Defence

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to North-South dialogue on the Korean Peninsula and the United States-North Korea Agreed Framework.

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1995

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the executive branch should: (1) ensure that the implementation of the October 21 Agreed Framework between the United States and North Korea is linked to substantive and rapid progress in the dialogue between North and South Korea; and (2) develop specific timetables for achieving measures to reduce tensions between North and South Korea, such as holding a North-South Summit, dismantling North Korea's nuclear reprocessing facility, initiating mutual nuclear facility inspections, establishing North-South Liaison Offices, and establishing a North-South joint military commission. Declares that the President should appoint a senior official to represent him in communicating directly with the North Korean Government regarding such measures and to consult with South Korea and other allies regarding such communications.

Immigrant Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1995

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Immigrant Control Subtitle A: Law Enforcement Subtitle B: Other Control Measures Subtitle C: Effective Dates Title II: Financial Responsibility Immigrant Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1995 - Title I: Immigrant Control - Subtitle A: Law Enforcement - Part 1: Additional Enforcement Personnel - Authorizes appropriations to hire additional Border Patrol agents and Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) investigators. Part 2: System to Verify Eligibility to Work and to Receive Public Assistance - Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a system to verify work and public assistance eligibility. Provides for the creation of related State and national demonstration projects. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Attorney General to establish the Database for Employment Authorization Verification. Establishes in the Department of Justice the Office of Employment and Public Assistance Eligibility Verification. Authorizes appropriations. Part 3: Alien Smuggling - Amends Federal law to: (1) authorize INS wiretaps for alien smuggling investigations; and (2) include alien smuggling and certain fraudulent document use provisions within the parameters of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute (RICO). (Sec. 123) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) to increase alien smuggling penalties. (Sec. 124) Subjects all property, real and personal, associated with illegal alien smuggling or harboring activities (not only conveyances, as under current law) to Federal seizure and forfeiture. Part 4: Document Fraud, Misrepresentation, and Failure to Present Documents - Increases criminal penalties for fraudulent use of Government identification documents. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for immigration related document fraud, misrepresentation, and failure to present documents upon arrival. (Sec. 136) Makes document fraud or failure to present documents grounds for U.S. exclusion. Part 5: Exclusion and Deportation - Amends the Act to establish a special port of entry exclusion procedure for specified fraudulent document cases. (Sec. 142) Restricts judicial review of deportation and exclusion orders to limited habeas corpus proceedings. (Sec. 144) Provides civil penalties for failure to depart. (Sec. 145) Authorizes INS appropriations for deportation and related costs. (Sec. 147) Denies nonimmigrant visas for countries refusing to accept deported aliens. (Sec. 148) Limits withholding of deportation for excludable aliens apprehended at sea. Part 6: Miscellaneous - Establishes pilot programs for: (1) methods to deter multiple unauthorized entries by aliens into the United States, including the use of interior or third country repatriation; and (2) use of closed military bases to detain excludable or deportable aliens. Subtitle B: Other Control Measures - Part 1: Parole Authority - Amends the Act to make parole authority useable on a case-by-case basis for humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. (Sec. 162) Includes parolees in the world-wide level of family-sponsored immigrants. Part 2: Asylum and Refugees - Restricts asylum provisions, including work authorization. (Sec. 173) Authorizes the Attorney General, in order to reduce the asylum backlog, to temporarily: (1) use additional funds for property acquisition; and (2) hire Federal retirees. (Sec. 174) Amends the Act to require congressional approval for annual admission of more than 50,000 refugees. Part 3: Cuban Adjustment Act - Repeals the Cuban Adjustment Act. Subtitle C: Effective Dates - Sets forth specified effective dates. Title II: Financial Responsibility - Part 1: Receipt of Certain Public Benefits - Prohibits public assistance and benefits, with specified exceptions, to an alien who is not a permanent resident, a refugee, an asylee, a specified parolee, or an alien under withheld deportation. Prohibits unemployment benefits to an alien who has not been granted work authorization. (Sec. 203) Defines "public charge" for deportation purposes. (Sec. 204) Sets forth sponsor affidavit of support requirements. Part 2: Border Crossing Fee - Provides for the imposition of fees at ports of entry sufficient to cover INS costs of maintaining and operating port of entry facilities. Requires fees to be deposited in the Land Border User Fee Account of the Treasury. (Sec. 212) Authorizes pilot projects for: (1) commuter border crossing fees; and (2) automated border crossing technology. Part 3: Effective Dates - Sets forth specified effective dates.

Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1995

Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 - Amends the Fair Housing Act to revise the definition of housing for older persons (thus modifying the exemption from certain familial status discrimination prohibitions). Makes a good faith attempt at compliance a defense against civil money damages.

To abolish the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and to eliminate the promotion of civilian marksmanship by the Department of Defense.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1995

Abolishes the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. Repeals specified Federal provisions which provided for the promotion by the Department of Defense of certain civilian marksmanship activities.

To impose limitations on the placing of United States Armed Forces under the operational control of a foreign national acting on behalf of the United Nations.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1995

Prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense from being obligated or expended for activities of any element of the armed forces that is placed under the operational control of a foreign national acting on behalf of the United Nations (UN), unless the President certifies to the Congress that such operational control is necessary to protect vital U.S. national security interests. Requires a follow-up report from the President to the Congress within ten days after such a certification. Provides an exception to such prohibition in the case of elements involving fewer than 100 members of the armed forces in any one country.

Naming the CVN-76 aircraft carrier as the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1995

Names the CVN-76, a nuclear powered aircraft carrier of the Navy, the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan.

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1995

Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress, prior to each fiscal year, to adopt a statement in which total Federal outlays do not exceed total receipts, unless a three-fifths vote of both Houses authorizes a specific excess. Declares that actual outlays include the cost to a State of any requirement imposed upon a State by Federal law that is not paid for by the Federal Government, and the cost to a State of complying with any condition imposed by Federal law on the receipt by a State of appropriated funds, other than a condition directly and substantially related to the purpose of the appropriation. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget. Waives the provisions of this amendment for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect or when the United States by law faces an imminent and serious military threat to national security. Sets a permanent limit on the amount of Federal public debt, prohibiting any increase unless legislation enacted by a three-fifths majority of both Houses becomes law. Requires roll call votes in the House and Senate under this amendment.

Missing Service Personnel Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1995

Missing Service Personnel Act of 1995 - Requires the military commander of the unit, facility, or area to which the following persons are assigned to conduct an investigation as to their whereabouts after receiving factual information that their status is uncertain: (1) military personnel who disappear during a period of war, national emergency, or hostilities; and (2) any civilian Federal employee (including an employee of a Federal contractor) who serves with or accompanies an armed force in the field during such a period. Requires such persons to be placed in a missing status and requires notification of such status to either the officer having general court-martial authority over the person (for military personnel) or the Secretary of the military department employing such person (for civilian and contractor employees). Requires such officials to be kept informed (specifies deadlines) as to all information and inquiries concerning efforts to locate such missing personnel. Requires such officials to appoint a board to conduct an inquiry into the whereabouts and status of such persons. Provides for: (1) board composition, activities, and access to information; (2) inquiry proceedings (requiring the appointment of counsel, with specified duties, to represent the missing person); (3) a board recommendation as to the official status of a person following such an inquiry; (4) board reports to the officials involved as to board conclusions (prohibiting public availability of such reports for a one-year period); (5) report review by the official; (6) a report from such official to interested persons; and (7) an additional investigation and inquiry by an additional board upon receipt of new information within one year after the date of the first official notice of a person's disappearance. Allows interested persons (family members, dependents, next of kin) to participate at the proceedings of the board during such additional inquiry. Provides for the availability of appropriate information to board personnel conducting investigations and inquiries. Provides similar procedures for the second board with respect to meetings (open to the public, with exceptions), recommendations, reports, review by the Secretary of the military department concerned, and reports to interested persons. Requires a board to be reconvened when information becomes available that would directly lead to a determination of a person's status. Requires the Secretary concerned to appoint a board to conduct an inquiry as to the status of a missing person: (1) on or about three years after the first official notice of the disappearance of such person; and (2) not later than every three years thereafter until a total of 12 years after the first official notice. Provides for: (1) the release to a board by the Secretary concerned of all personnel file information concerning missing persons; (2) the treatment of classified information; (3) penalties for the wrongful withholding of information; (4) limited circumstances under which a board may recommend that a missing person be declared officially dead; (5) the submission by the board of appropriate information if such recommendation occurs; and (6) judicial review for interested persons of a board decision to declare a person officially dead. Provides for the appointment of a board to review the status of a person previously declared dead, with board procedures similar to those described above. Requires a person previously declared dead or in a missing status who is subsequently found alive to be paid for the full time of their absence. Directs the Secretary concerned, upon the enlistment or commission of a person in an armed force, to require such person to specify in writing his or her dependents, immediate family, primary next of kin, and any other individual that the person shall designate for purposes of this Act. Allows for revision of such designation at any time.

A bill to extend eligibility for veterans' burial benefits, funeral benefits, and related benefits for veterans of certain service in the United States merchant marine during World War II.

United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1995

Extends veterans benefits to an individual who served as a member of the U.S. merchant marine between August 16, 1945, and December 31, 1946, who, during that period, was licensed or otherwise documented by an officer or employee of the United States authorized to license or document such an individual as a crewmember of a vessel that at the time of service was: (1) operated by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation, or an agent thereof; (2) operated in waters other than inland waters, the Great Lakes, other lakes, bays, and harbors of the United States; (3) under contract, charter to, or property of, the U.S. Government; and (4) serving the armed forces. Establishes application procedures. Requires the issuance of a certificate of honorable discharge, subject to the same standards relating to the nature and duration of service that apply to the honorable discharges issued under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977, to an individual who performed qualified service. Deems qualified service of an individual who receives an honorable discharge under this Act and who is not eligible under any other provision of law for benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be active duty in the armed forces during a period of war for purposes of eligibility for benefits. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) reimbursement of the Secretary for the value of benefits that the Department of Veterans Affairs provides to an individual by reason of eligibility under this Act; and (2) an application processing fee.

To provide for a program established by a nongovernmental organization under which Haitian Americans would help the people of Haiti recover from the destruction caused by the coup of December 1991.

United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1995

Requires the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to use development assistance for FY 1995 through 1998 for grants to nongovernmental organizations that have established programs under which Haitian Americans would help people in Haiti meet needs for trained manpower in recovering from destruction caused by the military coup of December 1991 and assist in the reconstruction of Haiti since the return of President Aristide. Directs the Administrator to ensure that such activities are similar to Peace Corps activities. Requires the Director of the Peace Corps to provide training to program participants. Provides for the reimbursement of training costs through the grants.

Free and Independent Cuba Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1995

Free and Independent Cuba Assistance Act - Requires the President, at such time as a transition government is in power in Cuba, to develop a plan for providing economic assistance to Cuba while such government or a democratic government is in power. Limits assistance for a transition government to humanitarian assistance, specified assistance comparable to that provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the economic and democratic development of the independent states of the former Soviet Union, and military adjustment assistance. Expands assistance to include development and agricultural assistance and export financing (as well as other specified assistance) when a democratic government is in power. Requires the President to take steps to obtain the agreement of other countries, international financial institutions, and multilateral organizations to provide comparable assistance to Cuba. Directs the President to determine whether to designate Cuba as a beneficiary country pursuant to the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. Requires the President to seek to enter into preliminary agreements with a transition government in Cuba providing for trade with and investment in Cuba. Authorizes the President to enter into negotiations with a democratic government in Cuba to provide for the extension of the North American Free Trade Agreement to Cuba and to encourage renewed investment in Cuba. Directs the President to communicate the plan for assistance to the Cuban people. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the President to terminate the trade embargo on Cuba upon submitting a determination that a democratic government is in power in Cuba to the Congress. Sets forth conditions under which a government in Cuba will be considered transitional or democratic.

To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1995

Amends the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to add as authorized members those U.S. military personnel who served honorably on the Korean peninsula or in its territorial waters for not less than 30 consecutive days, or a total of 60 days, after June 30, 1949.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title 10, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse the Military Health Services System for care provided to Medicare-eligible military retirees and their spouses in the Military Health Services System.

United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1995

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and other Federal law to make any managed health care plan established by the Secretary of Defense in the Military Health Services System eligible for payments by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on behalf of any plan enrollees entitled to Medicare benefits.

To amend title 37, United States Code, to prohibit the accrual of pay and allowances by members of the Armed Forces who are confined pending dismissal or a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge.

United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1995

Prohibits a member of the armed forces who is under a sentence that includes dismissal or a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge from being entitled to pay and allowances for any period during which such member is in confinement after the adjournment of the court-martial proceedings. Restores any such entitlement if the sentence is later disapproved, mitigated, or changed by an authorized official or otherwise set aside.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for improved treatment of future actuarial gains and losses to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund.

United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1995

Amends provisions relating to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund to require the Secretary of Defense to pay into the Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year amounts under the most recent amortization schedule for the amortization of cumulative unfunded liabilities or gains or cumulative actuarial gains or losses to the Fund attributable to military service performed on or after October 1, 1984. Makes such provision effective for payments into the Fund for FY 1997.

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1995

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the Congress from increasing the limit on the public debt of the United States without the approval of three-fifths of each House of Congress. Prohibits any bill to increase tax revenue from becoming law unless approved by three-fifths of each House. Waives these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or when the United States by law is engaged in military conflict.

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1995

Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress, prior to each fiscal year, to adopt a statement in which total Federal outlays do not exceed total receipts, unless a three-fifths vote of both Houses authorizes a specific excess. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget. Waives these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or when the United States by law is engaged in military conflict. Declares that total receipts do not include receipts (including attributable interest) of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or any successor funds. Declares that total outlays do not include outlays for disbursements of such trust funds. Sets a permanent limit on the amount of Federal public debt, prohibiting any increase unless legislation enacted by a three-fifths majority of both Houses becomes law. Requires roll call votes in the House and Senate under this amendment.

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1995

Constitutional Amendment - Requires the Congress, prior to each fiscal year, to adopt a statement in which total Federal outlays do not exceed total receipts, unless a three-fifths vote of both Houses authorizes a specific excess. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget. Waives these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or when the United States by law is engaged in military conflict. Declares that total receipts do not include receipts (including attributable interest) of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, or any successor funds. Declares that total outlays do not include outlays for disbursements of such trust funds. Sets a permanent limit on the amount of Federal public debt, prohibiting any increase unless legislation enacted by a three-fifths majority of both Houses becomes law. Requires roll call votes in the House and Senate under this amendment.

To prohibit economic assistance, military assistance or arms transfers to the Government of Mauritania until appropriate action is taken to eliminate chattel slavery in Mauritania.

United States · United States Congress · 17 January 1995

Prohibits the President from providing economic or military assistance or arms transfers to the Government of Mauritania unless the President certifies to the Congress that such government has taken action to eliminate chattel slavery, including the enactment and enforcement of anti-slavery laws that provide appropriate punishment for violators.

Veterans Bill of Rights Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 January 1995

Veterans Bill of Rights Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take all necessary action to ensure that all rights and benefits provided under Federal law to qualified veterans are: (1) made available to veterans to the same extent in every State or geographic location; and (2) not denied on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, religion, age, or geographic location.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society should be granted recognition for meritorious service by the Department of Defense.

United States · United States Congress · 17 January 1995

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society should be granted recognition for meritorious service by the Department of Defense.

A joint resolution naming the CVN-76 aircraft carrier as the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan.

United States · United States Congress · 13 January 1995

Names the CVN-76, a nuclear powered aircraft carrier of the Navy, the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan.

Freedom and Self-Determination for the Former Soviet Union Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 January 1995

Freedom and Self-Determination for the Former Soviet Union Act - Prohibits foreign assistance from being obligated or expended for Russia for any fiscal year unless the President certifies to the Congress for such fiscal year that: (1) the President has received satisfactory assurances from the Government of Russia, which have been confirmed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that Russia's intelligence activities in the United States are confined to routine, non-adversarial information gathering; (2) Russia is making progress toward the unconditional implementation of the Russian-Moldovan troop withdrawal agreement and that the Russian Government is not providing military assistance to any military forces in the Transdniestra region of Moldova; (3) Russian troops in the Kaliningrad region of Russia are respecting the sovereign territory of Lithuania and neighboring countries and are not offensively postured against any other countries; (4) the activities of Russia in the independent states of the former Soviet Union do not represent an attempt by Russia to diminish the sovereignty and independence of such states; (5) Russia is not providing military assistance to any Bosnian Serb military units or to the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; (6) the Russian Government has ceased the unilateral demarcation of the border between Russia and Estonia, is engaged in dialogue with Estonia to resolve the border dispute, and has demonstrated a willingness to submit this issue to international arbitration; (7) Russia is not providing any intelligence information to Cuba or assistance to Cuba with respect to the signal intelligence facility at Lourdes; (8) Russia is not providing goods or technology which could contribute to the acquisition of chemical, biological, nuclear, or advanced conventional weapons to Iran, Iraq, Syria, or other countries whose governments have provided support for international terrorism; (9) Russia is in compliance with a specified convention regarding biological weapons and the Wyoming Memorandum of Understanding on chemical weapons; and (10) Russia is committed to reforming the Russian economy along free-market lines. Prohibits, with respect to FY 1995 and 1996, obligating or expending foreign assistance for Russia unless the President certifies to the Congress that the Russian Government has: (1) ceased its military offensive in Chechnya and is committed to resolving the status of Chechnya through negotiations; and (2) provided a full accounting of the espionage activities of Aldrich Ames and has reimbursed the United States for amounts paid to Rosario Ames since her arrest. Requires the President and the Comptroller General to report to the Congress for each fiscal year: (1) the amount of foreign assistance provided to Russia for the preceding fiscal year; (2) a detailed accounting of the amount of foreign assistance appropriated which has not been expended and its status; and (3) an estimate of the total amount of capital exported from Russia during the previous fiscal year and an analysis of reasons for such export. Directs the President to instruct the U.S. executive directors of the international financial institutions to oppose assistance to Russia unless Russia is in compliance with this Act's requirements.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure proper classification as employees and independent contractors of persons awarded Federal procurement contracts.

United States · United States Congress · 13 January 1995

Amends Federal armed forces provisions to: (1) make persons who willfully misclassify an individual for purposes of any employment tax ineligible for any defense contract; (2) require a person who submits a bid or proposal for a defense contract to certify that the amount of the bid or proposal is adequate to pay all employment taxes with respect to all work to be performed under the contract by the contractor's employees; (3) require each defense contract to include a requirement that the contractor provide certain notifications to each person who performs work under the contract and who is treated as an independent contractor for purposes of employment taxes; and (4) allow a person who submits a bid or proposal for a defense contract and who suffers damages as a result of the award of the contract to a person who knowingly and willfully submits a false certification to bring an action for damages against the person awarded the contract in any U.S. district court in which the defendant is located.

To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a program to assist discharged members of the Armed Forces to obtain training and employment as managers and employees with public housing authorities and management companies.

United States · United States Congress · 13 January 1995

Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a program to assist discharged members of the armed forces to obtain training and employment as managers and employees with public housing authorities and management companies. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into a cooperative agreement with the nonprofit National Center for Housing Management to provide for such training and placement program. Authorizes appropriations.

A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to revise and expand the prohibition on accrual of pay and allowances by members of the Armed Forces who are confined pending dishonorable discharge.

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1995

Prohibits a member of the armed forces who is sentenced by a court-martial to a dishonorable discharge from entitlement to pay and allowances for any period during which such member is in confinement after the adjournment of the court-martial proceedings. Restores any such entitlement if the sentence is later disapproved, mitigated, or changed by an authorized official or otherwise set aside.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1995

Provides that the remarriage of a veteran's spouse after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical services for any disability of a former prisoner of war.

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1995

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide outpatient medical services to any former prisoner of war for any disability.

To establish a priority in the disposal of real property resulting from the closure or realignment of military installations toward States and other entities that agree to convert the property into correctional facilities for youthful offenders to be operated as military-style boot camps and to require the Secretary of Defense to develop a program to promote the expanded use of such correctional facilities.

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1995

Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 and the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act to require the Secretary of Defense, before any action is taken with respect to the disposal or transfer of real property at a military facility being closed or realigned, to notify the State and each local government in which the facility is located, as well as other interested persons, of the suitability of the property or facility for conversion and use as a youthful offender boot camp. Requires the Secretary to transfer the property to a State, local government, or interested party that certifies that the property or facilities will be promptly converted and used for such purpose. Provides certification procedures to be followed by the Attorney General in the case of a certification submitted by a private person. Prohibits any transfer of property under this Act when the head of a military department or other Department of Defense entity notifies the Secretary that there is a further and compelling national security need for the property or facility. Directs the Secretary to develop a model program intended to incorporate military basic training, instruction, and disciplinary procedures into the design and operation of youthful offender boot camps at the Federal, State, and local levels. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reallocate between public agencies and private nonprofit organizations the percentage of grant funds authorized under such Act for correctional options that provide alternatives to traditional modes of incarceration and offender release programs.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government.

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1995

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total outlays of the operating fund of the United States for any fiscal year from exceeding total receipts to those funds for that fiscal year plus any operating fund balances carried over from previous years. Allows the Congress to waive provisions of this amendment by a declaration of national urgency by the President that is approved by a majority vote of both Houses of the Congress. Requires the President, by the first Monday in February each year, to transmit to Congress a proposed budget in which the total outlays of the operating funds do not exceed total receipts. Declares that total receipts exclude those derived from net borrowing. Declares that total outlays exclude those for repayment of debt principal and for capital and developmental investments that provide demonstrable long-term economic returns but includes an annual debt servicing charge. Declares that the receipts (including attributable interest) and outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund together with outlays for benefits earned by veterans of military service shall not be counted as receipts or outlays.

Criminal Alien Control Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 9 January 1995

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Deportation of Criminal Aliens Title II: Local Cooperation with Federal Officials and Procedures Title III: Miscellaneous Criminal Alien Control Act of 1995 - Title I: Deportation of Criminal Aliens - (Sec. 101) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who is convicted of any felony, not just specified felonies as under current law, may be deported. (Sec. 102) Presumes conclusively that an alien convicted of a felony is deportable. Limits the scope of judicial review for an alien subject to a final order of deportation. (Sec. 103) Permits a U.S. district court or a State court to enter a judicial order of deportation at the time of sentencing an alien. (Sec. 105) Restricts certain defenses to deportation available for certain criminal aliens. (Sec. 106) Requires the deportation of a criminal alien after the issuance of the deportation order, even if an appeal is made. Permits review of the order by such alien while outside the United States. (Sec. 107) Prohibits a previously deported alien involved in a criminal proceeding for illegal U.S. entry from challenging the deportation order. (Sec. 108) Places restrictions on asylum claims for criminal aliens. (Sec. 109) Requires the Federal incarceration of an undocumented criminal alien under specified circumstances. (Sec. 110) Authorizes electronic or telephonic deportation hearings. Title II: Local Cooperation with Federal Officials and Procedures - (Sec. 201) Denies funding under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993 to a State or local government that will not provide requested information to Federal immigration officials. Title III: Miscellaneous - (Sec. 301) Provides for the detention of undocumented criminal aliens on closed military installations. (Sec. 302) Authroizes special registration for aliens on criminal parole or probation.

To strengthen the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.

United States · United States Congress · 9 January 1995

Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to replace references to: (1) "agent" with "representative"; and (2) "propaganda" with "promotional or informational materials." Includes within the definition of "representative of a foreign principal" any person who engages in political activities to further commercial, industrial, or financial operations with a foreign principal. Excludes from such definition any incorporated, nonprofit membership organization organized under U.S. laws that is registered under the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act, that has obtained tax-exempt status, and whose activities are directed in whole by U.S. citizens. Provides that a foreign principal shall be considered to control a person in major part if: (1) such principal holds more than 50 percent equitable ownership in such person; or (2) subject to rebuttal evidence, such principal holds from 20 to 50 percent equitable ownership in such person. Includes within the definition of "political consultant" any person who distributes political promotional or informational materials to a Federal officer or employee, in his or her capacity as an officer or employee. Requires representatives of foreign principals who have filed registration statements to file supplements to such statements with the Attorney General on January 31 and July 31 of each year. Authorizes representatives with accounting systems using different fiscal years to petition the Attorney General to permit the filing of statements at the close of the first and seventh month of such fiscal year in lieu of the required dates. Repeals an exemption to registration requirements for persons representing foreign governments whose defense is deemed vital to the defense of the United States. Provides that the exemption from the registration requirement for individuals providing legal representation for a foreign principal before a U.S. agency shall apply only to representation before the Patent and Trademark Office. Provides for civil penalties for failures to file registration statements and for omitting material facts or making false statements on registration statements. Authorizes the Attorney General to serve civil investigative demands on persons in control of materials relevant to investigations concerning violations of registration requirements. Redesignates the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 as the Foreign Interests Representation Act.

To name the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier designated as CVN-76 the U.S.S. Harry S Truman.

United States · United States Congress · 9 January 1995

Names the nuclear aircraft carrier CVN-76 the U.S.S. Harry S Truman.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government.

United States · United States Congress · 9 January 1995

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Federal outlays of operating funds from exceeding receipts to such funds for any fiscal year plus any operating fund balances carried over from previous fiscal years. Waives such prohibition: (1) when a declaration of war is in effect; (2) when the United States by law is engaged in military conflict; or (3) if economic growth has been or will be negative for two consecutive quarters. Requires the President to propose a budget in accordance with this Act. Declares that total receipts exclude those derived from net borrowing. Declares that total outlays excludes those for repayment of debt principal and for capital investments in physical infrastructure that provide long-term economic returns but includes an annual debt servicing charge. Provides that the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund shall not be counted as receipts or outlays.

Eleanor Hill, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense, vice Susan J. Crawford.

United States · United States Senate · 5 January 1995

Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1995

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Storage and Disposal Title II: Transportation and State Relations Title III: Funding and Organization Title IV: General and Miscellaneous Provisions Title V: Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1995 - Title I: Storage and Disposal - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to construct and operate an interim storage facility for high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel at the Yucca Mountain site. Prescribes guidelines for: (1) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to license the facility for an initial term of 100 years; and (2) the Secretary to implement site characterization activities at the Yucca Mountain site, with a view to making it a permanent repository. (Sec. 103) Withdraws the Yucca Mountain site from all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws, including mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, material sale, and mining laws. Title II: Transportation and State Relations - Directs the Secretary to: (1) design and procure multipurpose canister systems for holding spent nuclear fuels during interim storage, transportation, and disposal; and (2) construct and operate the requisite railroad facilities to transport spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste from existing rail systems to the interim storage facility and repository. (Sec. 203) Prescribes transportation requirements, including package certification and State notification and consultation. Title III: Funding and Organization - Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts according to prescribed guidelines with any person who generates or holds title to high-level radioactive waste, or spent nuclear fuel, of domestic origin for the acceptance of title, subsequent transportation, and disposal. (Sec. 302) Establishes: (1) the Nuclear Waste Fund within the Department of the Treasury to pay for radioactive waste disposal activities; and (2) the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management within the Department of Energy. (Sec. 305) Instructs the Secretary to: (1) determine the appropriate portion of the cost of managing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel allocable to the permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste from atomic energy defense activities; and (2) request annual appropriations from general revenues sufficient to pay the full cost of the permanent waste disposal in the repository from such activities. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: General and Miscellaneous Provisions - Provides for judicial review of agency actions under this Act. (Sec. 404) Prescribes guidelines for NRC hearings on licensing facility expansions and transshipments. (Sec. 405) Prohibits the Secretary from conducting site-specific activities regarding a second repository unless the Congress has specifically authorized and appropriated funds for such activities. Requires the Secretary to report to the President and the Congress on the need for a second repository. (Sec. 406) Directs the NRC to promulgate regulatory guidelines for: (1) the financial arrangements for low-level radioactive waste site closures; and (2) the training and qualifications of civilian nuclear powerplant personnel. Title V: Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board - Establishes the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board as an independent establishment within the executive branch to evaluate the technical and scientific validity of certain activities, including: (1) site characterization; and (2) the packaging and transportation of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel. (Sec. 510) Terminates the Board one year after the Secretary begins disposal in the repository of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel.

Military Satellite Communications Enhancement Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1995

Military Satellite Communications Enhancement Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to terminate the Milstar II communications satellite development and acquisition program after procurement of two such satellites. Directs the Secretary to develop, and report to the Congress on, a program to accelerate development, acquisition, and deployment of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency Communications Satellite (Milstar III), small enough to be launched on a medium-launch vehicle.

Prohibition on D-5 Trident II Backfit Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1995

Prohibition on D-5 Trident II Backfit Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretaries of Defense and the Navy and the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Strategic Command to cease all planning for modification of any Trident I submarine to enable such submarine to be deployed with Trident II (D-5) missiles. Prohibits any funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being obligated for any D-5 missiles, components, or modifications associated with a D-5 Trident II backfit program.

A bill to reduce Federal spending by restructuring the Air Force's F-22 program to achieve initial operating capability in 2010 and a total inventory of no more than 42 aircraft in 2015.

United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1995

Directs the Secretary of Defense to defer until the year 2010 the planned initial operating capability of the F-22 aircraft and adjust the schedule for research, development, testing, evaluation and production accordingly. Directs the Department of Defense to plan for a total inventory of no more than 42 of such aircraft in the year 2015. Requires a report from the Secretary to the Congress on the above changes.

Federal Spending Reduction Through Intelligence Programs Reduction Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1995

Federal Spending Reduction Through Intelligence Programs Reduction Act of 1995 - Limits appropriations for the intelligence community for FY 1996 to the amount appropriated for FY 1995, minus $1 billion.

Airlift Enhancement Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1995

Airlift Enhancement Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to terminate the C-17 aircraft acquisition program with those aircraft for which funds are appropriated for FY 1996. Prohibits the obligation of funds appropriated: (1) for FY 1996 for procurement of long-lead items for such aircraft; or (2) after FY 1996 for procurement of such items or such aircraft. Requires the Secretary to develop, and report to the Congress on, a program to meet the remaining strategic airlift requirements of the Air Force through the acquisition of nondevelopmental airlift aircraft.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1995

Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995 - Directs the President to terminate the U.S. arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the date of receipt of a request from such government for assistance in exercising its right of self-defense under the United Nations Charter or May 1, 1995, whichever comes first.

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1995

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Incarceration of Violent Criminals Title II: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Title III: Federal Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance Act Title IV: Criminal Penalties Title V: Federal Criminal Procedure Reform Title VI: Prevention of Terrorism Title VII: Miscellaneous and Technical Provisions Subtitle A: Elimination of Certain Programs Subtitle B: Amendments Relating to Violent Crime Control Subtitle C: Amendments Relating to Courts and Sentencing Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Amendments Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 1995 - Title I: Incarceration of Violent Criminals - Revises the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (VCCLEA) to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to individual States and to States organized as multi-State compacts to construct, develop, expand, modify, operate, or improve conventional correctional facilities. Conditions eligibility to receive such grants, in the case of a State that on the enactment date of this Act practices indeterminant sentencing, on the State submitting an application that includes a demonstration that average times served for the offenses of murder, rape, robbery, and assault in the State exceed by at least ten percent the national average of time served for such offenses in all of the States. (Sec. 102) Repeals specified provisions of the VCCLEA concerning the punishment of young offenders. (Sec. 103) Repeals specified VCCLEA provisions regarding the civil rights of institutionalized persons. Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to prohibit any civil action for deprivation of rights from being brought by an adult convicted of a crime confined in any correctional facility until available plain, speedy, and effective administrative remedies are exhausted. Specifies that such exhaustion of administrative remedies may not be required unless the Attorney General has certified or the court has determined that such remedies are in substantial compliance with specified minimum acceptable standards (as under current law) or are otherwise fair and effective. Requires the court to dismiss any such action if satisfied that the action fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted or is frivolous or malicious. Repeals a provision requiring that the minimum standards provide for an advisory role for employees and inmates in the formulation, implementation, and operation of the system. Requires the Attorney General to develop a procedure for the prompt review and certification of systems for the resolution of grievances of adults confined in any correctional or pretrial detention facility if such systems are in substantial compliance with the minimum standards (current law) or are otherwise fair and effective. Authorizes the Attorney General to suspend or withdraw certification at any time he has reasonable cause to believe that such procedure is no longer in substantial compliance or is no longer fair and effective. Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize the court to request an attorney to represent a person financially unable to employ counsel (current law) at any time. Requires (current law authorizes) the court to dismiss the case if the allegation of poverty is untrue, or if satisfied that the action is frivolous or malicious. Requires: (1) a prisoner in a correctional institution who files an affidavit of indigence to include a statement of all assets such prisoner possesses; and (2) the court to make inquiry of the institution for information relating to the extent of the prisoner's assets and to require full or partial payment of filing fees according to the prisoner's ability to pay. (Sec. 104) Requires the Attorney General to submit a report to the Congress that describes a strategy for employing more Federal prison inmates. (Sec. 105) Repeals specified VCCLEA provisions requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide residential substance abuse treatment. Requires the Bureau's report to the Congress to include a full examination and evaluation of the effectiveness of the treatment in reducing drug use among prisoners. Title II: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance - Amends the VCCLEA to replace provisions of title I setting forth the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Act of 1994 with a State and local law enforcement block grant program. Directs the Attorney General to make grants to States for use by State and local governments to: (1) hire, train, and employ on a continuing basis, new law enforcement officers and necessary support personnel; (2) pay overtime to currently employed officers and personnel; (3) procure equipment, technology, and other material that is directly related to basic law enforcement functions; and (4) establish and operate cooperative programs between community residents and law enforcement agencies for the control, detection, or investigation of crime or the prosecution of criminals. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) law enforcement trust funds; (2) allocation and distribution of funds; (3) fund disbursement; (4) application requirements; and (5) limitations on the use of funds. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Federal Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance Act - Amends the VCCLEA to increase the authorization of appropriations for: (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (2) U.S. Attorneys; and (3) the Drug Enforcement Administration. Title IV: Criminal Penalties - Makes serious juvenile drug offenses Armed Career Criminal Act predicates. (Sec. 402) Provides for adult prosecution of serious juvenile offenders. Repeals VCCLEA provisions directing the court, in determining whether to transfer a juvenile to adult status, to consider the extent to which the juvenile played a leadership role in an organization or otherwise influenced others to take part in criminal activities involving the use or distribution of controlled substances or firearms. Requires a juvenile who was 13 years of age or older on the date of the commission of specified crimes of violence to be prosecuted as an adult in Federal court. Prohibits the incarceration of any such juvenile in an adult prison. Specifies that if a juvenile prosecuted under such provision is convicted, the juvenile shall be entitled to file a petition for resentencing pursuant to applicable sentencing guidelines when the juvenile reaches age sixteen. Direct the U.S. Sentencing Commission (Commission) to promulgate or amend existing guidelines to carry out such provisions. Authorizes the Commission, for such resentencing determinations, to permit sentencing adjustments that provide for supervised release for defendants who have clearly demonstrated an exceptional degree of responsibility for the offense and a willingness and ability to refrain from further criminal conduct. Repeals specified VCCLEA provisions regarding the prosecution as adults of such juveniles for crimes of violence, including a prohibition against prosecuting as adults certain persons subject to the criminal jurisdiction of an Indian tribal government for an offense the Federal jurisdiction for which is predicated solely on Indian country. (Sec. 403) Authorizes the court to impose a specified term of supervised release, or a fine that would be authorized if the juvenile had been convicted as an adult, for juvenile offenders. (Sec. 404) Requires that juveniles found guilty of certain offenses be fingerprinted and photographed, with such fingerprints and photographs sent to the FBI's Identification Division. Directs the court to transmit to such division information concerning the adjudication. (Sec. 405) Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to: (1) set a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years' imprisonment of a person age 21 or older who is convicted of employing persons under age 18 in drug operations; and (2) make such mandatory minimum sentence life imprisonment for that offense after a prior conviction of such offense. Prohibits the court from placing on probation or suspending the sentence of any such person. Revises CSA provisions to apply specified penalties for distribution to persons under age 18 (currently, under 21) and to increase such penalties, except for offenses involving five grams or less of marijuana. Repeals a VCCLEA provision directing the Commission to provide an appropriate penalty enhancement for a defendant convicted of drug dealing in a drug-free zone. Increases penalties for such offense, except where the offense involves five grams or less of marijuana. (Sec. 406) Repeals specified VCCLEA provisions regarding the applicability of mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases. Directs the court, notwithstanding the requirement of a mandatory minimum sentence, to impose a sentence in accordance with this section and the sentencing guidelines and any pertinent policy statement issued by the Commission if specified circumstances exist (e.g., that the defendant does not have any criminal history points under the sentencing guidelines, the offense did not result in death or serious bodily injury, and the Government certifies that the defendant has timely and truthfully provided it with all information and evidence the defendant has concerning the offense). Authorizes the Commission to make such amendments as necessary and appropriate to harmonize the sentencing guidelines and policy statements with, and promulgate policy statements to assist the courts in interpreting, this section. Directs the Commission to amend the sentencing guidelines, if necessary, to assign specified drug offenses to which a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment applies, a guideline level that will result in the imposition of a term at least equal to the mandatory term that is currently applicable, unless a downward adjustment is authorized under this section. (Sec. 407) Increases mandatory minimum sentences for using firearms during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime. (Sec. 408) Repeals specified VCCLEA provisions concerning arson. Increases penalties and extends the statute of limitations for arson. (Sec. 409) Includes within the offense of kidnapping travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or using the mails or a facility in such commerce, in furtherance of the offense. Title V: Federal Criminal Procedure Reform - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that, in a criminal proceeding, any attorney who files in a U.S. court a brief, motion, answer, pleading, or other signed document that the attorney knows to contain a false statement of material fact or a false statement of law, shall be found guilty of obstruction of justice. (Sec. 502) Specifies that Federal rules of conduct adopted by the Attorney General shall govern the conduct of prosecutions in Federal court. (Sec. 503) Revises rule 24(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to entitle a defendant tried alone to six, but defendants tried jointly to ten, peremptory challenges. (Sec. 504) Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that on each committee that makes recommendations concerning rules that affect criminal cases, the number of members who represent or supervise the representation of defendants in the trial, direct review, or collateral review of criminal cases shall not exceed the number who represent the Government or a State. (Sec. 505) Sets forth provisions regarding the reimbursement of attorney fees in certain cases involving current or former attorneys, agents, or employees of the Department of Justice or the Federal Public Defender who are the subject of criminal or disciplinary investigations. (Sec. 506) Provides for mandatory restitution to victims of violent crimes. Permits a court, in addition to ordering restitution of the victim of the offense of which a defendant is convicted, to order restitution of any person who was harmed physically or pecuniarily by unlawful conduct of the defendant during the criminal episode during which the offense occurred, or the course of a scheme, conspiracy, or pattern of unlawful activity related to the offense. Directs the court to order restitution to a victim in the full amount of the victim's losses as determined by the court without consideration of the economic circumstances of the offender or the fact that a victim has received or is entitled to receive compensation with respect to a loss from insurance or any other source. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the form of payments of a restitution order; (2) multiple offenders and multiple victims; (3) setoffs against amounts later recovered as compensatory damages; (4) the effect of a restitution order (constitutes a lien against the offender's property); (5) payment schedules; (6) enforcement of restitution orders; and (7) procedures for issuing such orders. (Sec. 507) Amends the Federal criminal code to place the burden of proving (by a preponderance of the evidence) that a confession was not voluntary on the defendant. Provides that evidence: (1) obtained as a result of a search or seizure that is otherwise admissible in a Federal criminal proceeding shall not be excluded in a proceeding in a U.S. court on the ground that the search or seizure was in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution; and (2) shall not be excluded in a proceeding in a U.S. court on the ground that it was obtained in violation of a statute, an administrative rule, or a rule of court procedure unless exclusion is expressly authorized by statute or by a rule prescribed by the Supreme Court. Amends the Federal judicial code to make the United States liable for damages resulting from a search or seizure conducted by an investigative or law enforcement officer, acting within the scope of the officer's office or employment, in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. Provides for the award of actual and punitive damages, subject to specified limitations. Subjects such an officer to appropriate discipline in the discretion of the Federal agency employing the officer if that agency determines, after notice and hearing, that the officer conducted the search or seizure lacking a good faith belief that the search or seizure was constitutional. Makes the remedy under this section the exclusive civil remedy for such Fourth Amendment violations. Sets forth provisions regarding attorney fees and costs and the applicability of other tort claims procedures. (Sec. 508) Amends the Federal judicial code to establish a one-year statute of limitations for habeas corpus actions brought by State prisoners. Specifies that: (1) there shall be no right of appeal from a final order in a habeas corpus proceeding; and (2) unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of probable cause, an appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals from the final order in a habeas corpus proceeding in which the detention complained of arises out of process issued by a State or Federal court. Permits such certificate to issue only if the petitioner has made a substantial showing of the denial of a Federal constitutional right. Requires the certificate to indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy the showing. Provides that if the applicant has failed to develop the factual basis of a claim in State court proceedings, the Federal court shall not hold an evidentiary hearing on the claim unless: (1) the claim relies on a new rule of constitutional law, made retroactive by the Supreme Court, that was previously unavailable or on a factual predicate that could not have been previously discovered through the exercise of due diligence; and (2) the facts underlying the claim would be sufficient to establish by clear and convincing evidence that, but for constitutional error, no reasonable factfinder would have found the petitioner guilty of the underlying offense or eligible for the death penalty under State law. Requires that a second or successive motion be certified by a panel of the appropriate Federal Court of Appeals to contain: (1) newly discovered evidence sufficient to undermine the court's confidence in the factfinder's determination of the prisoner's guilt of the offense or offenses for which the sentence was imposed; or (2) a new rule of constitutional law, made retroactive by the Supreme Court, that was previously unavailable. Sets further limitations on second or successive petitions. (Sec. 510) Sets forth special habeas corpus procedures in capital cases. Requires (with exceptions): (1) a district court to render a final determination of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought in a capital case within 180 days after the date on which the petition is filed; and (2) a court of appeals to hear and render a final determination of any appeal of an order granting or denying such a petition within 120 days after the date on which the reply brief is filed and to decide whether to grant a petition or other request for rehearing en banc within 30 days after the date on which the petition for rehearing is filed. Sets forth provisions regarding failure to render a timely determination. Requires the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts to submit to the Congress an annual report on the compliance by the district courts and courts of appeals with the time limitations under this section. Title VI: Prevention of Terrorism - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for: (1) willful violation of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) security regulations; and (2) threatening to assault, kidnap, or murder former Federal officials in the performance of official duties. (Sec. 603) Grants the Attorney General wiretap authority for alien smuggling and related offenses. Makes alien smuggling a predicate to a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). (Sec. 604) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) authorization for interceptions of communications in certain terrorism-related offenses; (2) participation of foreign and State government personnel in interceptions of communications; and (3) disclosure of intercepted communications to foreign law enforcement agencies. (Sec. 607) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to establish procedures to apply whenever the Attorney General certifies under seal to a special court (established pursuant to this section) that: (1) the Attorney General or Deputy Attorney General has approved of the proceeding; (2) an alien terrorist is physically present in the United States; and (3) removal of such terrorist by deportation proceedings would pose a risk to national security because such proceedings would disclose classified information. Directs the Chief Justice of the United States to publicly designate up to seven judges to hear and decide such cases. Sets forth procedures for a special removal hearing, including provision for appointment of counsel and appeals. (Sec. 608) Declares that the territorial sea of the United States (extending to 12 miles) is part of the United States, subject to its sovereignty, and for purposes of Federal criminal jurisdiction, is within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. (Sec. 609) Extends Federal criminal jurisdiction over certain terrorism offenses overseas. (Sec. 610) Directs the Administrator of the FAA to issue regulations requiring FAA employees and agents to report to appropriate Federal and State law enforcement officers discoveries of controlled substances or cash in excess of $10,000. (Sec. 611) Amends the INA to permit the Attorney General to: (1) authorize an application to a Federal court of competent jurisdiction for, and a judge of such court to grant, an order authorizing disclosure of information contained in the application of the alien (as a result of an investigation of the alien by an investigative or law enforcement officer) that is necessary to locate and identify the alien under specified circumstances; and (2) furnish information under this section with respect to an alien to an official coroner for purposes of permitting the coroner to identify a deceased individual and to others under specified circumstances. (Sec. 612) Permits, in the exercise of comity, the surrender of persons, other than citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States, who have committed crimes of violence against U.S. nationals in foreign countries without regard to the existence of any extradition treaty with such foreign government if the Attorney General certifies in writing that: (1) evidence has been presented by the foreign government that indicates that had the offenses been committed in the United States they would constitute crimes of violence; and (2) the offenses charged are not of a political nature. (Sec. 613) Requires the Director of the FBI to report to the Congress on the effectiveness of provisions of the VCCLEA regarding the prohibition against providing material support to terrorists. (Sec. 614) Increases penalties for terrorism crimes. (Sec. 615) Sets penalties and procedures with respect to criminal offenses committed outside the United States by persons accompanying the armed forces. Title VII: Miscellaneous and Technical Provisions - Subtitle A: Elimination of Certain Programs - Repeals specified VCCLEA provisions regarding: (1) the Ounce of Prevention Council; (2) local crime prevention block grants; (3) model intensive grants; (4) family and community endeavor schools grants; (5) assistance for delinquent and at-risk youth; (6) police recruitment; (7) the Local Partnership Act; (8) national community economic partnership; (9) urban recreation and at-risk youth; (10) community-based justice grants for prosecutors; (11) the family unity demonstration project; (12) residential substance abuse treatment for State prisoners; (13) gang resistance education and training; (14) drug courts; and (15) the presidential summit on violence and the National Commission on Crime Prevention and Control. Subtitle B: Amendments Relating to Violent Crime Control - Repeals specified VCCLEA provisions regarding violent crime and drug emergency areas. (Sec. 712) Revises specified Federal criminal code provisions regarding violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity to increase penalties for such offenses and to expand the scope of the offenses covered by such provisions. (Sec. 713) Grants the Attorney General and the FBI authority to investigate serial killings in violation of the laws of a State or political subdivision when requested by the head of a law enforcement agency with investigative or prosecutive jurisdiction over the offense. (Sec. 714) Subjects a person who conspires to commit any of specified firearms or explosives offenses to the same penalties (other than the death penalty) as those prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy. (Sec. 715) Increases penalties for violence in the course of riot offenses. (Sec. 716) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) pretrial detention for possession of firearms or explosives by convicted felons; (2) elimination of the scienter element for carjacking; (3) theft of vessels; (4) RICO conspiracy (clarification that it is not necessary to establish that the defendant agreed personally to commit any acts of racketeering activity to be liable); (5) addition of attempts to cause bodily injury under the interstate domestic violence offense; (6) addition of foreign murder as a money laundering predicate; (7) inclusion of other felony crimes of violence under provisions regarding the use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire; and (8) inclusion of threats to use a weapon of mass destruction within provisions regarding the use of such weapons. Subtitle C: Amendments Relating to Courts and Sentencing - Amends the Federal criminal code, Federal judicial code, and rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow a reduction of sentence for providing substantial assistance in an investigation of any offense. (Sec. 732) Repeals a requirement from the Government appeal statute that the U.S. attorney certify to the district court that an appeal is not taken for purpose of delay and that the evidence is a substantial proof of a fact material in the proceeding. (Sec. 735) Amends the Federal criminal code and rule 35 to place limits on a reduction of sentence for substantial assistance of a defendant. (Sec. 736) Grants a court the authority to impose a sentence of probation or supervised release when reducing a sentence of imprisonment in certain cases. (Sec. 739) Extends the Parole Commission to deal with "old law" prisoners. (Sec. 741) Repeals provisions barring Federal prosecution of specified offenses. Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Amendments - Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Federal criminal code, CSA, and Controlled Substances Import and Export Act. (Sec. 754) Sets penalties for larceny involving post office boxes and postal stamp vending machines. (Sec. 757) Applies various offenses to U.S. possessions and territories. (Sec. 760) Grants courts authority to order a cable operator not to notify the subscriber of the existence of a subpoena or court order issued to such operator for basic subscriber information in connection with proceedings before a Federal grand jury.

Peace Powers Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1995

Peace Powers Act of 1995 - Repeals the War Powers Resolution. (Sec. 3) Requires the President, in every possible instance, to consult with the Congress before introducing the armed forces into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated and to consult regularly with the Congress until such forces are no longer engaged in such hostilities or have been removed from such situations. (Sec. 4) Directs the President, in the absence of a declaration of war, to report to the Speaker of the House and the president of the Senate in any case in which the armed forces are introduced: (1) into hostilities or situations described above; (2) into the territory, airspace, or waters of a foreign nation while equipped for combat, with specified exceptions; or (3) in numbers which substantially enlarge armed forces equipped for combat already located in a foreign nation. Requires such report to set forth: (1) the circumstances necessitating such introduction; (2) the constitutional and legislative authority under which such introduction took place; and (3) the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or involvement. Provides for continuing reports to the Congress as long as the armed forces are so engaged. (Sec. 5) Amends the United Nations Participation Act to prohibit the President from subordinating any element of the armed forces participating in a United Nations peacekeeping activity to the command or operational control of any foreign nationals unless he submits specified documents to the designated congressional committees or the Congress enacts an Act or joint resolution authorizing such subordination. Lists as the specified documents determinations by the President that: (1) the proposed subordination is in the national security interest (along with a justification for such determination); (2) the unit commanders of the armed forces proposed for subordination will retain the ability to report independently to higher U.S. military authorities; (3) the United States will retain authority to withdraw the armed forces from the activity at any time and to take any action to protect such forces if endangered; (4) the armed forces will remain under U.S. administrative command for purposes of discipline and evaluation; and (5) the proposed foreign command arrangement does not violate the Constitution. (Sec. 6) Requires the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the total amount of funds appropriated for national defense purposes after FY 1995 that were expended during the preceding fiscal year for United Nations peacekeeping activities. Permits the payment to the United Nations of the U.S. share of peacekeeping activities, beginning with FY 1996, only to the extent that such share exceeds the total amount appropriated for the preceding fiscal year reduced by the amount of any reimbursement or credit for U.S. support for peacekeeping. (Sec. 7) Provides for notification to the Congress of proposed participation in, or expenditure of funds for, United Nations peacekeeping activities.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise certain provisions relating to the appointment of clinical and counseling psychologists in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1995

Deletes provisions of Federal law requiring psychologists appointed for employment in the Veterans Health Administration to hold diplomas as diplomates in psychology from an accrediting authority approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Abolition of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1995

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Short Title Title II: Abolition of the Central Intelligence Agency Abolition of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1995 - Title I: Short Title - Cites this Act as the Abolition of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1995. Title II: Abolition of the Central Intelligence Agency - States as the purpose of this title to unify the formulation and execution of U.S. foreign policy by providing overall authority over intelligence activities to the Secretary of State. Requires, within two years after enactment of this Act, the transfer to the Secretary of all the functions, powers, and duties of the Directors of Central Intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency and any officer or component of such Agency. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress a plan to effectuate such transfers.

Nuclear Export Reorganization Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1995

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 Title II: Initiatives to Strengthen Compliance Title III: Amendments to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 Title IV: Review of Plutonium Use Policy Title V: Repeal Nuclear Export Reorganization Act of 1995 - Title I: Amendments to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to establish a Subgroup on Nuclear Export Coordination within the National Security Council. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 101) Amends the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 to require the Subgroup to: (1) serve as a forum for expressing the views of the constituent agencies with respect to the export of nuclear dual-use items; (2) review applications for the export of such items; (3) designate items for inclusion on the Nuclear Referral List; (4) facilitate the interagency process with respect to nuclear export licensing activities; and (5) undertake investigations with respect to such items. Directs the Chairman of the Subgroup to publish an export control bulletin for purposes of informing the public about the risks of proliferation and efforts to eliminate such risks. Requires the President to maintain a list of items the export of which is controlled to be known as the Nuclear Referral List. Requires an individual validated license for the export of a listed item. Subjects unlisted items that require a validated export license for national security reasons and are intended for nuclear-related end-uses to procedures applicable to listed items. Requires an individual validated license for exports of any technical data or commodities where the exporter has reason to know that such data or commodities will be used in specified nuclear activities. Makes the Secretary of Commerce responsible for processing export license applications for nuclear dual-use items before export from the United States or reexport from other countries. Sets forth procedures for license approvals and denials. Bars the issuance of licenses without the concurrence of all Subgroup members. (Sec. 102) Urges the President to encourage the development of a non-nuclear energy technology industry in the United States and to assist developing countries in acquiring such technologies. Requires the President to review the adequacy of federally funded research and development activities in achieving objectives related to non-nuclear technologies. Title II: Initiatives to Strengthen Compliance - Authorizes any U.S. person who finds that a foreign person has engaged in an activity outside the United States that is inconsistent with guidelines adopted by the United States and members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group with respect to exports of nuclear dual-use items to petition the Subgroup to investigate such activities. Requires the Subgroup, if the claims are sustained through evidence, to make a recommendation to the President regarding sanctions. (Sec. 202) Directs the Subgroup to develop guidelines to serve as a basis for the adoption of voluntary codes of conduct by companies that engage in exports of dual-use items. Requires the Subgroup to undertake a review of the circumstances under which certain dual-use goods could be exported under licenses other than an individual validated license without jeopardizing national security or interest. Authorizes the Secretary to issue such licenses. Permits the Subgroup to issue advisory opinions to any person as to whether an activity would subject the person to sanctions under existing nuclear export control laws. Authorizes the Subgroup to implement procedures to expedite the approvals of licenses for dual-use items to be exported to countries that are unlikely to become engaged in nuclear proliferation activities. Title III: Amendments to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the concurrence of the Department of Defense in certain activities involving nuclear exports, including approval of nuclear cooperation agreements and authorizations to produce nuclear material outside of the United States. Title IV: Review of Plutonium Use Policy - Directs the President to report to the Congress on modifying policy that currently provides that the United States will not inhibit plutonium use in nations where it does not constitute a proliferation risk. Title V: Repeal - Repeals part D of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 (provisions that require the termination of provisions regarding reporting on nuclear exports and sanctions for nuclear proliferation upon enactment of the next Foreign Relations Authorization Act).

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain disabled former prisoners of war to use Department of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges.

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1995

Authorizes use of Department of Defense commissary stores and post exchanges by former prisoners of war who have been honorably separated from service and have a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.

A bill to amend section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for payment under CHAMPUS of certain health care expenses incurred by certain members and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents to the extent that such expenses are not payable under medicare, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1995

Authorizes payment through the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) for items and for services for which payment is also made through Medicare, with a reduction for the amount already covered by Medicare. Continues CHAMPUS eligibility for veterans eligible for care or treatment for a service-connected disability in facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Requires a person receiving medical or dental care for which payment may be made under both Medicare and CHAMPUS to certify the amounts charged and paid for such items and services.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for jurisdiction, apprehension, and detention of members of the Armed Forces and certain civilians accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1995

Provides that members of the armed forces and persons accompanying the armed forces outside the United States who engage in conduct which would constitute a criminal offense within the maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States shall be guilty of a like offense against the United States and shall be subject to prosecution and punishment under the Federal criminal code. Prohibits a member of the armed forces from being so tried while subject to trial by court-martial for the same conduct. Prohibits persons employed by the armed forces outside the United States from being so tried if such persons are not nationals of the United States. Prohibits prosecution for such an offense in the United States if a foreign government has prosecuted such person for the conduct constituting such offense. Authorizes specified Federal officials to approve a prosecution which is otherwise prohibited under the grounds of prosecution by the foreign government in certain instances. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to designate a member of the armed forces serving in a law enforcement position to apprehend and detain outside the United States any person reasonably believed to have engaged in conduct which constitutes a criminal offense in the United States. Specifies conditions under which such person may be delivered to foreign authorities.