Defence

The new European security and defence architecture - priorities and deficiencies

European Union · European Parliament · 10 October 2002

A concurrent resolution designating August 7, 2003, as "National Purple Heart Recognition Day".

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2002

Designates August 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day. Encourages all Americans to learn about the history of the Order of the Purple Heart for Military Merit and to honor its recipients.

Illegal Transshipments Enforcement Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2002

Illegal Transshipments Enforcement Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to require: (1) inspection of not less than one of every ten containers imported into the United States; (2) pre-arrival electronic filing of entry documentation within 72 hours prior to arrival for release from Customs Service custody of in-transit or in-bond goods; (3) application of technology for screening goods entering the United Stalest all in-transit goods; (4) physical verification of information filed for exportation of in-transit goods; (5) establishment of procedures to verify that in-transit goods that are declared to be exiting the United States are exported; (6) random inspections of at least one of every ten containers carried on rail cars, barges, pipelines, and trucks after importation; (7) security and background investigations of employees of all freight forwarders, booking handlers, and bonded carriers; (8) no mitigation of penalties for violations arising from transactions involving in-transit and in-bond textile and clothing goods and declarations regarding textile and apparel products on vessel manifests; (9) mis-description of a textile or apparel product on an entry document, manifest, or in-bond or in-transit documentation to be considered a purposeful and intentional act constituting fraud; (10) a specified increase in the number of field agents, import specialists, and inspectors dedicated to fraud and cargo enforcement; (11) establishment of a cargo fraud enforcement unit; (13) conduct of all inspections at ports and elimination of centralized inspection stations outside of ports; (14) establishment of rail inspection facilities near the border at all rail entry points; and (15) inspection of container rail traffic to the same extent as container port traffic. Modifies prohibitions regarding cargo theft to: (1) delete the element that it be done with intent to convert the stolen goods to the person's own use; (2) include theft or fraud involving a trailer, air cargo container, or any Intermodal container, trailer, container freight station, warehouse, or freight consolidation facility; (3) increase the term of imprisonment for the theft of cargo valued at not more than $1,000; and (4) make it an affirmative defense that the defendant possessed the goods with the sole intent to report the matter to the owner or an appropriate law enforcement officer. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide appropriate enhancement for cargo theft.

Southern Nevada Veterans Medical Center Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2002

Southern Nevada Veterans Medical Center Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct a major medical center in southern Nevada, consisting of a full-service patient care hospital, an outpatient clinic, and a comprehensive long-term care nursing home facility. Encourages the Secretary to: (1) co-locate the Veterans Affairs regional office at the site of such center; and (2) seek out partnerships with State and local governmental entities for sharing the cost of planning, land acquisition, construction, and maintenance of the center.

Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2002

Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes appropriations for FY 2003 for: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (3) the American Battle Monuments Commission; (4) the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; (5) the Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account; (6) the Consumer Product Safety Commission; (7) the Corporation for National and Community Service; (8) the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; (9) the Department of Defense-Civil; (10) the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health; (11) the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; (12) the Environmental Protection Agency; (13) the Hazardous Substance Superfund, including transfers of funds; (14) the Executive Office of the President; (15) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (16) the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (17) the General Services Administration; (18) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (19) the National Credit Union Administration; (20) the National Science Foundation; (21) the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and (22) the Selective Service System.

Waiving points or order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 5010) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2002

Waives points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 5010 (Department of Defense appropriations for FY 2004).

Waiving points or order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 5011) making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2002

Waives all points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 5011 (military construction appropriations for FY 2003).

Bericht des Ausschusses für Bildung, Forschung und Technikfolgenabschätzung (19. Ausschuss) gemäß § 56a der Geschäftsordnung zur Technikfolgenabschätzung hier: TA-Projekt: Biometrische Identifikationssysteme - Sachstandsbericht (G-SIG: 15000825)

Germany · German Bundestag · 10 October 2002

Bericht zu dem durch das Büro für Technikfolgenabschätzung beim Deutschen Bundestag durchgeführten Projekt: Biometrische Merkmale, Verfahren und Systeme, Forschungs- und Entwicklungsaktivitäten, Verbraucherpolitik, Recht, Datenschutz, Perspektiven der weiteren Entwicklung

Armed Forces Domestic Security Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 October 2002

Armed Forces Domestic Security Act - Declares that a civilian order of protection (any court order issued for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against, or contact or communication with or physical proximity to, another person) shall have the same force and effect on a military installation as such order has within the jurisdiction of the court that issued the order.

Urging the President to request the United States International Trade Commission to conduct an expedited review of the temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products.

United States · United States Congress · 9 October 2002

Recognizes that a strong domestic steel industry and strong domestic manufacturing base are vital to national defense and economic security. Urges the President to request the International Trade Commission to: (1) expedite its review of the temporary safeguards imposed on March 5, 2002, on certain steel imports, and to report its findings to the President and Congress; and (2) monitor and report, in addition to developments with respect to a domestic industry (including the progress and specific efforts made by workers and firms in the industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition), on the impact of the temporary safeguards on domestic steel consumers and relations with U.S. trading partners.

projet de loi OTAN - accession de la Bulgarie, de l'Estonie, de la Lettonie, de la Lituanie, de la Roumanie, de la Slovaquie et de la Slovénie

France · Senate · 8 October 2002

Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2002

Iraqi Scientists Liberation Act of 2002 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Iraq must give the United Nations and International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors complete site access; (2) inspections should include unmonitored and protected interviews with appropriate persons; and (3) key scientists, engineers, and technicians in Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction programs should be encouraged to leave and provide information to governments and international institutions that are committed to such programs' dismantling. Provides that whenever the Secretary of State and the Attorney General jointly determine that the admission into the United States of an eligible alien is in the public interest, the alien and any immediate family members shall be eligible for U.S. permanent residence admission. Describes such alien as one who: (1) is a scientist, engineer, or technician who has worked at any time since December 16, 1998, in an Iraqi program to produce weapons of mass destruction or the means to deliver them; (2) is in possession of critical information concerning any such program; (3) is willing to provide, or has provided, such information to inspectors of the United Nations, inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or any U.S. department, agency, or other entity; and (4) will be or has been placed in danger as a result of providing such information. Limits: (1) entrants to 500 aliens, with no limit on immediate family members; and (2) program authority to 36 months. Amends the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 to revise the definition of "weapon of mass destruction." .

A bill to authorize appropriations for the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2002

Reauthorizes appropriations under the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 for the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) and the Office of Special Counsel. Repeals the requirement under Federal civil service provisions that the Special Counsel return any documents and other matter provided by an individual who made a disclosure. Includes as a protected disclosure by a Federal employee any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, fraud, abuse, or gross mismanagement, without restriction as to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure. Allows a presumption relating to the performance of a duty by an employee to be rebutted by substantial evidence. Requires each non-disclosure policy, form, or agreement to contain a statement that the restrictions are consistent with and do not supersede specified employee obligations, rights, or liabilities. Authorizes the Board or a court, in any appeal relating to a suspension or other action relating to a security clearance, to determine whether there was a violation of prohibited personnel practices. Prohibits the Board from ordering the President to restore the clearance, but authorizes the Board to issue declaratory and other appropriate relief. Authorizes the Board to impose disciplinary action for employees found to have committed a prohibited personnel practice. Requires each agency to establish a process for providing confidential advice to employees on making lawful disclosures to Congress of information required to be kept secret in the interests of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs. Permits representation by attorneys for the Office of the Special Counsel in civil actions brought in connection with such disclosures of information or provisions relating to political activities. Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to obtain judicial review of Board decisions.

A bill to encourage the establishment of Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trusts.

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2002

Sets forth requirements a charitable corporation, fund, foundation, or trust must meet to designate itself as a Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trust (a charitable trust for the spouses, dependents, and relatives of military and Federal personnel who lose their lives in the battle against terrorism that is named after the first American to die in such service following the September 11th terrorist attacks). Requires at least 85 percent of each Trust corpus to be distributed to such survivors and prohibits more than 15 percent from being used for administrative purposes. Prohibits any such Trust from participating in any political campaign on behalf of a candidate for public office. Requires: (1) audits of each Trust that annually receives contributions of more than $1 million; and (2) Trust distributions to be made at least once a year. Provides for the notification of Trust beneficiaries.

A bill to provide risk sharing and indemnification for government contractors supplying anti-terrorism technology and services, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2002

States that the discretionary authority of the President to provide indemnification for government contractors in the interest of national defense shall include the authority to indemnify a contractor or subcontractor in connection with the procurement of an anti-terrorism technology or service for preventing, detecting, identifying, deterring, or recovering from acts of terrorism. Authorizes the President, under such authority, to provide for: (1) indemnification for economic damages not fully covered by private liability insurance; and (2) the applicability of such authority to procurements by the U.S. Postal Service. Authorizes the President to indemnify State and local contractors in the procurement of an anti-terrorism technology or service, with limitations. Requires the President to designate an official to establish a program under which States and local governments may procure, through contracts entered into by such official, anti-terrorism technologies or services. Requires the designated official to produce and maintain a catalog of anti-terrorism technologies and services suitable for such procurement. Outlines required procedures for participating States and local governments. Directs the President to ensure that an appropriate officer of the United States notifies specified congressional committees of each procurement contract providing such indemnification.

Sudan Peace Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2002

Sudan Peace Act - Condemns violations of human rights on all sides of the conflict in Sudan (including the Government of Sudan), the ongoing slave trade there, the Government's use and organization of "murahalliin" (or "mujahadeen"), Popular Defense Forces (PDF), and regular Sudanese Army units into raiding and slaving parties in Bahr al Ghazal, the Nuba Mountains, Upper Nile, and Blue Nile regions, and its aerial bombardment of civilian targets. Recognizes that the use of raiding and slaving parties is a tool for creating food shortages as a systematic means to destroy the societies, culture, and economies of the Dinka, Nuer, and Nuba peoples in a policy of low-intensity ethnic cleansing. Provides increased assistance to areas of Sudan that are not controlled by the Government of Sudan to prepare the population for peace and democratic governance. Requires the President to take specified actions against Sudan if the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Sudan has not engaged in good faith negotiations with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) to achieve a peace agreement, or is not in compliance with the terms of any negotiated peace agreement with the SPLM. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United Nations (UN) should help facilitate peace and recovery in Sudan. Directs the President to develop a contingency plan to provide, outside UN auspices, the greatest amount of U.S. Government and privately donated relief to all affected areas in Sudan, including the Nuba Mountains, Upper Nile, and the Blue Nile regions, in the event the Government of Sudan imposes a ban on Operation Lifeline Sudan air transport relief flights. Directs the Secretary to collect information about possible war crimes by all parties to the conflict in Sudan, including slavery, rape, and aerial bombardment of civilian targets.

To amend titles 10 and 18, United States Code, and the Revised Statutes to remove the uncertainty regarding the authority of the Department of Defense to permit buildings located on military installations and reserve component facilities to be used as polling places in Federal, State, and local elections for public office.

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2002

Authorizes the Secretary of a military department to make a building located on a military installation available for use as a polling place in any Federal, State, or local election for public office provided such use is limited to eligible voters who reside on that installation. Requires such building to continue to be made available for such use unless the Secretary notifies the appropriate State or local election officials of the reasons for discontinuing such availability. Authorizes a State to make a facility of the reserves available for such purpose, with the same continuation or notification requirement. Amends the Revised Statutes to deem the use of military installations or reserve facilities for polling purposes to be consistent with Federal voting rights law.

Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Preceptor Pilot Program Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2002

Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Preceptor Pilot Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a two-year pilot program to assess the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a nurse preceptor program at Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities . Requires that the program: (1) consist of a rigorous training program to develop nurse preceptors who will act as mentors to newly hired registered nurses; and (2) be conducted through facilities located in the Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 service region.

A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to extend certain Government information security reform for one year, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2002

Repeals the expiration date for provisions of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 governing Federal information security and designates such provisions as the Government Information Security Reform Act.

Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2002

Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) to suspend, for members of the uniformed services or of the Foreign Service serving on "qualified official extended duty" (any extended duty while serving at a duty station which is at least 150 miles from the principal residence or while residing under Government orders in Government quarters), the five-year period utilized in determining exclusion of gain from the sale of such residence. Limits the extension of such period to not more than five years. Restores in full the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the armed services. Excludes from gross income any fringe benefit qualifying as a "qualified military base realignment and closure fringe." Expands the applicability of rules concerning time for the performance of certain acts under the Code (filing, payment, and etc.) which may be postponed because of service in a combat zone to include service away from a service member's permanent duty station while participating in an operation designated by the Secretary of Defense as a contingency operation. Permits ancestors and lineal descendants of past or present members of the armed forces to be taken into account in determining whether a veterans' organization is exempt from tax. Includes dependent care assistance within the definition of a qualified military benefit which shall be excluded from gross income, thus excluding such assistance from gross income for uniformed service members and former members.

Preliminary Authorization for the Use of Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2002

Preliminary Authorization for the Use of Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 - Authorizes the President to use the U.S. armed forces: (1) to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 in order to secure the dismantlement or destruction of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile program; or (2) in the exercise of individual or collective self-defense, to defend the United States or allied nations against a grave threat posed by those programs. Requires, before such authority may be exercised: (1) the President to make available to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate his determination that the United States has attempted to seek, and the Security Council has adopted after September 12, 2002, a resolution authorizing such action to enforce Resolution 687 or that the threat to the United States or allied nations posed by those programs is so grave that the use of force is necessary, notwithstanding the Security Council's failure to approve the resolution; and (2) Congress to approve the President's determination in a joint resolution. Requires the President to keep Congress fully and currently informed on matters relevant to this Act. Declares that this Act is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization for use of the armed forces, consistent with requirements of the War Powers Resolution.

Providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 114) to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2002

Provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 114 (authorization for the use of the armed forces against Iraq).

Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National Memorial Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 2002

Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National Memorial Act - Designates the memorial to former prisoners of war and members of the armed forces missing in action that is under construction at Riverside National Cemetery, California, as the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National Memorial.

Honoring the life of David O. "Doc" Cooke, the "Mayor of the Pentagon".

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 2002

Honors the life of David O. "Doc" Cooke (the highest ranking career civil servant within the Department of Defense) and extends condolences on his death to the Cooke family and the Department of Defense community.

Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2002

Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq - Expresses support for the President's efforts to: (1) strictly enforce through the United Nations Security Council all relevant Security Council resolutions applicable to Iraq; and (2) obtain prompt and decisive action by the Security Council to ensure that Iraq abandons its strategy of delay, evasion, and noncompliance and promptly and strictly complies with all relevant Security Council resolutions. Authorizes the President to use the U.S. armed forces to: (1) defend U.S. national security against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and (2) enforce all relevant Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq. Directs the President, prior to or as soon as feasible (but not later than 48 hours) after exercising such authority, to make available to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate his determination that: (1) reliance on further diplomatic or peaceful means alone will not achieve the above purposes; and (2) acting pursuant to this resolution is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization for use of the armed forces, consistent with requirements of the War Powers Resolution. Requires the President to report to Congress at least every 60 days on matters relevant to this resolution.

Sudan Peace Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2002

Sudan Peace Act - Condemns violations of human rights on all sides of the conflict in Sudan (including the Government of Sudan), the ongoing slave trade there, the Government's use and organization of "murahalliin" (or "mujahadeen"), Popular Defense Forces (PDF), and regular Sudanese Army units into raiding and slaving parties in Bahr al Ghazal, the Nuba Mountains, Upper Nile, and Blue Nile regions, and its aerial bombardment of civilian targets. Recognizes that the use of raiding and slaving parties is a tool for creating food shortages as a systematic means to destroy the societies, culture, and economies of the Dinka, Nuer, and Nuba peoples in a policy of low-intensity ethnic cleansing. Provides increased assistance to areas of Sudan that are not controlled by the Government of Sudan to prepare the population for peace and democratic governance. Requires the President to take specified actions against Sudan if the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Sudan has not engaged in good faith negotiations with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) to achieve a peace agreement, or is not in compliance with the terms of any negotiated peace agreement with the SPLM. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United Nations (UN) should help facilitate peace and recovery in Sudan. Directs the President to develop a contingency plan to provide, outside UN auspices, the greatest amount of U.S. Government and privately donated relief to all affected areas in Sudan, including the Nuba Mountains, Upper Nile, and the Blue Nile regions, in the event the Government of Sudan imposes a ban on Operation Lifeline Sudan air transport relief flights. Directs the Secretary to collect information about possible war crimes by all parties to the conflict in Sudan, including slavery, rape, and aerial bombardment of civilian targets.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the right of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recover payments by third parties for costs of providing non-service-connected care to beneficiaries of such third parties.

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2002

Includes third-party insurance providers participating in the Medicare program and any department or agency of the United States other than the Department of Veterans Affairs among the entities from which the Department shall be authorized to recover payments for the costs of providing certain non-service-connected medical care to veterans.

Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2002

Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) identify the current backlog of veterans' claims for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs and to categorize those claims; and (2) identify claims that need further development and refer them to a geographically appropriate County Veterans Service Office. Allows veterans' claims to be submitted to County Veterans Service Officers (in lieu of the Department) and authorizes the Officers to fully develop such claims. Requires appropriate information sharing between the Department's Benefits Delivery Network and the Offices. Requires funding provided by this Act to be allocated to States based on their respective populations of veterans and allocates such funds to the appropriate Office. Prohibits Federal funding from exceeding 50 percent of the costs of Office operations. Allows funding to be used to establish Officer programs in States that do not have one.

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2002

Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq - Expresses support for the President's efforts to: (1) strictly enforce through the United Nations Security Council all relevant Security Council resolutions applicable to Iraq; and (2) obtain prompt and decisive action by the Security Council to ensure that Iraq abandons its strategy of delay, evasion, and noncompliance and promptly and strictly complies with all relevant Security Council resolutions. Authorizes the President to use the U.S. armed forces to: (1) defend U.S. national security against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and (2) enforce all relevant Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq. Directs the President, prior to or as soon as possible (but no later than 48 hours) after exercising such authority, to make available to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate his determination that: (1) reliance on further diplomatic or peaceful means alone will not achieve the above purposes; and (2) acting pursuant to this resolution is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization for use of the armed forces, consistent with requirements of the War Powers Resolution. Requires the President to report to Congress at least every 60 days on matters relevant to this resolution.

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Cheyenne, Wyoming, metropolitan area.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 2002

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Cheyenne, Wyoming, metropolitan area.

Servicemembers' Tax Assistance for Noteworthy (STAND) Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2002

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income compensation for "covered service" in the U.S. military. Defines "covered service" as service outside the United States in a permanent change of station for which travel, transportation, and housing of dependents at Government expense would generally not be authorized under policies of the Secretary concerned, except in the case of service in such an assignment for which such travel, transportation, and housing is actually authorized as an exception to the applicable policy. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend customs user fees through October 31, 2008.

Dr. James Allen Disabled Veterans Equity Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2002

Dr. James Allen Disabled Veterans Equity Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay special disability compensation due to a veteran's loss of paired organs when the veteran has suffered either: (1) blindness in one eye as a result of a service-connected disability and impairment of vision (currently, blindness) in the other eye as a result of a non-service-connected disability; or (2) total deafness in one ear as a result of a service-connected disability and hearing impairment (currently, total deafness) in the other ear as a result of a non-service-connected disability.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 26 September 2002. # Sgaravatti Mediterranea Srl v Commission of the European Communities. # EAGGF - Cancellation of financial assistance - Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 - Prior hearing of the beneficiary - Appropriate examination of the case by the Commission - Rights of the defence - Manifest error of assessment - Statement of reasons - Principle of protection of legitimate expectations - Principle of legality of penalties - Principle of proportionality. # Case T-199/99.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 26 September 2002

Indigent Veteran Remembrance Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2002

Indigent Veteran Remembrance Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the placement of a unique memorial each year in four cemeteries in the United States to honor the service in the armed forces of veterans who at their time of death were homeless or indigent. Requires the Secretary to carry out such program in consultation with the Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials.

Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2002

Makes continuing appropriations for FY 2003. Appropriates amounts for continuing, at the current rate of operations, projects or activities which were conducted in FY 2002 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority was made available in: (1) the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002; (2) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002; (3) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2002; (4) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2002; (5) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002; (6) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002; (7) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002; (8) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002; (9) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002; (10) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2002; (11) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002; (12) the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002; and (13) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002. Provides funding under this resolution until enactment into law of any covered appropriation or the applicable appropriations Act (without any provision for the covered appropriation) or October 4, 2002, whichever occurs first. Authorizes continuation of other specified activities through such date.

Haushaltsführung 2002 Außerplanmäßige Ausgabe und außerplanmäßige Verpflichtungsermächtigung bei Kapitel 11 12 Titel 893 02 - Arbeitsmarktprogramm Hochwasserhilfe, Deichbau 2002/2003 - (G-SIG: 15000102)

Germany · German Bundestag · 25 September 2002

Bewilligung von 5 Mio. Euro für Deichbau im Rahmen des von der Bundesregierung beschlossenen Arbeitsmarktprogramms "Hochwasserhilfe"

Reservist Opportunities and Protection of Education Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2002

Reservist Opportunities and Protection of Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to declare that: (1) whenever a student who is a member of the National Guard or other reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or a member of such Armed Forces in a retired status, is called or ordered to active duty, the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled shall grant the student a military leave of absence from the institution while the student is serving on active duty, and for one year after the conclusion of such service; (2) as a consequence of military leave, upon return, such student is entitled to restoration to his or her previous educational status with regard to academic credits earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition and other fees paid; and (3) the student has the option of having tuition fees refunded, subject to a certain condition, or credited to the next period of enrollment.

Women Discharged From the Military Due to Pregnancy Relief Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2002

Women Discharged From the Military Due to Pregnancy Relief Act of 2002 - Expresses the sense of Congress that women who served in the U.S. armed forces before February 23, 1976, should not have been involuntarily discharged due to pregnancy and expresses remorse for the women who endured unnecessary and discriminatory actions because they became pregnant while a member of the armed forces. Requires the Secretary of Defense to identify and pay each woman who was so discharged or separated between June 12, 1948, and February 23, 1976, an amount equal to the total pay and allowances that would have been due had such person not been involuntarily discharged. Directs the Secretary of Education to provide for the discharge or cancellation of the Federal student loan indebtedness of an offspring who was the cause of such a woman's discharge or separation. Makes health benefits provided as a result of military service available to such women and offspring. Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a single standard discharge code for such women. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should establish policies to encourage such women to continue to serve the Nation.

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2003

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2002

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes FY 2003 appropriations to the Department of the Army and its Corps of Engineers for: (1) civil functions relating to rivers and harbors, flood control; (2) river and harbor, flood control, shore protection; (3) certain flood control projects on the Mississippi River and its tributaries; (4) the navigable waters and wetlands regulatory program; and (5) the formerly utilized sites remedial action program. Makes FY 2003 appropriations to the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Central Utah Project; (2) the Bureau of Reclamation for water and related resources; and (3) the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund. Makes FY 2003 appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for: (1) energy supply programs; (2) non-defense environmental management; (3) uranium facilities maintenance and remediation; (4) general DOE science activities; (5) nuclear waste disposal; (6) DOE administration and its Office of the Inspector General; (7) atomic energy defense weapons activities; (8) defense nuclear nonproliferation activities; (9) naval reactors activities; (10) Office of the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration; (11) defense environmental restoration and waste management; (12) defense environmental management cleanup reform (13) defense facilities closure projects; (14) defense environmental management privatization; (15) defense nuclear waste disposal; (16) geographical power marketing administrations of DOE (including hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams); and (17) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Makes FY 2003 appropriations to: (1) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (2) the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; (3) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and its Office of the Inspector General; and (5) the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.

To provide compensation for the families of noncombatants killed in United States military actions in Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2002

Directs the Secretary of State to provide for the payment of $10,000 to the family of each noncombatant national of Afghanistan killed as a direct result of United States military actions in Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.

Expressing appreciation for the Prime Minister of Great Britain for his loyal support and leadership in the war on terrorism and reaffirming the strong relationship between the people of the United States and Great Britain.

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2002

Expresses appreciation for Prime Minister Tony Blair's leadership in the war on terrorism and sympathy to British victims of terrorism and their families. Commends British intelligence and defense agencies for their continued efforts in the war on terrorism. Reaffirms the special relationship between the people of the United States and Great Britain.

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding Greece's contributions to the war against terrorism and its successful efforts against the November 17 terrorist organization.

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2002

Commends: (1) Greece for its outstanding contributions to the global war against terrorism, including military support for Operation Enduring Freedom, humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, and participation in the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan; and (2) U.S.-Greek law enforcement cooperation. Recognizes Greece's success in apprehending key members of the November 17 terrorist organization and urges continued efforts to completely dismantle the organization.

Liberation of the Iraqi People Resolution

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2002

Liberation of the Iraqi People Resolution - Condemns Saddam Hussein's ongoing efforts to repress the freedoms of the Iraqi people. Calls on the President to: (1) exhaust all peaceful and diplomatic avenues for disarming the threat to U.S. interests before using military force against Iraq; (2) obtain allied support for any preemptive strike against Iraq through a United Nations Security Council resolution; and (3) consider that a military invasion will not achieve the desired results in the absence of a post-invasion plan for ensuring the democracy, security, and stability of Iraq. Expresses concern for the well being of the Iraqi people. Authorizes the President to use U.S. armed forces to defend U.S. national security interests against the threat posed by Iraq only after: (1) certifying to Congress that Iraq is continuing to attempt to obtain conventional, chemical, biological and nuclear weapons and carry out ballistic missile programs, that Iraq poses an imminent threat to the United States or its interests, and that the United States has used all appropriate diplomatic and other peaceful means to obtain Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and has sought a resolution expressing dissatisfaction with Iraq's noncompliance; and (2) transmitting to Congress a comprehensive plan of action that contains a commitment that the war on terrorism will remain the highest U.S. priority, a plan for stabilization in a free Iraq, a U.S. commitment to protect the safety of the Iraqi people and of U.S. allies and interests, and a plan for the continued stabilization of Afghanistan. Declares that this Act is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization for use of the armed forces, consistent with requirements of the War Powers Resolution. Requires the President to report to Congress every 60 days on the status of efforts authorized under this resolution.

Gemeinsamer Erlass des Bundesministers des Innern und des Bundesministers der Verteidigung über die Stiftung der Einsatzmedaille "Fluthilfe 2002"

Germany · Federal statute portal · 20 September 2002

Abkürzung: FluthilfeMedErl · Status: InForce · eli/bund/bgbl-1/2002/s3749

Jahresbericht 2001 der Bundesheerbeschwerdekommission (III-163 d.B.)

Austria · National Council · 20 September 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Gerhard Reheis, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Justiz betreffend den Jahresbericht 2001 der Bundesheerbeschwerdekommission (III-163 d.B.)

Hochwassereinsatz des Bundesheeres

Austria · National Council · 20 September 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Wolfgang Jung, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung betreffend Hochwassereinsatz des Bundesheeres

Hochwassereinsatz in Schwertberg

Austria · National Council · 20 September 2002

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Wolfgang Jung, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung betreffend Hochwassereinsatz <i>(des Bundesheeres)</i> in Schwertberg

Former Prisoners of War Special Compensation Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 2002

Former Prisoners of War Special Compensation Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay special monthly compensation to each veteran who is a former prisoner of war and was detained or interned for at least 30 days. Provides various rates of payment, ranging from $150 for those detained for between 30 and 120 days to a maximum of $450 for those detained more than 540 days. States that such special compensation shall: (1) be in addition to any other authorized payments; and (2) shall not be considered income for purposes of eligibility under any Federal or federally assisted program. Prohibits the payment of veterans' disability compensation for any alcohol- or drug-related disability even if the abuse is secondary to a service-connected disability.

Abfangjäger-Beschaffungsstopp

Austria · National Council · 19 September 2002

Dringlicher Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Peter Pilz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Abfangjäger-Beschaffungsstopp

endgültiges Aus für die Kampfflugzeuge

Austria · National Council · 19 September 2002

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Josef Cap, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Aufforderung an die Bundesregierung, auf den Kauf von Kampfflugzeugen zu verzichten