Rule of law

proposition de loi visant à modifier le titre Ier du livre V du code général des collectivités territoriales sur l'organisation administrative de Paris, Marseille et Lyon

France · Senate · 23 June 1999

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 33) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1999

Sets forth the rule (closed) for the consideration of H.J. Res. 33 (prohibiting desecration of the U.S. flag).

Bundes-Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, Ausschreibungsgesetz 1989, Bundesgesetz über die Organisation der Universitäten (UOG 1993) u.a.

Austria · National Council · 18 June 1999

Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 18 June 1999

Antrag der Abgeordneten Karlheinz Kopf und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz geändert wird <i>(Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung)</i>

Bundes-Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, Ausschreibungsgesetz 1989, Bundesgesetz über die Organisation der Universitäten (UOG 1993) u.a.

Austria · National Council · 18 June 1999

Bundes-Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, Ausschreibungsgesetz 1989, Bundesgesetz über die Organisation der Universitäten (UOG 1993) u.a.

Austria · National Council · 18 June 1999

Bundes-Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, Ausschreibungsgesetz 1989, Bundesgesetz über die Organisation der Universitäten (UOG 1993) u.a.

Austria · National Council · 18 June 1999

Bundes-Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, Ausschreibungsgesetz 1989, Bundesgesetz über die Organisation der Universitäten (UOG 1993) u.a.

Austria · National Council · 18 June 1999

Denkmalschutzgesetz - DMSG

Austria · National Council · 18 June 1999

Bundes-Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, Ausschreibungsgesetz 1989, Bundesgesetz über die Organisation der Universitäten (UOG 1993) u.a.

Austria · National Council · 18 June 1999

Mineralrohstoffgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 18 June 1999

Antrag der Abgeordneten Ingrid Tichy-Schreder, Dr. Günther Kräuter, Mag. Dr. Udo Grollitsch und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Mineralrohstoffgesetz - MinroG geändert wird

To designate the Federal building located at 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, as the "Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building".

United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1999

Redesignates the Department of Justice Building located at 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., in Washington, D.C., as the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building.

Bundesverfassungsgesetz für ein atomfreies Österreich

Austria · National Council · 17 June 1999

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Peter Kostelka und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz für ein atomfreies Österreich

Bundesverfassungsgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 17 June 1999

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Dr. Heide Schmidt und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundesverfassungsgesetz vom 29. November 1988 über den Schutz der persönlichen Freiheit geändert wird

Militärbefugnisgesetz - MBG

Austria · National Council · 17 June 1999

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Volker Kier und Genossen betreffend Zurückziehung des Bundesgesetzes, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz geändert wird sowie ein Bundesgesetz über Aufgaben und Befugnisse der militärischen Landesverteidigung (Militärbefugnisgesetz - MBG) eingeführt wird

Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers Act of 1999

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1999

Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers Act of 1999 - Prohibits U.S. military assistance and arms transfers to a foreign government unless the President certifies to Congress that such government: (1) meets specified conditions regarding democracy, including that it was chosen by free and fair elections and promotes civilian control of the military, the rule of law, and respect for individual rights; (2) does not engage in human rights violations, investigates and prosecutes those responsible for human rights violations, permits access to political prisoners by international organizations, and provides access to such organizations in situations of conflict or famine; (3) is not engaged in acts of armed aggression in violation of international law; and (4) is participating in the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms. Authorizes the President to request from Congress an exemption from such prohibition, stating that: (1) it is in the national security interest to provide military assistance and arms transfers to a government; or (2) an emergency exists under which it is vital to the U.S. interest to do so. Makes the exemption effective upon such request, unless disapproved by Congress. Directs the President to: (1) compile a list of countries that do not meet the requirements of this Act; (2) notify the governments participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods and Technologies, done at Vienna, July 11 and 12, 1996, that the listed countries are ineligible to receive U.S. arms sales and military assistance; and (3) request that the notified countries also declare the listed countries as ineligible for arms sales and military assistance. Requires the President to continue efforts through the United Nations and other international fora, such as the Wassenaar Arrangement, to limit arms transfers worldwide, particularly transfers to the listed countries, for the purpose of establishing a permanent multilateral regime to govern the transfer of conventional arms. Directs the President, in conjunction with the submission of the annual congressional presentation documents for foreign assistance programs, to report to Congress on progress made toward establishing such regime.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting courts from levying or increasing taxes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1999

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the Supreme Court, any inferior court of the United States, or the court of any State from requiring a State or local government to levy or increase taxes.

Flugunfall-Untersuchungs-Gesetz - FlUG

Austria · National Council · 16 June 1999

Universitäts-Studiengesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 16 June 1999

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Universitäts-Studiengesetz geändert wird

projet de loi relatif à l'adoption de la partie législative de certains codes.

France · Senate · 16 June 1999

Übereinkommen über die grenzüberschreitenden Auswirkungen von Industrieunfällen

Austria · National Council · 10 June 1999

Bericht des Umweltausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (1481 d.B.): Übereinkommen über die grenzüberschreitenden Auswirkungen von Industrieunfällen samt Anhängen und Erklärung

Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz in der Fassung von 1929

Austria · National Council · 9 June 1999

Bericht des Gleichbehandlungsausschusses über den Antrag 147/A der Abgeordneten Mag. Doris Kammerlander und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz in der Fassung von 1929 geändert wird

B-VG

Austria · National Council · 9 June 1999

Bericht des Gleichbehandlungsausschusses über den Antrag 716/A der Abgeordneten Mag. Dr. Heide Schmidt und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das B-VG geändert wird

Bundes-Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, Ausschreibungsgesetz 1989, Bundesgesetz über die Organisation der Universitäten (UOG 1993) u.a.

Austria · National Council · 9 June 1999

Bericht des Gleichbehandlungsausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (1831 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, das Ausschreibungsgesetz 1989, das Bundesgesetz über die Organisation der Universitäten (UOG 1993), das Universitäts-Organisationsgesetz, das Kunsthochschul-Organisationsgesetz, das Akademie-Organisationsgesetz 1988, das Bundesgesetz über die Organisation der Universitäten der Künste, das Beamten-Dienstrechtsgesetz 1979 und das Vertragsbedienstetengesetz 1948 geändert werden

Flugunfall-Untersuchungs-Gesetz - FlUG

Austria · National Council · 9 June 1999

Bericht des Verkehrsausschusses über den Antrag 1048/A der Abgeordneten Rudolf Parnigoni, Mag. Helmut Kukacka und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz über die Untersuchung von Unfällen und Störungen beim Betrieb ziviler Luftfahrzeuge (Flugunfall-Untersuchungs-Gesetz - FlUG) und mit dem das Luftfahrtgesetz geändert wird

Weingesetz 1985 und AMA-Gesetz

Austria · National Council · 9 June 1999

Bericht des Ausschusses für Land- und Forstwirtschaft über den Antrag 1094/A der Abgeordneten Rudolf Schwarzböck, Heinz Gradwohl und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Weingesetz 1985 und das AMA-Gesetz 1992 geändert werden

Bundesgesetz über Aufgaben und Organisation des auswärtigen Dienstes - Statut

Austria · National Council · 9 June 1999

Bericht des Verfassungsausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (1852 d.B.): Bundesgesetz über Aufgaben und Organisation des auswärtigen Dienstes - Statut

AMA-Gesetz 1992

Austria · National Council · 9 June 1999

Bericht und Antrag des Ausschusses für Land- und Forstwirtschaft betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das AMA-Gesetz 1992 geändert wird

Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz

Austria · National Council · 9 June 1999

Bericht und Antrag des Verfassungsausschusses betreffend den Entwurf eines Bundesverfassungsgesetzes, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz geändert wird <i>(Aufgaben der Parlamentsdirektion; Zuständigkeit des</i> <i>Verfassungsgerichtshofes zur Entscheidung von</i> <i>Meinungsverschiedenheiten zwischen einer dem Rechnungshof</i> <i>gleichartigen Kontrolleinrichtung eines Landes ihrer</i> <i>Kontrolle unterliegenden Rechtsträger; Dauer der</i> <i>Mitgliedschaft im unabhängigen Bundesasylsenat; Regelung</i> <i>für den Fall der Bestellung eines Verwaltungsbeamten zum</i> <i>Ersatzmitglied des Verfassungsgerichtshofes)</i>

Universitäts-Akkreditierungsgesetz - UniAkkG

Austria · National Council · 9 June 1999

Bundesgesetz über die Akkreditierung von Bildungseinrichtungen als Privatuniversitäten (Universitäts-Akkreditierungsgesetz - UniAkkG)

Public Expression of Religion Act of 1999

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1999

Public Expression of Religion Act of 1999 - Amends provisions regarding civil actions for deprivation of rights to specify that where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion, the remedy shall be limited to injunctive relief. Prohibits the award of attorney's fees with respect to such claims.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that State and local governments and local educational agencies are encouraged to dedicate a day of learning to the study and understanding of the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Federalist Papers.

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1999

Expresses the sense of Congress that State and local governments and local educational agencies are encouraged to: (1) dedicate at least one day of learning to the study and understanding of the significance of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Federalist Papers; and (2) include a requirement that, before receiving a certificate or diploma of graduation from high school, students be tested on their competency in understanding those works.

Judicial District of the Virgin Islands Act of 1999

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1999

Judicial District of the Virgin Islands Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal judicial code to establish a Federal judicial district in the Virgin Islands, composed of two divisions, one for Saint Croix and the other for Saint Thomas and Saint John. Provides two judges for such district. Repeals provisions of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands regarding judicial divisions, trial by jury, and the U.S. attorney for the Virgin Islands. Vests judicial power of the Virgin Islands in trial or appellate courts established by local law. (Currently, such power is also vested in the District Court of the Virgin Islands.) Requires the local courts of the Virgin Islands to have jurisdiction over all causes of action in the Islands over which any court established by the Constitution and U.S. laws does not have exclusive jurisdiction. (Currently, the Virgin Islands legislature may vest such jurisdiction in such courts.) Replaces references to the District Court of the Virgin Islands in provisions regarding jurisdiction over income tax matters and appellate jurisdiction with references to the U.S. District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands. Removes provisions regarding judges of the District Court of the Virgin Islands. Authorizes the temporary assignment of additional judges to the U.S. District Court for the Virgin Islands. Requires all pleadings and proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the Virgin Islands to be conducted in English. Permits pending complaints or proceedings to be pursued to final determination in such court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the Supreme Court. Deems references to the District Court of the Virgin Islands in any law to be references to the United States District Court for the Virgin Islands.

Denkmalschutzgesetz

Austria · National Council · 2 June 1999

Bericht des Kulturauschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (1769 d.B.): Bundesgesetz betreffend den Schutz von Denkmalen wegen ihrer geschichtlichen, künstlerischen oder sonstigen kulturellen Bedeutung (Denkmalschutzgesetz - DMSG)

Federal Judgeship Act of 1999

United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1999

Federal Judgeship Act of 1999 - Directs the President to make appointments to specified additional permanent and temporary judgeships in various U.S. circuit courts of appeal and district courts. Establishes a judicial district for: (1) the Northern Mariana Islands, with court to be held at Saipan; and (2) the Virgin Islands, comprising two divisions (the Saint Croix Division, with court to be held at Christiansted, and the Saint Thomas and Saint John Division, with court to be held at Charlotte-Amalie). Includes the Northern Mariana Islands within the ninth judicial circuit. Authorizes the Chief Judge of the ninth circuit to assign judges of courts of record of the Northern Mariana Islands or Guam, including a judge of the District Court of Guam who is appointed by the President or a recalled senior judge of such court, to serve temporarily as a judge in the United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands when necessary. Grants such designated judges the powers of a magistrate judge. Authorizes the judges of the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands to be summoned biennially to judicial conferences. Repeals provisions: (1) directing that such a judge who retires from office after meeting specified age and service requirements receive an annuity equal to the salary received at the time of retirement during the remainder of the judge's lifetime; and (2) granting the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit exclusive jurisdiction of an appeal from an interlocutory order of the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands. Modifies the definition of: (1) "judicial official" under provisions concerning annuities for survivors of certain judicial officials of the United States to exclude a judge of the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands and of the District Court of the Virgin Islands; (2) "States" to include the Northern Mariana Islands within such definition for purposes of diversity jurisdiction; and (3) "felony" to cover specified offenses (under provisions regarding civil commitment and rehabilitation of narcotics addicts) in violation of Northern Mariana Islands law. Permits any U.S. attorney appointed for the Northern Mariana Islands to serve at the same time as U.S. attorney in another judicial district. Allows individuals from the Northern Mariana Islands to serve as magistrates. Revises provisions of the Organic Act of the Virgin Island to grant local courts of the Virgin Islands jurisdiction over all causes of action in the Virgin Islands over which any court established by the Constitution and laws of the United States does not have exclusive jurisdiction. Authorizes appropriations.

A resolution relating to the activities of the National Islamic Front government in Sudan.

United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1999

Declares that the Senate: (1) condemns the National Islamic Front (NIF) Government in Sudan for its support for terrorism and its continued human rights violations; and (2) deplores the slave raids in southern Sudan and calls on such Government to end immediately slavery in Sudan. Calls on the United Nations Security Council to: (1) condemn such slave raids and bring to justice those responsible; (2) implement the existing air embargo and impose an arms embargo on such Government; (3) implement reforms of Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) to enhance the independence of that operation from such Government; (4) determine whether or not such Government's war policy constitutes genocide; and (5) implement the recommendations of UN Special Rapporteur for Sudan, Leonardo Franco, who has called for the posting of human rights monitors throughout Sudan. Calls for the President to take leadership on policies to: (1) increase support for relief organizations working outside the umbrella of OLS; (2) instruct the Agency for International Development (AID) and other appropriate to provide additional support to nongovernmental relief organizations that work outside the OLS umbrella and to enhance the independence of OLS from such Government; (3) double the funds that are made available through the STAR Program for the promotion of the rule of law to advance democracy and the enhancement of infrastructure in areas in Sudan controlled by the opposition to such Government; (4) instruct AID to provide humanitarian assistance directly to indigenous service groups in southern Sudan and the Nuba Mountains; (5) intensify and expand U.S. diplomatic and economic pressure on such Government in conjunction with and urging other countries to impose sanctions on such Government that are similar to U.S.-imposed sanctions; (5) continue to enhance the peace process in Sudan supported by the Inter-governmental Authority for Development; and (6) report to Congress on efforts or plans to promote the end of slavery in Sudan.

projet de loi constitutionnelle Polynésie

France · Senate · 26 May 1999

Charitable Choice Expansion Act of 1999

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1999

Charitable Choice Expansion Act of 1999 - Requires the Federal Government, or a State or local government receiving Federal funds, when authorized to use a nongovernmental organization to provide assistance to beneficiaries under a program, to consider religious organizations on the same basis as other nongovernmental organizations to provide such assistance, so long as the program is implemented in a manner consistent with the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. Excepts from such requirement activities carried out under: (1) Federal programs providing education to children eligible to attend elementary or secondary schools (except for activities to assist students in obtaining the recognized equivalents of secondary school diplomas); (2) the Higher Education Act of 1965; (3) the Head Start Act; and (4) the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. Declares that a religious organization that provides assistance under such a program shall retain its independence from Federal, State, and local governments and shall not be required to alter its form of internal governance or remove religious art, icons, scripture, or other symbols. Authorizes an organization to require its employees providing such assistance to adhere to its religious beliefs, including nonuse of alcohol and drugs. States that the employment practices exemption of a religious organization under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 shall not be affected by the provision of assistance or the receipt of funds under this Act. Requires the appropriate governmental entity, if a beneficiary or applicant for assistance under such a program has an objection to the religious character of the organization providing the assistance, to provide such assistance through an alternative organization. Requires the governmental entity to ensure that notice is provided to beneficiaries and applicants of the right to make such objection. Prohibits a religious organization from discriminating against a beneficiary or applicant in rendering assistance based on religion or religious belief. Requires any religious organization providing assistance under such a program to segregate government funds provided under such program into a separate account. Subjects only such funds to audit by the government. Authorizes civil actions by parties alleging that their rights under this Act have been violated by the Federal Government or by a State or local government. Prohibits any funds provided through a grant or contract to a religious organization to provide assistance under any such program from being expended for sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytization.

Health Information Privacy Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1999

Health Information Privacy Act - Title I: Protection of Health Information - Provides that use of protected health information by health information custodians (HICs) shall protect the reasonable expectation of privacy of protected individuals and shall be in accordance with fair information practices. Sets restrictions on such use and on disclosure. Requires an HIC to limit use of protected health information to the minimum amount and duration necessary to accomplish the use. Establishes the following: (1) standards for authorizations for use and disclosure; and (2) safeguards against misuse and prohibited disclosures, requiring an HIC to consider providing additional protections for mental health and other especially sensitive protected health information, as appropriate. Title II: Rights of Protected Individuals - Grants protected individuals the right to the following: (1) a reasonable opportunity to inspect and copy protected health information maintained by an HIC; (2) a reasonable opportunity to correct or amend protected health information maintained by an HIC; (3) a reasonable opportunity to review a history of the disclosures of protected health information about the individual made by an HIC: and (4) notice of the information practices of HICs and a reasonable opportunity to seek limitations on the use and disclosure of protected health information in addition to the limitations provided in such practices. Title III: Permissible Disclosures of Protected Health Information - Allows an HIC to disclose protected health information, without obtaining an authorization under title I of this Act, for the purpose of providing health care to an individual or paying for health care so provided. Prohibits HIC disclosure without such authorization to a health care payer, however, of protected health information created or received in the course of providing such care to an individual who pays for it himself or herself. (Sec. 302) Permits an HIC to disclose protected health information for the purpose of health oversight, without obtaining such an authorization. Requires the Secretary to permit an HIC to disclose protected health information to Federal, State, and local agencies (or affiliated persons) authorized by law to investigate, regulate, enforce laws relating to, or license, certify, or accredit persons engaged in, the provision of, or payment for, health care. (Sec. 303) Authorizes an HIC to disclose protected health information without obtaining such an authorization: (1) to a public health authority for public health purposes in disease or injury reporting, surveillance, or investigation or intervention; and (2) for health research. (Sec. 304) Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations that, among other things, and at a minimum require a person conducting health research to remove or destroy personal identifiers at the earliest opportunity consistent with the purpose of the research, unless it is determined otherwise that there is a health or research justification for retention of such identifiers and that they will be protected from improper use and disclosure. (Sec. 305) Authorizes an HIC to disclose protected health information to a law enforcement official for an appropriate inquiry if such official complies with the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (Sec. 306) Sets forth provisions on judicial or administrative proceedings and disclosure of protected health information. (Sec. 307) Authorizes other specified disclosures without authorization, such as where it is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious threat to an individual's health or safety. (Sec. 308) Authorizes an HIC who receives protected health information through a disclosure under this title to redisclose it to carry out the purposes for which the information was disclosed to the HIC. Prohibits protected health information received by an HIC through a disclosure under this title from being disclosed to any person for use in any administrative, civil, or criminal action or investigation directed against the protected individual who is the subject of the information, except under specified conditions. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Outlines various provisions pertaining to: (1) minors; (2) individuals exercising power of attorney to act for protected individuals; (3) deceased individuals; (4) obtaining or disclosing protected health information from an HIC or an affiliated person under false pretenses; (5) prohibiting on-the-job retaliation against an individual for reporting to a governmental agency conditions that may constitute a violation of this Act; and (6) mental health and other especially sensitive information (allowing the Secretary to limit an individual's access to his or her mental health information under certain conditions). (Sec. 405) Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt, supersede, or modify the operation of the recent legally recognized psychotherapist-patient privilege. (Sec. 406) Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations to ensure the reasonable expectation of privacy of protected individuals in protected health information is maintained when HICs cease operations. (Sec. 407) Amends the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 to generally conform with the amendments made by this Act. Title V: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to promulgate implementing regulations for this Act, including, at the Secretary's discretion, any necessary to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information that is not protected health information. (Sec. 501) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) sponsor or carry out research and development activities related to the protection of the privacy of individually identifiable health information; (2) sponsor or carry out activities to inform protected individuals of their rights, or other persons of their rights or responsibilities, under this Act; and (3) hold hearings, administer oaths, and perform a variety of other specified tasks to ensure compliance with this Act or otherwise further its purposes. (Sec. 502) Outlines enforcement provisions, from allowing the Secretary to bring an action in an appropriate court to enjoin a violation of this Act, to providing for civil money and criminal penalties as well as civil actions. (Sec. 503) Provides that this Act shall not preempt, supersede, or modify the operation of: (1) any Federal, State, or local law that provides greater protection of protected health information or more rights to protected individuals regarding such information; or (2) any law that provides for the reporting of vital statistics such as birth or death information, that requires the reporting of abuse or neglect information or other information relating to violence against an individual, and other specified laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Constitutional and Effective Reform of Campaigns Act of 1999

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1999

Constitutional and Effective Reform of Campaigns Act of 1999 - Title I: Enhancement of Citizen Involvement - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to revise the prohibition against a foreign national's making a contribution in connection with any political election. Extends such prohibition to include: (1) any individual not registered to vote in a Federal election; and (2) donations. (Sec. 101) Defines the term "donation" to mean a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything else of value made by any person to a national committee of a political party or a Senatorial or Congressional Campaign Committee of a national political party for any purpose, but does not include a contribution. (Sec. 102) Increases the $1,000 individual per candidate limit on contributions to $2,000. Provides for the indexing of such limit and other contribution limits. (Sec. 103) Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow individuals a limited tax credit for the aggregate amount of contributions made to local congressional candidates during the taxable year. Title II: Leveling the Playing Field for Candidates - Amends FECA to permit certain House and Senate individual and multicandidate political committee contribution limits to be increased up to four times until the aggregate amount of contributions accepted exceed specified limits. (Sec. 202) Increases individual and multicandidate political committee contribution limits for a particular election when personal expenditures in excess of $25,000 are made by an opposing candidate. Requires Senate candidates making expenditures from personal funds in excess of such amount in connection with any election to file a notification within 24 hours. (Sec. 203) Amends Federal postal law to revise provisions concerning time limits on the mailing of any mass mailing as franked mail by Members or Members-elect, including adding a provision which prohibits a Member of the Senate from mailing any mass mailing as franked mail during a year in which there will be an election for the seat held by the Member during the period between January 1 of that year and the date of the general election for that office, unless the Member has made a public announcement that he or she will not be a candidate for reelection to that office in that year. Title III: Voluntariness of Political Contributions - Sets forth requirements for the voluntary, written authorization of the use of dues and fees of employees of labor organizations. (Sec. 301) Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require a labor organization's annual financial report to include such information as will allow labor organization members and employees to determine whether disbursements categorized as other disbursements were necessary to perform the duties of exclusive representation of the employees in dealing with the employer on labor- management issues. Directs the Secretary of Labor, upon the written request of any person, to make available the complete copies of a labor organization's constitution, bylaws, and annual financial reports. (Currently, such documents may be inspected but there is no specific requirement to make available complete copies.) (Sec. 302) Amends FECA to require corporations, required by any Federal law to submit annual reports to shareholders, to disclose the aggregate amount of donations made and the name of the political committee to which each donation was made. Title IV: Elimination of Election Campaign Excesses - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the solicitation or receipt of donations (as well as contributions) on Federal property. (Currently, the prohibition is limited to solicitation or receipt of contributions.) (Sec. 402) Amends FECA to set forth provisions concerning the return to donors of certain contributions and donations. (Sec. 403) Prohibits an individual's aggregate (soft money) donations to a national committee of a political party (or any subordinate committee of a national party) or a Senatorial or Congressional Campaign Committee of a national political party (or an entity that is either directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, controlled by, or acting on behalf of, such a committee) from exceeding, in the aggregate, $100,000 during a calendar year. Increases the following limits: (1) from $20,000 to $50,000, the limit on an individual's contributions to political committees of a national political party; and (2) from $25,000 to $50,000, the limit on an individual's aggregate contributions. (Sec. 404) Revises provisions concerning the prohibition on the conversion of contributions to personal use. Title V: Enhanced Disclosure - Amends FECA to revise certain reporting requirements with respect to candidates, including requiring the treasurer of a candidate's principal campaign committee to file weekly reports beginning 30 days before a general election. (Sec. 502) Directs the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to make information contained in FECA reports available on the Internet and at FEC offices. (Sec. 503) Sets forth provisions requiring the reporting of independent expenditures made within 20 days before an election which, in the aggregate, total more than $1,000. Requires, in addition, a report within 48 hours when during such time, in the aggregate, they total more than $10,000. (Sec. 504) Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, regarding semiannual reports by registered lobbyists, to require: (1) such lobbyists to disclose contributions and donations in such reports; and (2) such reports to include specified information if the registrant, the registrant's employer, or a separate segregated fund of such employer made contributions or donations to covered executive branch officials, covered legislative branch officials, or political committees. Title VI: Federal Election Commission Reform - Amends FECA to: (1) provide for the filing of reports using computers and facsimile (fax) machines; (2) revise the term limit for members of the FEC to establish a single term of eight years for new members; (3) increase the penalty for knowing and willful violations of FECA or of IRC provisions relating to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account; (4) permit an individual who is responding with a brief to an alleged violation of FECA or of the preceding IRC provisions to submit, with the brief, a request to present oral arguments before the FEC; (5) establish civil penalties for minor reporting violations; (6) change certain reporting from a calendar year basis to an election cycle basis; and (7) provide for the appointment of the staff director and general counsel of the FEC by the President, subject to Senate confirmation (currently such appointments are made by the FEC). Title VII: Improvements to the National Voter Registration Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to: (1) repeal the requirement for States to provide for voter registration by mail; (2) require applicants registering to vote to provide certain additional information; (3) permit States to remove certain registrants from the official list of eligible voters; (4) permit States to require voters to produce a valid photographic identification and provide a signature (unless illiterate or disabled) before receiving a ballot for voting; and (5) repeal the requirement that States permit registrants who have changed residence and now have a new polling place, but are still within the same registrar's jurisdiction and the same congressional district, to vote at the polling place for their former address.

Poststrukturgesetz, Post-Betriebsverfassungsgesetz u.a., Änderung

Austria · National Council · 19 May 1999

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Poststrukturgesetz, das Post-Betriebsverfassungsgesetz, das Beamten-Dienstrechtsgesetz 1979, das Gehaltsgesetz 1956, die Reisegebührenvorschrift 1955 und das Bundesfinanzgesetz 1999 (8. BFG-Novelle 1999) geändert werden

Weingesetz 1985 und AMA-Gesetz 1992

Austria · National Council · 19 May 1999

Antrag der Abgeordneten Rudolf Schwarzböck, Heinz Gradwohl und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Weingesetz 1985 und das AMA-Gesetz 1992 geändert werden <br><br>Titeländerung:<br><br>Bundesgesetz über den Verkehr mit Wein und Obstwein (Weingesetz 1999)

Bundes-Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, Ausschreibungsgesetz u.a., Änderung

Austria · National Council · 19 May 1999

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, das Ausschreibungsgesetz 1989, das Bundesgesetz über die Organisation der Universitäten (UOG 1993), das Universitäts-Organisationsgesetz, das Kunsthochschul-Organisationsgesetz, das Akademie-Organisationsgesetz 1988, das Bundesgesetz über die Organisation der Universitäten der Künste, das Beamten-Dienstrechtsgesetz 1979 und das Vertragsbedienstetengesetz 1948 geändert werden

Bundesgesetz über Aufgaben und Organisation des auswärtigen Dienstes - Statut

Austria · National Council · 19 May 1999

Bundesgesetz über Aufgaben und Organisation des auswärtigen Dienstes - Statut

proposition de loi créant une incompatibilité entre le mandat de maire d'une commune et la qualité de membre d'une association subventionnée par cette dernière

France · Senate · 18 May 1999

Declaration under Article 29.7 of the Constitution (Extension of Time) Act 1999

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 1999

Act to provide, in accordance with subsection 5º of section 7 of Article 29 of the Constitution, for a period of time longer than that specified in the said subsection 5º within which the Government may make a declaration under the said section 7

Citizens Access to Justice Act of 1999

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1999

Citizens Access to Justice Act of 1999 - Authorizes a property owner to file a civil action to challenge the validity of any Federal agency action as a violation of the Fifth Amendment in a district court or the United States Court of Federal Claims (claims court). (Sec. 5) Grants the district court and the claims court concurrent jurisdiction over both claims for monetary relief and claims seeking invalidation of any Act of Congress or any regulation of a Federal agency affecting private property rights. Authorizes the plaintiff to elect to file an action under this section in a district court or the claims court. Waives sovereign immunity of the United States regarding such an action. Sets a six-year statute of limitation from the date of the taking of private property. Authorizes the court to award costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, to any prevailing plaintiff. (Sec. 6) Grants the claims court the power to grant injunctive and declaratory relief when appropriate, as well as supplemental jurisdiction (concurrent with designated courts) to render judgment upon any related tort claim. Specifies that any claim brought herein to redress the deprivation of a right or privilege to use and enjoy real property as secured by the Constitution shall be ripe for adjudication upon a final decision rendered by the United States that causes actual and concrete injury to the party seeking redress. Amends the Federal judicial code to grant the district courts original jurisdiction, concurrent with the claims court, of any civil action filed under this Act. Sets forth provisions regarding district court civil rights jurisdiction. (Sec. 7) Authorizes recovery of attorney's fees and costs in a civil action for deprivation of rights where a takings claim is not substantially justified, with exceptions. Requires the district court to decide any motion to dismiss in such an action on an expedited basis. (Sec. 8) Prohibits a party seeking redress in such an action for a taking of real property without the payment of compensation from commencing an action in district court before 60 days after the date on which written notice has been given to any potential defendant. (Sec. 9) Requires a Federal agency that takes an agency action limiting the use of private property that may be affected by this Act to give notice to the owners of that property explaining their rights, and the procedures for obtaining any compensation that may be due to them, under this Act.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to democracy, free elections, and human rights in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1999

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the present Government of Laos should: (1) respect international norms of human rights and democratic freedoms for the Lao people and fully honor its commitments to those norms and freedoms as embodied in its constitution and international agreements and in the 1962 Declaration on the Neutrality of Laos and its Protocol and the 1973 Vientiane Agreement on Laos; (2) issue a public statement specifically reaffirming its commitment to protecting religious freedom and other basic human rights; (3) fully institute a process of democracy, human rights, and openly contested free and fair elections in Laos and ensure specifically that the National Assembly elections are openly contested; and (4) allow access for international human rights monitors to Lao prisons and to all regions of the country.

1 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Taoiseach the plans, if any, he has to introduce a package of constitutional reform measures given the recommendations to date of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution; and when it will be introduced. [11498/99]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 May 1999

1 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Taoiseach the plans, if any, he has to introduce a package of constitutional reform measures given the recommendations to date of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution; and when it will be introduced. [11498/99]

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1999

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts (except those derived from borrowing or from any surplus within the Federal Old-Age and Survivors and Disability Insurance Trust Funds) for that fiscal year unless the Congress, by a three- fifths roll call vote of each House, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each House to increase the public debt. Directs the President to submit a budget which conforms to this article's requirements to the Congress. Requires the approval of a majority of each House by roll call vote before any bill to increase revenue may become law. Authorizes Congress to waive these provisions, solely to the extent necessary for additional military funding, when: (1) a declaration of war is in effect; or (2) the United States is engaged in a military conflict which poses a threat to national security as declared by a joint resolution adopted by a majority of each House. Makes this article effective the first fiscal year beginning after its ratification.