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Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 108 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should seek Turkish permission to extend beyond June 1992 the agreement that permits the stationing of U.S. military forces in southern Turkey for purposes of Operation Provide Comfort (the relief effort for the Kurds); (2) the Government of Turkey should respond positively to such a request; (3) the United Nations' presence in northern Iraq should be extended; and (4) the United States and the international community should attach high priority to persuading the Government of Iraq to lift the economic boycott of northern Iraq.
Bill· HRH.R. 4981 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a Defense Adjustment Institute in Rhode Island, for policy development and information and resource-sharing with regard to the adjustment and transition of defense-related industries toward operations for the nondefense economy and the retraining of defense workers. Requires the Institute to be national in scope, to serve as a model for future institutes, and to operate to improve cooperation of the Department of Defense with other entities involved in defense economic adjustment and transition, including institutions of higher education, private defense contractors, and other Federal agencies. Directs the Institute to collect and make available information regarding: (1) job retraining resources; (2) worker absorption programs in the community; (3) transition of defense contractors from military to civilian output; and (4) funding resources and Federal programs for economic adjustment and conversion into civilian industries.
Bill· HRH.R. 4953 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 and the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act to provide that the inclusion of a military installation being closed or realigned under such Acts in a report transmitted to the Congress shall be considered a notice of termination to its Department of Defense civilian employees for purposes of determining the employees' eligibility for assistance under the defense conversion adjustment program under the Job Training Partnership Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4929 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Servicemembers Education Conversion Act of 1992 - Title I: Enhanced Voluntary Separation Programs - Directs the Secretary of Defense, in administering the special separation benefits program and the voluntary separation program and in order to provide an incentive for members of the armed forces to become elementary and secondary school teachers, to modify those programs in accordance with this Act. Entitles such modifications as the teacher training enhancement program. Authorizes a member of the armed forces who is offered participation in either of the separation programs to apply to the Secretary for the training program. Allows the Secretary to accept applications only in the case of a member who could become certified as a teacher after pursuit of a program of one year or less. Prohibits the acceptance of any applications after September 30, 1997. Modifies the separation programs to: (1) continue to provide for 12 months after separation from service the full amount of the member's basic pay paid before such separation; and (2) pay such benefit or incentive as computed by using half the member's years of service (currently, all) payable at the end of the 12-month period in which the member received full basic pay. Directs the Secretary to provide information about the training program to all members of the armed forces on active duty before they enter preseparation counseling as required under Federal law. Title II: Elements of Teacher Training Enhancement Program - Requires a former member of the armed forces who is accepted into the training program to enter into a written agreement with the Secretary to: (1) accept modification of the separation programs; (2) obtain teacher certification within one year after separation; and (3) teach, within seven years from receiving certification, for at least five years in a public or private nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the United States. Requires an individual who fails to comply fully with the agreement requirements to reimburse the United States on a pro rata basis for the benefits provided under the training program. Allows an individual to make any required reimbursement through a reduction in the amount of voluntary separation incentive payments due to such individual for his or her period of service. Provides instances in which such repayment or teaching obligations shall be waived. Title III: Role of Department of Education in Teacher Training Enhancement Program - Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) collect information regarding States and local educational agencies that have a shortage of elementary and secondary school teachers and the applicable teacher certification requirements; and (2) provide such information to the Secretary of Defense for dissemination to members of the armed forces as part of their information package. Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) assist individuals selected for the program in selecting an appropriate teacher certification to pursue and in obtaining appropriate employment after certification; (2) provide information to States, local educational agencies, and accredited private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools regarding the existence of the program and the availability of program participants as teachers; (3) assist States and local educational agencies in developing alternative certification procedures for former members of the armed forces; and (4) submit an annual report on program effectiveness to the Congress.
Bill· HRH.R. 4966 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Provides that reductions in military retired pay for participation in the Supplemental Survivor Benefit Plan shall be computed under the same methodology that applies to reductions in such pay under the Survivor Benefit Plan for spouse coverage.
Bill· HRH.R. 4969 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Increases by ten percent: (1) the retired pay of a former member of the armed forces who retired before October 1, 1963; and (2) the survivor annuity of survivors of former members of the armed forces who retired before such date.
Bill· HRH.R. 4918 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Manufacturing Extension and Critical Technologies Act of 1992 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Defense for FY 1993 for providing financial assistance to manufacturing extension programs and critical technology application centers.
Bill· HRH.R. 4965 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Requires a regular enlisted member of the armed forces who is selected for involuntary separation, or whose enlistment expires with denial of reenlistment, and who on the date of discharge is within two years of qualifying for retirement from the armed forces or transfer to the Reserve, to be retained on active duty until qualified for such retirement or transfer. Provides similar provisions requiring retention of enlisted members serving on active duty who have been credited with at least 18 but less than 20 years of service computed for retirement purposes, providing alternate periods of retention for such members in order for them to qualify for retirement under applicable Federal provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4968 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay a monthly annuity to the unremarried surviving spouse of each member of the armed forces who: (1) died before March 21, 1974; and (2) was entitled to retired or retainer pay on the date of death. Provides the annuity amount, with a reduction by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation to which the surviving spouse is entitled. Provides that such annuity is in addition to any pension to which the surviving spouse is entitled under Federal veterans' benefits provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4880 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Authorizes the National Defense Stockpile Manager to reduce to a specified level the amount of cobalt stockpiled pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 to authorize the disposal of a specified amount of cobalt in order to reach such reduced level.
Bill· HRH.R. 4955 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Allows service performed by a member of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps on active duty other than for training after July 31, 1990, while concurrently a member of the Selected Reserve to be credited in computing such member's length of service for purposes of eligibility for basic pay and other benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 4935 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Defense the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Drug Enforcement Policy to supervise the drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense.
Bill· HRH.R. 4927 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Defense Economic Reinvestment Act of 1992 - Title I: Worker and Member Assistance Programs - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to assist displaced defense workers (workers displaced as the result of the closure of defense facilities or reductions in defense spending) and members involuntarily separated from active duty in the armed forces to obtain reemployment in defense distressed areas (areas in which a minimum workforce reduction has occurred as the result of defense spending reductions or the closure of a defense facility). Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with public or private employers that agree to extend employment positions to separated members and displaced defense workers. Requires: (1) the Secretary to pay 25 percent of the first-year's wages paid to each displaced defense worker or separated member; (2) the employer to hire a specified number of such individuals during the agreement period for at least 180 days and to place such individuals in positions located in, or relocate them outside of, a defense dependent area. Requires repayment to the Secretary by an employer breaching such agreement. Authorizes the Secretary to implement an incentive program to assist a facility in rehiring employees terminated or laid off as the result of the curtailment, completion, elimination, or realignment of a defense contract or program. Requires the Secretary to pay 12.5 percent of the first-year's wages of employees rehired under such program. Requires the facility involved to continue to pay the health insurance premium for health care elected by such employees. Authorizes appropriations to carry out both programs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional credit against Federal unemployment tax (not to exceed 12 percent) for employers who contribute to a reemployment assistance fund maintained under a State law certified by the Secretary of Labor. Changes the rate of Federal unemployment tax on employers to the sum of 5.4 percent of total wages paid and .25 percent of the total Federal taxable wages paid. (The current rate of tax is 6.2 percent for 1988 through 1995 and 6.0 percent for 1996 and thereafter.) Replaces the $7,000 threshold in the definition of wages, for purposes of Federal taxable wage, with the average annual wage in employment covered under State unemployment compensation laws for the most recent calendar year. Revises the method of computing installment payments of Federal unemployment tax to take into account the additional credit allowed against such tax. Directs the Secretary to establish a program under which the Secretary makes grants to eligible entities to provide: (1) retraining services to enable displaced defense workers and involuntarily separated members of the armed forces who have experience in the field of engineering to obtain employment in the field of environmental engineering; and (2) fellowship assistance to such individuals while they are receiving such retraining. Makes eligible for such grants certain public research universities having a facility located within 50 miles of a defense distressed community. Outlines selection criteria. Limits such grants to $2,000,000 per entity. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Defense Economic Development Grants - Directs the Secretary to make grants to communities, including defense distressed communities located in defense dependent areas, to assist such communities in the economic transition necessary due to reductions in defense expenditures or the closure of defense facilities. Provides a grant preference to certain communities. Outlines authorized fund uses. Authorizes the Secretary to perform administrative services on a reimbursable basis on behalf of a grant recipient. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Defense Industrial and Technology Base Initiatives - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) upon completion of the recommendations by a government-industry committee concerning the rights of the United States in technical data produced in its Federal laboratories, the Secretary should report to the Congress concerning such recommendations and related regulations; (2) upon completion of a final report of an advisory panel concerning the streamlining and codification of defense acquisition laws, the Secretary should transmit such report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees (defense committees), together with comments; and (3) the Secretary should make every effort to facilitate technology dissemination to U.S. private industry to the extent practical with fiscal prudence and national security. Directs the Secretary to establish a program to make grants to support the enhancement of existing programs of alternative technology development, and the establishment of new alternative technology development programs, regarding biotechnology, photonics, and agro-environmental and marine science. Makes eligible as grant recipients certain public research universities with facilities located within a defense dependent area or an independent nonprofit research institution with an advanced degree program. Requires the Secretary to give a preference in the award of such grants to universities that conduct research as part of a State comprehensive economic development and conversion plan. Requires applicants to be chosen on a merit basis pursuant to competitive procedures. Outlines selection criteria. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Administration of Economic Adjustment Programs in the Department of Defense - Establishes the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Economic Adjustment to be responsible for the overall supervision of economic adjustment programs in the Department of Defense (DOD). Establishes in DOD an Office for Economic Adjustment, directed by the Assistant Secretary. Outlines Office duties relating to the economic adjustment and industrial diversification of industries, communities, and workers adversely affected by the termination or reduction of defense spending or defense-related contracts. Requires the Office to provide economic adjustment assistance to such industries, communities, and workers on a Federal, State, and local community level. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Notification of Defense Facilities Closings and Employee Layoffs - Requires a defense facility, as soon as practicable after receiving actual or constructive notice of the cancellation or delay of a defense contract, to notify the following persons or entities about the contract and any plant closing or layoff of 50 or more employees likely to occur as a result of the cancellation or delay: (1) the Office of Economic Adjustment of DOD; (2) each labor representative of any employee affected, or if none, the employee; and (3) the chief elected official of the State in which the facility is located. Prohibits an employer (generally, one employing 100 or more full-time employees) from ordering a plant closing or employee layoff until 60 days after the employer serves notice to such individuals and entities. Allows the employer to shut down a single site of employment before such 60-day period in limited circumstances. Requires no notification when such closing or layoff is due to a natural disaster. Provides that a layoff of more than six months which, at its outset, was announced as a layoff of six months or less, shall be treated as an employment loss unless: (1) the extension beyond six months is caused by unforeseen business circumstances; and (2) notice is given at the time it becomes foreseeable that the extension will be required. States that such notification requirements shall not apply to a plant closing or layoff if it: (1) involves a temporary facility; or (2) constitutes a strike or lockout not intended to evade the requirements of this title. Provides for civil actions against employers found to be in violation of the requirements of this title. Requires employees who suffer an employment loss without proper notification to receive back pay and certain benefits under employee benefit plans for the period of violation up to 60 days. Outlines administrative procedures in connection with such civil action. States that the remedies provided under this title for lack of due notification shall be the exclusive remedies for such violation, allowing no Federal court to enjoin a plant closing or layoff. Provides that rights and remedies provided to employees by this title are in addition to any other statutory rights and remedies of such employees.
Bill· HRH.R. 4900 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Federal Insurance Solvency Act of 1992 - Title I: Establishment of Federal Insurance Solvency Commission - Establishes the Federal Insurance Solvency Commission (the Commission) as an independent regulatory agency, whose members shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, to oversee the financial soundness and solvency of the insurance industry. Sets forth the Commission's powers. Directs the Commission to investigate each insolvent insurer or reinsurer which holds a Federal certificate of solvency to determine the causes of the insolvency. Authorizes the Commission to investigate the insolvencies of other insurers relevant to the financial condition of the national insurance industry. Authorizes the Commission to refer to State and Federal enforcement authorities any matters warranting investigation for possible civil or criminal enforcement action. Requires the Commission to establish and regularly update an information data base regarding persons who have been convicted of a crime or administratively disciplined for insurance related activity, or who have been senior officers or directors of insolvent insurers or reinsurers. Requires that such information be shared with appropriate State and Federal regulators and law enforcement officials. Requires all certified insurers and reinsurers to cooperate with the Commission's implementation of the data base as a condition of their continued certification. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports to the President and the Congress. Establishes the Federal Insurance Regulation Advisory Committee (whose members shall be appointed by the Commission) to confer with the Commission, and request information and make recommendations regarding the insurance and reinsurance industry. Requires it to report annually to the Commission and certain congressional committees. Sets forth a fee schedule to be assessed and collected annually by the Commission from applicants for certificates and certificate holders in order to recover certification costs. Provides for late fee payment penalties. Authorizes the Commission to revoke certificates for failure to make fee or penalty payments. Authorizes appropriations, including appropriations for rehabilitation and liquidation expenses incurred by the Commission in its capacity as receiver. Title II: Federal Certificates of Solvency for Insurers - Authorizes the Commission to issue Federal certificates of solvency to insurers. Directs the Commission to establish minimum financial standards for domestic insurers, including U.S. branches of foreign insurers, according to prescribed procedural and capitalization guidelines. Sets forth additional criteria for Federal solvency certificates for domestic and foreign insurers to write surplus line insurance. Requires each federally certified insurer to be a member of the National Insurance Protection Corporation (NIPC) established by this Act. Declares that federally certified insurers which are approved surplus lines insurers shall not participate in the NIPC for the purpose of business written as a nonadmitted insurer under the surplus lines law of any State. Authorizes the Commission to suspend or revoke a certificate of solvency for non-compliance with Commission standards. States that as a result of such action an insurer will lose NIPC membership status and will be prohibited from selling insurance unless the insurer complies with the solvency standards applicable in the States in which the insurer does business. Declares that policies written during suspension or after revocation shall not be covered by NIPC. Subjects federally certified insurers to State regulatory schemes and oversight within certain permissible parameters. Delineates those State regulations and actions preempted by the Federal regulatory scheme for federally certified insurers. Grants the Commission authority to: (1) define those State regulatory schemes that have been preempted by this Act; and (2) issue orders to stay the effect of certain State laws or regulations, including those that subject federally certified insurers to discriminatory State action. Exempts from State regulations federally certified insurers designated as highly capitalized by the Commission, and permitted to provide commercial insurance coverage to a large insurance buyer. Vests the Commission with: (1) responsibility to establish standards for such insurers; and (2) exclusive Federal jurisdiction over complaints regarding the business conduct of such insurers with respect to large insurance buyers. Title III: Federal Certificates for Providers of Reinsurance - Authorizes the Commission to establish standards and procedures for granting certificates: (1) for professional reinsurers; and (2) to provide reinsurance for certain other reinsurers and insurers. Directs the Commission to: (1) require each certificate holder to submit an annual financial status report; (2) establish criteria for becoming a qualified financial institution for the purpose of establishing certain trust funds (thus permitting foreign banks with a United States presence to apply for such acceptance); and (3) establish procedures for consensual dispute resolution arising between reinsurance parties. Grants the Commission exclusive regulatory jurisdiction over professional reinsurers doing business in the United States. Requires the Commission to establish standards and procedures for the certification and regulation of professional reinsurers. Outlines the certification standards. Authorizes the Commission to issue reinsurance certificates to insurers and to certain reinsurers that do not seek professional reinsurer certification. Directs the Commission to establish certification standards and procedures for: (1) reinsurance; (2) trust funds; and (3) foreign applicants. Empowers the Commission to suspend or revoke a reinsurance certificate, or the certificate of a professional reinsurer, for noncompliance with such standards. Sets forth credit guidelines under which reinsurance may be counted as either an asset or a deduction from liabilities. Exempts certain professional reinsurers certified under this Act from a State licensing or regulatory scheme regarding reinsurers or reinsurance transactions. Subjects to State insurance regulation insurers and reinsurers with reinsurance certificates issued to those that do not seek certification as professionals. Prohibits State law from discriminating against reinsurers based upon their Federal certification. Title IV: Regulatory Enforcement - Directs the Commission to establish: (1) a schedule for examinations of federally certified insurers and reinsurers, including special examinations whenever the Commission determines that such persons may be in a financially hazardous or impaired condition; and (2) accounting standards for the accurate reporting of such persons' financial status. Requires certified insurers and reinsurers to retain a qualified actuary to certify their reserves. Requires federally certified insurers to reinsurers who are incorporated and part of a holding company system to register with the Commission, furnishing information as to its structure and members. Grants the Commission review and approval authority over mergers and acquisitions with a federally certified insurer or reinsurer. Requires the Commission to disapprove such transactions if they threaten the financial stability, soundness, or solvency of such entities, or substantially lessen competition in any line of insurance. Cites factors which the Commission shall consider when making a disapproval determination. Enumerates the criteria for transactions within a holding company system which includes a federally certified insurer or reinsurer. Requires the Commission's prior approval for transactions between a certified insurer or reinsurer and any affiliate within a holding company system if such transactions involve five percent or more of the assets at the last year-end. Permits federally certified insurers or reinsurers that are part of a holding company system to affiliate with their counterparts that are not federally certified. Grants the Commission exclusive jurisdiction over mergers, acquisitions, and transactions within a holding company system that has only federally certified insurers or reinsurers. Provides for shared jurisdiction between the Commission and State insurance regulators over a holding company system which includes both federally certified and non-federally certified insurers and reinsurers. Provides that if either regulator disapproves of a holding company system transaction within its respective jurisdiction, the transaction shall not proceed. Grants the Commission civil penalty and enforcement powers, including a prohibition against voting of securities, and their seizure and sequestration for non-compliance with the requirements of this Act. Provides whistleblower protection and remedies to employees of federally certified insurers and reinsurers. Title V: National Insurance Protection Corporation - Establishes the National Insurance Protection Corporation as a non-governmental, nonprofit corporation to provide: (1) timely payment and protection against losses; and (2) continuation of coverage in the event of financial impairment or insolvency of federally certificated insurers. Grants the Commission oversight and supervisory powers over the NIPC. Declares that: (1) NIPC obligations are not covered by the full faith and credit of the United States; (2) it shall receive no financial assistance from or have any authority to borrow from the United States; and (3) funds due to or held by the NIPC shall not be included in the budget of the United States, nor may the United States borrow or pledge such funds. Sets forth NIPC membership and corporate power structure. Requires the Commission to consult with the NIPC regarding the financial regulation of its member insurers, and to assure that the Commission implements this Act in a manner that does not impair the financial integrity of NIPC guaranty funds. Establishes the NIPC Fund (the Fund) to pay NIPC administrative expenses and covered claims. Precludes the use of the Fund for any other purpose. Specifies the scope of insurance contracts guaranteed under this Act, including property, life, health, and annuity coverage. Excludes specified forms of insurance from coverage under this Act. Sets forth guidelines for assessments on NIPC member insurers. Grants the NIPC borrowing authority (subject to the prior approval of the Board of Directors). Authorizes the Commission to: (1) apply to Federal district court in the event of NIPC refusal to comply with this Act; and (2) make examinations of the NIPC, and require it to furnish reports and records upon request. Requires the NIPC to submit an end-of-fiscal-year status report to the Commission for subsequent transmittal to the President and the Congress. Requires the NIPC to give written notice to the Commission whenever it concludes that there have been changes in the insurance marketplace which may have a negative impact on the financial condition or solvency of federally certified insurers and reinsurers. Limits the liability of member insurers under this Act exclusively to claims covered by NIPC assessments under this Act. Sets forth liability and assessment parameters for member insurers with respect to State law or a State guaranty fund. Declares the NIPC shall not be deemed to be an insurer within the meaning of a State regulatory or tax scheme for the insurance industry. Exempts the NIPC from all taxes or levies imposed by any State or local governmental entity. Shields the NIPC and its personnel from liability for good faith actions or omissions in connection with this Act. Shields licensed insurance producers from liability for damages resulting from the financial impairment or insolvency of a member insurer unless the producer intentionally placed or maintained coverage knowing of such insurer's impairment. Requires the NIPC to: (1) prescribe the manner of advertising NIPC membership and consumer protection afforded by this Act; and (2) assist the Commission in developing improved standards for insolvency prevention and detection. Sets forth the parameters of: (1) the obligation of the NIPC as guarantor of covered benefits for claims following the Commission's declaration that a member insurer is financially impaired or insolvent; and (2) the effect of claims paid by the NIPC. Requires the NIPC to file with the Commission an annual statement of claims paid and estimates of claims anticipated. Provides for a stay of judicial proceedings regarding an insolvent member insurer in order to permit a proper defense by the NIPC of all pending causes of action. Grants Federal district courts exclusive jurisdiction over litigation involving the NIPC. Title VI: National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers - Establishes the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) as a nonprofit, nongovernmental corporation to provide a mechanism by which the multi-State services of State-licensed insurance producers may be more efficiently provided to policyholders, while preserving the rights of States to regulate insurance producers. Subjects NARAB to the supervision and oversight of the Commission. States that funds held or due to NARAB shall not be included in the United States budget, nor may the United States borrow or pledge such funds. Makes NARAB membership available to all State-licensed insurance agents, brokers, surplus lines brokers, insurance consultants, and limited insurance representatives. Outlines membership structure. Sets forth NARAB corporate powers and corporate structure. Requires the Commission to consult with NARAB concerning the regulation and activities of insurance producers. Grants NARAB borrowing authority, upon prior approval of the Board of Directors. Subjects all NARAB members that are insurance producers to assessments to cover administrative costs. Authorizes the Commission to make examinations of NARAB and require it to furnish reports and records upon request. Requires NARAB to submit an end-of-fiscal-year status report to the Commission for subsequent transmittal to the President and the Congress. Declares that NARAB shall not be deemed to be an insurer within the meaning of a State regulatory or tax scheme for the insurance industry. Exempts the NIPC from all taxes or levies imposed by any State or local governmental entity. Shields NARAB and its personnel from liability for good faith actions or omissions in connection with this Act. Retains the States regulatory mechanisms regarding insurance producers. Preempts State regulatory mechanisms purporting to restrict NARAB members, or impose discriminatory conditions upon them. Grants NARAB, subject to Commission review, authority to: (1) define by regulation State laws and regulations that have been preempted by this Act, if the issue of preemption is unclear; and (2) coordinate with State insurance regulators and the National Association of Securities Dealers. Title VII: Rehabilitation and Liquidation - Grants Federal district courts exclusive jurisdiction over litigation involving NARAB. Requires the Commission: (1) to act as receiver of any federally certified insurer or reinsurer for rehabilitation or liquidation purposes; and (2) to be appointed as receiver in proceedings instituted pursuant to this Act. States that the appropriate State insurance regulator shall act as receiver of any insurer or reinsurer which does not have a Federal certificate. Directs the Commission and the appropriate State insurance regulator to administratively seize an insurer or reinsurer whose financial condition is substantially and imminently threatened. Grants Federal district courts exclusive jurisdiction to appoint a receiver of an insurer or reinsurer, and to supervise a rehabilitation or liquidation under this Act. Prescribes the administrative and procedural guidelines for both foreign and domestic insurers and reinsurers placed under Commission or State receivership, rehabilitation, or liquidation. Authorizes the Commission to contract with any State insurance regulator to assume the responsibility of administering receivership in existence before the effective date of this Act. Title VIII: Definitions - Defines terms used in this Act. Title IX: Technical and Conforming Amendments - Makes technical and conforming amendments to the United States Code.
Bill· HRH.R. 4943 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Patriots of Peace Service Act of 1992 - Title I: Reduction in the Costs of Operating the Military Service Academies - Requires the Secretary of Defense to reduce the costs of providing an education at U.S. military academies so that, by January 1, 1995, the average cost per student of operating each service academy is: (1) approximately equal; and (2) not more than ten percent greater than the average cost per nonacademy student at the ten top-ranked institutions of higher education in the United States. Requires the Secretary to further reduce such operating costs for each fiscal year after enactment of this Act to achieve a reduction in expenditures equal to 50 percent of the cost for that year of providing scholarships under title II of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to achieve such cost reductions, to reduce the number of appointments made to the service academies for classes entering after the enactment of this Act, notwithstanding the current authorized strengths of military students at such academies. Expresses the sense of the Congress that savings achieved as the result of such cost reductions should be used to provide funds for the operation of the title II scholarship program. Title II: Patriots of Peace Scholarships - Directs the Secretary to establish a program of national security scholarships to assure an adequate supply of college graduates for civilian employee positions with: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD); and (2) other Federal agencies involved in education or other activities related to national security. Designates each scholarship recipient as a National Security Scholar (Scholar). Outlines eligibility requirements for selection as a Scholar, including acceptance or enrollment as a full-time student in an institution of higher education and nomination for selection by a Member of Congress. Places a $50,000 annual family income limitation on eligible individuals. Directs the Secretary to select Scholars from individuals nominated by Members of Congress. Provides the total number of scholarships to be awarded for FY 1993 through 1995. Allows a Scholar to use such scholarship at any institution of higher education offering a course of instruction in: (1) the complete workings of the three branches of Government; (2) DOD operations; (3) the relationship of DOD with other Federal agencies, the Congress, and the judicial branch; and (4) the relationship of DOD with State and local governments. Requires each individual selected to sign a written contract with the Secretary: (1) to accept such financial assistance and graduate from the institution; and (2) immediately upon completion of the program, to serve for six years as a civilian employee of DOD or another Federal agency involved with education or national security activities. Requires parental consent if the individual selected is a minor. Requires the Secretary under such written agreement to: (1) provide such scholarship; and (2) provide for summer employment, and post-graduation placement, for the Scholar. Makes all financial assistance provided under this title contingent upon the appropriation of funds for such scholarships. Directs the Secretary, in disseminating contract forms for scholarships, to include a fair summary of rights and liabilities of a recipient, including a clear explanation of U.S. entitlement to damages for breach of contract. Requires pro rata reimbursement from a Scholar to the United States for failure to complete the educational requirements or the required period of post-graduate employment. Waives any repayment requirement if the Scholar terminates the agreement and withdraws from the scholarship program before the start of the third school year covered by the scholarship. Title III: Montgomery GI Bill Benefits for Enlisted Men and Women - Amends the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program to: (1) eliminate a required $100 monthly reduction in basic pay for enlisted military personnel entering into active duty after June 30, 1985, for participation in the program; (2) eliminate provisions which allow such members an election of whether to participate in the program; and (3) increase annually the authorized amount of monthly educational assistance provided under the program on a pro rata basis to reflect the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index. Increases from 36 to 48 the number of authorized monthly payments of educational assistance under the program.
Bill· HRH.R. 4975 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from expending any funds for construction of incinerators in the continental United States for use in the chemical munitions demilitarization program until the Secretary certifies to the Congress that he has: (1) evaluated alternative technologies for the destruction of chemical munitions under the program; and (2) determined that the current chemical munitions disposal process is the safest means available to carry out the program at a reasonable cost.
Bill· HRH.R. 4909 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Provides that a veteran who is a former prisoner of war shall be deemed to have a total service-connected disability rating for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 4967 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Repeals a Federal provision prohibiting the payment of any disability compensation to an incompetent veteran having neither spouse, child, nor dependent parent until the value of such veteran's estate is reduced to less than $10,000. Presumes a veteran to be permanently and totally disabled if such person is 65 years of age or older or becomes unemployable after age 65. Restores the full permitted monthly pension (currently limited to $90) for veterans having neither spouse nor child and receiving Medicaid-covered nursing home care. Provides that the remarriage of a surviving spouse of a veteran shall not eliminate the right of such former spouse to survivors' benefits if the remarriage is terminated or dissolved by a divorce court unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that the divorce was secured through fraud or collusion by the surviving spouse. Provides the same restoration of survivors' benefits eligibility for a veteran's child who marries when such marriage is later terminated or properly dissolved without fraud or collusion. Repeals a Federal provision requiring a minimum copayment for medication received for a non-service connected disability by a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at less than 50 percent. Authorizes the Secretary, to the extent that resources and facilities are available, to furnish hospital and nursing home care needed by a veteran for a non-service-connected disability if the veteran's income falls below a prescribed level. Authorizes the Secretary to furnish such care for a non-service connected disability to a veteran who is not otherwise eligible for such care if the veteran agrees to pay a minimum amount for such care. Provides that a veteran may not be required to make a payment for outpatient services furnished during any 90-day period to the extent that such payment would cause the total amount paid by the veteran for outpatient medical services to exceed the amount of the inpatient Medicare deductible in effect on the first day of such 90-day period. Revises the income thresholds used to determine whether a veteran is required to make payments for services when such veteran is not otherwise eligible for such services. Entitles all veterans with a service-connected disability (currently, only those veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 20 percent or more) to the basic veterans' educational assistance entitlement. Repeals a Federal provision requiring a specified percentage increase in the veterans' housing loan fee for loans closed between November 1, 1990, and September 30, 1991. Authorizes the Secretary, in lieu of furnishing a headstone or grave marker, to reimburse a person for the cost of acquiring a non-Government headstone or marker for placement in any cemetery other than a national cemetery in connection with the burial of a deceased veteran. Restores the plot allowance for veterans buried in a cemetery other than a national cemetery. (Currently, veterans whose eligibility for benefits is based on being a veteran of any war may not receive such plot allowance if they choose not to be buried in a national cemetery.)
Bill· HRH.R. 4878 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Rescinds the budgetary resources specified in the rescission proposal (R92-130) (Research, development, test and evaluation, Defense Agencies) transmitted to the Congress by the President on April 9, 1992, pursuant to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Bill· HRH.R. 4877 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Rescinds the budgetary resources specified in the rescission proposal (R92-129) (Research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense Agencies) transmitted to the Congress by the President on April 9, 1992, pursuant to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Bill· HRH.R. 4876 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Rescinds the budgetary resources specified in the rescission proposal (R92-128) (Research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense Agencies) transmitted to the Congress by the President on April 9, 1992, pursuant to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 308 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1992
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) seek an international arms embargo against the military regime of Burma (Myanmar) until power has been transferred to a legitimate, democratically elected government; and (2) instruct the Secretary of State to call for an end to China's military transfers to the Government of Burma until such time as all political prisoners are unconditionally released, martial law is lifted, and the results of the May 1990 elections are fully implemented.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 289 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1992
Designates April 9 through May 6, 1992, as Bataan-Corregidor Month.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 283 (102nd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1992
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) issue a proclamation designating April 9, 1992, as the Day of Recognition for Filipino War Veterans; and (2) present such proclamation to Filipino veterans and the Filipino people in Manila during ceremonies observing the 50th anniversary of the fall of Bataan as an expression of goodwill and a reaffirmation of Filipino-American friendship.
Bill· HRH.R. 4818 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1992
Department of Energy Nuclear Weapons Complex Reconfiguration Commission Act - Establishes the Department of Energy Nuclear Weapons Complex Reconfiguration Commission (appointed by the President) to review and report to the Congress on: (1) segmentation decisions by the Department of Energy (DOE) with respect to programmatic environmental impact statements (PEIS) prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, including DOE proposals to segment the issue of nonnuclear consolidation from the PEIS process; (2) environmental assessments and any findings of no significant impact made by DOE as a result of a PEIS or segmentation of a DOE-prepared PEIS; (3) the DOE record of decision with respect to any DOE-prepared PEIS regarding the structural reconfiguration of the nuclear weapons complex; (4) the need for supplemental environmental impact statements (SEIS) to be prepared by DOE, and to review such SEIS; (5) the adjustment assistance plan for nuclear weapons facility workers proposed by DOE; and (6) DOE analyses of the cost of the structural reconfiguration of the nuclear weapons complex. Directs the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to report biannually to the Commission on DOE actions, assessments, and decisions with respect the Commission's enumerated duties. Requires the Commission, after receiving the Secretary's report, to submit to the President an evaluation of its reviews, and a justification of any proposals that differ from those of DOE. Prescribes procedures for approval or disapproval of Commission recommendations by either the President or the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to postpone implementation of any DOE proposal to segment the issue of nonnuclear consolidation from the PEIS process until the Commission makes a recommendation in favor of such proposal which the President approves and the Congress does not disapprove.
Bill· HRH.R. 4831 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1992
Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, on behalf of the Congress, to present a bronze medal to individuals certified by the Secretary of Defense who: (1) were members of the U.S. Armed Forces present during the Battle of Midway on June 4 through 6, 1942; and (2) participated in combat operations on those days against the Japanese military forces attacking Midway Island. Deems an individual who was killed or wounded in that attack a participant of such operation. Requires the presentation of such medal as close as feasible to the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 4836 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1992
Reduces the balance in certain merged ("M") accounts of the Department of Defense that have been determined by the Defense Inspector General to be invalid obligations, in specified amounts for each of the armed forces and the defense agencies. Prohibits any such reductions from being restored, reobligated, uncanceled, or in any other way used by the Department.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 424 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1992
Eliminates the following perquisites in the House of Representatives: (1) car wash service; (2) assignment of Government motor vehicles and drivers for a Member's exclusive use; (3) use of military aircraft for travel unless it is less costly than use of commercial aircraft; (4) printing services by the majority and minority printers; (5) free flowers from the Botanic Garden; (6) the subsidy for purchase of "We the People" calendars; and (7) free parking at National Airport and Dulles International Airport. Requires the following to be provided only at full market price: (1) picture framing service; (2) office supplies; (3) picture processing; (4) satellite service for transmitting programs to Members' districts; and (5) computer and messenger services.
Law· SS. 2532 (102nd)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1992
Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 - Declares that the President, in providing assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet Union (independent states), should take into account the extent to which such states are taking steps toward: (1) establishment of democratic systems; (2) respect for human rights; (3) economic reform based on market principles, the development of a private sector, and integration into the world economy; (4) respect for international law and adherence to the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris; and (5) adherence to responsible security policies. Permits funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act to be available for such states (except for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) for purposes of promoting democracy, encouraging free market systems, meeting humanitarian needs, fostering demilitarization of the economy and society and defense conversion, promoting development in agricultural and energy sectors, promoting bilateral trade and investment, and for other purposes as the President deems appropriate. Authorizes the President to promote the active involvement of the U.S. private sector in activities in the former Soviet Union. Authorizes appropriations. Permits the President to use funds made available to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the independent states. Authorizes authorities under the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 to be utilized to take actions with respect to such states. Authorizes the use of funds made available under specified Acts to carry out demilitarization and conversion of industries in such states, to prevent diversion of scientific expertise to terrorist groups or third countries, and to implement specified safeguards regarding nuclear weapons. Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to endorse consent to: (1) an increase in the U.S. quota of the International Monetary Fund and to the amendments to the Articles of Agreement of the Fund approved in resolution number 45-3; and (2) a pledge to sell gold to restore the resources of the Reserve Account of the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility Trust. Supports U.S. participation in a currency stabilization fund for the independent states. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should ensure that the International Finance Corporation provides an ambitious lending program for such states. Endorses any increase of capital stock in the Corporation needed to accommodate the requirements of such states. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) efforts to reduce the number of items the export of which is restricted under Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls (COCOM) procedures should be continued to facilitate trade and investment between the United States and such states; and (2) the President should initiate negotiations for the establishment of a center in Ukraine for purposes of promoting science and technology projects for nonmilitary purposes. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to remove Czechoslovakia, Estonia, East Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Albania, Bulgaria, Poland, Yugoslavia, Romania, and the Soviet Union from the list of Communist countries to which assistance is prohibited. Makes a conforming amendment to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to remove prohibitions on export credit with respect to such countries. Amends the Federal criminal code to remove the Soviet Union, East Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania from a list of countries for which special restrictions apply with respect to legal commercial transactions. Authorizes the President to waive the application of any provision of law to the independent states that would have restricted the Soviet Union's eligibility for certain programs or benefits. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to carry out its pilot equity financing program in the independent states. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize agricultural commodities to be furnished to such states. Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to permit export credit guaranties for improving services and agricultural goods and materials in emerging democracies to improve the management of imported agricultural commodities. Makes certain ceilings of the Food Security Act of 1985 and the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 inapplicable to the independent states. Authorizes the President to exempt any of such states from statutory or regulatory restrictions on the importation of goods and services into the United States to the extent that such restrictions are more stringent than restrictions applicable to like goods and services of other friendly countries. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should utilize international military education and training funds to provide education and training designed to foster greater respect for and understanding of the principle of civilian control of the military in the independent states.
Bill· SS. 2537 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1992
Democracy in Peru Act of 1992 - Calls upon the Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and the Peruvian armed forces to: (1) restore the Peruvian Congress and judiciary to power; (2) respect the Peruvian Constitution; (3) restore and respect individual and human rights; and (4) renounce violence as a means of achieving political goals. Calls upon: (1) Peru's armed forces to submit to civilian control; and (2) the Organization of American States and the international community to consider measures to ensure that constitutional order is restored in Peru. Suspends all U.S. assistance (except humanitarian assistance) to Peru until the President certifies to the Congress that the conditions of this Act have been met.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 107 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1992
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) seek an international arms embargo against the military regime of Burma (Myanmar) until power has been transferred to a legitimate, democratically elected government; and (2) instruct the Secretary of State to call for an end to China's military sales and economic support to the Government of Burma until such time as all political prisoners are unconditionally released, martial law is lifted, and the results of the May 1990 elections are fully implemented.
Bill· HRH.R. 4779 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1992
Entitles the Department of Veterans Affairs to recover the reasonable cost of care or services provided to a veteran for a non-service-connected disability from another Federal department or agency to the extent that such veteran would have been eligible to receive payment for such care or services from such department or agency. Requires the amount recovered to be reduced by any required deductible or copayment. Subrogates the Department to any right or claim that the veteran may have against another department or agency in the receipt of such payment. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to determine the reasonable cost of care and services so provided. Directs the Comptroller General to report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees on comments and recommendations with respect to such regulations. Provides that a veteran eligible through the Department for such care or services may not be denied such care or services or be required to make any copayment or deductible in order to receive such care. Directs that amounts recovered shall be credited to the current operating account of the Department facility that provided such care or services. Prohibits any amounts so credited from being offset by reductions in amounts otherwise available to such facility or in the total amount of funds made available to the Department for health care and medical services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for enrollment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act at any time (without regard to special enrollment periods) in the case of any veteran over age 65 who is entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of such title.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 464 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1992
Condemns the actions taken by President Fujimori and the Peruvian security forces and urges Fujimori to restore constitutional democracy to Peru. Commends President Bush for condemning the actions of Fujimori and for taking steps to respond to the crisis. Calls on President Bush to: (1) continue the suspension of all U.S. military and economic assistance to the Government of Peru, except for humanitarian and food assistance, pending a restoration of democratic order; and (2) use the voice and vote of the United States in specified international organizations to implement measures to ensure the restoration of democratic government in Peru. Directs the President, not less than 15 days before obligating funds for assistance for Peru under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) or the Arms Export Control Act (other than humanitarian or food assistance), to submit to specified congressional committees a notification in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under the FAA.
Bill· HRH.R. 4763 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1992
Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act - Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to rename such Act as the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act and to revise provisions with respect to certain protections and rights afforded to servicemembers while on active-duty assignment. Defines "servicemember" for purposes of eligibility for such protections and rights, as members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, while on active service, and the reserves and National Guard while on active service. Defines the term "dependent" for purposes of collateral eligibility for protections under this Act. Defines the term "material effect" with respect to the effect of a servicemember's military service on civil liabilities. Authorizes a servicemember to waive any of the rights and protections afforded under the Act. Requires certain waivers to be made pursuant to a written agreement in order to be effective (waivers that would permit the modification, termination, cancellation, repossession, sale, foreclosure, or forfeiture of property that was the subject of a legal instrument). Provides that an application by a servicemember in military service for a stay, postponement, or suspension of the payment of any tax, fine, penalty, insurance premium, or other civil obligation or liability shall not provide the basis for denial or revocation of, or a change in, credit by creditors, a presumption that such individual cannot pay his or her obligation or liability, an adverse credit report, or a refusal of an insurer to insure such individual. Treats a preexisting business debt or obligation of a servicemember ordered to active duty as an obligation of the servicemember for purposes of the Act. Defines the legal representative of a servicemember for purposes of the Act. Requires a court, in an action in which the defendant is in military service, to grant a minimum 90-day stay of proceedings upon application of counsel or court motion if the court determines that: (1) there may be a defense to the action that the defendant cannot present unless present at the action; or (2) after due diligence, counsel has been unable to contact the defendant or otherwise determine if a meritorious defense exists. Protects bona fide purchasers under a default judgment if such judgment is set aside on behalf of a servicemember. Provides for a minimum 90-day stay of proceedings at any stage before final judgment in a civil action for a servicemember who is serving on active duty or is within 90 days after termination of such duty and has received notice of such proceedings, upon appropriate application by the servicemember or his or her commanding officer. Provides for application for an additional stay based on continuing material effect of military duty on the servicemember's ability to appear. Requires the court to appoint counsel for the servicemember when such application for additional stay is refused. Provides that an application for stay does not constitute a waiver of any substantive or procedural defense. Authorizes a court to stay a judgment or order against a servicemember or vacate or stay an attachment when a servicemember is materially affected due to military service in complying with such order. Authorizes such stay actions for the period of military service and 30 (currently, 60) days after. Provides that the statute of limitations will apply to a servicemember for filing of claims against the United States, unless: (1) the cause of action accrues in time of war or period of service outside the United States, or such circumstances arise within two years after the cause of actions accrues, and if material effect is shown; and (2) the claim is filed within the applicable statute period or two years after the war or period of service outside the United States is terminated, whichever is later. Forgives the payment of interest in excess of six percent a year on obligations or liabilities by a servicemember while in service. Requires a servicemember, in order to be protected by the six percent cap, to provide creditors with written notice and a copy of his or her service orders, as well as any orders for service extension, within 180 days after termination or release from such service. Allows the court to grant a creditor relief from the six percent limit if the ability of the servicemember to pay interest in excess of the cap is not materially affected by reason of military service. Prohibits an eviction or distress from being made against a service member or his or her dependents during a period of military service with respect to a premise for which the agreed rent does not exceed $1,200 (currently, $150) per month or a monthly basic allowance for quarters rate, whichever is greater, except by court order. Allows an eviction or distress proceeding to be stayed for more than 90 days if, in the court's opinion, justice and equity require a different period. Allows a court to adjust the obligation under the lease in order to preserve the interests of all parties. Allows a court, when a servicemember has paid installments on an installment contract before entering military service, to order repayment to the servicemember of all or part of such paid installments as a condition to terminating the contract. Extends such protection to contracts for leases of property (currently, only to purchases). Authorizes the court to stay proceedings or adjust party obligations in the case of claims filed to enforce mortgage or trust deed payments for up to 90 days after a servicemember's period of military service (currently, for the service period only). Extends lease termination provisions (provisions allowing persons in military service a more expedient notice and termination process due to such service) to servicemembers executing a lease and thereafter receiving orders for a permanent change of station or to deploy with a military unit for at least 90 days. Entitles a dependent of a servicemember, upon application to a court, to protections of the Act concerning rent, installment contracts, mortgages, leases, and life insurance policies if the dependent's ability to comply with a lease, contract, bailment, or other obligation is materially affected by reason of the servicemember's military service. Increases the total amount of life insurance coverage protection provided by title IV of the Act to $120,000, or an amount equal to the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance (SGLI) maximum limit, whichever is greater. (Currently, the limit is $10,000.) States that findings of fact and conclusions of law made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with respect to the guaranteed insurance provisions of title IV of the Act may be reviewed by the Board of Veterans Appeals and the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals. (Currently, such findings and conclusions are not reviewable by any other official or agency of the Government.) Protects former servicemembers from certain land entry and mining claim requirements during their period of rehabilitation from injury or illness incurred during military service. Extends for up to 60 days after the beginning of an assessment year the period during which a claimant is permitted to file a notice communicating the claimant's military service and the desire to hold the mining claim during such service. Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned (currently, the Secretary of the Interior) to issue to servicemembers information and applicable forms with respect to protections afforded under the Act during military service. Entitles all servicemembers (currently, only those under age 21) to full protection of laws relating to lands owned or controlled by the United States, including mining and mineral leasing laws. Prohibits a tax jurisdiction (a State or political subdivision) from using the military compensation of a non-resident servicemember to increase the tax liability imposed on other income earned by such servicemember or his or her spouse. Treats Indian servicemembers whose legal residence or domicile is a Federal Indian reservation as taxable under the laws applicable to such reservation as opposed to the State in which the reservation is located. Extends certain power-of-attorney protections authorized under the Act to include a power of attorney that expires by its terms after July 31, 1990 (currently, such protections extend only to power of attorney executed during the Vietnam era). Suspends a professional liability insurance policy period (thereby not requiring insurance coverage payments to be made) for the period of active military service in the case of a person providing professional services under a professional liability insurance contract who entered into active duty after July 31, 1990. Prohibits the insurance carrier from requiring payments to be made during the period of such suspended coverage, but makes such carrier not liable with respect to any claim that is based on professional conduct of a servicemember that occurs during a period of suspended coverage. Requires any professional liability insurance so suspended on account of active duty service to be automatically reinstated by the insurance carrier on the date requested by the servicemember, as long as the servicemember makes such request within 30 days after being released from active duty. Requires the "new" insurance period to be no less than the period which would have been in effect had the insurance coverage not been suspended. Prohibits the insurance carrier from increasing the premium to be charged for such professional liability insurance, except for general increases applicable to all such insurance contracts. Provides for the stay of an action for damages against a servicemember whose coverage has been suspended for the period of such suspension, under certain conditions. Provides for the: (1) computation of an appropriate statute of limitations with respect to an action which could have been brought except for the suspension of coverage and the staying of an action during such suspension; and (2) effect of a servicemember's death on such professional liability insurance coverage, its suspension, and any actions brought or stayed with respect to such servicemember before, during, or after the period of suspended coverage. Provides that a servicemember entitled to the rights and protections of the Act shall also be entitled, upon termination or release from military service, to reinstatement of any health insurance that: (1) was in effect when the servicemember was ordered to report for active service; and (2) was terminated during the period of service. Prohibits any exclusions or waiting periods from being imposed upon such a returning servicemember for such health insurance if: (1) the condition that is the basis for such exclusion or waiting period arose before or during the servicemember's training or military service; (2) such exclusion or waiting period would not be imposed for the condition during the period of coverage; and (3) such condition is not determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
Bill· SS. 2515 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
Veterans' Employment and Training Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) and the Secretary of Labor to assist eligible veterans in obtaining employment with eligible employers in permanent and stable positions that require significant training by providing: (1) training assistance payments to employers who employ and train eligible veterans; and (2) training benefits and appropriate counseling to eligible veterans. Requires the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training to assist the Secretary of Labor in carrying out this Act. Makes eligible for such training programs veterans who: (1) are unemployed at the time they apply; and (2) have either been unemployed for ten of the previous 15 weeks prior to applying, or were separated from active duty not more than ten weeks before starting the program. Requires such eligible veterans to submit to the Secretary of Labor an application for a certificate of eligibility for participation in the training program. Outlines provisions concerning the granting or denial of such certificates, including the right to appeal a denial to the Secretary of Labor. Requires a veteran to commence participation in an appropriate training program within 90 days after the certificate is issued. Provides for certificate renewal. Defines as eligible employers employers who intend to provide training in a field of employment providing reasonable probability of stable, long-term employment. Provides job training program requirements, including the provision of compensation to a veteran during such training and the employment of such veteran in the position for which trained, if practicable. Provides certain positions of employment for which an employer is prohibited from training eligible veterans (those involving seasonal or temporary employment, training outside of the United States, or those which will displace current workers or delay the return of previously laid-off workers). Authorizes an eligible employer to provide job training through educational instruction, if appropriate. Limits the duration of such training periods to no less than six months and no more than two years, with an exception. Directs the Secretary of Labor to approve each job training program established by an employer for purposes of this Act. Requires each employer who intends to carry out a job training program to submit an application to the Secretary of Labor. Provides: (1) application requirements; (2) program approval requirements; (3) that apprenticeship or other on-job training shall be considered a job training program for this Act's purposes; and (4) conditions under which the approval of a job training program may be discontinued by the Secretary of Labor. Requires notification to an employer and any affected veterans of the disapproval of a job training program. Provides for reapproval of such program in appropriate circumstances. Directs the Secretary to pay training assistance to employers who provide job training to veterans in programs under this Act. Provides for payment amounts and requires such payments to be made on a quarterly basis, with an exception. Requires the Secretary of Labor to transmit to the Secretary notice of program approval before such payments may be made. Directs the Secretary to pay accommodation assistance to permit employers to modify their facilities or equipment in order to facilitate the training and employment of disabled veterans. Requires an employer desiring such assistance to submit to the Secretary of Labor a detailed proposal relating to such modifications as well as documentation of the completion of such modifications and their costs. Requires the Secretary of Labor to approve each proposal for modifications, approve modification costs, and transmit to the Secretary notice of such approval. Directs the Secretary, after receiving such notice, to pay the appropriate accommodation assistance. Limits such payments to $3,000 per employer. Requires each employer so paid to permit facility access to ensure compliance with modification requirements. Outlines provisions concerning the determination of overpayment of job training program assistance under this Act and the recovery by the Secretary of such overpayments. Directs the Secretary to pay training benefits to veterans who participate in programs under this Act in order to defray work-related expenses. Limits such payments to $1,500 per veteran. Requires a veteran desiring such payment to apply to the Secretary of Labor, stating the amount of expenses incurred. Requires the Secretary of Labor to approve such application before any payment may be made. Outlines provisions concerning payment administration, determinations of overpayments, and recovery of overpayments. Authorizes the Secretary to waive recovery of overpayments when recovery would be against equity and good conscience. States that an employer: (1) may not provide a veteran with job training under a program if the Secretary determines that there are insufficient funds; (2) must notify the Secretary 14 days before furnishing job training to a veteran and to commence such program unless advised otherwise by the Secretary within such period; and (3) who provides training under this Act shall provide the veteran with a copy of the application for approval of the program as submitted to the Secretary of Labor. Directs the Secretary of Labor to ensure that the job training programs are carried out in compliance with this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to investigate matters related to a program, to enter onto an employer's premises, and to have access to records maintained by an employer with respect to a job training program. Prohibits an employer from being paid training assistance on behalf of a veteran under this Act if, during the training period, the employer is allowed a tax credit or is paid an allowance for such veteran under various Federal provisions. Provides an identical prohibition for the payment to a veteran of training benefits under this Act for work-related expenses. Prohibits either such payment if the veteran has completed a program of job training under this Act or under the Veterans' Job Training Act. Authorizes the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor to provide certain employment counseling and guidance services to veterans who are issued certificates of eligibility for participation in a job training program under this Act. Requires such services to be coordinated with similar services under Federal veterans' benefits provisions. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a program of case management services under which each veteran participating in a job training program approved under this Act is provided a case manager who is a veterans' outreach program specialist. Outlines the case management services to be provided. Provides that the Secretary of Labor is not required to provide a veteran with case management services if: (1) the outreach specialist recommends that the veteran does not need such services; or (2) the Secretary of Labor determines that the employer has an appropriate assistance program or that the rate of successful completion of the program is more than 60 percent. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor to provide eligible veterans with notice and information with respect to the counseling and guidance services, the case management services, and certain supportive services available to service-connected disabled veterans who are recently separated from military service as provided under the Job Training Partnership Act. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with and pay (up to a specified limit) entities for the provision of all such services. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor to carry out a public information and outreach program under which the Secretaries: (1) inform veterans of job training and employment programs; (2) inform private businesses, institutions of higher education, trade associations, and labor organizations of such training programs and employment opportunities; and (3) promote the development of job training and employment opportunities for veterans by various means. Requires coordination of such program with other Federal, State, and local programs. Directs each Secretary to make available in his or her respective local and regional offices such personnel and services as determined necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Labor to obtain from the Administrator of the Small Business Administration a list of small businesses that are suitable to carry out job training programs under this Act. Requires the Administrator to update such list on a regular basis. Directs the Secretary of Labor to use resources made available under this Act to assist service-connected disabled veterans and veterans recently separated from military service under provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act. Directs the Secretary of Labor to inform veterans who are denied certificates of eligibility for programs provided under this Act of the opportunities available to such veterans under the Job Training Partnership Act or other similar programs. Directs the Secretary of Labor, in each of FY 1993 through 1997, to award grants to nonpublic entities having appropriate expertise in such matters for providing employment assistance (including counseling) to homeless veterans. Provides a fiscal year funding limitation for such grants. Directs the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary, to evaluate on an annual basis the status of the programs authorized and carried out under this Act in order to ensure that programs satisfy their purposes. Directs the Secretary of Labor to submit to the Senate and House veterans' and labor committees preliminary and annual reports on actions taken and costs to implement this Act and their assessments with respect to the programs provided. Terminates the provision of training assistance to employers and training benefits to a veteran under this Act for any training provided after September 30, 1997. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 through 1997. Prohibits the obligation of any more than five percent of such authorized amounts for administrative activities by either Secretary.
Bill· SS. 2528 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
Native American Veterans' Home Loan Equity Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a pilot program under which the Secretary may make direct housing loans to aid Native American (Indian, Alaska or Hawaii native, or Pacific Islander) veterans in purchasing, constructing, or improving dwellings on trust land. Requires such loans to be made in a variety of geographic areas and in areas experiencing a variety of economic circumstances. Prohibits any such loans from being made after the end of FY 1997. Authorizes the Secretary to make such a direct housing loan to a Native American if: (1) the Secretary has entered into a memorandum of understanding with respect to such loans with the tribal organization having jurisdiction over such veteran; and (2) the memorandum is in effect when the loan is made. Outlines provisions to be included in each such memorandum. Prohibits entering into any such memorandum unless the Secretary determines that it provides standards and procedures necessary for the reasonable protection of the financial interests of the United States. Limits to $80,000 the principal amount of any such loan. Sets forth provisions governing loan interest rates. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish minimum requirements for planning, construction or improvement, and general acceptability relating to any direct loan; and (2) establish credit underwriting standards to be used in evaluating such loans. Requires loans to be repaid in monthly installments. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) make advances to provide for repairs, alterations, and improvements and to meet incidental expenses of the loan transaction; and (2) take any other actions and make any necessary determinations with respect to expenses, rules and regulations, and the use of persons, organizations, or departments or agencies to carry out his functions. Establishes in the Treasury a revolving fund to be known as the Native American Veterans Housing Loan Fund to carry out financial activities relating to the making of loans under this Act. Directs the Secretary, in carrying out the pilot program, to consider the views and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Native-American Veterans established under the Veterans' Health-Care Amendments of 1986. Directs the Secretary to report annually in 1994 through 1998 to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees on the pilot program and recommendations for legislation regarding the program. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· SS. 2529 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
Guam Excess Lands Act - Directs the Administrator of General Services to Transfers, subject to specified terms and conditions, all right, title, and interest to specified excess Federal lands to Guam for public benefit, by quitclaim deed and without reimbursement. Makes such transfer effective upon the enactment and submission to specified congressional committees by Guam of a land use plan. Declares that such property shall not be subject to the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. Repeals the requirement set forth in the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 that the sale by the Government of Guam of certain property, including property within the Apra Harbor complex, conveyed to it by the Secretary of the Navy shall only be for monetary consideration.
Bill· SS. 2521 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
Court of Federal Claims Technical and Procedural Improvements Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal judicial code to change the name of the U.S. Claims Court to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (Claims Court). Specifies that: (1) if a judge of such court is not reappointed, such judge may continue in office until a successor is appointed and takes office; (2) the annuity of a Claims Court judge on senior status after age 65 shall be comparable to that of other senior status Federal trial judges insofar as social security taxes and payments are concerned; and (3) Claims Court judges are judicial officers eligible for coverage under specified annuity and insurance programs. Extends to Claims Court judges the same treatment afforded to other Federal trial judges with respect to earned military retirement pay. Makes technical and conforming amendments regarding the recall of a senior Claims Court judge. Authorizes: (1) Claims Court judges to hire the same number of law clerks as U.S. district court judges; (2) the Claims Court to hold court throughout the United States, including its territories and possessions (currently, court may only be held in the District of Columbia (DC) and in four locations outside DC); and (3) the chief judge of the Claims Court to issue an order authorizing a judge of such court to conduct proceedings in a foreign country whose laws do not prohibit such proceedings. Directs that the facilities of the Federal courts, as well as other comparable facilities administered by the General Services Administration, be made available for proceedings outside DC. Provides the Claims Court with declaratory judgment jurisdiction. Extends ancillary jurisdiction to a tort claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act when such claim is related to an action otherwise within the court's subject matter jurisdiction. Repeals a provision denying the Claims Court jurisdiction with respect to claims pending in other courts. Makes certification of claims under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 non-jurisdictional. Makes applicable to the Claims Court provisions pertaining to costs, witness fees, forma pauperis proceedings, and counsel's liability for excessive costs which are currently applicable to other Federal trial courts. Grants the Claims Court specified powers to punish contempt of its authority and to have such assistance in carrying out its orders as is available to other Federal courts. Specifies that the U.S. marshal for any district in which the Claims Court is sitting shall, when requested by the Chief Judge of such court, attend any session of the court in such district.
Bill· SS. 2525 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
Designates the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Directs the Secretary of Defense, upon appropriate recommendation, to credit an officer as having completed a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment (for purposes of possible promotion after completing a joint duty assignment) if such officer, during the period after August 1, 1990, and before October 1, 1992, served in an assignment in the Persian Gulf that: (1) provided significant experience in joint matters; or (2) involved frequent professional interaction with units and members of any other U.S. armed force or of an allied force. Provides recommendation procedures. Makes certain reporting and policy requirements inapplicable to such joint duty crediting. Directs the Secretary to submit certain information with regard to the exercise of the joint duty credit authority as part of a required FY 1993 report to the Congress concerning defense capabilities and programs.
Bill· SS. 2524 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
Provides that the individual who began service on December 5, 1991, in the position of Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy for National Security Affairs shall continue to hold the grade of admiral while awaiting retirement from the Navy until a specified conditional date, notwithstanding a current Federal provision limiting the holding of such grade to 90 days after being relieved from such position.
Bill· SS. 2517 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
National Advanced Research Projects Agency Act of 1992 - Renames the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency as the National Advanced Research Projects Agency. Establishes an interagency executive committee to advise the Secretary of Defense and the Agency Director regarding policies, priorities, and programs. Empowers the Agency as the central research and development (R&D) organization of the Department of Defense (DOD) with the primary responsibility of maintaining the technological superiority of the United States over its potential adversaries. Directs the Agency to: (1) pursue R&D projects having significant potential for both military and civilian applications, as well as projects having solely military applications; (2) support and stimulate a national technology base that serves both military and civilian purposes and increases the productivity of each sector; (3) pursue R&D having the potential for scientific breakthroughs and revolutionary approaches for improved cost and performance of advanced technology having future military and civilian applications; (4) manage and direct the conduct of R&D of any other advanced technology that can be applied to increase the ability of a department or agency to attain its mission objectives; and (5) stimulate increased emphasis on the prototyping of defense systems and subsystems. Requires the Agency Director to enter into cooperative agreements and other transactions with private sector firms for R&D, especially R&D of advanced technologies with the potential for having both commercial and defense applications. Requires the Director to ensure participation in such cooperative agreements of private sector firms that have not had a significant level of involvement in R&D activities of DOD. Authorizes the head of a Federal department or agency to transfer funds to the Agency to carry out R&D requested by such department or agency. Provides the Federal pay rates for the Director of Defense Research and Engineering and the Agency Director.
Bill· SS. 2520 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
Democracy in Haiti Act of 1992 - Expresses support for the restoration of the democratically elected government in Haiti. Outlines specific actions in furtherance of such goal, including to: (1) call upon all governments to abide the Organization of American States (OAS)-supported embargo of Haiti; (2) support the Protocol between President Aristide and the Parliamentary Negotiating Committee to Find a Permanent Solution to the Haitian Crisis; (3) call upon the Haitian armed forces, parliament, and de facto government to restore individual rights; (4) call upon the armed forces to submit to civilian control and all parties to renounce violence as a means of achieving political goals; (5) support a civilian OAS-DEMOC mission (a mission to restore democracy and human rights); and (6) call upon the OAS to consider additional measures if progress toward restoration of the democratically elected government is not promptly achieved. Authorizes the Secretary of State to make contributions to the OAS-DEMOC mission in Haiti. Declares that the President should use a specified amount of economic support assistance for a contribution to the mission. Authorizes appropriations. Imposes the following sanctions against Haitian nationals who provided support for the coup d'etat overthrowing President Aristide or for terrorist acts against the Haitian people after the coup: (1) ineligibility to receive visas and exclusion from admission into the United States; and (2) blocking of assets. Continues such sanctions until the President certifies to the Congress that democratically elected government has been restored in Haiti consistent with the Haitian Constitution.
Bill· SS. 2516 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
National Security Council Amendments of 1992 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to: (1) include as a function of the National Security Council (Council) advising the President on the integration of foreign trade policies with the national security; (2) require cooperation between the military services and Federal departments and agencies in matters involving U.S. economic security; (3) delete from Council membership the Director for Mutual Security and the Chairman of the National Security Resources Board; and (4) add to Council membership the Secretaries of Commerce and the Treasury and the U.S. Trade Representative.
Bill· SS. 2519 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
Export Administration Act of 1992 - Declares it to be U.S. policy to minimize the imposition of export controls and to encourage trade with all countries with which the United States has diplomatic or trading relations, except those countries with which such trade has been determined by the President to be against the national interest. Establishes as an independent establishment in the executive branch the Office of Strategic Trade and Technology (Office). Declares that such Office shall be headed by a Director, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall serve as the President's principal advisor on U.S. strategic trade and technology policy. Establishes within the Office the Strategic Trade Policy Council which shall approve export control and technology transfer policies proposed by the director. Provides for the appointment of: (1) Associate Director for Export Administration; (2) Associate Director for Economic Security; (3) Associate Director for Non-Proliferation; and (4) Chief Negotiator. Establishes within the Office an: (1) Office of Enforcement and Compliance; (2) Office of Foreign Availability; and (3) Office of Industry Advisory Committees. Declares that the Director, or other designated employees of the Office, shall constitute the permanent U.S. delegation to the Coordinating Committee (COCOM). Provides for the appointment of an industry advisory committee. Transfers to the Office the functions and authorities: (1) of the Office of Munitions Control of the Department of Defense; (2) of the Defense Technology Security Administration of the Department of Defense; (3) of the Department of Commerce under the Export Administration Act of 1979; (4) granted under the Defense Production Act of 1950; (5) granted under a specified section of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962; (6) of the Department of Energy with respect to the review of exports pursuant to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978; (7) of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury; and (8) not specifically vested by statute as the Director determines to be appropriate. Declares that no authority or permission may be required to export goods or technology. Authorizes the issuance of specified export licenses, including: (1) multiple export licenses for the export of goods or technology; (2) distribution licenses; (3) operations licenses for the export and reexport of technolgy and related goods; (4) project licenses; (5) service supply licenses; (6) general licenses; and (7) other type licenses. Requires the Director to establish a United States Export Control index which shall identify goods or technology which shall be subject to controls under this Act, the Arms Export Control Act, or the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978. Prohibits the Director from imposing national security or foreign policy export controls on the export of goods or technology for which there is foreign availability. Authorizes the President to prohibit the export of goods and technology that would prove detrimental to the national security of the United States. Requires the President, for purposes of administering national security export controls, to establish a list of controlled countries that includes: (1) countries that represent a strategic threat to the United States; and (2) countries of proliferation concern. Subjects China to certain strategic and proliferation export controls. Urges the President, for purposes of enhancing the effectiveness of multilateral controls, to negotiate with the governments participating in COCOM and other multilateral export control arrangements to develop: (1) a common list of controlled countries, (2) a common list of controlled goods and technology; and (3) a common approach to treatment of exports to nonadherents to such arrangements. Declares that no authority or permission may be required for the export or reexport of goods or technology to or from a country which maintains export controls on such items cooperatively with the United States pursuant to the agreement of COCOM or an agreement to restrict such exports. Authorizes the Director to require authority or permission to export or reexport of: (1) goods or technology to unreliable end-users; (2) supercomputers, goods or technology for sensitive nuclear uses, devices for surreptitious interception of wire or oral communication, and goods or technology intended for end users to a country other than a country which maintains export controls cooperatively with the United States pursuant to the agreement of COCOM or restrictive export agreement; and (3) goods or technology pursuant to special multilateral control arrangements agreed to unanimously by COCOM, as long as all countries in which such goods or technology are produced agree to equivalent controls and requirements. Requires the Director to pursue negotiations with: (1) governments participating in nonproliferation agreements in order to strengthen and to achieve common approaches to licensing and enforcement of such agreements; and (2) countries that do not participate in COCOM or such nonproliferation agreements regarding their cooperation in restricting the export of goods and technology. Requires the Director to establish a national security control list. Sets forth provisions regarding controls based on: (1) proliferation concern; and (2) strategic threat. Authorizes the issuance of export licenses for multiple exports of technology and related goods. Prohibits the Director from requiring an export license for the export of replacement parts for certain goods. Declares that there shall be a presumption of approval of an application for a license for the export to a controlled country of goods for exhibition at a trade show if specified requirements are met. Requires export licenses authorizing the export of goods or technology to also authorize the export of related operation technical data if such data does not exceed the minimum level necessary to install, repair, maintain, inspect, operate, or use such goods or technology. Prohibits the imposition of export controls on a good solely because it contains parts or components subject to export controls if such parts or components are essential to the functioning of the good, customarily included in sales of the good in countries other than controlled countries, and comprise 25 percent or less of the total value of the good, unless such good as a whole would make a significant contribution to the military potential of a controlled country that would prove detrimental to U.S. national security. Declares that no authority or permission may be required to reexport goods or technology from any country: (1) when such good or technology is incorporated in another resulting good or technology; and (2) the incorporated U.S. good or technology represents not more than 25 percent of the total value of the resulting good or technology. Sets forth specified exceptions. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to commercial agreements for the export of goods and technology between U.S. firms and controlled countries. Requires the Director to publish the full text of the three International Lists of COCOM. Authorizes the President to prohibit or curtail the export of goods, technology, or other information (except medicine and certain food exports) by U.S. persons in order to further U.S. foreign policy. Requires the Director to notify specified congressional committees before any license is approved for the export of goods and technology valued at more than $1 million to any country that supports international terrorism. Requires crime and detection and equipment to be approved for export by the Director. Authorizes the President to prohibit the export of goods and technology where necessary to protect the domestic economy from excessive drain of source materials. Authorizes any trade association, firm, or group of workers that may be adversely affected by short supply conditions to petition the Director to monitor such exports or impose export controls. Prohibits domestically produced crude oil transported by pipeline over a right-of-way under the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act from being exported, with specified exceptions, from the United States. Declares that such export controls shall not apply to any agricultural commodity, including fats and oils or animal hides or skins, without the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the President to issue regulations prohibiting any U.S. person from knowingly supporting any boycott imposed by a foreign country and not supported by the United States against a country which is friendly to the United States. Authorizes any person who utilizes a product produced abroad in whole or in part from a good historically obtained from the United States but which has been subjected to export controls, or any person who historically has exported such a good, to transmit a hardship petition to the Director requesting an exemption from such controls. Sets forth specified procedures for the processing of export licenses by the Director. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties. Requires the President to impose specified sanctions against foreign and U.S. persons who have: (1) violated the export control laws of a member of COCOM; and (2) knowingly and materially contributed to use or development of chemical, biological, nuclear, or missile weapons. Provides for enforcement of export controls authorized under this Act. Provides for administrative and judicial review of penalties and sanctions imposed under this Act. Requires specified reports. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 4761 (102nd)reported
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
Democracy in Haiti Act of 1992 - Expresses support for the restoration of the democratically elected government in Haiti. Outlines specific actions in furtherance of such goal, including actions to: (1) call upon all governments to abide by the Organization of American States (OAS)-supported embargo of Haiti; (2) support the Protocol between President Aristide and the Parliamentary Negotiating Committee to Find a Permanent Solution to the Haitian Crisis; (3) call upon the Haitian armed forces, parliament, and de facto government to restore individual rights; (4) call upon the armed forces to submit to civilian control and all parties to renounce violence as a means of achieving political goals; (5) support a civilian OAS-DEMOC mission (a mission to restore democracy and human rights); and (6) call upon the OAS to consider additional measures if progress toward restoration of the democratically elected government is not promptly achieved. Authorizes the Secretary of State to make contributions to the OAS-DEMOC mission in Haiti. Declares that the President should use a specified amount of economic support assistance for a contribution to the mission. Authorizes appropriations. Imposes the following sanctions against Haitian nationals who provided support for the coup d'etat overthrowing President Aristide, or for terrorist acts against the Haitian people after the coup: (1) ineligibility to receive visas and exclusion from admission into the United States; and (2) blocking of assets. Continues such sanctions until the President certifies to the Congress that a democratically elected government has been restored in Haiti consistent with the Haitian Constitution.
Bill· HRH.R. 4746 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
National Advanced Research Projects Agency Act of 1992 - Renames the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency as the National Advanced Research Projects Agency. Establishes an interagency executive committee to advise the Secretary of Defense and the Agency Director regarding policies, priorities, and programs. Empowers the Agency as the central research and development (R&D) organization of the Department of Defense (DOD) with the primary responsibility of maintaining the technological superiority of the United States over its potential adversaries. Directs the Agency to: (1) pursue R&D projects having significant potential for both military and civilian applications, as well as projects having solely military applications; (2) support and stimulate a national technology base that serves both military and civilian purposes and increases the productivity of each sector; (3) pursue R&D having the potential for scientific breakthroughs and revolutionary approaches for improved cost and performance of advanced technology having future military and civilian applications; (4) manage and direct the conduct of R&D of any other advanced technology that can be applied to increase the ability of a department or agency to attain its mission objectives; and (5) stimulate increased emphasis on the prototyping of defense systems and subsystems. Requires the Agency Director to enter into cooperative agreements and other transactions with private sector firms for R&D, especially R&D of advanced technologies with the potential for having both commercial and defense applications. Requires the Director to ensure participation in such cooperative agreements of private sector firms that have not had a significant level of involvement in R&D activities of DOD. Authorizes the head of a Federal department or agency to transfer funds to the Agency to carry out R&D requested by such department or agency. Provides the Federal pay rates for the Director of Defense Research and Engineering and the Agency Director.
Bill· HRH.R. 4747 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
National Security Council Amendments of 1992 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to: (1) include as a function of the National Security Council (Council) advising the President on the integration of foreign trade policies with the national security; (2) require cooperation between the military services and Federal departments and agencies in matters involving U.S. economic security; (3) delete from Council membership the Director for Mutual Security and the Chairman of the National Security Resources Board; and (4) add to Council membership the Secretaries of Commerce and the Treasury and the U.S. Trade Representative.
Bill· HRH.R. 4754 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
Directs the Attorney General to hire as border patrol agents 2000 military personnel discharged under honorable conditions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4749 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1992
Appropriations Accountability and Deficit Reduction Act of 1992 - Rescinds certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a special message transmitted to the Congress by the President on March 10, 1992, in accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, for: (1) operation and maintenance for the Army, Navy, and Defense agencies; and (2) research and development activities for the Army, Air Force, and Defense agencies.
Bill· SS. 2512 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1992
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make loans to nonprofit organizations, States, and political subdivisions to finance the purchase of property for housing assistance for homeless veterans. Outlines loan conditions and requirements. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the terms and conditions are similar to those applied to housing and small business loans under applicable Federal provisions. Authorizes the Secretary to limit the number and amount of loans under this Act. Directs the Secretary to make available as housing for homeless veterans and their families during each fiscal year at least ten percent of the total properties in possession of the Secretary at the beginning of such fiscal year as a result of a default on a housing loan made, guaranteed, or insured through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Secretary to lease such properties to nonprofit organizations and State or local governments whose applications are approved. Directs the Secretary to collect from each approved entity a nominal rental charge for the property. Directs an approved entity to use such property solely for the provision of housing for homeless veterans and their families and to collect rent from occupants in an amount which may not exceed the costs incurred by the entity in operating and maintaining the property. Requires such entity to utilize the services of homeless veterans in maintaining, operating, and renovating the property. Prohibits the Secretary from making any properties available for such acquisition after FY 1997. Authorizes the Secretary to lease to a representative of the homeless for a term in excess of three years any real property for which an application has been approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under appropriate provisions of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. Requires such representative to use the property for the provision of services to homeless veterans and their families. Amends such Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1995 for a project aimed at reintegrating homeless veterans into the labor force.