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Bill· HRH.R. 5073 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1990
Injury Prevention and Control Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to replace provisions requiring a study concerning childhood injuries with provisions directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to submit to the Congress a report describing the activities conducted or supported under provisions relating to injury control. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such injury control provisions. Eliminates provisions limiting the percentage of appropriated funds which may be used for Federal administrative expenses.
Bill· SS. 2747 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1990
Amends the Public Health Service Act to replace provisions relating to community mental health services for the homeless with provisions to be cited as the Projects to Aid the Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Act of 1990. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to make an allotment each fiscal year to metropolitan cities, urban counties, and States in the same manner (but with specified different percentages) as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development makes allocations under specified provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (HCDA). Provides for allotments to Territories. Requires, subject to waiver, matching non-Federal contributions, with funds received under specified provisions of the HCDA allowed to be included. Requires submission of a description of the intended use of the grant funds. Requires the intended use to be consistent with, and included in, the State comprehensive mental health services plan required under current law. Requires an entity receiving an allotment to use the allotment for grants to or contracts with service providers to provide services and housing to homeless individuals, with at least two-thirds of the allotment used for homeless individuals who have: (1) a primary diagnosis of serious mental illness; or (2) a diagnosis involving serious mental illness and substance abuse. Requires, subject to waiver, that one-third of the allotment go to services, one-third to housing, and one-third to services or housing, all for eligible homeless individuals. Prohibits a grant to a service provider which has a policy of excluding individuals from: (1) mental health services because of substance abuse; or (2) substance abuse services because of mental illness. Specifies the uses of grant funds for services and housing. Prohibits placing homeless individuals in housing in which more than 20 percent of the units are occupied by homeless individuals. Allows grant funds to be used to purchase housing only if at least 50 percent of the purchase price is from non-Federal sources. Prohibits using funds for emergency shelters, construction of housing, inpatient psychiatric or substance abuse treatment, or cash payments to recipients of services. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 5067 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1990
Patient Self Determination Act of 1990 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospice programs, and health maintenance organizations to: (1) inform patients of their rights under State law to make decisions concerning their medical care; (2) indicate in the patient's medical record whether he or she has executed an advance directive; (3) not discriminate against persons who have executed an advance directive; (4) ensure compliance with State law regarding advance directives; and (5) educate their staff and the community on issues concerning advance directives. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) arrange with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences for a study regarding the context in which directed health care decisions are made and carried out; and (2) develop and implement a demonstration project in selected States to inform the public of the option to execute advance directives and a patient's right to participate in and direct health care decisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 5047 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1990
Medicare Home Dialysis Patient Protection Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover the services of a home dialysis aide provided to persons whose health would be seriously jeopardized by travel to and from a dialysis facility, who have no other potential caregiver who is available or able to provide home hemodialysis, and whose physician certifies that such services are necessary for their safe and effective hemodialysis treatment. Sets payment amounts for the services of a home dialysis aide.
Bill· HRH.R. 5054 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1990
Older Women's Breast Cancer Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover screening mammographies for Medicare-eligible women whose last screening mammographies were performed more than 11 months previously. Determines the payment amount for such service pursuant to a fee schedule.
Bill· HRH.R. 5055 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1990
Violent Crime and Drug Control Act of 1990 - Title I: Effective Rehabilitation - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require States to develop and submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services annually for review and approval a Statewide Drug Treatment Plan. Requires States to maintain expenditures for drug abuse-related services at a level equal to not less than the average amount of such expenditures for the preceding two years, unless the Secretary determines that extraordinary conditions in the State (currently, limited to economic conditions) justify the waiver. Directs the Secretary to promulgate implementing regulations, including the procedures by which a full or partial waiver may be granted. Requires the Secretary of Education to: (1) develop a model curriculum regarding treatment for individuals who are addicted to drugs; and (2) disseminate such curriculum to medical schools. Authorizes appropriations. Bars the Secretary of Health and Human Services from making certain payments under the Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Services Block Grant program unless the State: (1) makes specified progress toward setting up a referral system through which individuals seeking drug abuse treatment can be informed of appropriate facilities in the State for obtaining such treatment; and (2) agrees to establish procedures to ensure that newborn infants of drug or alcohol abusing mothers are tested and evaluated for exposure to illegal drugs, to waive civil and criminal liability against qualified health care professionals conducting such test and evaluation in compliance with State-established procedures, and, if the newborn has been exposed to illegal drugs, to ensure that the necessary health care services are immediately made available to the mother and infant. Extends to the Coast Guard coverage under the law providing for identification, treatment, and rehabilitation of members of the armed forces who are dependent on drugs or alcohol. Title II: User Accountability and Drug Paraphernalia Restrictions - Subtitle A: User Accountability - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to remove discretion from the courts and thus make mandatory the denial of Federal benefits for a fixed term after a conviction for distribution or possession of a controlled substance. Requires the Office of Management and Budget (currently, the President) to report to the Congress by January 1, 1991 (currently, May 1, 1989) with regard to the withholding of Federal benefits, including a listing of each such benefit for which drug traffickers and possessors will be ineligible. Specifies that the "approved" drug treatment program which an individual convicted of a controlled substance possession offense must successfully complete must be a program chosen by the court. Restricts the allocation and distribution of funds under the Drug Control and System Improvement Grant program to States: (1) that do not have in effect, and which do not enforce, laws requiring the mandatory revocation of the driver's license for at least one year for specified drug offenses and a mandatory denial of requests by such individuals for the issuance or reinstatement of such license; and (2) in which the State legislature has not voted to exempt the State from the operation of such provisions. Allows such State laws, without risking loss of Federal funds under this Act, to provide that the license of a first, but not a subsequent, offender, be reinstated upon performance of three months community service by such offender who passes periodic drug tests during such service. Prohibits the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from issuing a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document unless the applicant makes available to the Secretary information contained in the National Driver Register regarding the applicant's driving record. Directs the Secretary to: (1) review the criminal record of such an applicant; and (2) establish a testing program for use of a dangerous drug in violation of law for such applicant for issuance or renewal of a license or certificate of registry. Limits the duration of certificates of registry to five years, subject to renewal for additional five-year periods (currently, unlimited). Makes mariners' documents valid for five years, subject to renewal for additional five-year periods. Requires the Secretary to review the criminal record of applicants for renewal of mariners' documents, licenses, and certificates of registry. Sets forth provisions with respect to termination of existing certificates of registry and merchant mariners' documents. Requires the Secretary to: (1) request a holder of a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document to make available to the Secretary all information contained in the National Driver Register regarding the motor vehicle driving record of such individual; (2) establish a program for testing the holder of such a license for use of alcohol and dangerous drugs in violation of law; (3) temporarily suspend (subject to a hearing within 15 days) and take possession of the license held by an individual who performs a safety sensitive function on a vessel and where there is probable cause to believe that the individual has performed such function in violation of law, has been convicted of an offense that would prevent the issuance or renewal of the license, or has been convicted within the five-year period of an offense under the National Driver Register Act of 1982 (NDRA). Defines "dangerous drug" to mean a narcotic, controlled substance, or marijuana. Includes among the bases for license suspension or revocation conviction of an offense: (1) that would prevent the issuance or renewal of a license; or (2) under the NDRA within the five-year period preceding the suspension or revocation. Authorizes the termination of a license revocation only after: (1) the Secretary decides that the issuance is compatible with good discipline and safety at sea; and (2) the former holder provides satisfactory proof that the bases for revocation are no longer valid. Sets forth procedures for the removal of a master or individual in charge of a vessel reasonably believed to be under the influence of alcohol or dangerous drugs. Amends the NDRA to: (1) authorize an individual who holds or who has applied for a license to request the chief driver licensing official of a State to transmit to the Secretary information regarding the motor vehicle driving record of the individual; and (2) require the Secretary to make the information available to the individual for review and written comment before denying, suspending, or revoking such license and to keep such information confidential, with exceptions. Bars the transmission of motor vehicle driving record information which was entered in the register more than five years before the date of the request, unless such information relates to revocations or suspensions that are still in effect on the date of the request. Applies penalties for the negligent operation of a vessel while "intoxicated" to negligent operation while "under the influence of alcohol, or a dangerous drug." Subtitle B: Drug Paraphernalia Restrictions - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 to provide that criminal forfeiture of drug paraphernalia will be accomplished in accordance with procedures applicable to other criminal forfeiture provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action and to seek injunctive relief and authorizes the court to assess a civil penalty of up to $100,000 for violations of the paraphernalia statute. Provides for civil forfeiture of drug paraphernalia, other property involved, and property traceable to property involved in a violation of criminal forfeiture provisions. Title III: Interdiction Improvements - Makes it unlawful for the pilot, operator, or person in charge of any aircraft which has crossed the U.S. border or is subject to U.S. jurisdiction operating outside the United States to refuse to obey the order of an authorized Federal law enforcement officer to land in cases involving enforcement of controlled substances or money laundering laws. Sets forth analogous provisions with respect to vessels. Establishes penalties for violation of such provisions. Specifies that any vessel or aircraft used in such a violation may be seized and forfeited. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require: (1) revocation of the registration certificate of an aircraft that refuses to land when ordered to do so by a law enforcement officer; and (2) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish procedures for the owner of the aircraft to show cause why the factual predicate did not exist to trigger the revocation of the registration or why it would be in the public interest to issue a new certificate of registration to be effective concurrent with the revocation which occurred by operation of law. Authorizes the Coast Guard to issue orders and make inquiries, searches, seizures, and arrests with respect to violations of U.S. laws occurring aboard any aircraft over the high seas and waters over which the United States has jurisdiction. Specifies the method by which orders to land an aircraft must be communicated. Establishes a civil penalty for failure to comply with a lawful boarding or order to land. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to: (1) authorize U.S. Customs officers to exercise their enforcement authority outside of the United States, including any location in which Customs officers are permitted to conduct inspections, examinations, or searches; and (2) provide civil penalties for failure of an aircraft to comply with customs officer orders to land or bring to and Tariff Act provisions regarding the boarding of vessels. Title IV: International Narcotics Control - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to: (1) authorize the President to provide narcotics-related assistance to Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru; and (2) make funds available under such Act and the Arms Export Control Act for training and equipment for law enforcement agencies or other units in such countries organized for the specific purpose of narcotics enforcement. Waives during FY 1991 provisions of the FAA and similar provisions relating to limitations on assistance to countries in default on obligations owed to the United States with respect to narcotics-related assistance for a country which is a major illicit drug-producing country because of its coca production. Authorizes the President to provide assistance under the FAA to promote the production, processing, and marketing of products which can be produced economically in such countries in order to reduce dependence upon the production of crops from which narcotic and psychotropic drugs are derived. Revises certain narcotics-related provisions of the FAA to: (1) authorize the use of funds for international narcotics control for defensive arming of U.S.-title aircraft used in narcotics control eradication or interdiction efforts and for personnel and agents participating in such efforts; and (2) make an exception to the provision requiring the President to withhold 50 percent of the assistance authorized and appropriated for a major drug-producing or drug-transit country pending the March 1 certification of narcotics cooperation if he determines that application of such provision would be contrary to the national interest. Repeals provisions requiring that any aircraft made available to a foreign country be provided only on a lease or loan basis. Permits the assigning of more than six members of the armed forces to Military Assistance Groups in Bolivia and Peru. Continues for FY 1991 the waiver of the requirement under the FAA to withhold 50 percent of annual foreign aid to major drug-transit countries which meet specified requirements, such as cooperation with the United States in achieving anti-narcotics objectives. Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the Secretary of State to order the surrender to a foreign country of a U.S. citizen whose extradition has been requested by such country even if the terms of the applicable treaty or convention do not obligate the United States to extradite its citizens. Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to extend the Export-Import Bank's authority to finance sales of defense articles and services for anti-narcotics purposes to September 30, 1992 (currently, expires September 30, 1990). Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) practices of foreign governments that condone or permit illicit narcotics production and export are considered damaging to future trade relations with the United States; and (2) the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative should bring the matter of illicit narcotics production and export to the attention of appropriate countries, require foreign countries that tolerate such activities to address their elimination in a serious and effective manner, and consider rewarding foreign countries that make significant strides against drug trafficking with good trade relations with the United States. Title V: Firearms and Related Amendments - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the transfer of firearms to non-residents of the State in which the transferor resides. Provides for the disposition of forfeited firearms. Classifies as serious drug offenses for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 serious drug offenses committed by juveniles. Specifies that if a conviction was for a violent felony involving the threatened or actual use of a firearm or explosives, or was for a serious drug offense, such person shall be considered convicted for purposes of this Act irrespective of any pardon, setting aside, expunction, or restoration of civil rights. Permits the judicial officer to consider pretrial detention with respect to certain firearms and explosives offenses. Provides for enhanced penalties for: (1) the use of a semiautomatic firearm during a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense, with exceptions; and (2) possession of a firearm or explosive during the commission of such offenses. Makes enhanced penalties inapplicable in the presence of specified mitigating circumstances, unless the defendant engaged or participated in criminal conduct that gave rise to the occasion for the defendant's use of the firearm. Sets forth penalties for smuggling firearms in aid of drug trafficking and for theft of firearms and explosives. Bars the sale or possession of firearms and explosives to or by persons convicted of violent or serious misdemeanor drug or narcotic offenses. Provides for the mandatory revocation of the supervised release of an individual for possession of a firearm. Increases penalties for: (1) making knowingly false, material statements in connection with the acquisition of a firearm from a licensed dealer; and (2) a second offense of using an explosive to commit a Federal felony. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) change from six to five years the statute of limitations for certain firearms offenses; and (2) provide for the summary forfeiture of unregistered National Firearms Act weapons, with provision for reimbursement for innocent owners. Makes it unlawful for felons and others to possess explosives. Authorizes the summary destruction of explosives subject to forfeiture under specified circumstances. Sets forth requirements for reimbursement of the value of destroyed property. Title VI: Death Penalty - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criteria for the imposition of the death penalty for Federal crimes. Requires the Government, for any offense punishable by death, to serve notice upon the defendant a reasonable time before trial or acceptance of a plea, that it intends to seek the death penalty and the aggravating factors upon which it will rely. Requires a separate sentencing hearing before a jury, or the court upon motion by the defendant, when the defendant is found guilty or pleads guilty to an offense punishable by death. Allows the defendant and the Government to present any information relevant to sentencing, without regard to the rules of evidence, but permits evidence to be excluded where its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of creating unfair prejudice, confusing the issues, or misleading the jury. Specifies mitigating factors which the defendant must establish by a preponderance of the information and aggravating factors which the Government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Sets forth special aggravating factors for: (1) espionage, treason, homicide, and the attempted murder of the President; and (2) drug offenses punishable by the death penalty (such factors include previous serious drug felony convictions, use of a firearm in committing or furthering certain continuing criminal enterprises, use of minors in trafficking, and lethal adulteration of controlled substances.) Directs the court, or the jury by unanimous vote, to impose the death penalty upon a finding of at least one aggravating and no mitigating factor, or one or more aggravating factors which outweigh any mitigating factors. States that no person who was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense may be sentenced to death. Requires the court to instruct the jury not to consider the race, color, national origin, creed, or sex of the defendant or victim in its consideration of the sentence. Establishes procedures for appeal from a death sentence. Requires the court of appeals, upon consideration of the record and the information and procedures of the sentencing hearing, to affirm the decision if: (1) the sentence was not imposed under the influence of passion, prejudice, or any other arbitrary factor; and (2) the information supports the finding of aggravating factors. Requires the court to provide a written explanation of its determination. Sets forth procedures for the implementation of the sentence of death. Limits the circumstances under which the offense of delivering defense information to aid foreign governments is punishable by death. Provides for the imposition of the death penalty for: (1) murder committed by prisoners in Federal prisons; (2) kidnappings which result in the death of any person; (3) hostage takings which result in the death of any person; (4) attempting to kill the President of the United States (if such attempt results in bodily injury or comes dangerously close to causing the President's death); (5) "murder for hire;" (6) murder in the aid of a racketeering activity; (7) international terrorism (where the killing is a first-degree murder); (8) engaging in a criminal enterprise activity which results in death; (9) specified violations of the CSA, the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, and the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act; and (10) genocide. Increases the minimum sentence to life imprisonment for the crime of bank robbery which results in death. Provides for appointment of counsel in Federal cases where a defendant is charged with a crime with respect to which a sentence of death is sought and is or becomes financially unable to obtain adequate representation. Sets forth additional provisions with respect to: (1) representation before and after review of judgment; (2) standards for competence of counsel; and (3) claims of ineffectiveness of counsel. Authorizes, in the discretion of the court, appointment of counsel for a petitioner who is or becomes financially unable to afford counsel in Federal habeas corpus proceedings involving State prisoners in capital cases. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) deadlines for collateral attacks on judgments imposing a sentence of death; and (2) stays of execution. Title VII: Criminal Justice System Reform - Subtitle A: Habeas Corpus Proceedings Relating to Death Penalty Cases - Amends the Federal judicial code to set forth special habeas corpus procedures in capital cases. Applies such procedures to Federal habeas corpus cases brought by prisoners in State custody who are subject to a capital sentence. Makes the applicability of such procedures contingent upon a State establishing a mechanism for the appointment, compensation, and payment of reasonable litigation expenses of competent counsel in State post-conviction proceedings brought by indigent prisoners whose capital convictions and sentences have been upheld on direct appeal to the court of last resort in the State or have otherwise become final for State law purposes. States that the rule of court on statutes establishing such mechanism must provide standards of competency for the appointment of such counsel. Directs that any such mechanism must offer counsel to all State prisoners under capital sentence and must provide for the entry of an order by a court of record: (1) appointing counsel to represent the prisoner upon a specified finding; (2) finding that the prisoner has rejected the offer of counsel and made the decision with an understanding of its legal consequences; or (3) denying the appointment of counsel upon a finding that the prisoner is not indigent. Provides for a mandatory stay of execution during the post-conviction review initiated pursuant to this Act. Details conditions which will cause such stay to expire. Prohibits a Federal court, if one of such conditions has occurred, from entering a stay of execution or granting relief in a capital case unless: (1) the basis for the stay and request for relief is a claim not previously presented in the State or Federal courts; (2) the failure to raise the claim was the result of State action in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States, was the result of a recognition by the Supreme Court of a new Federal right that is retroactively applicable, or is due to the fact that the claim is based on facts that could not have been discovered through the exercise of reasonable diligence in time to present the claim for State or Federal post-conviction review; and (3) the facts underlying the claim would be sufficient, if proven, to undermine the court's confidence in the jury's determination of guilt on the offense for which the death penalty was imposed. Imposes time limits on filing for habeas corpus relief. Requires such time limits to be tolled under specified conditions. Requires the district court, upon the development of a complete evidentiary record, to rule on the merits of the claims properly before it. Makes the requirement for a certificate of probable cause inapplicable, with exceptions, where: (1) a second or successive petition is filed; and (2) certain requirements under a unitary review procedure (i.e., a State procedure that authorizes a person under sentence of death to raise, in the course of direct review of judgment, such claims as could be raised on collateral attack) are met. Subtitle B: General Habeas Corpus Reform - Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit consideration of a habeas corpus claim by a State prisoner unless actual prejudice resulted from the denial of a Federal right and: (1) State action precluded assertion of the right; (2) the Federal right asserted was newly recognized; (3) the factual basis of the claim could not have been discovered through the exercise of reasonable diligence prior to the procedural default; or (4) a constitutional violation asserted in the claim probably resulted in a factually erroneous conviction or a sentence predicated on an erroneous factual determination. Establishes a one-year statute of limitations for habeas corpus actions brought by State prisoners. Vests authority to issue certificates for probable cause for appeal of habeas corpus orders exclusively in the courts of appeals. Permits denial on the merits of habeas corpus writs notwithstanding the failure to exhaust State remedies. Prohibits the granting of a habeas corpus writ with respect to any claim which has been fully and fairly adjudicated in State proceedings. Sets forth provisions regarding the appointment of counsel. Subtitle C: Exclusionary Rule - Amends the Federal criminal code to bar the exclusion of evidence obtained as a result of a search or seizure carried out under circumstances justifying an objectively reasonable belief that it was in conformity with the fourth amendment. Specifies that evidence shall not be excluded on the ground that it was obtained in violation of a statute, an administrative rule or regulation, or a rule of procedure unless exclusion is expressly authorized by statute or by a rule prescribed by the Supreme Court pursuant to statutory authority. Title VIII: Criminal Alien Justice Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) agents and officers to carry firearms and make arrests. Revises the definition of "aggravated felony" for purposes of such Act. Includes among the classes of aliens ineligible to receive visas and excluded from U.S. entry an alien who: (1) is in illicit possession of a controlled substance; and (2) has been convicted of an aggravated felony. Subjects such aliens to summary exclusion. Subjects an alien convicted of an aggravated felony to an expedited summary deportation proceeding. Requires Federal and State courts to notify the INS upon sentencing an alien to an aggravated felony. Bars aliens who are aggravated felons and other criminal aliens from: (1) asylum; (2) a judicial recommendation against deportation; and (3) a deportation waiver based on length of U.S. domicile, family hardship, good moral character, and specified other grounds. Title IX: Justice System Integrity and Accountability - Subtitle A: Public Corruption - Amends the Federal criminal code to prescribe penalties to be imposed against anyone who defrauds the inhabitants of the United States, Indian country, or a State or political subdivision of: (1) the honest services of a government official or employee; or (2) a fair and impartially conducted election process through the use of fraudulent ballots or voter registration forms, paying or offering to pay any person for voting, the filing of fraudulent campaign reports, intimidating or coercing an individual to vote (or decline to vote) or register (or decline to register) to vote, or the unauthorized alteration or substitution of a ballot. Prescribes criminal penalties to be imposed upon any official who: (1) for financial gains uses interstate commerce to defraud the inhabitants of the United States, any State, political subdivision, or Indian tribal government, of the right to have government affairs conducted on the basis of complete, true, and accurate information; or (2) in order to carry out or conceal any scheme or artifice to defraud, discriminates, harasses, or takes adverse action against any employee or official of the United States or any State or political subdivision. Amends mail fraud provisions to prohibit use of any facility of interstate or foreign commerce in the execution of a scheme or artifice to defraud. Makes it a class B felony for a public official to corruptly demand or accept anything of value, personally or for another, in return for: (1) being influenced in the performance or nonperformance of any official act; or (2) being influenced to commit, collude in, or allow the commission of any offense against the United States or any State. Makes it a class B felony for a public official to corruptly give, offer, or promise anything of value, to an official or to another, with intent to: (1) influence any official act; (2) influence such official to commit, collude in, or allow the commission of any offense against the United States or a State; or (3) influence such official to do or omit any act in violation of such official's lawful duty. Grants Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this Act (with respect to narcotics-related corruption) which involves or is intended to further or conceal the illegal importation, manufacture, transportation, or distribution of any controlled substance or controlled substance analogue. Subtitle B: Drug Testing - Requires: (1) the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to establish a program of drug testing of criminal defendants on post-conviction release; and (2) the chief probation officer in each district to arrange for the drug testing of such defendants. Requires, as an explicit condition of probation, parole, or supervised release of a defendant involving a felony or a specified violent or drug offense, that the defendant refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance and submit to periodic drug tests. Sets limitations on the authority to require such tests and to take action against a defendant based on test results. Provides for revocation of supervised release by a defendant placed on parole, probation, or post-imprisonment release if such defendant unlawfully uses a controlled substance or refuses to cooperate in drug testing. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit Federal assistance to any State that has not implemented a drug testing program for targeted classes of arrestees, prisoners, and persons on conditional or supervised release before or after conviction. Directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations for such program, based in part on scientific and technical standards determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure the reliability and accuracy of test results. Specifies that such regulations may include guidelines or specifications concerning: (1) the classes of persons to be targeted for testing; (2) the drugs to be tested for; (3) the frequency and duration of testing; and (4) the effect of test results in decisions concerning the sentence, conditions to be imposed on release before or after conviction, and the granting, continuation, or termination of such release. Subtitle C: Protection of Witnesses, Jurors, and Court Officers - Increases penalties for obstruction of justice offenses against court officers and jurors and for retaliatory killings of witnesses, victims, and informants. Title X: Amendments Related to Asset Forfeiture, Controlled Substances, and Money Laundering - Subtitle A: Asset Forfeiture - Sets forth provisions regarding the transfer of appropriations from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to the Special Forfeiture Fund. Authorizes such transfers on a quarterly basis (currently, at the end of each fiscal year). Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize the Attorney General to warrant clear title to a subsequent purchaser or transferee of forfeited property. Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for the forfeiture of the proceeds of a foreign drug offense, except to the extent of an interest of an owner by reason of any act or omission established by that owner to have been committed or omitted without the knowledge, consent, or willful blindness of the owner. Amends the Federal criminal code and the CSA to: (1) bar the use of bankruptcy proceedings to prevent a criminal forfeiture for violations of such Act; and (2) provide for nonabatement of criminal forfeiture when a defendant dies pending appeal. Amends the CSA to provide for the forfeiture of: (1) personal property used to facilitate a drug offense; and (2) proceeds traceable to conveyances used to facilitate drug violations. Authorizes the Attorney General or Secretary of the Treasury to transfer the forfeited personal property, or the proceeds of the sale of forfeited personal or real property, to a foreign country which participated in the seizure or forfeiture of the property, subject to specified conditions. Amends the CSA to authorize the destruction of dangerous, toxic, or hazardous materials subject to forfeiture. Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize the payment of awards for information or assistance leading to a civil or criminal forfeiture under any law enforced or administered by the Department of Justice. (Under current law, such authority is limited to forfeitures under specified Federal statutes.) Eliminates a restriction on the disposal of judicially forfeited property by the Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Postal Service. Provides that substitute assets will be forfeited by an intermediary who does not retain the laundered property if that person participates in three or more transactions involving $100,000 or more in a 12-month period. Amends the Anti-Smuggling Act of 1935 to: (1) provide for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles with concealed compartments under specified conditions; and (2) make the existence of any compartment or equipment built or outfitted for smuggling to be prima facie evidence that a vehicle, vessel, or other conveyance is being, has been, or is attempted to be employed in smuggling or in defrauding the revenue of the United States. Authorizes the disclosure of grand jury information for use in connection with civil forfeiture proceedings. Authorizes the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to transfer funds to agencies responsible for carrying out the National Drug Program. Subtitle B: Controlled Substances - Adds certain cocaine and drug conspiracy and attempt offenses committed by juveniles to the list of crimes for which prosecution as an adult is authorized if the Attorney General certifies that there is a substantial Federal interest in the case that justifies adult prosecution. Amends the CSA and Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to define "felony drug offense" as an offense relating to narcotics, marihuana, depressants, or stimulants. Revises recidivist penalty provisions of such Acts to incorporate such term. Provides for: (1) a sentence of mandatory life imprisonment without release and a fine for certain CSA convictions after two or more prior felony drug offense convictions; and (2) a mandatory fine of at least $1,000 for possession of a substance with a cocaine base under specified circumstances. Increases the minimum prison sentence for use of underage persons in illegal drug transactions. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for innovative intermediate sanctions programs in combination with drug testing, including boot camps, house arrest, electronic monitoring, intensive supervision, and community service. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the payment of at least a $500 penalty for failure to declare a controlled substance. Provides for enhanced penalties for drug trafficking in Federal prisons. Authorizes funding through January 1, 1992, for Treasury undercover operations under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. Raises the cap for certain discretionary grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for drug and violent crime control programs . Sets forth provisions requiring the fingerprinting and photographing of, and keeping of records and information concerning, juveniles found guilty of specified felony or controlled substances offenses. Repeals provisions establishing procedures for special probation and record expungement for drug possessors. Subtitle C: Money Laundering - Makes changes in the definition of "financial transaction" for purposes of the money laundering statute. Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to continue the $10,000 cash transaction reporting requirement for another two years. Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (RFPA) to authorize the transfer of certain financial records to another agency if the transferring agency has reason to believe that the records are relevant to a matter within the jurisdiction of, or appropriate for analysis by, the receiving agency for law enforcement purposes. Prohibits the disclosure of the existence or terms of a geographic targeting order. Makes the RFPA inapplicable to a financial institution providing information that it has reason to believe may be relevant to a Bank Secrecy Act violation. Exempts from liability a financial institution that: (1) ceases to do business with a customer because of suspicious transactions; and (2) discloses in good faith information and records relating to a customer violation of the Bank Secrecy Act. Authorizes the warrantless search of outgoing mail at U.S. borders by the U.S. Customs Service when a customs officer has reasonable cause to suspect that there are monetary instruments being transported in such a letter. Adds certain predicate offenses relating to financial institutions to the Federal money laundering statute. Amends the RFPA to add conforming predicate laundering references to the "insider" exemption under such Act. Subtitle D: Other Provisions - Authorizes the disclosure of cable television subscriber information to a Federal grand jury. Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to permit an arrest warrant to be issued for a foreign fugitive about to enter the United States. Authorizes State government personnel to assist in court-authorized electronic or wire interceptions. Authorizes providers of electronic communication services to disclose specified information, upon written request, to a governmental entity. Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that an element of an offense that the defendant knew that property was stolen or counterfeit may be established by proof that the defendant, as a result of an official representation as to the nature of the property, believed the property to be stolen or counterfeit. Amends Federal criminal code provisions with respect to the sexual abuse of minors to: (1) include 12- and 13-year-olds within the scope of provisions prohibiting engaging in sexual acts with children; (2) revise the definition of sexual act to include the intentional touching, not through the clothing, of the genitalia of individuals under age 16 with intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person; and (3) provide enhanced penalties for subsequent offenses. Amends the Bankruptcy code to except from discharge under bankruptcy the payment of restitution under the Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982. Title XI: Drug War Bonds - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue: (1) Drug War Bonds for a three-year period with a 12-year maturity date; and (2) Drug War Stamps to evidence payments for or on account of such bonds. Specifies that the difference between the price paid and the amount received on redeeming a Drug War Savings Bond is interest under the Internal Revenue Code. Authorizes a taxpayer to designate a specified portion of any tax overpayment or make cash contributions to the War on Drugs Trust Fund (established by this Act). Authorizes the Attorney General to make expenditures from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund into the War on Drugs Trust Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the War on Drugs Trust Fund. Transfers to such Fund: (1) proceeds from the sale of Drug War Bonds and stamps; and (2) certain cash contributions and portions of tax overpayments. Prescribes expenditures from the War on Drugs Trust Fund, including the construction of Federal prison facilities and education and rehabilitation programs. Directs the Attorney General to make recommendations to the Congress regarding the merits of privatizing Federal prisons. Title XII: Transportation Safety - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish testing programs for the use, in violation of law or Federal regulation, of controlled substances and of alcohol by individuals performing sensitive safety- or security-related functions for air carriers, motor carriers, rail carriers, pipeline facility operators, and recipients of assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Directs the Secretary to establish only those requirements applicable to foreign air and motor carriers that are consistent with U.S. international obligations, taking into consideration any applicable laws and regulations of foreign countries. Requires the Secretary to conduct a program to reduce illegal drug activities at truck stops. Provides that such program may include security and law enforcement activities at truck stops and educational programs for truck stop operators and operators of commercial motor vehicles. Sets forth provisions with respect to matching of Federal appropriations for such program. Amends the CSA to impose mandatory minimum criminal penalties for the unlawful distribution or possession of controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a truck stop or safety rest area. Prohibits the suspension of a sentence, granting of probation, or eligibility for parole until the individual has served the minimum required sentence under the Federal criminal code for any person who violates this Act after a prior conviction under this Act has become final. Requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate specified sentencing guidelines for violations of this Act. Bars multiple enhancements.
Bill· HRH.R. 5042 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1990
Home Health Care Demonstration Projects Extension Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to increase to ten the maximum number of grants to States for demonstration projects on home health care. Revises the services to be studied and provided. Authorizes appropriations. Increases to ten the maximum number of grants to States for demonstration projects to coordinate and provide certain services and information on Alzheimer's disease or related disorders. Requires that the projects, among other things, coordinate the development and operation with (currently, by) public and private organizations of certain services. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 5049 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1990
Healthcare Benefits for Retired Coalminers Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from income tax and the tax on self-dealing any excess assets in black lung benefit trusts used exclusively for health care benefits for retired miners.
Bill· HRH.R. 5025 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1990
Drug Abuse Treatment Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from making payments to a State, under existing alcohol and drug abuse and mental health services block grant provisions, unless the State establishes mechanisms to promptly inform individuals seeking drug abuse treatment of the most appropriate facilities. Directs the Secretary of Education to develop and disseminate to medical schools a model curriculum regarding drug addiction treatment. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· SS. 2725 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1990
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that ERISA shall not preempt the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act or any amendments made to it.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 595 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1990
Designates October 20 through 28, 1990, as National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America.
Bill· SS. 2718 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1990
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the use of excess assets in black lung benefit trusts for health care for retired miners.
Bill· HRH.R. 4994 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1990
Older Americans Health Insurance Counseling Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for a program under which the Commissioner on Aging will provide grants to States so that they may counsel older individuals regarding Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) benefits and health insurance.
Bill· HRH.R. 4992 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1990
Asian and Pacific Islander Health Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for primary health services and health promotion education in areas with a significant number of low-income residents of Asian or Pacific Island ancestry who have a limited ability to speak English, giving preference to applicants who agree to provide health services regarding conditions that disproportionately affect individuals of such ancestry. Requires that services be provided in the most appropriate language and cultural context. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for identifying health needs particular to, and developing model delivery systems for, individuals of such ancestry. Directs the Secretary, in collecting any health-related data on individuals of such ancestry, to ensure that the data is specific to such individuals as a single population, and is specific to each of specified subpopulations.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 591 (101st)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1990
Designates the third Sunday in August 1990 as National Senior Citizens Day.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 408 (101st)passed
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1990
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 4785 (AIDS treatment programs).
Bill· HRH.R. 4980 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1990
Hispanic Health Parity Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in making grants for minority education at health professions schools, to: (1) make such grants for Hispanic individuals; and (2) designate any school receiving such a grant as a Hispanic Center of Excellence in Health Professions Education. Sets forth preferences in making the grants. Requires that the school involved use certain portions of the grant for undergraduates pursuing degrees preparatory to a health professions education and establish a mentoring program for individuals pursuing health professions degrees. Authorizes appropriations. Requires that the Federal capital contribution to the student loan fund under existing provisions, together with the school contribution, be used only for making loans to individuals who are both members of underrepresented minority groups and from disadvantaged groups. Authorizes appropriations for such Federal capital contributions, earmarking certain portions with regard to disadvantaged, underrepresented minority, and Hispanic statutes. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to health professions schools for scholarships for full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Requires that the school use certain portions of the grant for undergraduates pursuing degrees preparatory to a health professions education and establish a mentoring program for individuals pursuing health professions degrees. Authorizes appropriations, mandating certain set-asides relating to disadvantaged, underrepresented minority, and Hispanic statutes. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to schools of nursing for scholarships to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Requires that the school use certain portions of the grant for undergraduates pursuing degrees preparatory to a nursing profession education and establish a mentoring program for individuals pursuing degrees at the school. Authorizes appropriations, mandating certain set-asides relating to disadvantaged, underrepresented minority, and Hispanic statutes. Directs the Secretary, with respect to programs under the Public Health Service Act for health information, health promotion, preventive health services, or education on the appropriate use of health care, to ensure that each program appropriately considers and responds to the health problems particular to members of minority groups. Directs the Secretary, directly or through grants or contracts, to collect and analyze data on the health status of Hispanic individuals in the United States, including (if conducted) in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, the National Health Interview Survey, and the National Medical Expenditures Survey.
Bill· HRH.R. 4955 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1990
Biomedical and Behavioral Facilities Construction Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the Director of Research Resources (Director), to award grants to public or nonprofit private institutions, under provisions relating to biomedical and behavioral research facilities, to expand, remodel, renovate, or alter existing research facilities or construct new research facilities. Establishes in the Division of Research Resources of the NIH a Technical Review Board on Biomedical and Behavioral Research Facilities to: (1) advise the Director and the Advisory Council (established under existing law) on matters concerning the construction of facilities; and (2) conduct the peer review of applications under this title. Sets forth requirements for application and selection of grants. Limits the amount of any grant to 50 percent of the cost of construction or, in the case of a multipurpose facility, 50 percent of the cost of construction proportionate to the contemplated use. Allows the Director to waive these limitations for institutions of emerging excellence in biomedical or behavioral research. Provides for recapture of payments in certain circumstances for 20 years after completion of construction. Requires the Director to prescribe regulations with respect to the grants. Requires the Director to mandate peer review of applications for grants under these provisions in accordance with existing peer review provisions. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· SS. 2683 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990
Food, Drug, and Device Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to debar from involvement in the approval process any person convicted of a criminal offense in connection with the development or approval of any product subject to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation. Authorizes the Secretary to debar from involvement in the approval process persons (including parents and subsidiaries of corporations): (1) convicted of a Federal or State criminal offense related to any product or activity regulated by the FDCA, any other Act administered by the FDA, or any similar State statute; (2) convicted of bribery, fraud, obstruction of justice, or similar charges; (3) the Secretary determines has been involved in actual or attempted bribery, coercion, false statements, or failure to make required disclosures; or (4) the Secretary determines to have endangered the public health or safety through violation of any statute or regulation administered by the FDA. Directs the Secretary to refuse to accept, review, or approve certain applications by a person who is debarred or who uses the services of a debarred person in the development or application for approval of any product. Allows the Secretary to waive this sanction if necessary to protect the public health. Applies these provisions (relating to debarment and refusal to accept, review, or approve applications) to acts or omissions which occurred prior to enactment of these provisions. Provides for civil monetary penalties for false statements, bribery, coercion, involvement of a debarred person, and other acts. Authorizes a reward to whistleblowers who are not Federal officers or employees. Directs the Secretary, except when necessary to protect the public health, to suspend the approval of certain applications by a person convicted in connection with the applications of fraud, false statements, bribery, coercion, or other improper influence. Authorizes the Secretary, except when necessary to protect the public health, to suspend the approval of certain applications involving a debarred person. Applies these provisions (relating to suspension of approval) to convictions and approvals occurring prior to enactment of these provisions. Directs the Secretary to withdraw approval if there are reasonable grounds to believe the application was approved, expedited, or otherwise facilitated in whole or in part through actual or attempted bribery, coercion, or other improper influence. Provides for disclosure of information or matters before a grand jury concerning a violation of the FDCA or any other Act administered by the FDA to an attorney for the Government, or to personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services for use in any matter within FDA jurisdiction.
Bill· SS. 2689 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990
Medicare Home Hemodialysis Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover home hemodialysis staff assistance provided by renal dialysis facilities to individuals who: (1) are nonambulatory, have serious medical conditions which would be exacerbated by traveling to and from a dialysis facility, or are eligible for ambulance transportation to and from such facility but at a cost which meets or exceeds the cost of this Act's services; and (2) have no other potential caregiver who is willing and able to provide home hemodialysis. Sets forth payment provisions.
Bill· SS. 2686 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to cover personal care services prescribed by a physician, supervised by a registered nurse, and provided to an individual who is not a member of the caregiver's family and is not an inpatient or resident of a nursing facility.
Bill· HRH.R. 4951 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990
Medicare Home Hemodialysis Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover the services of a home dialysis aide provided by a renal dialysis facility to persons who are nonambulatory, whose health would be endangered by travel to and from a dialysis facility, who have no other potential caregiver who is available or able to provide home hemodialysis, and who are eligible for ambulance transportation to and from a renal dialysis facility. Sets forth home dialysis payment amounts, but prohibits payment in excess of the Medicare payment which would otherwise have been made for such ambulance services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and report to the Congress on the costs and effectiveness of various home dialysis services available to end stage renal disease patients.
Bill· HRH.R. 4922 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1990
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny an exemption for interest on any tax-exempt bond that is used to finance a health care facility that performs abortions while the bond is outstanding.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 134 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1990
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should immediately call for a 1991 White House Conference on Aging and begin planning and implementing such a conference without delay.
Bill· HRH.R. 4874 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1990
AIDS Prevention Act of 1990 - Title I: Preventive Health Services with Respect to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new title on preventive health services with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to make allotments to States, and authorizes the Secretary, through the Director and the Administrator, to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities who have Medicaid provider status and who meet other requirements, for outpatient preventive health services relating to AIDS for: (1) counseling; (2) testing, including testing for infection, testing regarding the extent of deficiency in the immune system, testing relating to preventing and treating deterioration of the immune system, and testing relating to preventing and treating conditions arising from the infection; and (3) providing therapeutic measures. Requires information regarding the receipt of services to be kept confidential in a manner not inconsistent with applicable law. Requires counseling and written informed consent prior to testing. Allows: (1) use of a pseudonym in signing a consent form; and (2) consent to be given orally when an individual is to undergo testing without providing any identifying information. Requires counseling before testing and, for both individuals with negative and individuals with positive results, after testing. Requires that opportunities be made available for individuals (including women, children, hemophiliacs, and emergency response employees) to undergo counseling under conditions appropriate to their needs. Allows counseling without testing. Requires that testing by grant recipients for infection be carried out in accordance with the requirements of this Act regarding confidentiality, informed consent, and counseling regardless of whether the testing is carried out with Federal funds. Requires grant recipients who regularly provide treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, who regularly provide treatment for intravenous substance abuse, who are family planning clinics, who provide treatment for tuberculosis, or who regularly provide health care for pregnant women offer and encourage preventive health services to individuals to whom the recipient provides services. Requires that a grant recipient who regularly provides health care for pregnant women in a geographic area in which there is a grantee, under provisions of this Act relating to demonstration grants for research and services for pediatric patients regarding AIDS, provide a referral to that grantee for any pregnant women infected with the etiologic agent. Requires recipients to offer, encourage, and provide preventive health services as required under this paragraph only to the extent that the amount of the grant is sufficient to pay costs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to hospitals for offering, encouraging, and providing preventive health services to inpatients. Requires that a hospital have admitted a minimum number of individuals with AIDS and that such individuals make up a minimum percentage of admissions in order to receive a grant. Requires offering, encouraging, and providing such services only to the extent that the amount of the grant is sufficient to pay costs. Authorizes appropriations. Requires a State grant recipient to: (1) encourage individuals in the State receiving a transfusion of whole blood or a blood clotting factor between January 1, 1977, and April 1, 1985, to receive preventive health services; and (2) inform such individuals of public health facilities in the geographic area that provide such services. Declares that individual notifications are not required. Requires a State grant recipient to require that any entity carrying out such testing confidentially report to the State public health officer information sufficient to: (1) perform statistical and epidemiological analyses of the incidence of infection; (2) perform statistical and epidemiological analyses of the demographic characteristics of infected individuals; and (3) assess the adequacy of preventive health services. Requires a State grant recipient to require that the State public health officer, to the extent appropriate in the determination of the officer, carry out a program of partner notification with respect to infection. Mandates that States prohibit acts which knowingly expose nonconsenting other individuals to the etiologic agent through a donation of blood, semen, or breast milk, through sexual activity, through sharing of hypodermic needles, or through any behavior with the intent to expose another nonconsenting person. Requires that States authorize a civil cause of action and a criminal penalty for violation of these prohibitions. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for preventive health services to individuals sentenced by the State to imprisonment. Requires matching non-Federal contributions in specified ratios. Mandates that States: (1) require testing of prisoners upon entering the State penal system and during the 30-day period before release; (2) inform any penal system employee, on request of the employee, if the employee has a reasonable basis for believing that the employee may have been exposed by an individual to the etiologic agent, of that individual's test results; (3) inform the spouse of the individual prior to each conjugal visit and prior to release; and (4) inform each prisoner of the testing and disclosure requirements and of the results of their testing. Requires all prison employees and such spouses to be informed of the availability of the test results. Requires confidentiality of test results, except for the disclosure authorized in these provisions and disclosures as medically necessary. Applies the prison testing requirements only to prisons meeting requirements relating to the prevalence of infection with the etiologic agent or, in the absence of infection data, the prevalence of cases of AIDS in the geographic area in which inmates of the prison involved resided before incarceration. Authorizes appropriations for the prison testing grants. Requires that, to the extent permitted under State law, grant recipients offer substantial opportunities for an individual to undergo counseling and testing without giving any identifying information or using a pseudonym. Prohibits requiring an individual to undergo testing as a condition to receiving other health services unless the testing is medically indicated in the provision of the health services sought by an individual. Limits the imposition of fees for preventive health services under this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Requires that counseling programs carried out under this Act: (1) not be designed to promote or encourage, directly, intravenous drug abuse or sexual activity, homosexual or heterosexual; (2) be designed to reduce exposure to and transmission of the etiologic agent for AIDS by providing accurate information; and (3) provide information on the health risks of promiscuous sexual activity and intravenous drug abuse. Title II: Emergency Relief for Areas with Substantial Need for Services - Directs the Secretary, through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to make grants in any metropolitan statistical area (eligible area), as specified by the Secretary, that meets certain requirements, including that it has: (1) reported more than 2,000 AIDS cases; or (2) a per capita cumulative incidence of at least 0.0025. Requires that the grants be made only to the chief elected official of the city, urban county, or other political subdivision that administers the public health agency serving the greatest proportion of individuals with AIDS in the eligible area. Requires that the grants be used for community-based services to: (1) enhance the quality of services to low income individuals and families with HIV disease; (2) deliver outpatient and ambulatory care services, including case management, to such individuals and families, including comprehensive treatment and support services; (3) prevent unnecessary inpatient hospitalization; and (4) expedite the provision of services in the most medically appropriate level. Requires that political subdivision grant recipients agree to provide services only through clinics, sub-acute care facilities, community health centers, community mental health centers, hospices, or ambulatory care facilities, or other entities that: (1) provide health care to a disproportionate share of low-income individuals and families with HIV disease; (2) incur uncompensated costs in providing such care; and (3) with regard to services covered by Medicaid, have Medicaid provider status. Requires the administering local political subdivision (ALPS) to establish: (1) a mechanism to allocate funds and services based on the proportion of AIDS cases and the severity of need of the subdivisions; and (2) an HIV health services planning council. Requires such chief elected official to provide for the council, either by establishing it directly or by designating an existing entity to serve as the council. Provides, at specified times, that one-half of funds appropriated for the grants be used for regular grants and one-half be used for supplemental grants. Requires, in order to receive a grant, that an eligible area submit an application containing, among other elements, an assurance that agencies and institutions in the area that will receive grant funds will be participants in an established HIV community-based continuum of care. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Emergency Response Employees - Directs the Secretary to make grants to States and their political subdivisions to assist in the implementation of Federal law mandating the dissemination of guidelines to emergency response employees (EREs) regarding reducing the risk in the workplace of becoming infected with the etiologic agent for AIDS and circumstances under which exposure may occur. Authorizes appropriations. Requires a medical facility to notify the designated officer of the transporting EREs if the facility determines that a victim the EREs transported to the facility has an infectious disease. Requires a medical facility, upon request of a designated officer of EREs, to notify the designated officer if the facility makes a determination that a victim transported by EREs has an infectious disease. Applies notification requirements to both the facility receiving the victim and, if the victim dies, to the facility ascertaining the cause of death. Sets forth notification procedures. Requires that the public health officer of each State designate one official of each employer of EREs to make requests and receive notifications. Provides for notification of EREs and for requests from an ERE to a designated officer that the designated officer request notification from the medical facility. Declares that the provisions in this Act regarding notification of EREs will not be construed to authorize or require: (1) a medical facility to test a victim of an emergency for any infectious disease; (2) any medical facility, any designated officer, or any ERE to make disclosures with respect to the identity of a victim or an ERE; or (3) failure to respond, or denial of services. Provides for enforcement through injunctions. Title IV: Health Care Services - Directs the Secretary, through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to make grants for demonstration projects to provide comprehensive treatment services for individuals infected with the etiologic agent for AIDS. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary, through the Administrator, to make grants to States to assist in purchasing and distributing certain AIDS-related drugs. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary, through the Administrator and the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to make demonstration grants to community health centers and other entities that provide primary health care to the public for: (1) conducting clinical research on therapies for pediatric patients infected with the etiologic agent; and (2) providing outpatient health care for pediatric patients who participate in such research and their families. Requires grant recipients to provide case management, referrals, and incidental services such as transportation and child care necessary to enable the patient and family to participate. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Certain Definitions - Sets forth definitions for purposes of the new title of the Public Health Service Act, on preventive health services with respect to AIDS, as added by this Act. Title VI: General Provisions - Mandates a study relating to the incidence of AIDS and infection with the etiologic agent for AIDS in rural areas, and the adequacy of related diagnostic and treatment services in such areas.
Bill· SS. 2652 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1990
National Drug Control Strategy Implementation Act of 1990 - Title I: Drug Testing, Funding Programs, and Treatment - Subtitle A: Drug Testing and Treatment - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Omnibus Act) to prohibit Federal assistance to any State that has not implemented a drug testing program for targeted classes of arrestees, prisoners, and persons on conditional or supervised release before or after conviction. Directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations for such programs, based in part on scientific and technical standards determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure the reliability and accuracy of test results. Specifies that such regulations may include guidelines or specifications concerning: (1) the classes of persons to be targeted for testing; (2) the drugs to be tested for; (3) the frequency and duration of testing; and (4) the effect of test results in decisions concerning the sentence, conditions to be imposed on release before or after conviction, and the granting, continuation, or termination of such release. Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) prohibit States receiving Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Services Block Grant funding from reducing State expenditures for drug abuse-related activities below the average of such expenditures for the preceding two years; and (2) authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive such prohibition under extraordinary conditions. Requires States to develop and submit to the Secretary annually for review and approval a Statewide Drug Abuse Treatment Plan. Amends the Omnibus Act to increase the cap on discretionary grants under the Drug Control and System Improvement Grant Program. Subtitle B: Drug-Testing of Defendants on Post-Conviction Release - Requires: (1) the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to establish a program of drug testing of criminal defendants on post-conviction release; and (2) the chief probation officer in each district to arrange for the drug testing of such defendants. Requires, as an explicit condition of probation, parole, or supervised release of a defendant involving a felony or a specified violent or drug offense, that the defendant refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance and submit to periodic drug tests. Sets limitations on the authority to require such tests and to take action against a defendant based on test results. Provides for revocation of supervised release by a defendant placed on parole, probation, or post-imprisonment release if such defendant unlawfully uses a controlled substance or refuses to cooperate in drug testing. Title II: Sanctions for Failure to Land or to Bring To - Makes it unlawful for the pilot, operator, or person in charge of any aircraft which has crossed the U.S. border or is subject to U.S. jurisdiction operating outside the United States to refuse to obey the order of an authorized Federal law enforcement officer to land in cases involving enforcement of controlled substances or money laundering laws. Sets forth analogous provisions with respect to vessels. Establishes penalties for violation of such provisions. Specifies that any vessel or aircraft used in such a violation may be seized and forfeited. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require: (1) revocation of the registration certificate of an aircraft that refuses to land when ordered to do so by a law enforcement officer; and (2) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish procedures for the owner of the aircraft to show cause why the factual predicate did not exist to trigger the revocation of the registration or why it would be in the public interest to issue a new certificate of registration to be effective concurrent with the revocation which occurred by operation of law. Authorizes the Coast Guard to issue orders and make inquiries, searches, seizures, and arrests with respect to violations of U.S. laws occurring aboard any aircraft over the high seas and waters over which the United States has jurisdiction. Specifies the method by which orders to land an aircraft must be communicated. Establishes a civil penalty for failure to comply with a lawful boarding or order to land. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to: (1) authorize U.S. Customs officers to exercise their enforcement authority outside of the United States, including any location in which Customs officers are permitted to conduct inspections, examinations, or searches; and (2) provide civil penalties for failure of an aircraft to comply with Customs officer orders to land or bring to and Tariff Act provisions regarding the boarding of vessels. Title III: Drug Paraphernalia Amendment - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 to provide that criminal forfeiture of drug paraphernalia will be accomplished in accordance with procedures applicable to other criminal forfeiture provisions of the Controlled Substances Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action and to seek injunctive relief and authorizes the court to assess a civil penalty of up to $100,000 for violations of the paraphernalia statute. Provides for civil forfeiture of drug paraphernalia, other property involved, and property traceable to property involved in a violation of criminal forfeiture provisions. Title IV: International Narcotics Control - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to: (1) authorize the President to provide narcotics-related assistance to Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru; and (2) make funds available under such Act and the Arms Export Control Act for training and equipment for law enforcement agencies or other units in such countries organized for the specific purpose of narcotics enforcement. Waives during FY 1991 provisions of the FAA and similar provisions relating to limitations on assistance to countries in default on obligations owed to the United States with respect to narcotics-related assistance for a country which is a major illicit drug-producing country because of its coca production. Authorizes the President to provide assistance under the FAA to promote the production, processing, and marketing of products which can be produced economically in such countries in order to reduce dependence upon the production of crops from which narcotic and psychotropic drugs are derived. Revises certain narcotics-related provisions of the FAA to: (1) authorize the use of funds for international narcotics control for defensive arming of U.S.-title aircraft used in narcotics control eradication or interdiction efforts and for personnel and agents participating in such efforts; and (2) make an exception to the provision requiring the President to withhold 50 percent of the assistance authorized and appropriated for a major drug-producing or drug-transit country pending the March 1 certification of narcotics cooperation if he determines that application of such provision would be contrary to the national interest. Restricts to aircraft procured with funds authorized to be appropriated by the International Narcotics Control chapter of the FAA the current provision that any aircraft made available to a foreign country shall be provided only on a lease or loan basis. Allows the President to waive the requirement when he determines that it is in the national interest to do so and so informs the Congress. Permits the assigning of more than six members of the armed forces to Military Assistance Groups in Bolivia and Peru. Continues for FY 1991 the waiver of the requirement under the FAA to withhold 50 percent of annual foreign aid to major drug-transit countries which meet specified requirements, such as cooperation with the United States in achieving anti-narcotics objectives. Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the Secretary of State to order the surrender to a foreign country of a U.S. citizen whose extradition has been requested by such country even if the terms of the applicable treaty or convention do not obligate the United States to extradite its citizens. Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to extend the Export-Import Bank's authority to finance sales of defense articles and services for anti-narcotics purposes to September 30, 1992 (currently, expires September 30, 1990). Title V: Death Penalty for Drug Kingpins and Other Crime Control Provisions - Subtitle A: Capital Punishment for Drug Kingpins and Related Offenders - Drug Kingpin Death Penalty Act of 1990 - Provides for imposition of the death penalty for those: (1) subject to mandatory life imprisonment for committing a federal drug felony as part of a continuing criminal enterprise; (2) convicted of committing such a felony as part of a continuing criminal enterprise where the defendant is a principal administrator, organizer, or leader of such an enterprise and, in order to obstruct the investigation or prosecution of the enterprise, attempts or conspires to kill any public officer, juror, witness, or family or household member of such a person; and (3) who, intending to cause death or acting with reckless disregard for human life, engage in a Federal drug felony resulting in the death of another person. Sets forth mitigating factors (such as whether the defendant's mental capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his or her conduct or to conform such conduct to the requirements of the law was significantly impaired, the defendant was under unusual or substantial duress, or the defendant was an accomplice whose participation in the offense was relatively minor) and aggravating factors (such as prior convictions of offenses for which a death sentence or life imprisonment was authorized, prior convictions of two or more violent or drug offenses, certain weapons offenses, the use of minors in trafficking, and lethal adulteration of a controlled substance) in determining whether a sentence of death is justified. Sets forth procedures for a special hearing to determine whether a sentence of death is justified. Requires the court to instruct the jury that, in considering whether a sentence of death is justified, it shall not consider the race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, or sex of the defendant or any victim. Requires the court to impose a sentence of death if the jury (or if there is no jury, the court) returns a recommendation of the death penalty. Sets forth procedures for review and implementation of a sentence of death. Specifies that: (1) a sentence of death may not be carried out upon a person who lacks the mental capacity to understand the death penalty and why it was imposed or upon a pregnant woman; and (2) no employee of any State department of corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons and no employee providing services to that department or bureau under contract shall be required to participate in any execution if contrary to such employee's moral or religious convictions. Provides for appointment of counsel in Federal capital cases for indigent defendants. Sets standards for competence of counsel. Specifies that Federal law does not create appointment of counsel requirements in State capital cases other than those imposed by the Constitution. Specifies that appointment of counsel in the Federal habeas corpus review of State capital cases is discretionary. Subtitle B: Protection of Witnesses, Jurors, and Court Officers - Increases penalties for obstruction of justice offenses against court officers and jurors and for retaliatory killings of witnesses, victims, and informants. Title VI: Justice System Improvements - Subtitle A: INS System Improvements - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) grant agents and officers of the Immigration and Nationalization Service (INS) authority to carry a firearm, make arrests, and perform other law enforcement duties that the Attorney General may designate; and (2) expand the definition of "aggravated felony" to include crimes of physical or threatened force against the person or property of another that is punishable by imprisonment of five years or more and felonies involving controlled substances. Makes ineligible to receive visas and bars from entry into the United States: (1) nonimmigrant aliens seeking admission who are in illicit possession of a controlled substance; and (2) aliens who have committed aggravated felonies. Authorizes the Attorney General to summarily exclude and deport such aliens. Makes alien aggravated felons ineligible for political asylum, hardship waivers, or deportation relief. Subtitle B: Amendments Concerning Records of Crimes Committed by Juveniles - Requires that juveniles found guilty of specified serious crimes be fingerprinted and photographed and that such information and records of the adjudication be sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Authorizes reporting, retention, disclosure, and availability of juvenile records permitted under the law of the State in which a Federal juvenile proceeding takes place. Repeals provisions that authorize prejudgment probation for certain drug offenders convicted of possession of a controlled substance and require expungement of records for such offenders under 21 years of age at the time of the offense. Subtitle C: Narcotics-Related Public Corruption - Specifies that any: (1) public official who corruptly demands, seeks, or accepts anything of value in return for being influenced in the performance or non-performance of an official act or influenced to commit or aid in committing any Federal or State offense shall be guilty of a class B felony; and (2) person who corruptly gives, offers, or promises anything of value to a public official (or offers to give anything of value to any other person) with intent to influence any official act or to influence such public official to commit a Federal or State offense or to do or omit any act in violation of such official's lawful duty shall be guilty of a class B felony. Grants Federal jurisdiction over such an offense if it involves, is part of, or is intended to further or conceal the illegal possession, importation, manufacture, transportation, or distribution of a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue. Subtitle D: Other Justice Improvements - Amends the Omnibus Act to authorize the use of funds for innovative intermediate sanctions programs in combination with drug testing, including boot camps, house arrest, electronic monitoring, intensive supervision, and community service. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that in certain situations involving failure to declare illegal importation of small quantities of drugs, the penalty will be a minimum of $500. Increases penalties for drug trafficking in Federal prisons. Authorizes funding for undercover operations by the Department of the Treasury. Title VII: Amendments Related to Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering - Subtitle A: Special Forfeiture Fund - Sets forth provisions with respect to the transfer of appropriations from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to the Special Forfeiture Fund. Authorizes such transfers on a quarterly basis (currently, at the end of each fiscal year). Subtitle B: Forfeiture Amendments - Provides that substitute assets will be forfeited by an intermediary who does not retain the laundered property if that person participates in three or more transactions involving $100,000 or more in a 12-month period. Amends the Anti-Smuggling Act of 1935 to subject trucks and private automobiles to seizure if there is a concealed compartment, whether or not there is contraband or narcotics residue. Subtitle C: Money Laundering Amendments - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to continue the $10,000 cash transaction reporting requirement for another two years. Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (RFPA) to authorize the transfer of certain financial records to another agency if the transferring agency has reason to believe that the records are relevant to a matter within the jurisdiction of, or appropriate for analysis by, the receiving agency for law enforcement purposes. Prohibits the disclosure of the existence or terms of a geographic targeting order. Makes the RFPA inapplicable to a financial institution providing information that it has reason to believe may be relevant to a Bank Secrecy Act violation. Exempts from liability a financial institution that: (1) ceases to do business with a customer because of suspicious transactions; and (2) discloses in good faith information and records relating to a customer violation of the Bank Secrecy Act. Authorizes the warrantless search of outgoing mail at U.S. borders by the U.S. Customs Service when a customs officer has reasonable cause to suspect that there are monetary instruments being transported in such a letter. Title VIII: Miscellaneous and Technical Amendments - Makes technical and clarifying amendments to the Federal criminal code and other Federal statutes. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish certain money laundering offenses as felony (currently, misdemeanor) offenses punishable by up to five years' imprisonment. Adds certain cocaine and drug conspiracy and attempt offenses committed by juveniles to the list of crimes authorizing prosecution as an adult if the Attorney General certifies that there is a substantial federal interest in the case that justifies adult prosecution. Authorizes the disclosure of cable television subscriber information to a Federal grand jury. Adds certain predicate offenses relating to financial institutions to the Federal money laundering statute. Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to permit an arrest warrant to be issued for a foreign fugitive about to enter the United States. Authorizes: (1) the disclosure of grand jury information for use in connection with civil forfeiture proceedings; (2) the use of a search warrant to obtain the contents of a stored wire communication; (3) State government personnel to assist in conducting court-authorized interceptions; and (4) the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to transfer funds to agencies responsible for carrying out the National Drug Program.
Bill· SS. 2649 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990
Drug Abuse Treatment and Prevention Improvement Act of 1990 - Title I: Improvement and Expansion of Grant Programs - Establishes in the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) the Office for Treatment Improvement (Treatment Office) to: (1) collaborate with the Director of the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); (2) evaluate State plans and carry out programs under existing provisions; (3) train providers of prehospital emergency medical services; (4) conduct or support described programs; and (5) take other actions with regard to treatment. Authorizes appropriations. Transfers authority from the Administrator of ADAMHA to the Director of the Treatment Office for an existing grant program for reduction of the waiting period for drug abuse treatment. Removes provisions prohibiting more than one grant for any treatment program. Allows a grantee to spend not more than 50 percent of the grant for follow-up services. Increases the authorization of appropriations. Sets forth reporting requirements. Revises requirements and other matters relating to an existing program regarding drug and alcohol abuse model projects for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. Authorizes appropriations. Transfers authority from the Administrator of ADAMHA to the Director of NIDA to make grants for drug abuse demonstration projects of national significance. Requires the Director of the Treatment Office to establish programs to provide grants to: (1) eligible institutions to provide training services to increase the supply of drug treatment professionals; (2) public and nonprofit private entities that provide drug treatment services to individuals under criminal justice supervision; and (3) hospitals, community health centers, and other appropriate entities that serve nonmetropolitan areas to assist in developing and implementing projects that provide, or expand the availability of, substance abuse treatment services. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants: (1) for the establishment of model residential projects for alcohol and drug abusing women and their children; (2) for the establishment, within the national capital area, of a model program for comprehensive treatment services for drug abuse; and (3) to community coalitions for substance abuse services. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Substance Abuse Prevention Training Program. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Revision of the ADAMHA Block Grant Program - Authorizes appropriations for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Services Block Grant program. Revises the Block Grant formula. Provides for the use of allotments by States for: (1) inpatient hospital drug treatment services pursuant to a contractual arrangement with a hospital if certain conditions are met; (2) counseling to family members of drug abusers; and (3) treatment programs for substance abusers in State and local criminal and juvenile justice systems. Requires States to develop and submit to the Secretary annually for review and approval a statewide Substance Abuse Treatment Plan. Requires the Director of the Treatment Office to establish a model State treatment plan. Directs the Secretary to issue guidelines for plans. Title III: Pharmacotherapy Development - Pharmacotherapy Development Act of 1990 - Part A: Federal Medication Development Program - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish in NIDA a Medications Development Division (MDD) to: (1) work with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to set new guidelines for the safety and efficacy trials of medications to treat drug addiction and to discuss other measures to facilitate the approval process of drug addiction treatments; (2) promote expanded research programs and studies into the development of medications to treat drug addiction; (3) track the activities of the National Institutes of Health relating to the development and use of pharmacotherapeutic treatments for drug addiction; and (4) take other specified measures to improve pharmacotherapeutic treatment of drug addiction. Establishes reporting requirements by the Director of MDD. Requires the Director of National Drug Control Policy to incorporate reports submitted under this Act into the National Drug Control Strategy. Requires the Director of MDD to provide for proper scientific review of all research grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts over which the Director has authority. Authorizes appropriations. Part B: Private Sector Development of Pharmacotherapeutics - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish procedures for the investigation and designation of drugs for the treatment of addictions to illegal drugs. Authorizes appropriations. Part C: Medications Review Process Reform - Authorizes the Secretary to permit: (1) an entity submitting an investigational new drug application or protocol for medications to treat drug addiction to provide information required by the Secretary as it becomes available; and (2) parallel track trials to be used for medications to treat drug addiction. Part D: High Priority Research Areas - Expresses the sense of the Congress that MDD shall devote special attention and resources to achieving the development of a methadone alternative, a long-acting narcotic antagonist, a cocaine blocking treatment, a cocaine-blocker/narcotic antagonist treatment, medications to treat addictions to methamphetamine, and medications to treat pregnant addicts and their fetuses. Part E: Report by the Surgeon General - Requires: (1) the Director of MDD to establish a panel of independent experts in the field of pharmacotherapeutic treatment of drug addiction to assess the national strategy for developing such treatments and make appropriate recommendations; and (2) the Surgeon General of the United States to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report setting forth recommendations of such panel and assessing the progress of the Nation toward development of safe, efficacious pharmacological treatments for drug addiction. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study concerning the relationship between an individual's receptivity to use or consume legal drugs and that individual's use or consumption of illegal drugs, including the effect of advertising and marketing campaigns that promote the use of legal drugs on the public; and (2) submit a report to specified congressional committees on the results of the study. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1986 to require at least 20 percent of amounts appropriated for Justice System Improvement grants to be used for drug treatment programs in the criminal justice system, giving priority to programs that provide referrals to community treatment programs for individuals soon to be released from incarceration and treatment services for juvenile and female offenders. Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to authorize appropriations of $1,200,000,000 (currently, such sums as necessary) for FY 1990 through 1993 for drug abuse education and prevention programs.
Bill· SS. 2646 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990
Substance Abuse Treatment Corps Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Public Health Service the Substance Abuse Treatment Corps to increase the availability of treatment for alcohol and drug abuse in geographic areas with a significant incidence of abuse and an inadequate availability of services. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out such purpose only through assigning Corps members to provide services for such areas. Allows the Secretary to assign a Corps member to an entity only if the entity, among other requirements, enters into an agreement with the Secretary regarding the allocation, between the Secretary and the entity, of costs relating to the assignment. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of entering into contracts with students in specified fields under which the students agree to serve in the Corps upon obtaining their degree in consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to pay tuition, other expenses, and a stipend. Applies, except as inconsistent, provisions relating to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program to this program. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of entering into contracts with individuals who have been licensed or certified in certain fields, or who are students in such fields, under which the individuals agree to serve in the Corps in consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to repay up to a specified sum of educational loans of the individuals. Applies, except as inconsistent, provisions relating to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program to this program. Authorizes appropriations for the scholarship and loan repayment programs established by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4865 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990
Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements.
Bill· HRH.R. 4847 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990
Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to alcohol and drug abuse and mental health services block grants to require that the application for an allotment to a State include a certification that the State agrees: (1) to establish procedures for testing any newborn infant of any woman determined to be abusing alcohol or any drug to determine whether the infant has fetal alcohol syndrome, physical drug dependency, or another congenital condition caused by the substance abuse; (2) to waive civil and criminal liability against a health professional who conducts such test in compliance with State procedures; and (3) if the infant has such a condition, to ensure the health and safety of the infant and provide health care to the infant and the mother.
Bill· HRH.R. 4868 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990
Substance Abuse Treatment Corps Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Public Health Service the Substance Abuse Treatment Corps to increase the availability of treatment for alcohol and drug abuse in geographic areas with a significant incidence of abuse and an inadequate availability of services. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out such purpose only through assigning Corps members to provide services for such areas. Allows the Secretary to assign a Corps member to an entity only if the entity, among other requirements, enters into an agreement with the Secretary regarding the allocation, between the Secretary and the entity, of costs relating to the assignment. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of entering into contracts with students in specified fields under which the students agree to serve in the Corps upon obtaining their degree in consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to pay tuition, other expenses, and a stipend. Applies, except as inconsistent, provisions relating to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program to this program. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of entering into contracts with individuals who have been licensed or certified in certain fields, or who are students in such fields, under which the individuals agree to serve in the Corps in consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to repay up to a specified sum of educational loans of the individuals. Applies, except as inconsistent, provisions relating to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program to this program. Authorizes appropriations for the scholarship and loan repayment programs established by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4864 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990
Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disorders Research, Education, and Health Services Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMSD) and the Director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to expand and intensify research on osteoporosis and related bone disorders. Requires, with respect to osteoporosis and related bone disorders: (1) the NIAMSD Director to increase the number of Specialized Centers of Research; and (2) the NIA Director to increase the number of program project grants devoted to creating centers of excellence. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the Interagency Council on Osteoporosis and Related Disorders and the Advisory Panel on Osteoporosis and Related Disorders. Authorizes appropriations for the Advisory Panel. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make up to three grants to establish model health promotion projects for community-based education on osteoporosis, with each project targeting one of these groups: young and teenage girls, midlife women, and older men and women. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the NIAMSD Director to make grants or enter into contracts to establish a Resource Center on Osteoporosis and Related Disorders to: (1) disseminate information about research results, services, and educational materials to health professionals, patients, and the public; and (2) coordinate regional training programs for the development of health professional resource networks. Requires grant and contract recipients to establish: (1) a central computerized information system to, among other matters, translate scientific and technical information into information readily understandable by the general public; and (2) a national toll-free telephone information line. Requires the grant or contract recipient to charge fees for providing information, but allows exceptions for individuals and organizations unable to pay. Authorization appropriations.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 570 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1990
Designates October 1990 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Bill· SS. 2641 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1990
Medigap Simplification Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare supplemental policy issuers: (1) cover a core group of basic benefits and, if they offer other benefits, issue a policy covering only such basic benefits; and (2) provide prospective purchasers of a policy with a summary information sheet describing policy benefits and the amount of any premiums attributable to optional benefits. Requires the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) or, upon the NAIC's default, the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate simplification standards which set the core group of basic benefits policies must provide, limit the additional benefit packages that may be provided, and establish a uniform language and format to be used with respect to policy benefits. Prohibits the sale of policies which do not meet such standards, though permits approved waivers of such standards to test new or innovative benefits. Directs the NAIC to educate Medicare beneficiaries on the simplification standards. Prohibits a policy issuer from selling a policy without: (1) obtaining a written statement of the buyer indicating any Medicare supplemental policies or Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) coverage the buyer may have; and (2) notifying the buyer of the possibility and effect of his or her coverage under the Medicaid program and the address and telephone number of any State Medicare supplemental policy counseling program and the State Medicaid office. Prohibits the issuer from selling a policy to a person who indicates that he or she is eligible for Medicaid coverage which would duplicate coverage under such policy. Penalizes individuals who sell a policy in violation of such requirements. Directs the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration to conduct a study and report to the Congress on the use of Medicare supplemental policies by individuals who are entitled to Medicaid benefits. Authorizes appropriations for a grant program to assist States in establishing toll-free consumer hotlines providing information on Medicare supplemental policies issued in States and Medicare and Medicaid benefits available to Medicare-eligible individuals.
Bill· SS. 2640 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1990
Medigap Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare supplemental policy issuers: (1) cover a core group of basic benefits and, if they offer other benefits, issue a policy covering only such basic benefits; (2) provide prospective purchasers of a policy with a summary information sheet describing policy benefits and the ratio of benefits to premiums; (3) guarantee the renewability of policies; (4) offer each group policyholder terminating their coverage or group membership the right to continued coverage under an individual policy (the policyholder ending his or her group membership may also opt for continued coverage under the group policy) or, if the old group policy is replaced by a new group policy, the right to coverage under a new group policy without exclusion for preexisting conditions; and (5) suspend policy benefits and premiums upon the policyholder's indication that he or she is entitled to Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) benefits. Requires the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) or, upon the NAIC's default, the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate simplification standards which set the core group of basic benefits policies must provide, limit the additional benefit packages that may be provided, and establish a uniform language and format to be used with respect to policy benefits. Prohibits the sale of policies which do not meet such standards, though permits approved waivers of such standards to test new or innovative benefits. Directs the NAIC to educate Medicare beneficiaries on the simplification standards. Gives State Insurance Commissioners the right to approve or disapprove policies mailed into their State from another jurisdiction. Increases the civil monetary penalty for knowingly selling a policy which duplicates health benefits to which an individual is already entitled. Prohibits a policy issuer from selling a policy without: (1) obtaining a written statement of the buyer indicating any Medicare supplemental policies or Medicaid coverage the buyer may have; and (2) notifying the buyer of the possibility and effect of his or her coverage under the Medicaid program and the address and telephone number of any State Medicare supplemental policy counseling program and the State Medicaid office. Prohibits the issuer from selling a policy to a person who indicates that he or she is covered by the Medicaid program or has a duplicative Medicare supplemental policy. Penalizes individuals who sell a policy in violation of such requirements. Stiffens other Medicare supplemental policy fraud penalties. Increases the percentage of premiums which must be returned to policyholders as benefits. Establishes a process whereby States must approve premium increases prior to their implementation. Requires public hearings for any premium increase request exceeding twice the percentage increase in the medical care component of the consumer price index. Limits Medicare supplemental policy sales commissions. Authorizes appropriations or a matching grant program to assist States in establishing counseling programs to aid Medicare-eligible individuals in choosing Medicare supplemental policies. Prohibits such policies from denying a claim for losses incurred more than six months from the effective date of coverage for a preexisting condition.
Bill· HRH.R. 4835 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1990
Health Insurance Counseling, and Assistance Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) make grants to States for the establishment or improvement of a program providing information, counseling, and assistance regarding the procurement of adequate and appropriate health insurance coverage to individuals who are eligible to receive benefits under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; (2) annually convene a conference to provide training and information to State health insurance information, counseling, and assistance program staff members; and (3) establish a national resource center for the purposes of creating a health insurance information clearinghouse, distributing such information to States, and providing States with technical assistance and training in disseminating such information. Authorizes appropriations for such grant programs and the national resource center.
Bill· HRH.R. 4840 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1990
Medigap Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to penalize individuals who issue, sell, or renew Medicare supplemental policies which are in violation of this Act's standards or offer to sell a policy in a State that has not approved such policy. Requires that Medicare supplemental policy issuers: (1) cover a core group of basic benefits and, if they offer other benefits, issue a policy covering only such basic benefits; (2) provide prospective purchasers of a policy with a summary information sheet describing policy benefits and the amount of any premiums attributable to optional benefits; (3) guarantee the renewability of policies; (4) offer each group policyholder terminating their coverage or group membership the right to continued coverage under an individual policy (the policyholder ending his or her group membership may also opt for continued coverage under the group policy) or, if the old group policy is replaced by a new group policy, the right to coverage under a new group policy without exclusion for preexisting conditions; and (5) suspend policy benefits and premiums upon the policyholder's indication that he or she is entitled to Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) benefits. Requires the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) or, upon the NAIC's default, the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate simplification standards which set the core group of basic benefits policies must provide, limit the additional benefit packages that may be provided, and establish a uniform language and format to be used with respect to policy benefits. Prohibits the sale of policies which do not meet such standards, though permits approved waivers of such standards to test new or innovative benefits. Directs the Secretary to request the NAIC to educate Medicare beneficiaries on the simplification standards. Increases the civil monetary penalty for knowingly selling a policy which duplicates health benefits to which an individual is already entitled. Permits persons aggrieved by duplicative coverage to recover triple damages in a civil suit. Prohibits a policy issuer from selling a policy without: (1) obtaining a written statement of the buyer indicating any health policies of the same type or Medicaid coverage the buyer may have; and (2) notifying the buyer of the possibility and effect of their coverage under the Medicaid program and the address and telephone number of any State Medicare supplemental policy counseling program and the State Medicaid office. Prohibits the issuer from selling a policy to a person who indicates that he or she is covered by the Medicaid program or has duplicative health benefits. Penalizes individuals who sell a policy in violation of such requirements. Increases the percentage of premiums which must be returned to policyholders as benefits. Establishes a process whereby States must approve premium increases prior to their implementation. Requires public hearings for any premium increase request exceeding twice the percentage increase in the medical care component of the consumer price index. Limits Medicare supplemental policy sales commissions. Authorizes appropriations for a matching grant program to assist States in establishing counseling programs to aid Medicare-eligible individuals in choosing Medicare supplemental policies. Prohibits such policies from denying a claim for losses incurred more than six months from the effective date of coverage for a preexisting condition.
Bill· HRH.R. 4836 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1990
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, on January 1 annually, to adjust on a State-by-State basis the income threshold for eligibility for hospital and nursing home care and medical services for veterans residing in above-median income States. Defines an "above-median income State" as a State having a median family income (based on a family of four) in excess of the national median family income.
Law· SS. 2628 (101st)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990
Mental Health Amendments of 1990 - Replaces Public Health Service Act provisions relating to a grant program regarding seriously mentally ill individuals and seriously mentally disturbed children with provisions authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention, to make grants for demonstration projects for: (1) mental health services for seriously mentally ill individuals and their families, seriously emotionally and mentally disturbed children and youth and their families, individuals at imminent risk of becoming homeless, and elderly individuals; (2) youth suicide prevention; (3) recognition, assessment, treatment, and clinical management of depressive disorders; and (4) sex offense prevention and treatment and psychological assistance to sex offense victims. Limits the grants to five (currently, three) consecutive one-year periods. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations for grants under existing provisions to States for State comprehensive mental health services plans. Changes the requirements for such plans, including: (1) replacing references to chronically mentally ill individuals with references to individuals with severe disabling mental illnesses; (2) adding references in selected provisions to children with severe mental and emotional disorders; and (3) making other changes. Changes the formula for determining the penalty for the failure of a State to develop a plan as required. Requires a State to use the State Mental Health Planning Council, or establish a new council with comparable membership requirements, to advise and review all aspects of development and implementation of the plan. Applies provisions limiting the expenditures which may be required of a State to the period covered by the plan (currently, any fiscal year) and takes into consideration savings on inpatient hospitalization from the plan.
Bill· SS. 2629 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990
Immunization Program Reauthorization Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for specified immunization programs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to acquire and maintain a supply of vaccines sufficient to provide vaccinations throughout a six-month period. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the National Vaccine Program.
Bill· SS. 2632 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990
National Center for Health Statistics Reauthorization Act of 1990 - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to the National Center for Health Statistics to require an annual collection of data on the general health, illness, and disability status of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Authorizes appropriations for the Center.
Bill· SS. 2631 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990
Injury Control Program Reauthorization Act of 1990 -Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to: (1) make grants or enter into cooperative agreements (currently, make grants) for research relating to injuries; (2) make grants to academic institutions for training injury control researchers; and (3) give emphasis, in injury control activities, to the dissemination of prevention information and control activities for elderly individuals and children. Authorizes the Secretary to work in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies to promote injury control, with public and private nonprofit organizations, and with universities, through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. Authorizes appropriations to carry out provisions relating to injury control.
Bill· SS. 2630 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990
Tuberculosis Program Reauthorization Act of 1990 - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act authorizing appropriations for grants for preventive health services for tuberculosis to specify that the services are for the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis. Amends provisions authorizing grants relating to the prevention and control of diseases that may be prevented through vaccination to add the goal of elimination of such diseases. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a report on implementation of the recommendations of the Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis.
Bill· SS. 2635 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Disease Control, to make grants and enter into contracts for the development, demonstration, and evaluation of methods for the screening, referral, and immunization of children up to 24 months of age against vaccine-preventable diseases and for the dissemination of information concerning such methods to the health and allied health professions. Directs the Secretary to use additional resources to implement projects under this Act designed to make more effective use of immunization grant resources to immunize at least 90 percent of all children by such age. Authorizes appropriations in addition to those authorized under existing provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4810 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990
Emergency Food and Drug Enforcement Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to debar an individual from submitting any application for approval of a new drug, or for a different or additional use of a previously approved drug, if the individual has been convicted of a Federal felony in connection with the development or approval of any drug. Prohibits the Secretary from taking any action on any application submitted by such an individual. Authorizes the Secretary to debar an individual and take no action on an application if the individual: (1) has been convicted of a Federal or State criminal offense in connection with the development or approval of a drug under such provisions, or involving bribery, fraud, or a similar crime, or obstruction of justice; (2) was named by a U.S. Attorney or a Federal grand jury as an unindicted coconspirator involving such an act; or (3) knowingly used the services of a debarred person. Provides for temporary denial of approval upon probable cause to believe that there has been an actual or attempted bribe or illegal gratuity, or that there has been a pattern of false statements, or a knowing and serious endangering of the public health or safety through multiple violations of the FDCA. Prohibits discrimination by an employer against any employee because the employee participated in the implementation of the debarment or temporary denial provisions of this Act. Requires drug approval applications to certify that the applicant did not and will not use the services of a debarred person in connection with the application. Sets forth civil monetary penalties for false statements, bribes, destruction, or alteration of evidence, obstruction, use of (or actions by) a debarred person, and other acts. Directs the Secretary to suspend for three years the distribution of drugs under any application of the person involved if the Secretary finds a pattern or practice of offenses or acts, for which this Act provides civil penalties, in connection with the development, approval, manufacturing, or distribution of two or more drugs. Prohibits such a finding if the person demonstrates that the offenses or acts did not influence the development, approval, manufacturing, or distribution. Allows the Secretary to waive the suspension if necessary to protect the public health. Directs the Secretary to withdraw approval if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the application was approved, expedited, or otherwise facilited, in whole or in part, through actual or attempted bribery, fraud, or false statement. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury: (1) to destroy any food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics being imported or offered for import if the article presents a threat to the public health; and (2) pending decision on the admission of an article, on request of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, refuse to authorize delivery of the article to the owner or consignee. Prohibits claims for payment for any samples collected, delivered, or examined. Requires manufacturers of low-acid foods for export to the United States, and importers of such foods, to register with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for the registering of identifying marks used by food processing establishments producing such foods. Adds failure to register to the list of prohibited acts under the FDCA. Authorizes the Inspector General to investigate various matters involving the Food and Drug Administration, including allegations of employee misconduct; false or fraudulent materials or records; fraud, false claims, waste, or abuse; felony violations of the FDCA; and illegal sale under Federal law of a drug which is not a controlled substance. Includes agents of the Inspector General in the delineation of powers under the FDCA of enforcement personnel conducting examinations, investigations, or inspections. Removes the requirement that those examinations, investigations, or inspections relate to counterfeit drugs. Declares that provisions prohibiting the disclosure of trade secrets do not authorize the withholding of information from the Congress or its committees or subcommittees. Directs the Secretary to maintain for public inspection certain information concerning applications for drug approval, including the names of the persons conducting the chemistry and bioequivalence reviews.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 568 (101st)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1990
Designates the week beginning September 16, 1990, as Emergency Medical Services Week.
Bill· SS. 2617 (101st)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1990
National Health Service Corps Revitalization Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to inform all applicants for the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program of all factors considered in the selection of applicants and the assignment of Corps members. Sets forth additional priorities in approving Scholarship Program and National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program applications. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of incentives to improve Corps recruitment and retention. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the administrative staff of the Corps is adequate and appropriate to administer the Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs, increasing staff if necessary. Requires the scholarships and the loan repayments to include a dependent allowance. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) tailor a package of financial assistance that includes both scholarship and loan repayment components; (2) award a partial scholarship to an individual with circumstances that warrant less assistance than provided under specified provisions; (3) permit a third year resident to begin fulfilling a service obligation on a part-time basis; (4) permit an individual who defaults on an obligation or contract under the Scholarship or Loan Programs to partially fulfill the obligation through service, but prohibits such service from substantially supplanting certain penalties; and (5) transfer funds between the Scholarship and Loan Programs as needed due to the availability of applicants. Requires the General Accounting Office to complete an administrative review of the Corps including the administration of the Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs. Authorizes appropriations for the Corps and for the Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs. Earmarks a percentage for certain fields. Replaces provisions authorizing appropriations for State loan repayment programs with a requirement that the Secretary use amounts from this authorization to carry out such State programs. Directs the Secretary to make grants to States to establish, or to assist existing, State Offices of Rural Health. Requires matching State funds. Sets forth the required duties of a State Office, including providing leadership and advocacy for rural residents, coordinating activities, making recommendations on quality and cost effectiveness, and cooperating with rural health research centers established under specified provisions. Provides for optional duties of the Offices. Prohibits using grant funds for certain health planning purposes such as certificate of need programs. Authorizes appropriations. Adds references to both M.D. and D.O. degrees to provisions relating to the provision of health services by Corps members. Directs (currently, authorizes) the Secretary to reimburse an individual for all (currently, all or part) of any increased Federal, State, or local income tax liability which results from payments under the Loan Program.
Bill· SS. 2619 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1990
Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Act of 1990 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements.
Bill· SS. 2616 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1990
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare coverage of chiropractic services to diagnostic x-rays, appropriate physical examinations, and spinal adjustments conducted by State-licensed chiropractors who are legally authorized by the State to provide such services.
Bill· SS. 2614 (101st)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1990
Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disorders Research, Education, and Health Services Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMSD) and the Director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to expand and intensify research on osteoporosis and related bone disorders. Requires, with respect to osteoporosis and related bone disorders: (1) the NIAMSD Director to increase the number of Specialized Centers of Research; and (2) the NIA Director to increase the number of program project grants devoted to creating centers of excellence. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the Interagency Council on Osteoporosis and Related Disorders and the Advisory Panel on Osteoporosis and Related Disorders. Authorizes appropriations for the Advisory Panel. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make up to three grants to establish model health promotion projects for community-based education on osteoporosis, with each project targeting one of these groups: young and teenage girls, midlife women, and older men and women. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the NIAMSD Director to make grants or enter into contracts to establish a Resource Center on Osteoporosis and Related Disorders to: (1) disseminate information about research results, services, and educational materials to health professionals, patients, and the public; and (2) coordinate leadership training for the development of health professional resource networks. Requires grant and contract recipients to establish: (1) a central computerized information system to, among other matters, translate scientific and technical information into information readily understandable by the general public; and (2) a national toll-free telephone information line. Requires the grant or contract recipient to charge fees for providing information, but allows exceptions for individuals and organizations unable to pay. Authorizes appropriations.