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United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1997
Constitutional Amendment - States that all U.S. citizens shall have a right to a home, which right shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State.
Austria · National Council · 17 April 1997
Mündliche Anfrage des Abgeordneten Johann Schuster an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Bundesstaatsreform <br><br>Welche konkreten Maßnahmen haben Sie seit der Landeshauptleutekonferenz am 27. Feber d.J. gesetzt, damit die Bundesstaatsreform vereinbarungsgemäß noch in diesem Jahr beschlossen werden kann?
Austria · National Council · 17 April 1997
Austria · National Council · 17 April 1997
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1997
Grants the Senate's advice and consent to the ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, signed by the United States at Paris on January 13, 1993, including specified protocols and memorandum of understanding (Chemical Weapons Convention), subject to 33 specified conditions, including those summarized below, which shall be binding upon the President. Requires the President to certify to the Congress: (1) upon the deposit of the United States instrument of ratification (deposit), that the United States has informed all other nations that are parties to the Convention that the Senate reserves the right to give its advice and consent to ratification subject to reservations; and (2) within 240 days after deposit, that the current internal audit office of the Preparatory Commission has been expanded into an independent internal oversight office whose functions will be transferred to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons upon its establishment. Requires the President, prior to deposit and annually thereafter, to submit a report to the Congress identifying all cost-sharing arrangements with the Organization. Directs that no U.S. intelligence information be provided to the Organization or any affiliated organization unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Director of Central Intelligence has established and implemented procedures for protecting U.S. intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure. Requires that: (1) a U.S. representative be present at all Amendment Conferences and cast a vote on all proposed amendments; and (2) the President submit to the Senate for advice and consent any amendment to the Convention adopted by an Amendment Conference. Declares that the collapse of the "Australia Group" (the informal forum of states, chaired by Australia, whose goal is to discourage and impede chemical and biological weapons proliferation through specified means), or the substantial weakening of common Australia Group export controls and non-proliferation measures in force on the date of U.S. ratification of the Convention, would constitute a fundamental change in circumstances to U.S. ratification. Directs the President to certify to the Congress that: (1) each Australia Group member has officially communicated to the U.S. Government its understanding and agreement that export control and nonproliferation measures which the Australia Group has undertaken are fully compatible with the provisions of the Convention, and its commitment to maintain in the future such controls and measures against non-Australia Group members; and (2) the Australia Group remains a viable mechanism for limiting the spread of chemical and biological weapons-related materials and technology. Declares the primacy of the U.S. Constitution over anything in the Convention. Declares that the United States shall not accept any effort by Russia to make deposit of Russia's instrument of ratification contingent upon the United States providing financial guarantees to pay for implementation of commitments by Russia under the 1990 Bilateral Destruction Agreement or the Convention. Requires the President, prior to deposit, to certify to the Congress that: (1) the United States shall not provide certain assistance under Article X of the Convention; and (2) for any state party the government of which is not eligible for military assistance or economic support assistance of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, no assistance under Article X will be provided to the State party, with exceptions. Requires the President: (1) to notify the Congress within 30 days after determining that an officer or employee of the Organization has willfully made known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by the Convention any U.S. confidential business information and such disclosure has resulted in financial losses or damages to a U.S. person; and (2) within 270 days after such notification, to certify to the Congress that the immunity from jurisdiction of such foreign person has been waived by the Director-General of the Technical Secretariat. Requires 50 percent of the amount of each annual U.S. contribution to the regular budget of the Organization assessed pursuant to Article VIII to be withheld from disbursement if the President is unable to make such certification, until specified conditions are met. Provides for a similar withholding of contributions for breach of confidentiality involving a state party and the Organization. Directs the President, prior to deposit, to certify to the Senate that no sample collected in the United States pursuant to the Convention will be transferred for analysis to any laboratory outside U.S. territory. Limits U.S. annual assessments to the Organization to $25 million until the year 2000, except under specified circumstances. Requires the President, prior to deposit, to certify to the Congress that: (1) the United States is not restricted by the Convention in its use of riot control agents under specified circumstances; and (2) specified conditions are satisfied with respect to alternative technologies for chemical weapons destruction. Requires the President to certify to the Congress that: (1) for any challenge inspection conducted on U.S. territory pursuant to Article IX, where consent has been withheld, the U.S. National Authority will first obtain a criminal search warrant based upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and describing with particularity the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized; and (2) for any routine inspection of a declared facility under the Convention that is conducted on an involuntary basis on U.S. territory, such Authority will obtain an administrative search warrant from a U.S. magistrate judge. Directs the President, prior to deposit, to: (1) make certain certifications to the Congress regarding Russian elimination of chemical weapons; and (2) certify to the Congress that countries which have been determined to have offensive chemical weapons programs and all other countries determined to be state sponsors of international terrorism, have ratified or otherwise acceded to the Convention. Requires the President to bar from entering U.S. territory for the purpose of conducting any activity associated with the Convention inspectors and inspection assistants who are nationals of countries designated by the Secretary of State as supporters of international terrorism or nationals of countries that have been determined by the President, in the last five years, to have violated U.S. nonproliferation law. Directs the President, prior to deposit, to certify to the Congress that: (1) the state parties have concluded an agreement amending the Convention by striking Article X and by amending Article XI to strike any provision that states or implies disapproval of trade restrictions in the field of chemical activities; (2) no provision has been added to the Convention or its annexes, and no statement has been issued by the Organization, stating or implying the right or obligation of state parties to share or facilitate the exchange among themselves of chemical weapons defense technology, chemicals, equipment, or scientific and technical information; and (3) compliance with the Convention is effectively verifiable.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1997
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.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1997
Amends the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to consent to the Administrator of the Panama Canal Commission accepting an appointment by the Government of Panama to the position of Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, for which congressional consent is required under the Constitution. Requires as a term of such consent that such Administrator serve without compensation (except for travel and entertainment expenses). Exempts such Administrator from: (1) the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938; and (2) certain Federal conflict-of-interest provisions. Authorizes the Commission to offer and pay a transition separation incentive to a Commission employee if the Commission determines that such separation is necessary to the successful transfer of the Canal system from the United States to Panama. Requires the Commission, prior to obligating resources for such incentives, to submit to specified congressional committees a strategic plan outlining the intended use of such payments. Requires additional payments to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund to cover early retirement expenses of such employees not currently provided for. Requires incentive payment forfeiture in the event of subsequent Government employment within five years of such payment. Directs the Commission to establish a comprehensive procurement system to be entitled the Panama Canal Acquisition Regulation, which shall mirror the principles of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and effect a smooth transfer of Canal administration from the United States to Panama. Requires such Regulation to take effect no later than January 1, 1999. Requires the establishment of a Panama Canal Board of Contract Appeals to decide: (1) any appeal from a decision of a contracting officer; and (2) all protests concerning procurement actions. Requires such Board to begin its functions no later than January 1, 1999. Provides expedited resolution procedures to be followed by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the Federal Service Impasses Panel with respect to Commission labor-management and employee relations.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1997
Constitutional Amendment - Grants the President line item veto authority with respect to appropriations bills.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1997
Calls for the resignation of President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire. Urges the U.S. Government to: (1) unequivocally call on Mobutu to immediately leave Zaire and withdraw from all political activity; and (2) play a leading role in the international effort in supporting the creation of a broad-based transitional government of national unity composed of all democratic forces in Zaire. Calls for the United States to: (1) continue to distance itself and its foreign policy from Mobutu and his government; and (2) work with interested African and European nations to oppose the presence in Zaire of foreign government and mercenary forces, to halt the flow of arms into the country, and to encourage the warring parties to negotiate a cease-fire leading to a lasting peace. Supports the creation in Zaire of the enabling environment necessary to conduct democratic, multi-party elections at the earliest feasible time, as well as the necessary conditions to establish the rule of law, respect for human rights, and the effective provision of humanitarian assistance.
Austria · National Council · 15 April 1997
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Gilbert Trattner und Genossen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Verstoß der Stadtgemeinde Innsbruck gegen das Volksbegehrengesetz
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1997
Requires, for any taxable year beginning before January 1, 1993, treating a timber industry arrangement under which up to 25 percent of a logger's compensation is treated as reimbursement for the use of the logger's chain saw as an accountable plan for purposes of Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to deductions from gross income. Makes payments under such an arrangement deductible from gross income. Waives, for one year after enactment of this Act, any law or rule of law (including res judicata) that would have prevented the application of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1997
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Corporate Tax and Other Provisions Subtitle A: Tax Provisions Subtitle B: Agricultural-Related Provisions Subtitle C: Other Subsidies Title II: Mineral Exploration and Development Subtitle A: Mineral Exploration and Development Subtitle B: Environmental Considerations of Mineral Exploration and Development Subtitle C: Abandoned Locatable Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund Subtitle D: Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions Title III: Revenues Dedicated to Deficit Reduction Corporate Responsibility Act of 1997 - Title I: Corporate Tax and Other Provisions - Subtitle A: Tax Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations; (2) repeal alcohol fuel incentives; and (3) revise rules concerning the source of income from the sale of inventory property. Subtitle B: Agricultural-Related Provisions - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to require the payment of the full cost for the delivery of water used for the production of surplus crops. (Sec. 112) Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to repeal: (1) title III (Export Enhancement Program); and (2) the market promotion program provisions. (Sec. 114) Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal tobacco price supports. Subtitle C: Other Subsidies - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to eliminate the Advanced Technology Program. (Sec. 122) Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to declare that no appropriations are authorized to carry out the Act after September 30, 1997. (Sec. 123) Amends the Act commonly known as the National Forest Roads and Trails Act to prohibit: (1) the provision of effective purchaser road credits; and (2) Federal funding for any forest road principally used for logging. (Sec. 124) Prohibits the provision of Federal funds to, or for the benefit of, the International Monetary Fund, pursuant to the New Arrangements to Borrow of the International Monetary Fund. Title II: Mineral Exploration and Development - Subtitle A: Mineral Exploration and Development - Mineral Exploration and Development Act of 1997 - Sets forth guidelines for mineral exploration on public domain lands. Declares that holders of mining claims located or converted and maintained under this Act have the exclusive right of possession and use of the claimed land for mineral activities. (Sec. 205) Prescribes rules for mining claim location and use of public land surveys. Provides for administrative adjudication of conflicting claims. Mandates a specified location fee for every unpatented mining claim located after the date of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 206) Subjects existing unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites to the provisions of this Act ("converted mining claims"). (Sec. 207) Sets forth certain annual claim maintenance fees. Mandates that all monies received from such fees be deposited into the Abandoned Locatable Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund (established under this Act). (Sec. 208) States that failure to comply with the requirements of this Act shall be deemed conclusively to constitute forfeiture of the mining claim. (Sec. 209) Prescribes procedural guidelines for: (1) contesting a mining claim on the basis of discovery; and (2) demonstrating the continued sufficiency of a mining claim. Subtitle B: Environmental Considerations of Mineral Exploration and Development - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, and for National Forest System lands the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretaries), to require that mineral activities on Federal lands be conducted in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts to the environment. Prescribes surface management guidelines for the granting of both an exploration and an operations permit. Requires applications for such permits to contain both an operations plan and a reclamation plan, and evidence of financial assurances. Limits an operations permit to a ten-year term (subject to renewal). (Sec. 215) Declares persons in violation of this Act ineligible for permits. Sets as a prerequisite to the issuance of any permit evidence of financial assurance payable to the United States for all lands to be affected by the mineral activities described in the permit application. (Sec. 217) Mandates that lands subject to mineral activities be restored to a condition capable of supporting their prior uses, or to other beneficial uses which conform to applicable land use plans. Sets forth reclamation standards applicable to mineral exploration. (Sec. 218) Declares that State standards for reclamation, bonding, inspection, and water or air quality which either meet or exceed Federal standards shall not be construed as inconsistent with this Act. Permits cooperative agreements between the States and the Secretary. Prohibits the Secretary from delegating authorities or responsibilities conferred under this Act to any State or its political subdivision. (Sec. 219) Requires the Secretaries, in preparing land use plans, to determine those areas deemed unsuitable for certain mineral activities. Requires withdrawal of such areas from mineral exploration and development. Subtitle C: Abandoned Locatable Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund - Establishes the Abandoned Locatable Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund (the Fund), to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, for the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by past minerals activities on certain public lands. (Sec. 233) Restricts reclamation expenditures to Federal or Indian land and water resources that traverse or are contiguous to Federal or Indian lands where such resources have been affected by past mineral activities. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 236) Subjects the production of locatable minerals (or mineral concentrates or products derived from locatable minerals) from any mining claim under this Act to a royalty scheme of eight percent of the net smelter return. Subtitle D: Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 and the National Materials and Minerals Policy Research and Development Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to implement minerals policy and actions to improve availability and analysis of mineral data in Federal land use decision making for National Forest System lands. (Sec. 242) Authorizes the Secretaries to establish and collect user fees to reimburse the United States for expenses incurred in administering this Act. (Sec. 243) Prescribes procedural guidelines for the publication of an application for an operations permit and the public participation requirements. (Sec. 244) Instructs the Secretaries to: (1) inspect mineral activities to ensure compliance with surface management requirements; and (2) require all operators to maintain a monitoring and evaluation system to identify compliance with them. Authorizes citizen suits to enforce compliance. (Sec. 246) Prescribes procedural guidelines for administrative and judicial review of agency actions. (Sec. 247) Sets forth enforcement guidelines and civil and criminal penalties for non-compliance. Provides transitional rules for: (1) new and preexisting claims; (2) claims that have not been converted; (3) contest proceedings; and (4) oil shale claims. (Sec. 251) Adjusts the dollar amounts established under this Act according to a certain inflation formula. (Sec. 255) Prohibits the issuance after January 4, 1995, of patents for vein, lode, placer, and mill site mining claims unless certain administrative requirements are met. (Sec. 256) Declares that the Multiple Minerals Development Act, and certain other Federal law, apply to all mining claims located or converted under this Act. (Sec. 257) Amends Federal law to subject all mineral materials deposits to disposal under the terms of the Materials Act of 1947 (eliminating the concept of uncommon varieties). Renames specified Federal law: (1) the Surface Resource Act of 1955; and (2) the Materials Act of 1947. Repeals the Building Stone Act and the Saline Placer Act. (Sec. 258) Declares this Act applicable to Federal lands that are used for beneficiation or processing activities for any mineral regardless of Federal title to the mineral. (Sec. 259) Requires recipients of funds under this Act to comply with the "Buy American Act." (Sec. 260) Expresses the sense of the Congress that such funds should be used to purchase only American-made equipment and products. (Sec. 261) Declares a person ineligible to receive any contract made with funds provided under this Act if the person has been judicially determined to have intentionally affixed a "Made in America" label to a product that is not U.S.-made. (Sec. 263) Declares that court-awarded compensation for a Federal taking under the fifth amendment of the Constitution shall be paid from the Fund. (Sec. 264) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report annually to the Congress on the percentage of each mining claim held by a foreign firm. Title III: Revenues Dedicated to Deficit Reduction - Prohibits any changes in revenues or direct spending resulting from the enactment of this Act from being counted for purposes of specified provisions of the Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1997
Constitutional Amendment - Grants victims of violent crimes or crimes for which the defendant can be imprisoned for longer than one year the right: (1) to notice of, and to not be excluded from, all public proceedings relating to the crime; (2) to be heard, if present, and to submit a written statement at all public proceedings (and non-public parole proceedings to the extent the convicted offender is afforded such rights) relating to the crime to determine a release from custody, an acceptance of a negotiated plea, or a sentence; (3) to notice of any release or escape from custody relating to the crime; (4) to seek relief from an unreasonable delay of the final disposition of the proceedings relating to the crime; (5) to an order of restitution from the convicted offender; (6) to consideration for the victim's safety in determining any release from custody; and (7) to notice of the rights established by this amendment. Grants the victim standing to assert such rights. Grants power to the Congress and the States to enforce this amendment.
United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1997
Sets forth the rule (modified closed) for the consideration of H.J. Res. 62 (Constitutional Amendment proposing tax limitations).
Austria · National Council · 10 April 1997
Bericht des Verfassungsausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (503 d.B.): Bundesverfassungsgesetz über Kooperation und Solidarität bei der Entsendung von Einheiten und Einzelpersonen in das Ausland (KSE-BVG)
Austria · National Council · 10 April 1997
Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Monika Langthaler und Genossen betreffend Abschaffung bürokratischer Schikanen gegen Volksbegehren
Austria · National Council · 10 April 1997
Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Monika Langthaler und Genossen betreffend Erhöhung der Zahl der Eintragungslokale bei Volksbegehren sowie zwingende Information der Bürger/innen über das Eintragungsverfahren
Austria · National Council · 10 April 1997
Dringliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten MMag. Dr. Madeleine Petrovic und Genossen an die Bundesministerin für Frauenangelegenheiten und Verbraucherschutz betreffend Frauen-Volksbegehren und Gentechnik-Volksbegehren
Austria · National Council · 10 April 1997
Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Dr. Heide Schmidt und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Volksbegehrengesetz 1973 geändert wird
Austria · National Council · 10 April 1997
Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Ewald Stadler und Genossen betreffend verpflichtende Volksabstimmung für jene Volksbegehren, die von mindestens 500 000 Stimmberechtigten unterstützt wurden
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1997
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Federal outlays from exceeding receipts for any fiscal year, unless three fifths of each House of Congress, and the President, or two thirds of each House of Congress in the event of the President's veto, provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Sets as a permanent limit on the Federal public debt the amount of such debt as of the first day of the second fiscal year beginning after the ratification of this article. Prohibits any increase in such amount unless provided by law enacted in the same manner as a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Requires the President to propose a balanced budget before each fiscal year. Declares that failure to do so shall disempower the President to veto the budget resolution approved by the Congress for that fiscal year. Excludes from total receipts those derived from net borrowing, and from total outlays those for repayment of debt principal. States that the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund shall not be counted as receipts or outlays. Makes this article effective as of FY 2010.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1997
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that three years after ratification of this amendment: (1) the 16th amendment to the U.S. Constitution is repealed; and (2) the Congress shall have no power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, except in time of war declared by the Congress.
France · Senate · 8 April 1997
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1997
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual prayer in public schools or to prohibit public school officials from including voluntary prayer in official school ceremonies and meetings. Prohibits the United States or any State from prescribing the content of any such prayer.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 March 1997
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1997
Recognizes the anniversary of the declaration of the independent Republic of Belarus. Calls for the U.S. Government to press the Government of President Lukashenka to: (1) abide by the provisions of the Helsinki Accords and the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus; (2) guarantee freedom of the press; (3) allow for the flowering of Belarusan culture; and (4) enforce the separation of powers. Calls for the Congress to join with Belarusans throughout the world in: (1) defending the statehood and democracy of Belarus; (2) sustaining the country's Constitution; and (3) preventing the loss by Belarus of its hard-won nationhood and its opportunity to survive as an equal and full-fledged member state among the sovereign nations of the world.
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Dr. Heide Schmidt und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz in der Fassung von 1929 geändert wird <i>(Bundeshymne)</i>
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Terezija Stoisits und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz idF von 1929 geändert wird <i>(Staatszielbestimmung zur Achtung, Bewahrung, Förderung und</i> <i>zum Schutz der sprachlichen und kulturellen Vielfalt der</i> <i>Republik Österreich)</i>
Austria · National Council · 20 March 1997
Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Dr. Heide Schmidt und Genossen betreffend Änderung des Textes der Bundeshymne
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1997
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1997
Calls upon the President to urge President Lukashenka and the Government of Belarus to: (1) abide by the provisions of the Helsinki Final Act and other agreements of the Organization for the Security and Cooperation of Europe; and (2) guarantee human rights, fundamental freedom (including freedom of the press, assembly, and expression), and separation of powers. Supports the people of Belarus in: (1) maintaining independent statehood; (2) promoting the rule of law, human rights, and fundamental freedoms; and (3) assuring that Belarus has the opportunity to survive as an equal and full-fledged member-state among the sovereign nations of the world.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1997
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.
Austria · National Council · 19 March 1997
Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Beamten-Dienstrechtsgesetz 1979 (BDG-Novelle 1997), das Gehaltsgesetz 1956, das Pensionsgesetz 1965, das Nebengebührenzulagengesetz, das Vertragsbedienstetengesetz 1948, das Verwaltungsakademiegesetz, das Ausschreibungsgesetz 1989, das Landeslehrer-Dienstrechtsgesetz 1984, das Land- und forstwirtschaftliche Landeslehrer-Dienstrechtsgesetz 1985, das Bundeslehrer-Lehrverpflichtungsgesetz, das Bundes-Personalvertretungsgesetz, das Land- und Forstarbeiter-Dienstrechtsgesetz, das Richterdienstgesetz, das Mutterschutzgesetz 1979, das Elternkarenzurlaubsgesetz, das Bundesfinanzgesetz 1997, das DAK-Gesetz 1996, das Entwicklungshelfergesetz, das Wachebediensteten-Hilfeleistungsgesetz, die Reisegebührenvorschrift 1955, das Dienstrechtsverfahrensgesetz 1984, das Bundestheaterpensionsgesetz, das Überbrückungshilfegesetz, das Landesvertragslehrergesetz 1966, das Land- und forstwirtschaftliche Landesvertragslehrergesetz und das Karenzurlaubsgeldgesetz geändert werden und das ÖBB-Ausschreibungsgesetz aufgehoben wird <br><br>Gesetz geworden als:<br><br>Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Beamten-Dienstrechtsgesetz 1979 (1. BDG-Novelle 1997), das Gehaltsgesetz 1956, das Pensionsgesetz 1965, das Nebengebührenzulagengesetz, das Vertragsbedienstetengesetz 1948, das Verwaltungsakademiegesetz, das Ausschreibungsgesetz 1989, das Landeslehrer-Dienstrechtsgesetz 1984, das Land- und forstwirtschaftliche Landeslehrer-Dienstrechtsgesetz 1985, das Bundeslehrer-Lehrverpflichtungsgesetz, das Bundes-Personalvertretungsgesetz, das Land- und Forstarbeiter-Dienstrechtsgesetz, das Richterdienstgesetz, das Mutterschutzgesetz 1979, das Elternkarenzurlaubsgesetz, das Bundesfinanzgesetz 1997, das DAK-Gesetz 1996, das Entwicklungshelfergesetz, das Wachebediensteten-Hilfeleistungsgesetz, die Reisegebührenvorschrift 1955, das Dienstrechtsverfahrensgesetz 1984, das Bundestheaterpensionsgesetz, das Überbrückungshilfegesetz, das Landesvertragslehrergesetz 1966, das Land- und forstwirtschaftliche Landesvertragslehrergesetz, das Karenzurlaubsgeldgesetz, das Beamten-Kranken- und Unfallversicherungsgesetz, das Allgemeine Sozialversicherungsgesetz, das Gewerbliche Sozialversicherungsgesetz, das Bauern-Sozialversicherungsgesetz und das Rechtspraktikantengesetz geändert werden und das ÖBB-Ausschreibungsgesetz aufgehoben wird
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1997
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that constitutional prohibitions against ex post facto laws shall not prevent the retroactive reduction of credit granted toward a sentence of imprisonment, except for time actually served.
Austria · National Council · 14 March 1997
Bericht des Ausschusses für Wissenschaft und Forschung über die Regierungsvorlage (588 d.B.): Universitäts-Studiengesetz, den Antrag 115/A(E) der Abgeordneten Mag. Herbert Haupt und Genossen betreffend Psychologenausbildung sowie über den Antrag 141/A(E) der Abgeordneten Dr. Alois Pumberger und Genossen betreffend Einrichtung des eigenständigen Studiums der Zahnmedizin mit dem Wintersemester 1996/97
Austria · National Council · 14 March 1997
Bericht und Antrag des Ausschusses für Wissenschaft und Forschung über den Entwurf eines Bundesgesetzes, mit dem das Hochschülerschaftsgesetz 1973 geändert wird
Austria · Federal Council · 13 March 1997
<i>(Bundesstaatsreform)</i> Dringliche Anfrage der Bundesräte Dr. Reinhard Eugen Bösch und Genossen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Konsultationsmechanismus und Bundesrat <i>(Bundesstaatsreform)</i>
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1997
New Mexico Statehood and Enabling Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends Federal law to provide for distributions from the permanent trust funds of New Mexico, including all interest, dividends, other income, and appreciation in the market value of assets of the funds to be prudently invested on a total rate of return basis, and to be made as provided in the Constitution of the State of New Mexico. Declares that the Congress consents to the amendments to the Constitution of the State of New Mexico approved by the voters of New Mexico on November 5, 1996.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1997
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Designation and Evaluation of Renewal Communities Title II: Tax Provisions Subtitle A: Tax Incentives for Renewal Communities Subtitle B: Charitable Contribution Credit Title III: Low-Income Educational Opportunity Scholarship Program Title IV: Additional Provisions American Community Renewal Act of 1997 - Title I: Designation and Evaluation of Renewal Communities - Renewing American Communities Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to create a new subchapter on renewal communities (RCs), authorizing designation of not more than 100 areas (with the first 50 being from areas which are enterprise zones or empowerment communities) as RCs if: (1) the areas have pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general distress and meet other requirements; and (2) State and local governments agree to take actions such as tax reduction, crime reduction strategies, and reducing, repealing, or not enforcing within the area certain governmental requirements such as licensing, zoning, and permits. Provides for: (1) coordination of RCs with empowerment zones and enterprise communities; and (2) interaction of the provisions of this Act with other Federal programs. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to report to the Congress concerning such designations. Title II: Tax Provisions - Subtitle A: Tax Incentives for Renewal Communities - Excludes from gross income the capital gain from an RC stock, business property, or partnership interest held more than five years. Allows a deduction to any qualified individual or other person for amounts paid in cash to a family development account for the individual's benefit. Allows account use for postsecondary education, first home purchase, business capitalization, medical expenses, and qualified rollovers. Excludes such accounts from taxation. Requires that the individual resided in an RC and was allowed an earned income credit for the preceding taxable year. Authorizes designation of not more than 25 RCs as account matching matching demonstration areas. Provides, to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, for matching contributions to accounts. Sets the commercial revitalization credit (established below) at 20 to 50 percent of the revitalization expenditures regarding a revitalization building. Increases, for an RC business, the dollar limit on expensing certain depreciable business assets. Permits a taxpayer to treat any RC environmental remediation cost as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. Allows any cost so treated as a deduction. (Sec. 202) Provides a special work opportunity credit rule for RCs. (Sec. 203) Provides for the commercial revitalization credit. Subtitle B: Charitable Contributions Credit - Allows an individual a credit for 75 percent of the contributions (of up to $100 annually for a taxpayer) to an organization described in Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) (charitable, etc., organizations) for which the taxpayer has done more than ten hours of volunteer service and which: (1) is primarily assisting poor individuals; (2) spends all of its resources providing services to the poor; and (3) has limited political activity. Terminates such credit after December 31, 1999. Title III : Low-Income Educational Opportunity Scholarship Program - Low-Income Educational Opportunity Act of 1997 - Requires an RC to establish and operate a Low-Income Educational Opportunity Scholarship program to: (1) provide RC families a choice of schools; and (2) provide assistance for attending public and private elementary and secondary schools, including religious schools. (Sec. 309) Requires that children attending: (1) private schools receive assistance for tuition, fees, and transportation; and (2) alternative public schools receive assistance for transportation. (Sec. 310) Sets forth school eligibility requirements. (Sec. 311) Declares that a scholarship under this title is an award of aid to a family, not to a school. Prohibits: (1) a Federal, State, or local agency taking into account Federal funds provided to a renewal community, school, or parent in determining whether to provide any other funds; and (2) deeming scholarships as parental income for Federal income tax purposes or for determining eligibility for other Federal programs. States that nothing in this title shall be construed to supersede any State law prohibiting the expenditure of public funds by sectarian schools, except that no State law may prohibit the expenditure by sectarian schools of Federal funds under this title. (Sec. 316) Requires that any constitutional challenge to the program be tried in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Permits an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Sec. 317) Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Additional Provisions - Provides for the transfer of ownership of any qualified Department of Housing and Urban Development property to the unit of local government having jurisdiction, if such unit of local government agrees to dispose such qualified property as specified, including granting to a community development corporation the right of first refusal. (Sec. 402) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to declare that the provisions of this section apply to each program under the PHSA that makes Federal awards to prevent or treat substance abuse. Allows, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a religious organization (RO) to be an award recipient, make subawards, provide services through vouchers, or accept vouchers for providing services. Makes ROs eligible on the same basis as any other nonprofit private organization. Prohibits Federal or State: (1) discrimination against an organization on the basis that the organization has a religious character; and (2) requirements that an RO, in order to be a program participant, remove religious art, icons, scripture, or other symbols. Requires an RO to arrange for services through an alternative entity if an individual objects to the RO. Allows an RO to require a beneficiary who has elected to receive services from the organization to actively participate in religious practice, worship, and instruction. Prohibits using funds for sectarian worship or instruction, unless the beneficiary may choose where the assistance is redeemed or allocated. Declares that assistance to or on behalf of a beneficiary is aid to the beneficiary and not to the organization. Requires, if a State law or constitution would prevent the expenditure of State or local funds by ROs, that the Federal funds shall be segregated from State or other public funds. Requires, for personnel working in RO drug treatment programs, giving credit for religious education and training equivalent to credit given for secular course work. Mandates waiver of educational requirements if the RO has a record of successful drug treatment and the State or local government fails to demonstrate empirically that the educational qualifications are necessary. (Sec. 403) Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to allow the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency, in assessing the record of a financial institution, to consider the institution's ventures with any community development organization in an RC.