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Bill· SS. 2122 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 November 1991
Tax Extension Act of 1991 - Title I: 6-Month Extension of Certain Expiring Tax Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for six months the following expiring provisions: (1) the rules on allocating research and experimental expenditures in determining income from sources within or without the United States; (2) the credit for increasing research activities; (3) the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance; (4) the tax exclusion for employer-provided group legal services plans; (5) the targeted jobs credit; (6) the energy investment credit for solar and geothermal property; (7) the low-income housing credit; (8) the authority to issue mortgage revenue bonds and mortgage credit certificates; (9) the authority to issue qualified small issue bonds to finance manufacturing facilities and farm property; (10) the itemized deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; (11) the credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions; and (12) the tax credit for charitable contributions of appreciated tangible property. Title II: Modification to Corporate Estimated Tax Provisions - Provides for a temporary increase (taxable years beginning after 1991 and before 1997) in the amount of installment payments in the case of corporations that underpay estimated taxes.
Bill· SS. 2136 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 November 1991
Na chiin Huun-Dakota Project Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to expend funds for the planning, constructing, operating, and replacing of a municipal, rural, and industrial water system, to be known as the Na chiin Huun-Dakota Project. Requires the Project to consist of three components: (1) the Three Affiliated Tribes Rural Water Supply System to serve only the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation; (2) the Integrated Rural Water Supply System to serve the Reservation and Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McHenry, McLean, Mountrail, Renville, Ward, and Williams counties, North Dakota, and any other communities to be served by or to benefit from the Project, subject to board approval; and (3) the Rural Water Supply System to serve such counties. Sets forth provisions concerning cooperative agreements, funding, and titles with respect to such Systems. Provides for technical assistance to the Three Affiliated Tribes System. Limits Federal funding for the Rural Water Supply System. Grants credit to the State of North Dakota for moneys expended for the Project prior to enactment of this Act. Sets forth terms of cooperative agreements. Prohibits the obligation of funds for Project construction until: (1) the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 has been met (concerning environmental impact); and (2) a final feasibility report has been submitted to the Congress. Requires the Secretary, prior to obligating construction funds and if water conservation measures are economically and financially feasible, to: (1) determine whether plans for the Project include prudent water conservation measures; and (2) issue a public notice finding that such measures are included, when appropriate. Directs the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and the State of North Dakota (represented by a board) to develop water conservation plans and schedules for meeting water conservation objectives. Requires mitigation for fish and wildlife losses incurred as a result of the Project to be on an acre-for-acre basis, based on ecological equivalency, concurrent with Project construction. Prohibits funds for the Project from being used for irrigation purposes. Directs the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to make available annually, during May through October, capacity and energy required to meet the pumping and operational uses of the Project. Conditions the availability of such energy such that the Project is required to: (1) be operated on a not-for-profit basis to contract to purchase its entire electric service from suppliers that purchase power from the Administration; (2) adhere to a specified rate schedule; and (3) pay its supplier for electric service in accordance with the supplier's rate schedule. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 4072 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 November 1991
Foreign Solid Waste Prohibition Act - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to implement the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make it unlawful to import into the United States any solid waste, except as provided by this Act. Excludes from the definition of "import" any: (1) disposal or transport for the purpose of disposal of solid waste in compliance with a permit issued under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act; (2) discharge of solid waste subject to regulations under the Act to Prevent Pollution From Ships; and (3) any transboundary movement of solid waste generated or managed exclusively by U.S. Government activities or facilities abroad or on board U.S. aircraft into an area under U.S. jurisdiction, if such waste is not unloaded before reaching an area under U.S. jurisdiction. Excludes from the provisions of this Act: (1) spent nuclear fuel; and (2) solid waste that when mixed with source, special nuclear, or byproduct material (as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954) or spent nuclear fuel is subject, as a result of being radioactive, to other international control systems. Applies this Act's requirements to: (1) scrap metal; (2) waste paper, glass, and plastic and scrap textiles, when separated from municipal solid waste; and (3) any other separated solid waste if the waste would not have adverse health and environmental effects. Designates such waste as recyclable solid waste. Prohibits the import of recyclable solid waste into the United States without the notification and consent of the President. Declares that a contract between the importer and exporter of such waste must exist prior to import into the United States. Provides that if an importer fails to deliver waste to the facility designated in the notification, consent, and contract, he shall be legally and financially responsible for: (1) delivering such waste to an alternative facility; or (2) returning such waste to the exporting country. Directs importers to comply with financial responsibility requirements of the United States and of exporting and transit countries. Authorizes general notification and consent procedures for multiple shipments of the same waste to the same disposer via the same customs offices. Authorizes the President to: (1) determine the procedures by which waste may be managed abroad or imported into the United States; and (2) exempt an individual shipment of waste by an executive branch agency from compliance if in the interest of the United States. Authorizes the President to issue orders prohibiting the import of waste by a particular source, shipment, or class where there is reason to believe that: (1) the management of imported waste would be in violation of Federal laws; or (2) imports may not be in accordance with contracts, bilateral agreements, or international obligations of the United States. Permits the issuance of emergency orders to prohibit the import of waste by a particular source, shipment, or class from a specific country for up to 45 days where: (1) the waste may present an imminent endangerment to health or the environment; or (2) the exporting country requests emergency actions in support of enforcement efforts related to such waste. Sets forth annual reporting requirements for waste importers. Provides for the imposition of fees on such individuals. Prescribes civil penalties and authorizes civil actions in connection with specified violations of this Act. Provides for criminal penalties for certain knowing violations. Subjects property used in violation of this Act to forfeiture. Sets forth financial responsibility requirements with respect to the illegal importation of waste.
Bill· HRH.R. 4070 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 November 1991
International Cooperation Act of 1991 - Title I: Economic Assistance - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise policy provisions concerning economic assistance. Sets forth the objectives of U.S. economic cooperation policy and development and economic assistance programs as the: (1) alleviation of poverty through the development of human resources; (2) promotion of broad-based economic growth; (3) improved environmental, natural resource, and agricultural management to achieve environmentally and economically sustainable patterns of development; and (4) promotion of democracy, respect for human rights, and political, social, and economic pluralism. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for development assistance. Declares that the Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering this title (administering agency) should target a specified amount of such funding for agriculture, rural development, and nutrition assistance. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for population planning, health, education, and human resources assistance. Declares that the Administrator should target specified amounts of human resource development funding for child survival activities and for the prevention and control of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Repeals provisions concerning contributions to the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Permits funds authorized to be appropriated for human resources development to be used for assistance to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities and displaced children who have been abandoned or orphaned as a result of poverty or disasters. Authorizes the use of agriculture, rural development, and nutrition assistance for strengthening and expanding marine fisheries and aquaculture programs. Provides that funds made available for family planning projects shall be available only for projects which offer a broad range of family planning methods and services. Authorizes the President to furnish assistance for the prevention and control of AIDS. Revises provisions concerning private sector, environment, energy, and other development assistance. States that Appropriate Technology International qualifies for U.S. development assistance. Declares that a specified amount of economic support assistance should be made available for such organization. Authorizes assistance to be provided to developing countries to support private sector activities meeting specified criteria. Permits the President to issue guarantees assuring against losses incurred in connection with loans made for such activities. Sets forth terms and conditions for such guarantees. Authorizes the President to make direct loans for such activities, subject to certain conditions. Establishes ceilings for direct loans and for contingent liability for guarantees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993. Declares that beneficiary countries should bear a share of the costs of development assistance programs under this Act. Requires the Administrator to ensure that: (1) development assistance activities incorporate the active participation of local women; (2) sex-disaggregated data is included in country development strategy statements for major sectors in which assistance is to be provided and in project papers and program assistance approval documents; (3) programs are designed so that the percentage of women who benefit from such assistance exceeds the approximate transitional level of participation of women in the sector for which assistance is being provided; and (4) program assistance evaluations include an assessment of the extent to which women are participating in the activity and the impact of the activity on the self-reliance of women and improvement of their incomes. Requires a specified amount to be made available each fiscal year as matching funds to support activities of the missions of the agency which demonstrate potential for integrating women into programs. Increases the percentage of funds to be made available or channeled for each fiscal year (currently, FY 1986 through 1989) to private and voluntary organizations for specified development activities. Authorizes the Administrator to support and encourage development education programs. Requires the Administrator to establish a program performance evaluation capacity to: (1) develop a program performance information system to afford the administering agency's managers a means for monitoring achievement of impact and interim performance of the agency's major programs; (2) prepare and disseminate reports on the agency's progress in meeting development objectives for major assistance categories and recipient countries; (3) strengthen the implementation of foreign assistance projects; and (4) coordinate with the Inspector General of such agency to ensure complementarity of efforts. Directs the President to report annually to the Congress on: (1) progress toward achieving the four basic objectives set forth under this title; and (2) a country-by-country analysis of the impact on economic development in each country during the preceding three to five years of U.S. economic assistance programs, with a discussion of U.S. interests that were served by such assistance. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for American schools, hospitals, and libraries abroad. Raises the ceiling on the principal amount of housing guaranties authorized to be issued under the worldwide shelter program. Continues the authority of the housing guaranty program through FY 1993. Repeals provisions concerning the issuance of guaranties for projects using solar energy technology and agricultural and protective credit and self-help community development programs. Requires fees to be charged for housing guaranties. Raises the ceiling on the total face value of guaranties authorized to be issued with respect to any country and on the average face value of guaranties in any fiscal year. Provides that the principal amount of guaranties issued shall be comparable to the amount issued for FY 1984, subject to dollar value limitations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 to pay the cost of guaranties with a specified face value and for administrative expenses of the housing guaranty program. Authorizes the issuance of guaranties in connection with loans made for housing and infrastructure in Israel for Soviet refugees. Exempts such guaranties from specified limitations on principal amount, amount of guaranties per country, or average face value. Removes restrictions on Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) loans for mining operations. Repeals provisions that limit OPIC equity investments to countries in Subsaharan Africa and the Caribbean basin. Increases the amount of OPIC's one-time transfer to the fund established to carry out its activities. Raises the ceiling on the maximum contingent liability for outstanding OPIC guarantees. Authorizes OPIC to draw specified amounts from a noncredit account revolving fund to pay estimated subsidy costs of program levels for the loan guarantee and direct loan programs. Revises provisions concerning OPIC's insurance reserves. Authorizes OPIC to transfer a specified amount from the noncredit account revolving fund for administrative expenses of the direct loan and loan guarantee programs. Makes provisions concerning income and revenues applicable to income and revenues from OPIC's noncredit activities (currently, revenue and income from any source). Changes from mandatory to discretionary OPIC's authority to charge fees for its services. Requires investors in projects receiving OPIC financing to certify to OPIC that any contract for the export of goods as part of a project requires that U.S. insurance companies have a fair and open opportunity to provide insurance against risk of loss of the export. Exempts from such requirement investors who do not have a controlling interest in a project. Directs the U.S. Trade Representative to report to the Congress on OPIC actions with respect to such certifications. Authorizes the President, acting through the Administrator, to provide assistance for microenterprises in developing countries. Directs the administering agency to establish specified criteria for determining the financial intermediaries that will receive such assistance. Requires a significant portion of such assistance to be used to support direct credit assistance by, and the institutional development of, financial intermediaries with a primary emphasis on assisting people living in absolute poverty, especially women. Outlines funding sources for such assistance. Permits the President, in order to generate local currencies for providing such assistance, to use development and economic support fund assistance to provide assistance to developing countries on a loan basis repayable in local currencies. Sets forth minimum levels of assistance to be provided under this Act. Requires the Administrator to develop a monitoring system to evaluate the agency's microenterprise development activities. Authorizes the President to use development and economic support assistance or assistance from the Development Fund for Africa to support human rights and activities to improve the performance of democratic institutions. Requires a substantial portion of such assistance to be provided to nongovernmental organizations. Prohibits such assistance from being used to influence the outcome of an election in any country. Permits Development Fund for Africa assistance to be used only for countries in Subsaharan Africa. Requires the President to report to specified congressional committees on activities designed to promote democracy that are funded by the Department of State, the Agency for International Development (AID), or the U.S. Information Agency (USIA), along with recommendations for ways to improve coordination of responsibilities among such agencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for contributions to international organizations. Earmarks specified amounts of such funds for: (1) the United Nations Development Program; (2) the United Nations Children's Fund; (3) the United Nations Environment Program; (4) the Organization of American States (OAS), with an amount set aside for establishing an electronic network for the exchange of science and technology information among universities in OAS member countries; (5) the Special Program for Africa of the International Fund for Agricultural Development; (6) the United Nations Development Fund for Women; (7) the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; and (8) the United Nations University Endowment Fund. Permits the President to continue U.S. participation in, and make contributions to, the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Applies evaluation and auditing procedures for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Asian Development Bank to the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the Asian Development Fund, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Provides that if Israel is denied its right to participate in any United Nations agency, the United States shall suspend its participation in, and contributions to, such agency until the denial of rights is reversed. Permits the President to use development or economic support assistance or assistance from the Development Fund for Africa for grants to, or contracts with, nongovernmental organizations to enable such organizations to: (1) purchase debt obligations owned by developing countries to commercial lending institutions or other private parties; and (2) cancel such obligations subject to the President's approval, to the extent that such countries make available assets or policy commitments to promote the objectives of this title. Authorizes grantees or contractees to retain interest earned on the proceeds of debt-for-development or debt-for-environment purchases or exchanges pending the disbursement of such proceeds and interest for the purposes for which assistance was provided. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for international disaster assistance. Raises the ceiling on the amount that may be obligated against appropriations for use in providing such assistance. Limits the amount that may be obligated against appropriations for development assistance and assistance from the Development Fund for Africa. Authorizes appropriations for economic support fund (ESF) assistance for FY 1992 and 1993 for: (1) Israel; (2) Egypt; (3) Turkey; (4) the International Fund for Ireland; (5) Cyprus (for a scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and measures aimed at the reunification of the island and designed to promote peace between the two communities on Cyprus); (6) Nepal; (7) the South Pacific Regional Program (with earmarked funds for scholarships for study at postsecondary institutions of education in the United States); (8) regional cooperative programs in the Middle East; and (9) other recipients or purposes. Redesignates the Trade and Development Program as the Trade and Development Agency. Revises the authorities of the Director of the Agency. Requires the Agency to disseminate information about its activities to the private sector. Sets forth the duties of the Inspector General of the administering agency with respect to the Agency. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for operating expenses of the administering agency and its Office of the Inspector General. Directs the President to report annually to the Congress on: (1) progress toward achieving the four basic objectives set forth under this title; and (2) a country-by-country analysis of the impact on economic development in each country during the preceding three to five years of U.S. economic assistance programs, with a discussion of U.S. interests that were served by such assistance. Requires the President to maintain within the administering agency a Center for University Cooperation in Development and a Center for Voluntary Cooperation in Development. Provides that the respective purposes of such centers shall be to strengthen the partnership for development between the U.S. Government and: (1) U.S. and developing country institutions of higher education engaged in education, research, and public service programs relevant to developing countries; and (2) U.S. private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, and credit unions engaged in activities relevant to such countries. Directs the Administrator to establish an Advisory Committee on University Cooperation in Development and an Advisory Committee on Voluntary Cooperation in Development. Repeals provisions concerning the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should continue to make efforts to improve the management of U.S. economic assistance programs. Requires the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility and impact on U.S. foreign policy and foreign assistance objectives of: (1) reducing the number of countries receiving economic assistance; and (2) improving coordination within the U.S. Government and with other donors and improving management of U.S. economic assistance programs. Title II: Military Assistance and Sales and Related Programs - Chapter 1: Military Assistance and Related Programs - Revises policies and objectives of U.S. military assistance programs. Revises the President's authorities to furnish foreign military financing assistance, to remove the authority to detail members of the armed forces to foreign countries, or to transfer funds to countries to meet obligations for payments for arms sales. Exempts from appropriations charges, any defense article or service that is made available under special drawdown authority. Permits financing assistance to be provided on a grant, credit, or guaranty basis. Directs the President, in determining how financing will be provided, to take into account: (1) U.S. national security and foreign policy interests in furnishing such assistance to a country; and (2) the national security and self-defense needs and economic conditions of the country. Requires repayment on credits within a 12-year period unless a longer period is authorized by law. Sets a minimum five percent interest rate on credits. Authorizes financing for the procurement by leasing of defense articles from U.S. commercial suppliers to be provided to Israel and Egypt if there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for such articles being provided by lease rather than by government-to-government sale. Permits the financing of the procurement of defense articles and services not sold by the U.S. Government only if the country or international organization proposing to make such procurement has signed an agreement with the United States specifying the conditions under which the procurement may be financed. Requires sales under the Arms Export Control Act which are wholly paid from funds made available on a grant basis under this Act or were transferred or made available under former authorities prior to this Act's enactment to be priced to exclude the costs of salaries of members of the U.S. armed forces (other than members of the Coast Guard). Prohibits assistance from being furnished under this chapter in any case involving coproduction or licensed production outside the United States of any defense article of U.S. origin unless the President furnishes full information on the proposed transaction to the appropriate congressional committees. Prohibits the obligation of certain assistance for the procurement of: (1) any vessel of war built pursuant to a prime contract awarded to a foreign shipyard; or (2) any weapons system or other major system for a vessel of war built pursuant to such a contract awarded to a foreign rather than a U.S. shipyard because of unfair foreign competition. Exempts from such prohibition vessels of war built in the foreign country which is the recipient of such assistance or built pursuant to a prime contract signed before the effective date of this Act or procurement for the maintenance, repair, or replacement of such systems. Authorizes appropriations for foreign military financing for FY 1992 and 1993 for: (1) Israel; (2) Egypt; (3) Turkey; (4) Greece; and (5) other recipients or purposes. Revises provisions concerning eligibility for the receipt of defense articles and services. Raises the ceiling on the amount of defense articles and services and military training to be drawn down under certain emergencies. Limits the amount of such articles, services, and training to be drawn down for purposes of international narcotics control and international disaster assistance. Directs the President to establish monitoring and auditing controls to make financed arms sales subject to requirements no less stringent in accountability than requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulations applicable to sales under the Arms Export Control Act relating to improper business practices and personal conflict of interest. Places a ceiling on the value of additions to stockpiles for FY 1992 and 1993. Revises provisions concerning the location of stockpiles. Extends the President's authority to transfer excess defense articles to countries on NATO's southern flank through FY 1996. Requires excess defense articles to be made available to maintain the military balance in the Eastern Mediterranean. Directs the President to ensure, over a three-year period beginning in FY 1993, that the ratio of the value of such articles made available for Turkey to those made available for Greece closely approximates the ratio of the amount of foreign military financing provided for Turkey to the amount provided for Greece. Authorizes the President to transfer excess defense articles to major drug transit countries for counternarcotics purposes. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to raise the ceiling on the aggregate acquisition cost to the United States of excess defense articles ordered by the President. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to remove a reporting requirement with respect to nonlethal defense articles furnished to foreign countries. Repeals provisions of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 concerning transfers of excess defense articles. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for: (1) international military education and training; (2) peacekeeping operations; and (3) antiterrorism assistance. Declares that the President, in providing assistance under this Act, should take into account the cooperation provided by countries in matters connected with international terrorism. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to revise requirements of a report by the President on military exports. Chapter 2: Foreign Military Sales Program - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to repeal provisions concerning purposes of military sales or leases. Requires the President to take the following steps to address financial management problems with respect to payments on account of foreign military sales: (1) certify that payments with respect to such sales are properly recorded by case and country; (2) improve the coordination and uniformity of the military services systems used to account for, control, and report upon the operation of the foreign military sales program; and (3) reconcile the discrepancies between reported disbursements and performance for all uncompleted foreign military sales agreements executed prior to March 1989. Directs the President to notify the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the termination of any discrepancy reconciliation. Designates Australia, Egypt, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea as major non-NATO allies. Provides that New Zealand shall be eligible for special treatment authorized for such allies only to the extent that the President notifies the appropriate congressional committees that such treatment is in the national security interest. Authorizes the President to make additional designations with advance notification to the appropriate congressional committees. Raises the threshold on the dollar amount of defense equipment or services on which the President is required to submit specified certifications. Revises provisions concerning presidential certifications and congressional procedures for certain arms transfers. Adds to the list of information required in the President's quarterly report on military exports information on all concluded defense coproduction agreements. Imposes sanctions on foreign parties to coproduction agreements that violate restrictions concerning unauthorized third party transfers or unauthorized dispositions of defense articles or services or technical data if the President notifies the Congress or the Congress so determines by joint resolution. Lists such sanctions as: (1) the suspension of authority to produce defense articles abroad pursuant to such agreements; and (2) a prohibition on the issuance and approval of licenses with respect to the foreign party. Disqualifies for financing under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 12 months any contracts of a person convicted or debarred for a violation of international traffic in arms regulations under the Arms Export Control Act. Increases the amount of defense trade registration fees required to be credited to a Department of State account. Repeals provisions of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 concerning munitions control registration fees. Amends the Export Control Act to require the President to review biennially and revise, as necessary, international traffic in arms regulations. Prohibits funds authorized by any Act from being made available to facilitate the sale of M-833 antitank shells or comparable shells containing a depleted uranium penetrating component to any country other than a NATO member or major non-NATO ally. Chapter 3: Technical and Conforming Amendments; Repeal of Obsolete and Inconsistent Provisions - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to apply termination of assistance provisions (with respect to violations of agreements providing defense articles or services) to defense articles or services provided under the Arms Export Control Act. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Arms Export Control Act. Revises a provision regarding the Guaranty Reserve Fund and redesignates the Fund as the Foreign Military Loan Liquidating Account. Repeals provisions concerning: (1) information to the Congress on credit sales and guaranties; (2) the availability of funds for procurement of defense articles and services outside the United States; (3) discrimination; (4) restraint in arms sales to Subsaharan Africa; (5) foreign military sales credit standards; and (6) foreign military sales to less developed countries. Chapter 4: Transfers of Spoils of War - Spoils of War Act of 1991 - Permits spoils of war in the possession or control of the United States to be transferred to any other party only to the extent and in the same manner that property of the same type, if otherwise owned by the United States, may be so transferred. Title III: International Narcotics Control - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for international narcotics control. Revises provisions concerning international narcotics control. Exempts maritime law enforcement operations in archipelagic waters from a prohibition on U.S. participation in foreign police actions. Makes a prohibition on the use of narcotics control funds for the procurement of weapons or ammunition inapplicable (subject to congressional notification requirements) to: (1) weapons or ammunition for the defensive arming of aircraft used for narcotics control purposes; or (2) firearms and related ammunition provided to Department of State employees for narcotics control activities. Requires the President (currently, the Secretary of State) to maintain records on aircraft use under this title. Authorizes foreign military financing assistance under the Arms Export Control Act to be made available to finance the leasing of aircraft. Authorizes (currently, requires) the reallocation of funds withheld from countries which fail to take steps to halt illicit drug production or trafficking. Revises congressional reporting and certification requirements with respect to international narcotics control. Requires the President to notify the appropriate congressional committees annually of countries determined to be major drug transit or illicit drug producing countries. Repeals obsolete provisions of specified Acts. Makes prohibitions on the provision of assistance to foreign law enforcement agencies inapplicable, during FY 1992 and 1993, to: (1) transfers of defense articles and services for counternarcotics purposes; and (2) foreign military financing and international military education and training for narcotics-related purposes. Makes provisions of law that restrict assistance to countries inapplicable with respect to narcotics-related assistance, provided that the President notifies the appropriate congressional committees. Title IV: Special Authorities, Restrictions, Reporting Requirements, Administrative and General Provisions, Definitions, and Conforming Amendments and Repeals - Chapter 1: Contingency and Other Special Authorities - Authorizes appropriations to the President for FY 1992 and 1993 for unanticipated contingencies in programs within the International Affairs Budget Function. Authorizes the President to provide assistance (other than foreign military financing or international military education and training) to a country that is: (1) emerging as a democracy; or (2) emerging from civil strife and has a democratically elected government or is making progress toward a democratic form of government. Raises the ceiling on funds available for unanticipated contingencies. Requires congressional notification prior to the transfer of funds between accounts. Prohibits the transfer of funds authorized for the costs of loan or guarantee programs in accordance with requirements of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. Revises provisions concerning the special waiver authority of the President with respect to prohibitions on assistance. Raises the ceiling on the amount of assistance that may be allocated for national security interests for any one country unless such country is a victim of active (currently, Communist) aggression. Repeals provisions concerning U.S. obligations in West Germany and a certification by the President of inadvisability to specify the nature of the use of funds. Chapter 2: Restrictions on Assistance and Exemptions from Restrictions - Applies a prohibition on assistance for police training to the furnishing of excess defense articles for law enforcement purposes. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) international narcotics control assistance; (2) assistance in protecting and maintaining wildlife habitats and in developing wildlife management and plant conservation programs; (3) antiterrorism assistance; (4) specified assistance for law enforcement in Latin America and the Caribbean; and (5) other exempted assistance. Revises prohibitions concerning restrictions on assistance. Adds to the list of restrictions prohibitions on assistance for: (1) a country whose government engages in a consistent pattern of human rights violations; (2) a country whose elected head of government is deposed by military coup; (3) a country which is more than one year in arrears to the U.S. Government on any U.S. Government loan or credit under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or specified provisions of the Arms Export Control Act; (4) projects designed to increase exports of agricultural, textile, or apparel commodities from developing countries if such exports would be in competition with U.S. exports or be expected to cause injury to U.S. exporters of the same or a similar commodity; and (5) a country that provides lethal military equipment to a government that has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism. Authorizes the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, at the request of the President, to evaluate the value of any property that is the subject of expropriation by a foreign country. Exempts from restrictions on foreign assistance (except for countries that support terrorism or violate human rights) assistance for: (1) the needs of individuals with disabilities or displaced children; (2) child survival activities; (3) the prevention and control of AIDS; (4) immunization and oral rehydration; (5) environmentally sound, sustainable resource management; and (6) efficient energy systems. Chapter 3: Reports - Revises provisions regarding: (1) U.S. assistance policies and human rights; and (2) congressional notification for program changes. Outlines required elements of annual congressional presentation documents on economic assistance. Chapter 4: Administrative and General Provisions - Revises provisions concerning the use of private enterprise for the procurement of commodities and defense articles. Authorizes the use of Federal facilities for technical assistance purposes when such facilities are not competitive with private enterprise. Revises provisions concerning procurement standards and procedures. Sets forth provisions concerning the generation and use of local currencies. Authorizes the President to adopt as a U.S. contract or obligation any contract with a U.S. or third-country contractor that had been funded with assistance prior to the termination of such assistance. Permits nongovernmental organizations to invest local currencies accrued as a result of economic assistance provided by this Act and other specified Acts and to use interest earned on investments for assistance purposes. Exempts funds for Israel and Egypt from any restriction on the availability of funds. Prohibits appointments to specific positions within the administering agency without the advice and consent of the Senate. Permits assistance funds to be used to reimburse Federal or State agencies, private and voluntary organizations, or institutions of higher education that detail employees for assistance programs that require special technical skills. Excludes such employees from applicable personnel ceilings during the detail period. Removes funding limitations on assistance for the construction of living quarters, offices, schools, and hospitals abroad and for assistance to schools educating dependents and personnel abroad. Requires the Administrator to ensure that for assistance projects there is displayed an acknowledgment that such projects were funded by the people of the United States. Revises provisions concerning discrimination against U.S. personnel. Chapter 5: Definitions - Sets forth specified definitions. Chapter 6: Conforming Amendments and Repeals - Makes technical and conforming amendments to specified Acts. Repeals specified Acts. Title V: Europe - Chapter 1: Support for East European Democracy Act - Amends the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 to make eligible for SEED benefits any Eastern European country taking steps toward: (1) political pluralism and economic reform; (2) respect for human rights; and (3) a willingness to build a friendly relationship with the United States. (Currently, most SEED programs target Hungary and Poland.) Includes Albania, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia in the list of eligible countries. Extends specified structural adjustment, debt reduction, and stabilization assistance to such countries. Requires the President to support adoption of agricultural policies in eligible countries that are based on free-market policies and to discourage policies that distort market signals through protective import barriers or government export subsidies. Authorizes AID to provide assistance to support private sector development in Eastern Europe and U.S. participation in capital projects. Permits the President, acting through the AID Administrator, to use funds for labor market transition assistance to eligible Eastern European countries. Extends technical assistance and training for labor market transition assistance to eligible Eastern European countries. Removes a provision authorizing appropriations for Peace Corps programs in Poland and Hungary. Extends assistance for the development of Peace Corps and credit unions to eligible Eastern European countries. Applies provisions governing the use of Polish currency generated by agricultural assistance to local Eastern European currencies generated by such assistance. Repeals provisions concerning: (1) OPIC support for Poland and Hungary; (2) Trade and Development Program activities in Poland and Hungary; (3) tax treatment of loans with below market interest rates for Poland and Israel; and (4) the trade credit insurance program for Poland. Extends Export-Import Bank programs to Czechoslovakia. Urges the President to seek bilateral investment treaties with eligible Eastern European countries to establish a legal framework for U.S. investment in such countries. Extends educational and cultural exchange programs and the scholarship partnership program to eligible Eastern European countries. Removes funding provisions concerning the scholarship partnership program. Authorizes the AID Administrator to use funds available for the scholarship partnership program for scholarships to enable Eastern European students to study at American institutions of higher education in Europe. Makes a specified amount of nonconvertible Polish currencies held by the United States available for the Research Center on Jewish History and Culture of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Poland. Declares that the President should allocate a specified amount annually for NATO's plan for expanded East European participation. Extends assistance for the support of democratic institutions and environmental protection and energy efficiency activities to eligible Eastern European countries. Authorizes the President, acting through the AID Administrator and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to provide assistance for environmental and energy activities in eligible Eastern European countries, with emphasis on assistance for policies encouraging and providing incentives for end-use energy efficiency and conservation and reliance on renewable energy resources. Requires the President to work with officials of the Government of Czechoslovakia to establish a regional program to facilitate cooperative activities to address the public health aspects of environmental degradation. Earmarks funds for such program. Revises provisions concerning medical assistance to Poland. Authorizes the President, acting through the AID Administrator, to: (1) provide medical training, health care planning assistance, and other assistance to improve health care to eligible Eastern European countries; and (2) provide assistance to support the infrastructure for a housing sector in such countries. Directs the SEED Program coordinator to establish an Eastern European Business Information Center System to serve as a central clearinghouse and data resource service for U.S. and Eastern European businesses providing information relating to: (1) business conditions in Eastern Europe; (2) legal and regulatory information needed by U.S. companies seeking to do business in Eastern Europe; (3) investment and trade opportunities for U.S. companies; and (4) voluntary assistance efforts to Eastern European countries. Requires the SEED Program coordinator to make information accessible to local enterprises seeking trade with or investment from the United States through the establishment of Eastern European trade information centers. Declares that the President should establish American Business Centers to support American business initiative in Eastern Europe. Repeals a provision concerning economic and commercial officers at U.S. embassies and missions in Hungary and Poland. Authorizes and allocates appropriations for SEED programs for FY 1992 and 1993. Sets forth provisions concerning the reallocation or reduction of such funds. Treats the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe in Budapest, Hungary, as an international organization for purposes of detailing U.S. Government personnel. Chapter 2: Other Provisions Relating to the Region - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 to carry out the Soviet-East European Research and Training Act of 1983. Revises reporting requirements under such Act. Condemns the resurgence of organized anti-Semitism and ethnic animosity in Romania. Urges the Government of Romania to speak out against anti-Semitism and work to promote harmony among ethnic and religious groups. Calls on: (1) the Romanian people to resist extremist organizations and strengthen the forces of tolerance and pluralism; (2) the Romanian Government to take steps toward greater respect for internationally recognized human rights; and (3) the President of the United States to ensure that progress by such Government in combating anti-Semitism and in protecting the rights and safety of its ethnic minorities shall be a significant factor in determining levels of assistance to Romania. Sets forth congressional findings with respect to the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Amends the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 to establish the Andrei Sakharov Educational Exchange Program to facilitate cooperation in the fields of environmental protection and health sciences through exchanges of graduate students. Includes such exchange program in the list of actions to be taken under the SEED Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the crisis in Yugoslavia. Amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to remove a certification requirement and to revise reporting requirements. Title VI: Middle East - Makes ESF assistance to Israel available on a cash transfer basis. Requires the President to ensure that the level of such transfer does not cause an adverse impact on the total level of nonmilitary exports from the United States to Israel. Makes foreign military financing for Israel available on a grant basis. Makes certain amounts of such financing available for advanced weapon systems research and development and the procurement of defense articles and services. Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 to reduce the amount of defense articles and services and military education and training that were authorized to be drawn down for Israel under such Act. Permits ESF assistance for Egypt to include sector grants only if Egypt implements agreed upon reforms in the relevant sector. Permits specified law enforcement assistance to be provided to Egypt only through U.S. institutions of higher education or through the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program of the Department of Justice. Requires foreign military financing for Egypt to be provided on a grant basis. Earmarks assistance allocated by AID for democratic initiatives and human rights for the growth of indigenous nongovernmental organizations that contribute to increased pluralism, democracy, and respect for human rights and the rule of law in the Middle East and North Africa. Earmarks ESF assistance for FY 1992 and 1993 for the West Bank and Gaza Program. Declares that specified amounts of development assistance should be used to finance cooperative development and cooperative development research projects among the United States, Israel, and eligible East European countries. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should support educational, cultural, and humanitarian activities that bring Israelis together with Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza. Sets forth U.S. policy with respect to Lebanon. Declares that specified amounts of ESF and development assistance should be made available for Lebanon. Prohibits assistance to Syria until the President reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Syria: (1) has demonstrated willingness to enter into negotiations with Israel; (2) does not deny its citizens the right to emigrate and does not impose taxes with respect to emigration; (3) is assisting the U.S. Government in obtaining the release of American hostages in Lebanon; (4) no longer supports international terrorist groups; (5) is withdrawing its armed forces from Lebanon; (6) is no longer acquiring chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons and will not use weapons currently in its arsenal to threaten its neighbors; (7) is cooperating with U.S. antinarcotics efforts and taking steps to remove members of the government who are involved in the drug trade; and (8) has made progress in improving human rights. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should encourage all Arab states to: (1) support efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East and to settle the Arab-Israeli conflict; and (2) take specific steps with respect to Israel and terrorism. Directs the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees on: (1) the impact on Israel of U.S. commercial and government-to-government transfers of defense articles and services to the Middle East; and (2) policies being pursued and steps being taken to preserve Israel's qualitative edge. Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 to revise U.S. policy with respect to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Restricts negotiations with the PLO until the PLO amends or supersedes its charter to reflect recognition of Israel and ceases the use of terrorism. Requires the President to report to the Speaker of the House and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on specified issues involving the PLO. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should lead an effort to repeal United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 (equates Zionism with racism). Requires the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees on whether the Government of Kuwait has taken steps to: (1) end arbitrary arrest, torture, and other extrajudicial actions and bring to justice those responsible for such actions; (2) ensure that those detained have access to legal counsel, the right to an open and speedy trial, and other internationally recognized standards of due process; (3) allow the presence and activities of international human rights and humanitarian organizations; (4) comply with international law relating to deportations; and (5) ensure that the October 1992 elections are free and fair and permit universal suffrage. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) U.S. businesses engaged in rebuilding Kuwait should use U.S. subcontractors and U.S. goods and services; (2) the Department of Commerce should monitor and encourage this policy; and (3) the President should seek appropriate United Nations Security Council action to establish an international tribunal to try all individuals who were involved in the planning or execution of war crimes and crimes against humanity during and after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Directs the President to report to the relevant congressional committees on any spoils of war that were obtained subsequent to August 2, 1990, and that were transferred to any party before the date of enactment of this Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the 1981 Israeli preemptive strike against the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak was a legitimate and justifiable exercise of self-defense which also reduced the threat of Iraqi nuclear aggression against countries bordering Iraq; and (2) the United States should seek the repeal of United Nations Security Council Resolution 487 which condemned the strike. Title VII: Latin America and the Caribbean - Chapter 1: Central America and the Caribbean - Subchapter A: Central America - Declares that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) support Central American countries in efforts to build democracy, restore peace, establish respect for human rights, expand economic opportunities, and improve living conditions; (2) support dialogue as the proper means of resolving armed conflicts in Central America; (3) assist in the implementation of, and secure international cooperation and support for, recommendations of the International Commission on Central American Recovery and Development; (4) support the United Nations Development Program for its Special Plan of Economic Cooperation for Central America; (5) organize a partnership among donor countries and Central American countries to mobilize resources and promote a forum for dialogue on issues of development, democracy, social justice, and human rights. Prohibits military assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to Guatemala during FY 1992 and 1993, except in connection with a peace agreement. Establishes the Lasting Peace Fund for Guatemala. Authorizes the President to transfer amounts available for military assistance to the Fund. Makes funds available only upon notification to the appropriate congressional committees that the Guatemalan Government and the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit have signed a peace agreement. Permits funds to be available for: (1) costs of retraining, relocation, and reemployment in civilian pursuits of former combatants and noncombatants affected by the conflict; and (2) costs of monitoring activities associated with the peace agreement. Prohibits the authorities of the Arms Export Control Act from being used to sell to the Guatemalan Government, or issue licenses for the export to Guatemala of: (1) weapons or ammunition; or (2) aircraft, unless the aircraft are unarmed and the Guatemalan Government has agreed that they will not be armed. Permits FY 1992 and 1993 development and ESF assistance and assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 for Guatemala to be used only by civilian government agencies and nongovernmental organizations. Requires such assistance to be targeted for: (1) programs that address poverty, basic human needs, and environmental concerns; (2) the improvement of democratic institutions and the promotion of political pluralism; (3) the National Reconciliation Commission; (4) fiscal reform and administration; or (5) programs that promote trade and investment. Prohibits such assistance from being used for partisan political purposes or as an instrument of counterinsurgency. Waives assistance target requirements if the President notifies the appropriate congressional committees that Guatemala has made progress in eliminating human rights violations and in bringing to trial those responsible for major human rights cases. Declares that the President should: (1) take into account the extent to which the Nicaraguan Government has brought the armed forces under civilian control and undertaken investigations into, and prosecution of those responsible for, human rights violations prior to providing assistance for FY 1992 and 1993; and (2) consider the extent to which foreign military financing for Nicaragua will further the goals of strengthening civilian control over the military, ending human rights abuses, and stemming the export of lethal military equipment prior to providing such financing for such fiscal years. Prohibits assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for FY 1992 and 1993 from being available for: (1) the Sandinista Popular Army unless requested and authorized by the President of Nicaragua; and (2) any member of the Nicaraguan resistance who has not disarmed or is not abiding by the terms of the cease-fire and the addenda to the Toncontin Agreement. Waives provisions of law that prohibit assistance to countries in arrears on assistance payments to the United States with respect to assistance for Nicaragua. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Nicaraguan Government should expedite the processing of claims by private citizens based on expropriation of property by the Sandinista Government. Authorizes a specified amount of ESF assistance for FY 1992 and 1993 to be made available to carry out the Concerted Plan of Action in Favor of Central American Refugees. Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to strengthening democratic legislatures in Central America. Declares that a specified amount of development and economic support assistance should be used for the Central American Journalism Program and Regional Administration of Justice Program's Center for the Administration of Justice to support democracy building activities in the region. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) begin negotiations with the Government of Panama to consider whether the two Governments should allow the permanent stationing of U.S. military forces in Panama beyond December 31, 1991; and (2) consult with the Congress throughout those negotiations. Subchapter B: The Caribbean - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to set forth the Caribbean Regional Development Act of 1991. Sets forth U.S. policy with respect to development and economic assistance for the Caribbean. Provides that priority in providing development assistance should be given to supporting indigenous democratic Caribbean institutions that represent and benefit the poor. Requires priority in the allocation of assistance to the Caribbean to be given to: (1) increased food production; (2) rural development; (3) community-based agro-industries; (4) small- and medium-sized farm and manufacturing enterprises; (5) the expansion of tourism; (6) regional integration; (7) the upgrading of technical and managerial skills; (8) support for renewable natural resources; (9) private sector development; (10) democratic development and the administration of justice; and (11) human services and human resources development. Directs the President, in providing assistance to a Caribbean country, to take into account whether the government of such country has failed to protect worker rights and is taking steps to implement laws that demonstrate advancement in providing such rights. Prohibits the administering agency from providing assistance for the use of any substance in a Caribbean country if such use is prohibited under the country's or U.S. public health laws. Declares that the agency should: (1) ensure the active participation of women in the development process; and (2) take into account the perspectives of the poor in the development process. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) all assistance to the Haitian Government should remain suspended until democratic government is restored; (2) the United States, when democratic government is restored, should provide assistance to such government only if it abides by the Haitian Constitution and respects freedom of expression and human rights; (3) the President should consider, during any period when assistance is suspended to Haiti, whether assistance through private and voluntary organizations should be continued for humanitarian purposes; (4) the United States should provide a specified amount of economic assistance to Haiti during FY 1992 and 1993; and (5) if any assistance is suspended, the balance for any fiscal year should remain available as long as there are reasonable prospects of a return to democracy and constitutional government in Haiti. Prohibits foreign military financing assistance for Haiti (except nonlethal assistance) during FY 1992 and 1993. Encourages the Government of the Dominican Republic to improve respect for the human rights of Haitian laborers engaged in the sugar cane harvesting industry in the Dominican Republic. Withholds a specified amount of economic support assistance from the Dominican Republic until the President notifies the appropriate congressional committees of the steps taken by the Government of the Dominican Republic to improve such human rights. Declares that the President should consider increasing the Dominican Republic's allocation of the U.S. sugar quota and providing additional economic and development assistance if the Government of the Dominican Republic makes progress in specified matters concerning such laborers. Permits assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to be provided to the Government of Guyana only if the President reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government is in power as a result of free and fair elections. Exempts from such restriction international narcotics control assistance or assistance for the holding of free and fair elections. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President, following the submission of the report regarding Guyana, should provide assistance for Guyana under such Acts. Declares that a specified amount of assistance should be used to meet basic human needs. Condemns the armed forces of Suriname for the December 1990 coup and for disregard for civilian authority. Urges the armed forces to permit a peaceful transfer of power to the elected civilian government. Calls upon the President to withhold assistance from Suriname until a peaceful transfer of power has taken place, and to use assistance to bolster civilian rule. Applauds the actions of the United Nations Human Rights Commission of March 6, 1991 (concerning human rights in Cuba), and calls on the Government of Cuba to cooperate fully with the Commission. Prohibits the issuance of licenses for certain transactions involving U.S.-controlled firms in third countries and Cuba unless a license would be authorized for such transactions if undertaken by a firm organized under any State law. Applies such prohibition to a foreign subsidiary or affiliate of a domestic concern which is controlled in fact by such concern. Subchapter C: Provisions Relating to Both Central America and the Caribbean - Requires advance congressional notification for the transfer or issuance of licenses for the export of helicopters or military aircraft to any country in Central America or the Caribbean. Directs the Secretary of State to notify the appropriate congressional committees whenever any helicopters or other military aircraft are provided to such countries by any foreign country. Chapter 2: South America - Subchapter A: Andean Initiative - Authorizes appropriations for development and economic support assistance for FY 1992 and 1993 for Andean countries. Requires priority in the use of funds for Bolivia and Peru to be given to support programs that focus on providing coca farmers with alternative sources of income. Declares that specified amounts of such assistance should be used for law enforcement assistance, protection against narco-terrorist attacks, and assistance for human rights offices in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for foreign military financing assistance for Andean countries. Requires such assistance to be designed to: (1) enhance the ability of the recipient government to control illicit narcotics production and trafficking; (2) strengthen respect for human rights and the rule of law to control narcotics production and trafficking; and (3) assist the armed forces of the Andean countries in their support roles for such countries' law enforcement agencies. Permits the provision of such assistance only if: (1) such country has a democratic government; and (2) the government of such country does not engage in a consistent pattern of human rights violations. Permits such assistance to be used for certain law enforcement training and equipment for purposes of narcotics control efforts. Limits the amount of military and law enforcement assistance for Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru. Prohibits a Peruvian police organization that engages in a consistent pattern of human rights violations from being considered as a law enforcement unit. Permits assistance or the transfer of excess defense articles under this Act to an Andean country only if the President determines that: (1) such country is implementing programs to reduce the flow of cocaine to the United States; and (2) the armed forces and law enforcement agencies of such country are not engaged in a consistent pattern of human rights violations and the government of such country has made progress in protecting human rights. Exempts from the human rights condition assistance for programs providing coca farmers with alternative sources of income. Waives provisions of law that prohibit assistance to countries in arrears on loan payments to the United States with respect to narcotics-related assistance to Andean countries. Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to actions taken by the Government of Colombia to combat drug trafficking. Subchapter B: Other Provisions Relating to South America - Congratulates the Governments of Argentina and Brazil for taking certain steps with respect to nuclear nonproliferation. Chapter 3: Other Provisions Pertaining to the Region - Authorizes a specified amount of economic assistance for FY 1992 and 1993 to be made available for efforts to deal with the cholera epidemic in Latin America. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to permit the delivery of military assistance and sales to the armed forces of a Latin American or Caribbean country with a civilian government only with the prior approval of the country's head of government. Makes law enforcement assistance available for countries with democratically-elected governments in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prohibits the use of such funds for: (1) lethal equipment; and (2) the participation of Department of Defense personnel and members of the U.S. armed forces in law enforcement training. Permits law enforcement training in the Caribbean to be provided only under the auspices of the Department of Justice Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program. Earmarks funds for such assistance. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the status and treatment of indigenous peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean. Authorizes the President to direct the AID Administrator to release the Institute Centroamericano de Administration de Empresas from an obligation to make payments on a specified Alliance for Progress loan. Title VIII: Enterprise for the Americas Initiative - Enterprise for the Americas Act of 1991 - Chapter 1: Foreign Assistance Act Debt Reduction - Supports improvement in the lives of the people of Latin America and the Caribbean through market-oriented reforms and economic growth with actions to promote debt reduction, investment reforms, community based conservation and sustainable use of the environment, and child survival and child development. Makes eligible for Enterprise for the Americas Facility benefits (established pursuant to the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954) Latin American or Caribbean countries that: (1) have democratically-elected governments; (2) have not provided support for international terrorism; (3) cooperate on international narcotics control matters; (4) do not engage in a consistent pattern of human rights violations; (5) have in effect, received approval for, or are making progress toward, specified International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrangements and structural or sectoral adjustment loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or the International Development Association; (6) have put in place major investment reforms in conjunction with an Inter-American Development Bank loan or are implementing or making progress toward an open investment regime; and (7) have agreed with commercial bank lenders on a financing program for debt or debt service reduction. Authorizes the President to reduce the amount owed to the United States (as a result of concessional loans made pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or predecessor foreign economic assistance legislation) by any country eligible for Facility benefits. Sets forth requirements with respect to the exchange of obligations, repayment of principal, and interest on new obligations issued by beneficiary countries. Requires beneficiary countries that enter into Americas Framework Agreements to establish Enterprise for the Americas Funds. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into Americas Framework Agreements concerning the operation and use of Americas Funds with countries eligible for Facility benefits. Directs administering bodies in each beneficiary country to administer the Americas Funds and to make grants. Requires grants from the Funds to be used for activities that link the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources with local community development and for child survival and development activities. Subjects grants of more than $100,000 to veto by the U.S. Government or the government of the beneficiary country. Redesignates the Environment for the Americas Board (established pursuant to the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954) as the Enterprise for the Americas Board. Requires the Board to: (1) advise the Secretary on the negotiations of Americas Framework Agreements; (2) ensure that a suitable administering body is identified for each Americas Fund; and (3) review the programs, operations, and fiscal audits of administering bodies. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to increase the number of representatives of the Board. Chapter 2: Export-Import Bank Debt Reduction - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to set forth provisions concerning the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative parallel to those set forth in chapter 1 of title VIII of this Act. Makes eligible for Facility benefits Latin American or Caribbean countries that: (1) have in effect, received approval for, or are making progress toward, specified IMF arrangements and structural or sectoral adjustment loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or the International Development Association; (2) have put in place major investment reforms in conjunction with an Inter-American Development Bank loan or are implementing or making progress toward an open investment regime; and (3) have agreed with commercial bank lenders on a financing program for debt or debt service reduction. Permits the President, for purposes of facilitating debt-for-equity, debt-for-development, or debt-for-nature swaps, to sell to any eligible purchaser any Export-Import Bank loan made to an eligible country before January 1, 1991. Authorizes appropriations. Chapter 3: Participation of the Inter-American Development Bank - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to work closely with the management of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to ensure the full implementation of the IDB's proposed investment sector reform program and the coordination of U.S. bilateral assistance programs with IDB efforts to enhance liberalization efforts in countries served by the IDB. Amends the Inter-American Development Bank Act to authorize appropriations for a contribution to the Enterprise for the Americas Investment Fund, provided that certain conditions are met. Requires U.S. assistance to the Fund to be disbursed only for the following purposes: (1) technical assistance for purposes of identifying and resolving domestic constraints to investment; (2) assistance to private enterprises; (3) assistance in building human capital, alleviating poverty, and reducing barriers to economic and social progress; and (4) assistance to support host country capacity for insuring the environmental soundness of investment activities. Limits the amount to be used for any of the preceding purposes. Requires the Secretary to instruct the U.S. representative to the Fund to vote against any action which may have an adverse environmental impact unless an environmental assessment is available at least 120 days before the vote. Makes Latin American or Caribbean countries eligible for Enterprise for the Americas Facility benefits eligible for Fund assistance. Chapter 4: International University for the Americas - Requires the Secretary of State to determine the most appropriate location for the International University for the Americas, an institution to be established for promoting economic integration and the strengthening of democratic institutions in the Western Hemisphere and for commemorating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus. Authorizes a specified amount of development and economic support assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean to be made available for the University. Chapter 5: Reports - Directs the President to report annually to the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate on the implementation of this title. Title IX: Asia and the Pacific - Chapter 1: East Asia and the Pacific - Requires the President, in determining whether to furnish assistance or make sales of defense articles or services to Burma (Myanmar) during FY 1992 and 1993, to make a specified certification with respect to international narcotics control in Burma and to take into account whether the Burmese Government has: (1) ceded legal authority to a civilian government as mandated by the 1990 elections; (2) released persons arrested for the peaceful expression of their political views; and (3) ceased harassment of persons and political parties attempting to exercise freedoms of expression, association, and assembly. Sets forth notification requirements with respect to certain assistance for Burma. Declares that the Congress would welcome decisions by the President to: (1) decline to negotiate a new textile agreement with Burma; (2) impose economic sanctions on Burma under the Customs and Trade Act of 1990; and (3) call upon industrialized countries to impose similar sanctions upon Burma. Authorizes certain development and economic support assistance to be available for: (1) training and education assistance for Burmese outside of Burma who are displaced as a result of civil conflict; and (2) activities which support democratic pluralism in Burma. Reaffirms that genocide is a crime under international law which the United States undertakes to prevent and calls upon the United Nations to take appropriate action for the prevention and suppression of genocide in Cambodia. Makes a specified amount of development and economic support assistance available for Cambodian civilians. Releases additional funds in the event of a settlement of the Cambodian conflict acceptable to the United States. Makes an additional amount of development and economic support assistance available for humanitarian assistance to children and war victims in Cambodia. Authorizes the President to use development and economic support assistance funds to provide for the nonmilitary training of Cambodians in skills that would be used to support an internationally acceptable political settlement in Cambodia. Requires the President to terminate assistance to any Cambodian organization that is cooperating with the Khmer Rouge in military operations. Directs the President to conduct an onsite assessment within Cambodia to determine requirements for the development of infrastructure and the eradication of explosive mines. Requires the President to report to the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate on all instances of military cooperation since January 1, 1991, between the Khmer Rouge and any faction of the noncommunist resistance and all instances of human rights abuses by the Khmer Rouge. Prohibits the sale, and the issuance of licenses for export, to China of any item on the U.S. Munitions List for military end-users if the President determines that: (1) any U.S. defense article or technology was used in certain missiles or aircraft transferred to Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, or Syria by China in contravention of the Arms Export Control Act; and (2) any chemical weapon or nuclear equipment or materials were transferred to such countries by China. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to the sale or export of systems or components designed for inclusion in civil products and controlled as defense articles only for purposes of export to a controlled country, unless the President determines that the intended recipient is the Chinese military or security forces. Prohibits the provision of FY 1992 and 1993 foreign military financing assistance and assistance for international military education and training to Fiji unless the President certifies to the Congress that Fiji has held elections in which there has been broad participation by all communities. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should provide specified amounts to support humanitarian projects in Laos for efforts to resolve questions concerning Vietnam prisoners of war or those missing in action. Sets forth provisions concerning Malaysia's policy of denying first asylum to Indochinese asylum-seekers. Expresses the sense of the Congress that additional assistance should be provided for Mongolia in recognition of Mongolia's movement toward democracy and a free market economy. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to set forth the Multilateral Assistance Initiative for the Philippines. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should participate with multilateral financial institutions and other bilateral donors in an economic reform and development program in the Philippines; and (2) a multiyear commitment of resources by the United States, donors, and such institutions and a reform effort and leadership role by the Government of the Philippines will be necessary to ensure economic growth in the Philippines and enhanced participation of the Filipino people in the democratic process. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to promote the goals of this Act. Links such assistance to progress by the Government of the Philippines in implementing its economic, structural, judicial, and administrative reform program. Authorizes appropriations. Limits the amount of appropriations for FY 1992. Expresses the sense of the Congress that prior to requesting additional amounts to carry out this Act, the President should take into account: (1) the progress being made by the Philippines toward achieving reform objectives; (2) the extent of participation by the bilateral donors and multilateral financial institutions; and (3) the efforts to coordinate the assistance program. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the coordination of objectives and programs by donors, institutions, and the Government of the Philippines is critical to the success of the multilateral assistance program; (2) all donors should simplify procurement and disbursement procedures to ensure that conditions on the provision or use of assistance are complementary; and (3) the Philippines should establish internal procedures that will ensure the most effective use of such assistance. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 and 1993 for the South Pacific Regional Program. Earmarks an amount of such assistance for scholarships for study at U.S. postsecondary institutions of education. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the future of Taiwan should be settled peacefully, free from coercion, and in a manner acceptable to the Taiwanese people; and (2) good relations between the United States and China depend on the willingness of the Chinese authorities to refrain from the use or the threat of force in resolving Taiwan's future. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should encourage the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to consider for OECD membership the Governments of South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Chapter 2: South Asia - Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 to earmark development and economic support assistance for humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people and for the implementation of bilateral and multilateral reconstruction efforts for Afghanistan and the establishment of a broad-based freely-elected Afghan Government. Congratulates Bangladesh on the transition to a democratically-elected government and welcomes the economic adjustment measures being implemented in coordination with the IMF. Expresses appreciation for Bangladesh's support for international law and collective security. Urges the President to provide debt relief under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to Bangladesh. Calls upon the Government of India to promote adherence to human rights. Condemns abuses by militants in Kashmir and Punjab and urges all militant groups to cease the use of force to achieve political objectives. Urges the Secretary to raise Indian human rights issues with the Government of India. Calls upon Pakistani authorities not to provide arms or training to militants in Punjab or Kashmir. Welcomes the establishment of a democratically-elected government in Nepal and supports the economic development effort of such government. Authorizes economic support assistance for Nepal for FY 1992 and 1993. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend a certain waiver of a prohibition on assistance to Pakistan through April 1, 1993. Prohibits the President from waiving such prohibition unless he makes a specified certification regarding nuclear nonproliferation in Pakistan. Sets forth provisions concerning human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. Requires the President, in determining whether to provide assistance or make sales of defense articles or services to Sri Lanka during FY 1992 and 1993, to take into account whether the Government of Sri Lanka has: (1) established a public register of detainees and ensured that detainees have access to lawyers and family members; (2) taken steps to deter disappearances and killings of civilians by persons under control of government forces; (3) taken measures to minimize civilian casualties in combat operations in the north and the east; and (4) made serious efforts to investigate and prosecute those involved in the murder of journalist Richard DeZoysa. Encourages the Government of Sri Lanka to provide human rights education and training. Chapter 3: Economic Cooperation Projects in China and Tibet - Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. economic cooperation projects in China and Tibet should adhere to specified principles, including to: (1) ensure that employment decisions are nondiscriminatory; (2) ensure that methods of production do not pose a danger to project employees and the surrounding environment; (3) ensure that no convict or forced labor is used in the projects; (4) protect freedoms of assembly, association, and expression of project employees; (5) promote the training of employees; (6) discourage compulsory political indoctrination on project premises; and (7) urge the Chinese Government to release a list of the names of individuals detained solely for nonviolent expression of their political views. Directs the Secretary of State to forward a copy of such principles to member nations of the OECD and encourage them to promote such principles. Requires U.S. parent companies of such projects to register with the Secretary and indicate whether such projects will implement the principles. Sets forth specified reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on: (1) enforcement procedures with respect to prohibitions on the importation of convict-made goods; and (2) investigations with respect to goods produced by convict or forced labor in China and Tibet. Title X: Africa - Chapter 1: Development Fund for Africa - Authorizes appropriations for the Development Fund for Africa for FY 1992 and 1993. Chapter 2: Other Assistance for Africa - Amends the African Development Foundation Act to authorize appropriations for the African Development Foundation for FY 1992 and 1993. Requires funds from the Development Fund for Africa to be used to assist sector projects supported by the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC). Authorizes the use of such funds without regard to prohibitions on assistance to countries in arrears on assistance payments. Encourages the President to provide increased assistance to promote the development of democratic institutions in Subsaharan Africa. Declares that a specified amount of economic support assistance should be earmarked for Subsaharan Africa. Directs the AID Administrator to provide for the establishment of an African Center for Conflict Resolution to analyze, research, and resolve conflicts in Africa. Requires funds from the Development Fund for Africa to be made available for the Center. Chapter 3: Provisions Relating to Specific Countries - Requires the President, beginning with FY 1992, to provide: (1) nonpartisan election and democracy-building assistance to Angola for support in developing democratic institutions; (2) assistance for the voluntary relocation and resettlement of refugees and displaced persons and for the demobilization and retraining of former military members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and the armed forces of the Government of Angola; (3) humanitarian assistance; and (4) assistance to implement the peace accords. Prohibits such assistance if the Angolan Government or UNITA violates the peace accords. Requires the President, in determining whether to provide assistance to Burundi during FY 1992 and 1993, to take into account that the Government of Burundi has: (1) made progress in reforming its military by engaging in a massive Hutu recruitment program; (2) taken steps to reverse discrimination against the Hutu; and (3) embarked on a major repatriation effort to accommodate the return of Hutu. Sets forth U.S. policy with respect to Kenya. Suspends economic and military assistance to Kenya. Waives such suspension if the President reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Kenya is taking steps to: (1) release political detainees and end the prosecution of individuals for the expression of their political beliefs; (2) cease physical abuse or mistreatment of prisoners; (3) restore judicial independence; and (4) restore freedom of expression to the Kenyan people. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should continue to support the peacekeeping efforts in Liberia carried out by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Permits funds authorized by this Act for foreign military financing and unexpended foreign military financing and economic support assistance to be made available to support the efforts of ECOWAS to expand its military involvement in peacekeeping efforts in Liberia. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance for civil strife relief, rehabilitation, and general recovery in Liberia. Permits assistance to Liberia during FY 1992 and 1993 only if the President reports to the Congress that the Government of Liberia has achieved progress toward reconciliation and free and fair elections monitored by international observers. Provides that such restriction shall not apply to humanitarian assistance or assistance to enhance progress toward reconciliation and free and fair elections. Waives a prohibition on assistance to countries in arrears on assistance payments with respect to assistance for Liberia. Commends the Malawi Government's response to the influx of refugees from Mozambique. Condemns the abuse of human rights of Malawian citizens. Urges President Banda to release prisoners of conscience, end incommunicado detention and torture of prisoners, and permit freedom of speech and association in Malawi. Prohibits foreign military financing for the Malawi Young Pioneers and permits such assistance only for the Malawian military's effort to secure the Nacala Railroad, programs to support conservation and biological diversity, and for activities to assist in the Mozambique peace process. Sets forth U.S. policy with respect to Mozambique. Conditions the provision of economic support assistance and foreign military financing for FY 1992 and 1993 for Mozambique on steps by the Government of Mozambique to increase respect for human rights and promote a political settlement to the conflict in such country. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should support the elimination of apartheid and the establishment of democratic majority rule in South Africa through a policy to bring about a nonracial democracy; (2) U.S. firms and the Government should provide specified assistance to disadvantaged South Africans; and (3) the President should seek the cooperation of U.S. allies in Western Europe and Japan to join in multilateral initiatives to aid disadvantaged South Africans. Makes economic support and development assistance and assistance from the Development Fund for Africa available for assistance to disadvantaged South Africans. Requires priority in providing such assistance to be given to South African nongovernmental organizations whose staff are selected on a nonracial basis and which have the support of the disadvantaged communities being served. Authorizes excess assistance for disadvantaged South Africans to be used only for assistance for programs in the health, education, and housing sectors. Prohibits the transfer of such funds to any entity controlled by the South African Government, unless specified conditions are met. Declares that the President, before obligating funds for disadvantaged South Africans, should: (1) consult with South African organizations representative of the majority population of South Africa; and (2) seek a commitment from the South African Government that it will provide additional resources to meet the needs of disadvantaged South Africans. Prohibits assistance to the Communist Party of South Africa or affiliated organizations. Requires the President to ensure that recipients of assistance in South Africa are not engaged in human rights violations and have in place democratic processes for internal decisionmaking and the selection of leaders. Prohibits the provision of foreign military financing, military education and training, and economic support and development assistance to Zaire during FY 1992 and 1993 unless the President reports to the appropriate congressional committees that: (1) free and fair national elections have been held in Zaire; and (2) the elected government demonstrates a commitment to protect freedom of expression and bring about a reformed and independent judiciary and reform of, and applications of, the rule of law to Zaire security forces. Chapter 4: Horn of Africa Recovery and Food Security - Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan. Sets forth U.S. policy with respect to equitable distribution of relief and rehabilitation assistance and international relief efforts in the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, and Djibouti). Authorizes the President to: (1) provide international disaster assistance for civil strife and famine relief and rehabilitation in the Horn of Africa; and (2) transfer funds from unobligated security assistance (without regard to a specified 20 percent increase limitation) to carry out this chapter. Makes available a percentage of assistance for management support activities. Urges the President to provide supplemental emergency food assistance for civilian victims of civil strife in the Horn of Africa. Encourages the President to consult with other nations, armed and unarmed parties in the Horn of Africa, and the United Nations Secretary General to bring about negotiated settlements of the armed conflicts in the Horn of Africa. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) direct the U.S. representative to the United Nations to take specified steps with respect to peace and the establishment of an arms embargo in the region; (2) play an active role in other fora in pressing for settlements to conflicts; and (3) participate in regional and international peace consultations. Declares that development assistance in the Horn of Africa should be targeted to aid the poor. States that U.S. Government aid institutions should seek to: (1) build upon the capabilities and experiences of organizations active in local grassroots relief, rehabilitation, and development efforts; (2) consult with such organizations and incorporate their views into the policymaking process; and (3) support the expansion of their activities without compromising their private nature. Declares that development assistance should be: (1) targeted to the voluntary relocation and repatriation of displaced persons and refugees; and (2) carried out in coordination with strategies for debt relief of countries in the region and with efforts to establish an international fund for reconstruction of developing nations which settle civil wars. Requires development assistance and assistance from the Development Fund for Africa to be channeled through private and voluntary or specified international organizations unless the President makes the required certification under this chapter. Prohibits economic support assistance and foreign military financing and international military education and training assistance to Ethiopia, Somalia, or Sudan unless the President certifies that the government of the country has: (1) begun to implement peace or national reconciliation agreements; (2) demonstrated a commitment to human rights; (3) manifested a commitment to democracy and has held or established a timetable for free and fair elections; and (4) agreed to distribute development assistance without discrimination. Chapter 5: Other Provisions - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) special efforts should be undertaken to reduce trade barriers and to promote economic interchange between the United States and developing countries in Subsaharan Africa; and (2) the countries of Subsaharan Africa are to be applauded for their stance during the Persian Gulf conflict and commended for their support of the United States. Permits international military education and training to be provided to a Subsaharan African country only if the President considers whether: (1) that country has a government that was democratically-elected as the result of free and fair elections or is committed to respecting human rights and freedom of expression and has achieved progress in a process of democratization; (2) the armed forces of such country are involved in human rights violations or the government of the country fails to respect human rights; and (3) the armed forces of such country or other elements of the government of that country are engaged in destabilization efforts aimed at any other country. Requires the President, when obligating funds for countries that do not meet such conditions, to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the reasons for providing such assistance. Provides that any sanction imposed by any State or governmental subdivision that is directed at South Africa or persons engaging in commercial or financial transactions in or with South Africa and that also applies to Namibia shall be null and void with respect to Namibia unless such sanction is consistent with Federal law. Expresses the sense of the Congress that a study should be undertaken by the Office of Technology Assessment, in a cross-section of Subsaharan African countries, of the formulation and the economic, social, and environmental impact of adjustment programs supported or leveraged by AID through the Development Fund for Africa. Title XI: Aid, Trade, and Competitiveness - Aid, Trade, and Competitiveness Act of 1991 - Requires the AID Administrator to establish a capital projects office to: (1) develop a program that would focus solely on developmentally sound capital projects; and (2) consider opportunities for U.S. high-technology firms in putting together capital projects for developing countries and SEED eligible East European countries. Sets forth the activities of the capital projects office. Directs the President to report annually to the Congress on the extent to which: (1) U.S. Government resources have been expended to support capital projects in such countries and the extent of interagency coordination; and (2) U.S. Government capital projects and tied-aid programs have affected U.S. exports. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, if a new agreement within OECD that meets the objective of reducing the level of concessional financing by member countries other than the United States has not been reached by February 1, 1992, to report to the Congress, together with the President of the Export-Import Bank, on: (1) the status of the negotiations; (2) the causes for the failure to reach an agreement by that date; and (3) the reasons the U.S. Government believes that continued negotiations will result in achieving such objective. Urges the President to use specified types and amounts of assistance for grants for capital projects. Directs the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of allowing AID to offer credit guarantees for the financing of capital projects. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1993 for the Trade and Development Agency. Title XII: Peace Corps - Amends the Peace Corps Act to: (1) extend the authorization of appropriations for the Peace Corps through FY 1993; and (2) establish the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Peace Corps, Account to pay expenses for Peace Corps operations which exceed appropriations for such expenses as a result of currency exchange rate fluctuations. Authorizes appropriations for such Account. Requires the Director of the Peace Corps to contract with an eligible organization to conduct three evaluations of the health care needs of Peace Corps volunteers and the adequacy of the Peace Corps health care system. Provides for the submission of such evaluations to the Director and specified congressional committees. Requires the Director and the Secretary of Labor to report to such committees on: (1) the information provided by the Peace Corps to its volunteers and applicants on the benefits and services to which volunteers and trainees may be entitled in the event they sustain injuries or become disabled during their Peace Corps service or training; (2) the efforts by the Peace Corps and the Department of Labor to coordinate the provision of such information to Peace Corps volunteers and applicants and the processing of claims by volunteers and trainees under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA); (3) the number of Peace Corps volunteers and trainees who have filed claims under FECA and the percentage of claims that have been approved; and (4) the timeliness of approvals or denials of such claims. Earmarks funds for FY 1992 and 1993 for establishing Small Business Development Programs in the Soviet Union or any successor entity. Title XIII: International Development and Finance - Chapter 1: International Monetary Fund - Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the International Monetary Fund to consent to: (1) an increase in the U.S. quota in the Fund; and (2) the amendments to the Articles of Agreement of the Fund approved in resolution 45-3 of the Fund's Board of Governors. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the Fund to approve the Fund's pledge to sell a specified amount of the Fund's gold to restore the resources of the Reserve Account of the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility Trust to meet obligations to lenders who have made loans to the Trust for financing programs of members previously in arrears to the Fund. Permits the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the Fund to support Soviet membership in the Fund only after the President certifies to the Congress that the Soviet Union has taken specified actions to indicate: (1) the implementation of free market policies; (2) the reduction in size and scope of government expenditures; and (3) the embrace of democratic processes. Authorizes the Secretary to instruct the Executive Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to support expansion of access by the Soviet Union to the Bank's resources only after the President makes such certification. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) encouragement should be given to the efforts being made to address the political and economic problems of nations making the transition to more open political and economic systems; and (2) consideration should be given to developing relationships between such nations, the Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and other international financial institutions as part of assisting such nations in making such transitions. Requires the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the Fund to encourage the Fund to adopt procedures for the publication of economic reviews of the major industrialized nations and other commentary, as appropriate. Expresses the sense of the Congress that procedures should be instituted to review the activities of the Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for purposes of coordinating the international economic activities of international financial institutions at the Board, management, and staff levels. Directs the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the Fund to: (1) advocate specified actions concerning poverty alleviation and policy framework papers; and (2) urge renewal of debt and debt service reduction programs. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the debt of the Soviet Union held by commercial banks outside the Soviet Union and the prospects for repayment of such debt. Directs the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the Fund to encourage environmental considerations in Fund programs. Requires the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors of the Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to urge such entities to develop and report to member nations on criteria for determining whether a nation seeking a loan is engaged in arms and weapons expenditures that are: (1) appropriate to its national circumstances; or (2) an impediment to sound management of its economy and achievement of sustained long-term growth. Chapter 2: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Affiliates - Subchapter A: International Finance Corporation - Amends the International Finance Corporation Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the International Finance Corporation to subscribe to additional shares of the Corporation's capital stock. Authorizes appropriations. Subchapter B: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to advocate specified measures to alleviate poverty. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association should: (1) give greater programmatic and budgetary priority to the survival and development of children; and (2) make a commitment to devoting at least five percent of the annual lending of such entities to primary health and basic education, respectively. Directs the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the Bank to urge: (1) renewal of debt and debt service reduction programs; (2) the establishment of a program to provide technical assistance to the Baltic States and the Soviet Union in support of democratic reforms, human rights, the rule of law, and market-oriented reforms; and (3) the coordination of such program with the programs of other donors. Subchapter C: Financial Assistance for Global Environmental Protection - Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1991 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to contribute a specified amount to the Global Environmental Facility of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development if the Secretary has certified to specified congressional committees that the Facility has made progress toward implementing certain measures set forth in this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the progress made by the multilateral development banks in achieving objectives concerning debt-for-nature exchanges and lending for the environment. Chapter 3: Asian Development Bank - Amends the Asian Development Bank Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the Asian Development Bank to subscribe to additional shares of the Bank's capital stock. Authorizes appropriations. Chapter 4: African Development Fund - Amends the African Development Fund Act to authorizes the U.S. Governor of the African Development Fund to contribute a specified amount to the sixth replenishment of the Fund. Authorizes appropriations. Chapter 5: Export-Import Bank - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to authorize the President to waive limitations on Export-Import Bank financing for exports to the Soviet Union if such waiver is in the national interest. Directs the Bank to: (1) develop a program for providing guarantees and insurance with respect to the export of high technology items to eligible SEED program countries; and (2) inform high technology companies about Bank programs for U.S. companies interested in exporting high technology goods to such countries. Requires the Bank, in the case of any long-term loan or guarantee of at least $10,000,000, to ensure that U.S. insurance companies are accorded a competitive opportunity to provide insurance against risk of loss in connection with such transactions. Sets forth procedures to be taken in cases where such opportunity is denied. Directs the Bank to report to the Congress on the demand for loans, guarantees, and insurance for trade between the United States and the Baltic States and the Soviet Union and to make recommendations for the promotion of trade between the United States and such countries. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should determine that Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are not Marxist-Leninist countries for purposes of prohibitions on Export-Import Bank assistance for Marxist-Leninist countries. Chapter 6: Multilateral Development Banks - Subchapter A: Energy Efficiency - International Energy Efficiency Financing Act of 1991 - Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors of the multilateral development banks to: (1) demonstrate programs for measuring the application of systems energy efficiency planning and techniques; and (2) advocate procedures that require assessments of the impacts of proposed actions that would have a significant impact on energy efficiency before votes in favor of such actions. Directs the Secretary to seek the adoption of policies which result in access to the public of energy efficiency assessments by the borrowing countries and the lending institutions. Subchapter B: Alleviation of Poverty, Reduction of Barriers to Economic and Social Progress, and Other Provisions - Requires the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the regional multilateral development banks to advocate the establishment of an organizational unit to aid bank management policies for the reduction of poverty and of barriers to economic and social progress and equity. Directs the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors of the international financial institutions to: (1) encourage borrowing countries to involve women in development activities; (2) urge such institutions to reflect the diversity of the population in hiring practices and to strengthen and expand recruitment, hiring, and promotion of minorities and women; and (3) urge such institutions to adopt compensation policies to ensure that comparable pay is provided for people in comparable jobs. Requires the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors of the multilateral development banks to oppose any loan, except for basic human needs, to Ethiopia, Somalia, or Sudan until the President certifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Committees on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs and Foreign Affairs, respectively, that the government of the country has: (1) begun to implement peace or national reconciliation agreements; (2) demonstrated a commitment to human rights; (3) manifested a commitment to democracy and has held or established a timetable for free and fair elections; and (4) agreed to distribute development assistance without discrimination. Directs the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors of the international financial institutions to encourage borrowing countries to engage in fair labor practices and to report to the Secretary on actions to promote such practices. Subchapter C: Financial Integrity - Requires the Secretary to instruct such directors to ensure the establishment of an office of Inspector General in such institutions. Chapter 7: Consolidation of Reports - Requires annual reports submitted by the Chairman of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies to include summaries of reports required under the Bretton Woods Agreements Act. Title XIV: Miscellaneous - Expresses the sense of the Congress that a major effort should be made to strengthen the right to food in international law to assure the access of all persons to adequate food supplies. Declares that the Secretary of State, through the U.S. representative to the United Nations, should propose to the United Nations General Assembly that a Declaration and a Convention concerning the right to food be adopted and submitted to countries for ratification. United States Environmental Security and Foreign Policy Act of 1991 - Sets forth U.S. policy with respect to global environmental security. Gives the Secretary of State primary responsibility for overseeing environmental agreements and activities between the United States and foreign countries and international organizations and commissions. Requires the Secretary to report biennially to the Congress on: (1) multilateral environmental initiatives and negotiations concluded or in process; (2) bilateral agreements on the environment; (3) U.S. participation in, and support of, environment programs in international organizations and multilateral development banks; (4) international cooperation activities with respect to research and monitoring of environmental and natural resource conditions; and (5) environmental policies and activities of the United States in providing foreign assistance. Expresses the sense of the Congress that a major effort should be made to reform and restructure the United Nations mechanism for responding to international disasters and other humanitarian emergencies. Requires the Secretary, through the U.S. representative to the United Nations, to develop a proposal for strengthening the United Nations response to such emergencies. Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to nuclear non-proliferation regimes. Requires the President to report annually to the Congress on the progress made and obstacles encountered in establishing regional nuclear non-proliferation regimes.
Bill· SS. 2110 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an electric utility a deduction for energy conservation expenditures which are paid or incurred in connection with its trade or business as expenses which are not chargeable to its capital account.
Bill· SS. 2058 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Western Hemisphere Energy Security Promotion Act - Declares it to be U.S. policy to work with Western Hemisphere nations to develop their energy sources with consideration given to petroleum production and related issues.
Bill· SS. 2057 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Department of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act of 1991 - Title I: Reorganization and Reform of the Defense Acquisition System - Part A: Centralization and Improvement of Acquisition Management - Revises the authorities of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition to add to the list of the Under Secretary's responsibilities: (1) the prescribing of policies for research, development, and acquisition activities of the Department of Defense (DOD); and (2) the planning, carrying out, and execution of budgets for, such activities. Establishes a Defense Research, Development, and Acquisition Agency within DOD, to be headed by the Under Secretary. Provides for the selection of a Deputy Director of Defense Research, Development, and Acquisition for Concurrent Engineering. Includes within the responsibilities of the Under Secretary as Director of the Agency: (1) preparing budgets for, and carrying out, DOD research, development, and acquisition activities; (2) ensuring that acquisition plans realistically reflect budget and related decisions for acquisition programs; and (3) conducting research on management techniques as well as on individual systems. Provides for the selection of Agency program executive officers (PEOs) to manage acquisition programs and related technical support resources. Requires PEOs to be organized on the basis of unique mission areas or, in the case of programs for systems specifically relating to certain classes of targets, on the basis of target classes. Provides that the responsibilities of a PEO for a weapon acquisition program shall cover the entire life cycle of the program. Directs the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to prescribe policies for the interaction of the commanders of unified and specified combatant commands with PEOs regarding the conduct of weapon acquisition programs. Provides for the selection of Agency program managers (PMs) to be responsible for routine management of a research, development, and acquisition program. Requires the Deputy Director to provide the Under Secretary, PEOs, and PMs with the following types of the most advanced functional analytical capability: (1) cost and affordability analysis; (2) logistics and support analysis; (3) reliability and maintainability analysis; (4) producibility analysis; and (4) environmental analysis. Terminates the procurement authority of the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force. Requires the Congress to authorize funds for each phase of the acquisition program cycle in a single amount sufficient to carry out such phase. Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to define such phases. Establishes a one-milestone decision process for acquisition programs, under which the Under Secretary shall review each program before the program proceeds beyond concept demonstration and validation. Directs the Chairman to make recommendations to the Under Secretary regarding the desirability of joint development by the United States and foreign countries of systems proposed to be developed, or under development, by such countries. Part B: Transfer of Functions - Transfers all research, development, and acquisition functions of the Secretaries of the military departments and specified defense agencies and procurement commands to the Secretary and the Agency. Terminates such procurement agencies. Title II: Specific Procurement Management Policies - Declares that it is the policy of the Congress that, by January 1, 2000: (1) DOD should achieve 90 percent of the cost and schedule goals established for the research and development and acquisition programs; and (2) the average period necessary for converting an emerging technology into initial operational capability for DOD should not exceed eight years. States that the Secretary, when necessary to implement such policy, should: (1) identify and consider for termination programs that are not achieving such goals; and (2) identify existing and potential programs that are suitable alternatives for such programs. Urges the Secretary to implement provisions relating to the DOD acquisition workforce. Reemphasizes the importance of ensuring that the workforce is educated and trained in accordance with standards set out in such provisions. Requires the Secretary to provide an enhanced system of incentives and adverse personnel actions to encourage excellence in the DOD acquisition workforce. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) the fixing of grades of PEOs; and (2) the designations of PEOs and PMs as positions of importance and responsibility (when held by members of the armed forces) for purposes of military promotions. Title III: Conforming Amendments - Makes conforming amendments to make other provisions consistent with the transfer of responsibility from the military departments to the Agency. Removes certain exemptions from procurement requirements for the Coast Guard and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Eliminates a requirement for the Secretary's approval of contracts for energy for military installations. Title IV: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates for this Act.
Bill· SS. 2100 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Act of 1991 - Title I: Renewable Energy Tax Incentives - Subtitle A: Generation of Electricity From Renewable Sources - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the energy investment tax credit until December 31, 2001 (currently, such credit expires December 31, 1991). Increases such credit from ten percent to 20 percent. Makes public utility property eligible for such credit. Allows the energy credit against all regular and minimum taxes. Allows a tax credit for the production of electricity with qualified technologies property. Describes such property to include the use of solar thermal, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, biomass, and other renewable energy technologies. Subtitle B: Alternative Transportation Fuels Tax Incentives - Allows a tax deduction for the costs of qualified clean-burning (natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or alcohol) motor vehicle fuel property or refueling property. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make equivalent payments to States and local governments in connection with qualified property. Allows a deduction for 25 percent of the costs incurred in purchasing a qualified electric-powered automobile. Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend the duty on fuel-use methanols until October 1, 2000. Title II: Energy Conservation Tax Incentives - Subtitle A: Alternatives to Single-Passenger Automobiles - Excludes from gross income parking provided to an employee at a qualified parking facility and qualified employer-provided commuter services between an employee's residence and workplace. Includes as qualified services: (1) transportation furnished in a commuter highway vehicle (such as a van); and (2) transportation on public buses, trains, or subways that is paid for or reimbursed by the employer. Limits the exclusion from gross income for parking to parking on (not "on or near," as under current law) the employer's premises, with further specified qualifications. Subtitle B: Other Conservation Incentives - Excludes from gross income the amount or value of any subsidy provided by a public utility to a customer in connection with the purchase, installation, use, or maintenance of any energy or water conservation measure or for energy savings delivered by such measures. Denies the use of any tax credit or deduction to the extent such subsidy is excluded from gross income. Subtitle C: Fuel Efficient and Safe Automobiles - Safe and Efficient Vehicles Incentives Act of 1991 - Amends Federal law to establish: (1) taxes on the sale of any new motor vehicle (light- and medium-duty vehicles and trucks) whose fuel economy is less than the sales-weighted average fuel economy or whose composite safety factor is greater (sic) than the sales-weighted average composite safety factor of all new motor vehicles within the same class; and (2) rebates for the purchase of any new motor vehicle whose fuel economy is greater than the sales-weighted average fuel economy or whose composite safety factor is greater than the sales-weighted average composite safety factor of all new motor vehicles within the same class. Sets forth formulae for determining the fuel economy tax (or rebate) and the safety tax (or rebate). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to publish in the Federal Register and send to each manufacturer or importer of motor vehicles the applicable formulae for each class of vehicle in the next model year. Requires each manufacturer or importer of new light- or medium-duty motor vehicles to calculate according to the applicable formulae the fuel economy and safety taxes and rebates for each vehicle. Requires them to include such information on labels affixed to such vehicles. Provides for the collection of such taxes and the disbursement of such rebates. Authorizes appropriations. Requires, not later than July 1, 1992, and each July 1, thereafter, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to calculate the sales-weighted average fuel consumption and the Secretary of Transportation to calculate the composite safety factor and the sales-weighted average composite safety factor for all light- and medium-duty vehicles and trucks with respect to the determination of fuel economy and safety taxes and rebates. Requires each manufacturer or importer of such vehicles to conduct crash tests necessary to determine the composite safety factor of such vehicle whenever such crash test data does not result from the Secretary of Transportation's crash tests.
Bill· SS. 2051 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the ten-percent investment tax credit with respect to property placed in service during 1992, 1993, or 1994, and make the at-risk rules inapplicable to such property. Requires the computation of the rehabilitation credit, energy credit, and reforestation credit as in effect on the day before enactment of this Act. Makes the investment tax credit applicable to certain projects entered into after December 31, 1994.
Bill· HRH.R. 4068 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Coastal Communities Impact Assistance Act of 1992 - Establishes in the Treasury the Coastal Communities Impact Assistance Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 3973 (102nd)reported
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Uranium Enrichment Facility Decontamination and Decommissioning Act of 1991 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish in the Treasury the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund to pay decontamination and decommissioning costs of Department of Energy uranium enrichment facilities. Provides for: (1) licensee decontamination and decommissioning fees; and (2) a Department of Energy study of cost-effective methods facility decontamination, decommissioning, and environmental restoration.
Bill· HRH.R. 3941 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Prohibits retaliatory personnel practices against employees who report violations at Department of Energy facilities. Sets forth complaint and investigation procedures and remedies for violations, to be carried out by the Secretary of Labor or a district court.
Bill· HRH.R. 3953 (102nd)reported
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
National Electromagnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Act - Establishes the Electromagnetic Fields Interagency Committee, designating the Department of Energy, through the Office of Health, as the Committee's lead agency. Establishes the National Electromagnetic Fields Advisory Committee. Establishes a program to conduct research on the possible human health effects of electromagnetic fields. Authorizes grants and contracts for the research. Establishes a program to collect, compile, publish, and disseminate to the public information on electromagnetic fields. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 4041 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations to carry out certain economic development programs for FY 1992. Amends the Small Business Act to increase the program levels of the Small Business Administration for FY 1992. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the targeted jobs credit for every individual hired within one year after the date of enactment of this Act. Increases the amount of such credit. Excludes from gross income distributions from individual retirement accounts used to purchase or refinance a principal residence. Exempts such distributions from the penalty tax on early distributions from retirement plans. Provides for the delay or suspension of obligations for certain defense, foreign assistance, space, and energy research programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 4003 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Procurement and Contract Administration Integrity Act - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to revise provisions suspended by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 governing the conduct of certain individuals involved in procurement-related activities. Repeals certain conflict-of-interest restrictions. Applies: (1) existing prohibitions relating to proprietary and source selection information to cases occurring prior to the award, modification, or extension of a contract; (2) existing prohibitions relating to gratuities and employment discussions to cases occurring during the administration by a covered contractor of a Federal agency contract for property or services; and (3) current restrictions resulting from procurement activities of procurement officials to such activities occurring during the period ending one year after such an official's separation from Federal Service. Sets forth new contractor reporting requirements. Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that the terms "officer or employee" and "special Government employee" shall include enlisted members of the armed forces under conflict of interest provisions concerning the following: (1) compensation to Members of Congress, officers, and others in matters affecting the Government; (2) activities of officers and employees in claims against and other matters affecting the Government; (3) restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches; (4) acts affecting a personal financial interest; (5) the salary of Government officials and employees being payable only by the United States; and (6) the voiding of transactions in violation of such Federal criminal code provisions. Repeals the following provisions suspended by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989: (1) provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act regarding postemployment prohibitions and associated reporting requirements for former supervisors and violations of such provisions considered in deciding the outcome of Department proceedings; (2) miscellaneous procurement requirements relating to private employment contracts between certain Department of Defense (DOD) procurement officials and defense contractors and certain former DOD procurement officials and the limitations on their employment by contractors; and (3) Federal criminal code provisions imposing restrictions on retired military officers in certain matters affecting the Government. Repeals certain procurement provisions regarding reporting requirements for employees and former employees of defense contractors and requirements for defense contractors regarding former DOD officials.
Bill· HRH.R. 3976 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Amends the Federal Power Act to protect certain State lands, improvements, and aquarian or riparian habitats.
Bill· HRH.R. 3937 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Federal Energy Management Reform Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) determine appropriate methods to assess and implement shared energy savings at Federal facilities; (2) publish a standard method for determining life cycle cost effectiveness and a list of shared energy savings technologies; and (3) make a related assessment of all federally owned buildings. Authorizes Federal agencies to sell electricity from alternate energy and cogeneration production facilities. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to set forth provisions for energy savings contracts. Requires the Secretary to develop a simplified method of energy saving services procurement.
Bill· HRH.R. 3961 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles Information Act - Requires the annual budget material submitted to the Congress by the President to include an unclassified report prepared jointly by the Secretaries of Energy and of Defense concerning the nation's nuclear defense stockpile, including information on existing and proposed future inventories and production of nuclear weapons and fissile materials. Requires the first such report to include a historical record of U.S. nuclear weapons production and materials inventories between 1945 and 1990. Prohibits funds appropriated to the Departments of Energy or of Defense from being obligated to provide financial assistance to enterprises of the Soviet Ministry of Atomic Power and Industry of the Soviet Union or its successor entities until the President certifies to the Congress that information on past and present Soviet nuclear weapons production and fissile materials inventories has been made available to the public of the Soviet Union.
Bill· HRH.R. 3955 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1991
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act of 1991 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for energy conservation expenditures by an electric utility which are paid or incurred during the taxable year in connection with its trade or business as expenses which are not chargeable to the capital account.
Bill· SS. 2043 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1991
Motor Fuel Marketing Competition Enhancement Act - Amends the Clayton Act to include this Act among the "antitrust laws" as defined in such Act. Prohibits a refiner from selling motor fuel to a customer for resale (customer) at a price that is: (1) higher than the refiners's adjusted retail price for the same or similar grade or quality of motor fuel sold from a directly operated outlet in the same geographic area made within ten days of the sale; and (2) lower than the price charged branded dealers in the same geographic area for motor fuel of the same or similar grade or quality within ten days of the sale, except to the extent that the difference in price is attributable to marketing functions, transportation, or other services that the refiner would provide when marketing through affiliated retail outlets. Bars a refiner: (1) from entering into any scheme or agreement to set, change, or maintain the retail price of motor fuel anywhere other than at a directly operated outlet of the refiner (price-fixing); and (2) that engages in dual distribution, during periods of short supply, from discriminating against an established customer by supplying a lesser proportion of such customer's requirements for motor fuel than that supplied to the refiner's directly operated outlets in the same geographical area, or delaying delivery to such customer for a time longer than any delay in deliveries to directly operated outlets in the same geographic area. Declares that the rights, remedies, penalties, and jurisdiction provided under this Act are in addition to those available under the antitrust laws other than this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General of the United States to bring a civil action against a refiner who violates such prohibitions in any U.S. district court in which the defendant resides, is found, or has an agent. Sets penalties of up to $5,000 for each violation, except for the prohibition against price-fixing, in which case the penalty shall be $25,000 for each violation. Grants the U.S. district courts jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this Act. Directs the court to grant such equitable relief as it deems necessary to remedy the effects of any violation. Establishes a private right of action for a customer who is injured by a violation of any such prohibitions, either in the customer's individual capacity or as a representative of a class of similarly situated customers, in any U.S. district court in which the defendant resides, is found, or has an agent. Entitles such a customer to injunctive relief against threatened loss or damage by such a violation. Directs the court to grant such equitable relief as it deems necessary to remedy the effects of the violation. Provides that a customer who purchases motor fuel at a price that is unlawful or who is subjected to discriminatory treatment that is unlawful under this Act shall be considered to have been injured by the violation. Specifies that: (1) a substantially prevailing plaintiff in such an action shall recover for each violation the greater of threefold the actual damages sustained or $5,000, and the cost of suit, including reasonable attorneys' and expert witness fees; and (2) such damages may include the difference between the price paid by the plaintiff for motor fuel and the lawful price. Authorizes a State attorney general to bring a civil action on behalf of State residents in any U.S. district court or State court having jurisdiction over the defendant to secure monetary relief as provided by the Attorney General. Sets forth analogous provisions with respect to civil penalties and equitable relief. Specifies that in a civil action brought by the Attorney General the plaintiff and defendant shall be entitled to a jury trial. Requires refiners: (1) for four years after a sale of motor fuel to a customer for resale or directly operated outlet, to maintain records that establish the adjusted and consumer retail price, cost, cost of consumer and wholesale credit, direct and indirect expenses, fair market retail value, freight, and retail and wholesale operating expenses; and (2) to make available for inspection by a customer during regular business hours all such records that pertain to sales to customers for resale and directly operated outlets in the same geographic area in which the customer is located. Sets criminal penalties for failure to maintain or make available for inspection such records.
Bill· SS. 2041 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1991
Petroleum Marketing Competition Enhancement Act - Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to prohibit a refiner from: (1) selling motor fuel to a customer for resale (customer) at a price higher than the refiner's adjusted retail price for the same or similar grade or quality of motor fuel sold from a direct operated outlet in the same geographic area (sale of fuel at higher prices); and (2) entering into a scheme or agreement to set, change, or maintain maximum retail prices of motor fuel, except with respect to a refiner's retail sales at its direct operated outlets. Requires that: (1) in comparing a refiner's price charged to a customer to a refiner's adjusted retail price, adjustments be made to account for differences in freight, taxes, and inspection fees, whether or not the items are separately listed as part of the price; and (2) if a refiner includes consumer credit as part of the price, an adjustment for the cost of such credit be made in comparing the prices. Sets forth enforcement provisions, including: (1) proceedings by the Attorney General (establishes fines ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 for each violation, and authorizes civil actions, equitable and other relief); (2) private civil actions (including class actions, and establishes a right to jury trial); and (3) proceedings by State attorneys general. Allows a person bringing an action to enforce provisions concerning the sale of fuel at higher prices to establish a prima facie case by showing that the refiner has sold motor fuel to a customer at a price that is higher than: (1) 94 percent of its consumer retail price per gallon (or, in the event of a sale to a branded wholesaler, 90 percent); or (2) the refiner's consumer retail price per gallon minus the most recently available average retail operating expenses per gallon (and, in the event of a sale by a refiner to a branded wholesaler, also minus the most recently available average wholesale operating expenses per gallon for the State in which the consumer retail price was charged). Specifies that: (1) the average retail and average wholesale operating expenses shall be obtained from the annual survey conducted by the relevant State, or if the State has not conducted such survey, the annual survey conducted by the Secretary of Energy (pursuant to this Act); and (2) the prima facie case may be overcome by a preponderance of evidence that the refiner's actual retail and the actual wholesale operating expenses, if applicable, are less than the average operating expenses presented by the plaintiff to establish the prima facie case. Directs the Secretary to conduct an annual survey to determine the average retail and average wholesale operating expenses per gallon for the petroleum industry. Permits a State or State agency to authorize an annual State survey to reflect local conditions with respect to motor fuels sold to the public in the State. Directs that a survey regarding: (1) actual retail operating expenses be based on all direct and indirect expenses attributable to the sale of a gallon of motor fuel to the public by direct and nondirect operated outlets; and (2) wholesale operating expenses be based on all direct and indirect expenses attributable to the wholesale sale of a gallon of motor fuel by a refiner or a branded wholesaler to a branded dealer.
Bill· SS. 2042 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1991
Tax Extension Act of 1991 - Title I: 6-Month Extension of Certain Expiring Tax Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for six months the following expiring provisions: (1) the rules on allocating research and experimental expenditures in determining income from sources within or without the United States; (2) the credit for increasing research activities; (3) the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance; (4) the tax exclusion for employer-provided group legal services plans; (5) the targeted jobs credit; (6) the energy investment credit for solar and geothermal property; (7) the low-income housing credit; (8) the authority to issue mortgage revenue bonds and mortgage credit certificates; (9) the authority to issue qualified small issue bonds to finance manufacturing facilities and farm property; (10) the itemized deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; (11) the credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions; and (12) the tax credit for charitable contributions of appreciated tangible property. Title II: Modification to Corporate Estimated Tax Provisions - Provides for a temporary increase (taxable years beginning after 1991 and before 1997) in the amount of installment payments in the case of corporations that underpay estimated taxes.
Bill· SS. 2046 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1991
Economic Development and Security Act of 1991 - Title I: Commission on Economy Security - Establishes the Commission on Economic Security to: (1) consider a wide range of political and economic issues and to develop a long-term economic strategy for dealing with the Baltic States and Soviet republics; and (2) develop a long-term economic cooperation and assistance program for such States and republics for use in guiding executive and legislative branch policy. Defines "Soviet republics" as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelorussia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Moldavia, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Title II: Appointment of Coordinator for Economic Development and Working Groups for the Baltic States and Republics of the Soviet Union - Directs the President to appoint a Coordinator for Economic Development to coordinate activities of all U.S. Government agencies in offering humanitarian or technical assistance to the Soviet republics. Authorizes the Secretary of State to: (1) enter into agreements with each of the Baltic States and Soviet republics for the establishment of bilateral working groups, consisting of members drawn from governmental agencies and the private sector, for purposes of developing plans of action for the economic development of each State or republic; and (2) establish the U.S. delegation to each group, upon execution of an agreement. Title III: Eligibility for Assistance - Requires the Baltic States and Soviet republics, in order to be eligible for assistance under this Act (other than emergency or humanitarian assistance), to be: (1) in compliance with the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (2) making progress toward establishing democratic states and market-based economies; (3) in compliance with all applicable U.S. laws; and (4) certified by the President as meeting such requirements. Title IV: Emergency Assistance and Humanitarian Assistance - Authorizes the President, acting through the Coordinator, to begin sending food assistance and medicine to the Soviet Union through the Agency for International Development (AID) and other organizations. Requires the Coordinator to: (1) develop a plan for humanitarian assistance to the Soviet Union, which would include making available Department of Defense supplies of excess nonlethal materials; and (2) make recommendations on ways to improve the distribution of agricultural commodities and resolve the problem of hoarding. Title V: Technical Assistance - Directs the Coordinator, in order to develop programs that would facilitate democracy-building and the creation of market-based economies in the Baltic States and Soviet republics, to: (1) consult with private sector groups; and (2) monitor and cooperate with the activities of groups or individuals funded under the National Endowment of Democracy, the Fulbright Scholarship Program, and the National Academy of Sciences. Requires the Coordinator to coordinate long-term technical assistance programs among all relevant Federal agencies for the Baltic States and Soviet republics. Authorizes the President to conduct medium-term technical assistance programs for the Baltic States and the Soviet Union which shall utilize U.S. private sector firms. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Coordinator should coordinate and promote exchanges between public and private sector groups in the United States and their counterparts in the Soviet Union, particularly business and economic organizations. Title VI: Government-to-Government Programs for the Promotion of Private Enterprise - Directs the Export-Import Bank of the United States to carry out: (1) a special program to facilitate guarantees, direct loans, and insurance for the Soviet republics and the Baltic States; and (2) special programs to assist U.S. exporters for understanding the new markets in such republics and States. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make the Baltic States and Soviet republics eligible for Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) programs. Requires: (1) the Export-Import Bank to develop a National Interest Account for the development of the oil sector for the Soviet republics that will not require a sovereign guarantee for the Bank to transact business; and (2) OPIC to provide a portion of its guarantee authority to aid with investment in the oil sector. Directs AID to: (1) establish a program to assist with the infrastructure needs of the Baltic States and Soviet republics; and (2) work with the Export-Import Bank and the Trade and Development Program to put together transactions that help such States and republics and American exporters. Repeals a provision of the Trade Act of 1974 which prohibits Federal agencies from approving financing in excess of a specified amount in connection with exports to the Soviet Union. Repeals a similar provision of the Export-Import Bank Act. Supports negotiations on investment and economic treaties with the Baltic States and Soviet republics. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should designate the Baltic States and Soviet republics as beneficiary developing countries under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (relating to the Generalized System of Preferences) for purposes of according duty-free treatment to eligible articles; and (2) such States and republics should be made eligible for U.S. quotas under existing international textile agreements. Title VII: Multilateral Initiatives - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to: (1) support membership in the IMF and the Bank of Soviet republics eligible for assistance under this Act; and (2) recommend availability of emergency and immediate relief for the Baltic States and such republics through the IMF and the Bank. Directs the Secretary to instruct the U.S. executive director of the IMF to propose the establishment of a currency stabilization fund using Special Discovery Rights to help make the currencies of the Baltic States and Soviet republics transferable. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) call for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to include the Baltic States and the Soviet republics as part of their "Partners in Transition" program within the Center for Cooperation for European Economies in Transition (CCEET); (2) request CCEET to study the economies of such States and republics; and (3) call for the full membership of States and republics eligible for assistance under this Act in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Requires the Secretary to direct the U.S. executive director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to: (1) support the lifting of limits on borrowing restrictions for Soviet republics; (2) request the Bank to set up private sector programs for such republics and the Baltic States and to act as a clearinghouse for aid and technical assistance from organizations trying to help them; and (3) propose the establishment of an international payments union among such States and republics and Eastern European countries. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should support the admission into the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe of Soviet republics and Baltic States eligible for assistance under this Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the coordination of aid efforts with other Group of Seven nations. Title VIII: Private Sector Development - Authorizes appropriations for the Baltic-American and Soviet-American Enterprise Funds. Requires the President to designate two private, nonprofit organizations to receive such funds for purposes of promoting private sector development in the Baltic States and Soviet republics. Sets forth auditing and recordkeeping requirements for the Funds. Title IX: Utilization of Energy Resources - Establishes a Task Force on Soviet Energy Resource Utilization to develop U.S. policies with respect to the promotion of: (1) the development of energy resources in the Soviet Union; (2) economic development opportunities for U.S. energy firms; and (3) competition in world energy production to help assure domestic prices and stable energy markets.
Bill· HRH.R. 3908 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1991
Defense Nuclear Workers' Bill of Rights Act - Considers an individual employed at a defense nuclear facility (DNF) of the Department of Energy an employee for purposes of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Requires compensation to be payable under such Act if the disability or death of an individual employed in a DNF results from an injury arising out of and in the course of employment. Provides that, in any proceeding for the enforcement of a compensation claim under such Act, if the injured employee is suffering or suffered from one of specified cancers and received ionizing radiation of a specified amount while employed at a DNF, or was employed for five years or more in a facility or building where radioactive materials were stored, handled, processed, or disposed of, then there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the disease is work-connected for purposes of coverage under such Act. Excludes certain persons covered by Federal workers compensation provisions from this Act. Provides for the handling of pending and prior claims. Directs the Secretary of Energy to provide for reinsurance for former Department employees who received such ionizing radiation while so employed or who worked for five years or more in a facility which regularly stored, processed, handled, or disposed of radioactive materials. Requires such reinsurance to cover all reasonable expenses for certain health-care services incurred above a specified dollar-amount. Directs the Secretary to develop a plan for restructuring of the work force of Department DNFs. Outlines principles to be included in such restructuring plan, including placing a high priority on retraining current employees for jobs in cleanup and decommissioning.
Law· HRH.R. 3909 (102nd)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1991
Tax Extension Act of 1991 - Title I: 6-Month Extension of Certain Expiring Tax Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for six months the following expiring provisions: (1) the rules on allocating research and experimental expenditures in determining income from sources within or without the United States; (2) the credit for increasing research activities; (3) the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance; (4) the tax exclusion for employer-provided group legal services plans; (5) the targeted jobs credit; (6) the energy investment credit for solar and geothermal property; (7) the low-income housing credit; (8) the authority to issue mortgage revenue bonds and mortgage credit certificates; (9) the authority to issue qualified small issue bonds to finance manufacturing facilities and farm property; (10) the itemized deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; (11) the credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions; and (12) the tax credit for charitable contributions of appreciated tangible property. Title II: Modification to Corporate Estimated Tax Provisions - Provides for a temporary increase (taxable years beginning after 1991 and before 1997) in the amount of installment payments in the case of corporations that underpay estimated taxes.
Bill· SS. 2020 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 November 1991
Sustainable Energy Transition Act of 1991 - Title I: Sustainable Energy Transition Strategies - Requires each State or regional consortium formed under this Act to prepare and submit to the Secretary of Energy a sustainable energy transition strategy. Prescribes general contents of such a strategy. Authorizes the States to form regional consortia to develop a strategy. Title II: Substainable Energy Transition Trust Fund - Subtitle A: Tax and Trust Fund Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the passive loss exemption to the alternative minimum income tax with respect to working interests in oil and gas property; (2) phase-out the depletion allowance for oil, gas, and coal production; (3) impose a phased-in carbon-content excise tax upon the production or importation of specified energy sources; and (4) establish the Sustainable Energy Transition Trust (SETT) Fund to provide financial assistance to participating States and consortia members. Subtitle B: Distribution and Use of Funds - Outlines a SETT fund allocation and administration scheme consisting of a Designated, an Incentive, and a Support Fund. Prescribes criteria for State receipt of moneys from such funds. Directs the Secretary to establish a nonpartisan advisory committee (the Transition Fund Advisory Board) to advise on implementation of this Act. Title III: Energy Transition Information Clearinghouse - Establishes an Energy Transition Information Clearinghouse within the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy. Funds such Clearinghouse with allocations from the Trust Fund. Title IV: Research and Training - Directs the Secretary to: (1) support State energy research and development efforts in the area of renewable energy and energy efficiency; (2) promote the establishment of regional research and development councils; (3) review and revise Department of Energy research activities in order to designate appropriate regional research centers to support State activities; and (4) support certain education and training programs for energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies in community colleges and vocational-technical institutions. Title V: State and Regional Standards - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to permit the States to adopt incentive programs for the purchase of more energy efficient automobiles. Authorizes the States or regional consortia to adopt stricter-than-Federal energy efficiency standards for products found by the State or consortium to use a significant amount of energy. Title VI: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 3894 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 November 1991
Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from transporting to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory any nuclear waste generated or stored at: (1) the West Valley Demonstration Project in West Valley, New York; or (2) the Department of Energy facilities in Fernald, Ohio. Allows any person or State to bring a civil action to enjoin any actual or threatened violations of this Act by the Secretary. Requires the district court with jurisdiction to issue such an injunction immediately upon a proper showing.
Bill· SS. 2011 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1991
Nuclear Warheads Security and Plowshares Act of 1991 - Urges the President to: (1) determine a fair and equitable price for the purchase of diluted uranium equivalent to the volume of Soviet fissile materials made redundant through unilateral reductions and arms control agreements; and (2) consult with the leadership of the Soviet Union to establish a procedure for the collection, dilution, and safeguarding of fissile materials from dismantled weapons. Expresses the sense of the Congress that it should be U.S. policy that any reduction of the Soviet stockpile of fissile material for weapons should be accompanied by a parallel decrease in the U.S. inventory of such materials and by implementation of safeguards on such materials. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should initiate talks with the President of the Soviet Union and the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to: (1) seek agreement that the mutual and verifiable destruction and storage of nuclear warheads will be subject to mutually agreeable and comprehensive verification; and (2) discuss the advisability and feasibility of an agreement to place all civilian fissile materials possessed by the United States and the Soviet Union under IAEA or equivalent bilateral safeguards. Directs the President to provide to the Soviet Union: (1) certain surplus agricultural commodities owned or controlled by the Commodity Credit Corporation; or (2) agricultural commodities or other essential commodities purchased at market prices in exchange for Soviet fissile materials of equivalent value. Requires the President, in addition to such commodities, to provide to the Soviet republics 25 percent of the monetary value of the Soviet fissile materials acquired in the form of financial assistance to be available only for the establishment of regional and local development banks. Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on U.S. and Soviet plutonium stocks and safe and effective means to store and ultimately dispose of such inventories and the plutonium accumulating in spent civilian-power reactor fuel. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on: (1) a plan for the safeguarded storage and dilution of enriched uranium acquired under this Act; (2) a plan for the safeguarding of plutonium in facilities in the Soviet Union and the United States; and (3) the findings of the study on plutonium stocks. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should explore with the Soviet Union an agreement not to produce highly enriched uranium or separated plutonium. Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds to the President to carry out the transfer of commodities to the Soviet Union under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3862 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1991
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to allocate Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program project pumping power at the firm power rate to the Haidle and Hammond irrigation projects in Prairie and Rosebud Counties, respectively, in Montana. Declares such project as eligible to receive Program electrical power.
Bill· HRH.R. 3842 (102nd)reported
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1991
Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Extension and Enforcement Act of 1991 - Declares that territorial sea of the United States is subject to U.S. sovereignty and exclusive jurisdiction. Establishes the contiguous zone of the United States, consisting of a belt of sea contiguous to the outer limits of the U.S. territorial sea and extending a certain distance seaward from the U.S. baselines determined in accordance with international law. Declares that contiguous zone subject to exclusive U.S. jurisdiction. Amends specified Acts to define, for purposes of those Acts: (1) "import" to include bringing into any place subject to U.S. jurisdiction, including the U.S. territorial sea, whether or not the bringing constitutes importation within the meaning of customs laws; and (2) "territorial sea of the United States" to mean the U.S. territorial sea as described in a specified Presidential Proclamation. Amends other Acts to add references to the same Proclamation. Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to: (1) refer to that proclamation in the definition of "territorial sea of the United States;" (2) extend the distance constituting the contiguous zone to conform to the definition of that zone under this Act; and (3) include the U.S. territorial sea in the definition of "marine environment." Amends the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980 to: (1) refer to that proclamation in the definition of "territorial sea of the United States;" and (2) specify which law shall control between three and 12 nautical miles from the baselines. Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to extend to twelve miles from the line of ordinary low water the distance constituting the territorial seas. Amends specified Federal laws to substitute for references to operating on the high seas: (1) reference to operating beyond three nautical miles from the baselines; or (2) references to operating beyond the U.S. territorial sea. Authorizes a competitive grant for a study of the adequacy of existing Federal and State laws for the management of living and nonliving resources within the U.S. territorial sea between three and 12 nautical miles.
Bill· HRH.R. 3856 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1991
Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations governing all activities in the exercise of rights to non-Federal oil and gas within any area administered by the U.S. Forest Service. Permits an individual, subject to certain conditions, to file a civil suit against the appropriate party or parties (including the United States) for violation of this Act. Gives the court discretion to order that civil penalties be used in beneficial mitigation projects relating to environmental harm resulting from the exercise of non-Federal oil and gas rights within the national forests.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 244 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1991
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) relations between the Governments of the United States and North Korea will not improve unless North Korea accepts International Atomic Energy Agency inspections under the terms of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; and (2) the United States should withdraw any of its nuclear weapons located in South Korea and should attempt to open North Korea by fostering cultural, educational, and sports exchanges. Declares that the United States should encourage: (1) both Koreas to reach a comprehensive peace treaty and nonaggression pact; (2) North Korea to cease all exports of advanced missile systems, release all political prisoners, and begin major economic and political reform; and (3) the Government of South Korea to abolish its National Security Law, release all political prisoners, keep informed and consult with the opposition party, churches, and student groups in reunification efforts, and consider a process of reunification based on peaceful coexistence, exchanges, and unification.
Bill· HRH.R. 3802 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1991
Fair Disbursement of Offshore Oil Revenue Act of 1992 - Establishes the Coastal Communities Outer Continental Shelf Receipt Fund in the Treasury. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to pay into the Fund two-thirds of certain revenue from Outer Continental Shelf leases. Prescribes guidelines for distribution of such Fund to coastal States and counties. Directs the Secretary to determine which counties, parishes, boroughs, tribal governments, or other unit of general government immediately below State government level shall be designated as coastal counties.
Bill· HRH.R. 3794 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1991
Nuclear Weapons Material Production Termination Act - Prohibits after August 1, 1992, the expenditure of funds by any Federal department or agency for: (1) the production of tritium, plutonium, or highly-enriched uranium for weapons; or (2) the procurement or construction of equipment or facilities for such production, other than for research purposes. Directs that savings achieved as the result of such prohibition shall be used for FY 1993 and thereafter for environmental restoration activities at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities. Directs the President to conduct five-year studies on the quantity of tritium needed by the United States and on the costs and environmental impacts of alternative methods of obtaining it. Requires the President to report study results to the Congress. States that the prohibition will no longer be in effect if the Congress, after receiving a report from the President, adopts a joint resolution which finds an overriding need to produce tritium.
Bill· HRH.R. 3784 (102nd)reported
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1991
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the agreement of the Governor or chief executive officer of a State before: (1) any material, other than byproduct material, which is generated at a site subject to regulation under specified provisions of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, may be disposed of at that site in such State; or (2) any such byproduct material may be transported into such State for purposes of storage or disposal there. Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to place the following environmental restriction on lands conveyed and leased and rights-of-way granted under the authority of such Act. Requires State approval, through enactment of a State law approving such specific use of such land, before any such land may be used to facilitate construction or development of any facility for management of radioactive or other waste generated outside of the State in which such lands are located. (Includes storage, treatment, incinceration, disposal, or any other form of management of such waste, under such restriction.)
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 281 (102nd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1991
Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2100 (armed forces funding).
Bill· SS. 1950 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1991
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for one year the following expiring provisions: (1) the credit for increasing research activities; (2) the targeted jobs credit; (3) the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance; (4) the authority to issue qualified small issue bonds to finance manufacturing facilities and farm property; (5) the itemized deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; (6) the authority to issue mortgage revenue bonds and mortgage credit certificates; (7) the rules on allocating research and experimental expenditures in determining income from sources within or without the United States; (8) the low-income housing credit; (9) the energy investment credit for solar and geothermal property; (10) the credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions; and (11) the minimum tax exception for gifts of appreciated tangible property.
Bill· HRH.R. 3752 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1991
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for one year the following expiring provisions: (1) the credit for increasing research activities; (2) the targeted jobs credit; (3) the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance; (4) the authority to issue qualified small issue bonds to finance manufacturing facilities and farm property; (5) the itemized deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; (6) the authority to issue mortgage revenue bonds and mortgage credit certificates; (7) the rules on allocating research and experimental expenditures in determining income from sources within or without the United States; (8) the low-income housing credit; (9) the energy investment credit for solar and geothermal property; (10) the credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions; (11) the minimum tax exception for gifts of appreciated tangible property; and (12) the tax exclusion for employer-provided group legal services plans.
Bill· HRH.R. 3746 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1991
Nuclear Weapons Material Production Termination Act - Prohibits after August 1, 1992, the expenditure of funds by any Federal department or agency for: (1) the production of tritium, plutonium, or weapons-grade uranium; or (2) the development, procurement, or construction of equipment or facilities for such production. Directs that savings achieved as the result of such prohibition shall be used for FY 1993 and thereafter for environmental restoration activities at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities. Directs the President to conduct five-year studies on the quantity of tritium needed by the United States and on the costs and environmental impacts of alternative methods of obtaining it. Requires the President to report study results to the Congress. States that the prohibition will no longer be in effect if the Congress, after receiving a report from the President, adopts a joint resolution which finds an overriding need to produce tritium.
Bill· HRH.R. 3721 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 November 1991
Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to exempt the holder of any license for a federally-owned research reactor used primarily for educational training and academic research purposes from the assessment of annual charges made by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bill· HRH.R. 3692 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1991
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act of 1991 - Withdraws from all forms of entry, sale, and disposal under the public land laws and from all forms of appropriation and operation under mining and mineral leasing laws the public lands in Eddy County, New Mexico, which surround the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) (a Department of Energy (DOE) research and development facility authorized to demonstrate the safe disposal of defense radioactive waste). Describes the lands to be withdrawn. Revokes specified public land orders made inconsistent by this Act. Makes the Secretary of Energy responsible for management of the withdrawn lands. Requires the Secretary to develop a management plan for the withdrawn lands requiring any use of such lands for activities not associated with WIPP to be subject to conditions and restrictions that may be necessary to permit the conduct of WIPP activities. Requires the management plan to permit domestic livestock grazing, hunting and trapping, maintenance of wildlife habitat, the disposal of salt tailings remaining on the surface, and mining. Directs the Secretary to submit the management plan to appropriate congressional committees and the State of New Mexico. Authorizes the Secretary to close to the public any part of such withdrawn lands if required for public health and safety. Authorizes the Secretary to implement a transuranic waste experimental program at the WIPP according to prescribed guidelines. Directs the Secretary to submit the experimental program proposal to: (1) the State of New Mexico; (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (3) the National Academy of Sciences; and (4) the WIPP Environmental Evaluation Group (EEG). Provides for conflict resolution if the State of New Mexico disagrees with the Secretary's final experimental program plan. Sets forth review and modification procedures. Prohibits transuranic waste from being received for operational demonstration of the WIPP before: (1) the Secretary's determination of compliance with disposal regulations; and (2) the EPA Administrator's certification to the Congress that the Secretary has complied with them. Sets forth: (1) the EPA compliance scheme; (2) specified restrictions upon transuranic waste; (3) retrievability requirements regarding transuranic waste emplaced in the WIPP; and (4) transportation and containerization requirements (including training for accident prevention and emergency preparedness). Directs the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor to inspect the mine at the WIPP as frequently as other mine sites under its purview, and to report its findings to the Secretary for prompt correction of any deficiencies. Directs the Bureau of Mines to prepare an annual evaluation of mine safety at the WIPP. Sets forth an economic assistance payment scheme to be made by the Secretary to the State of New Mexico and certain local governmental units for operation and decommissioning expenses. Authorizes payments in lieu of taxes to such governmental entities. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the State of New Mexico regarding the promotion of WIPP-related business and employment opportunities, with particular attention given to Lea and Eddy counties. Directs the Secretary to make annual payments to the State of New Mexico for the purpose of establishing and maintaining an Impact Assessment Group within the Waste Management Education and Research Consortium to prepare annual reports on the economic impact of WIPP activities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit to certain congressional committees a preliminary plan for active and passive institutional controls for managing the WIPP after decommissioning; and (2) publish in the Federal Register a preliminary management plan for the WIPP after decommissioning. Authorizes appropriations to provide compensation for the cancellation of specified oil and gas leases. Authorizes appropriations for this Act generally. Mandates that transuranic waste introduced at the WIPP site prior to enactment of this Act be promptly removed if: (1) it is not being used to implement the experimental program; or (2) it does not comply with specified statutory restrictions. Subjects such waste to the retrievability requirements of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3679 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 October 1991
Western Hemisphere Energy Security Promotion Act - Declares it to be U.S. policy to work with Western Hemisphere nations to develop their energy sources with consideration given to petroleum production and related issues.
Bill· SS. 1882 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1991
Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon a certain licensee's request, to extend for a specified period the time required for the licensee to acquire the requisite real property and commence construction of a specified project, as well as the time required for its completion. Terminates such authorization on a certain date.
Bill· SS. 1869 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1991
San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project Divestiture Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer U.S. interests in the electrical system of the San Carlos Irrigation Project (SCIP) in Arizona to: (1) the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) and the San Carlos Apache Tribe (SCAT) for the portions of the system on their reservations; and (2) the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District (SCIDD) for remaining portions. Directs the Secretary to negotiate an agreement with GRIC, SCAT, and SCIDD for the transfer of associated assets and to distribute those assets in a manner that reflects the proportionate number of miles of distribution line to be transferred to GRIC, SCAT, and SCIDD. Requires the Secretary to retain ownership of the electric generating facilities located in the power house and switchyard at Coolidge Dam. Directs the Secretary to establish the Environmental Protection Account, to be administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in consultation with GRIC and SCAT, to fund the disposal of hazardous waste materials associated with the SCIP electrical system transferred to GRIC and SCAT and with those areas and components retained by the Secretary. Makes the Secretary responsible for unfunded disposals. Directs the Secretary of Energy, upon the request of the Secretary of the Interior, to enter into agreements to reallocate SCIP's allocation of Federal power resources. Directs the Secretary of Energy to treat GRIC, SCIDD, and SCAT as successors in interest to SCIP in reallocating SCIP's allocation of capacity and energy from the Parker Davis Project and the Colorado River Storage Project, including capacity and energy available pursuant to any agreement to provide preference power to SCIP prior to July 31, 1992. Assigns SCIP allocations of winter and summer capacity and energy to GRIC, SCIDD, and SCAT. Requires the BIA to assign its contract with the Arizona Power Authority for capacity and energy from the Boulder Canyon Project accordingly. Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with GRIC and SCIDD to provide a long-term power supply to the irrigation wells and pumps installed by SCIP to provide water to SCIP lands on and off GRIC lands. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to allocate all SCIP funds to GRIC, SCIDD, and SCAT for specified uses. Requires SCIP debt obligations owed by GRIC and SCIDD to the United States to be deposited in the Environmental Protection Account. Entitles any Federal employee at SCIP whose position is terminated by this Act to elect to continue receiving workers' compensation, retirement, and health and life insurance benefits for his or her period of employment with the tribal authority, provided such authority deposits employee deductions and agency contributions in the appropriate funds. Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain a Departmental Priority Placement Program for SCIP employees who are involuntarily separated as a result of the divestiture of the SCIP electrical system.
Bill· SS. 1874 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1991
Federal Energy Efficiency Bank Establishment Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Facilities Energy Efficiency Bank to fund a program of loans to Federal agencies for energy efficiency projects. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 3629 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1991
Atomic Energy Amendments Act of 1991 - Title I: Hearing and Judicial Review in Licensing Proceedings - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to grant a license or construction-related hearing on the record upon the request of an affected party. Requires the Commission to provide for preoperational notice and hearing where the requesting party presents significant new information previously unconsidered by the Commission. Authorizes the issuance of a combined construction permit and operating license. Title II: License Renewal - Authorizes license renewals of up to 20 years. Considers the terms of, and compliance with, any license as within the scope of a renewal proceeding. Title III: Judicial Review of Enforcement Petitions - Permits any person to petition the Commission to modify, suspend, or revoke a license. Authorizes judicial review for denials of such petitions.
Bill· HRH.R. 3631 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1991
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the agreement of the Governor or chief executive officer of a State before: (1) any material (other than byproduct material which is generated at a site subject to regulation under specified provisions of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978) may be disposed of at that site in such State; or (2) any such byproduct material may be transported into such State for purposes of storage or disposal.
Bill· HRH.R. 3636 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1991
Nuclear Testing Moratorium Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from conducting any explosive nuclear weapons test during the one-year period following the enactment of this Act unless the President certifies to the Congress that the Soviet Union has conducted such a test during such period.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 216 (102nd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1991
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) U.S. policy toward the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should be guided by a conviction that the interests of international security must take precedence over any conflicting interests in promoting nuclear commerce; and (2) the United States should encourage the IAEA to introduce reforms to strengthen its ability to pursue its safeguards objectives. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should undertake bilateral and multilateral initiatives to maintain and enhance international confidence in the effectiveness of IAEA safeguards and in other multilateral undertakings to halt the proliferation of nuclear weapons, including initiatives for: (1) building international support for the principle that nuclear supply relationships must require purchasing nations to agree to full-scope international safeguards; (2) encouraging each nuclear weapon state to undertake a comprehensive review of its own procedures for declassifying information relating to the design or production of nuclear explosive devices and to investigate any measures that would reduce the risk of such information contributing to nuclear weapons proliferation; (3) arranging for timely payment of annual financial contributions by all IAEA members; and (4) seeking agreement among the parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to apply IAEA safeguards in perpetuity and to establish new limits on the right to withdraw from that Treaty. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should direct the U.S. representatives to the IAEA to work toward the early adoption of reforms in the implementation of the safeguards responsibilities of the IAEA, including: (1) making public the IAEA's annual safeguards implementation report, establishing a public registry of commodities in international nuclear commerce, and creating a public repository of current nuclear trade control laws, agreements, regulations, and enforcement and judicial actions by IAEA member nations; (2) enabling the IAEA to issue fines for violations of safeguards procedures, pay rewards for information on possible safeguards violations, and establish a hotline for reporting such violations and other illicit uses of weapons-grade nuclear material; (3) implement special inspections of undeclared nuclear facilities and seeking authority for the IAEA to conduct challenge inspections on demand at suspected nuclear sites; and (4) developing with other IAEA member states an agreement on procedures to expedite approvals of visa applications by IAEA inspectors. Directs the President, within six months, to submit to specified congressional committees a report describing the bilateral and multilateral initiatives which the President has taken during the period since the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3566 (102nd)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1991
Intermodal Surface Transportation Infrastructure Act of 1991 - Declares that: (1) it is a goal of the United States to develop a national intermodal transportation (IT) system that moves people and goods in an energy efficient manner; and (2) the nation's future economic direction is dependent on its ability to confront directly the challenges of the global economy, declining productivity growth, energy vulnerability, air pollution, and the need to rebuild the nation's infrastructure. Title I: Federal-Aid Highways - Declares that the authorizations of appropriations and apportionments for construction of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (Interstate System - IS) made by this Act are the final authorizations of appropriations and apportionments for completion of construction of the IS. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to apportion for all States (other than Massachusetts) for FY 1993 specified sums authorized for such year by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 for expenditure on the IS, based on the apportionment factors contained in Committee Print 102-24 of the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Extends specified apportionments for the IS through FY 1997. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) obligation ceilings for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for FY 1992 through 1997, with exceptions; and (2) the distribution of, limitations on, and redistribution of unused, obligation authority. Authorizes appropriations from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for: (1) the State flexible program; (2) the National Highway System (NHS); (3) the urban mobility system (UMS); (4) the rural mobility system (RMS); (5) the combined highway safety improvement program; (6) the bridge program; (7) Indian reservation roads; (8) forest highways; (9) public lands highways; (10) parkways and park highways; (11) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) safety programs; and (12) FHWA highway safety research and development programs. Requires: (1) that not less than ten percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under titles I, III, V, and VI of this Act be expended with small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and econmically disadvantaged individuals, with exceptions; (2) each State to annually survey and compile a list of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) and the location of such concerns in the State, and notify the Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of such concerns which are controlled by women, by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals other than women, and by women who are otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged; and (3) the Secretary to establish minimum uniform criteria for State governments to use in certifying whether a concern qualifies as a DBE. Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) conduct a study of the FHWA's DBE program; and (2) report on the results to specified committees. Makes reductions in specified authorizations. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) freeway service patrols; and (2) budget compliance. Restructures the Federal-aid highway program by reorganizing it into four Federal-aid systems: (1) the IS; (2) the NHS; (3) the UMS; and (4) the RMS. Requires: (1) each State to functionally reclassify the roads and streets in such State; and (2) the Secretary to approve and report to the Congress containing such reclassification and to study and report on route redesignations of the NHS. Directs the Secretary to establish a flexible program under which a State may expend funds apportioned to it for carrying out any project or activity for which Federal funds may be obligated under Federal highway provisions. Requires any State which includes a nonattainment area for transportation-related pollutants under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to expend a percentage of apportioned funds (equal to the percentage of the population of the State residing in such nonattainment areas but not to exceed 50 percent) to carry out in such areas any project or activity for which Federal funds may be obligated under this title. Includes among eligible NHS projects: (1) construction, resurfacing, and rehabilitation of segments of such system; (2) highway safety improvements for segments of such system; (3) highway-related technology transfer activities; (4) fringe and corridor parking; (5) carpool and vanpool projects; (6) bicycle transportation; and (7) participation in wetland mitigation banks and statewide programs to create, conserve, or enhance wetland habitat. Includes among eligible UMS and RMS systems: (1) construction, resurfacing, and rehabilitation of segments of such system; (2) highway safety improvements; (3) public transportation; (4) transportation planning; (5) highway-related and public transportation-related technology transfer activities; (6) bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways; (7) landscaping, scenic enhancement, and planting of wild flowers; and (8) participation in such wetland mitigation banks and statewide programs. Specifies that with respect to eligible NHS projects and UMS and RMS systems: (1) contributions toward wetland mitigation efforts may occur in advance of specific project activity to build up credit for future projects that may impact upon wetlands; and (2) participation in such wetlands conservation projects shall not serve to exempt any highway construction project from any applicable requirement of Federal law. Authorizes appropriations under the interstate substitute program for highway and transit projects. Makes funds authorized to be appropriated for substitute transit projects for FY 1993 and 1995 available until expended. (Under current law, such funds are available for the fiscal year for which apportioned or allocated and for the succeeding fiscal year.) Sets forth provisions with respect to apportionments: (1) under the interstate substitute program; and (2) for the NHS, RMS, UMS, and the State flexible program. Limits the transferability of NHS apportionments, but provides special transferability rules for nonattainment areas for carbon monoxide or ozone under the CAA. Increases the set-aside for metropolitan planning. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the manner in which alternative fuels are treated for purposes of determining a State's relative revenue contributions to the HTF. Revises program and project approval provisions to bar the Secretary from approving: (1) any project in a proposed program which is not eligible for assistance under Federal highway provisions; (2) projects after September 30, 1992, which are not included in a transportation improvement program (TIP); (3) any program of projects in an urbanized area not based on the planning process (under Federal highway provisions) and without consideration by the State of the views of responsible public officials of the affected area; (4) a highway project (other than a project for construction of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes) in an urbanized area of more than 200,000 population which will significantly increase the motor vehicle carrying capacity of a highway facility unless the project is consistent with a congestion management system for such area; and (5) a highway project for new construction or reconstruction within the boundaries of a State along which a pedestrian walkway or a bicycle transportation facility is required to be included under the State TIP unless such walkway or facility is part of such highway project, with exceptions. Directs the Secretary, in approving programs for: (1) NHS projects in non-urbanized areas, to require that such projects be selected by the State in consultation with appropriate local officials; (2) RMS projects, to require that such projects be selected by the State highway department, appropriate local officials, and Indian tribal governments in cooperation with each other, with exceptions; (3) NHS projects, to give preference to such projects as will expedite the completion of an adequate and connected system of highways interstate in character; (4) UMS projects, to require that such projects be selected by the designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) in consultation with the State; and (5) Federal-aid systems, to give priority to projects which incorporate improved standards and features with safety benefits. Authorizes the Secretary, in approving programs, to give priority of approval to, and expedite the construction of, projects that are recommended by specified officials as important to the national defense. Specifies that, in preparing programs to submit for approval, the Secretary and the State: (1) shall give consideration to projects providing direct and convenient public access to public airports, public ports for water transportation, new town communities, and new town-intown communities; and (2) may give priority to projects for the reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, or rehabilitation of highways which are incurring a substantial use as a result of transportation activities to meet national energy requirements and which will continue to incur such use. Sets forth provisions with respect to preconstruction activities and contracting for engineering and design services. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress a national list of rights-of-way identified by the MPOs and the States, including a strategy for preventing further loss of rights-of-way and the desirability of creating a transportation right-of-way land bank to preserve vital corridors. Authorizes the States, MPOs, or units of local government (using NHS, UMS, or RMS funds) to purchase threatened rights-of-way, subject to certain limitations. Directs the Secretary, in approving such purchases, to give priority to those rights-of-way most imminently threatened with being lost to transportation purposes. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to affect the Federal share established by the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983, for highway construction on the IS. Directs the Secretary to advance the State of Washington emergency relief funds for the replacement of a bridge on the IS damaged by storms in November 1990. Sets forth provisions with respect to the Federal share and repayment of funds. Bars States from allowing a longer combination vehicle (LCV) to be operated on the IS within its boundaries without having its apportionment of funds withheld, unless authorized under this title. Authorizes a State to continue to allow LCVs lawfully operated on June 1, 1991 to operate on the IS within its boundaries, subject to specified requirements. Establishes separate requirements for the State of Wyoming. Makes additional exceptions with respect to the operation of certain specialized hauling vehicles on Interstate Route 68 in Garrett and Alleghany Counties, Maryland. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study of State and Federal regulations pertaining to transporters of water well drilling rigs on public highways to identify requirements which place a burden on such transporters without enhancing safety or preservation of public highways; and (2) report to the Congress within two years on the results of such study. Exempts firefighting vehicles from axle weight limitations and the bridge formula for vehicles using the IS for two years, subject to renewal for an additional year. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of State laws regulating the use on the IS of such vehicles and the issuance of permits by States exempting such vehicles from such requirements to determine whether or not: (1) such State laws and Federal highway provisions need to be modified; (2) a permanent exemption should be made for such vehicles; or (3) the bridge formula should be modified as it applies to such vehicles. Sets forth reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary to permit Federal participation in the initial construction (current law authorizes such participation in construction) and 4R projects with respect to toll highways, bridges, or tunnels, conversion of toll-free bridges or tunnels to toll facilities, and preliminary studies to determine the feasibility of a toll facility for which Federal participation is authorized on the same basis as in the construction of free highways. Sets forth provisions with respect to ownership of such facilities, limitations on the use of revenues and on the Federal share, and modification of agreements to allow Federal participation. Eliminates the public operation requirement for toll ferries. Directs the Secretary, subject to specified circumstances, to void certain agreements with respect to: (1) the Fort McHenry Tunnel, Maryland; and (2) the I-78 Delaware River Bridge. Specifies that any new agreement shall permit the continuation of tolls without repayment of Federal funds and shall provide that all toll revenues be used first for repayment of the non-Federal cost of construction, second for operation and maintenance costs, and for other specified purposes. Replaces railway-highway crossing provisions with provisions for a combined highway safety improvement program, under which each State shall: (1) conduct and systematically maintain an engineering survey of all highways to identify hazardous locations, as well as railroad crossings which may require separation, relocation, protective devices, or pedestrian stoplights; (2) assign priorities for correction; and (3) establish and implement a schedule of projects for improvements so identified. Sets the Federal share for projects under such program at 80 percent of the cost. Authorizes the Secretary to classify the various types of projects involved in the elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings and set for each classification a percentage of the costs of construction deemed to represent the net benefit to the railroads for the purpose of determining the railroads' share of construction costs. Sets forth provisions with respect to liability for construction cost, discharge of liability, and enforcement of Act requirements. Provides for the apportionment of funds. Directs the Secretary to set aside: (1) $300,000 for Operation Life Saver (a public information and education program to prevent and reduce motor vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities, and to improve driver performance at railway-highway crossings); and (2) $10,000,000 for railway-highway crossing hazard elimination in high speed rail corridors. Authorizes the use of funds by local governments for the improvement of railway-highway crossings under specified circumstances. Requires each State to: (1) establish an evaluation process to assess results achieved by highway safety improvement projects and develop cost-benefit data for various types of corrections and treatments which shall be used in setting priorities for such projects; and (2) submit progress reports to the Secretary by December 30 of each year. Directs the Secretary to: (1) revise the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and such other regulations and agreements of the FHWA as necessary to authorize States and local governments to install stop or yield signs at any rail-highway grade crossing without automatic traffic control devices with two or more trains operating across such crossing per day; (2) initiate a rulemaking proceeding to revise the guidelines and standards for the installation of roadside barriers and other safety appurtenances, reflecting state-of-the-art designs, testing, and evaluating criteria contained in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 230 (relating to approval standards which provide an enhanced level of crashworthy performance to accommodate vans, mini-vans, pickup trucks, and four-wheel drive vehicles); and (3) complete such proceeding and issue a final rule regarding the implementation of revised guidelines and standards for acceptable roadside barriers and other safety appurtenances (which shall accommodate vans, mini-vans, pickup trucks, and four-wheel drive vehicles and shall be applicable to the refurbishment and replacement of existing, as well as the installation of new, roadside barriers and safety appurtenances). Sets forth provisions with respect to the control of outdoor advertising. Directs MPOs, in cooperation with the State, to develop transportation plans and programs for urbanized areas of the State which provide for the development of transportation facilities (including pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities) which will function as an IT system for the State and such urbanized areas. Provides for the designation or redesignation of MPOs for each urbanized area of the State. Sets forth provisions with respect to the area covered by the transportation planning process and the factors to be considered in developing transportation plans and programs, such as: (1) applicable Federal, State, and local energy conservation programs, goals, and objectives; (2) applicable CAA requirements; (3) methods to reduce traffic congestion; (4) the effect of transportation decisions on land use and development; (5) the use of innovative mechanisms for financing projects; (6) long-range needs of transportation systems in the urbanized area; (7) methods to enhance the efficient movement of commercial motor vehicles; and (8) with respect to bridges and tunnels, life-cycle costs in the design and engineering for the bridge or tunnel. Sets forth special rules for urbanized areas of greater than 200,000 population. Requires each MPO designated for an urbanized area to: (1) develop a long-range transportation plan and a TIP for the area for which such organization is designated; (2) provide citizens, affected public agencies, representatives of transportation agency employees, other affected employee representatives, private providers of transportation, and other interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed plan; (3) develop a long-range comprehensive plan for bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways for such area which shall be incorporated into the long-range transportation plan for such area; and (4) review and approve TIPs at least biannually. Directs the Secretary to establish in the Department of Transportation (DOT) an advisory committee to review: (1) the planning process being utilized by MPOs; (2) the composition and organization of such MPOs; (3) the impact on such MPOs of changing demographics and increased responsibilities under Federal highway provisions and under the CAA; and (4) the relationship between the MPO and statewide planning processes. Sets forth reporting requirements. Sets forth provisions with respect to statewide planning that are analogous to those for metropolitan planning. Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to develop highway construction training and assistance programs in cooperation with Indian tribal governments; (2) the States to implement a preference for employment of Indians on projects carried out under this title near Indian reservations; (3) the use of RMS or UMS funds for capital improvement to provide access and coordination between intercity and rural bus service, and for construction of facilities to provide connections between highway transportation and other modes of transportation; and (4) the Secretary to approve as a project on any Federal-aid system modifications to existing highway facilities on such system necessary to accommodate other modes of transportation if such modifications will not adversely effect automotive safety or future highway improvements. Makes public mass transportation projects in urbanized areas subject to metropolitan planning requirements under this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) inventory all highway bridges on Indian reservation roads and park bridges; (2) classify them according to serviceability, safety, and essentiality for public use; (3) assign each a priority for replacement or rehabilitation; and (4) determine the cost of replacing such bridge with a comparable facility or of rehabilitating such bridge. Authorizes the Secretary to approve Federal participation in the painting of, or application of calcium magnesium acetate to, the structure of highway bridges upon application by a State for assistance. Provides for the apportionment of discretionary bridge program funds. Authorizes the expenditure of certain funds to rehabilitate, paint, or apply calcium magnesium acetate to highway bridges located on public roads other than those on the Federal-aid system. Requires that projects not on a Federal-aid system be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with State laws, regulations, directives, and safety, design, and construction standards. Requires a set-aside for such activities with respect to Indian reservation bridges. Directs the Secretary, upon determining a State bridge apportionment and before transferring funds to the States, to transfer the Indian reservation bridge allocation to the Secretary of the Interior for expenditure pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified high cost bridge projects. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth provisions with respect to allocation percentages, the Federal share (80 percent), delegation of responsibility to the States, and advance construction. Continues existing apportionment criteria. Makes permanent the extension of the 65 miles per hour speed limit demonstration program. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations with respect to: (1) the monitoring of programs conducted by the States to ensure uniformity; and (2) the placing of devices and equipment at such locations on maximum speed limit highways on a scientifically random basis which take into account the relative risk of motor vehicle accidents occurring, considering the classes of such highways and the speeds at which vehicles are traveling on such classes of highways. Sets forth a formula for the transfer of a State's apportionment of Federal highway funds if such State fails to adequately enforce the speed limit. Requires a State to obligate at least 50 percent of any funds transferred under this title for a fiscal year for speed limit enforcement and public information and education. Requires the Secretary to carry out such provisions through the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). Provides for the transfer of certain FHWA personnel to the NHTSA to carry out such provisions. Directs the Secretary: (1) in FY 1992 and each fiscal year thereafter, to allocate among the States amounts sufficient to ensure that a State's percentage of the total apportionments in each such fiscal year and allocations for the prior fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs, with exceptions, shall not be less than 90 percent of the percentage of estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in such State paid into the HTF (other than the Mass Transit Account) in the latest fiscal year for which data is available; and (2) in each of FY 1992 through 1997, to make supplemental minimum allocations based upon authorizations for special projects. Authorizes a State, subject to approval by the Secretary, to obligate: (1) UMS and flexible program funds for the construction of pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities and for carrying out-non-construction projects related to safe bicycle use; and (2) NHS funds for such construction adjacent to any highway on the NHS (other than the IS). Authorizes the use of Federal lands highway funds, at the discretion of the department charged with the administration of such funds, for the construction of such walkways and facilities in conjunction with trails, roads, highways, and parkways on Federal lands. Requires each State receiving an apportionment under this title to fund, in the State transportation department, a position of bicycle and pedestrian coordinator. Authorizes, with respect to highway bridge deck replacement or rehabilitation, such replacement or rehabilitation so as to provide for the safe accommodation of bicycles, subject to certain conditions. Sets the Federal share of pedestrian walkway and bicycle transportation facility construction at 80 percent. Requires such walkways and facilities to be located and designed pursuant to an overall plan to be developed by each MPO and State and incorporated into their comprehensive annual long-range plans, which shall provide due consideration for safety and contiguous routes. Limits the use of motorized vehicles on pedestrian walkways and trails under this title. Bars any bicycle project under this Act from being carried out unless the Secretary has determined that such project will be principally for transportation, rather than recreation, purposes. Requires that: (1) two percent of funds made available for Indian reservation roads for each fiscal year be allocated to those Indian tribal governments applying for transportation planning; and (2) the Indian tribal government develop a TIP that includes all Indian reservation road projects proposed for funding. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study on differences between the use of funds out of the HTF on, and the designation of roads as, Indian reservation roads and rural mobility highways; and (2) report to the Congress on the results, together with any recommendations for correcting inequities identified under such study. Requires the Secretary, within one year, to issue regulations for State development, establishment, and implementation of a system (which may include a compliance schedule and minimum standards) for managing: (1) highway pavement of the Federal-aid system; (2) bridges on and off such system; (3) highway and transportation safety; (4) traffic congestion; (5) public transportation facilities and equipment; and (6) IT facilities and systems. Directs the Secretary to issue guidelines and requirements for the State development, establishment, and implementation of a traffic monitoring system for highways and public transportation facilities and equipment. Sets forth additional provisions with respect to State requirements, intermodal requirements, reporting requirements, funding, and congressional review of regulations. Authorizes appropriations for specified congestion relief projects. Sets forth provisions with respect to allocation percentages, the Federal share, delegation to the States, and advance construction. Prohibits: (1) the discovery (current law only bars the admission as evidence) of certain reports and surveys compiled to develop a highway safety construction improvement project to enhance the safety of potential accident sites or hazardous conditions; and (2) the Secretary from using iron in highway or urban transit projects (current law specifies only steel and manufactured products used in such projects) that has not been produced in the United States. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) relocation assistance regulations relating to the Rural Electrification Administration; (2) a temporary matching fund waiver regarding qualifying State projects; (3) repayment of increases in the Federal share; and (4) deductions from State apportionments where a State has not made the required repayment on or before March 30, 1994. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit to the Congress a report on purchases from foreign entities granted waivers from "Buy America" provisions in FY 1992 and 1993, indicating the dollar value of items for which such waivers were granted. Makes ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds authorized under this Act any person determined by a court or Federal agency to have intentionally: (1) affixed a label bearing a "Made in America" inscription to any product used in projects under Federal highway provisions, sold in or shipped to the United States, that was not made in the United States; or (2) represented that any product used in such projects, sold in or shipped to the United States that was not produced in the United States, was produced in the United States. Specifies that such waiver shall not apply to products produced in a foreign country if the Secretary determines that such country: (1) is a party to an agreement with the United States pursuant to which the head of a U.S. agency has granted a waiver; and (2) has violated the terms of such agreement by discriminating against specified U.S.-produced products. Identifies and authorizes appropriations for specified high priority corridors on the NHS. Sets forth provisions with respect to allocation percentages, the Federal share, delegation to the States, and advance construction. Directs the Secretary to: (1) include all such corridors on the proposed NHS as submitted to the Congress; (2) prepare a long-range plan for the upgrading of each corridor to the appropriate standards for highways on the NHS, including separate plans for developing the corridor and financing the development; (3) prepare feasibility and design studies, as necessary, for those corridors for which such studies have not been prepared; and (4) use procedures for acceleration of projects in carrying out projects on high priority corridors. Requires each State in which a priority segment is located to prepare a detailed plan for completion of construction on such segment and for financing such construction. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth criteria for States to use in selecting high priority segments of corridors of national significance. Authorizes appropriations out of the HTF for feasibility and design studies under this title. Directs the Secretary to establish a Priority Corridor Revolving Loan Fund. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants under a highway bridge research and demonstration program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) take such action as necessary to ensure that information and technology resulting from such research is made available to State and local transportation departments and other interested persons; and (2) make grants to States for construction of highway timber bridges on the RMS. Sets forth provisions with respect to applications, approval criteria, the Federal share, and funding for such grants. Requires the Secretary to carry out a program for ferry boat construction. Bars the Secretary from disapproving, for five years, a highway project solely on the ground that it includes the use of asphalt containing recycled rubber. Specifies that a patented application process for recycled rubber shall be eligible for approval under the same conditions that an unpatented process is eligible. Directs the Secretary to: (1) gather information and recommendations concerning such use in highway projects from those States that have extensively researched and experimented with such use, and make available such information and recommendations to States which indicate an interest in such use; (2) conduct a study to evaluate the economic savings, technical performance qualities, and environmental benefits of using recycled materials in highway projects and report the results to the Congress; and (3) encourage the use of recycled materials in federally-assisted highway projects where such materials are available for the project if such use, in comparison to conventional materials, has been demonstrated to supply equal or superior performance qualities and environmental benefits at equal or lesser cost over the economic life of the project. Directs the Secretary to carry out highway use tax evasion projects, subject to specified limitations. Authorizes the Secretary to allocate specified funds to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the States for such purposes. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study to determine the feasibility and desirability of using dye and markers to aid in motor fuel tax enforcement activities and other purposes; and (2) establish an advisory committee to prepare a plan to carry out and coordinate highway use tax evasion projects, monitor the results, provide progress reports to the Secretary, and make recommendations to the Secretary for the distribution of funds. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) termination of such committee; (2) State certification requirements (that the State will maintain motor fuel tax enforcement activities at a certain level); (3) reporting requirements; and (4) funding of such projects. Authorizes the Secretary to approve substitute highway, bus transit, and light rail transit projects in lieu of construction of the I-94 East-West Transitway project in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties, Wisconsin. Directs the Comptroller General to complete a study on equipment rental rates for use in reimbursing contractors for extra work on Federal-aid projects. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish within DOT an advisory committee to assist the Secretary with respect to the establishment of a national scenic byways program; and (2) provide technical assistance and make grants to the States for the planning, design, and development of State scenic byways programs. Sets forth provisions with respect to the membership, function, and reporting requirements of such committee; the Federal share (80 percent); and funding provisions. Establishes an interim scenic byways program during FY 1992 through 1994. Authorizes appropriations. Specifies the Federal share (80 percent). Makes funds available for such years, subject to specified limitations. Directs the Secretary to carry out a highway project in Arkansas to demonstrate: (1) the benefits of providing training to county and town traffic officials in the need for and application of uniform traffic control devices; and (2) safety benefits of providing for adequate and safe warning and regulatory signs. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified: (1) rural access projects; and (2) urban access and mobility projects. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth provisions with respect to allocation percentages, the Federal share, delegation to the States, and advance construction. Directs: (1) the Secretary to carry out a project to make modifications to bridges necessary for the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project for flood control at Molly Ann's Brook, New Jersey (NJ); and (2) the Governor of NJ to carry out all the responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to highway construction projects in Passaic and Bergen Counties, NJ. Sets forth provisions with respect to certain regulatory interpretations concerning: (1) the coating of steel; and (2) the funding of fusees and flares. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the progress being made by the States in adopting and implementing a uniform system for handicapped parking. Sets forth reporting requirements. Requires that: (1) not less than five percent of the mileage of roadside barriers installed along Federal-aid highways within the boundaries of a State in each calendar year be innovative safety barriers; and (2) each State annually certify to the Secretary compliance with such requirement. Directs the Secretary to conduct a survey to identify current State standards relating to geometric design, traffic control devices, roadside safety, safety appurtenance design, uniform traffic control devices, and sign legibility and directional clarity for all Federal-aid highways, taking into consideration posted speed limits as they relate to highway design. Sets forth reporting requirements. Sets forth: (1) the effective date of this title; and (2) provisions with respect to the availability and transferability of unobligated balances. Authorizes appropriations for specified innovative projects. Sets forth provisions with respect to allocation percentages, the Federal share, delegation to the States, advance construction, and reporting requirements. Exempts certain toll pilot projects in Orange County California, from requirements applicable to public parks, recreation areas, and wildlife and waterfowl refuges. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study of the advisability and feasibility of establishing an international border highway infrastructure discretionary program; (2) conduct a study to determine an appropriate symbol or emblem to be placed on highway signs referring to the IS to commemorate the vision of President Dwight D. Eisenhower in creating the IS; and (3) report on each to the Congress. Makes unobligated balances of funds previously authorized under the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 for demonstration projects available for projects located in Tampa, Florida; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and from Larkspur to Korbel, California. Renames the U.S. Route 68 bridge across the Ohio River between Aberdeen, Ohio, and Marysville, Kentucky, as the William H. Harsha Bridge. Bars the Secretary from recognizing any certification made by a State on the safety of motorbikes on HOV lanes that was made prior to the enactment of this Act until the Secretary publishes notice of, and provides opportunity for public comment on, such certification. Directs the Secretary to: (1) encourage the States to provide for equitable participation in the use of tourist-oriented directional or logo signs along the IS and Federal-aid primary system; (2) conduct a study, and report to the Congress, on the participation in the use of such signs and State practices with respect to such use; and (3) conduct a study, and report to the Congress, regarding the feasibility of constructing a four-lane highway connecting Interstate Routes 65 and ten in the vicinity of Pensacola, Florida. Amends the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to include Calhoun County, Mississippi, in Appalachia. Provides that, in the case of specified highway projects which would otherwise be eligible for assistance, or projects on a federally-owned bridge, the Federal share shall be 100 percent. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a proposed work zone safety program to improve work zone safety at highway construction sites; and (2) issue regulations for the establishment of value engineering review programs by the States. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations for various specified highway and highway-related projects throughout the United States. Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 to extend the railroad relocation and demonstration program through 1994 (currently, in effect through 1991). Renames a highway bypass in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, as the J. Clifford Naugle Bypass. Authorizes an interim advance construction program, subject to specified limitations. Directs the Secretary to approve the construction of a specified DOT project in Fulton County, Georgia, subject to specified limitations. Authorizes the Secretary to fund the production of a documentary, in cooperation with a not-for-profit national public television station, to create awareness by the public and State and local governments of the nation's infrastructure and to encourage studies and projects to improve the infrastructure. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to collect and analyze data on the volume of traffic crossing specified U.S.-Canadian bridges. Expresses the sense of the Congress that State and local governments should encourage the environmentally safe use of compost and fertilizer products derived from treated municipal sewage sludge along the rights-of-way of Federal-aid highways. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study of State compliance with requirements for revocation and suspension of drivers' licenses; and (2) report to the Congress on the results of such study. Requires the Secretary to establish a private sector involvement program to encourage States to contract with private firms for engineering and design services in carrying out Federal-aid highway projects. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) grants to States; and (2) reporting requirements. Sets forth provisions with respect to the repayment of funds by New Hampshire to the United States. Title II: Highway Safety - Requires (as a prerequisite to the Secretary's approval) that each State's highway safety program include the following programs: (1) drunk driving; (2) speeding; (3) occupant protection; (4) emergency medical services; (5) motorcycle safety; (6) uniform data collection and reporting; (7) accident location; (8) highway design, construction, and maintenance; and (9) traffic engineering. Permits the Secretary to approve a State's highway safety program only if it includes three or more of the following programs: (1) bicycle safety; (2) pedestrian safety; (3) school bus safety; (4) traffic record system; (5) police traffic services; and (6) such other programs as the Secretary may establish by regulation. Bars the Secretary from approving a State highway safety program that does not: (1) provide that at least 40 percent of Federal funds apportioned to the State for a fiscal year be expended by the political subdivisions of the State, including Indian tribal governments (current law makes no mention of tribal governments); and (2) provide adequate and reasonable access for the safe and convenient movement of individuals with disabilities (currently, physically handicapped persons). Authorizes the Secretary to waive the 40 percent requirement whenever the Secretary determines that there are an insufficient number of local highway safety programs to justify the expenditure in the State of such percentage of Federal funds during the fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations establishing minimum standards for State highway safety programs to be approved under this title which: (1) with respect to the drunk driving, speeding, occupant protection, and police traffic services programs, must include public information, education, and law enforcement components; and (2) may require a State highway safety program to include adoption and enforcement of State law authorizing the use of automatic speed detection devices by law enforcement officers. Specifies that such highway safety requirements and regulations shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Secretary, be applicable to federally administered areas where a Federal agency controls the highways or supervises traffic operations. Applies provisions of this title to Indian reservations. Specifies that 95 percent of the funds apportioned to the Secretary of the Interior under this title shall be expended by Indian tribes to carry out highway safety programs within their jurisdictions. Bars the admission as evidence or use in any action for damages of traffic record system data. Sets forth reporting requirements with respect to legislation necessary to implement programs developed by the Secretary to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries. Revises highway safety research and development provisions to authorize the Secretary to: (1) use appropriated funds to engage in research on all phases of highway safety and traffic conditions; and (2) undertake, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and development with non-Federal entities which may include crash data collection and analysis, driver and pedestrian behavior, and demonstrations of technology. Bars the Secretary from agreeing to provide more than 50 percent of the cost of any such research and development project. Revises drunk driving provisions to authorize the Secretary to make grants to States which adopt and implement effective programs to reduce traffic safety problems resulting from persons driving while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. Requires States, to be eligible for basic grants, to provide for: (1) the prompt suspension, for a period of not less than 90 days for a first offender and one year for a repeat offender, of the driver's license of any individual who a law enforcement officer has probable cause under State law to believe has committed an alcohol-related traffic offense and who is determined, based on one or more chemical tests, to be intoxicated or who refuses to submit to such a test; (2) a mandatory sentence, of imprisonment for not less than 48 consecutive hours or not less than 100 days of community service, not subject to suspension or probation, for any person convicted of driving while intoxicated (as defined by this Act) more than once in any five-year period; (3) a statewide program for stopping motor vehicles on a nondiscriminatory, lawful basis to determine whether or not operators of such vehicles are driving while under the influence of alcohol; and (4) a self-sustaining drunk driving prevention program under which a significant portion of the fines or surcharges collected from individuals apprehended and fined for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol are returned, or an equivalent amount of non-Federal funds are provided, to those communities which have comprehensive programs for the prevention of such operation of motor vehicles. Modifies or adds provisions with respect to supplemental grants, limits on administrative expenses, apportionment of funds, and reapportionment of noneligible State funds. Authorizes the Secretary, in the case of a local highway program carried out by an Indian tribe with insufficient funds to meet the non-Federal cost of such program, to increase the Federal share of the cost. Directs the Secretary to make $17,000,000 available for each of FY 1993 through 1997 to carry out drunk driving provisions. Allows States which have been eligible for such grants before the date of the enactment of this Act to elect to receive in a fiscal year grants under such provisions, as so in effect, in lieu of receiving in such fiscal year grants under such provisions, as amended by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States which have in effect specified State motorcycle helmet and safety belt use laws to: (1) educate the public about motorcycle and passenger vehicle safety, and motorcycle helmet, safety belt, and child restraint system use, and to involve public health education and other related agencies in such efforts; and (2) train law enforcement officers in the enforcement of, monitor the rate or compliance with, and enforce, such laws. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) the maintenance of State expenditures for traffic safety programs; (2) the Federal share of the cost; (3) eligibility requirements; (4) measuring rates of compliance; and (5) penalties for failing to have in effect such laws. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) NHTSA highway safety and highway safety research and development, programs; and (2) the alcohol traffic safety incentive grant program. Directs the Secretary, acting through the NHTSA, to establish a regional program for implementation of drug recognition programs and for training law enforcement officers to recognize and identify individuals who are operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or one or more controlled substances or other drugs. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to establish a citizens advisory committee to report to the Congress. Specifies that such committee shall include one member of Mothers Against Drunk Driving and one member of a narcotics control organization. Amends the National Driver Register Act of 1982 to make authorizations of appropriations for highway safety educational programming and a study of the use of mass media to educate the public of ways of reducing the number and severity of highway accidents. Title III: Federal Transit Act of 1991 - Amends Federal law to rename the Urban Mass Transportation Administration of DOT the Federal Transit Administration. Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (the Act) to delete specified provisions relating to the authority of the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to issue letters of intent with respect to grants and loans for mass transportation projects. Directs the Secretary to apportion certain amounts for FY 1992 through 1997 for rail and guideway modernization for certain urbanized areas. Earmarks a portion of the funds made available for construction of new fixed guideway systems and extensions for obligation at the Secretary's discretion for systems planning, alternative analysis, and preliminary engineering. Earmarks a specified amount at the Secretary's discretion for grants to States and local public bodies and agencies to prevent crime and to increase security in existing and future transit systems. Revises certain criteria to prohibit the making of grants or loans for construction of new fixed guideway systems or extensions unless such proposed projects: (1) have undergone a cost-effectiveness analysis; and (2) are included, after September 30, 1992, in a transportation improvement program. Requires the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees on factors which the Secretary considers they should use in authorizing such projects. Allocates on a percentage basis grants or loans for mass transportation projects for FY 1992 through 1997 for: (1) rail modernization; (2) construction of new fixed guideway systems and extensions to such systems; (3) replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction of bus-related facilities; and (4) apportionments to States for eligible capital projects and Federal highway programs. Prohibits States (other than the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands) from receiving for any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1991, less than one-third of one percent of funds available from the Mass Transit Account of the HTF for transportation projects under this Act. Treats such named territories together as one State. Makes provisions of title 23 of the United States Code (relating to Federal-aid highway projects) applicable to State projects that are funded under this Act. Sets at 80 percent (or any lower percentage mandated) the Federal share of costs with respect to Federal-aid highway and mass transportation projects. Authorizes the remainder of net project costs of a planned extension to a fixed guideway system to include the cost of rolling stock previously purchased if an applicant demonstrates that such purchase was made: (1) solely with non-Federal funds; and (2) for use on such extension. Increases the percentages of block grant funds available for expenditure for mass transportation projects in urbanized areas with more than, and less than, a population of 200,000, respectively. Extends the Secretary's authority to investigate safety conditions of mass transportation projects financed under the block grant program. Redefines the term "associated capital maintenance items" to include supplies (except for fuels and lubricants). Provides for an annual increase in the amount of mass transportation funds that may be used for operating assistance by urbanized areas regardless of size (currently, for urbanized areas with less than a population of 200,000). Authorizes States to transfer their apportionment of mass transportation block grant funds for urbanized areas with populations with less than 200,000 to their apportionment for Federal-aid highway projects. Treats any area that has been designated as an urbanized area under the 1980 census and not under the 1990 census as an urbanized area eligible to receive mass transportation funds. Requires contracts for engineering and design services with respect to mass transportation projects to be performed and audited in compliance with cost principles contained in the Federal acquisition regulations of the Code of Federal Regulations. Defines "transit" to mean mass transportation. Requires the Secretary, not later than January 31, 1992, to issue regulations requiring a pre-award and post-delivery audit with respect to any Federal grant for the purchase of rail rolling stock and for the purchase of IS or more buses in order to assure compliance with certain Federal motor vehicle safety, Buy American, and bid specifications requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to any public body for any public purpose facilities and equipment and other assets (including land) acquired by a recipient of Federal transportation funds but no longer needed. Sets forth specified determinations to be made by the Secretary with respect to the transfer of such assets for purposes other than for mass transportation. Defines a turnkey system project as a vendor-specific project under which a recipient contracts with a vendor to build a transit system that meets specific performance criteria and which is operated by such vendor for a period of time. Authorizes the Secretary to allow the solicitation for a turnkey system project to be conditionally awarded before Federal requirements are met so long as such award is made without prejudice to such requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and loans to private nonprofit corporations and associations in order to pay operating expenses related to new and existing transportation services that meet the special needs of elderly and handicapped persons. Authorizes transit service providers who receive Federal transportation assistance under programs for elderly and handicapped persons and rural transportation programs to assist in providing meal delivery service for homebound persons if such service does not conflict with the provision or result in a reduction of mass transportation services. Authorizes States to transfer portions of their apportionment of formula grants for public transportation projects in rural areas to their apportionment for Federal-aid highway projects. Requires the Secretary, before apportioning any such formula grants after September 30, 1991, to set aside a specified amount for the development and support of intercity bus transportation. Defines the term "construction" with regard to transportation construction projects to include acquisition of materials and supplies. Authorizes appropriations from the Treasury and the Mass Transit Account of the HTF for FY 1992 through 1997 for: (1) block grants for mass transportation projects in urbanized areas; (2) formula grants for public transportation projects in rural areas; (3) mass transportation and construction projects (including capital maintenance items); (4) rural transportation programs; (5) mass transportation services for elderly and handicapped persons; (6) projects for the deployment of innovative techniques and methods in the management and operation of public transportation services; (7) transportation research, development, and demonstration projects; (8) long-range transportation planning programs and technical studies; (9) grants to public and private nonprofit educational institutions to assist in establishing comprehensive research in the problems of transportation urban areas; (10) rural transit assistance programs; (11) human resources programs in public transportation activities; (12) administrative expenses of the Secretary; (13) a certain survey of the future transit needs of the Nation and a study on the transferability of transit funds for nontransit purposes; and (14) university transportation centers. Makes funds available from the HTF (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY 1992 through 1997 for such transportation centers. Makes specified Federal transportation funds available to the Secretary for making grants, or entering into contracts, for: (1) transportation research, development, and demonstration projects; (2) long-range transportation planning programs and technical studies; (3) fellowships for training of personnel employed in managerial, technical, and professional positions in the public transportation field; (4) public and private nonprofit educational institutions to assist in establishing comprehensive research in the problems of transportation in urban areas; (5) rural transit assistance programs; or (6) human resources programs in public transportation activities. Requires the Secretary to make a specified amount of such funds available for transit-related technical assistance, demonstration programs, special demonstration initiatives, research, public education, and other activities that the Secretary deems appropriate to help transit providers comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. Requires the Secretary to establish an entrepreneurial transportation services program to provide grants and loans to assist in the development of private transportation services to meet new transportation needs and complement public transportation services. Earmarks specified funds for: (1) an inertial navigation system demonstration project to determine the safety, economic, and environmental benefits of deploying inertial navigation tracking and control systems in urban and rural environments. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake a program of transit technology development. Requires the Secretary to establish an industry technical panel to assist in identifying priority technology development areas and in establishing guidelines for project development, project cost sharing, and project execution. Earmarks a specified amount of funds for: (1) State transit cooperative research programs; and (2) State and local transportation planning, research, and training in urbanized areas. Requires the Secretary, as part of the transit cooperative research program, to establish an independent governing board to recommend transit research, development, and technology transfer activities. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the National Academy of Sciences to implement such activities. Directs the Secretary to enter into a full funding grant agreement with a public entity for construction of a suspended light rail system technology pilot project. Requires the Secretary to report biennially to specified congressional committees: (1) an estimate of the future transit needs of the nation, including in rural areas (particularly access to health care facilities); and (2) a study on the transferability of transit funds for nontransit purposes. Requires the Secretary to enter into a full funding grant agreement for the provision of Federal transportation assistance to the New Jersey Urban Core Project. Exempts such project from certain requirements under the Act relating to criteria for new construction of fixed guideway systems. Directs the Secretary to complete a draft environmental impact statement for an extension of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) to the San Francisco International Airport. Directs the Secretary to make grants to BART and to Santa Clara County Transit District (SCCTD) to conduct preliminary engineering and complete environmental impact statements on the locally preferred alternative for the extension of BART to the San Francisco International Airport and for the Tasman Corridor Project. Sets forth a schedule for approval of the construction of such projects. Directs the Secretary, upon such approval, to execute a multiyear grant agreement with BART to permit the expenditure of funds for the construction of the BART San Francisco International Airport Extension and with SCCTD for the construction of the Tasman Corridor Project. Requires the Secretary to execute full funding grant agreements (consistent with Metropolitan Transportation Commission Resolution No. 1876) with BART for Colma and the San Francisco International Airport, and with SCCTD for the Tasman Corridor Project. Requires the Secretary, not later than April 1, 1992, to complete and publish in the Federal Register a final supplemental environmental impact statement for Minimum Operable Segment-3 (other than the East Side Extension) of the Los Angeles Metro Rail Project. Requires the Secretary to negotiate with the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission on an amendment to a specified full funding contract for construction of Minimum Operable Segment-2 of the Los Angeles Metro Rail Project in order to include construction of Minimum Operable Segment-3, including a commitment for Federal funding for the East Side Extension, in such contract. Directs the Secretary to enter into multiyear grant agreements with certain States for the construction of specified transportation projects. Directs the Federal Transit Administration to allow petroleum violation escrow account funds spent by the New Jersey Transit Corporation on transit improvements to be applied as credit towards the non-Federal match for any transit project funded under the Act. Makes specified amounts of Federal transportation funds available to the State of New York for projects designed to meet the transportation needs associated with the 1993 World University Games. Increases the limitation on operating assistance for the Staten Island Ferry. Forgives the outstanding balance on a specified grant agreement made to the Fayettville Transit Authority, North Carolina. Extends the repayment period on the outstanding balances due on certain loans made to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority. Requires the Secretary to study procedures for determining disability in order to obtain off peak reduced fares under the Act. Requires the Secretary to make a specified amount of Federal transportation funds available to Pennsylvania for capital expenses to assist in the provision of elderly and handicapped transportation services. Provides for the reduction of authorized appropriations from the Mass Transit Account of the HTF. Declares that any obligated M account balances remaining available for expenditure as of August 1, 1991, for Urban Discretionary Grants and Interstate Transfer Grants-Transit shall remain available until expended. Requires the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to undertake an alternatives analysis for the East-West Central Milwaukee Corridor. Title IV: Motor Carrier Act of 1991 - Motor Carrier Act of 1991 - Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to add as conditions for approval of State plans (to be eligible for commercial motor vehicle safety enforcement grants) that such plans ensure that: (1) activities funded under such Act do not diminish the effectiveness of development and implementation of commercial motor vehicle safety programs; (2) fines imposed and collected by the State for violations of commercial motor vehicle safety regulations will be reasonable and appropriate; and (3) the designated State agency will coordinate the plan with respect to commercial motor vehicle safety with the State highway safety plan. Requires State plans to provide for maintenance of the level of expenditures for enforcement of commercial motor vehicle size and weight limitations, drug interdiction, and State traffic safety laws and regulations as conditions for approval of such plans. Authorizes a State, subject to specified limitations, to use grant funds for: (1) enforcement of commercial motor vehicle size and weight limitations at locations other than fixed weight facilities, at specified geographical locations (such as steep grades or mountainous terrains), or at seaports where intermodal shipping containers enter and exit the United States; (2) detecting the unlawful presence of controlled substances in a commercial motor vehicle or on the person of any occupant of such vehicle; and (3) enforcement of State traffic laws and regulations designed to promote safe operation of commercial motor vehicles. Authorizes appropriations. Makes grants available for expenditure by States for a period of three (currently, one) years, to be available until expended (currently, for the fiscal year and the three succeeding fiscal years). Authorizes the Secretary to deduct up to one (currently, one half) percent of funds made available for administering the grant program in specified fiscal years. Directs the Secretary, on October 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, to allocate (after making such deduction) among the States whose applications for grants have been approved, the funds authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year pursuant to criteria established by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to obligate funds for specified fiscal years for: (1) training of hazardous materials inspectors; (2) commercial motor vehicle information system review; (3) the truck and bus accident data grant program; and (4) research, development, demonstration, and training manuals. Authorizes appropriations for motor carrier safety functions of the FHWA. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) establish, as part of the motor carrier safety information network system of DOT and similar State systems, an information system (paid for by user fees) which will serve as a clearinghouse and depository of information pertaining to State registration and licensing of commercial motor vehicles and the safety fitness of the registrants of such vehicles; and (2) authorize the operation of such system by contract, through an agreement with a State or States, or by designating a third party which represents the interests of the States. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a review of State motor vehicle registration systems pertaining to license tags for commercial motor vehicles; (2) establish standards to ensure uniform data collection and reporting by all States; and (3) include, as part of the information system established under this title, information on the safety fitness of the registrant of the commercial motor vehicle and such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate. Directs the Secretary to make grants to States: (1) to carry out a project to demonstrate methods of establishing an information system which will link the motor carrier safety information network system of DOT and similar State systems with the motor vehicle registration and licensing systems of the States; (2) which agree to adopt or have adopted the recommendation of the National Governors' Association with respect to police accident reports for truck and bus accidents; (3) and to other persons for research, development, demonstrations, and information systems designed to promote commercial motor vehicle safety and which will be beneficial to all U.S. jurisdictions; and (4) to assist in educating the motoring public on its shared responsibility with operators of commercial motor vehicles for highway safety. Authorizes the Secretary to pay for the development, printing, and publication of manuals or other materials used in training roadside inspectors of commercial motor vehicles. Prohibits any State, effective January 1, 1994, from requiring a motor carrier holding a certificate or permit (certificate) issued under this title to: (1) file and maintain such certificate; (2) register motor vehicles operated under such certificate; (3) display or carry on any vehicle a decal, stamp, cab card, or other means of identification evidencing the lawfulness of any transportation or service provided under such certificate; or (4) pay a fee with respect to any such activities. Specifies that nothing in this title shall be construed as limiting the authority of a State to require a motor carrier from filing and maintaining proof of insurance or qualification as a self-insurer. Provides for reimbursements to States for specified loss revenues in FY 1992, subject to certain requirements. Bars States from allowing on the IS and those classes of qualifying Federal-aid primary system highways as designated by the Secretary any commercial motor vehicle with two or more cargo carrying units (not including the truck tractor), whose cargo carrying units are of a length greater than were authorized by State statute or regulation and were being lawfully operated on the IS and such classes of highways on or before June 1, 1991, with specified exceptions. Makes separate requirements for Wyoming. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) additional State restrictions; (2) the publication of State laws governing such vehicles; and (3) State certifications (of such vehicles which are permitted), review of certifications, and related requirements. Directs: (1) the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking (within 60 days) and issue a final regulation (within two years) establishing minimum training requirements for operators of LCVs; (2) the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the safety of LCVs; (3) the Secretary to conduct a study comparing the effects of driving LCVs and driving other truck-trailer combination vehicles on drivers, including driver fatigue; and (4) the Secretary to conduct tests with respect to the operations of LCVs. Sets forth reporting requirements. Requires the Secretary to establish a working group to: (1) establish procedures for resolving disputes among States participating in the International Registration Plan (the interstate agreement for the apportionment of vehicle registration fees paid by motor carriers, developed by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators) and among States participating in the International Fuel Tax Agreement (the interstate agreement for the collection and distribution of fuel use taxes paid by motor carriers, developed under the auspices of the National Governors' Association); (2) provide technical assistance to States participating in the Plan or in the Agreement; and (3) make grants to States and appropriate persons to facilitate participation in the Plan and in the Agreement. Sets forth reporting requirements. Specifies that, after September 30, 1996, no State: (1) other than a State which is participating in the Plan shall establish, maintain, or enforce any law or regulation which limits the operation of any commercial motor vehicle within its borders which is not registered under the laws of the State if the vehicle is registered under the laws of any other State participating in the Plan; and (2) shall establish, maintain, or enforce any law or regulation which has fuel use tax reporting requirements which are not in conformity with the Agreement, and which provides for the payment of a fuel use tax unless such law or regulation is in conformity with the Agreement with respect to collection of such a tax by a single base State and proportional sharing of such taxes charged among the States where a commercial motor vehicle is operated. Authorizes: (1) and directs the Attorney General, upon the request of the Secretary, to institute a civil action for injunctive relief to assure compliance with such vehicle registration requirement; and (2) the court to issue a mandatory injunction (and directs the court to issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction, upon a proper showing) to assure such compliance. Authorizes appropriations. Permits a motor carrier to establish a rate and related rule equal to the rate charged for the transportation of one individual when that rate is for the transportation of: (1) a totally blind individual and an accompanying guide or a dog trained to guide the individual; (2) a disabled individual and accompanying attendant or animal trained to assist the individual, or both, when required because of the disability; or (3) a hearing-impaired individual and a dog trained to assist the individual. Title V: Intermodal Transportation - Declares it to be Government policy to encourage and promote a national IT system in the United States. Includes among the duties of the Secretary to coordinate Federal policy on IT and initiate policies to promote efficient IT in the United States. Requires: (1) the Secretary to establish within DOT an Office of Intermodalism, headed by a Director; and (2) the Director to develop and maintain an IT data base (and make information from such data base available to private individuals and public agencies), be responsible for coordinating Federal research on IT and for carrying out research needs identified by the Director, and provide technical assistance to States and MPOs in urban areas having a population of 1,000,000 or more in collecting data relating to IT to facilitate the collection of such data. Directs the Secretary to make grants to not more than six States for the purpose of developing model State IT plans, including systems for collecting data relating to IT, subject to specified requirements. Requires the Secretary to: (1) enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration to continue a study of options for organizing DOT to increase the effectiveness of program delivery, reduce costs, and improve intermodal coordination among surface transportation-related agencies; and (2) report to the Congress on the findings of the study and recommend appropriate organizational changes by January 1, 1993. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified priority IT projects. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 through 1997. Sets forth provisions with respect to allocation percentages, the Federal share (80 percent), delegation to the States, and advance construction. Title VI: Research - Part A: Programs, Studies, and Activities - Revises Federal highway research provisions to authorize the Secretary to: (1) engage in research, development, and technology transfer activities on motor carrier transportation and all phases of highway planning and development; (2) make grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, or any State agency, authority, organization, or person, to carry out the authority granted by this title; (3) make grants for research fellowships for any purpose for which research is authorized by this title; and (4) undertake on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and development (R&D) with non-Federal entities. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into specified cooperative R&D agreements, with a Federal share of up to 50 percent, or higher if there is a substantial public interest or benefit. Specifies that such agreements shall recognize all directly related costs to the non-Federal partners, including personnel, travel, and hardware development. Specifies that funds to carry out collaborative research shall be derived from certain administrative funds. Earmarks at least 15 percent of such funds for long-term projects. Directs the Secretary to develop an integrated national plan for surface transportation R&D, including: (1) provisions for appropriate funding levels and a schedule with milestones, preliminary cost estimates, appropriate work scopes, personnel requirements, and estimated costs and goals for the next three years for each area of R&D; (2) a ten-year projection of long-term R&D; and (3) recommendations for appropriate sources or mechanisms for surface transportation R&D funding, taking into account the recommendations of the Research and Development Coordinating Council of DOT. Requires that: (1) the initial plan be submitted to the Congress by January 15, 1992; (2) the plan be reviewed and updated, with recommendations submitted to the Congress, annually; (3) the plan focus on those surface transportation systems needed for future urban, suburban, and rural areas in the next decade; and (4) a primary component of the plan be cooperation with industry in carrying out this title and in strengthening the manufacturing capabilities of U.S. firms to produce products for surface transportation systems. Mandates that: (1) all surface transportation R&D within DOT be included in, and evaluated in accordance with, the plan; (2) the plan provide for the development of a range of technologies, within the shortest time possible, needed to produce convenient, safe, affordable modes of transportation to be available for public use beginning in the mid-1990's, and for maintaining a long-term advanced R&D program to provide for next general surface transportation systems; and (3) the Secretary consult with and, where appropriate, use the expertise of other Federal agencies and their laboratories. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct necessary systems research for a lightweight, rubber-tired multiple-unit system for a short haul passenger transportation system; (2) expand surface transportation infrastructure R&D, including bridge materials, non-destructive testing, robotic road repair machinery, highway materials, and construction equipment R&D; and (3) implement Strategic Highway Research Program results and continue long-term pavement performance tests. Requires that: (1) one and one-half percent of specified State apportionments be reserved for State research and planning purposes; and (2) States use 25 percent of such funds for research, development, and technology transfer purposes. Expands the scope of research conducted under Federal highway provisions to include public transportation and intermodal systems planning, design, construction, and maintenance. Revises provisions with respect to the National Highway Institute (NHI) to: (1) remove the limitation on training to public sector employees working on Federal-aid highways; (2) give NHI specific authority to cooperate with national or international organizations to develop, conduct, and administer training to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals engaged in highway work of interest to the United States eligible for participation in NHI training programs; (3) authorize an expansion of the scope of NHI programs to include management, relocation assistance, safety, and motor carrier activities; (4) require private agencies and individuals to pay the full cost of any education and training received by them; and (5) authorize NHI to collect fees for service and use such fees to improve the exchange of highway technology with national and international entities. Specifies that not to exceed one-quarter of one percent of funds apportioned shall be available for expenditure by the State highway department for payment of not to exceed 80 (currently, 75) percent of the cost of tuition and direct educational expenses in connection with the education and training of State and local highway department employees. Sets forth provisions with respect to NHI funding. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) carry out a transportation assistance program to provide highway and transportation agencies, in urbanized areas of 50,000 to 1,000,000 population and in rural areas, with access to modern highway technology; and (2) make grants and enter into contracts for specified education and training, technical assistance, and related support services. Requires the Secretary to provide technical and financial support for local technical assistance program centers. Authorizes such centers to provide technical assistance to local rural transportation agencies for the purpose of identifying a rural priority local road and bridge system. Directs the Secretary to engage in activities to inform the domestic highway, transit, and IT communities of technological innovations developed outside the United States that could significantly improve transportation in the United States, promote U.S. transportation expertise internationally, and increase transfers of U.S. transportation technology to foreign countries. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) cooperation with other entities; and (2) funding. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish and implement an applied research and technology program to accelerate the testing, evaluation, and implementation of technologies designed to improve the durability, efficiency, environmental impact, productivity, and safety of highway, transit, and IT systems; (2) issue guidelines on the selection of foreign and domestic technologies to be tested and test locations, and for the scientific collection and evaluation of appropriate test data; (3) carry out projects to assess the state of technology, feasibility, and costs and benefits, with respect to heating the decks of bridges; (4) carry out a project in New Jersey to demonstrate the environmental and safety benefits of elastomer modified asphalt; (5) carry out a program in Missouri to demonstrate the durability and construction efficiency of high performance blended cement; (6) carry out projects to assess the state of technology with respect to thin bonded overlay and surface lamination of pavement, and the feasibility, costs, and benefits associated with the repair, rehabilitation, and upgrading of highways and bridges with overlay; (7) carry out a program to demonstrate the safety and durability of all weather pavement markings; (8) provide technical assistance to States and localities in carrying out projects under this title; and (9) report annually to specified congressional committees. Specifies that highway technologies testing projects carried out under this title shall be carried out on highways on the Federal-aid system. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) the Federal share (80 percent); and (2) funding. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a program to study the vulnerability of highways, tunnels, and bridges on the Federal-aid system to earthquakes and develop and implement cost-effective methods of retrofitting such highways, tunnels, and bridges to reduce such vulnerability; (2) conduct the program in cooperation with the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research at the University of Buffalo; (3) expend specified funds to carry out this Act; and (4) report to specified congressional committees. Requires the Secretary, in required biennial reports regarding future highway needs of the nation, to provide the means to relate and compare the conditions and service measures used in different years when such measures are changed. Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (UMTA) to include transportation safety as an area of responsibility for university transportation centers. Directs the Secretary to make grants to: (1) Morgan State University to establish a national center for transportation management, research, and development; (2) the New Jersey Institute of Technology to establish and operate a center for transportation and industrial productivity; (3) Monmouth College, West Long Branch, New Jersey, for modification and reconstruction of a specified building; and (4) the University of Arkansas to establish a national rural transportation center. Sets forth provisions with respect to program coordination, evaluation, funding, and obligation limitations. Directs the Secretary to make grants to: (1) San Jose State University to establish and operate an institute for national surface transportation policy studies; (2) Northwestern University to establish and operate an infrastructure technology institute; (3) the University of South Florida and a consortium of Florida A and M, Florida State University, and Florida International University for an urban transit institute; and (4) the University of Minnesota, Center for Transportation Studies, for an intelligent vehicle-highway concepts institute. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes a National Council on Surface Transportation Research. Directs the Council to: (1) investigate and study current surface transportation research and technology developments in the United States and internationally; and (2) identify gaps and duplication in current surface transportation research efforts, determine R&D areas which may increase efficiency, productivity, safety, and durability in the nation's surface transportation systems, and develop a national surface transportation R&D plan for immediate implementation. Sets forth reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary to establish an independent surface transportation research advisory committee. Sets forth reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into an agreement with the NAS to conduct a study on the adequacy of data collection procedures and capabilities of DOT; (2) begin a comprehensive study of the most appropriate and accurate methods of calculating State level of effort in funding surface transportation programs; (3) conduct a study to evaluate State procurement practices; and (4) conduct a study of occupational injury and fatality statistics for street and highway construction workers. Sets forth reporting requirements. Includes within the definition of "new model bus" under the UMTA (and, thus, within the scope of testing requirements under such Act) any model using alternative fuels. Amends the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 to require that braking performance and emissions tests be conducted on new bus models. Provides funding for expansion of the bus testing center and for establishment of a revolving loan fund to fund operation and maintenance of such facility. Amends the UMTA to require the Secretary to make grants to Rutgers University to establish a national transit institute to develop and administer training programs of instruction for Federal, State, and local transportation employees engaged, or to be engaged, in Federal-aid transit work. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) funding; and (2) provision of training to States and local governments. Directs the Secretary to promote and undertake R&D related to basic highway vehicle science. Includes among the purposes of DOT to stimulate technological advances in transportation (as under current law) through R&D or otherwise. Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to require the Secretary to: (1) convene a conference of domestic motor vehicle manufacturers, parts suppliers, Federal laboratories, and motor vehicle users to explore ways in which cooperatively they can improve the competitiveness of the U.S. motor vehicle industry by developing new technologies which will enhance the safety and energy savings, and lessen the environmental impact, of domestic motor vehicles; and (2) publish and submit the results of such conference to the President and specified congressional committees. Establishes a National Award for the Advancement of Motor Vehicle Research. Part B: Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems Act - Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a program to research, develop, and operationally test intelligent vehicle-highway systems (IVHS) and promote implementation of such systems as a component of the nation's surface transportation systems; (2) consult with specified officials from other Federal agencies in carrying out such program; (3) develop and implement standards and protocols to promote the widespread use and evaluation of IVHS; (4) promote compatibility, to the extent practicable, among IVHS technologies implemented throughout the States (and authorizes the Secretary to use the services of existing standards-setting organizations); (5) establish guidelines and requirements for the evaluation of field and related operational tests; and (6) establish and maintain a repository for technical and safety data collected as a result of federally sponsored projects and make such information (except for proprietary information and data) readily available, upon request, to all users at an appropriate cost. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) delegate responsibility to an appropriate entity not within DOT, subject to specified requirements; and (2) utilize one or more advisory committees. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop, submit to the Congress, and commence implementation of a plan for the IVHS program within one year; and (2) develop a completely automated highway and vehicle system which can become a prototype from which future fully automated IVHS can be developed, including research in human factors to ensure the success of the man-machine relationship. Specifies that: (1) the goal of such program is to have the first fully automated roadway in operation by the end of 1997; and (2) such system shall accommodate installation of equipment in new and existing motor vehicles. Sets forth reporting requirements, including a report addressing the nontechnical constraints and barriers to implementation of the IVHS program (such as antitrust, privacy, staffing, and liability concerns). Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide planning and technical assistance and information to State and local governments seeking to use and evaluate IVHS technologies (and requires the Secretary to assist State and local officials in developing plans for areawide traffic management control centers, necessary law pertaining to establishment and implementation of such systems, and plans for infrastructure for such systems and in conducting other activities necessary for the IVHS program); and (2) make grants to State and local governments for feasibility and planning studies for development and implementation of IVHS, and for operational tests. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) priorities in operational testing; (2) eligibility of traffic management entities to receive Federal assistance; and (3) authority of States and local entities to use funds to implement IVHS-related activities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) designate transportation corridors in which application of IVHS will have particular benefit and, through financial and technical assistance, assist in the development and implementation of such systems; (2) allocate, in providing funding for such corridors, not less than 50 percent of the funds made available to eligible State or local entities for application of IVHS in between three and ten corridors with specified characteristics, such as traffic density at least 1.5 times the national average for such class of highway, severe or extreme nonattainment for ozone under the CAA, and complexity of traffic patterns; and (3) allocate the balance of such funds where the application of such systems and associated technologies will demonstrate benefits related to improved operational efficiency, reduced regulatory burden, improved commercial productivity, improved safety, or enhanced motorist and traveler performance. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study to evaluate technology which is designed for installation on a commercial motor vehicle to provide the vehicle operator with a warning if a turn, lane change, or other intended movement will place the vehicle in the path of an adjacent object or vehicle; and (2) report to specified congressional committees. Provides for the funding of the IVHS corridors program and other IVHS activities. Requires that at least five percent of such funds be available for innovative, high-risk operational or analytical tests that do not attract substantial non-Federal commitments but are determined to have significant potential to achieve long-term goals established by the plan. Sets the Federal share for activities under this part at 80 percent of the cost, with exceptions. Part C: Advanced Transportation Systems and Electric Vehicles - Authorizes an eligible consortium to submit to the Secretary a proposal for receiving grants made available under this part for electric vehicle and advanced transportation R&D. Sets forth provisions with respect to proposal contents, grant authority, extension of deadlines, eligibility criteria, services to be performed by such consortium, and funding. Title VII: Extension of Highway-Related Taxes and Trust Fund - Surface Transportation Revenue Act of 1991 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 1999 (currently, 1995) provisions with respect to: (1) taxes on heavy trucks and trailers sold at retail, tires and tread rubber, and highway use, and the HTF financing rates on gasoline and diesel fuel; and (2) exemptions relating to farm use, certain tax-free sales, termination of exemptions for highway use tax, gasoline used on farms and for certain nonhighway purposes, advance repayment of increased diesel fuel tax, fuels not used for taxable purposes, and other exemptions. Extends: (1) provisions with respect to floor stocks refunds and installment payments on highway use tax; and (2) deposits into, and certain transfers from, the HTF. Extends and expands expenditures from the HTF. Expands mass transit account purposes. Bars the Secretary of Transportation from imposing any condition on the use of funds transferred under provisions of this Act for highway use tax evasion projects to the IRS. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, at least 60 days before the beginning of each fiscal year (after FY 1992) for which such funds are to be transferred, to submit a report to specified congressional committees detailing increased enforcement activities to be financed with such funds. Sets forth provisions with respect to budget compliance.