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Bill· HRH.R. 1128 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1993
Federal Workforce Efficiency Act - Limits the total number of civilian employees in an executive agency to the number of employees at the end of the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted. Directs the head of each executive agency to establish a program which shall provide for: (1) cash awards for any managerial or supervisory personnel whose personal efforts result in significant savings to the Government that are attributable to personnel reductions or increased personnel efficiency; (2) education or training for managerial or supervisory personnel to promote better awareness and use of the authorities available to them to improve worker efficiency and productivity; and (3) other similar measures. Sets a limit on the amount of such an award. Provides for a reduction in executive agency budgets with respect to employee salaries over a two-year period by five percent per fiscal year.
Bill· HRH.R. 1058 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1993
Amends the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program to allow members of the Selected Reserve to use such assistance for the pursuit of graduate programs. (Currently, the use of such assistance is prohibited for pursuit of a program of education beyond the baccalaureate level.)
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 102 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1993
Set forth the rule for the consideration of H.J. Res. 22 (voluntary prayer in public schools).
Bill· SS. 410 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Rangeland and Farmland Enhancement Title III: Education in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations Title V: Miscellaneous Indian Agricultural Resources Management Act of 1993 - Title I: General Provisions - States that existing Federal laws do not sufficiently assure the adequate and necessary trust management of Indian rangelands and farmlands. Title II: Rangeland and Farmland Enhancement - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage Indian rangelands and farmlands, either directly or through cooperative agreements, self-determination contracts, and grants under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. Requires a reservation-by-reservation resource management planning program. Requires the Secretary's recognition of tribal governments for purposes of their participation in such land management activities. Requires compliance with tribal laws pertaining to Indian agricultural lands. Directs the Secretary to assemble a task force to develop a comparative analysis of Federal investment and management efforts for Indian trust lands as compared to federally owned lands managed by other Federal agencies. Authorizes the Secretary to approve leasing of Indian rangelands or farmlands under specified conditions. Sets forth rights of individual land owners. Title III: Education in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management - Requires the establishment, in the Bureau of Indian Affairs or elsewhere, of at least 20 natural resources intern positions for Indians and Alaska Native students. Requires establishment of a cooperative education program for employment of Indian and Alaska Native students in Federal professional natural resource-related positions. Authorizes a scholarship program and requires outreach programs, postgraduate recruitment programs, education and training programs, and internships to attract and train Indians and Alaska Natives in careers in Indian natural resources management. Authorizes cooperative agreements between the Department of the Interior and Indian tribes for: (1) manpower and job training; (2) environmental education and natural resources planning materials development and publication; and (3) land and natural resource management and development activities. Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Miscellaneous - Provides for regulations and severability of this Act. Prohibits construing this Act as diminishing or expanding U.S. trust responsibility.
Bill· SS. 407 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1993
National Commission on School Finance to Meet the National Education Goals Act - Establishes the National Commission on School Finance to Meet the National Education Goals (the Commission), as an independent agency in the executive branch. Directs the Commission to: (1) study and report to the Congress on the research on innovations in practice to determine what will be necessary (including cost implications) to achieve the National Education Goals; (2) investigate the extent to which there is a Federal policy on educational equity of resources, Federal education laws promote such policy, there are alternatives to current school finance mechanisms, and schools and States can finance the reform demands implied in such goals; and (3) synthesize and evaluate existing information in specified areas relating to educational need-analysis, school finance, and educational program and cost data-gathering. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 49 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1993
Designates the week of March 28 through April 3, 1993, as Distance Learning Week.
Bill· HRH.R. 1019 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1993
Gang Prevention and Youth Recreation Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to not more than ten selected cities to assist them to establish and operate teen resource and education centers to provide education, employment, recreation, social, and cultural awareness assistance to at-risk youth. Authorizes the Secretary to make such grants to a city if it applies and agrees to operate at least two such centers. Requires such centers to offer for at-risk youth: (1) educational assistance, including information on institutions of higher education, assistance with financial aid applications and scholarship search, and preparatory courses for high school equivalency and college entrance examinations; (2) employment and skills training, including hiring teen peer counselors to provide basic job skills training, job referral services, and job banks; (3) recreational opportunities, such as sports teams, neighborhood gardening and food distribution, creative activities and arts, and reading programs; (4) social skills development, including hiring adult counselors and providing support groups for counseling on social and personal issues; and (5) cultural awareness programs, such as classes in the history and culture of various cultural groups and productions of plays, stories, and artwork reflecting the cultural heritage of such youth. Requires such centers to provide financial assistance to college graduates who work full-time at the center to assist them to repay part of their student loan debt. Sets forth grant selection, allocation, and reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 996 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1993
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide funding for offices of veterans affairs at institutions of higher education for educational assistance to veterans. Requires such institutions to apply for such payments and to agree to use the funds to enhance the functions of veterans education outreach programs during the proceeding academic year. Requires an office of veterans affairs to be maintained at each recipient institution to be responsible for veterans' certification, outreach, recruitment, and special education programs as well as other veterans services. Limits the per-veteran and per-institution payments for a fiscal year. Requires the coordination of such veterans' program with other Department programs. Earmarks funds for the program from amounts made available each year for the payment of veterans' readjustment benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 968 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1993
Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1994 through 1997.
Bill· HRH.R. 1022 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: School-Based or School-Linked Health and Social Services Center Grants Title II: State and Local Coordinated Youth Services Grants Subtitle A: Local Consortia Grants Subtitle B: Statewide Youth Services Center Grants Subtitle C: Provisions Relating to Both Local and Statewide Grant Programs Title III: Implementation Provisions Title IV: Federal Coordinated Youth Services Initiatives Comprehensive Services for Youth Act of 1993 - Title I: School-Based or School-Linked Health and Social Services Center Grants - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) (the Secretary), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (the Administrator), to award grants to eligible local community partnerships to coordinate and deliver comprehensive education, health, and social services to children or youth in school-based, school-linked, or community-based locations. Requires partnership use of grant funds for coordination and delivery of specified core services at a school-based, school-linked, or community-based location or locations accessible to and used by at-risk children, youth, and their families. Gives priority to grant applicants whose comprehensive services plan demonstrates: (1) continuity of access to core services on a year-round basis or beyond traditional school or service hours, either on site or through a backup referral system of community-based providers; and (2) the offer of services beyond the in-school population, including core services to out-of-school youth, to the extent practicable. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Administration, to award planning grants to eligible entities that agree to establish a local community partnership to deliver comprehensive services. Title II: State and Local Coordinated Youth Services Grants - Subtitle A: Local Consortia Grants - Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to award grants to eligible consortia to coordinate and deliver comprehensive core education, health, and social services to at-risk youth through an integrated service delivery network directed by a consortium. Requires such consortia membership to include specified types of local representatives. Requires specified financial or organizational commitments by consortium members. Subtitle B: Statewide Youth Services Center Grants - Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to award grants to eligible States to provide for coordination and delivery of comprehensive education, health, and social services to at-risk youth through the award of State grants to local community partnerships or consortia. Subtitle C: Provisions Relating to Both Local and Statewide Grant Programs - Sets forth requirements for applications and use of grant funds for a consortium or State entity awarded a grant under subtitle A or B. Requires coordination and delivery of the core services through a system of school-based, school-linked, or community-based youth centers to serve in-school and out-of-school youth and their families. Requires coordination and co-location of existing core services in a broader system of health and social services centers accessible to in-school or out-of-school youth (including adolescent parents and runaway and homeless youth), as well as coordination of core services with alternative education and job training and placement opportunities for them. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to award planning grants to consortia or States. Title III: Implementation Provisions - Makes ineligible for title I funds any community that: (1) is currently receiving State funds to deliver co-located education, health, and social services; or (2) will receive funding from a State funded under subtitle B of title II. Allows such a currently funded community partnership to form a consortium to seek funding for an expanded citywide or countywide youth services network under subtitle A of title II. Requires a local consortium operating in a locality receiving State funding for delivery of such co-located services to include participation from the entities receiving such State funding. Makes eligible for continued funding, at the completion of its five-year grant period under title I, a partnership that has expanded into a citywide or countywide consortium (as described under subtitle A of title II) or has become part of a statewide network (as described under subtitle B of title II). Directs the Secretary to: (1) disseminate information on programs under this Act as well as successful and model programs and to provide technical assistance; and (2) collaborate with the Departments of Education and Labor and the Commission on National and Community Service in such efforts. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Federal Coordinated Youth Services Initiatives - Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to establish and administer a special projects of national significance program to award direct grants to public and nonprofit private entities to fund model programs to integrate health and social services, including HIV prevention, provided to special populations of youth at risk. Allows such special projects to include projects targeting youth who are: (1) runaway, homeless, or street youth; (2) immigrants or migrants; (3) in the juvenile justice system; (4) in foster care; (5) in gangs; (6) with a history of substance abuse; (7) with HIV disease; (8) adolescent parents; and (9) Native American. Amends the Augustus F. Hawkins Human Resources Reauthorization Act of 1990 to direct the Federal Council on Children, Youth, and Families to: (1) identify program regulations or practices that impede coordination and collaboration; and (2) develop recommendations for creating jointly funded programs, unified assessments, application procedures, confidentiality regulations that facilitate information-sharing, and pertinent legislative action.
Bill· HRH.R. 1004 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Imposition and Term of Mandatory National Service Obligation Title II: Administration of National Service Title III: Miscellaneous National Service Programs National American Youth Service Act - Title I: Imposition and Term of Mandatory National Service Obligation - (Sec. 101) Imposes a national service obligation on U.S. citizens or permanent residents, to be satisfied between the ages of 18 and 26 through various types of service. (Sec. 102) Requires registration with the local national service board. (Sec. 103) Sets forth the types of national service to satisfy the obligation, including service as a dollar-per-hour volunteer with an accredited sponsor organization or a new Federal volunteer program; (2) service with the existing Federal volunteer programs; (3) employment as a law enforcement officer or firefighter; (4) service in the armed forces; and (5) participation in and successful completion of the Job Corps or a job training program for the economically disadvantaged under the Job Training Partnership Act or a comparable State job training program. (Sec. 104) Makes individuals who fail to register or complete the national service obligation ineligible for: (1) appointment to a position in a Federal agency; (2) the Medicare program; (3) Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits; (4) any student assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965 or the Public Health Service Act; and (5) job training and employment assistance under the Job Training Partnership Act. (Sec. 105) Provides for exemptions and deferments on the basis of unfitness to serve and temporary hardship deferments. Title II: Administration of National Service - (Sec. 201) Establishes the Office of National Service (ONS) to regulate and oversee registration and performance of national service participants. Requires ONS to be fully operational by October 1, 1995. Establishes a task force on national service to: (1) identify existing opportunities in the Federal Government for volunteer services performance; and (2) consider methods to expand opportunities for national service participants through federally-operated programs. (Secs. 202 and 203) Requires the Director to: (1) establish a system to track and record national service performance by participants; and (2) consider the feasibility of using Selective Service System personnel and facilities and certain Internal Revenue Code statements and records. (Sec. 204) Requires the Director to establish a network, consisting of a State national service office for each State and a local national service board for each congressional district, to: (1) register participants; (2) assist them to find and perform national service in satisfaction of their obligation; and (3) approve sponsor organizations. Authorizes the Director to use State headquarters and local boards of the Selective Service System as part of the network. Requires each State office and local board in the network to: (1) disseminate information on registration and national service obligations; (2) provide information and counseling to participants on service opportunities; and (3) investigate complaints between participants and sponsor organizations. (Sec. 205) Sets forth application and accreditation agreement requirements for nonprofit organizations to serve as sponsor organizations. Requires the State office to establish and maintain a directory of accredited sponsor organizations. Requires that the actual selection of a participant to perform service with a sponsor organization be left to that organization's discretion. (Sec. 206) Authorizes appropriations for titles I and II. Title III: Miscellaneous National Service Programs - (Sec. 301) Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations to the Commission on National and Community Service for grants under the American Conservation and Youth Service Corps program. (Sec. 302) Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to extend the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program. Increases the minimum number of years of VISTA volunteer service (including training and other support) for which funds must be made available first from appropriations for National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs. (Sec. 303) Amends the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for the Peace Corps program. Requires the President to endeavor to maintain a specified minimum Peace Corps enrollment. (Sec. 304) Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to establish the Urban Elementary School Literacy Corps (UESLC) to recruit, select, train, and assign volunteers to provide individual attention and instruction in reading and writing to first and second grade students in urban elementary schools. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for cancellation of certain student loans because of service as an UESLC volunteer.
Bill· HRH.R. 987 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1993
Gun-Free Schools Act of 1993 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to require local educational agencies (LEAs), as a condition of receiving ESEA assistance from the State, to have in effect a policy requiring expulsion from school for at least one year of any student who has brought a gun, knife, or other weapon to a school under LEA jurisdiction. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to LEAs for: (1) purchasing crime prevention equipment, including metal detectors; and (2) training security personnel. Authorizes appropriations.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 97 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1993
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Education should develop a primary and secondary school curriculum on the history of the Nazi rise to power in Germany, the social and economic forces which were foundations of Nazism, and the resulting Holocaust perpetrated against humanity by the Nazis.
Bill· SS. 383 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1993
Military Dependents Education Act of 1993 - Amends Federal law for impact aid to local educational agencies to shift funding responsibility for militarily connected children (including those with disabilities) from the Department of Education to the Department of Defense.
Bill· HRH.R. 921 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1993
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose gender participation rates and program support expenditures in college athletic programs to prospective students and, upon request, to the public. Directs the Secretary of Education to compile and publish annual reports of such data reported to the Secretary by the institutions.
Bill· HRH.R. 937 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1993
Directs the Secretary of Education to make a grant to Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, to establish the Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center on its campus in recognition of, and to commemorate, the literary contributions of Margaret Walker Alexander. Requires the application for the grant to ensure that the Center will serve as a national center for the study, research, and teaching of African-American literature and history, and as a repository for papers and memorabilia relating to the lives of individuals noted for their work in African-American literature and history. Authorizes appropriations.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 40 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1993
Expresses the sense of the Congress that it opposes the proposals of the Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood Advisory Council of Texas and the Sex Information and Education Council of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 917 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 February 1993
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to specified committees annually on the program to prevent abuses of taxpayers' rights by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Requires the Comptroller General to report to specified congressional committees on: (1) an investigation of past instances in which the Service has abused taxpayers' rights or has engaged in other significant misconduct; and (2) an assessment and evaluation of the implementation and effectiveness of the program to prevent such abuses. Provides access to returns and return information by the Comptroller General to carry out the purposes of this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the IRS the Office of Taxpayers' Advocate, headed by the Taxpayers' Advocate. Requires the Office to: (1) assist taxpayers in resolving problems with the IRS; (2) identify areas in which taxpayers have problems in dealings with the IRS; (3) propose changes in the administrative practices of the IRS to mitigate such problems; and (4) identify potential legislative changes which may be appropriate to mitigate such problems. Requires the Taxpayers' Advocate to annually report to specified congressional committees on Office activities. Requires the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to establish procedures requiring a formal response to all recommendations submitted to the Commissioner by the Taxpayers' Advocate. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to specified congressional committees on the effectiveness of the taxpayer-rights education program for its officers and employees. Requires the Secretary to report biennially to specified congressional committees on all cases involving complaints about misconduct of IRS employees and the disposition of the complaints.
Bill· HRH.R. 913 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 February 1993
Voluntary Drug Abuse Education Checkoff Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to designate on their income tax returns contributions (not less than one dollar) to the Drug Abuse Education Trust Fund. Establishes such Trust Fund to make grants to States for drug abuse education programs and to pay administrative expenses to carry out this part.
Bill· SS. 313 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Expansion and Fossil Forest Protection Act - Amends the San Juan Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 to incorporate additional lands in New Mexico into the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. Withdraws such lands from all forms of appropriation under the mining laws and from disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing and mineral material sales. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to follow specified coal lease exchange procedures under the Code of Federal Regulations on any coal preference right lease application on such lands if the applicant demonstrates that coal exists in commercial quantities on such lands. Provides for the exchange of State and Navajo Indian lands located in the wilderness for other lands. Establishes the Fossil Forest Research Natural Area within New Mexico. Makes such area subject to the same withdrawal requirements and coal preference rights as the wilderness area designated under this Act. Prohibits livestock grazing in the Area. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to develop a baseline inventory of all categories of fossil resources and to conduct monitoring surveys. Requires the Secretary to submit a management plan for the Area to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs to include: (1) a plan for the implementation of a cooperative program with other agencies for laboratory and field interpretation and public education; (2) provisions for vehicle management; (3) procedures for the excavation and collection of fossil remains; and (4) mitigation and reclamation standards for activities that disturb the surface to the detriment of scenic and environmental values.
Bill· SS. 310 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1993 - Designates eight new outlying areas as Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Sites associated with Chacoan Anasazi Indian culture in the San Juan Basin and surrounding areas of New Mexico and Colorado. Expands the boundaries and removes or reduces the acreage of certain existing Sites. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, subject to appropriations, to assist the Navajo Nation in the protection and management of such Sites located on lands of the Navajos through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act.
Bill· SS. 354 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include under the program for discharge of indebtedness for student loans any loan to an individual made by a State which had no accredited professional schools for the study of law or medicine, if the individual resided for a period of time in the State after completion of attendance at the educational organization.
Bill· SS. 325 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Immediate Reforms Subtitle A: Small Employer Health Insurance Market Reform Subtitle B: Community Health Services Expansion Subtitle C: Expansion of Tax Incentives for Self- Employed Individuals Subtitle D: Expanding the Supply of Health Professionals in Rural Areas Subtitle E: Malpractice Reform Subtitle F: Joint Ventures Title II: Long-Term Reforms Subtitle A: Establishment of Commission and Advisory Board Subtitle B: Reform and Standardization of Private Insurance Subtitle C: Low-Income Assistance Subtitle D: Congressional Consideration of Commission Recommendation Subtitle E: Enforcement Provisions Subtitle F: Financial Provisions Subtitle G: Definitions BasiCare Health Access and Cost Control Act - Title I: Immediate Reforms - Subtitle A: Small Employer Health Insurance Market Reform - (Sec. 101) Regulates small employer (fewer than 51 employees) accident and health insurance regarding: (1) price; (2) sales practices; (3) issuance; (4) core benefits (requiring the same benefits as title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act); (5) deductibles, out-of-pocket expenses, and copayments; and (6) children's preventive benefits. Preempts State and local laws. Regulates eligibility, exclusion of preexisting conditions, renewability, waiting periods, and rating requirements. Allows application of State standards instead of these requirements, provided core benefits and sales practices requirements are met. (Sec. 106) Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to prohibit deductions for the tax imposed by this Act on insurers offering plans that do not qualify as BasiCare plans. Subtitle B: Community Health Services Expansion - (Sec. 111) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to establish a program of allotments to States for grants for community-based primary health services to low-income or medically underserved populations regarding infant mortality and referrals for the health management of infants and pregnant women. Earmarks for the allotments specified percentages of appropriations under certain provisions added by this Act. (Sec. 112) Mandates grants to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and other entities for providing access to services for medically underserved populations or in high impact areas not currently being served by a FQHC. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C: Expansion of Tax Incentives for Self-Employed Individuals - (Sec. 121) Amends the IRC to increase the portion of health insurance costs self-employed individuals may deduct. Removes provisions ending the deduction on a specified date. Subtitle D: Expanding the Supply of Health Professionals in Rural Areas - (Sec. 131) Amends the PHSA to authorize appropriations to carry out provisions relating to the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment program. Earmarks certain portions to carry out provisions of this Act relating to FQHCs. (Sec. 132) Amends the IRC to allow a credit for service by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner who: (1) provides primary health services to individuals in a rural health professional shortage area; and (2) is not receiving a National Health Service Corps scholarship or loan repayment and not fulfilling service obligations under such programs. Excludes National Health Service Corps loan repayments from gross income. Allows, with regard to elections to expense depreciable business assets, a higher aggregate cost to be taken into account for rural health care property in a rural health professional shortage area. Allows a deduction for a limited amount of the interest paid on medical education loans by an individual performing services under an agreement with a rural community to perform professional services in the community. Authorizes use of the deduction in computing adjusted gross income. Subtitle E: Malpractice Reform - (Sec. 142) Declares that these provisions apply to any health care liability action brought in any Federal or State court. (Sec. 143) Limits the dollar amount of: (1) recovery by an individual and the individual's family members in a health care liability action, regardless of the number of providers or the number of actions; and (2) single payments which may be required. Requires collateral source offset. Limits punitive damages. Regulates attorney's fees and joint and several liability. Sets forth time limits on initiation of actions. Preempts State laws in certain circumstances. (Sec. 148) Mandates grants to States for the development and implementation of alternative dispute resolution systems (ADRs). (Sec. 149) Requires the Commission to advise the Secretary on ADR eligibility, approval, and review requirements, providing for the establishment of a panel of advisors. (Sec. 150) Authorizes appropriations for the ADR grants. (Sec.151) Mandates grants for demonstration private sector no-fault compensation programs, using the same panel of advisors. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle F: Joint Ventures - (Sec. 161) Amends provisions of the National Cooperative Research Act of 1984 allowing, notwithstanding antitrust laws, certain cooperative research agreements to add references to joint health care provider ventures, defined as a group of activities by two or more hospitals for the provision or delivery of health care services. Title II: Long-Term Reforms - Subtitle A: Establishment of Commission and Advisory Board - (Sec. 201) Establishes the Commission on National Health Care Access and Reform and the National Advisory Board. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Reform and Standardization of Private Insurance - (Sec. 212) Requires the Commission to submit to the Congress a legislative proposal with specified elements, including: (1) a uniform national health benefits package (BasiCare); (2) a national health care insurance reform plan applicable to all carriers of health insurance in the United States; (3) self-insured plan requirements; and (4) a program to assist low-income individuals in the transfer from coverage under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to BasiCare coverage and financial assistance in obtaining BasiCare coverage. (Sec. 213) Sets forth the Commission's continuing duties, including: (1) submission of a legislative proposal annually for the next two years if the Congress does not approve the Commission's recommendation; (2) annual review and revision, subject to congressional recision, of benefits and premiums; (3) oversight of provider participation and billing; (4) oversight of the supplemental health insurance market; and (5) submission of plans for the long-term disposition of Medicaid benefits not covered or subsumed by BasiCare and assimilation of Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act), the veterans health care program, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), the Indian health service program, and the Federal employees' health benefits program into the BasiCare system. (Sec. 214) Includes in BasiCare coverage basic hospitalization, basic outpatient services, protection against catastrophic out-of-pocket costs, coverage against extraordinary long-term care costs, and coverage for preventive care. (Sec. 215) Requires each carrier to offer BasiCare. Preempts inconsistent State and local laws. Prohibits duplication of BasiCare benefits. Prohibits discrimination based on health status, including preexisting conditions. Requires guaranteed issue, a minimum plan period, guaranteed renewability, and community-wide ratings. Applies these standards to reinsurance policies. Mandates guidelines for a risk adjustment structure. Regulates premiums. (Sec. 217) Prohibits employment-related BasiCare plans from imposing waiting periods. Requires: (1) such plans to apply equally to employees of all income levels; and (2) total contributions for an employer for low-income employees to equal or exceed the total for other employees. (Sec. 219) Regulates self-insured plans. (Sec. 220) Requires providers, as a BasiCare participation condition, to accept any BasiCare payment as full payment. (Sec. 221) Mandates development of recommended managed care plan standards regarding benefits, coverage, and delivery systems. Establishes the Managed Care Advisory Committee. Preempts certain laws regarding managed care plans. Subtitle C: Low-Income Assistance - (Sec. 231) Requires the Commission to provide for the termination of Medicaid program coverage duplicating BasiCare. Terminates, after five years, any remaining Medicaid benefits. Mandates financial assistance, through a voucher system, to low-income individuals for BasiCare premiums, deductibles, and other cost-sharing. Subtitle D: Congressional Consideration of Commission Recommendation - (Sec. 241) Declares that these provisions are enacted as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate with recognition of the right of either House to change the rules as any other rule of that House. Provides for the introduction and consideration of a joint resolution approving of the Commission's legislative proposal under subtitle B of this title. Subtitle E: Enforcement Provisions - (Sec. 251) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove provisions relating to a tax on any employer or employee organization that contributes to a group health plan or large group health plan that does not comply with certain Medicare provisions. Imposes a tax on: (1) insurers offering plans that do not qualify as BasiCare plans; (2) the failure of any service provider under a BasiCare plan to comply with specified provisions of this Act; and (3) the failure of any person to comply with provisions of this Act relating to employer responsibilities and self-insured plan requirements. (Sec. 252) Disallows personal exemptions unless the individual's BasiCare policy number is included in the individual's tax return. Subtitle F: Financial Provisions - (Sec. 261) Creates the BasiCare Trust Fund and transfers to the Fund: (1) a specified percentage of wages and self-employment income; (2) all of the taxes imposed by this Act; (3) additional revenues resulting from this Act; (4) the State's Medicaid share; and (5) all unobligated amounts in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Appropriates to the Fund: (1) the Federal Medicaid share; and (2) amounts equal to appropriations for the veterans health care program, CHAMPUS, the Indian health service program, and the Federal employees' health benefits program. Authorizes appropriations for additional sums as required to make expenditures under specified provisions of this Act. Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to exclude amounts under certain provisions of this Act from appropriation to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund. (Sec. 262) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from gross income employer-provided coverage under a BasiCare plan (currently, under an accident or health plan); (2) prohibit deductions for employer expenses for a group health plan unless the plan qualifies as a BasiCare plan; (3) include amounts paid for a BasiCare plan (currently, for insurance) in the definition of "medical care" for provisions relating to medical and dental expenses; and (4) allow a deduction, without regard to adjusted gross income, for BasiCare premiums. Subtitle G: Definitions - (Sec. 272) Defines various terms as used in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 820 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Manufacturing Subtitle A: Manufacturing Technology and Extension Subtitle B: National Science Foundation Manufacturing Programs Title III: Critical Technologies Subtitle A: Benchmarking Science and Technology Subtitle B: Advanced Technology Program Subtitle C: Civilian Technology Loan Program Subtitle D: Civilian Technology Development Program Title IV: Miscellaneous Title V: Authorizations of Appropriations Title I: General Provisions - National Competitiveness Act of 1993 - Sets forth the purposes and goals of this Act. Title II: Manufacturing - Subtitle A: Manufacturing Technology and Extension - Manufacturing Technology and Extension Act of 1993 - (Sec. 204) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish the National Technology Outreach Program to assist U.S. manufacturers, especially small and medium-sized firms, to expand the use of technology and modern manufacturing processes. Provides for: (1) a related communications infrastructure; (2) an information clearinghouse; and (3) manufacturing outreach centers. (Sec. 205) Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to establish an Advanced Manufacturing Program, whose goal shall be to create programs to develop design and manufacturing technologies and associated applications, including advanced computer integration and electronic networks. (Sec. 207) Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to authorize the Institute to establish local manufacturing offices. (Sec. 208) Establishes within the Institute a State Technology Extension Program. Subtitle B: National Science Foundation Manufacturing Programs - (Sec. 212) Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to expand the number of Engineering Research Centers and strengthen the Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program. (Secs. 213 and 214) Authorizes the Director to establish: (1) graduate traineeships; (2) a manufacturing managers in the classroom program; and (3) a quality management program. Title III: Critical Technologies - Subtitle A: Benchmarking Science and Technology - (Sec. 301) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to make the Department of Commerce the lead Federal agency in making available information for assessing the comparative strength of U.S. scientific and technological capabilities. Directs: (1) the Secretary to establish within the Technology Administration an Office of Technology Monitoring and Assessment; and (2) such Office to establish a related fellowship program. Subtitle B: Advanced Technology Program - (Secs. 321 and 322) Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress an expansion plan for the Advanced Technology Program. Authorizes Program support of large-scale joint ventures. Subtitle C: Civilian Technology Loan Program - (Sec. 331) Authorizes the Secretary to make or guarantee loans to qualified small and medium businesses for research, development, or utilization of critical or advanced technologies. Subtitle D: Civilian Technology Development Program - Civilian Technology Development Act of 1993 - (Secs. 343 through 361) Establishes within the Technology Administration: (1) a program to supplement the availability of long-term investment capital for U.S. critical or advanced technology businesses through licensed technology investment companies; and (2) an Office of Technology Financing to administer such program. Establishes a related Civilian Technology Development Advisory Committee. Title IV: Miscellaneous - (Sec. 401) Establishes a Department of Commerce Technology Advisory Board to assist the Technology Administration. (Sec. 402) Amends the American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991 to expand the Institute's standard pilot program to permit contracts with non-Federal organizations to promote U.S. technical standards dissemination activities abroad. (Sec. 403) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to prohibit the making of a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award within a category or subcategory if there are no qualifying enterprises. Makes educational institutions an Award category. (Sec. 407) Directs the Critical Technologies Institute to report to the Congress on advanced lithography technologies for the production of semiconductor devices. (Sec. 408) Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for American workforce quality partnerships (training consortia between industry and institutions of higher education). Title V: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 834 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Immediate Reforms Subtitle A: Small Employer Health Insurance Market Reform Subtitle B: Community Health Services Expansion Subtitle C: Expansion of Tax Incentives for Self-Employed Individuals Subtitle D: Expanding the Supply of Health Professionals in Rural Areas Subtitle E: Malpractice Reform Subtitle F: Joint Ventures Title II: Long-Term Reforms Subtitle A: Establishment of Commission and Advisory Board Subtitle B: Reform and Standardization of Private Insurance Subtitle C: Low-Income Assistance Subtitle D: Congressional Consideration of Commission Recommendation Subtitle E: Enforcement Provisions Subtitle F: Financial Provisions Subtitle G: Definitions BasiCare Health Access and Cost Control Act - Title I: Immediate Reforms - Subtitle A: Small Employer Health Insurance Market Reform - (Sec. 101) Regulates small employer (fewer than 51 employees) accident and health insurance regarding: (1) price; (2) sales practices; (3) issuance; (4) core benefits (requiring the same benefits as title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act); (5) deductibles, out-of-pocket expenses, and copayments; and (6) children's preventive benefits. Preempts State and local laws. Regulates eligibility, exclusion of preexisting conditions, renewability, waiting periods, and rating requirements. Allows application of State standards instead of these requirements, provided core benefits and sales practices requirements are met. (Sec. 106) Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to prohibit deductions for the tax imposed by this Act on insurers offering plans that do not qualify as BasiCare plans. Subtitle B: Community Health Services Expansion - (Sec. 111) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to establish a program of allotments to States for grants for community-based primary health services to low-income or medically underserved populations regarding infant mortality and referrals for the health management of infants and pregnant women. Earmarks for the allotments specified percentages of appropriations under certain provisions added by this Act. (Sec. 112) Mandates grants to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and other entities for providing access to services for medically underserved populations or in high impact areas not currently being served by a FQHC. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C: Expansion of Tax Incentives for Self-Employed Individuals - (Sec. 121) Amends the IRC to increase the portion of health insurance costs self-employed individuals may deduct. Removes provisions ending the deduction on a specified date. Subtitle D: Expanding the Supply of Health Professionals in Rural Areas - (Sec. 131) Amends the PHSA to authorize appropriations to carry out provisions relating to the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment program. Earmarks certain portions to carry out provisions of this Act relating to FQHCs. (Sec. 132) Amends the IRC to allow a credit for service by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner who: (1) provides primary health services to individuals in a rural health professional shortage area; and (2) is not receiving a National Health Service Corps scholarship or loan repayment and not fulfilling service obligations under such programs. Excludes National Health Service Corps loan repayments from gross income. Allows, with regard to elections to expense depreciable business assets, a higher aggregate cost to be taken into account for rural health care property in a rural health professional shortage area. Allows a deduction for a limited amount of the interest paid on medical education loans by an individual performing services under an agreement with a rural community to perform professional services in the community. Authorizes use of the deduction in computing adjusted gross income. Subtitle E: Malpractice Reform - (Sec. 142) Declares that these provisions apply to any health care liability action brought in any Federal or State court. (Sec. 143) Limits the dollar amount of: (1) recovery by an individual and the individual's family members in a health care liability action, regardless of the number of providers or the number of actions; and (2) single payments which may be required. Requires collateral source offset. Limits punitive damages. Regulates attorney's fees and joint and several liability. Sets forth time limits on initiation of actions. Preempts State laws in certain circumstances. (Sec. 148) Mandates grants to States for the development and implementation of alternative dispute resolution systems (ADRs). (Sec. 149) Requires the Commission to advise the Secretary on ADR eligibility, approval, and review requirements, providing for the establishment of a panel of advisors. (Sec. 150) Authorizes appropriations for the ADR grants. (Sec.151) Mandates grants for demonstration private sector no-fault compensation programs, using the same panel of advisors. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle F: Joint Ventures - (Sec. 161) Amends provisions of the National Cooperative Research Act of 1984 allowing, notwithstanding antitrust laws, certain cooperative research agreements to add references to joint health care provider ventures, defined as a group of activities by two or more hospitals for the provision or delivery of health care services. Title II: Long-Term Reforms - Subtitle A: Establishment of Commission and Advisory Board - (Sec. 201) Establishes the Commission on National Health Care Access and Reform and the National Advisory Board. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Reform and Standardization of Private Insurance - (Sec. 212) Requires the Commission to submit to the Congress a legislative proposal with specified elements, including: (1) a uniform national health benefits package (BasiCare); (2) a national health care insurance reform plan applicable to all carriers of health insurance in the United States; (3) self-insured plan requirements; and (4) a program to assist low-income individuals in the transfer from coverage under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to BasiCare coverage and financial assistance in obtaining BasiCare coverage. (Sec. 213) Sets forth the Commission's continuing duties, including: (1) submission of a legislative proposal annually for the next two years if the Congress does not approve the Commission's recommendation; (2) annual review and revision, subject to congressional recision, of benefits and premiums; (3) oversight of provider participation and billing; (4) oversight of the supplemental health insurance market; (5) submission of plans for the long-term disposition of Medicaid benefits not covered or subsumed by BasiCare and assimilation of Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act), the veterans health care program, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), the Indian health service program, and the Federal employees' health benefits program into the BasiCare system; and (6) submission of a legislative proposal for affordable and easy access to prescription drugs. (Sec. 214) Includes in BasiCare coverage basic hospitalization, basic outpatient services, prescription drugs, protection against catastrophic out-of-pocket costs, coverage against extraordinary long-term care costs, and coverage for preventive care. (Sec. 215) Requires each carrier to offer BasiCare. Preempts inconsistent State and local laws. Prohibits duplication of BasiCare benefits. Prohibits discrimination based on health status, including preexisting conditions. Requires guaranteed issue, a minimum plan period, guaranteed renewability, and community-wide ratings. Applies these standards to reinsurance policies. Mandates guidelines for a risk adjustment structure. Regulates premiums. (Sec. 217) Prohibits employment-related BasiCare plans from imposing waiting periods. Requires: (1) such plans to apply equally to employees of all income levels; and (2) total contributions for an employer for low-income employees to equal or exceed the total for other employees. (Sec. 219) Regulates self-insured plans. (Sec. 220) Requires providers, as a BasiCare participation condition, to accept any BasiCare payment as full payment. (Sec. 221) Mandates development of recommended managed care plan standards regarding benefits, coverage, and delivery systems. Establishes the Managed Care Advisory Committee. Preempts certain laws regarding managed care plans. Subtitle C: Low-Income Assistance - (Sec. 231) Requires the Commission to provide for the termination of Medicaid program coverage duplicating BasiCare. Terminates, after five years, any remaining Medicaid benefits. Mandates financial assistance, through a voucher system, to low-income individuals for BasiCare premiums, deductibles, and other cost-sharing. Subtitle D: Congressional Consideration of Commission Recommendation - (Sec. 241) Declares that these provisions are enacted as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate with recognition of the right of either House to change the rules as any other rule of that House. Provides for the introduction and consideration of a joint resolution approving of the Commission's legislative proposal under subtitle B of this title. Subtitle E: Enforcement Provisions - (Sec. 251) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove provisions relating to a tax on any employer or employee organization that contributes to a group health plan or large group health plan that does not comply with certain Medicare provisions. Imposes a tax on: (1) insurers offering plans that do not qualify as BasiCare plans; (2) the failure of any service provider under a BasiCare plan to comply with specified provisions of this Act; and (3) the failure of any person to comply with provisions of this Act relating to employer responsibilities and self-insured plan requirements. (Sec. 252) Disallows personal exemptions unless the individual's BasiCare policy number is included in the individual's tax return. Subtitle F: Financial Provisions - (Sec. 261) Creates the BasiCare Trust Fund and transfers to the Fund: (1) a specified percentage of wages and self-employment income; (2) all of the taxes imposed by this Act; (3) additional revenues resulting from this Act; (4) the State's Medicaid share; and (5) all unobligated amounts in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Appropriates to the Fund: (1) the Federal Medicaid share; and (2) amounts equal to appropriations for the veterans health care program, CHAMPUS, the Indian health service program, and the Federal employees' health benefits program. Authorizes appropriations for additional sums as required to make expenditures under specified provisions of this Act. Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to exclude amounts under certain provisions of this Act from appropriation to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund. (Sec. 262) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from gross income employer-provided coverage under a BasiCare plan (currently, under an accident or health plan); (2) prohibit deductions for employer expenses for a group health plan unless the plan qualifies as a BasiCare plan; (3) include amounts paid for a BasiCare plan (currently, for insurance) in the definition of "medical care" for provisions relating to medical and dental expenses; and (4) allow a deduction, without regard to adjusted gross income, for BasiCare premiums. Subtitle G: Definitions - (Sec. 272) Defines various terms as used in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 877 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
National African American Museum Act - Establishes within the Smithsonian Institution the National African American Museum (the Museum) to be operated as a center for scholarship and museum training and a location for education, research, events, and collection and display of items and materials relating to the life, art, history, and culture of African Americans. Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (Board of Regents) to plan, design, reconstruct, and renovate the Arts and Industries Building to house the Museum. Establishes a Board of Trustees of the Museum (Board of Trustees) in the Smithsonian Institution. Sets forth various duties of the Board of Trustees, including: (1) establishing and supporting cooperative programs with other museums and institutions; and (2) reporting annually to the Board of Regents. Directs the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to appoint a Director to manage the Museum (as well as appointing five other Museum employees). Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 856 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Regarding Office of Educational Research and Improvement Title II: National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board Title III: National Research Institutes Title IV: National Education Dissemination System Title V: National Library of Education Title VI: Leadership For Educational Technology Educational Research, Development, and Dissemination Excellence Act - Title I: General Provisions Regarding Office of Educational Research and Improvement - Amends the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) to revise certain provisions relating to the purpose, administration, functions, and structure of the Office of Educational Research Improvement (OERI). Eliminates provisions for the National Advisory Council on Educational Research and Improvement. Directs the Secretary of Education, acting through OERI, to carry out specified policies, in accordance with the policies and priorities established by the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board. Requires OERI to be administered by an Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement. Eliminates a specified exception (for small amounts or urgent situations) to the use of peer review procedures established by OERI in awarding competitive grants or contracts. Authorizes appropriations for OERI programs and units (both current ones and ones added by this Act). Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to provide for an Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement. Provides that contracts for regional educational laboratories, education resources information clearinghouses, and research and development centers assisted under GEPA shall remain in effect until their own termination date. Title II: National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board - Amends GEPA to establish within OERI a National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board (Board). Makes the Board, acting through the Assistant Secretary, responsible for specified functions. Directs the Board to develop a research priorities plan and program, which recommends priorities for investment of OERI resources over the next five-, ten-, and 15-year periods. Directs the Board to: (1) develop standards, including peer review procedures, for the conduct and evaluation of all OERI activities; and (2) establish a standing subcommittee for each of specified Institutes and for the Office of Dissemination and School Improvement. Title III: National Research Institutes - Amends GEPA to establish the following National Research Institutes within OERI: (1) the National Institute for Education of At-Risk Students; (2) the National Institute for Innovation in Educational Governance, Finance, and Management; (3) the National Institute for Early Childhood Learning, Families and Communities; (4) the National Institute on Student Achievement; and (5) the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Education. Sets forth provisions relating to such Institutes' targeting historically underrepresented researchers and institutions. Directs the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary, to undertake comprehensive, coordinated programs of research by each of the Institutes on: (1) assessment; (2) cross-cutting issues relevant to one or more Institutes; (3) teaching and teacher education; and (4) educational technology. Title IV: National Education Dissemination System - Amends GEPA to establish within OERI an Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination (Dissemination Office), through which the Secretary shall carry out a national education dissemination system for school improvement. Provides for Dissemination Office functions and duties, including: (1) identification, designation, and dissemination of exemplary and promising programs including certain training, technical, and financial assistance; (2) 16 Education Resources Information Clearinghouses; (3) dissemination through new technologies; (4) an electronic network for sources of materials and research about teaching and learning for improving nationwide education (SMARTLINE) to link various educational research and other entities; (5) an electronic networking and resource-sharing for school improvement program of grants to State education agencies; (6) a networked system of the ten regional educational laboratories; (7) an America 2000 Communities Special Assistance Program, with grants for Learning Grant Institutions and District Education Agents within eligible communities, development of a comprehensive America 2000 plan for assuring educational success for all students in the community, and implementation of a community-wide plan for educational improvement; (8) the Teacher Research Dissemination Network (regional partnerships for teacher change agents); and (9) the existing National Diffusion Network and its Developer-Demonstrator and State Facilitator projects. Title V: National Library of Education - Amends GEPA to establish within OERI a National Library of Education (the Library) to: (1) provide a central location within the Federal Government for information about education; (2) provide comprehensive reference services on education-related matters; and (3) promote greater cooperation and resource-sharing among education information providers and repositories in the United States. Requires the Library to: (1) establish a one-stop central information and referral service to respond to inquiries from the public; and (2) publicize a toll-free telephone number for public inquiries. Directs the Library to deliver comprehensive reference services of various types on education-related subjects. Directs the Library to promote greater cooperation and resource-sharing among libraries and archives with significant collections in the area of education. Requires the Library to be administered by an Executive Director appointed by the Assistant Secretary. Directs the Assistant Secretary to appoint a task force of librarians, scholars, teachers, parents, and school leaders (Task Force) to advise on establishment of the Library. Transfers to the Library all functions of the Department's: (1) Research Library; (2) Reference Section; and (3) Information Branch. Requires the Executive Director to: (1) promulgate a comprehensive collection development policy to govern the Library operations, acquisitions, and services to users; and (2) develop a multiyear plan for elimination of cataloging arrearages and for response to preservation needs. Title VI: Leadership for Educational Technology - Directs the Secretary to lead in promoting improvements in use of technology in education by taking various steps, including: (1) designation of a single Department official to coordinate all Department and interagency initiatives relating to such use; (2) ensuring each Department-administered program incorporates full and effective use of technology; (3) cooperation with various government agencies to assure that national telecommunications policies address the needs and goals of educational agencies; (4) working with Federal agencies to help adapt and transfer their education and training software for use by additional institutions; (5) supporting development of compatibility and other technical standards for technology used by educational agencies; (6) promoting business and education partnerships to improve such use; (7) assuring a sufficiency of Department personnel with expertise in uses and applications of technology in education; and (8) recommending to the President and the Congress a national educational technology policy.
Bill· HRH.R. 841 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Worker and Military Personnel Assistance Programs Title II: Defense Economic Development Title III: National Technology and Industrial Base Initiatives Defense Economic Reinvestment Act of 1993 - Title I: Worker and Military Personnel Assistance Programs - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to assist displaced defense workers, at-risk defense workers, and military personnel involuntarily separated from active duty in obtaining reemployment in defense dependent areas. Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements to pay 25 percent of the first-year wages of such workers to public or private employers who hire them. Provides a similar incentive program with respect to defense facilities that have begun or announced the termination of employees before enactment of this Act due to completion or curtailment of a defense contract. Authorizes FY 1994 appropriations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an additional credit against Federal unemployment tax for employers who contribute to a reemployment assistance fund maintained under a State law certified by the Secretary of Labor; (2) lower the percentage rate of Federal unemployment tax paid by employers; (3) revise the definition of "Federal taxable wages"; and (4) revise 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: (1) conduct a program to establish cooperative arrangements between the Department of Defense and specified entities for providing retraining services and placement assistance for displaced and at-risk defense workers; and (2) establish a program under which retraining services (and fellowship assistance) are provided to such defense workers and involuntarily separated military personnel to obtain employment in environmental engineering. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Defense Economic Development - Directs the Secretary to make grants to communities located in defense dependent areas to assist in the economic transition necessary due to reductions in defense spending or the closure of defense facilities. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: National Technology and Industrial Base Initiatives - Directs the Secretary to conduct a program to provide assistance for the establishment or continuation of cooperative arrangements between institutions of higher education and State government agencies and other entities to establish new, or enhance existing, programs of alternative technology development and application. Directs the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education in defense-dependent areas to assist in the establishment or operation of environmental and entrepreneurial technology centers that would focus on the transfer of technology and human resources from defense-related industries into growth sectors of the environmental field. Directs the National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council to make a grant to each State to carry out a survey of eligible firms engaged in manufacturing activities to determine the manufacturing technology capabilities of that State's industrial base. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to establish a loan guarantee program to assist a defense facility holding a major defense contract or subcontract to finance economic development projects related to conversion and diversification from defense-related production and operations to nondefense-related uses.
Bill· HRH.R. 822 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
Middle Class Flexible Savings Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the retirement savings deduction and the maximum individual retirement account contribution from $2,000 to $3,000. Raises income phase-out limits. Provides an inflation adjustment for such amounts. Allows higher retirement savings deductions for nonworking spouses in households with one or more children under the age of six. Allows penalty-free distributions from certain retirement plans for: (1) qualified higher education expenses of the taxpayer, spouse, or child; (2) business start-up expenditures; and (3) medical expenses. Limits such distributions to individuals whose adjusted gross income does not exceed: $60,000 in the case of an unmarried individual, $70,000 in the case of a joint return, and $35,000 in the case of married individuals filing separately.
Bill· SS. 286 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Office of Educational Research and Improvement Title II: Improved Statistics Regarding American Schools Title III: Educational Improvement Programs Title IV: Definitions Office of Educational Research and Improvement Reauthorization Act - Title I: Office of Educational Research and Improvement - (Sec. 101) Amends the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) to reauthorize and revise provisions for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). Eliminates the National Advisory Council on Educational Research and Improvement. Provides that OERI, administered by the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement (the Assistant Secretary), shall include: (1) the Distinguished Board of Governors for Educational Research (the Board); (2) the Directorates for Educational Research; (3) the regional educational laboratories; (4) the Office of Educational Dissemination; (5) the National Education Library; (6) the Education Resources Information Clearinghouses; (7) the National Center for Education Statistics, including the National Assessment of Educational Progress; and (8) such other entities as the Assistant Secretary deems appropriate. Requires open competition for all awards of grants or contracts by OERI. Requires the Assistant Secretary to establish the following five national directorates for educational research on: (1) Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment; (2) Early Childhood Learning, Families and Communities; (3) the Educational Achievement of Historically Underserved Populations; (4) School Organization, Structure and Finance; and (5) Postsecondary and Adult Education. Limits the number of regional educational laboratories that the Assistant Secretary shall support (minimum ten, maximum 15). Sets planning and reporting requirements and a five-year minimum contract duration. Leaves existing regional educational laboratory contracts in effect. Provides for a teacher research dissemination network program. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to award grants or contracts to regional educational laboratories to carry out specified summer program activities. Requires each teacher participant to assume certain responsibilities during the school year. Requires an independent evaluation of such program to be submitted to the Congress. Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish an Office of Educational Dissemination (which may include the Education Resources Information Clearinghouses, the National Diffusion Network, and the National Education Library). Authorizes the National Diffusion Network to: (1) provide information through its State facilitators (directly and without program effectiveness panel approval) on model or demonstration projects funded by the Department of Education; and (2) disseminate other information which is available through the Office of Education Dissemination through the Network itself. Establishes a National Library of Education at the Department of Education. Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to appoint a task force of librarians, scholars, teachers, parents, and school leaders to advise on the Library's establishment, prepare a workable plan, identify other supplemental activities and functions, and report to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to appoint a librarian to head the Library for a five-year renewable term. Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish and support 16 Education Resources Information Clearinghouses (ERICs) (including directly supporting dissemination services). Authorizes appropriations for OERI programs. Authorizes OERI, when more than one Federal agency uses funds to support a single OERI project, to act for all such agencies in administering such funds. Title II: Improved Statistics Regarding American Schools - (Sec. 201) Revises and reauthorizes GEPA provisions for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), including the National Assessment of Educational Progress (National Assessment). Authorizes appropriations. Directs the National Assessment to conduct certain trial assessments in 1994 and 1996. Requires independent technical review of the National Assessment Governing Board replication and validation studies. Provides for Congressional Budget Office (CBO) access to NCES information, subject to specified disclosure restrictions. Directs the Secretary to provide for an independent study and report to the Congress on: (1) the process whereby achievement goals are set; (2) whether they are set at an appropriate level; and (3) the ability of NAEP to maintain valid data with respect to student performance trends. (Sec. 202) Directs the Commissioner of Educational Statistics to report annually to the Congress on school dropouts, using State-provided information. (Sec. 203) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements (with the Secretaries of Defense and of the Interior, respectively) to include in the the National Assessment: (1) the defense dependents education system; and (2) schools for Indian children operated or supported by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (Sec. 204) Amends the Department of Education Organization Act (DEOA) to authorize the Secretary to use certain funds to pay the expenses and fees of non-Federal experts (field readers) necessary to review applications and proposals. (Sec. 205) Amends DEOA and GEPA to establish an Office Educational Technology (OET) in OERI. Directs the Assistant Secretary to appoint a Technology Board. Transfers the Office of Training Technology Transfer to OET. Directs the Secretary to provide for an independent study to: (1) estimate costs of implementing a national technology repository and transfer system; and (2) assess availability of technology at local levels to access the educational technology to be transmitted. Authorizes OET appropriations. Title III: Educational Improvement Programs - Part A: International Education Programs - (Sec. 311) Directs the Secretary to carry out an International Education Program that shall provide for: (1) grants to study, evaluate, and analyze education systems in other nations (particularly Great Britain, France, Germany, and Japan); (2) development or identification of tests to compare international achievement levels in various subject areas; and (3) an International Educational Exchange Program, which shall in part assist Central and Eastern European and former Soviet educators in adapting exemplary civic government and economic education programs developed in the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to award up to three competitive contracts with independent nonprofit educational organizations, with specified types of experience, to carry out the Program. Authorizes appropriations. Part B: Transfer of Education and Training Software - (Sec. 315) Amends the Training Technology Transfer Act of 1988 to authorize appropriations for the program for transfer of education and training software. Part C: Amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act - (Sec. 321) Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act to include postsecondary employment and training programs among those whose common occupational information needs must be met by the system developed and implemented by the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee. Requires each State board for higher education to develop a data collection system whose results can be integrated into the occupational information system. Part D: Satisfactory Progress Study - (Sec. 325) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary to study the satisfactory progress requirement, particularly with respect to: (1) institutions with short-term periods of instruction; and (2) first year students. Part E: National Education Standards and Assessments Council - (Sec. 331) Establishes a National Education Standards and Assessments Council (the National Council) within the Department of Education, which shall establish national education content and student performance standards. (Sec. 337) Authorizes appropriations. Part F: Elementary Science Equipment Programs - Elementary Science Equipment Act - (Sec. 343) Authorizes the Secretary to allot funds to State educational agencies to award grants to local educational agencies to provide hands-on instruction equipment and materials to elementary schools to improve mathematics and science education. Authorizes appropriations. Part G: Parents as Teachers Program - (Sec. 354) Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for parents as teachers program. Gives grant priority to programs that target parents and children at risk, including families on public assistance. (Sec. 355) Sets forth program requirements, limiting services to families during the period from the last three months of a mother's pregnancy to the child's attaining age three. (Secs. 357 and 358) Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a Parents as Teachers National Center for information dissemination and technical and training assistance for States with such programs; and (2) evaluate such programs within four years. (Secs. 360 and 360A) Provides for a gradually declining Federal share. Authorizes appropriations. Part H: Media Instruction - (Sec. 361) Directs the Assistant Secretary to enter into a contract with an independent nonprofit organization to establish a national multimedia television-based project, directed to homes, schools, and after-school programs, to motivate and improve the reading comprehension and writing coherence of elementary school-age children. Authorizes appropriations. Part I: Migrant Education - (Sec. 365) Amends the Elementary And Secondary Education Act of 1965 to modify, for programs for migratory children, the definition of "currently migratory child" to include a child who: (1) resides in a school district of more than 15,000 square miles; and (2) migrates at least 20 miles to a temporary residence to enable the child, a parent, or a member of the immediate family to engage in fishing activity. Part J: History and Principles of the Constitution - (Sec. 371) Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to educate students about the history and principles of the Constitution and Bill of Rights by continuing and expanding the educational activities of the Chief Justice Warren E. Burger National Historical Map Contest (the contest) sponsored by the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary, through an open competition process, to contract with an independent nonprofit educational organization to carry out such program. Authorizes appropriations. Part K: Classrooms for the Future - Classrooms for the Future Act of 1992 (sic) - (Sec. 377) Directs the Secretary to award competitive three-year grants to eligible consortia to develop instructional programs and technology-based systems for complete courses or units of study for a specific subject and grade level, if these are commercially unavailable locally. Requires eligible consortia to consist of: (1) State or local educational agencies in partnership with businesses; and (2) institutions of higher education or other public or private nonprofit organizations. Requires priority to be given to applications for programs developed: (1) so that they may be adapted and applied nationally; and (2) to raise the achievement levels of students, particularly disadvantaged students not realizing their potential. (Sec. 378) Authorizes appropriations. Part L: Buddy System Computer Education - Buddy System Computer Education Act - (Sec. 383) Directs the Secretary to award a competitive grant to each of three States to create a computer-based education project for children in grades four through six. Gives preference to applications: (1) from States with demonstrated ability or commitment to computer-based technology education; and (2) for school districts serving a large number or percentage of economically disadvantaged students. (Sec. 384) Requires such projects to: (1) be continuous projects for two consecutive groups of fourth, fifth, and sixth graders; (2) operate in not more than seven public elementary schools in a State; and (3) ensure each student participates and has access to a computer at school during the school year and at home during the school year and summer. (Sec. 386) Requires the use of grant funds to provide: (1) hardware and software components to all sites; and (2) training for classroom teachers as well as parents, administrators, and technical personnel. (Sec. 389) Authorizes appropriations. Part M: Compensation - (Sec. 391) Amends Federal law relating to civil service positions and compensation to: (1) increase by four (from six to ten) the number of Assistant Secretaries of Education, at level IV; and (2) eliminate the category of four additional officers of the Department of Education, at level V. Part N: Star Schools - (Sec. 395) Amends the Star Schools Assistance Act to revise the formula for the required reservation of funds for an independent evaluation of the Star Schools Assistance Program. Title IV: Definitions - (Sec. 401) Defines "field-initiated research" as research in which the topics and methods of study are generated by the investigators, not by the source of the research funding.
Bill· SS. 305 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1993
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Fair Share Act of 1993 - Amends Federal law to base Federal funding for agricultural experiment stations on the latest Department of Commerce population figures rather than on decennial census figures. Makes similar changes to: (1) the Smith-Lever Act with respect to the Federal Extension Service; and (2) the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 with respect to agricultural research at 1890 land grant colleges (including Tuskegee Institute) and the nutrition education program.
Bill· HRH.R. 751 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1993
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Fair Share Act of 1993 - Amends Federal law to base Federal funding for agricultural experiment stations on the latest Department of Commerce population figures rather than on decennial census figures. Makes similar changes to: (1) the Smith-Lever Act with respect to the Federal Extension Service; and (2) the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 with respect to agricultural research at 1890 land grant colleges (including Tuskegee Institute), and the nutrition education program.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 97 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1993
Designates the week beginning October 3, 1993, as National Aviation Education Week.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 62 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1993
Provides amounts for expenses of investigations and studies by the House Committee on Education and Labor for the first session of the 103d Congress.
Bill· SS. 277 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1993
National African American Museum Act - Establishes within the Smithsonian Institution the National African American Museum (the Museum) to be operated as a center for scholarship and museum training and a location for education, research, events, and collection and display of items and materials relating to the life, art, history, and culture of African Americans. Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (Board of Regents) to plan, design, reconstruct, and renovate the Arts and Industries Building to house the Museum. Establishes a Board of Trustees of the Museum (Board of Trustees) in the Smithsonian Institution. Sets forth various duties of the Board of Trustees, including: (1) establishing and supporting cooperative programs with other museums and institutions; and (2) reporting annually to the Board of Regents. Directs the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to appoint a Director, Assistant Director, Secretary, and Chief Curator of the Museum and other officers and employees necessary to operate the Museum and carry out the Board's duties. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· SS. 271 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1993
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for interest paid or incurred on any qualified education loan during the first 48 months (whether or not consecutive) for which interest payments are required to be made. Limits such credit to $300. Allows such tax credit to parents only if the dependent is a student and a personal exemption is claimed for such dependent student. Excludes interest paid on education loans from the definition of "personal interest" (thus, allowing a deduction to be taken) unless a credit or deduction with respect to such interest is taken.
Bill· HRH.R. 739 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1993
Declaration of Official Language Act of 1993 - Declares English to be the official language of the U.S. Government. States that English is the preferred language of communication among U.S. citizens. Requires the Government of the United States to promote and support the use of English for communications among U.S. citizens. Requires communications by officers and employees of the Government with U.S. citizens to be in English. Directs the Immigration and Naturalization Service to establish: (1) an English language proficiency standard for all applicants for U.S. citizenship; and (2) a written and oral examination to test for the achievement of such standard by such applicants. Repeals the Bilingual Education Act (title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to repeal bilingual election requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 731 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Reduction in the Costs of Operating the Military Service Academies Title II: Patriots of Peace Scholarships Title III: Montgomery GI Bill Benefits for Enlisted Men and Women Patriots of Peace Service Act of 1993 - 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 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. Expresses the sense of the Congress that savings achieved as the result of such cost reductions should be used for 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 the Department of Defense (DOD) and 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. Places a $50,000 annual family income limitation on eligible individuals. Provides the total number of scholarships to be awarded for FY 1994 through 1996. 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 for six years of service in exchange for financial assistance. Makes all such assistance 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. Requires pro rata reimbursement from a Scholar to the United States for failure to complete the educational requirements or the required employment. Waives any repayment requirement if the Scholar terminates the agreement and withdraws before the start of the third school year. 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. 741 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1993
TITLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: AFDC Transition and Work Program Title II: Expanded State Waiver Authority Title III: Miscellaneous Amendments Responsibility and Empowerment Support Program Providing Employment, Child Care, and Training Act - Title I: AFDC Transition and Work Program - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require States to establish programs to provide AFDC recipients with the education, training, job search, and work experience needed to prepare them for life without AFDC. Amends SSA title IV part F (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program) to tie revised work supplementation and community work experience programs under such part to the new State programs established above under SSA title IV part A. Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to allow States to elect to subsidize jobs for work supplementation program participants out of funds that would otherwise be payable as food stamp benefits. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to pay such States amounts equal to such food stamp benefits. Title II: Expanded State Waiver Authority - Establishes an Interagency Waiver Request Board in order to provide a focal point within the Federal Government for the development and coordination of requests to waive specified provisions of various social welfare statutes to improve opportunities for low-income individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency. Title III: Miscellaneous Amendments - Amends SSA title IV part A to: (1) require AFDC recipients addicted to alcohol or drugs to undergo appropriate treatment as a condition of receiving AFDC; and (2) change AFDC rules for disregarding earned income.
Bill· HRH.R. 722 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1993
Establishes in the Treasury the Interim Arizona InterTribal Education Assistance Trust Fund and the Interim Navajo Education Assistance Trust Fund (interim education funds). Subjects such funds to the same conditions as those for the Arizona InterTribal Trust Fund and the Navajo Trust Fund (permanent funds) under the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988. Authorizes appropriations. Requires reimbursement of such sums to the Treasury by the Barron Collier Co. in fulfillment of its obligations under such Act.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 89 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1993
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall prohibit the inclusion of voluntary prayer in any public school program or activity. Specifies that neither the United States nor any State shall prescribe the content of any such prayer.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 87 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1993
Designates October 1993 as National School Attendance Month.
Bill· SS. 266 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1993
Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Act - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish a Division of Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Services within the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Requires the Director of the Division to award grants to States for acquisition of school library media resources for public elementary and secondary schools. Sets forth requirements for allocation to States, State plans, and State distribution of allocation to local educational agencies. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director to award grants for projects that: (1) encourage collaboration between public elementary and secondary library media specialists and teachers to develop instructional units that enable students to use a variety of information resources; and (2) expand students' information-gathering abilities and certain cognitive skills. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director to award grants to encourage collaborative elementary and secondary school library media specialist and teacher programs to: (1) expand use of computers and computer networks in the curriculum; and (2) enable elementary and secondary school library media centers to access information from computerized databases. Authorizes the Director to enter into cooperative agreements with the National Science Foundation and other appropriate nonprofit agencies and organizations in carrying out this grants program. Authorizes appropriations. Requires that funds under this Act supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, or local funds.
Bill· SS. 264 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1993
Technology for the Classroom Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible consortia to develop instructional programs and technology-based systems for complete courses or units of study for a specific subject and grade level, if these are commercially unavailable locally. Requires that an eligible consortium consist of: (1) State or local educational agencies in partnership with businesses; and (2) institutions of higher education or other public or private nonprofit organizations. Requires priority to be given to applications describing programs that are developed: (1) so that the program may be adapted and applied nationally; and (2) to raise the achievement levels of students, particularly disadvantaged students who are not realizing their potential. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to: (1) identify schools or school districts which have a large number of educationally disadvantaged students and limited access to technology-based learning resources; and (2) develop jointly, with local educational agencies or individual schools, strategies to improve accessibility and use of technology-based learning resources, including specific plans for teacher and school personnel training, hardware or software acquisition (if this is a major barrier to accessibility), and partnership arrangements with businesses, institutions of higher education, and other public or private nonprofit organizations. Sets forth State plan requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) coordinate and share information regarding these curriculum-based educational technology programs with other Federal agencies; and (2) collect and disseminate information about such developed products and their evaluation. Requires that any royalties paid to any State or local educational agency as a result of assistance provided under this Act be used for further development of curriculum-based learning resources authorized by this Act. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· SS. 260 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1993
Establishes in the Treasury the Interim Arizona InterTribal Education Assistance Trust Fund and the Interim Navajo Education Assistance Trust Fund (interim education funds). Subjects such funds to the same conditions as those for the Arizona InterTribal Trust Fund and the Navajo Trust Fund (permanent funds) under the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988. Authorizes appropriations. Requires reimbursement of such sums to the Treasury by the Barron Collier Co. in fulfillment of its obligations under such Act.
Bill· SS. 263 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1993
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an itemized deduction for personal interest paid on an education loan by a health care professional (medical doctor, registered nurse, nurse-practitioner, or physician's assistant) performing services in a rural community or on certain Indian reservations for at least 24 consecutive months under a written agreement. Limits such deduction to $5,000. Allows the computation of such deduction in determining adjusted gross income.
Bill· SS. 230 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1993
Amends the Public Health Service Act to make disadvantaged students enrolled in social work programs eligible for scholarships. Makes schools offering social work programs eligible for assistance for certain disadvantaged faculty programs, programs to support excellence in health profession education for minorities, and programs to support geriatric training projects. Authorizes grants to, or contracts with, hospitals, schools offering programs in social work, or other entities for the development of social work training programs and financial assistance to participants and teachers of such programs. Authorizes grants to, or contracts with, schools offering programs in social work to meet the costs of projects to establish or maintain administrative units to provide clinical instruction in social work. Authorizes and allocates appropriations. Adds "clinical social worker" to specified professions definitions under health maintenance organization provisions.
Bill· SS. 232 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1993
Elementary Mathematics and Science Equipment Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to allot funds to State educational agencies to award grants to local educational agencies to provide hands-on instruction equipment and materials to elementary schools to improve mathematics and science education. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth requirements for: (1) State allotments; (2) State and local applications; (3) grant award priorities; (4) participation of private schools; (5) State and Federal responsibilities; and (6) limitation on use of grant funds only for science equipment or materials and mathematical manipulative materials necessary for hands-on instruction.
Bill· SS. 240 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1993
National Service Implementation Act of 1993 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise, expand, and accelerate implementation of loan forgiveness incentives for student borrowers who perform certain full-time, low-paid national community service (as a volunteer under the Peace Corps Act or the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or comparable service with a tax-exempt organization). Establishes a loan forgiveness entitlement program for such borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loans (FFEL) program (formerly known as the guaranteed student loan or Stafford loan program). (Makes a current demonstration program for FFEL forgiveness for certain teachers and nurses inapplicable to such borrowers.) Makes such entitlement program applicable to such borrowers whether their borrowing occurred before or after the beginning of such program, and provides that such forgiveness shall be for an increasing portion of the total of Stafford (or FFEL) loans for the four academic years (15 percent for the first, 20 for the second, 25 for the third, and 30 for the fourth). Makes Perkins direct student loan cancellation provisions applicable to Perkins direct loan borrowers who perform the same full-time, low-paid national community service.
Bill· SS. 245 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1993
National Commission on Educational Readiness Act - Establishes a National Commission on Educational Readiness (the Commission). Directs the Commission to: (1) recommend a national policy to prepare children for formal learning; (2) recommend specific changes in Federal laws and policies to effectuate the Federal role; (3) encourage State and local initiatives and monitor progress toward school readiness; (4) run a national clearinghouse for information and materials on readiness to learn; (5) sponsor conferences; (6) establish an advisory council; (7) arrange for provision of consultation and technical assistance to State or community entities for integrated comprehensive health or child development services or educational services to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool children; and (8) report to the President and the Congress. Authorizes appropriations.
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