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United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987
Grants a Federal charter to the Montford Point Marine Association, Incorporated.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the promotion of unrestricted family visits between related people of the United States and the Soviet Union is an essential part of American policy toward the Soviet Union; and (2) the President, the Secretary of State, and other administration members should raise the issue of family visitation at all appropriate opportunities in discussions with leaders of the Communist Party and the Government of the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987
Reaffirms that deposits in federally insured depository institutions, up to the statutorily prescribed amount, are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1987
Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense funds to carry out a test of the Space Defense System (anti-satellite weapon) against an object in space until the President certifies to the Congress that the Soviet Union has conducted such a test after the date of enactment of this Act. Provides that such prohibition shall be effective from the date of enactment of this Act until October 1, 1988.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1987
Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe the bicentennial of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1987
Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 1992.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1987
English Proficiency Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish within the Office of Adult Education a program of grants for English literacy programs for individuals of limited English proficiency. Allows such grants to provide for the training of personnel to provide English language instruction and for support services including child care and transportation costs for program participants. Provides that such grants may be made to community-based organizations, local education agencies, tribally-controlled schools, institutions of higher education (including community colleges), public libraries, and prisons. Sets forth grant application requirements. Limits grants to not more than three years' duration. Requires that at least 50 percent of grant funds go to community-based organizations with the demonstrated capability to administer English proficiency programs. Requires grant recipients to report annually to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, through the Office of Adult Education, directly and through grants and contracts, to carry out demonstration programs to: (1) develop innovative approaches and methods of literacy education for individuals of limited English proficiency; and (2) establish a nationwide clearinghouse on literacy education for individuals of limited English proficiency. Requires the Secretary, directly and through grants and contracts, to evaluate and annually audit programs funded under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to accept grants, gifts, or bequests of money for the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Limits to five percent the portion of funds available under this Act which may be used for demonstration programs.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1987
Designates the week beginning August 2, 1987, as National Podiatric Medicine Week.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Repeals provisions of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 relating to the civil liability of Government contractors for injuries, property losses, or deaths arising out of nuclear weapons testing programs. Makes the period during which such provisions were in effect inapplicable for purposes of the tolling of any statute of limitations for claims.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Amends the National Housing Act to limit the Government National Mortgage Association mortgage guarantee fee to six basis points. Sets administrative fees at September 1, 1985, levels, except that they may be increased to cover increased administrative costs.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Designates the week of October 11 through October 17, 1987, as National Job Skills Week.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Acknowledges the magnanimity of the Marshall plan and the efforts of the Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia, to continue the values for which George C. Marshall stood, and asks all Americans to rededicate themselves to the ideals which George C. Marshall represented. Welcomes the publication on June 5, 1987, of the fourth volume of the official biography of George C. Marshall. Designates the month of June 1987 as George C. Marshall Month.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Designates the month of May 1987 as National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Designates the week of April 20 through April 25, 1987, as World Population Awareness Week.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Designates jazz as a national American treasure.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Declares that the Congress applauds the recent initiative by the heads of state of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and congratulates them on the significant contribution made by such initiative toward ending armed conflict, and reinforcing democracy, in Central America. Declares that the Congress supports such initiative and looks forward to the summit meeting in Guatemala as the next phase in this effort of the Central American heads of state to forge a lasting peace in Central America.
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1987
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week beginning on November 22 through November 28, 1987, as National Family Week.
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1987
Directs the President to designate the month of May 1987 as Older Americans Month.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act - Title I: Dislocated Workers' Adjustment Services - Establishes a Dislocated Worker Unit in the Department of Labor to: (1) distribute funds to States under this title; (2) provide funds to exemplary, demonstration, and model programs on plant closings and worker dislocation; (3) allocate discretionary funds; (4) monitor performance and expenditures, and annually certify compliance with standards; (5) conduct research and serve as a national clearinghouse for gathering and disseminating information on plant closings and worker dislocation; and (6) provide technical assistance and staff training services to States, communities, businesses, and unions. Sets forth administrative provisions. Requires State Governors, in order to receive an allocation of funds under this title, to submit to the Secretary of Labor a biennial State plan describing the programs and activities that will be assisted with such funds. Sets forth requirements for State plans. Requires the designation or creation of an identifiable State dislocated worker unit or office with the capability to respond rapidly, on site, to mass layoffs and plant closings. Requires the establishment of a tripartite advisory committee composed equally of representatives of labor, management, and public agencies to advise the Governor and the State unit on the administration of programs under this title. Sets forth provisions for review and approval of plans, and for complaints, investigations, and penalties. Allows funds allocated to States to be used to: (1) provide plant-specific adjustment assistance; (2) deliver, coordinate, and integrate normal labor market services; (3) identify and correct the basic educational deficiencies of dislocated workers; (4) provide vocational and on-the-job training; (5) provide income support; and (6) continue for FY 1988 and 1989 to conduct any program or activity or provide any service that was provided with funds made available under title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), and to continue such program, activity, or service thereafter if it satisfies a standard set forth in clauses (1) through (5). Sets forth formulas for allocation of funds by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to promulgate standards for the conduct and evaluation of programs under this title, including encouragement to establish worker adjustment committees. Directs the Secretary, in the event that any State fails to qualify for an allocation, to use the amount of the allocation to provide in that State, directly or through contract, the programs and services authorized by this title. Authorizes up to 25 percent of the funds allocated to a State for any fiscal year to remain available for obligation and expenditure during the succeeding fiscal year. Provides for reimbursement of certain State funds from an allocation for a succeeding fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to ensure that each State unit has access to information collected and maintained under specified provisions of the JTPA to identify job skills that would improve the employment opportunities of eligible displaced workers. Provides that specified Federal and fiscal administrative provisions of the JTPA shall apply to funds, programs, and activities under this title. Limits to 15 percent that portion of this amount available for this title in any fiscal year which may be used for administrative expenses. Directs the Governor to appoint the tripartite advisory committee after consultation with labor organizations, business and other organizations affected by worker dislocation, and with local governments. Sets forth committee functions. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and succeeding fiscal years to carry out this title. Terminates funding for title III (Employment and Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers) of the JTPA. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for an annual evaluation of the program authorized by this title; and (2) prepare and submit to the Congress as part of the annual report of the Department of Labor a report on the activities of the Dislocated Worker Unit. Title II: Advance Notification and Consultation - Prohibits an employer from ordering a plant closing or mass layoff until the end of a specified period after the employer serves written notice of a proposal to issue such an order to: (1) the representative of the affected employees, or if there is no representative, to each affected employee; and (2) the State dislocated worker unit and the affected local government. Prohibits an employer from ordering a plant closing or mass layoff unless the employer has consulted with representatives of the affected employees and the local government about alternatives or modifications to such an order. Includes under the employer's duty to consult a duty to provide relevant information. Provides for protective orders to prevent disclosure of competitive information. Makes an employer who orders a plant closing or mass layoff in violation of this title liable to employees for back pay and benefits and subject to civil penalties. Creates a cause of action in the appropriate U.S. district court to enforce such liability. Authorizes the court in such cases to require the defendant to pay reasonable attorney fees, along with the costs of the action. Makes employees or representatives of affected employees who violate protective orders relating to competitive information liable to the employer for consequent financial loss. Creates a cause of action in any U.S. court of competent jurisdiction for an employer to recover such liability. Authorizes the court in such cases to require the defendant to pay reasonable attorney fees, along with the costs of the action. States that the rights and remedies provided to employees by this title are in addition to any other contractual, statutory, or other legal rights and remedies of the employees. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that any employer not subject to the notice requirements should, to the extent possible, notify its employees about a proposal to close a plant or permanently reduce its workforce. Title III: Dislocated Workers' Demonstration, Exemplary, and Discretionary Programs - Directs the Secretary, from certain reserved amounts, to carry out demonstration, exemplary, and discretionary programs under this title. Reserves certain portions of such funds for specified programs under this title and for the Secretary's discretionary and exemplary programs. Part A: Dislocated Workers Training Loan Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary to: (1) allocate funds for this part among communities having the largest number of dislocated workers; (2) give priority to communities with the highest concentrations of dislocated workers; and (3) conduct or enter into agreements to conduct demonstration programs in at least five, but not more than ten, such communities. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with State dislocated worker units or State or local public agencies or nonprofit private organizations to provide for the establishment and maintenance of dislocated workers loan funds. Limits to $5,000 the aggregate amount of all direct loans made from such funds to each dislocated worker. Authorizes use of such loans for: (1) vocational and on-the-job training; (2) basic education and literacy instruction; (3) relocation expenses; and (4) child care services. Sets forth repayment provisions. Provides for evaluation of the direct loan approach. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on such evaluations by October 1, 1989. Part B: Self-Employment Opportunity Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements for self-employment demonstration programs with at least five, but not more than ten, States. Provides that eligible individuals shall be entitled to receive adjustment assistance in the form of self-employment allowances. Provides that such individuals shall not be eligible to receive, in addition to such assistance, extended or additional unemployment compensation or regular unemployment compensation if payment is made by the State in lieu of regular unemployment compensation. Provides that funds to begin a self-employment demonstration program may be spent only for: (1) business development assistance and entrepreneurial training; (2) seed capital for new small business enterprises; (3) financial or technical assistance for small business incubators; (4) program administration; and (5) other support services. Makes an individual eligible for such program if such individual: (1) is eligible to receive regular unemployment compensation under State law; (2) submits an application for such adjustment assistance to the State agency; and (3) meets applicable State requirements. Limits the number of those who may be considered eligible individuals for purposes of this part to five percent of those eligible to receive regular compensation in a State. Limits the aggregate amount of adjustment assistance in the form of a self-employment allowance to any individual to the maximum amount of regular compensation plus any extended or additional compensation payable to such individual. Makes State and Federal requirements relating to availability for work, active search for work, or refusal to accept suitable work inapplicable to an individual receiving a self-employment allowance as long as the individual is self-employed. Provides for payment to each State of an amount equal to the percentage of the extended or additional compensation for which the State would have been entitled to reimbursement if such additional compensation had been paid. Permits a State to make payments on account of adjustment assistance provided under this part from the State unemployment fund. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) grants for administrative expenses; and (2) fraud and overpayments. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for evaluation of the self-employment allowance system; and (2) report to the Congress on such evaluations by October 1, 1989. Part C: Public Works Employment Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary to carry out public works employment demonstration programs, allocating funds under this part among cities and counties: (1) which are geographically diverse; (2) which represent urban and rural areas; and (3) for which the unemployment rate for the past six months exceeded the national average by at least two percent. Directs the Secretary to conduct or enter into agreements to conduct demonstration programs in no fewer than five nor more than ten cities and counties. Makes an individual eligible to participate in a demonstration project assisted under this part if the individual: (1) is an eligible dislocated worker who has been unemployed for at least 15 weeks; (2) has been unemployed or without steady employment for at least two years; or (3) is a recipient under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program for at least two years. Sets forth testing and education requirements for participants. Directs private industry councils to select job projects to be assisted under this part. Provides for objections to projects. Limits each participant to 32 hours per week on such project. Sets wages and benefits for such projects. Requires private industry councils to establish for the area in which the demonstration is conducted job clubs to assist participants with the preparation of resumes, the development of interviewing techniques, and evaluation of individual job search activities. Requires selection of projects which develop marketable skills and assist participants in finding private sector jobs. Sets forth labor standards applicable to job projects. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for evaluation of the employment demonstration program; and (2) report to the Congress on such evaluations by October 1, 1989. Part D: Secretary's Discretionary Fund - Authorizes the Secretary to support exemplary programs and projects designed to increase the employability of eligible dislocated workers. Directs the Secretary to disseminate information on the effectiveness of programs assisted under this part.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Textile and Apparel Trade Act of 1987 - Limits the 1987 imports of textiles and textile products classified under a category to an amount equal to 101 percent of the total 1986 imports classified under such category. Limits the 1987 imports of nonrubber footwear classified under a nonrubber footwear category to an amount equal to: (1) the total 1986 imports of nonrubber footwear classified under such category; and (2) in the case of low priced nonrubber footwear, the total 1986 imports of low priced nonrubber footwear classified under such category. Provides for a one percent annual growth in the amount of permitted imports of textiles and textile products after 1987. Authorizes the President to: (1) enter into trade agreements to grant new concessions as compensation, to the extent required under U.S. trade agreements for the import limits imposed by this Act; and (2) proclaim such modification or continuance of any existing duty on textiles and textile products and on nonrubber footwear as necessary to carry out such agreements. Prohibits the President from reducing any rate of duty by more than ten percent. Requires the President, before entering into such trade agreements, to consider whether such country has violated trade concessions of benefit to the United States and such violation has not been adequately offset by U.S. action or by the action of such country. Sets forth requirements governing staged rate reductions in the tariffs of articles affected by this Act. Prohibits the President, except as authorized by this paragraph, from entering into trade negotiations with any country with respect to duties on textiles, textile products, and nonrubber footwear. Prohibits the President, except as provided in this paragraph, from decreasing or proposing a decrease in any such duty by any means, including an implementing bill or a proclamation. Requires the President to report annually to the Congress on the administration of this Act. Requires the Secretary of Commerce, ten years after enactment of this Act, to study and report to the Congress on the operation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Retiree Benefits Security Act of 1987 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to apply provisions governing the rejection of collective bargaining agreements in reorganization cases to collective bargaining agreement provisions relating to benefits for retired employees. Provides that bankruptcy claims for retiree benefits and claims arising under any collective bargaining agreement or rejection thereof shall not be limited to one year's compensation. Designates the labor organization which is the recognized exclusive collective bargaining representative in a collective bargaining agreement as the authorized representative of persons receiving retirement benefits under such agreement in bankruptcy proceedings. Directs the court to appoint a committee of retirees to serve as such representative if the labor organization elects not to serve or if the recipients of retiree benefits are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Requires the debtor in possession or trustee in a reorganization case to pay and not modify any retiree benefits under any program established or maintained by the debtor prior to filing a bankruptcy petition. Allows modification of such benefits: (1) by court order; or (2) as agreed to by the trustee and the authorized representative of benefit recipients. Treats such payments as administrative expenses. Permits the court to order a modification in retiree benefit payments only if: (1) with respect to benefits covered by a collective bargaining agreement, such agreement is rejected in bankruptcy; and (2) with respect to benefits whether covered or not, the court finds that modifications are necessary to permit the reorganization of the debtor and to assure that all creditors, the debtor, and all affected parties are treated fairly and equitably and that the balance of equities clearly favors the modification sought by the trustee. Permits the court, before issuing a final order, to authorize the trustee to implement interim changes in benefits not provided by a collective bargaining agreement, if essential to the continuation of the debtor's business, or in order to avoid irreparable damage to the estate. Provides that any retiree benefits paid between the filing of a petition and confirmation of a plan shall not be deducted from amounts calculated for claims for unpaid future retiree benefits or for any benefits not provided due to modifications, unless otherwise agreed by the debtor and the authorized representative. Requires a reorganization plan to place all claimants for retiree benefits in a separate class consisting only of such claimants. Requires that a plan, to be fair and equitable with respect to such claimants: (1) provide that each claim holder of such class receive property of a value equal to the allowed amount of such claim; or (2) provide that each claim holder of such class receive such value as found by the court to represent the minimum reduction in retiree benefits consistent with the ability of the debtor to provide such benefits after plan confirmation. Provides for the retroactive application of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 - Amends title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Education Amendments of 1972 to define the phrase "program or activity" and the term "program" to mean all of the operations of the following entities, any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance: (1) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or local government; (2) a State or local government agency which distributes such assistance and the agency or department to which such assistance is extended; (3) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or public system of higher education; (4) a local educational agency, system of vocational education, or other school system; and (5) a corporation, partnership, or other private organization. States that such terms do not include any operation of an entity which is controlled by a religious organization. Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to define the phrase "program or activity" to mean all of the activities of the aforementioned entities.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Federal Employee Compensation Equity Act of 1987 - Establishes the Commission on Compensation Equity to provide for a consultant to study the classification, grading, and pay-setting processes within and between the position classification system and the job-grading system. Requires the study to determine whether these processes result in the payment of rates of basic pay for positions: (1) in which either sex is numerically predominant or any race or ethnic group is disproportionately represented; and (2) where such differences in pay are not in proportion to the duties, difficulty, responsibility, or qualification requirements of the work performed. Provides a timetable for: (1) the Commission to report to appropriate congressional committees and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management with advisory recommendations; (2) the Director to report to the committees and the Commission with a plan to carry out any of the recommendations; and (3) additional comments from the Commission and its termination.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act - Declares that no antitrust law shall prohibit the importer, brewer, or trademark licensee of a trademarked malt beverage, when such beverage has substantial competition from other malt beverages in an area, from: (1) entering into an agreement granting a wholesale distributor the exclusive right to sell such beverage within any defined geographic area within a State; or (2) limiting such distributor to the sale of such beverage for ultimate resale to consumers in such area. Declares that this Act shall not affect any provision of any State law.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of a related service or facility; (3) refuse to permit reasonable modifications, at the expense of the handicapped person, to permit access to the premises; or (4) refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, or services to afford handicapped individuals equal use and enjoyment of a dwelling. Makes it unlawful for anyone engaged in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate in the provision or terms of a transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. States that nothing in this Act limits the applicability of any reasonable local, State, or Federal restrictions on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling unit. States that nothing in this Act regarding familial status applies to any State or Federal program aimed at assisting the elderly. Establishes new administrative enforcement authority in addition to existing enforcement provisions. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transmit an annual report to the Congress on the progress made in eliminating discriminatory housing practices. Allows an aggrieved person to file a complaint with the Secretary alleging a discriminatory housing practice. Allows the Secretary to file such a complaint on his own initiative or investigate a housing practice to determine whether such a complaint should be brought. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Requires the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, recommending that civil actions be filed, where a respondent has failed to comply with conciliation agreements. Allows the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General for prompt judicial action when necessary. Makes certain changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Specifies the elements of "substantial equivalency" which permit certification and referrals of discrimination charges. Permits the Secretary to file an administrative complaint or refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action if the investigation supports a finding of reasonable cause, except with respect to matters involving land use control, which must be referred. Specifies the hearing procedures to be utilized if an administrative complaint is issued. Permits criminal penalties of up to a $100,000 fine and/or imprisonment for not more than one year for noncompliance with subpoenas or other lawful orders. Permits the administrative law judge to award appropriate relief, including punitive damages. Permits the filing of a petition for review of a final order in an appropriate court of appeals within 30 days of service of such order. Permits any prevailing party to be awarded reasonable attorney's fees. Makes certain revisions in the private right of action for aggrieved persons. Extends the statute of limitations from 180 days to two years. Disallows simultaneous administrative and judicial proceedings involving the same charge. Allows the Attorney General to intervene upon certification that the civil action is of general public importance. Continues the authority of the Attorney General to initiate civil actions where there is reasonable cause to believe that a pattern or practice of resistance to fair housing rights has occurred. Permits the Attorney General to commence a civil action for appropriate temporary or preliminary relief pending final disposition of the complaint. Describes the types of relief which may be granted in civil actions under such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Extends adverse action provisions of Federal law regarding Federal employees (concerning removal, suspension for more than 14 days, reduction in grade or pay, or furlough for 30 days or less) to Postal Service employees who: (1) are preference eligibles; (2) are supervisors or employees engaged in confidential personnel work; and (3) have completed one year of continuous service in the same or similar positions. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to obtain judicial review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit if: (1) the Director determines that the Board of Governors of the Postal Service erred in interpreting a civil service law, rule, or regulation affecting personnel management, and that the Board's decision will have a substantial impact on a civil service law, rule, regulation, or policy directive; or (2) the Postal Service makes such determination regarding postal personnel management.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Grants a Federal charter to the Retired Enlisted Association, Incorporated.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Designates the week of May 10 through May 16, 1987, as National Osteoporosis Prevention Week of 1987.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Designates the week of May 3 through May 10, 1987, as National Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Designates the month of April 1987 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 3 through May 10, 1987, as Jewish Heritage Week.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the last Friday of April each year as National Arbor Day.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the proposed rescission of budget authority for community development block grants (R87-46) should be disapproved.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the proposed rescission of budget authority for rental development grants (R87-44) should be disapproved.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the proposed rescission of budget authority for urban development action grants (R87-47) should be disapproved.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Federal Government should maintain its role in vocational education through the continued provision of vocational education grants to the States; and (2) the proposal to eliminate Federal funding for vocational education should be rejected.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1987
Establishes the Veterans Administration as an executive department redesignated as the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Makes technical and conforming changes, including the redesignation of the Administrator as the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1987
Amends the National Housing Act to make authority permanent for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (5) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (6) mortgage insurance for land development; (7) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities; and (8) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to make authority permanent for urban rehabilitation loans. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to make authority permanent for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grants and loans. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1986 to make national flood insurance authority, including emergency implementation provisions, permanent.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1987
Designates the week beginning on July 27 and ending on August 2, 1987, as National Czech American Heritage Week.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1987
Declares that the American people reaffirm our commitment to promote the development of democracy for all Korean people. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the U.S. interest in securing democracy and human rights in the Republic of Korea would be best served by the peaceful establishment of democratic institutions; (2) a necessary condition for achieving democracy is an electoral system that gives the Korean people confidence that the outcome of such elections will reflect their will; and (3) the necessary conditions of such elections are freedom of expression, freedom of the press, due process of law, an independent judiciary, an end to the use of torture, the release of all political prisoners, and the restoration of full political and civil rights.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Whistleblower Protection Act of 1987 - Separates the Office of Special Counsel from the Merit Systems Protection Board. Empowers the Special Counsel to represent and act as legal counsel on behalf of employees alleging prohibited personnel practices, especially whistleblowers. Revises current law with respect to the Special Counsel to reflect its advocate status. Authorizes the Special Counsel to file a petition to the Board against an official for: (1) engaging in prohibited personnel practices; (2) violating a law within the jurisdiction of the Special Counsel; or (3) failing to comply with an order of the Board. Sets forth disciplinary actions for such officials. Requires the Special Counsel to report annually to the Congress on its activities. Authorizes employees who have been adversely affected by a prohibited personnel practice to bring an action before the Board (instead of or in addition to taking such action to the Special Counsel). Authorizes such employees to obtain judicial review of the Board's decision in the appropriate court of appeals. Prohibits reprisals against an employee for disclosing information to the Inspector General of an agency or to the Special Counsel, or for failing to follow orders to disobey a law. Subjects the Tennessee Valley Authority to prohibited personnel practices provisions. Authorizes appropriations for the Merit Systems Protection Board for FY 1988 through 1992 and for the Office of Special Counsel for FY 1988 through 1990.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Construction Industry Labor Law Amendments of 1987 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that in the construction industry two or more business entities engaged in the same or similar work shall be deemed a single employer if they have: (1) substantial common ownership; (2) common management; or (3) common control. Applies the terms of a collective bargaining agreement regarding employees of such business entities to all other business entities comprising the same single employer within the geographical area covered by the agreement. States that collective bargaining agreements may only be repudiated after the National Labor Relations Board certifies election results in which a majority of the employees select a bargaining representative other than the representative with whom such agreement was made. Expresses the sense of the Congress that violence and coercion are inimical to the collective bargaining process and that employees and labor organizations in the building and construction industry should never use or condone violence in fulfilling the objectives of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987
Designates September 18, 1987, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Provides for the reliquidation, without liability of the importer of record for antidumping duties, of specified entries.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Designates November 1987 as National Diabetes Month.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Designates April 9, 1987, as National POW Recognition Day.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987
Designates April 24, 1987, as National Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1987
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President, through the Secretary of State, should: (1) continue to express U.S. opposition to the internal exile of Igor Ogurtsov; and (2) urge the Soviet Union to release him before February 9, 1987, accept his application for an exit visa, and allow him to emigrate without forcing him to renounce his views. Requests that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Soviet Ambassador to the United States and to the General Secretary, Mikhail Gorbachev.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Social Security Administration should not take actions which impair the ability of the staff of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program to make eligibility determinations in accordance with the Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1984. Urges the Social Security Administration to place a higher priority on assisting States in both complying with the 1984 reforms and improving the accuracy of SSDI eligibility determinations.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987
SALT II Sublimit Mutual Restraint Act of 1987 - Prohibits, within 60 days after enactment of this Act, the obligation or expenditure of funds through December 31, 1987, which would cause the United States to exceed the numerical sublimits on strategic launchers and platforms contained in the SALT II Treaty. Requires the President, within 30 days after enactment of this Act, to notify the Congress of his plans for carrying out this provision. Directs the President, by October 15, 1987, to report to the Congress concerning dismantling actions taken by the United States and the Soviet Union to comply with the SALT II numerical sublimits. Reaffirms the sense of the Congress that it is in U.S. national security interests to comply with the numerical sublimits of the SALT II Treaty as long as the Soviet Union does likewise. Encourages the President to pursue restraints on offensive nuclear forces with the Soviet Union until a new comprehensive nuclear arms agreement is concluded. Waives all such numerical compliance if the President notifies the Congress, with an accompanying report, that the Soviet Union has exceeded the numerical sublimits.