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Bill· HRH.R. 73 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Defense Contract Profit Policy Act of 1989 - Amends Federal defense procurement provisions to require each covered defense contractor (a contractor which is awarded defense contracts, or which receives payments from the United States, in a total amount of at least $100,000,000 in any 12-month period) to submit annually a profits information report to an independent firm designated by the Secretary of Defense to receive such reports and annually transmit aggregate data to the Secretary. Defines a "profits information report" and outlines report requirements. Requires a covered defense contractor to have the information submitted to the independent firm verified for reliability and accuracy by the same independent certified public accountant who furnishes to the Securities and Exchange Commission an opinion on the contractor's fair presentation of its financial statement. Allows the Secretary to waive such reporting requirements if disclosure would be detrimental to the success of a classified project and injurious to national security. Provides for the confidentiality of all submitted information. Directs the Secretary to conduct and report to the Congress on an annual study of the financial situation and level of profitability of covered defense contractors under covered contracts.
Bill· HRH.R. 114 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Requires the President to direct the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress, no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, a joint report addressing the question of Government responsibility for providing benefits and services to individuals who served with certain volunteer organizations in support of U.S. armed forces stationed in Vietnam during the Vietnam era.
Bill· HRH.R. 86 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Authorizes a commissioned officer of the Navy aboard a vessel operating in the territorial waters of the United States or at sea outside the territorial jurisdiction of any country, whenever a member of the Coast Guard is not present, to engage in drug interdiction activities with the same authority as a member of the Coast Guard assigned to drug interdiction duties. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, under specified conditions and upon the request of a Federal agency with the proper jurisdiction, to assign members of the armed forces to assist drug enforcement officials of such agency in searches, seizures, and arrests outside the land area of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 72 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Defense Consultant Registration and Reform Act of 1988 - Prohibits defense agencies from awarding a contract for advisory and assistance services to any consultant unless: (1) such consultant complies with the registration requirements of this Act; and (2) the contracting officer has reviewed the registration information and determined that such consultant does not have a conflict of interest that could be prejudicial to the United States. Prohibits defense agencies from awarding a contract to any person submitting a bid to such agencies unless such person certifies that each consultant that has assisted in the preparation of such bid has complied with the registration requirements of this Act. Requires each consultant who has submitted a bid or who has been retained in connection with the preparation of a bid for a Department of Defense (DOD) contract to register with the DOD Office of Standards of Conduct. Requires such consultants to update the registered information upon submitting a bid or being retained for the preparation of a bid for another DOD contract. Directs the DOD Inspector General to monitor the compliance of consultants with the registration requirements of this Act and to report annually to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services on the extent of such compliance. Subjects any consultant who intentionally fails to comply with such registration requirements to suspension and debarment proceedings. Provides that this Act shall not apply to contracts which, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, involve: (1) sensitive foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities; (2) sensitive law enforcement investigations; or (3) special access programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 42 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in the case of any individual discharged or dismissed from the armed forces under conditions other than honorable, to consider an application for, and issuance to such person of, an Exemplary Rehabilitation Certificate, if it is established that such person has rehabilitated himself, that his character is good, and that his conduct, activities, and habits since he was discharged or dismissed have been exemplary for a reasonable period of time, but not less than three years. Directs the Secretary to supply to the Secretary of Defense a copy of each such certificate issued, and requires the Secretary of Defense to place such certificate in the military personnel record of the affected individual. Permits the use of both oral and written evidence in the determination of the appropriateness of the certificate, including an appearance in person before the Secretary of Labor by the individual being considered. Provides that no military or veterans' benefits shall accrue to an individual receiving such a certificate, unless the individual was previously eligible for such benefits under the original discharge or dismissal. Directs the Secretary of Labor to ensure that public employment offices accord to any person so discharged or dismissed but receiving an Exemplary Rehabilitation Certificate special counseling and job development assistance. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, no later than January 15 of each year, to report to the Congress the number of cases reviewed under this Act and the number of certificates issued. Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations, delegate authority, and utilize the services of the Office of Personnel Management in carrying out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 80 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to abolish the National Security Council. Makes conforming amendments to the Military Selective Service Act and the Arms Control and Disarmament Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 78 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Authorizes and directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs (effective march 1989, Secretary of Veterans Affairs) to construct a veterans' hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 29 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Constitutional Amendment - Grants the President line item veto authority with respect to appropriations legislation, except for any item of appropriation for the national defense, as determined by legislation enacted by the Congress.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 53 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should contribute to the goal of preventing outer space from becoming an area of military confrontation. Urges the President to enter into negotiations with the Soviet Union and other states for a verifiable treaty banning the testing, production, deployment, and use of space-based weapons and of certain ground-based, sea-based, or air-based weapons.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 35 (101st)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Designates the week of November 5 through November 11, 1989, as National Women Veterans Recognition Week.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 46 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Declares that the United States shall: (1) implement specific changes in defense policy, including changes in deployment and modernization of weapon systems, that will reduce the likelihood of the first use of nuclear weapons; (2) formally renounce the first use of all nuclear weapons; and (3) conclude treaties with all nations renouncing the first use of all nuclear weapons.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 54 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Prohibits the President from providing military assistance to El Salvador, including issuing letters of offer, extending credits, issuing guarantees, entering into leases of defense articles, or issuing certain licenses under the Arms Export Control Act. Requires the President to order the prompt withdrawal from El Salvador of specified U.S. military personnel.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 28 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States should place greater emphasis on the improvement of U.S. conventional forces, particularly in cooperation with other member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and (2) such improvement should emphasize improved readiness and greater sustainability in conflict, defensive measures, such as joint development and deployment of infantry antitank weapons, and the assumption that the United States does not want to be forced to an early resort to use of nuclear weapons.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 21 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Urges the President to negotiate with member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Japan for the purpose of reducing the global defense burden of the United States relative to its allies.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 26 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Supports U.S. assistance to the Afghan resistance. Declares that any settlement in Afghanistan must: (1) provide for Afghan self-determination; (2) outline a definite timetable of less than ten months for the complete withdrawal of Soviet troops; and (3) provide for the safe return of refugees. Supports Pakistan's efforts to achieve a settlement agreement in current negotiations in Geneva with Pakistan. Urges the President to support a solution acceptable to the Afghan resistance, insist on the withdrawal of Soviet advisers with the troops, require the Soviets to terminate all forms of military assistance to the Kabul regime, and ensure continued international assistance to the Afghan refugees until all Soviet bloc forces have been withdrawn. Expresses the House of Representatives': (1) support for increased U.S. humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people during and following a Soviet withdrawal; (2) support for an international observer force to monitor Soviet compliance with a withdrawal agreement; (3) belief that the U.S. Government should not restrict assistance to the Afghan resistance until the President has determined that the Soviets have ended their occupation and that the mujahadeen can maintain its integrity during the transition period leading to new elections; and (4) sense that U.S. obligations are contingent on Soviet compliance with any withdrawal agreement.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 25 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives favoring a modified budget freeze in FY 1990 as an equitable way of complying with the deficit reduction targets of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Calls for a freeze at FY 1989 levels of FY 1990 discretionary budget authority levels and aggregate Federal discretionary defense and nondefense spending. Lists as basic to a modified freeze the suspension of FY 1990: (1) Federal civilian and military pay increases; (2) farm price support increases; and (3) Medicare and Medicaid price inflation reimbursements. Exempts from the freeze any payments of interest for the national debt and entitlement coverage (except Medicare) for new program entrants.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 15 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1989
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives favoring a modified budget freeze in FY 1990 as an equitable way of complying with the deficit reduction targets of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Calls for a freeze at FY 1989 levels of FY 1990 discretionary budget authority levels and aggregate Federal discretionary defense and nondefense spending. Lists as basic to a modified freeze the suspension of FY 1990: (1) cost-of-living adjustments for non-means-tested entitlement programs; (2) Federal civilian and military pay increases; (3) farm price support increases; and (4) Medicare and Medicaid price inflation reimbursements. Exempts from the freeze any payments of interest for the national debt and entitlement coverage (except Medicare) for new program entrants.