Defence

Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of State Title II: United States Informational, Educational, and Cultural Programs Title III: United States International Broadcasting Act of 1993 Title IV: Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy Title V: Spoils of War Act of 1993 Title VI: The Khmer Rouge Prosecution and Exclusion Act Title VII: Miscellaneous Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 - Title I: Department of State - Part A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for the Department of State for FY 1994 and 1995 for the administration of foreign affairs. (Secs. 102 through 105) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 and 1995 for: (1) international organizations, programs, and conferences; (2) international commissions; (3) offsetting adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; (4) migration and refugee assistance; (5) U.S. bilateral science and technology agreements; and (6) the Asia Foundation. Part B: Authorities and Activities - (Sec. 111) Establishes limits on the number of Foreign Service personnel in the Department of State and the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). (Sec. 114) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the Secretary of State to procure the services of experts for use in prosecuting a proceeding before an international tribunal or a claim by or against a foreign entity. Establishes an International Litigation Fund for meeting expenses related to such proceedings. (Sec. 115) Prohibits the Department of State from entering into any contract that expends funds for an amount in excess of the small purchase threshold with: (1) any foreign person who complies with the Arab League boycott of Israel; or (2) any foreign or U.S. person who discriminates in the award of subcontracts on the basis of religion. Provides for waivers of such prohibition if in the national interest. (Sec. 118) Directs the Secretary to implement an upgrade of all overseas visa lookout operations to computerized systems with automated multiple-name search capabilities. Establishes procedures for the processing of visas for admission into the United States and considers failures of consular officers to follow such procedures as a negative factor in annual performance evaluations. (Sec. 120) Directs the Secretary, together with other specified officials, to report to specified congressional leaders on the feasibility of consolidating domestic administrative operations for the Department of State, USIA, and the Agency for International Development (AID). (Sec. 123) Removes a condition on rewards for information relating to international narcoterrorism that requires that such crimes occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. (Sec. 125) Establishes a Capital Investment Fund in the Department of State to provide for the procurement of information technology and other related capital investments and to ensure the efficient management of such resources. Part C: Department of State Organization - (Secs. 131 through 138) Reorganizes the Department of State by eliminating, consolidating, and redesignating certain official positions. Part D: Personnel - (Sec. 142) Permits the Secretary, if exceptional circumstances so warrant, to waive a limitation on claims for losses incurred by Government personnel subject to a chief of mission in a foreign country in cases of emergency evacuation. Makes such waiver retroactive to claims made as of October 31, 1988. (Sec. 144) Prohibits the Secretary from making performance payments for FY 1994 and 1995 for certain members of the Senior Foreign Service until the Director of the Office of Personnel Management issues regulations or authorizes the payment of rank or performance awards to other Federal employees. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to make such performance pay subject to specified limitations on payments under Federal civil service provisions. (Sec. 146) Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a classification audit of all Senior Foreign Service positions in Washington, D.C., assigned to the Department of State, AID, and USIA and to review the methods of classification of such positions. (Sec. 150) Requires the Secretary, during FY 1994 and 1995, to appoint as Foreign Service officers qualified women and minority applicants who are participants in specified priority placement or referral programs. (Sec. 151) Directs the Secretary to establish a system that provides job placement assistance to eligible Department of State personnel. (Sec. 152) Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to require refresher language training for Foreign Service personnel whose foreign language proficiency has declined and provide for proficiency reevaluations of personnel who are receiving language differentials. (Sec. 153) Directs the Secretary to appoint a Foreign Language Resources Coordinator to coordinate Federal foreign language resource efforts. (Sec. 154) Requires the Secretary to establish a Foreign Language Translator and Interpreter Career Service Program. Part E: International Organizations - Subpart A: United Nations and Related Agencies - (Sec. 161) Prohibits U.S. contributions to any affiliated organization of the United Nations or to the United Nations if they grant full membership as a state to a group that does not have internationally recognized attributes of statehood. (Sec. 163) Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional leaders on the World Health Organization's progress in implementing certain reforms. (Sec. 165) Permits the President to withhold 20 percent of the funds appropriated for the U.S. assessed contribution to the United Nations if the United Nations has failed to implement consensus-based decisionmaking procedures on budgetary matters which assure that sufficient attention is paid to the views of the United States and other member states who are major financial contributors. (Sec. 166) Directs the President to propose the establishment of an advisory committee within the United Nations to supervise audits and promote economy and efficiency in the administration of the United Nations. (Sec. 167) Requires the President to submit a cost assessment report to specified congressional committees prior to any obligation of funds for U.S. participation in peacekeeping operations and any vote by the Security Council to take action which would involve the use of U.S. armed forces. (Sec. 168) Directs the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees on U.S. contributions to United Nations peacekeeping activities. (Sec. 170) Declares that the United Nations should reimburse the United States for use of armed forces personnel, goods, and services in peacekeeping activities. (Sec. 170A) Sets forth U.S. policy with respect to the establishment of an international criminal court. Subpart B: Other International Organizations - (Sec. 172) Authorizes the President to maintain membership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization. (Sec. 175) Prohibits funds authorized by this Act to be used for contributions to the International Coffee Organization. Part F: Other State Department-Related Provisions - (Sec. 181) Amends the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 to raise the ceiling on the amount of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Emergency Refugee Migration and Assistance Fund. (Sec. 182) Sets forth U.S. policy on providing assistance for, and protecting, refugee women and children. (Sec. 183) Revises the amounts authorized to be appropriated annually for the Mexico-United States and Canada-United States Interparliamentary Groups. (Sec. 186) Requires the Office of Diplomatic Security to ensure that congressional committees of jurisdiction are granted easy access to the Department of State in the conduct of their duties. Title II: United States Informational, Educational, and Cultural Programs - Part A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 and 1995 to carry out specified international information activities and educational and cultural exchange programs. Part B: USIA and Related Agencies Authorities and Activities - (Sec. 212) Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to establish a Buying Power Maintenance Account for USIA to offset fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or changes in overseas wages and prices. (Sec. 214) Applies the same prohibition on religious discrimination applicable to Department of State contracts under title I to USIA contracts. (Sec. 219) Requires the USIA Director to establish an office in Lhasa, Tibet. (Secs. 221 through 224) Establishes scholarship and exchange programs. (Sec. 226) Permits the Director to establish and support collections at university libraries abroad to further the study of the United States. Part C: Mike Mansfield Fellowships - Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act - (Sec. 232) Establishes the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program to provide for fellowships to eligible Federal employees to: (1) study the Japanese language and political economy; and (2) serve in an agency of the Government of Japan or, subject to Center approval, a nongovernmental Japanese institution associated with their interests. Title III: United States International Broadcasting Act of 1993 - United States International Broadcasting Act of 1993 - (Sec. 303) Establishes a Broadcasting Board of Governors within USIA. (Sec. 304) Sets forth the authorities of the Board, including to: (1) provide guidance and oversight to the International Broadcasting Bureau; (2) review the mission and operation of the Bureau and assess its programming within the context of U.S. foreign policy objectives; and (3) review the mix of traditional Voice of America programming at least annually. (Sec. 306) Establishes an International Broadcasting Bureau within USIA. Requires the Bureau to consist of: (1) Voice of America; (2) the Office of Surrogate Broadcasting (to administer Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Free Asia, and other surrogate services that may be established); (3) services of WORLDNET Television and Film Service as determined by the Board; and (4) Engineering and Technical Operations. (Sec. 307) Authorizes the Director to create a Radio Free Asia service. (Sec. 308) Authorizes the President to transfer all authorities of the Board for International Broadcasting to USIA, the Board, or the Bureau to implement this title. Requires the Director and the Chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting to submit to the President a plan for the dissolution of RFE/RL, the creation of the Office of RFE/RL within the Bureau, and the consolidation of nonmilitary international broadcasting services. Repeals the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973. Title IV: Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy - Protection and Reduction of Government Secrecy Act - (Sec. 402) Establishes a Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy to make recommendations to reduce the volume of information classified and to strengthen the classification of legitimately classified information. Title V: Spoils of War Act of 1993 - Spoils of War Act of 1993 - (Secs. 502 and 503) Permits spoils of war in the possession or control of the United States to be transferred to any other party only to the extent and in the same manner that property of the same type, if otherwise owned by the United States, may be so transferred. Prohibits spoils of war from being transferred to any nation whose government has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. (Sec. 504) Requires the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees on spoils of war obtained subsequent to August 2, 1990, that were transferred to any party. Title VI: The Khmer Rouge Prosecution and Exclusion Act - Khmer Rouge Prosecution and Exclusion Act - (Sec. 603) Establishes an Office of Cambodian Genocide Investigation within the Department of State. (Sec. 605) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from admission into the United States any alien who was a member of the national Khmer Rouge military or political leadership between April 17, 1975, and January 7, 1979. Lists specified individuals to be excluded. Title VII: Miscellaneous - (Sec. 701) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 and 1995 to carry out the Peace Corps Act. (Secs. 705 and 706) Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for providing material support to terrorists and committing, or attempting to commit, torture outside the United States. (Sec. 708) Requires an annual report on economic relations with Taiwan. (Sec. 709) Sets forth U.S. policy on Iraqi Kurdistan. (Sec. 710) Prohibits any transaction involving: (1) the commercial sale of goods or technologies to North Korea; and (2) the provision of services for travel to North Korea which was not otherwise authorized as of January 2, 1989. Waives such prohibition if North Korea maintains its status as a party to, and is in compliance with, the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. (Sec. 711) Authorizes the President to exempt U.S.-supported programs involving reform of the electoral process or development of democratic institutions from sanctions imposed against the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro. (Sec. 712) Amends the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to authorize funds in U.S. banks that have been blocked under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in accounts of foreign banks that issued letters of credit for the benefit of U.S. nationals to be released to pay such letters of credit if the U.S. beneficiaries lawfully shipped or performed underlying contractual obligations before the declaration of a national emergency. (Sec. 713) Bars assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to any non-nuclear weapon state that has terminated, abrogated, or materially violated an International Atomic Energy Agency full-scope safeguard agreement.

Omnibus Space Commercialization Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Space Launch and Launch Support Facilities Title II: Purchase of Space Transportation Services Title III: Intellectual Property Disposition Title IV: Tax Incentives for Commercial Space Activities Title V: Miscellaneous Omnibus Space Commercialization Act of 1993 - Title I: Space Launch and Launch Support Facilities - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a comprehensive inventory of all U.S. space launch and launch support facilities. Requires all facilities identified as surplus to be referred to the General Services Administration for disposition. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish criteria for and designate launch facilities as Commercial Space Centers. Exempts all Centers and associated property, services, and products from Federal corporate income and other taxes and excises, imports, duties, and all other Federal tariffs. Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to make public land available for new space launch and launch support facilities. Title II: Purchase of Space Transportation Services - Space Transportation Services Purchase Act of 1993 - Amends the Launch Services Purchase Act of 1990 to require the Federal Government to purchase space transportation services from commercial providers, unless the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) or the Secretary of Defense determines: (1) the payload requires the unique capabilities of the space shuttle; (2) commercial services are not available; or (3) the use of commercial services poses an unacceptable risk of loss of a unique scientific opportunity. Title III: Intellectual Property Disposition - Requires that a commercial provider making an invention under contract with the Government have the same rights as would a small business firm under specified provisions of Federal patent law. Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to require (current law permits) each Federal agency to permit the director of any of its Government-operated Federal laboratories and, in certain circumstances, the director of any of its Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories to enter into cooperative research and development agreements and to negotiate licensing agreements. Title IV: Tax Incentives for Commercial Space Activities - Space Business Incentives Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for the amount of the purchase of Commercial Space Center stock. Excludes from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of common stock of a corporation that is substantially engaged in space-related activities. Adds space launch and launch support facilities to the list of exempt facility bonds. Excludes from gross income: (1) income from the commercial sale of any product manufactured in space and returned to Earth; and (2) income from services performed in space in a commercial space activity. Excludes products manufactured in space and returned to Earth from all Federal excises, imposts, duties, and other Federal tariffs. Directs the President to encourage State and local governments to offer tax and other incentives for commercial space activities. Title V: Miscellaneous - Declares that, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Clayton Act and the National Cooperative Research Act of 1984, standing to conduct litigation arising from activities carried out under this Act is reserved to the Department of Justice. Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Office of Space Commerce. Requires NASA to purchase space science data from the private sector. Requires the Administrator to establish within the Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology a procurement demonstration program. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator to provide specified farmers with grants to purchase land remote sensing information.

Defense Reuse Community Partnership Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1993

Defense Reuse Community Partnership Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in order to fulfill responsibilities under the base closure laws, to contract with independent entities (site managers) for the management of site planning, approval, preparation, and disposal of excess and surplus real property at military installations to be closed or realigned under a base closure law. Prohibits each site manager chosen, during the term of the contract and five years thereafter, from bidding on or acquiring any real property located at such installation. Outlines site manager qualifications and general duties. Requires the appraisal of each proposed sale parcel at each such military installation. Directs a site manager and the Secretary to develop a detailed budget for each phase of the site preparation and approval process for each installation. Directs the site manager to sell site parcels after obtaining all required approvals. Divides the sale proceeds between the Department of Defense, the site manager, and appropriate local authorities in a specified priority. Requires certain reports.

Graham T. Allison, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Stephen John Hadley, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 22 July 1993

A joint resolution designating November 22, 1993, as "National Military Families Recognition Day".

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1993

Designates November 22, 1993, as National Military Families Recognition Day.

Defense Women's Health Improvement Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Women's Health Care Title II: Women's Health Research Title III: Women's Health Education Defense Women's Health Improvement Act of 1993 - Title I: Women's Health Care - Requires female members and former members of the armed forces who are entitled to medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to be furnished primary and preventive health care services for women as part of such care. Provides the same coverage for female dependents of members and former members of the armed forces. Directs the Secretary of Defense to prepare and submit to the Congress a report evaluating the provision of health care services through military medical treatment facilities and CHAMPUS to female members of the armed forces and female covered beneficiaries. Requires the Secretary to include a study to determine the needs of female members and dependents for health care services, including primary and preventive health care services for women. Title II: Women's Health Research - Directs the Secretary to establish a Defense Women's Health Research Center within the Department of the Army to be the coordinating agent for multidisciplinary and multiinstitutional research within the Department of Defense on women's health issues related to service in the armed forces. Directs the Secretary of the Army, during FY 1994, to continue the breast cancer research program as established under prior law. Directs the Secretary of Defense, in conducting or supporting clinical research, to ensure that women and minority group members of the armed forces are included as research subjects. Provides a waiver of such requirement. Directs the Secretary to submit three annual reports on research relating to female members and dependents within the armed forces. Title III: Women's Health Education - Directs the Secretary to establish at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences a women's health curriculum advisory committee to promote the comprehensive integration of women's health issues into the curriculum.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to recipients of the Medal of Honor eligibility for medical and dental care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1993

Extends to recipients of the Medal of Honor eligibility for medical and dental care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that former prisoners of war are eligible for reimbursement for emergency medical expenses on the same basis as veterans with total permanent service-connected disabilities.

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1993

Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to provide former prisoners of war reimbursement for emergency medical expenses on the same basis as such reimbursement is provided to veterans with total permanent service-connected disabilities.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that future increases in the monthly amount paid by the State of New York to blind disabled veterans shall be excluded from the determination of annual income for purposes of the payment of pension by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1993

Excludes from the determination of income, for purposes of the payment of pension by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, any future increases made by the State of New York in the monthly amount paid to blind and totally disabled veterans.

Federal Emergency Response Improvement Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1993

Federal Emergency Response Improvement Act of 1993 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Federal Government should give immediate attention to developing a broad risk-based strategy for improving Federal readiness and response to major disasters; (2) the all hazards approach is the best way to prepare the United States for all threats; (3) the American Red Cross and other volunteer organizations make valuable contributions in responding to disasters; and (4) State and local responses to disasters and emergencies must be strengthened and maintained. Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require: (1) the President or his designee to conduct and complete an inventory of critical resources related to emergency assistance that are available to the Government; (2) the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a certification program to encourage States to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters; and (3) the President to establish systems for the use of volunteers and management of donated goods during disasters. Directs the President to establish a Domestic Crisis Monitoring Unit, headed by a member of the National Security Council, to: (1) monitor potential disasters and emergencies; (2) notify the President and Federal agencies of impending disasters and emergencies when it deems necessary; and (3) ensure effective, rapid, and immediate Federal agency response to disasters. Provides for the establishment of disaster strike teams. Mandates restructuring of FEMA in order to implement an all hazards approach to disaster management and use defense-related resources for disasters.

To require persons entering into contracts with the Department of Defense to report commercial transactions they conduct with any terrorist country.

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1993

Directs the Secretary of Defense to require any person entering into contracts with the Department of Defense to report to the Secretary any commercial transactions such person has conducted, or conducts during the term of the contract, with any terrorist country or national of a terrorist country. Requires a report from the Secretary to the Congress.

To provide that certain service in the American Field Service ambulance corps shall be considered active duty for the purposes of all laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1993

Provides that service rendered before August 15, 1945, by any person who was part of the enlisted wartime personnel of the American Field Service ambulance corps and who reported for duty overseas during World War II shall be considered active duty for purposes of all laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

A bill to provide that certain service in the American Field Service ambulance corps shall be considered active duty for the purposes of all laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1993

Provides that service rendered before August 15, 1945, by any person who was part of the enlisted wartime personnel of the American Field Service ambulance corps and who reported for duty overseas during World War II shall be considered active duty for purposes of all laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

A joint resolution disapproving the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1993

Disapproves the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission as submitted by the President on July 13, 1993.

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey to the City of Warsaw, Kentucky, a vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that is scheduled to be scrapped.

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1993

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to transfer a certain vessel from the National Defense Reserve Fleet to the City of Warsaw, Kentucky. Sets as condition of such conveyance that the City: (1) raise at least $100,000 from non-Federal sources to support the intended use of the vessel; and (2) indemnify the United States for any liability arising from or caused by the vessel after the date of conveyance. Terminates the Secretary's authority 24 months after enactment of this Act.

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Relief From the Major, Widespread Flooding in the Midwest Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1993

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Relief From the Major, Widespread Flooding in the Midwest Act of 1993 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for relief from the major, widespread flooding in the Midwest for FY 1993 to the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Makes an amount available to the Commission on National and Community Service for programs related to floods in the Midwest.

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title XXI (sic): Army Title XXII: Navy Title XXIII: Air Force Title XXIV: Defense Agencies Title XXV: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure Title XXVI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities Title XXVII: Expiration and Extension of Authorizations Title XXVIII: General Provisions Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 - Part A: Fiscal Year 1994 - Title XXI (sic): Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire family housing units, to carry out architectural planning and design activities, and to improve existing military family housing in specified amounts. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for FY 1994 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Army. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title XXII: Navy - Provides, with respect to the Navy, authorizations paralleling those provided for the Army under the previous title. Title XXIII: Air Force - Provides, with respect to the Air Force, authorizations paralleling those provided for the Army. Title XXIV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out certain energy conservation projects. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY 1994 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of DOD. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title XXV: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure Program and authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 1993 for such contributions. Title XXVI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 1993 for the Guard and Reserve forces for acquisition, architectural planning and design activities, and construction of facilities. Title XXVII: Expiration and Extension of Authorizations - Terminates all authorizations contained in the preceding titles of this Act on October 1, 1996, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY 1997, whichever is later. Extends certain FY 1991 military construction projects. Title XXVIII: General Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary to undertake military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law in connection with military contingency operations. Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act and the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act to: (1) provide for the use of proceeds received from the disposal or closure of military installation property; and (2) authorize the Secretary to contract with local governments for the provision of community services at military installations to be closed. Makes miscellaneous changes with respect to the military family housing programs, military construction programs, and activities related to the closure or realignment of military installations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to: (1) Washington Gas Company, Virginia, the natural gas distribution system at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; (2) American Water Company, Virginia, the water distribution system at Fort Lee, Virginia; and (3) Blackstone, Virginia, the waste water treatment facility at Fort Pickett, Virginia.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Procurement Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Other Matters Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Title III: Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A: Authorization Appropriations Subtitle B: Other Matters Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations Subtitle A: Active Forces Subtitle B: Reserve Forces Subtitle C: Military Training Student Loads Title V: Military Personnel Policy Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy Subtitle B: Reserve Component Matters Subtitle C: Service Academies Subtitle D: Education and Training Subtitle E: Other Matters Title VI: Compensation and Other Peronnel Benefits Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances Subtitle B: Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits Subtitle C: Other Matters Title VII: Health Care Provisions Subtitle A: Health Care Management Subtitle B: Other Matters Title VIII: Department of Defense Organization and Management Subtitle A: Office of the Secretary of Defense Subtitle B: Professional Military Education Subtitle C: Other Matters Title IX: General Provisions Title X: Matters Relating to Allies and Other Nations National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations to the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for FY 1994 for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and for other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 for: (1) defense-wide procurement; (2) the Defense Inspector General; (3) the Defense Health Program; and (4) the chemical demilitarization program. Repeals a separate budget account requirement for the chemical demilitarization program. Subtitle B: Other Matters - Repeals the current requirement for a separate budget request for the procurement of reserve equipment. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 for the armed forces for research, development, test, and evaluation (R&D). Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 for the armed forces and specified activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (DOD) for operation and maintenance. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 for DOD working capital and revolving funds. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 to include within the funding provided by the Defense Business Operations Fund the activities of the Defense Contract Audit Agency and the Defense Contract Management Command. Authorizes the obligation during FY 1994 of a specified amount from the National Security Education Trust Fund. Subtitle B: Other Matters - Repeals a current limitation on the number of military and civilian employees assigned or detailed to headquarters and non-management headquarters and headquarters support activities. Limits the authorized FY 1994 sale of stockpiled materials in the National Defense Stockpile (NDS). Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to impose a moratorium on new material acquisition in order to reduce existing excess NDS materials. Authorizes the Commandant of the Marine Corps to provide minor maintenance and repairs to Pacific battle monuments with specified operation and maintenance funds. Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations - Subtitle A: Active Forces - Provides for the authorized end strengths for active-duty forces as of FY 1994. Subtitle B: Reserve Forces - Provides the authorized end strengths for reserve personnel as of FY 1994 and for certain reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. Subtitle C: Military Training Student Loads - Provides the authorized FY 1994 military training student loads. Title V: Military Personnel Policy - Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy - Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to delete from certain reports and promotion lists the names of officers erroneously considered for promotion by promotion selection boards. Provides for the involuntary separation of certain regular warrant officers. Subtitle B: Reserve Component Matters - Provides certain reserve personnel call-up authority for the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation when the Coast Guard is not under the jurisdiction of the Navy. Repeals the current requirement for physical examinations in the Army and Air National Guard. Requires each member of the Ready Reserve to be examined every five years (currently four). Subtitle C: Service Academies - Revises provisions concerning the procedure for nominating candidates for admission to the service academies. Subtitle D: Education and Training - Revises the eligibility requirements for advanced training in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Subtitle E: Other Matters - Repeals the statutory restriction on the assignment of women in the Navy and Marine Corps. Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits - Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances - Authorizes the Secretary concerned, in times of war, hostilities, or national emergency, to limit the direct pay to military personnel serving in prescribed areas. Makes permanent the authority for certain bonuses and special pay for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists serving in the armed forces. Extends specified expiring authorities for certain other special pay and bonus programs within the regular and reserve armed forces. Subtitle B: Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits - Provides disability coverage for certain officer candidates granted excess leave. Subtitle C: Other Matters - Provides permanent authority for former prisoners of war to claim payments because of violation of the Geneva Conventions (inhumane treatment). Title VII: Health Care Provisions - Subtitle A: Health Care Management - Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to: (1) revise, and extend until October 1, 1995, the authority to provide nonemergency inpatient hospital care to certain spouses and dependents of military personnel who reside outside of a 40-mile radius of a military medical facility; (2) revise and codify changes to the CHAMPUS physician payment program; (3) award constructive service credit for certain advanced health degrees obtained by defense health personnel; and (4) authorize the Secretary to obtain additional distinguished pathologists and scientists (currently limited to six) if determined to be in the best interests of DOD. Subtitle B: Other Matters - Repeals the statutory restriction on the use of DOD funds for abortions. Title VIII: Department of Defense Organization and Management - Subtitle A: Office of the Secretary of Defense - Authorizes certain organizational and administrative changes within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, including establishing the position of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and renaming the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. Subtitle B: Professional Military Education - Authorizes the President of the National Defense University to confer master of science degrees in national security strategy and national resource strategy. Subtitle C: Other Matters - Authorizes payment of escort and flag expenses incident to the death of a civilian employee who dies while serving with an armed force in a contingency operation. Title IX: General Provisions - Authorizes the award of gold star lapel buttons to survivors of service members killed by terrorist acts. Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to establish and maintain an Aviation Leadership Program to provide undergraduate pilot and related training to selected air force personnel of friendly, less-developed foreign countries. Title X: Matters Relating to Allies and Other Nations - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to exchange U.S. military and civilian defense personnel with the defense departments or ministries of allied and friendly foreign governments. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to the Republic of Korea certain excess or obsolete defense articles. Authorizes the Secretary to accept cash or other contributions from Japan, Kuwait, and the Republic of Korea as defense burdensharing payments.

Department of Energy National Security Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1993

Department of Energy National Security Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 - Subtitle A: National Security Programs Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 1994 for operating expenses, plant projects, and capital equipment necessary in carrying out the following under national security programs: (1) weapons activities; (2) environmental restoration and waste management; (3) nuclear materials support and other defense programs; and (4) defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B: Recurring General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this title for: (1) the cost of a program exceeding the lesser of 105 percent of the program authorization or $10 million more than the amount authorized; or (2) programs which have not been presented to, or requested of, the Congress, unless the Secretary of Energy transmits to specified congressional committees a full statement of the action proposed and 30 days have expired since such notification. Places certain funding limits for general plant and contruction projects of DOE and requires congressional reports for amounts in excess of such limits. Limits fund transfer authority. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out advance planning and construction design services in connection with proposed construction projects not exceeding $2 million and requires certain congressional notification. Authorizes the use of DOE funds for emergency planning, design, and construction activities in order to meet the needs of national defense or to protect property and public health and safety. Makes funds appropriated for management and support activities and for general plant projects under this subtitle available for all national security programs of DOE. Subtitle C: Fiscal Year 1995 Authorization - Authorizes appropriations to DOE for FY 1995 to carry out national security programs and environmental restoration and waste management programs.

A bill to authorize the payment of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance in accordance with title 38, United States Code, as amended effective on December 1, 1992, in the case of certain members of the Armed Forces killed in an aircraft accident on November 30, 1992.

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993

Provides that a Federal provision authorizing an additional amount of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance of up to $100,000 at the option of the member shall be considered to have become effective on November 30, 1992, for the benefit of 13 Air Force personnel killed in an airplane collision on such date.

Extremely Low Frequency Communication System Termination and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993

Extremely Low Frequency Communication System Termination and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 - Prohibits funds appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act for the Department of Defense from being obligated or expended for the Navy's Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (except for termination expenditures).

Business Improvement Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993

Business Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the head of any participating Federal agency (other than the Department of Defense), in order to facilitate the attainment of such agency's goal regarding the participation in procurement contracts of small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, to enter into contracts using: (1) less than full and open competition; or (2) a price evaluation preference of up to ten percent for offers received from such qualifying small businesses. Terminates such authority at the end of FY 2000. Revises the authority of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to continue to award Capital Ownership Development Program (Program) contracts to past Program participants. Eliminates the requirement restricting competition for such contracts to eligible Program participants. Restricts the competition for the award of a contract to furnish products or services to a participating agency to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals if there exists a reasonable expectation of receiving offers from two or more of such small businesses. Requires such small business in turn to subcontract a specified percentage of such contract to small businesses in the development stage of the minority small business and capital development program. Directs the SBA Administrator to authorize a short-term study for determining the appropriate program participation term by industry sector for qualifying small businesses and to submit study results to specified congressional officers and committees. Suspends temporarily the termination of eligibility for qualified small businesses for participation in the Program until one year after the completion of such study. Requires compliance with the Buy Indian Act for Federal agencies contracting with the SBA for the acquisition of goods or services supplied by Indian tribes. Directs the Administrator to establish uniform procedures for contesting the status of a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

Legal Services Reauthorization Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993

Legal Services Reauthorization Act of 1993 - Amends the Legal Services Corporation Act to authorize appropriations for the Legal Services Corporation. Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) apply Federal criminal laws against theft, fraud, and embezzlement to Corporation funds; and (2) make the Federal criminal statute against obstructing a Federal audit applicable with regard to auditors employed or retained by the Corporation. Makes certain provisions of the False Claims Act applicable to the Corporation. Revises prohibitions on the use of Corporation funds for lobbying purposes to prohibit use of Corporation funds by any awardee to pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone communication, letter, printed or written matter, or other device, or for publicity or propaganda intended or designed to influence any: (1) decision by a Federal, State, or local agency, except when legal assistance is provided by an employee of an awardee of the Corporation to an eligible client on a particular matter which directly involves the client's legal rights or responsibilities; or (2) Member of Congress or other Federal, State, or local elected official to favor or oppose any legislation, referendum, initiative, constitutional amendment, or similar procedure of the Congress, State legislature, local council, or similar governing body. Requires the Corporation to: (1) arrange for evaluations to determine whether awardees are providing comprehensive, economical, and effective legal assistance to eligible clients; and (2) conduct monitoring and investigations into allegations that an awardee has violated applicable requirements. Sets forth provisions concerning investigation procedures. Directs the Board of Directors of the Corporation to provide for the enforcement of requirements with respect to such awardees. Revises provisions concerning notice to awardees prior to the suspension or termination of assistance or the denial of a refunding application. Prohibits the annual level of assistance from being reduced by more than five percent or $20,000, whichever is less, unless the awardee has been afforded notice and, at the awardee's request, a timely and fair hearing. Sets forth Corporation monitoring requirements. Requires the Corporation to develop criteria for evaluating the capability and performance of awardees. Places restrictions on: (1) the bringing of a class action suit by an awardee against the Federal Government or any State or local government (and requires awardees to adopt policies to attempt to negotiate settlements and to use alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, where appropriate, before filing suit); and (2) the use of Corporation funds for legal assistance for aliens. Prohibits the use of Corporation funds to alter, revise, or reapportion a legislative, judicial, or elective district at any level of government, including influencing the timing or manner of the taking of a census. Specifies that neither the Corporation nor the Comptroller General shall have access to any reports or records protected from disclosure by the laws or rules of ethics or professional responsibility that apply in the jurisdiction where such reports or records are maintained. Prohibits: (1) awardees (and employees of such awardees) who have given in-person unsolicited advice to a nonattorney to obtain counsel or take legal action from accepting employment or making referrals to other awardees (or employees) as a result of that advice, with exceptions; (2) the use of Corporation funds for initiating the defense of a person in a proceeding to evict such person from a public housing project if the person has been convicted of the illegal sale or distribution of a controlled substance and the proceeding has been brought by a public housing project agency because such person threatens the health or safety of other tenants or employees of such agency; and (3) awardees (or employees) from engaging in precomplaint settlement negotiations, filing a complaint, or pursuing litigation against a defendant unless a written retainer agreement which enumerates the facts on which the claim is based has been signed by the plaintiffs. Requires the Corporation to study the feasibility of a system of competition in the awarding of grants or contracts for legal assistance. Prohibits: (1) the use of public funds received by an awardee, including funds from Interest on Lawyer Trust Account programs, to engage in publicity or propaganda; and (2) the use of an "alternative corporation" (a group which has a single identity of interest with an awardee) to evade the provisions of this Act. Revises provisions concerning harassment and abuse of the legal process to authorize (currently, require) any court to award reasonable costs and attorney's fees to a defendant if the Corporation commenced an action for purposes of harassment or retaliation or maliciously abused the legal process, or if its actions were frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation. Authorizes the Corporation to recover such costs from the awardee against whom the award was made by offsetting the amount against future grant awards. Sets forth provisions with respect to the establishment of local priorities and periodic analysis of the legal needs of clients in the area served by each such awardee. Directs the Corporation to conduct a study on legal assistance to older Americans.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the effective date of any changes in benefits under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program shall be based on the International Date Line.

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993

Requires the effective date and time for any change in benefits under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program to be based on the International Date Line, with respect to benefit changes made after November 29, 1992.

Air Traffic Controller Incentive and Retention Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993

Air Traffic Controller Incentive and Retention Act - Increases the premium pay differential for certain air traffic control system employees and other specified employees of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense from five to 15 percent of the applicable rate of basic pay. Entitles such employees to Sunday premium pay for work performed on Saturday.

To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from carrying out the launch of a missile as part of a test program in any case in which an unavoidable or anticipated result of the launch would be the release of debris in a land area of the United States outside a designated Department of Defense test range.

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993

Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from carrying out a missile test launch in any case in which an unavoidable or anticipated result would be the release of debris in an area outside a designated Department of Defense test range.

To provide for the disposal of certain surplus real property located at Fort Ord, California.

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1993

Directs the Secretary of Defense to grant options for the conveyance of specified parcels of Fort Ord, California, to the University of California and California State University.

Readjustment Counseling Service Amendments of 1994

United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1993

Readjustment Counseling Service Amendments of 1993 - Includes a Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS) as part of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from altering or revising the organizational structure of RCS until the Secretary has notified specified congressional committees and 60 days have elapsed since such notification. Requires RCS budget information to be included annually in the President's budget submitted to the Congress. Outlines eligibility requirements for one of the Assistant Under Secretaries for Health in the Department, including at least three years of clinical experience and two years of administrative experience in RCS or other comparable mental health care counseling service. Makes such a qualified person the director of RCS. Directs the Secretary, upon the request of any veteran (currently, only veterans discharged or released from active duty but not otherwise eligible for such counseling) to furnish counseling in readjusting to civilian life. Allows the provision of counseling to survivors of members of the armed forces who die while serving on active duty or from a condition incurred or aggravated by military service. Provides for the confidentiality of the records of any patient of RCS, permitting disclosure only in specific limited circumstances. Establishes in the Department the Advisory Committee on Veteran Readjustment Counseling to perform advisory services with respect to veterans' readjustment, taking into special account Vietnam era veterans. Requires specified reports from the Advisory Committee and the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees a plan for the expansion of the Vietnam Veteran Resource Center program as established under prior law. Directs the Secretary to carry out and report to the Congress on a pilot program for the provision of health-related services to eligible veterans at readjustment counseling centers.

Collective Security Participation Resolution

United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1993

Collective Security Participation Resolution - Urges the President to initiate discussions among the United Nations Security Council, General Assembly, and Military Staff Committee leading to negotiations of special agreements for international peace and security pursuant to the United Nations Charter and under which designated forces from various countries would be available for the Security Council. Affirms a commitment made to the General Assembly by President Bush to make bases and facilities available to the Security Council for multinational training of forces. Reaffirms that congressional approval of such an agreement will provide the President with full authority to direct the U.S. armed forces to be employed as necessary to support decisions of the Security Council.

Military Separation Retirement Benefits Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1993

Military Separation Retirement Benefits Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow rollovers into individual retirement accounts of military separation pay.

To provide that certain civil defense employees and employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may be eligible for certain public safety officers death benefits, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1993

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make an employee of the Federal Emergency Management Agency or civil defense officer eligible for public safety officers' death benefits.

A bill to amend chapter 153 of title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of Defense to provide certain property and services of the Department of Defense to certain educational entities.

United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1993

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in order to assist the United States Space Camp, the United States Space Academy, or the Aviation Challenge in achieving their educational goals, to sell, lease, lend, or give aircraft, vehicles, communications, training, or other equipment, supplies, or other materials to such entities and to permit such entities to use, on a reimbursable basis, Department of Defense facilities and, without reimbursement, the services of Department members or employees.

A joint resolution relating to the City of Pueblo, Colorado.

United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1993

Recognizes William J. Crawford, Carl L. Sitter, Raymond G. Murphy, and Drew Dennis Dix for being recipients of the medal of honor. Congratulates Pueblo on being the home of those four recipients of the medal and recognizes the city as the "Home of Heroes."

To ensure fair resolution of commercial disputes between United States firms and Saudi Arabia.

United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1993

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress on the status of the process and the prognosis for the satisfactory resolution of specified commercial disputes in Saudi Arabia identified in a Department of Commerce letter to the House Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Commerce should negotiate with the Government of Saudi Arabia to establish a contract claims review commission for the resolution of future disputes between U.S. firms and Saudi Arabia.

Collective Security Participation Resolution

United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1993

Collective Security Participation Resolution - Urges the President to initiate discussions among members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, the General Assembly, and the Military Staff Committee leading to negotiations, under Article 43 of the UN Charter, of special agreements with equitable terms under which designated forces from various countries, including the United States, would be available to the Security Council. Affirms support for the commitment made to the General Assembly by President Bush to make bases and facilities available to the Security Council for multinational training of forces under the UN. Urges the President to consult with specified congressional committees in the course of negotiating an Article 43 agreement. Expresses congressional intent to give prompt consideration to any such agreement. Reaffirms Congress's commitment to the principle that congressional approval of an Article 43 agreement shall have the effect of providing the President with full authority to direct that the U.S. armed forces designated in such agreement be employed as may be necessary to support Security Council decisions.

Arms Control and Nonproliferation Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1993

Arms Control and Nonproliferation Act of 1993 - Repeals specified provisions of law relating to arms control impact information and analysis and reporting requirements concerning arms control agreements and strategy. Amends the Arms Control and Disarmament Act to grant the Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency primary responsibility for the preparation and management of U.S. participation in all international negotiations and implementation fora in arms control and nonproliferation. Directs the President to report to the Congress on procedures established for the coordination of Federal research and development on arms control and disarmament. Requires the Director to establish a permanent unit responsible for maintaining a negotiating and implementation record for each arms control or nonproliferation agreement to which the United States is a participating state and which was under negotiation or in force on or after January 1, 1990. Directs the Director to participate in all interagency groups within the executive branch that analyze or review U.S. policies, programs, or actions that could affect adherence to arms control or nonproliferation agreements. Directs: (1) the Director, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other appropriate departments to identify goods and technologies for inclusion on the national security control list pursuant to the Export Administration Act of 1979; and (2) the Director and the Secretaries of State and Commerce to identify goods and technologies for inclusion on the foreign policy control list. Prohibits the addition to, or removal from, such list of any item without the concurrence of the Director and the respective Secretaries. Grants the Director the right to review any export license application relating to such items upon request. Makes the Director responsible for conducting negotiations with other countries regarding their cooperation in restricting the export of goods and technology. Amends the Arms Export Control Act and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for the participation of the Director in specified arms export and licensing and nuclear export activities. Permits proposed arms sales under the Arms Export Control Act only with the concurrence of the Director. Revises congressional reporting requirements and authorizes appropriations.

Civilian Facilities Closure and Realignment Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1993

Civilian Facilities Closure and Realignment Act of 1993 - Establishes the Civilian Facilities Closure and Realignment Commission. Requires the heads of executive agencies (except for the Secretary of Defense) to submit recommendations for closing or realigning civilian facilities to the Commission. Directs the Office of Management and Budget to submit estimates of the administrative costs and savings that would result from the implementation of such recommendations to the Commission. Requires the Commission to report its recommendations for closures and realignments of Federal facilities and proposed legislation to the President. Provides for presidential approval of the report. Sets forth procedures for congressional consideration of the proposed legislation. Requires proceeds from the sale of any agency's assets resulting from closures or realignments to be applied to reduce the Federal deficit and deposited in the Treasury and treated as general receipts. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) in the fiscal year immediately following the submission of an agency's recommendation, there should be appropriated to each agency at least 25 percent of the amount of estimated administrative savings applicable to such agency in the three fiscal years following such submission; and (2) the appropriated amount should be in addition to funds which would otherwise be appropriated if not for this Act and made available for expenditure to improve the agency's management, efficiency, or productivity. Authorizes appropriations.

Federal Facilities Community Oversight for Public Health Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1993

Federal Facilities Community Oversight for Public Health Act of 1993 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to establish a citizens advisory board at each Department of Energy (DOE) defense nuclear facility to evaluate: (1) DOE environmental restoration and waste management activities at each facility; (2) the exercise of regulatory authority over such facilities by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State environmental agencies; and (3) Federal regulatory decisions on environmental restoration and waste managment activities. Sets forth the board's oversight functions for environmental and waste management activities. Prescribes guidelines under which Federal and State agencies shall provide the board with specified information regarding environmental restoration and waste management activities at the facilities. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to perform: (1) public health actions for each facility included in certain DOE programmatic environmental impact statements; and (2) an off-site preliminary exposure assessment for each facility in order to identify potential human exposure to contaminants released from hazardous substances at the facility. Permits any person to petition the ATSDR Administrator for public health assessments. Directs the Secretary of Energy and the ATSDR Administrator to develop a long-range strategy for ensuring the substantive involvement of affected States, Indian tribes, communities, and the public in implementing this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

Veterans' Adjudication and Appeals Improvements Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Adjudication Improvements Title II: Board of Veterans' Appeals Improvements Title III: Court of Veterans Appeals Improvements Veterans' Adjudication and Appeals Improvements Act of 1993 - Title I: Adjudication Improvements - Authorizes (currently, directs) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require an annual income statement from persons receiving pension benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Reduces from one year to 120 days the time period for a Department claim applicant to respond to a notice of an incomplete application. Limits the review of reopened claims to the issue to which the new and material evidence is related. Limits the retroactive effective date of an award based on clear error to ten years before receipt of the allegation of such error. Directs the Secretary to: (1) report to specified congressional committees a plan for the reorganization of adjudication divisions located within the regional offices of the Veterans Benefits Administration; and (2) enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense for the immediate transfer to the Department of the service medical records of individuals separated from the armed forces. Title II: Board of Veterans' Appeals Improvements - Repeals the current 65-person limit on the size of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Requires the Chairman of the Board to be subject to the same ethical and legal limitations that apply to judges of the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals. Repeals the requirement of an annual report on the number of temporary members appointed to the Board. Revises provisions concerning: (1) assignment of matters before the Board from the Chairman to other Board members; (2) determinations made by Board members (with a review of each decision by the Chairman or Vice Chairman); and (3) Board jurisdiction. Reduces from one year to 120 days: (1) the period for the filing of a notice of disagreement and appeal to a Board decision; and (2) administrative appeals of decisions by designated officials of the Department. Provides procedures for a Board hearing of an applicant's appeal, allowing such hearing to take place at either the Board's principal location or a regional office of the Department. Title III: Court of Veterans Appeals Improvements - Requires the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals to review the entire record (currently, the record) of the previous proceedings before the Secretary and the Board. Prohibits the Court from considering an issue not presented on appeal to the Board.

Prisoner Escape Alarm Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1993

Prisoner Escape Alarm Act - Amends the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 to authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to use civil air defense sirens located near a Federal, State, or local prison facility to warn persons living near the facility of the escape of a prisoner.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1993

Extends through: (1) December 31, 1997, the existence and authority of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education; and (2) September 30, 1995, the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to maintain a regional office in the Philippines.

Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Amendments of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1993

Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Amendments of 1993 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 to establish mandatory sanctions (on Government procurement, U.S. imports, and export licenses) and discretionary sanctions (no financial dealings and no commerce with vessels that enter into ports of Iran or Iraq) to be imposed on persons who contribute knowingly and materially to efforts by Iran or Iraq to acquire weapons of mass destruction or the means of their delivery. Authorizes the President to exercise the authorities of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to prohibit any transaction involving the property of a sanctioned person. Provides exceptions to the mandatory sanctions. Urges the President to initiate consultations with the government of a person sanctioned under this Act and to take steps in the United Nations and other multilateral groups to negotiate comprehensive multilateral sanctions under the United Nations Charter. Requires a report to the Congress concerning such consultations. Adds the conduct of knowingly contributing to the efforts of Iran or Iraq to acquire weapons of mass destruction or the means of their delivery to prohibited conduct for which certain sanctions shall be imposed against foreign countries under such Act. Adds to the authorized sanctions against such countries the denial of most-favored-nation status, the downgrading or suspension of diplomatic relations, the suspension of special trade privileges and trade agreements, the revocation of licenses for the export of nuclear materials, and the suspension of air flights to and from the United States. Provides exceptions and waivers. Requires imposed sanctions to apply for at least 24 months and to cease only if the President makes certain certifications to the Congress with respect to the cessation by the country or person of the action for which the sanctions were imposed.

National Shipbuilding and Conversion Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: National Shibuilding Initiative Title II: Guarantees of Obligations for Vessel Construction and United States Shipyard Modernization Title III: Series Construction Assistance Title IV: Double Hull Requirement for Tankers Chartered by Department of Defense National Shipbuilding and Conversion Act of 1993 - Title I: National Shipbuilding Initiative - Establishes a National Shipbuilding Initiative program to consist of: (1) a financial incentives program to provide loan guarantees to initiate commercial ship construction, encourage shipyard modernization, and support increased productivity; (2) a technology development program; and (3) enhanced support for specified Department of the Navy shipbuilding programs. Makes private U.S. shipyards eligible for program financial assistance or participation. Title II: Guarantees of Obligations for Vessel Construction and United States Shipyard Modernization - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to authorize guarantees of obligations for eligible export vessels (defined as vessels constructed, reconstructed, or reconditioned in the United States which will be placed under the laws of another country). Authorizes such guarantees only if the eligible export vessel: (1) will aid in the transition of U.S. shipyards to commercial activities or preserve shipbuilding assets essential in war or a national emergency; and (2) is not transferred to any country hostile to U.S. interests. Authorizes loan guarantees for advanced shipbuilding technology and modern shipbuilding technology of a general U.S. shipyard facility. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Series Construction Assistance - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to pay assistance to a U.S. shipyard owner for the construction of any commercial vessel that is one of a series of vessels for which payment of assistance is approved under this title. Establishes conditions for assistance for series construction, including size and marketability of vessels, shipyard construction capability, applicant ability, and requirements for contracts and purchasers. Title IV: Double Hull Requirement for Tankers Chartered by Department of Defense - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense, after December 31, 1994, from entering into, renewing, or extending a contract for the charter of a tanker unless the tanker: (1) is built in a U.S. shipyard under a contract entered into after October 1, 1993; (2) is equipped with a double hull that satisfies specified tank vessel construction requirements; and (3) is chartered under the contract for at least ten years. Establishes further limitations on the entering into, renewal, or extension of contracts for charters of tankers that expire after December 31, 1994.

To establish a congressional commemorative medal for veterans of the Battle of Midway.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1993

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike a bronze medal in commemoration of individuals who were killed or wounded in combat operations at the Battle of Midway during World War II. Provides for: (1) certification by the Secretary of Defense of individuals eligible for receipt of such medal; and (2) presentation to the appropriate individuals or their next of kin. Authorizes appropriations.

Federal Disaster Preparedness and Response Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1993

Federal Disaster Preparedness and Response Act of 1993 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Federal Government should give immediate attention to developing a broad risk-based strategy for improving Federal readiness and response to major disasters; (2) the all hazards approach is the best way to prepare the United States for all threats; (3) all reasonable actions should be taken to mitigate the effects of disasters; (4) the American Red Cross and other volunteer organizations make valuable contributions in responding to disasters; (5) State and local responses to disasters and emergencies must be strengthened and maintained; (6) private nonprofit organizations are important in disaster relief operations and essential for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts; and (7) hazard mitigation is important in disaster preparedness and recovery. Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and other specified Federal law to establish a new framework for governing Federal, State, and local government and private relief agency preparedness for and response to major disasters and emergencies through such measures as: (1) requiring respective plans by the President and Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for providing Federal assistance, when requested, to affected States and establishing chains of command, Federal agency duties, and the relationship between them and those of the State and local governments and private relief agencies involved; (2) transferring the National Disaster Medical System to FEMA; (3) requiring review of the National Guard's role in responding to such events; and (4) requiring FEMA to inventory Federal disaster resources and establish systems for the use of volunteers and management of donated goods during disasters, a State grant program for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, a university-based center for disaster research, and volunteer disaster medical and strike teams. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the President to establish a Domestic Crisis Monitoring Unit, headed by the Vice President, to: (1) monitor potential disasters and emergencies; (2) notify the President and Federal agencies of impending disasters and emergencies as soon as practicable; and (3) ensure effective, coordinated, and rapid Federal agency response immediately afterwards. Mandates restructuring of FEMA in order to implement an all hazards approach to disaster management, use defense-related resources for disasters, redefine the relationship between FEMA headquarters and regional offices, and relocate regional offices in high risk areas. Redesignates various specified political appointee positions in FEMA as career reserved positions. Creates the National Academy for Fire and All Hazards Training out of the National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control and Emergency Management Institute, which are abolished. Repeals the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950.

To establish a program in the Department of Defense to promote and demonstrate electric vehicle and infrastructure development for military and civilian use.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1993

Requires the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to demonstrate, for military and civilian use, electric motor vehicles and support systems in one or more geographically dispersed metropolitan areas. Allows financial assistance from the Secretary under the program for up to four years. Outlines provisions concerning program application and selection procedures. Authorizes appropriations.

To provide for a grant by the Secretary of Defense to be made for the support of establishment of research facility to study low-level chemical sensitivity, particularly in Persian Gulf War veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1993

Earmarks specified FY 1994 Department of Defense research, development, test, and evaluation funds for a grant by the Secretary of Defense to a qualifying facility to construct and equip a specialized environmental medical research unit to conduct research into possible chemical sensitivities to low-level exposure to organic chemicals and other substances, especially among persons who served on active duty in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.

To authorize the award of the Southwest Asia service medal to any member of the Armed Forces who was assigned to duty outside the United States during the Persian Gulf War with a unit that actively engaged in combat operations during that war.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1993

Directs the Secretary of Defense to extend eligibility for the Southwest Asia Service Medal to any member of the armed forces who was assigned to duty outside the United States with a unit that actively engaged in combat operations in the Persian Gulf War between January 16 and March 3, 1991.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide health care for veterans of the Persian Gulf War.

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1993

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide hospital care, and authorizes the Secretary to provide nursing home care, to a veteran exposed to an environmental hazard. Makes a veteran who the Secretary finds may have been exposed to a toxic substance or an environmental hazard during the Persian Gulf War eligible for hospital and nursing home care for any disability which becomes manifest before October 1, 1996, notwithstanding whether it is medically evident that such disability is associated with such exposure. Extends through FY 1998 the provision of such care. Makes such veterans eligible for outpatient care for any disability through such period, if the disability becomes manifest before October 1, 1996.

Victor H. Reis, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Defense Programs), vice Richard A. Claytor, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 24 June 1993