC]

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Bill· SS. 3370 (102nd)referred

Swain County Settlement Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1992

Swain County Settlement Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to make unappropriated funds for FY 1993 available for the completion of the road along the north shore of the Fontana Reservoir, North Carolina, pursuant to a specified agreement. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay, out of unappropriated funds for FY 1993, a specified sum to Swain County, North Carolina, in full and complete settlement of all claims against the United States, the Department of the Interior, and the Tennessee Valley Authority arising out of such agreement to compensate the county for the loss of a highway. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act if necessary funds are not made available for FY 1993. Requires the Secretary to allocate funds and personnel to place a suitable historical marker at or near the approach to the Cherokee Qualls Reservation at Soco Gap, North Carolina, in recognition of Soco Gap and the contribution of the Cherokee Nation to North Carolina and the United States.

Bill· SS. 3277 (102nd)referred

State Health Care Reform Incentive Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1992

State Health Care Reform Incentive Act of 1992 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit States to seek waivers of program requirements in order to provide health care coverage under certain regular or alternative State programs. Establishes Federal requirements for such State programs. Sets forth payment provisions.

Bill· SS. 3270 (102nd)referred

Durable Medical Equipment Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1992

Durable Medical Equipment Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 1992 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) define "medical equipment and supplies" to include durable medical equipment and prosthetics and orthotics and prosthetic devices; (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue revised national standards for suppliers of medical equipment and supplies and to develop one or more standardized medical necessity certificates for suppliers of the items covered by the definition above; (3) permit suppliers of such items to complete information in such certificates identifying the supplier and the beneficiary, describing the item furnished, and giving the product code for such item; (4) set penalties for violations involving distribution of such certificates; (5) require the Secretary to develop and establish uniform national coverage and utilization review criteria for 200 items of medical equipment and supplies selected in accordance with specified standards, annually review to determine whether items not included among those selected should be subjected to such uniform criteria, and report to the Congress on the criteria's impact on item utilization; (6) prohibit the Secretary from issuing more than one supplier number to any supplier of medical equipment and supplies, except under certain circumstances; (7) specify the circumstances under which Medicare beneficiaries are not financially liable for items and services furnished by a supplier on an unassigned basis; (8) change payment methodology for nebulizers and aspirators and certain medical supplies; and (9) direct the Comptroller General to study and report to the Congress on services and supplies furnished to Medicare-eligible nursing facility residents, and on HHS changes to descriptions relating to the codes for medical equipment and supplies. Amends SSA title XI to modify anti-kickback provisions.

Bill· SS. 3241 (102nd)referred

A bill to award a congressional gold medal to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie.

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1992

Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie in recognition of his accomplishments as a musician. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.

Bill· SS. 3244 (102nd)referred

Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Clarification Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1992

Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Clarification Act of 1992 - Authorizes law enforcement officers of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of the Interior, to: (1) carry firearms; (2) execute and serve any order, warrant, subpoena, summons, or other process issued by a court or officer of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of any Federal law; (3) make an arrest without a warrant for any offense under Federal law committed within the officer's presence, or for any felony under Federal law if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person arrested has committed or is committing the felony; (4) cooperate with any State or political subdivision of a State in the enforcement of the laws of the State; and (5) perform any other law enforcement duty specified by the Secretary. Permits such officers, for purposes of law enforcement within any area that is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System or any other area owned or controlled by the Service, and in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary, to: (1) perform acts to maintain law and order and protect persons and property; and (2) conduct an investigation of any offense under Federal law committed within the area in the absence of investigation of the offense by any other Federal law enforcement agency having investigative jurisdiction over the offense committed or with the concurrence of the other agency. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) designate any law enforcement officer of any Federal agency or State to act as a special police officer in areas of the System and to exercise authority established by this Act, subject to specified conditions; (2) cooperate with any State in the enforcement, within the System, of the laws or ordinances of the State; and (3) provide reimbursement to a State for expenditures incurred in connection with activities of the State pursuant to such designation. Sets forth provisions regarding the treatment of special police officers under this Act (in general, not as Federal employees or subject to Federal employment laws) and with respect to tort claims, workers' compensation, and specified provisions of the Federal criminal code.

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 337 (102nd)enacted

A joint resolution designating September 18, 1992, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day", and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1992

Designates September 18, 1992, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Requires the POW/MIA flag to be flown on a flagstaff of the White House, the Departments of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, the Selective Service Commission, each national cemetery, and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on such day. Requires the flag to be flown on a flagstaff of each national cemetery and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 30, 1993 (Memorial Day), and on November 11, 1992 (Veterans Day). States that the flag shall be displayed as a symbol of national concern and commitment to resolving the fates of Americans still prisoner, missing, and unaccounted for.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 339 (102nd)passed

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the Congress should act to retroactively repeal the 10 percent "luxury" excise tax on recreational boats.

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1992

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Federal excise tax on boats should be repealed this year; (2) consideration of such repeal should not be contingent on the passage of any other tax legislation this year; and (3) the repeal should be effective as of January 1, 1992.

Bill· SS. 3221 (102nd)referred

A bill to deny most-favored-nation status to Serbia and Montenegro unless certain conditions are met.

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1992

Denies nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) of the products of Serbia or Montenegro unless the President certifies to the Congress that such nation: (1) has made significant progress toward complying with the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (also known as the "Helsinki Final Act"), particularly with regard to human rights and humanitarian affairs as well as respect for minority rights in Kosovo and Vojvodina; (2) has ceased its armed conflict with other ethnic peoples of the region formerly comprising the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; (3) has ceased support of Serbian forces inside Bosnia-Hercegovina; and (4) has agreed to respect the borders of the six former Yugoslavian republics.

Bill· SS. 3181 (102nd)referred

Securities Private Enforcement Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

Securities Private Enforcement Act of 1992 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to set a statute of limitations on private rights of action. Prescribes guidelines for the award of reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in any implied private action. Declares that a defendant may be liable jointly and severally for damages in an implied private action only if the trier of fact specifically determines that the defendant knowingly engaged in securities fraud. Sets forth a liability allocation scheme to determine the percentage of responsibility among the parties if the trier of facts finds that the defendant did not knowingly engage in securities fraud. Declares that in any implied right of action that is certified as a class action: (1) the share of damages that is awarded to the representative plaintiff shall be calculated in the same manner as the share awarded to all other members of the plaintiff class; (2) if a party is represented by any attorney who owns or has a beneficial interest in the securities that are the subject of the litigation the court shall determine whether such interest constitutes a conflict of interest sufficient to disqualify the attorney from representing the party; (3) no broker or dealer may solicit or accept remuneration for assisting an attorney in obtaining the representation of any member of the class; and (4) funds disgorged as a result of Securities and Exchange Commission action shall not be distributed as payment for attorneys' fees or expenses incurred by private parties seeking a share of the disgorged funds (except as otherwise determined by the court). Amends specified Federal securities law to provide that subpoenas for witnesses who are required to attend Federal court in any district may run into any other district.

Law· SS. 3195 (102nd)enacted

World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1992

World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should recognize the 50th anniversary of World War II by minting and issuing commemorative coins for the anniversaries of: (1) World War II; (2) the Battle of Normandy; and (3) "D-Day." Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) issue and mint such coins in five-dollar gold, one-dollar silver, and half-dollar clad denominations; and (2) determine the role that the American Battle Monuments Commission and the Battle of Normandy Foundation shall have in coin promotion and marketing. Mandates that surcharges received from the sale of such coins be deposited in a coinage profit fund and allocated, upon separate congressional authorization, to the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a World War II memorial and to the Battle of Normandy Foundation to dedicate, on the 50th anniversary of D-Day and Battle of Normandy Memorial in Normandy, France. Directs the Secretary to report semiannually to the Congress regarding implementation of this Act.

Bill· SS. 3172 (102nd)referred

Intellectual Property Protection Act of 1992

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1992

Intellectual Property Protection Act of 1992 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the International Trade Commission (ITC) to conclude at the earliest practicable time (currently, at the earliest practicable time, but not later than one year, or 18 months in more complicated cases) any investigation and make its determination with respect to unfair trade practices in the importation of articles into the United States or the infringement of intellectual property rights by an importer or foreign country. Requires the ITC, in order to promote expeditious adjudication, to establish a target date for its final determination. Prohibits the exclusion of such articles from entry, or issuance of a cease and desist order, where the ITC determines that an importer has established a sufficient counterclaim related to the unfair trade practice. Authorizes the forfeiture of bonds posted by an importer if, after investigation, the ITC determines that such importer has committed a violation. Authorizes the ITC, upon an importer's filing under oath of a complaint for declaratory relief, to declare the rights and other legal relations of the parties, whether or not further relief is or could be sought, in cases of actual controversy as to the existence of unfair methods of competition and unfair acts. Amends Federal law to require a district court, at a respondent's request, to stay civil actions before it that involve the same parties and claims that are also before the ITC until the ITC's determination becomes final.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 132 (102nd)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the desperate humanitarian crisis in Somalia and urging the deployment of United Nations security guards to assure that humanitarian relief gets to those most in need.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1992

Condemns the killing and destruction by the political factions in Somalia. Urges such factions to abide by the United Nations (UN) ceasefire and to allow the deployment of security forces to protect humanitarian relief deliveries and workers. Commends the efforts of UN Secretary-General Boutrous Ghali and his Special Envoy to Somalia, Ambassador Sahnoun. Pays tribute to the actions of relief agencies working in Somalia. Recognizes the July 27, 1992, statement of the President urging the UN to deploy a sufficient number of security guards to permit relief supplies to move into and within Somalia, and committing funds for such an effort. Calls upon: (1) the international community to immediately expand its relief efforts in Somalia; and (2) the President to work with the UN Security Council to deploy security guards immediately to assure that humanitarian relief gets to those most in need.

Bill· SS. 3098 (102nd)referred

A bill to impose a one-year moratorium on the sale, transfer or export of anti-personnel landmines abroad, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1992

Declares that it is U.S. policy to seek international agreements prohibiting the sale, transfer, or export; limiting the use; and terminating the production, possession, or deployment of antipersonnel landmines. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should seek to negotiate an international agreement or a modification of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or To Have Indiscriminate Effects to prohibit the sale, transfer, or export of antipersonnel landmines. Prohibits for a period of one year from this Act's enactment date: (1) sales, financing, transfers, and the issuance of licenses under the Arms Export Control with respect to antipersonnel landmines; and (2) assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to the provision of such landmines.

Bill· SS. 3046 (102nd)referred

A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to improve the antidumping and countervailing duty provisions, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1992

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise content requirements with respect to countervailing and antidumping duty petitions and determinations. Prohibits an inference that there is no material injury from being made by the International Trade Commission (ITC) if the volume of imports has decreased after the initiation of a countervailing or antidumping duty investigation. Revises provisions regarding ITC determination of material injury with respect to: (1) price competition between imported merchandise and like U.S. products sold to the consumer; (2) the weighing of previous injurious dumping or subsidizations if a countervailing duty or antidumping duty petition is filed with respect to a product or like product which was the basis of a final affirmative determination during the three years preceding the filing of such petition; (3) treatment of negligible imports in subsequent countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations; and (4) concentration of subsidized or dumped imports with respect to a market. Declares that in making a final determination with respect to the suspension or continuation of an antidumping duty investigation: (1) the ITC shall not consider as a factor supporting a negative determination any decrease in imports subject to such investigation or improvement in the condition of the domestic industry which occurred after the suspension agreement became effective; and (2) the administering authority shall not consider as a factor supporting a negative determination any decrease in foreign market value of imports subject to such investigation or any increase in U.S. prices which occurred after the suspension agreement became effective. Includes loans or loan guarantees by international development banks and the provision of capital and loans by a government for the expansion of production of an export within the definition of the term "subsidy." Requires the administering authority, when determining whether imported parts or components are circumventing an antidumping or countervailing duty order or finding, and whether to include such parts or components in such order or finding, to consider, among other things, the value and sources of supply of parts or components historically used in completion or assembly of the merchandise subject to such order. Authorizes the administering authority to include within the scope of such order or finding imported parts or components that are used in the completion or assembly of certain merchandise sold in the United States and subject to such order or finding, provided certain criteria are met, including that such merchandise is completed or assembled in the United States from parts or components supplied by the exporter or producer with respect to which such order or finding applies, from suppliers that have historically supplied the parts or components to that exporter or producer, or from any party in the exporting country supplying parts or components on behalf of such exporter or producer. Enables the administering authority to base such a decision on any of such factors by itself, rather than on all of them together. Sets forth similar provisions for merchandise completed or assembled in other foreign countries. Requires the administering authority to decide that a competitive benefit has been bestowed when the price for the input product is lower than the price that the manufacturer of merchandise which is the subject of a countervailing duty proceeding would otherwise pay for the product in obtaining it from an unsubsidized seller (currently any seller) in an arms-length transaction. Sets forth specified factors to be considered in the determination of such price. Declares diversionary input dumping to occur when: (1) a manufacturer incorporates into merchandise under an antidumping duty investigation a component which is the product of another country and which is the subject of an antidumping duty order or an international agreement to eliminate the effect of injurious imports (if entered into after an affirmative preliminary determination); and (2) the manufacturer under investigation purchased such component at a price which is less than the foreign market value. Declares that the foreign market value of imported merchandise may be the constructed value of such merchandise if the administering authority finds there is a reasonable basis to believe that diversionaly input dumping is occurring which has a significant effect on the cost of producing the merchandise under investigation. Requires the administering authority, if diversionary input dumping exists, to include the amount of such dumping when calculating the cost of such merchandise. Requires the administering authority to investigate whether such dumping is occurring whenever it has reasonable grounds to believe that: (1) it is occurring; (2) it has a significant effect on the cost of producing the merchandise under investigation; and (3) official Government or other reliable trade statistics indicate that subsequent to the imposition of an antidumping duty order or implementation of an international agreement regarding such imports, shipments of such imports to the United States have increased either in quantity or market share. Authorizes the administering authority to treat such investigation as an extraordinarily complicated case and extend the time period for making a preliminary determination with respect to such dumping. Requires the administering authority, with respect to receiving a petition, to monitor a downstream product to determine whether such merchandise is similar in description and use to merchandise that has been subject to at least one or more (currently, at least two) suspended countervailing duty or antidumping duty investigations or orders. Declares that amendments made by this Act shall apply to Canadian goods imported into the United States.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 326 (102nd)referred

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that a National Institutes for the Environment should be established.

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1992

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the National Institutes for the Environment should be established to: (1) provide a coordinated, nationwide program for establishing comprehensive environmental research priorities; and (2) support competitively awarded environmental research and training aimed at preventing and solving environmental problems.

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