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United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1994
OPIC Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to raise the ceilings on the maximum contingent liabilities outstanding at any one time for investment insurance and investment guaranties issued by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Extends OPIC's authority to issue such insurance and guaranties through FY 1995.
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1994
Defines the term "disease," for purposes of determining the relationship between undiagnosed illness and disease for purposes of entitlement to veterans' disability compensation, as any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any part, organ, or system of the body that is manifested by a symptom or sign the etiology, pathology, and prognosis for which is known or unknown. Requires due consideration to be given to the common or shared experiences, medical symptoms, or signs of other veterans who were engaged in similar service and who exhibit similar medical symptoms or signs.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1994
Designates August 2, 1994, as National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day.
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1994
Designates the second Sunday in October 1994 as National Children's Day.
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1994
Designates November 21, 1994, as National Military Families Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1994
Directs the Comptroller General to apply a six-year statute of limitations to certain claims filed by Federal employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1994
United States-China Act of 1994 - Declares that if nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) is not granted to China by reason of the enactment of a congressional disapproval resolution, such treatment shall continue to apply to goods that are produced by a person that is not a state-owned Chinese enterprise, but not apply to any goods that are produced by a state-owned Chinese enterprise. Provides that if nondiscriminatory treatment is granted to China for a 12-month period on July 3, 1994, such treatment shall not apply to: (1) any good that is produced by the People's Liberation Army or Chinese defense industrial trading company; or (2) any nonqualified good that is produced by a state-owned Chinese enterprise. Urges the Secretary of the Treasury to consult with American businesses that have significant trade with or investment in China, to encourage them to adopt a voluntary code of conduct that: (1) follows internationally recognized human rights principles; (2) ensures the employment of Chinese citizens is not discriminatory in terms of sex, ethnic origin, or political belief; (3) ensures that no convict, forced, or indentured labor is knowingly used; (4) recognizes the rights of workers to freely organize and bargain collectively; and (5) discourages mandatory political indoctrination on business premises. Requires the Secretary to determine, and publish in the Federal Register, which persons are state-owned Chinese enterprises and Chinese defense industrial trading companies. Authorizes the President to waive any condition or prohibition imposed under this Act if he determines and reports to the Congress that its continued imposition would have a serious adverse effect on the vital U.S. national security. Declares that if the President recommends in 1995 that the waiver of human rights and emigration requirements for nondiscriminatory treatment for China be continued, he shall state in a specified report to the Congress the extent to which China has made progress with respect to: (1) adhering to the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (2) ceasing the exportation to the United States of products made with convict, forced, or indentured labor; (3) ceasing unfair and discriminatory trade practices which restrict and unreasonably burden American businesses; and (4) adhering to the guidelines of the Missile Technology Control Regime and the controls adopted by the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Australia Group.
United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1994
Designates the week of November 6 through 12, 1994, as National Health Information Management Week.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1994
Designates September 17, 1994, as Constitution Day.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1994
Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of the Congress to the Jennings Randolph Lake Project Compact between West Virginia and Maryland to provide for joint natural resource management and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to natural resources and boating at the Project.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1994
National Institute for the Environment Act - Establishes the National Institute for the Environment to: (1) increase scientific understanding of environmental issues by supporting scientific environmental research and other environmental programs; (2) assist decision-making on environmental issues by providing assessments of knowledge of such issues; (3) serve as the foremost provider of access to current scientific and technical information about the environment; (4) sponsor higher education and training in environmental fields; (5) support the development of methods and technologies that increase understanding of the environment and minimize adverse environmental impact; (6) evaluate the status and needs of the various environmental sciences and fields; (7) foster interchange of scientific information about the environment; (8) address emerging environmental issues and aspects of environmental problems; and (9) establish research priorities for environmental issues. Establishes a Governing Board for the Institute and an Interagency Advisory Committee to ensure that the environmental efforts of the Institute and Federal agencies are complementary. Makes scientists, engineers, and other researchers eligible to receive funding from the Institute. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1994
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994 - Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation by covered entities, including employing authorities of the House of Representatives, employing offices of the Senate, and instrumentalities of the Congress. Declares that: (1) this Act does not apply to the provision of employee benefits for the benefit of an employee's partner; and (2) a disparate impact does not establish a prima facie violation of this Act. Prohibits quotas and preferential treatment. Declares that this Act does not apply to: (1) religious organizations (except in their for-profit activities); (2) the armed forces; or (3) laws creating special rights or preferences for veterans. Provides for enforcement. Disallows State and Federal immunity. Allows recovery of attorney's fees. Prohibits retaliation and coercion. Requires posting notices for employees and applicants.
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1994
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should actively seek: (1) an international agreement prohibiting the production, possession, transfer, and use of antipersonnel landmines; and (2) in the interim, international agreements to further limit the production, possession, transfer, and use of such landmines. Expresses the sense of the Congress that a U.S. moratorium on the purchase and production of such landmines would encourage other nations to adopt similar measures. Establishes such moratorium for a one-year period beginning 90 days after enactment of this Act. Calls for the President to urge other nations to adopt such a moratorium. Allows the moratorium to be extended. Earmarks funds authorized under the current Department of Defense Authorization Act for improving landmine detection and neutralization. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development and the Secretary of State to jointly submit to the Congress a report containing an analysis of the social, economic, and environmental costs and effects of the use of antipersonnel landmines. Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on the total number of U.S. military personnel killed or wounded by such landmines during World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, and the Persian Gulf War.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1994
Designates the week of June 20 through 27, 1994, National Housing Week.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1994
Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act - Directs the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to establish, implement, maintain, evaluate, and report to the Congress annually on a personnel management system that: (1) ensures that applicants for employment and employees of the AOC are appointed, promoted, and assigned on the basis of merit and fitness after fair and equitable consideration of all applicants and employees through open competition; (2) provides an equal employment opportunity program which includes an affirmative employment program and procedures for monitoring progress by the AOC in ensuring a workforce reflective of the diverse labor force; (3) includes a system for classification of positions which takes into account the difficulty, responsibility, and qualification requirements of the work performed and which conforms to the principle of equal pay for substantially equal work; (4) has a training program for AOC employees which has among its goals improved employee performance and opportunities for employee advancement; (5) has a formal performance appraisal system which will permit the accurate evaluation of job performance on the basis of objective criteria for all AOC employees; (6) has a fair and equitable system to address unacceptable conduct and performance by AOC employees, including a general statement of violations, sanctions, and procedures which shall be made known to all employees and a formal grievance procedure; (7) has a program to provide services to deal with mental health, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and other employee problems and which ensures employee confidentiality; and (8) has a formal policy statement regarding the use and accrual of sick and annual leave which shall be made known to all employees and which is consistent with the requirements of this Act. Requires all personnel actions affecting AOC employees to be made free from any discrimination prohibited by: (1) the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (2) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; (3) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and (4) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Sets forth procedures for consideration of alleged violation of such provisions by AOC employees (including those assigned to the Senate Restaurants or to the Superintendent of the Senate Office Building). Declares that any intimidation of, or reprisal against, any AOC employee or by any AOC employee, because of the exercise of a right under such provisions constitutes an unlawful employment practice which may be remedied in the same manner as are other violations described in this Act. Amends the General Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980 to prohibit a current or former officer or employee of the AOC from being appointed as a member of the General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board. Authorizes the Board to consider and order corrective or disciplinary action in a case arising from an action involving discrimination prohibited under this Act. Subjects the final decision of the Board to judicial review. Allows an AOC employee to be awarded attorney's fees if she or he prevails in such case.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1994
Designates 1995 as the Year of the Grandparent.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1994
Grants a Federal Charter to the 29th Division Associated, Inc. (a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of New Jersey).
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1994
Designates August 1, 1994, as Helsinki Human Rights Day. Authorizes the President to reassert America's commitment to the Helsinki Accords and requests him to: (1) convey to all signatories of the Accords that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is a vital element of further progress in the ongoing Helsinki process; and (2) develop new proposals to advance the human rights objectives of such process to address the major problems that remain.
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1994
Designates October 1994 as Crime Prevention Month.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1994
Designates 1995 the Year of the Girl Child.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1994
Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 1994 - Amends Federal law to extend existing biweekly pay period and pay computation requirements to Federal fire fighters and employees of the judicial branch. Repeals the current exception from such requirements of employees on the Isthmus of Panama in the service of the Panama Canal Commission. States that, for fire fighters, the annual rate of basic pay shall be calculated on the basis of 26 administrative biweekly work periods of up to 106 hours each. Prescribes a formula for computing the basic biweekly pay of Federal employees who are not fire fighters but perform fire fighting duties. Requires compensation at time-and-a-half per hour for any hours worked in excess of 106 during a biweekly pay period by fire fighters subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Specifies limits on the payment of other premium pay to such fire fighters. Prescribes basic rates of pay for fire fighters: (1) promoted to a supervisory position; and (2) selected and assigned for training. Authorizes a Federal agency to pay cash awards of up to five percent of basic pay to fire fighters or other employees performing fire fighting duties who possess and make substantial use of special skills or certifications, including handling hazardous materials or certification as an emergency medical technician.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1994
Designates October 1994 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1994
Designates September 18 through 24, 1994, as Iron Overload Diseases Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1994
Congressional Accountability Act - Makes specified Federal statutes (or provisions thereof) applicable to the offices and employees of the legislative branch of the Federal Government, including (with exceptions): (1) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA); (2) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA); (3) the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (4) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; (5) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); (6) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; (7) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; (8) the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988; (9) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; (10) the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); (11) the Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act); and (12) provisions governing Federal labor-management relations. (Sec. 3) Establishes in the legislative branch an Office of Compliance. Provides for a Board of Directors: (1) to issue regulations that specify the manner in which provisions of this Act shall be implemented to ensure compliance; (2) when proposing regulations, to recommend to the Congress any needed changes in or repeals of existing law to accommodate the application of such provision to its employees and offices; and (3) to study provisions of Federal law relating to employment, personnel actions, or availability of information to the public that are similar to such provision and that do not apply to congressional offices or employees, and recommend to the Congress whether any of those provisions should be applied to congressional offices or employees. Sets forth congressional disapproval procedures with respect to the issuance of regulations of, and rulemaking by, the Office. Requires the Board to carry out a program to inform Members of Congress, congressional employees, and heads of congressional offices as to the provisions, including remedies, made applicable to the legislative branch. (Sec. 5) Sets forth procedures for consideration of alleged violations of civil rights and personnel requirements, including: (1) step I, counseling; (2) step II, mediation; and (3) at the election of the employee alleging the violation, step IIIA, formal complaint and hearing by a hearing board, and step IV, judicial review of a hearing board decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or step IIIB, a civil action in a U.S. district court. (Sec. 11) Sets forth procedures for consideration of alleged violations relating to: (1) information requirements; and (2) labor management and occupational health and safety requirements. (Sec. 13) Makes FOIA and the Privacy Act inapplicable to specified offices, including the personnel offices of Members of Congress, congressional committees, and the offices of any caucus or partisan organization related to the Congress. (Sec. 15) Treats intimidation of, or reprisal against, a congressional employee by any Member or officer of the Congress, any head of a congressional office, or any congressional employee, because of the exercise of a right under this Act, as an unlawful employment practice. (Sec. 16) Sets forth provisions regarding confidentiality with respect to counseling, mediation, hearings, release of records for judicial review, and access by congressional committees. (Sec. 17) Requires the Office, on a regular basis and at least once during each Congress, to request that the Secretary of Labor and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board detail to the Office such personnel as necessary to inspect the facilities of the legislative branch to ensure compliance with OSHA, FLSA, and ADA. (Sec. 18) Requires the executive director of the office (appointed by the chairperson of the Board) to: (1) collect information with respect to complaints filed under this Act; and (2) submit for publication in the Congressional Record a report containing such information, without identifying parties by name. (Sec. 19) Specifies that it shall not be a violation to consider the party affiliation, domicile, or political compatibility with the employing office of an employee with respect to employment decisions issued under this Act. (Sec. 20) Prohibits a congressional employee from commencing a judicial proceeding to redress practices prohibited under this Act, except as provided in this Act. (Sec. 22) Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1994
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Assistance for the Homeless Subtitle A: Reorganization of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act Subtitle B: Emergency Food and Shelter Title II: Public and Indian Housing; Cross-Cutting Authorizations Subtitle A: Enhance Flexibility for Public Housing Agencies Subtitle B: Severely Distressed Public Housing Program Subtitle C: Anti-Crime Initiatives Subtitle D: Authorizations and Extensions Subtitle E: Applicability Title III: Homeownership; FHA Mortgage Insurance Authorizations Subtitle A: Expand Single Family Homeownership Opportunities Subtitle B: National Homeownership Fund Demonstration Subtitle C: Authorizations Title IV: Economic Opportunity; Expansion of Affordable Housing Subtitle A: Economic Opportunity Economic Opportunities for Residents in HUD-Assisted Programs (sic) Subtitle B: Section 8 Initiatives Subtitle C: Miscellaneous Title V: Preservation and Production Title VI: Expansion of Fair Housing Metropolitan Areawide Strategy Demonstration Title VII: Community Development and Empowerment Subtitle A: Neighborhood Leveraged Investments for Tomorrow (LIFT) Program Authorization Subtitle B: Community Viability Fund Subtitle C: Colonias Assistance Program Authorization Subtitle D: Zone Economic Development Initiative Authorization Subtitle E: Authorization of Appropriations Title VIII: Management Reform Subtitle A: Improve the Allocation and Use of Assistance Subtitle B: Office of Public and Indian Housing Subtitle C: Office of Housing Subtitle D: Office of Community Planning and Development Management Information Systems Subtitle E: Nonjudicial Foreclosure of Defaulted Single Family Mortgages Title IX: Miscellaneous Housing Choice and Community Investment Act of 1994 - Title I: Assistance for the Homeless - Subtitle A: Reorganization of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act - Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Housing Assistance Reorganization Act of 1994 - Authorizes appropriations for comprehensive assistance systems for homeless individuals and families. (Sec. 106) Reorganizes the following programs under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act into a combined matching grant program: (1) emergency shelters; (2) transitional housing; (3) safe havens; (4) single room occupancy dwellings; (5) shelter plus care; and (6) rural homeless housing assistance. Includes a permanent housing component in such program. (Sec. 115) Amends the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 to authorize appropriations for the innovative homeless program. Subtitle B: Emergency Food and Shelter - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to transfer the emergency food and shelter program from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Authorizes program appropriations. Title II: Public and Indian Housing; Cross-Cutting Authorizations - Subtitle A: Enhance Flexibility for Public Housing Agencies - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize direct modernization and replacement loans for public housing agencies (PHAs). Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 202) Authorizes PHAs to use modernization funds for replacement housing. (Sec. 204) Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 with regard to the early childhood development program to: (1) authorize grants for the expansion or refunding of pre-existing child care centers; and (2) permit homeless families with children to use program services. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 205) Authorizes an entrepreneurial PHA and resident management corporation (RMC) demonstration program. Authorizes appropriations for program evaluations. (Sec. 208) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the sale of public housing to nonprofit organizations to facilitate resident homeownership. Subtitle B: Severely Distressed Public Housing Program - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the severely distressed housing program, including: (1) redefining severely distressed housing; (2) increasing planning grant levels; and (3) including community service and support service activities. Subtitle C: Anti-Crime Initiatives - Community Partnerships Against Crime Act of 1994 - Amends the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to establish a community partnerships against crime program of grants to PHAs and owners of federally assisted low-income housing. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 222) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize PHAs and assisted housing owners to ban guns. (Sec. 223) Directs law enforcement entities to make criminal records available to requesting PHAs for screening and eviction purposes. Subtitle D: Authorizations and Extensions - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase budget authority for specified public and Indian housing programs. (Sec. 232) Authorizes appropriations for: (1) public housing operating subsidies; (2) the family self-sufficiency program; (3) public housing family investment centers; (4) the revised congregate services program; and (5) the Indian housing loan guarantee program. Subtitle E: Applicability - Applies specified public housing provisions to Indian housing. Title III: Homeownership; FHA Mortgage Insurance Authorizations - Subtitle A: Expand Single Family Homeownership Opportunities - National Homeownership Fund Demonstration Act - Amends the National Housing Act to make Federal Housing Administration (FHA) home loan insurance available in targeted revitalization areas to low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers. (Sec. 302) Revises FHA single family mortgage limits. (Sec. 303) Creates a streamlined refinancing procedure for qualifying HUD-held mortgages. (Sec. 304) Authorizes innovative affordable housing demonstration programs through the use of alternative financing instruments. (Sec. 305) Amends the National Housing Act to establish a single family risk-sharing mortgage insurance program. (Sec. 306) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1968 to expand, and authorize appropriations for, housing counseling services. Subtitle B: National Homeownership Fund Demonstration - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to revise the national homeownership fund demonstration. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C: Authorizations - Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize appropriations for the flexible subsidy program. (Sec. 322) Authorizes appropriations for specified multifamily housing program service coordinators. (Sec. 323) Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize an aggregate amount of guaranteed loan principal under the mortgage-backed security program. (Sec. 324) Amends the National Housing Act to authorize an aggregate amount of FHA mortgage insurance. Title IV: Economic Opportunity; Expansion of Affordable Housing - Subtitle A: Economic Opportunity Economic Opportunities for Residents in HUD-Assisted Programs (sic) - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to provide grants for Economic Opportunity Centers to link low-income residents with employment generated by housing and community development assistance. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 402) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise and expand the resident management program. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Section 8 Initiatives - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to merge the section 8 public housing certificate and voucher programs into a single revised certificate program. Subtitle C: Miscellaneous - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for: (1) the supportive housing for the elderly program; and (2) the supportive housing for persons with disabilities program. (Sec. 424) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize appropriations for: (1) the HOPE homeownership program; (2) the Youthbuild program; and (3) housing for persons with AIDS. Title V: Preservation and Production - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for the low-income housing preservation program. (Sec. 504) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize HOME program loan guarantees. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 506) Amends the National Housing Act to extend the termination date for certain insured mortgage auctions. (Sec. 507) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to extend: (1) the FHA multifamily risk-sharing pilot program; and (2) the housing finance agency pilot program. Title VI: Expansion of Fair Housing Metropolitan Areawide Strategy Demonstration - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out through local government a demonstration program of assisted housing availability in three metropolitan areas. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 604) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for the fair housing initiatives program. (Sec. 605) Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to authorize civil money penalties for reporting violations by nonsupervised lending institutions. Title VII: Community Development and Empowerment - Subtitle A: Neighborhood Leveraged Investments for Tomorrow (LIFT) Program Authorization - Authorizes the Secretary to provide assistance for neighborhood revitalization and competitive project-based grants to stimulate public and private investment, employment, and creation of essential services in disadvantaged communities (LIFT program). Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Community Viability Fund - Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize a program of grants for: (1) strategic planning and urban design; and (2) community institution building and neighborhood development. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C: Colonias Assistance Program Authorization - Authorizes, and authorizes appropriations for, a colonias assistance program, including creation of model programs. (Sec. 727) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to extend the colonias community development block grant (CDBG) set-aside. Subtitle D: Zone Economic Development Initiative Authorization - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to localities with designated Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities to implement community revitalization strategies. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 737) Authorizes appropriations for activities under this subtitle. Subtitle E: Authorization of Appropriations - Amends the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 to authorize appropriations for the capacity building for community development and affordable housing program. (Sec. 742) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for: (1) the CDBG program; (2) special purpose grants including insular areas, historically Black colleges, technical assistance, university activities, readjustments, and work study programs; and (3) the economic development initiative. Title VIII: Management Reform - Subtitle A: Improve the Allocation and Use of Assistance - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to section 8 housing to: (1) limit rental increases for rents exceeding fair market rent levels; (2) provide high interest mortgage refinancing incentives; and (3) provide preference for working families. Subtitle B: Office of Public and Indian Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to set aside funds for oversight and technical assistance activities with respect to the public and Indian housing modernization program. Subtitle C: Office of Housing - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to: (1) lower-income family homeownership refinancing; (2) elimination of multifamily development program mortgage insurance; and (3) project manager indemnification. Subtitle D: Office of Community Planning and Development Management Information Systems - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to set aside CDBG funds for management information systems. Subtitle E: Nonjudicial Foreclosure of Defaulted Single Family Mortgages - Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994 - Authorizes and establishes procedures for the Secretary to foreclose defaulted single family mortgages. Title IX: Miscellaneous - Amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to: (1) set aside funds for technical assistance and capacity building; (2) expand research authority; and (3) authorize appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1994
Designates the week beginning May 1, 1994, as Arson Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1994
Encourages the convening of an annual National Silver Haired Congress in the District of Columbia.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1994
Designates 1995 as Jazz Centennial Year.
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1994
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the penalty-free taxable sale or use of dyed diesel fuel by recreational boaters.
United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1994
Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Requires such assistance to be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects affecting the Bay's estuary. Permits assistance for a project only if it is publicly owned and will be publicly operated and maintained. Sets forth requirements for local cooperation agreements with non-Federal interests. Sets the Federal share at 75 percent of total project costs. Requires the non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs to be 100 percent. Directs the Secretary to establish at least one project in each of the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1994
United Negro College Fund 50th Anniversary Resolution - Designates May 8 through 14, 1994, as United Negro College Fund Week.
United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1994
Honors: (1) the service of former members and civilian employees who served aboard the Coast Guard cutters U.S.C.G.C. Mendota and U.S.C.G.C. Pontchartrain during World War II; and (2) the contributions made by the past and present employees of the U.S. Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, to the successful discharge by the Coast Guard of its many duties.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1994
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to historically black colleges and universities for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures on their campuses. Requires a grantee to covenant, for the period of time specified by the Secretary, that: (1) no alteration shall be made to the property with respect to which the grant is made without the concurrence of the Secretary; and (2) reasonable public access to such property shall be permitted for interpretive and educational purposes. Limits the Federal share of a grant for a building or structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places to 50 percent of the cost of the grant project. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the cost-share requirement if an extreme emergency exists or if such a waiver is in the public interest to assure the preservation of historically significant resources. Directs the Secretary to make such grants from amounts made available to carry out the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Limits amounts made available for this Act for FY 1995 through 1998. Earmarks funds for FY 1995 for grants to: (1) Fisk University; and (2) historically black colleges and universities identified for inclusion in the Department of the Interior Historically Black College and University Historic Preservation Initiative.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1994
Designates October 2 through 8, 1994, as Mental Illness Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1994
A Child is Waiting Resolution - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) any health care reform legislation include guaranteed full funding for the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC); and (2) specified amounts should be made available to move toward such full funding goal.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1994
Designates the week beginning June 13 as National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1994
United States Botanic Garden Commemorative Coin Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) issue one-dollar silver coins for a one-year period to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the founding of the United States Botanic Garden; and (2) distribute all surcharges from the coin sales to the National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden.
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1994
Designates May 29 through June 4, 1994, as Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1994
National Highway System Designation Act of 1994 - Designates the most recent National Highway System as submitted by the Secretary of Transportation to be the National Highway System (NHS). Authorizes the Secretary, at the request of a State, to add a new route segment to the NHS (including a new intermodal connection) or delete an existing route segment if the total mileage of the NHS, including any route segment or connection proposed to be added, does not exceed 165,000 miles. Requires each State making a request for a change in the NHS to establish that each change has been identified by the State, in cooperation with local officials, pursuant to applicable transportation planning activities for metropolitan areas and statewide planning processes. Authorizes the Secretary to approve such a request upon determining that the change meets the criteria established for, and enhances the national transportation characteristics of, the NHS.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1994
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to a named individual in full settlement of all claims against the United States arising out of improper disclosure of certain grievance proceeding records regarding a complaint against such individual (as supervisor) by an employee of the Laboratory Division of the Department of State.
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1994
Declares that the Congress supports the efforts of the President of the United States to open Japanese markets and to obtain measurable increases in Japan's imports either through continued negotiation or enforcement of Federal law.
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1994
1995 Special Olympics World Games Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games. Mandates that the surcharges collected from the sale of such coins be paid to the 1995 Special Olympics World Games Organizing Committee, Inc.
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1994
Head Start Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Head Start Act to reauthorize and revise Head Start programs. (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish quality standards for Head Start agencies and programs, including standards for performance in providing required health, education, parental involvement, social, and other services, for administrative and financial management, and for facilities' condition and location. Provides for monitoring and for corrective actions or terminations if minimum standards are not met. (Sec. 3) Eliminates a provision freezing regulations. Provides that terminations, reductions, or suspensions of financial assistance upheld in administrative hearings shall not be stayed pending any judicial appeal. (Sec. 4) Revises classroom teacher qualifications and waiver requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance and training to enable Head Start agencies to establish positions for mentor teachers; and (2) review and revise standards for family service workers, and promote model curricula and credentials for such workers. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a program of Head Start Fellowships for staff in local Head Start programs and other individuals working in the field of child development and family services. Provides for placement in appropriate settings. Directs the Secretary to develop model staffing pattern plans to guide local Head Start agencies and programs. (Sec. 5) Sets forth goals and priorities for training and technical assistance. (Sec. 6) Allocates funds for program expansion. (Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to allow certain amounts to be allocated to quality improvement activities (in addition to the required 25 percent portion of appropriations). Sets forth goals and authorized activities for which quality improvement funds are to be used. (Sec. 8) Requires each Head Start agency to coordinate with schools and promote parental involvement to facilitate children's transition from program to school. Directs the Secretaries of HHS and of Education to assess results of demonstration projects under the Head Start Transition Project Act and provide technical assistance to communities to implement promising practices from those demonstrations. Extends the set-aside for the Head Start Transition Project Act. (Sec. 9) Directs the Secretary to carry on a continuing program of research, demonstrations, and evaluations of Head Start programs, and to report on such activities. (Sec. 10) Establishes programs for families with infants and toddlers. Directs the Secretary to make grants for: (1) programs providing family-centered services for low-income families with very young children, designed to promote child development, parental role fulfillment, and movement toward self-sufficiency; and (2) evaluation of, and training and technical assistance for, projects under the Comprehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1988. (Repeals the latter Act because its functions are being consolidated under the Head Start Act.) (Sec. 11) Revises parental involvement considerations with respect to designation of new Head Start agencies well as functions of such agencies. Requires agencies to offer family literacy services and parenting skills training to parents of participating children. Allows agencies also to opt to offer such parents parental social self-sufficiency training, substance abuse counseling, or other partnership in education activities. Requires a family needs assessment, including consultation with the parents, for each participating family. (Sec. 12) Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 13) Revises the poverty line definition. Updates hold-harmless provisions for Indian and Migrant programs. Specifies that each Head Start program may use Head Start funds for full-day and full-year services and shall be permitted to provide more than one year of services to eligible children in the State.
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1994
Amends the National Labor Relations Act to exclude shipboard supervisory personnel from selection as employer representatives, if such personnel are licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard and represented by a labor organization. Provides that picketing or other economic activity undertaken by a labor organization on behalf of such licensed shipboard supervisory personnel shall not be considered a prohibited restraint or coercion.
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1994
Designates June 4, 1994, as National Trails Day.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1994
Designates March 25, 1994, as Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1994
Expresses the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor the 100th anniversary of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the U.S. Postal Service should make such recommendation to the Postmaster General.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1994
Designates April 1994 as Civil War History Month.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1994
Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide that the initial month for which a cost of living increase in retired pay that becomes effective on December 1 of 1993 through 1995 is payable shall be March of the following year.
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1993
National Maritime Heritage Act of 1993 - Declares that it shall be the policy of the Federal Government, in partnership with State and local governments and private organizations and individuals, to support and encourage Federal, State, and local governmental and private conservation of historic maritime resources. Creates the National Maritime Trust to receive, preserve, and administer donations of real property and objects significant in American maritime history and culture and accept, hold, and administer gifts to carry out a maritime preservation and education program. Establishes the National Maritime Heritage Grants Program to foster a greater awareness and appreciation of the role of maritime endeavors in our nation's history and culture. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make a cooperative agreement with the Trust for assistance in administration of the Program. Provides for a matching grants-in-aid program to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary, to administer a program of direct grants for the preservation of maritime resources, including direct preservation, demonstration projects, training, and educational programs. Authorizes conveyance to the Trust, without consideration, of each vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that has no usefulness to the Government and is scheduled to be scrapped. Requires the Trust to sell: (1) the vessels for scrap and use the proceeds for the purposes of this Act; and (2) sufficient vessels to derive a minimum annual dollar amount. Declares that amounts available to, or used by, the Trust under these provisions shall not be considered in any determination of amounts available to the Department of the Interior. Establishes the Maritime Heritage Grants Committee to perform certain duties, including overseeing the grants program and reviewing grant proposals. Requires the Committee to determine whether any projects exist that meet specified criteria regarding receiving a grant prior to issuance of implementing regulations. Provides for disbursal of scrapped vessel funds to approved projects. Mandates an annual audit of Trust accounts by independent accountants and authorizes annual audits by the General Accounting Office.