Defence

Concerning the situation in Rwanda.

United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1994

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Government should maintain a commitment to mobilize, in concert with its allies and the United Nations, to provide necessary aid to relieve the human suffering resulting from the Rwandan crisis and to take active steps to ensure that the United States possesses the military assets needed for such undertaking.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that undiagnosed illnesses constitute diseases for purposes of entitlement of veterans to disability compensation for service-connected diseases, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1994

Defines the term "disease," for purposes of determining the relationship between undiagnosed illness and disease for purposes of entitlement to veterans' disability compensation, as any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any part, organ, or system of the body that is manifested by a symptom or sign the etiology, pathology, and prognosis for which is known or unknown. Requires due consideration to be given to the common or shared experiences, medical symptoms, or signs of other veterans who were engaged in similar service and who exhibit similar medical symptoms or signs.

Veterans Programs Improvement Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1994

Extends through FY 1996 the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a compensated work therapy and therapeutic transitional housing demonstration program. (Sec. 2) Extends permanently a Department of Veterans Affairs program for the treatment and rehabilitation of veterans for alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities. (Sec. 3) Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize for FY 1995 through 1997 the homeless veterans' reintegration projects established under such Act. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary to provide care and treatment and rehabilitative services in halfway houses, therapeutic communities, psychiatric residential treatment centers, and other community-based treatment facilities to homeless veterans suffering from chronic mental illness disabilities who are eligible for veterans' medical care. Requires prior approval by the Secretary of the facility providing such care. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees on Department activities in assisting homeless veterans during the preceding year. (Sec. 6) Amends the Veterans' Medical Programs Amendments of 1992 to: (1) require the directors of regional Department medical centers or benefits offices to update for each of FY 1995 through 1997 an assessment of the needs of homeless veterans in their region; and (2) require the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees in each of such fiscal years describing such updates. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program at no more than five designated locations under which the Secretary enters into partnerships with community-based homeless service organizations in order to provide services and assistance to homeless veterans. Requires an agreement with a non-Federal entity to carry out a study of the program. Requires the Secretary to report the results of such study to specified congressional committees. (Sec. 8) Amends the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 to: (1) increase from four to 12 the authorized number of centers for the provision of comprehensive services to homeless veterans; and (2) remove a specified funding limitation.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the cost that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may incur to pay for a contract burial of a nonservice-connected disabled veteran who dies in a Department of Veterans Affairs facility, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1994

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the actual cost, not to exceed $600, for the contract burial of a nonservice-connected disabled veteran who dies in a Department of Veterans Affairs facility. Changes from December 1 to April 1 the annual submission date for a report from the Secretary concerning Department medical facility admission policies.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the coverage and protection provided to medical quality assurance records by section 5705 of that title.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1994

Prohibits Department of Veterans Affairs medical quality assurance records from being subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding. Prohibits an individual who participates in the production of such records from being required to testify at such a proceeding. Allows testimony concerning such records (currently, only the records or documents themselves) to be disclosed to Federal agencies for certain limited purposes (licensing, accreditation). Specifies additional uses for which such information may be disclosed. Includes information and testimony related to such records within certain disclosure limitation provisions. Prohibits the disclosure of such records by the Department as public information to the extent that such disclosure would reveal the identities of the participants in the quality assurance process which generated the records or documents.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make eligible for burial in the national cemeteries the spouses of veterans who predecease the veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1994

Makes eligible for burial in national cemeteries spouses who predecease veterans.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that employees appointed under chapters 73 and 74 of that title have protection against certain prohibited personnel practices.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1994

Applies specified Federal provisions concerning protection of Federal employees from certain prohibited personnel practices (whistleblower provisions) to Department of Veterans Affairs medical personnel. Authorizes the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel to review and investigate such prohibited personnel actions.

Philippine Veterans Currency Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1994

Philippine Veterans Currency Act of 1994 - Eliminates the requirement that veterans of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and their survivors and dependents be paid veterans' benefits (including disability compensation and survivors' and dependents' educational assistance) in Philippine pesos.

To establish a national commission to review the regular military compensation of members of the Armed Forces and develop recommendations to end the dependence of some members and their families on Federal and local assistance programs.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1994

Establishes the National Commission on Fairness in Military Compensation to: (1) determine the extent to which military personnel or their dependents rely on food stamps, the special supplemental food program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and other Federal or local assistance programs as a necessary supplement to their regular military compensation, and the circumstances that lead to such dependence; and (2) submit to the President and the Congress a report on its findings and its recommendations on possible changes in the military pay structure so that military personnel will receive adequate compensation and no longer rely on such other forms of assistance. Limits to $750,000 the total authorized expenses of the Commission. Requires the Comptroller General to audit Commission books and records in order to ensure compliance with such expense limit. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of its report.

To amend the Wilderness Act to permit the landing of aircraft within wilderness areas for purposes of search and rescue under certain circumstances.

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1994

Amends the Wilderness Act to permit, upon the request of any law enforcement or military authority (including the national guard), the landing of aircraft within wilderness areas for purposes of search and rescue.

Joseph Nye, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Graham T. Allison, Jr.

United States · United States Senate · 22 July 1994

Veterans Law Judge Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1994

Veterans Law Judge Act of 1994 - Redesignates the Chairman and other members of the Board of Veterans Appeals (other than temporary members) as veterans law judges. Classifies the pay rate for veterans law judges as that of administrative law judges. Authorizes the Chairman of the Board or other Board members to continue to serve in such positions, upon approval of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, after the expiration of their terms. Requires the Secretary to notify Board members at least 120 days in advance of a decision not to recommend such member for appointment to an additional term. Allows the opportunity for a hearing on such decision. Allows the President to disapprove the appointment of a Board member to an additional term. Provides for reversion to the civil grades and series held by Board members prior to their appointment upon the expiration of their terms of appointment. Directs the Secretary to prescribe criteria for Board member reappointment. Allows current Board members in the Senior Executive Service to continue to be paid at that rate.

To make technical corrections to the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (P.L. 103-236).

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1994

Makes technical corrections to the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to exclude certain U.S. citizens hired at posts abroad who are not family members of U.S. Government employees from coverage under Foreign Service grievance provisions. Prohibits the sale or lease of defense articles or services by the U.S. Government to any country or international organization that is known to have sent letters to U.S. firms requesting compliance with, or soliciting information regarding compliance with, the secondary or tertiary (currently, primary or secondary) Arab League boycott unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the country or organization does not currently maintain such a policy or practice. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the pilot visa waiver program through FY 1995. Authorizes the Secretary of State to transfer a specified amount from the Department of State's Diplomatic and Consular Programs appropriation to appropriations available to the General Services Administration for the purchase of real property for use by the Department of State for its Miami Regional Center. Revives provisions of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 regarding Voice of America.

Veterans Health Care Reform Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1994

Veterans Health Care Reform Act of 1994 - Allows each veteran who is an eligible individual under provisions of the Health Security Act (the Act), individuals currently enrolled in a health plan under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), and their family members to be enrolled in a Department of Veterans Affairs health plan (VA plan). Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each VA plan provides to enrolled individuals the items and services in the comprehensive benefit package under the Act. Allows such plans to offer supplemental health benefits and cost-sharing policies consistent with the Act. Provides a limitation with regard to veterans enrolled with health plans outside the VA. Prohibits the imposition of any plan enrollment charges upon service-connected disabled veterans, veterans receiving disability compensation from the VA, former prisoners of war veterans of the Mexican border period or World War I, and veterans unable to defray the costs of such care. Allows the Secretary to establish plan charges for other veterans. Deems a VA facility to be a Medicare provider, and a VA health plan to be a Medicare HMO, for purposes of any program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act). Allows for the recovery of certain care and services provided under a VA plan in the case of an individual who has coverage under another plan. Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Plan Fund to be used for VA health plan payments and services. Preserves existing benefits for VA facilities not operating within a health plan certified under the Act. Directs the Secretary to organize health plans and operate VA facilities as, or within, health plans under the Act. Preempts conflicting State health plan standards or requirements. Directs the Secretary to designate a health plan director for each VA health plan organized and operated under this Act. Authorizes such directors to enter into contracts and agreements for the provision of care and services under the VA plan as well as related services (equipment, maintenance, and repair). Authorizes the Secretary to enter into resource-sharing agreements with other health care plans and providers, health industry organizations, individuals, and other Government departments and agencies. Provides certain administrative and personnel flexibility, as well as expenditure authority, for care and services under a VA plan. Establishes in the Treasury the Veterans Health Care Investment Fund. Provides specified credits to the Fund for FY 1995 through 1997 for operation of VA health plans. Requires a report from the Secretary to the Congress on the operation of such plans. Authorizes the Secretary to accept and use grants for health care services provided to special populations if used by the VA while operating under a VA health plan.

Walter Becker Slocombe, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, vice Frank G. Wisner.

United States · United States Senate · 20 July 1994

Jan Lodal, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, vice Walter Becker Slocombe.

United States · United States Senate · 20 July 1994

A bill to prohibit all United States military and economic assistance for Turkey until the Turkish Government takes certain actions to resolve the Cyprus problem and complies with its obligations under international law.

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1994

Prohibits U.S. military and economic assistance to Turkey until the President certifies to the Congress that: (1) the Turkish Government has released or accounted for the five Americans abducted by the Turkish invasion forces in 1974 and the 1,614 Greek Cypriots who have been missing since the Turkish invasion; (2) the churches in the occupied parts of Cyprus that were converted to mosques in violation of the Geneva Conventions have been restored to their original condition for Christian worship; (3) the Turkish Government has authorized a census of the colonists on Cyprus; (4) all Turkish military forces and illegal Turkish colonists have been withdrawn from Cyprus; (5) the Turkish Government has returned the area of Famagusta/Varosha to the Government of Cyprus; (6) negotiations have resulted in progress towards establishing a democracy in Cyprus; and (7) the Turkish Government is in compliance with the United Nations Charter, specified United Nations resolutions, the North Atlantic Treaty, and the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and is not engaged in human rights violations.

International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1994

International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to provide, in accordance with an antitrust mutual assistance agreement in effect with a foreign antitrust authority, antitrust evidence to assist such authority to: (1) determine whether a person has violated, or is about to violate, any of the foreign antitrust laws administered or enforced by the authority; and (2) enforce any of such laws. Authorizes the Attorney General to conduct investigations to obtain evidence relating to a violation of such foreign antitrust laws and provide such evidence to the authority, regardless of whether the conduct investigated violates any of the Federal antitrust laws. Authorizes the U.S. district court for the district in which a person resides, is found, or transacts business, upon application of the Attorney General made in accordance with such an agreement, to order such person to give testimony or a statement to, or to produce a document or other thing for, the Attorney General to assist the authority to make its determination or enforce any of such laws. Sets forth provisions regarding the contents of the order, the preservation of rights and privileges, and voluntary conduct. Makes this Act inapplicable with respect to antitrust evidence that is: (1) received by the Attorney General or the FTC under provisions of the Clayton Act regarding a premerger notification and waiting period; (2) a matter occurring before a grand jury with respect to which disclosure is prevented by Federal law, with exceptions; (3) specifically authorized to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy under criteria established by executive order; and (4) classified under specified provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Permits disclosure of antitrust evidence obtained under the Antitrust Civil Process Act in accordance with such an agreement under, and the other requirements of, this Act. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) publication requirements; (2) implementation of such agreements; (3) limitations on judicial review; (4) supplementation and preservation of authority; and (5) reporting requirements. Authorizes the Attorney General and the FTC to receive from a foreign state or a regional economic integration organization reimbursement for costs incurred to conduct investigations or provide evidence.

International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1994

International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to provide, in accordance with an antitrust mutual assistance agreement in effect with a foreign antitrust authority, antitrust evidence to assist such authority to: (1) determine whether a person has violated, or is about to violate, any of the foreign antitrust laws administered or enforced by the authority; and (2) enforce any of such laws. Authorizes the Attorney General to conduct investigations to obtain evidence relating to a violation of such foreign antitrust laws and provide such evidence to the authority, regardless of whether the conduct investigated violates any of the Federal antitrust laws. Authorizes the U.S. district court for the district in which a person resides, is found, or transacts business, upon application of the Attorney General made in accordance with such an agreement, to order such person to give testimony or a statement to, or to produce a document or other thing for, the Attorney General to assist the authority to make its determination or enforce any of such laws. Sets forth provisions regarding the contents of the order, the preservation of rights and privileges, and voluntary conduct. Makes this Act inapplicable with respect to antitrust evidence that is: (1) received by the Attorney General or the FTC under provisions of the Clayton Act regarding a premerger notification and waiting period; (2) a matter occurring before a grand jury with respect to which disclosure is prevented by Federal law, with exceptions; (3) specifically authorized to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy under criteria established by executive order; and (4) classified under specified provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Permits disclosure of antitrust evidence obtained under the Antitrust Civil Process Act in accordance with such an agreement under, and the other requirements of, this Act. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) publication requirements; (2) implementation of such agreements; (3) limitations on judicial review; (4) supplementation and preservation of authority; and (5) reporting requirements.

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1994

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1994 - Defines "continuum of health care" and "noninstitutional long-term care" under veterans' health care provisions. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a continuum of health care to veterans eligible for veterans' benefits. (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary to provide institutional nursing home care to certain disabled veterans or those in receipt of a veterans' pension. Allows for recovery of nursing home care costs by the Secretary if the veteran is also eligible for such care through a State plan under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Designates a Department of Veterans Affairs facility as a Medicare provider for purposes of any program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Declares a Department medical center as a Medicare HMO. Directs the HHS Secretary to reimburse a Department facility or medical center for providing services as a Medicare provider in the case of care for a non-service-connected disability of a veteran eligible for Medicare benefits. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to develop a plan to implement the provision of institutional long-term care for veterans who: (1) have a service-connected disability of less than 50 percent; (2) have an annual income below a formulated amount; (3) have a catastrophic nonservice-connected disability; or (4) require such care as a follow-up to inpatient care. Outlines, with respect to such care, provisions concerning: (1) premiums and copayments for covered veterans; (2) the issuance of a long-term care insurance contract; and (3) a report from the Secretary to the Congress on the costs of the plan and the insurance contract and legislation required for plan implementation. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to administer a program of health insurance known as the VA Group Health Plan as a managed-care plan meeting specified requirements. Allows any eligible veteran and his or her spouse or child to be enrolled in the Plan. Provides Plan enrollment requirements. Prohibits the Plan from imposing a limitation or exclusion of benefits relating to treatment for certain preexisting conditions. Directs the Secretary to administer the Plan so that no appropriated funds are required for Plan operation. Requires an annual report to the Congress by the Secretary on Plan operation, as well as an initial report. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to administer the health programs of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) through use of a managed care medical practice model, with limitations. Directs the Secretary to organize the VHA health care delivery and resources into geographic regions known as veterans service areas. (Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY 1995 through 1999 for: (1) acquiring medical equipment to relieve existing medical equipment backlogs in Department facilities; and (2) infrastructure improvement, patient care amenities, primary care services and personnel, and medical facility construction projects.

To amend section 217 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that military moving expense reimbursements are excluded from income without regard to the deductibility of the expenses reimbursed.

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1994

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from income military moving and storage expense reimbursements without regard to the deductibility of such expenses.

Concerning consideration of United States military action against Haiti.

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1994

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should not undertake any military action against Haiti unless the President first certifies to the Congress that there exists a clear and present danger to the citizens of the United States and that U.S. interests require such action.

Veterans' Employment Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1994

Veterans' Employment Act of 1994 - Establishes within the Department of Labor a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training. Requires such Deputy Assistant to be a veteran. Requires the pay rates for disabled veterans' outreach specialists to be comparable to those paid other professionals in State government. Adds veterans who served on active duty after the Vietnam era and certain other veterans to a study by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concerning unemployment among veterans. Adds to a veterans' employment emphasis under Federal contracts of $10,000 or more for the procurement of personal property and non-personal services veterans who served on active duty during a war in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized. Requires veterans employed under the preference to be included in certain contractor reporting requirements. Disregards amounts received by eligible veterans under the all-volunteer force basic educational assistance program and the educational assistance program for enlisted members of the Selected and Ready Reserves in determining eligibility of veterans under Federal employment and training programs.

A bill to authorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States to provide financing for the export of nonlethal defense articles and defense services the primary end use of which will be for civilian purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1994

Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to allow, provided specified conditions are met, the Export-Import Bank to finance export sales of nonlethal defense articles or services whose primary end use will be for civilian purposes. Requires the Bank to encourage the use of its programs to support the export of goods and services that have beneficial effects on the environment or mitigate potential adverse environmental effects such as by encouraging environmentally sustainable development, promoting efficient use of resources, and promoting energy efficiency. Authorizes appropriations.

Veterans' Education and Training Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1994

Veterans' Education and Training Act of 1994 - Provides for the continued use (currently terminates at the end of FY 1994) of veterans' basic educational assistance for approved flight training for regular veterans, post-Vietnam era veterans, and members of the reserves. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use the facilities of any federally recognized Indian tribe in providing training or work experience for veterans with service-connected disabilities. Allows for the payment of a subsistence allowance to veterans performing training or work on the facilities of such an Indian tribe. (Sec. 4) Includes within the definition of "educational institution" for purposes of the provision of educational assistance to veterans, until September 31, 1996, entities that provide training required for the completion of any State-approved alternative teacher certification program. (Sec. 5) Prohibits a veteran eligible for educational assistance from enrolling in any course at an institution outside the United States unless the institution is an approved institution of higher learning and the course is approved by the Secretary. (Sec. 6) Provides for the conditional approval of correspondence courses as courses for which veterans' educational assistance may be provided. (Sec. 7) Increases from $12 million to $13 million the annual limit on the amount authorized to be provided to State and local educational agencies for furnishing courses of education to veterans under the educational assistance program. Removes an educational agency reporting requirement with respect to the provision of such services. (Sec. 9) Continues the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education through December 31, 2003. (Sec. 10) Increases from $5 million to $6 million the annual funding ceiling for veterans' educational and vocational counseling services obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (Sec. 11) Amends the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 to: (1) repeal the 18-month limit on training under such Act for employment in stable and permanent positions; (2) revise certain certification requirements under such training program; (3) allow assistance to be paid on behalf of eligible persons for training under two or more training programs if the per-person annual training limit is not exceeded; and (4) allow a person to enter into a job training program on the day that official employer notification is given (currently, the person must wait two weeks after such notification).

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize educational assistance for alternative teacher certification programs, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1994

Includes within the definition of "educational institution" for purposes of the provision of educational assistance to veterans, until September 30, 1996, entities that provide training required for the completion of any State-approved alternative teacher certification program.

Veterans' Benefits Income Verification Amendments of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1994

Veterans' Benefits Income Verification Amendments of 1994 - Authorizes (current law directs) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require, from persons receiving veterans' pension or parents' dependency and indemnity compensation through the Department of Veterans Affairs, a calendar year report containing certain personal income information.

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1994

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal the loan guarantee program for the development of underground coal mines. (Sec. 3) Transfers the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Office from the Federal Energy Administration to the Secretary of Energy. Repeals the mandate for: (1) a Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Plan (while retaining authority for a one billion barrel Reserve); (2) an Early Storage Reserve; and (3) a minimum fill rate. Makes the Regional Petroleum Reserve part of the SPR. Revises SPR operation and maintenance guidelines affecting expansion, drawdown, and distribution plans. Revises SPR drawdown, and distribution guidelines including: (1) a repeal the Secretary's allocation authority; and (2) a mandate that the Secretary sell SPR petroleum at public sale to the highest bidder. Revises: (1) SPR annual reporting requirements; and (2) guidelines governing the obligation of funds from the SPR Petroleum Account. Repeals the mandate for congressional review of contracts for which no implementing legislation is needed. Extends the authorities relating to the SPR through FY 1999. (Sec. 4) Revises guidelines governing: (1) international voluntary agreements affecting emergency responses; (2) the applicability of the Defense Production Act of 1950; and (3) antitrust defenses applicable to international voluntary agreements. Extends the authorization of appropriations for interagency working groups to promote exports of renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services through FY 1999. Extends emergency energy authorities through FY 1999. (Sec. 5) Extends authorizations of appropriations through FY 1999 for: (1) State energy conservation programs; and (2) the energy conservation program for schools and hospitals. Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to extend through FY 1999 the authorization of appropriations for weatherization assistance program for low-income persons. Modifies the statutory mandate that the President collect certain petroleum product information.

Library of Congress Financial Reform Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Library of Congress Revolving Fund Title II: Cataloging Products and Services Title III: Retention of Proceeds by Library of Congress Title IV: Amendments to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board Act Title V: Amendments to Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels Legislation Title VI: Supplementary Provisions Library of Congress Financial Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: Library of Congress Revolving Fund - Establishes in the Treasury the Library of Congress Revolving Fund. Makes such Fund available to the Librarian of Congress for: (1) research reports, translations, and analytical studies prepared for Federal agencies; (2) centralized acquisition of publications, information services, and Library materials, and training in library and information services, for Federal agencies; (3) decimal classification development; (4) gift shop activities; (5) document location, copying and delivery services, and international interlibrary lending; (6) centralized acquisition activities for libraries participating in the Library's overseas programs; and (7) special events and programs. Credits to the Fund appropriations for such activities and all fees, advances, and reimbursements received for products and services furnished through such activities. Authorizes the Librarian to charge fees to recover the production and distribution costs of products and services provided through such activities. Title II: Cataloging Products and Services - Authorizes the Librarian to furnish cataloging products and services to institutions or individuals for purchase at a price that recovers distribution costs. Requires revenues to be deposited in the Treasury and credited to the Library's salaries and expenses appropriation. Title III: Retention of Proceeds by Library of Congress - Authorizes the Librarian to sell personal property, including books, periodicals, and other materials, determined to be excess to the collections or the exchange and donation programs of the Library. Sets forth restrictions on the sale of copies, phonorecords, or identifying material deposited in the Copyright Office, but authorizes the sale where: (1) the articles are sold exclusively as scrap for recycling; (2) the Library has owned the articles for at least five years or there is no reasonable likelihood that their later resale or commercial use by the purchaser would materially impair the market value of the work; or (3) the copyright has expired. Prohibits the sale of: (1) copies of materials received by the Library under written deeds of gift or other contractual agreements which expressly preclude the transfer of ownership or possession by the Library or which do not authorize the proposed sale; (2) materials distributed by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; or (3) products of the Congressional Research Service. Authorizes the Librarian to accept payment or restitution for lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed books, periodicals, newspapers, phonorecords or other materials from the Library's collection if such sums are: (1) ordered by any judicial or administrative authority to be paid to the Library; or (2) received from a borrower or other Library user. Establishes in the Treasury an account consisting of the proceeds of any sale of excess materials or any payment or restitution described under this title. Provides that account funds shall be available to the Librarian for the acquisition of books, periodicals, phonorecords, and other materials, including the costs of administering the national and international acquisition programs of the Library. Title IV: Amendments to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board Act - Appoints the vice chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board. Increases the amount that may be on deposit in the permanent loan account of the Treasury to $20,000,000. Allows gifts or bequests accepted by the Librarian to subsequently be offered to the Board in cases where the Librarian determines, and the Board agrees, that the purposes of the gift or bequest would be best accomplished by the Board's authority to invest and reinvest monies or securities donated or bequeathed. Title V: Amendments to Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels Legislation - Authorizes the Librarian and the Register of Copyrights: (1) in distribution proceedings before copyright arbitration royalty panels, to deduct costs of such panels from royalty fees; and (2) in ratemaking proceedings, to require the parties to pay the costs of the panels. Title VI: Supplementary Provisions - Requires the Librarian to respect and preserve the security classification of any scientific or technical material in the possession or control of the Library. Requires the President to certify the classified status of items received as being essential in the interest of national defense. Prohibits: (1) the use of CRS resources to generate fee-based research and information services; or (2) the marketing or publication of CRS products without prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration or the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1994

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal the loan guarantee program for development of underground coal mines. Transfers the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Office from the Federal Energy Administration to the Secretary of Energy. Repeals the mandates for: (1) a Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Plan (while retaining authority for a one billion barrel Reserve); (2) an Early Storage Reserve; (3) a minimum fill rate; and (4) Utility, Coal, and Remote Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves. Makes the Regional Petroleum Reserve part of the SPR. Revises SPR operation and maintenance guidelines affecting expansion, drawdown, and distribution plans. Revises SPR drawdown and distribution guidelines, including: (1) a repeal of the Secretary's allocation authority; and (2) a mandate that the Secretary sell SPR petroleum at public sale to the highest bidder. Revises: (1) SPR annual reporting requirements; and (2) guidelines governing the obligation of funds from the SPR Petroleum Account. Extends the authorities relating to the SPR through FY 1999. Repeals general emergency authorities for energy conservation, rationing, and related contingency plans. Revises guidelines governing: (1) international voluntary agreements affecting emergency responses; (2) the applicability of the Defense Production Act of 1950; and (3) antitrust defenses applicable to international voluntary agreements. Extends through FY 1999 the authorization of appropriations for interagency working groups to promote export of renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services. Extends emergency energy authorities through FY 1999. Extends authorizations of appropriations through FY 1999 for: (1) State energy conservation programs; and (2) the energy conservation program for schools and hospitals. Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to extend through FY 1999 the authorization of appropriations for the weatherization assistance program for low-income persons.

Philip Edward Coyle, III, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense, vice Robert Clifton Duncan, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 12 July 1994

An original bill to authorize major medical facility construction projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1995, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1994

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the major medical facility projects and leases for which funds are requested in the FY 1995 budget of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes additional major medical facility projects, in specified amounts, as well as projects for which funds were appropriated under the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 for such projects and leases, with specified limitations. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake an administrative reorganization at the Department Medical Center in Sepulveda, California, as necessitated by the January 1994 earthquake there, without regard to a congressional waiting period requirement.

A joint resolution designating November 21, 1994, as "National Military Families Recognition Day".

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1994

Designates November 21, 1994, as National Military Families Recognition Day.

To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to veterans housing programs, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1994

Makes eligible for the veterans' housing loan program: (1) members of the Selected Reserve discharged or released before completion of six years of service because of a service-connected disability; and (2) surviving spouses of reservists who die while on active duty. Repeals a Federal provision prohibiting guaranteed housing loans to veterans for property not served by a public or adequate community water and sewage system. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee to refinance loans of veterans making energy efficiency improvements. Allows for the charging of a guaranteed housing loan fee for such loan. Provides for the guaranteeing of refinance loans made to change a mortgage from an adjustable to a fixed rate. Provides authority for guaranteeing loans made to purchase a manufactured home if the home displays a certification of conformity with Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Repeals certain inspection requirements with respect to such manufactured homes, as well as a reporting requirement concerning such inspections. Revises certain default procedures with respect to guaranteed housing loans. Excludes from certain minimum active-duty service requirements, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' guaranteed housing loans, those veterans whose discharge or release from active duty was the result of a reduction in force.

For the relief of Pauline Applewhite Saunders.

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1994

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make specified retirement payments and annuity benefits out of the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund to a certain named individual.

Congratulating the people of Germany and the citizens of Berlin on the occasion of the withdrawal of United States troops from Berlin, and reaffirming United States-Berlin friendship.

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1994

Congratulates: (1) the people of Germany on the unification of the nation and the city of Berlin; and (2) the U.S. armed forces, civilian administrators, and American people for five decades of sacrifice and support for Berlin. Recognizes and salutes the contribution of British and French allies in the defense of Berlin. Reaffirms the North Atlantic Treaty Organization obligations of the United States and America's continued support for a free, democratic, and united Germany. Welcomes the further enrichment of the relationship between the United States and Berlin based on fostering new traditions in economic and cultural links.

Patent Prior User Rights Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1994

Patent Prior User Rights Act of 1994 - Provides that a person shall not be liable as a patent infringer with respect to any matter claimed in the patent that such person had, acting in good faith, commercially used in the United States or made effective and serious preparation therefor in the United States before the critical date. Provides that rights based on prior use extend only to the claimed invention that the person claiming rights was in possession of prior to the critical date. Includes within rights based on prior use the right to make and use variations or improvements. Prohibits variations or improvements from infringing additional claims of the patent. Provides that rights based on prior use are personal and may not be licensed, assigned, or transferred to another except in connection with the assignment or transfer of the entire business or enterprise to which the rights relate. Bars claims of rights based on prior use if the activity under which the person claims the rights was: (1) based on information derived from the patentee; or (2) abandoned on or after the critical date, except that for abandonment occurring after the critical date, rights based on prior use may be used as a defense to infringement for that period of activity which occurred prior to abandonment if such activity would otherwise have been allowed. Provides that the burden of proof for establishing the defense shall be on the person claiming rights based on prior use.

United States-China Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1994

United States-China Act of 1994 - Declares that if nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) is not granted to China by reason of the enactment of a congressional disapproval resolution, such treatment shall continue to apply to goods that are produced by a person that is not a state-owned Chinese enterprise, but not apply to any goods that are produced by a state-owned Chinese enterprise. Provides that if nondiscriminatory treatment is granted to China for a 12-month period on July 3, 1994, such treatment shall not apply to: (1) any good that is produced by the People's Liberation Army or Chinese defense industrial trading company; or (2) any nonqualified good that is produced by a state-owned Chinese enterprise. Urges the Secretary of the Treasury to consult with American businesses that have significant trade with or investment in China, to encourage them to adopt a voluntary code of conduct that: (1) follows internationally recognized human rights principles; (2) ensures the employment of Chinese citizens is not discriminatory in terms of sex, ethnic origin, or political belief; (3) ensures that no convict, forced, or indentured labor is knowingly used; (4) recognizes the rights of workers to freely organize and bargain collectively; and (5) discourages mandatory political indoctrination on business premises. Requires the Secretary to determine, and publish in the Federal Register, which persons are state-owned Chinese enterprises and Chinese defense industrial trading companies. Authorizes the President to waive any condition or prohibition imposed under this Act if he determines and reports to the Congress that its continued imposition would have a serious adverse effect on the vital U.S. national security. Declares that if the President recommends in 1995 that the waiver of human rights and emigration requirements for nondiscriminatory treatment for China be continued, he shall state in a specified report to the Congress the extent to which China has made progress with respect to: (1) adhering to the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (2) ceasing the exportation to the United States of products made with convict, forced, or indentured labor; (3) ceasing unfair and discriminatory trade practices which restrict and unreasonably burden American businesses; and (4) adhering to the guidelines of the Missile Technology Control Regime and the controls adopted by the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Australia Group.

A bill to create a Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the U.S. Intelligence Community, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1994

Establishes a commission on the roles and capabilities of the United States intelligence community. Requires the Commission to: (1) review the efficacy and appropriateness of U.S. intelligence activities in the post-Cold War global environment; and (2) issue a report containing recommendations with respect to U.S. intelligence roles and capabilities for the foreseeable future.

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1994

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal the loan guarantee program for the development of underground coal mines. (Sec. 3) Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to prohibit joint bidding for natural gas or crude oil development rights on the Outer Continental Shelf only when it is determined before a lease sale that this bidding would adversely affect competition or the receipt of fair market value. Repeals guidelines for oil and gas production at the maximum efficient rate and at the temporary emergency production rate. Transfers the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Office from the Federal Energy Administration to the Secretary of Energy. Repeals the mandate for: (1) a Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Plan (while retaining authority for a one billion barrel Reserve); (2) an Early Storage Reserve; and (3) a minimum fill rate. Makes the Regional Petroleum Reserve part of the SPR. Revises SPR operation and maintenance guidelines affecting expansion, drawdown and distribution plans. Conditions the Secretary's authority to acquire petroleum products for the SPR upon the availability of funds. Revises SPR drawdown and distribution guidelines including: (1) a repeal the Secretary's allocation authority; and (2) a mandate that the Secretary sell SPR petroleum at public sale to the highest bidder. Revises: (1) SPR annual reporting requirements; and (2) guidelines governing the obligation of funds from the SPR Petroleum Account. Repeals the mandate for congressional review of contracts for which no implementing legislation is needed. Extends the authorities relating to the SPR through FY 1999. (Sec. 4) Revises guidelines governing: (1) international voluntary agreements affecting emergency responses; (2) the applicability of the Defense Production Act of 1950; and (3) antitrust defenses applicable to international voluntary agreements. Extends the authorization of appropriations for interagency working groups to promote exports of renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services through FY 1999. Extends emergency energy authorities through FY 1999. (Sec. 5) Extends authorizations of appropriations through FY 1999 for: (1) State energy conservation programs; and (2) the energy conservation program for schools and hospitals. Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to extend through FY 1999 the authorization of appropriations for weatherization assistance program for low-income persons. (Sec. 6) Repeals: (1) the statutory mandate for the President to collect certain petroleum product information; and (2) conflict of interest disclosure requirements guidelines.

Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1994

Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 1994 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for grants to public works facilities through FY 1997. Repeals a limitation on financial assistance for sewer and other waste disposal facilities. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) conduct projects to demonstrate methods of assisting isolated small businesses to access small business services provided by Federal, State, and local governments; and (2) establish three business outreach centers. Directs the Secretary to establish an Office of Strategic Economic Development Planning and Policy within the Economic Development Administration. Establishes a Federal Coordinating Council for Economic Development to develop a government wide strategic plan for economic development. Authorizes appropriations. Requires applicants for economic development assistance to certify that a redevelopment area meets at least one criterion regarding per capita income, unemployment rates, job losses, population growth, employment declines, concentrations of low-income individuals, or outmigration. Voids designations of redevelopment areas made before this Act's enactment. Revises annual review provisions to permit assistance to a project only if the applicant has submitted an overall economic development plan or investment strategy to the Secretary for approval. Provides for approval of existing economic development plans and programs to the maximum extent practicable. Directs the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development to publish guidelines to expedite the processing of applications for assistance under this Act. Requires the Secretary to develop a general, simplified application form for grant assistance under this Act that may be used by all Federal agencies that provide such assistance. Directs the Secretary to conduct biennial evaluations of university centers and economic development districts receiving grant assistance to assess performance and contribution toward job creation. Authorizes assistance to be available for projects on military installations to be closed or realigned or for communities adversely affected by such closure or realignment. Authorizes appropriations.

To assure that the United States can provide assistance to certain foreign officials to reduce illicit drug traffic.

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1994

Provides that it shall not be a violation of Federal criminal law regarding the destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities for authorized employees or agents of: (1) a foreign country to damage or destroy an aircraft in that country's territory or airspace if the aircraft is suspected of being engaged in the trafficking of controlled substances and the President determines that such actions are necessary because of the threat posed by such trafficking to the country's national security and the country has appropriate procedures to protect against the innocent loss of life; or (2) the United States to provide assistance for such actions. Requires the Secretary of State to report to specified congressional committees on: (1) the effectiveness of the U.S. policy of sharing information produced by U.S. radar installations and military aircraft with governments in South America for purposes of identifying and disrupting controlled substances trafficking activities; and (2) any adverse implications that such policy may have on U.S. national security interests.

To state the sense of Congress on the production, possession, transfer, and use of antipersonnel landmines, to place a moratorium on United States production of antipersonnel landmines, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1994

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should seek an international agreement prohibiting the production, possession, transfer, and use of antipersonnel landmines; and (2) a moratorium by the United States on the purchase and production of antipersonnel landmines would encourage other nations to adopt similar measures. Prohibits the U.S. Government from purchasing or producing such landmines effective 90 days after this Act's enactment date. Continues such moratorium for one year from this Act's enactment date. Urges the President to encourage other nations which are major producers of such landmines to adopt similar moratoria. Authorizes the President to extend the moratorium if other nations have adopted similar moratoria. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense for: (1) humanitarian activities relating to the clearing and disarming of landmines and the protection of civilians from landmines; and (2) contributions to United Nations funds and nongovernmental organizations to support such activities. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development and the Secretary of State to submit to the Congress a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the social, economic, and environmental costs and effects of antipersonnel landmines. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on the total number of members of the armed forces killed or wounded by antipersonnel landmines during World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, and the Persian Gulf War.

Filipino Veterans Equality Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1994

Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 1994 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to include certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and service as Philippine Scouts within the definition of active U.S. military service for purposes of eligibility for various veterans' benefits for former active-duty military personnel.

To urge the Government of Burma (Myanmar) to release Aung San Suu Kyi, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1994

Expresses the sense of the House that the Government of Burma (a.k.a. Myanmar) should: (1) immediately release political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi; (2) permit the transfer of power to an elected civilian government based on the results of the 1990 election; (3) respect human rights and end forced labor; (4) allow free and confidential access to prisoners; (5) implement the Memorandum of Understanding with United Nations Commission on Human Rights and take specified steps concerning refugees; (6) respect the 1949 Geneva Conventions; and (7) take law enforcement actions against individuals engaged in illicit narcotics trafficking. Expresses the sense of the House that the President and other U.S. Government officials should: (1) urge the Burmese Government to release Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners; (2) maintain the current ban on nonhumanitarian assistance to Burma and encourage other members of the international community to do so; (3) disperse funds previously appropriated for Burma to support assistance for Burmese refugees and students on the Thai/Burma border; (4) maintain current limitations on bilateral narcotics control assistance to the Burmese Government until it demonstrates a commitment to combating illicit narcotics production and trafficking; (5) continue to oppose loans to Burma; (6) consider imposing further economic sanctions on Burma; (7) support the appointment of a United Nations special envoy to focus on conflict resolution for Burma; (8) maintain the arms embargo against Burma; and (9) encourage the United Nations to ensure that their activities meet basic human needs and human rights and do not benefit the military regime in Rangoon.

Waiving certain points of order against the bill (H.R. 4650) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1994

Waives points of order against the consideration of H.R. 4650 (Department of Defense appropriations).

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the fifth year of imprisonment of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by Burma's military dictatorship, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1994

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the U.S. Government should: (1) enunciate a policy to promote democracy in Burma; (2) encourage members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the July meetings in Bangkok to join U.S. efforts to seek the immediate release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, achieve the transfer of power to the winners of the 1990 democratic election, join the U.S. arms embargo against Burma, and end human rights abuses perpetrated by the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC); (3) indicate continued U.S. opposition to SLORC participation in ASEAN; (4) work to implement United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution 48/150 and pledge to seek international sanctions through the UN and the appointment of a special envoy; (5) oppose commercial arrangements and foreign aid and financial assistance from international finance institutions that only provide financial support for the SLORC; (6) encourage the Government of Thailand to allow Burmese political leaders and refugees to continue their efforts to bring democratic change to Burma without fear of harassment or other pressure; (7) continue the current policy of not sending an ambassador to Rangoon until the SLORC has taken steps to end human rights abuses and transfer power to the democratically elected leaders of Burma; and (8) investigate claims of forced repatriation of Rohingya refugees.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an increase in the specially adapted housing grant.

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1994

Increases from $38,000 to $45,000 the authorized grant amount provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to physically disabled veterans for obtaining specially adapted housing.

Omnibus Export Administration Act of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1994

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Export Administration Title II: Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act Part A: Reporting on Nuclear Exports Part B: Sanctions for Nuclear Proliferation Part C: International Atomic Energy Agency Part D: Repeal of Duplicative Provisions Omnibus Export Administration Act of 1994 - Title I: Export Administration - Export Act of 1994 - Specifies the export policy of the United States, especially that: (1) export controls should be imposed to stem the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; and (2) restrictions on the export of agricultural commodities should be minimized. (Sec. 104) Specifies the kinds of export licenses the Secretary of Commerce may require. Prohibits any person from exporting an item that such person knows will materially contribute to a program for the development of a weapon of mass destruction or missile in a country that is not a member of, or a cooperating country with respect to, an export control regime controlling such items. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a United States Commodity Control Index identifying all commodities and technology on which controls are imposed under this Act; (2) specify license requirements for such items; and (3) designate countries and end users to which exports of commodities and technology are controlled. Requires the Secretary to appoint export advisory committees with respect to export controls imposed on such items. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the President to prohibit or curtail the export of commodities or technology that would: (1) significantly enable a country or end user to acquire weapons of mass destruction; or (2) significantly contribute to the military capability of a country so as to pose a threat to the national security of the United States or its allies. Requires the Secretary to establish a security control list of commodities, technology, countries, and end users with respect to which export controls are imposed by this Act. Provides that the Secretary shall require authority to export commodities and technology on the security control list to a controlled country, a controlled end use, or a controlled end user. Sets forth provisions regarding the creation of multilateral export control regimes. Provides favorable licensing treatment for the export of commodities and technology among such regimes. Requires the Secretary periodically to review and remove export controls on computer equipment, computer communications and networking equipment, computer software, and related technology that has become obsolete. Requires the Secretary of State to propose the elimination of controls on mass-market computer equipment to export control regimes that control such equipment. Declares that, in specified circumstances, approval shall be presumed for a license for export to a country of any controlled goods, without regard to their technical specifications, for trade show purposes. Directs the Secretary to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering to study and report to the President and the Congress on the extent to which exports of computers can be controlled, and the policy reasons for maintaining controls. (Sec. 106) Authorizes the President to prohibit or curtail unilaterally the export of commodities or technology whenever it is essential to U.S. national security or foreign policy, or to prevent foreign countries from supporting acts of international terrorism. Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of State to seek support from other countries and multilateral export control regimes for such controls. Prohibits export or reexport of controlled commodities or technology to countries that have repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism. Declares that crime control and detection instruments and equipment shall be approved for export by the Secretary only pursuant to an export license, with specified exceptions. (Sec. 107) Authorizes the President to prohibit or impose quantitative restrictions on the export of commodities that are domestically in short supply. Directs the Secretary to monitor exports, and contracts for exports, of commodities in cases where the volume of such commodities in relation to domestic supply contributes, or may contribute, to an increase in domestic prices or a domestic shortage, and such increase or shortage has, or may have, a serious adverse impact on the economy. Authorizes an entity, including a trade association, firm, or certified union or group of workers, that is representative of an industry that processes metallic materials capable of being recycled to petition the Secretary requesting both the monitoring of or the imposition of export controls on such exports that are in short supply. Prohibits the export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil, with specified exceptions. Provides for licensing of refined petroleum product exports. Prohibits the President from imposing quantitative restrictions based on short supply controls on agricultural commodities (including fats and oils or animal hides or skins) without the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture. Prohibits the exportation of unprocessed western red logs (Thuja plicata) harvested from State or Federal lands. Declares that shipments of crude oil and refined and partially refined petroleum products for use by the Department of Defense or U.S.-supported installations shall not, for purposes of export controls on Alaskan North Slope oil, be considered to be exports. (Sec. 108) Directs the President to issue regulations that prohibit, with specified exceptions, U.S. persons from supporting any boycott imposed by a foreign country against a country friendly to the United States that is not itself the object of a U.S. boycott. (Sec. 109) Specifies procedures for the processing of export license applications, including the screening, referral, approval or denial, and review of such applications. (Sec. 110) Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. (Sec. 111) Directs the Secretary to establish a list of dual use commodities and technology that would directly and substantially assist a foreign government or group in acquiring the capability to develop, produce, stockpile, or deliver chemical or biological weapons, the licensing of which would be effective in barring acquisition or enhancement of such capability. Requires a validated license for the export of listed items to any country of concern. Requires the Secretary to establish a list of all dual use commodities and technology on the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex (MTCR), including such items that would provide a direct and significant impact on the development of missile delivery systems. Requires a validated license for the export of such items on the MTCR list to any country, including any country not an MTCR adherent. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to require the Secretary of State to establish, as part of the United States Munitions List (Munitions List), a list of items not subject to specified control that would directly and substantially assist a foreign government, group, or project in acquiring the capability to develop, produce, stockpile, or deliver chemical or biological weapons, the licensing of which would be effective in barring the acquisition or enhancement of such capability. Requires a license for the export of such items on such list. Requires the Secretary of State to establish a list of items, including those items on the MTCR Annex, that would provide a direct and significant impact on the development of missile delivery systems, and the export of which is not subject to control under this Act. Requires a validated license for the export of such items on such list to any country, including any country not an MTCR adherent. Provides that such licenses shall be denied if the ultimate consignee of such items is a facility in a country that: (1) is not an MTCR adherent and it is designed to develop or build missiles; or (2) has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism. Requires the President to impose sanctions, for a two year period, against any U.S. or foreign person who, or entity that, knowingly exports or transfers chemical or biological weapons or missiles. Sets forth such sanctions to include: (1) denial of an export license; (2) barring of Government procurement contracts; and (3) appropriate import restrictions on the products of an offending entity. Requires the President to determine what countries have made substantial preparation to use or have used chemical or biological weapons (including against their own nationals) in violation of international law. Requires the President to impose, for a two year period, specified sanctions against such countries. (Sec. 112) Sets forth provisions regarding administrative and judicial review of determinations made under this Act. (Sec. 113) Makes the Secretary responsible for providing policy guidance on the enforcement of this Act. Sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) the forfeiture of goods and tangible items lawfully seized by the United States for violations of this Act; (2) undercover investigative operations of the Office of Export Enforcement of the Department of Commerce; and (3) a financial audit and report to the Congress on each undercover investigative operation. (Sec. 114) Requires issuance of an annual policy guidance for export licensing officials in all Federal departments and agencies. Declares that all power, authority, and discretion conferred by this title with respect to export control functions shall be exercised by the Secretary. Establishes an Export Control Policy Committee to provide policy guidance and advice to the President on export control issues. Directs the President to appoint an Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration who shall perform all functions of the Secretary under this Act and other Federal laws relating to national security. Sets forth requirements for: (1) non-disclosure of confidential information; (2) disclosure of information to the Congress and the General Accounting Office (GAO); (3) penalties for disclosure of confidential information; and (4) public opportunity for comment on regulations imposing export controls. Authorizes the Secretary to participate in the education and training of officials from other countries on the principles and procedures for implementation of effective export controls. Declares that a license may not be required for the export of a commodity solely because it contains parts or components subject to export control if they: (1) are essential to the functioning of the good; (2) are customarily included in the sales of the item in non-controlled countries; and (3) comprise 25 percent or less of the total value of the good, unless the good itself would make a significant contribution to the military or proliferation potential of a controlled country or end user which would prove detrimental to U.S. national security. Declares that no authority may be required for certain reexports of foreign-made items incorporating U.S. items. Declares that this Act does not authorize export controls on: (1) medicine or medical supplies; or (2) donations of items intended to meet basic human needs, including food, educational materials, seeds, hand tools, water resources equipment, clothing and shelter materials, and basic household supplies. Declares that no validated license shall be required for replacement parts exported to replace on a one-to-one basis parts that were in a commodity lawfully exported from the United States, unless the President determines that a license should be required for such parts. (Sec. 115) Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the administration of this Act. (Sec. 117) Declares that the Secretary shall not require a license for the export or reexport of telecommunications equipment to civil end users in any of the former republics of the Soviet Union, China, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, or Vietnam. Requires the President to submit to specified congressional committees a report assessing: (1) the international market for computer software with encryption; and (2) the impact of U.S. encryption export controls on the international competitiveness of the U.S. computer software industry. Requires the export of commercial communications satellites (including any integral components necessary to achieve the orbit location of such satellites) to be regulated solely by this Act. (Sec. 118) Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Arab League countries should end the secondary Arab boycott. (Sec. 119) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Commerce. Title II: Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act - Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 - Part A: Reporting on Nuclear Exports - Amends the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 to include in a certain presidential report to the Congress on governmental efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons: (1) a description of the implementation of nuclear and nuclear-related dual-use export controls; and (2) the progress of the non- nuclear-weapon independent states of the former Soviet Union and of the Baltic states towards achieving the objective of applying full scope safeguards to all their peaceful nuclear activities. Part B: Sanctions for Nuclear Proliferation - Requires the President to impose certain sanctions against any foreign person or U.S. person that has materially and with requisite knowledge contributed to the efforts of any individual, group, or non-weapon state to acquire unsafeguarded special nuclear material, or to use, develop, produce, stockpile, or otherwise acquire any nuclear explosive device. (Sec. 222) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the sale or lease of defense articles or services to any country that the President has determined to be in material breach of treaties or agreements concerning the nonproliferation of nuclear explosive devices and unsafeguarded special nuclear material. (Sec. 223) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive director to certain international financial institutions to oppose any use of their funds to promote the acquisition of unsafeguarded special nuclear material or the development, stockpiling, or use of a nuclear explosive device by a non-nuclear-weapon state. Makes it a duty of the U.S. executive directors of such institutions to consider whether a country receiving financial assistance: (1) is seeking to acquire unsafeguarded special nuclear material or a nuclear explosive device; (2) is not a State Party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; or (3) has detonated a nuclear explosive device. (Sec. 224) Prohibits any U.S. person or a foreign person from knowingly, materially, and directly contributing or attempting to contribute, through the provision of financing, to the acquisition of unsafeguarded special nuclear material, or the use, development, production, or stockpiling of any nuclear explosive device by an individual, group, or non-nuclear-weapon state. Requires the President to impose certain sanctions against any U.S. person or foreign person who violates such prohibition. (Sec. 225) Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to require the Secretary of State to report to appropriate congressional committees and to the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank if a country has willfully aided or abetted a non-nuclear-weapon state in acquiring any nuclear explosive device or unsafeguarded special nuclear material. (Sec. 226) Requires the President to report to the Congress, and impose certain sanctions against, any country that: (1) transfers to a non-nuclear- weapon state a nuclear explosive device; (2) is a non-nuclear-weapon state and either receives a nuclear explosive device, or detonates one; (3) transfers to a non-nuclear-weapon state any design information or component that is important to the development of a nuclear device; or (4) is a non-nuclear- weapon state and receives such information or component. (Sec. 227) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the use of any funds under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or this Act to provide economic assistance, military assistance or grant military education and training, foreign assistance, or extend military credits or make guarantees, to any country which delivers to or receives from another country nuclear enrichment equipment, materials, or technology, unless certain conditions are met. Authorizes the President to furnish such assistance if he certifies to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that: (1) termination of such assistance would have a serious adverse effect on vital U.S. interests; and (2) assurances have been received that such country will not acquire or develop nuclear weapons or assist other nations in doing so. Sets forth similar provisions prohibiting such assistance to countries that deliver to, or receive from, a country nuclear reprocessing equipment, materials, or technology which contribute significantly to that country's ability to manufacture a nuclear explosive device. (Sec.229) Amends the Arms Control and Disarmament Act to include in a specified annual report to the Congress a discussion of any material noncompliance by foreign governments with their commitments to the United States with respect to the prevention of the spread of nuclear explosive devices by non-nuclear weapon states or the acquisition of unsafeguarded special nuclear material. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of State should, in its reporting responsibilities under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, include a summary of demarches that the United States has issued or received from foreign governments with respect to activities which are of significance from the proliferation standpoint. Part C: International Atomic Energy Agency - Expresses the sense of the Congress that in order to enhance international confidence in the effectiveness of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards and other multilateral undertakings to halt the global proliferation of nuclear weapons, the United States should seek to negotiate specified initiatives with other nations, including the IAEA Board of Governors and the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Part D: Repeal of Duplicative Provisions - Repeals certain duplicative provisions of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide direct loans and set asides for disabled veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1994

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to provide direct loans to qualified disabled veterans to aid such veterans in establishing their own businesses.