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Bill· SS. 2023 (104th)referred

Travelers' Rights Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1996

Travelers' Rights Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require domestic air carriers to provide air travelers with certain air carrier safety and security information upon request. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on air carrier safety. Directs the National Transportation Safety Board to establish: (1) an informational program for victims and survivors of aircraft accidents (victims' rights program); (2) a program to ensure coordination of the disclosure of information and assistance provided to aircraft accident victims; and (3) a toll-free telephone line for the provision of aircraft accident information. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2030 (104th)referred

National Motor Vehicle Safety, Antitheft, Title Reform, and Consumer Protection Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1996

National Motor Vehicle Safety, Antitheft, Title Reform, and Consumer Protection Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to require States, in licensing a passenger motor vehicle whose ownership has been transferred, to disclose on the certificate of title whenever records indicate that such vehicle was previously issued a title that contained a term or symbol signifying that it was "salvage," "unrebuildable," "parts only," "scrap," "junk," "nonrepairable," "reconstructed," "rebuilt," or that it has been damaged by flood. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring each State in licensing such vehicles to apply specified uniform standards, procedures, and methods for the issuance and control of motor vehicle titles and for information to be contained on such titles. Makes it unlawful for any person knowingly and willfully to: (1) make false statements on an application for a motor vehicle title; (2) fail to apply for a salvage title when such application is required; (3) alter, forge, or counterfeit a certificate of title, a nonrepairable vehicle certificate, a certificate verifying an anti-theft inspection or an anti-theft and safety inspection, or a required decal affixed to a passenger motor vehicle; (4) falsify the results of an inspection; (5) offer to sell any salvage vehicle or nonrepairable vehicle as a rebuilt salvage vehicle; or (6) conspire to commit any of these acts. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.

Bill· SS. 2022 (104th)referred

Surface Transportation Equity Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1996

Surface Transportation Equity Act of 1996 - Amends Federal-aid highway program provisions to direct the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) provide reimbursement to each State the highway users of which paid into the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) an amount in excess of the amount received by the State from the HTF since 1957; and (2) allocate among the States amounts sufficient to ensure that a State's share of fiscal year apportionments and prior fiscal year allocations from the HTF is not less than the estimated tax payments into the HTF attributable to highway users in the State for the fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 4006 (104th)open

Coastal Shipping Competition Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1996

Coastal Shipping Competition Act of 1996 - Amends Federal shipping law known as the Jones Act to redefine U.S. citizen to include certain corporations, partnerships, trusts, joint ventures, and other business entities organized under U.S. or State law, some (but not all) of whose officers, directors, or partners are U.S. citizens (currently all must be U.S. citizens), even though a parent corporation, partnership, or other second-tier owner, or trust beneficiary, is not a U.S. citizen. Allows a coastwise endorsement on the certificate of documentation for certain foreign qualified vessels and vessels of foreign registry (whose nation of registry extends reciprocal privileges to U.S. vessels). Renames the requirements for Great Lakes licenses and registry as inland waterways endorsements requirements. Makes conforming amendments to the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 and other related Federal law with respect to transportation of merchandise or passengers, towing and salvaging operations, dredging operations, and liability for injury or death of master or crew member.

Bill· HRH.R. 4010 (104th)referred

Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 1995

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1996

Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 1995 - Prohibits the owner or operator of a vessel from abandoning it on U.S. navigable waters. Sets forth a civil penalty for unlawful abandonment. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, in cooperation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to remove an abandoned vessel provided certain conditions are met. Makes an owner or operator of an abandoned vessel liable for all expenses incurred by the United States for its removal. Provides for the contracting out of removal activities. Shields the contractor from liability for damages during removal, except in cases of gross negligence, willful misconduct, personal injury, or wrongful death. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 2009 (104th)referred

Oil Pollution Act Amendments of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1996

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Oil Pollution Act Amendments Title II: Marine Science Enhancement for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Title III: Deepwater Port Modernization Oil Pollution Act Amendments of 1996 - Title I: Oil Pollution Act Amendments - Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue not later than September 30, 1996, a final rule under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) regarding operational requirements applicable to tank vessels over 5,000 gross tons without double hulls that the Secretary determines will provide environmental protection as substantial as is economically and technologically feasible. (Sec. 102) Amends OPA to add provisions for rules regarding operational safety of single-hull barges. Requires captains of ports in which tank vessels operate to establish minimum under-keel clearances for entering or departing port. Amends Federal law to allow the Secretary to require the installation, maintenance, and use of a fire suppression system or other equipment on board towing vessels. (Sec. 103) Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) review existing requirements regarding oil lighterage in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, considering economic burdens of regulation and international standards; (2) coordinate with the National Research Council a study into how the designation of shipping lanes and waters through which tankers transport oil affects the risk of an oil spill; and (3) report to the Congress a plan to increase reporting of vessel accidents to appropriate State law enforcement officials. Imposes monetary penalties for failing to report a casualty under a State marine casualty reporting system. (Sec. 105) Amends OPA to exclude from the definition of a vessel owner or operator: (1) persons with security interests in or security titles to vessels; and (2) lessors or charterers unless they have actual possession or control, or participate in the management, of the vessel at the time of oil discharge. Restricts to single hull tank vessels and double-hull tank vessels over 20 years old application of the exception to the limit on liability of a responsible party where the incident was caused by violation of an applicable Federal safety, construction, or operating regulation. (Sec. 106) Revises litigation procedures to allow a responsible party or guarantor, after the filing of a claim for costs or damages, to petition a district court for limitation of or exoneration from liability under defenses and limitation provisions of OPA, after which such court shall retain jurisdiction over the actions and enjoin prosecution of proceedings against the vessel, responsible party, guarantor, or their property in any other court. (Sec. 107) Deems removal costs and damages resulting from a vessel's discharge (or substantial threat of discharge) of oil to be a maritime lien and recoverable in an action in rem in the district court for the district in which the vessel is found. (Sec. 108) Exempts from the tank vessel double-hull construction requirements: (1) documented vessels equipped with a double hull before August 12, 1992; (2) certain barges operating in or adjacent to the Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and Arctic Ocean and in the waters of the Aleutian Islands and the Alaskan Peninsula of specified longitude; and (3) certain vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Permits operation of barges in other waters on such conditions as the Secretary of Transportation may require. (Sec. 109) Amends Federal shipping law to define "oil spill response vessel" and provide for regulation of such vessels separately with respect to liquid bulk dangerous cargo carriage, manning, presence of licensed individuals, merchant mariner documentation, and towing vessel requirements. Subjects such vessels to inspection. Title II: Marine Science Enhancement for Oil Spill Prevention and Response - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise procedures by which emergency regulations changing fishery management plans, in response to a public health emergency or an oil spill, may remain in effect. (Sec. 202) Amends OPA to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to establish and maintain a scientific support team to respond to oil spills. (Sec. 203) Requires the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research to disseminate and compile information on previous spills. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Under Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to maintain and update a body of information on the environmental effects of various types of spills and how best to mitigate them. (Sec. 204) Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a non-regulatory program to: (1) reduce risk of oil spills through navigation safety improvements; (2) promote prompt and effective response and remediation when oil spills occur; (3) enhance recovery and restoration efforts; and (4) advance other purposes of this Act. Requires local or regional elements of the program to be developed in consultation with local maritime commerce and coastal management communities. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 205) Authorizes the Administrator to withdraw from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund up to $15 million per year for each of ten fiscal years to use to modernize commercial marine navigation activities. Imposes requirements of maximum private sector procurement of charting survey ship support. Transfers from NOAA to the Federal Aviation Administration certain aeronautical chart surveying, data dissemination, and pricing functions. Title III: Deepwater Port Modernization - Deepwater Port Modernization Act - Amends the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to add specified statements concerning the promotion of safe oil, including that of outer continental shelf (OCS) oil, to the congressionally declared purposes of the Act. Revises the definition of "deepwater port" to, among other things, include references to transportation of OCS oil. (Sec. 304) Makes revisions to deepwater port licensing procedures regarding: (1) utilization restrictions; (2) anticompetitive effects determinations; (3) addressing of conditions required to carry out the Act; (4) statements of port operating procedures; (5) changes from plans, methods, and procedures by a licensee or transferee; (6) amendment, transfer, or reinstatement consistency requirements; and (7) exemption from information filing requirements. (Sec. 306) Eliminates the requirement of antitrust review of license issuance by the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. (Sec. 307) Requires deepwater ports and storage facilities to accept and convey without discrimination all oil delivered with respect to which their licenses are issued. (Sec. 308) Adds requirements of public involvement and enforcement by a licensee's operations manual to procedures for protecting the marine environment and minimizing the adverse impact of deepwater port construction and operation.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 286 (104th)referred

A resolution to commend Operation Sail for its advancement of brotherhood among nations, its continuing commemoration of the history of the United States, and its nurturing of young cadets through training in seamanship.

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1996

Commends Operation Sail and encourages its continuation into the next millennium. Encourages all individuals to join in the celebration of the 224th birthday of the United States of America and the international camaraderie that Operation Sail and the International Naval Review will foster.

Bill· HRH.R. 3949 (104th)referred

For the relief of Senior Master Sergeant William L. Sullivan, United States Air Force.

United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1996

Waives the time limitation relating to claims of agency personnel for personal property damage or loss with respect to a named individual of the U.S. Air Force of Fort Worth, Texas, for the loss of household goods which were stolen during transport from England to the United States.

Bill· HRH.R. 3923 (104th)open

Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1996

Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to require the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), after an accident involving an aircraft that results in a significant loss of life of passengers, to: (1) designate and publicize the name and phone number of a family advocate to be a Government liaison between the air carrier and the families of the passengers; and (2) designate an independent nonprofit organization which shall have primary responsibility for coordinating the care and support of the passengers' families. Declares that the NTSB shall have primary responsibility for coordinating the recovery and identification of passengers involved in an aircraft accident. Prohibits any person from impeding the ability of the NTSB, or the designated organization, from carrying out its responsibilities under this Act. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act. Requires each air carrier to submit to the Secretary of Transportation a plan for addressing the needs of the passengers' families. Prohibits the Secretary from approving an air carrier's application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity unless it includes such plan in its application. Requires the Secretary to establish a task force to develop: (1) a model plan to assist air carriers in responding to aircraft accidents; and (2) recommendations to the Congress on methods to ensure that attorneys and the media do not intrude on the privacy of the passengers' families. Expresses the sense of the Congress that each State bar association should adopt a rule providing in transportation accidents that no unsolicited communications should be made to the families concerning potential action for personal injury or wrongful death before the 30th day following the accident.

Bill· SS. 1994 (104th)open

Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1996

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Reauthorization of FAA Programs Title II: Airport Improvement Program Modifications Title III: Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund Expenditure Authority Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions Title V: Commercial Space Transportation Title VI: Air Traffic Management System Performance Improvement Act Subtitle A: General Provisions Subtitle B: Federal Aviation Administration Streamlining Programs Subtitle C: System to Fund Certain Federal Aviation Administration Functions Title VII: Pilot Records Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 - Title I: Reauthorization of FAA Programs - Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through FY 1997. (Sec. 101) Makes permanent the limitation on funds that may be appropriated out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for airport improvement projects. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1997 for: (1) improvements to air navigation facilities; (2) research and development; and (3) airport planning and development programs. Decreases the FY 1996 appropriation for airport planning and development programs. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the Administrator of the FAA to transfer budget authority derived from trust funds among appropriations authorized for air navigation facilities and research and development. Title II: Airport Improvement Program Modifications - Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Administrator to prescribe regulations to carry out up to ten pavement maintenance pilot projects to preserve and extend the useful life of airport runways, taxiways, and aprons. (Sec. 202) Sets forth on a sliding scale specified maximum percentages of airport planning and development grants that may be made available for projects at primary airports that have not less than .25 percent of the total passenger boardings in the United States. (Sec. 204) Reduces from 15 to ten at any time the number of current or former military airports that may receive airport improvement grant funds. Extends the authority for such grants through FY 1997. (Sec. 206) Makes it a condition for approval of a grant application for an airport development project that the airport owner or operator makes assurances that it will permit, to the maximum extent practicable, intercity buses or other modes of transportation to have access to the airport. Title III: Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund Expenditure Authority - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund through FY 1997. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes the Administrator, in carrying out various aviation programs, to purchase housing units outside the United States. (Sec. 403) Prohibits both the Administrator, and any agency receiving information from the Administrator, from disclosing voluntarily provided safety or security related information in certain circumstances. (Sec. 404) Authorizes the Administrator to require by regulation an employment investigation (including criminal history record check in certain circumstances) for employees who will be responsible for screening airline passengers and property. (Sec. 405) Requires the FAA Administrator, in amending title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, in a manner affecting intrastate aviation in Alaska, to: (1) consider the extent to which Alaska is not served by transportation modes other than aviation; and (2) establish appropriate regulatory distinctions. (Sec. 406) Expresses the sense of the Senate that there should be an immediate 18-month reinstatement of the aviation excise taxes to provide short-term funding for the FAA. (Sec. 407) Authorizes appropriations to the FAA for the purpose of addressing State-specific aviation safety problems identified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). (Sec. 408) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the exemption from certain excise taxes for emergency medical air transportation by helicopter should include emergency medical air transportation by fixed-wing aircraft. Title V: Commercial Space Transportation - Amends Federal law to include reentry vehicles and launch and reentry operations within the scope of commercial space launch activities. Title VI: Air Traffic Management System Performance Improvement Act - Air Traffic Management System Performance Improvement Act of 1996 - Subtitle A: General Provisions - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to delineate the powers and duties of the Administrator and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the FAA. (Sec. 624) Authorizes the Administrator to issue, rescind, and revise regulations as necessary to carry out the FAA functions. Prohibits the Administrator, without prior approval of the Secretary, from issuing a proposed or final regulation that is significant or is likely to result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $50 million or more in any year. Requires the Administrator to review any unusually burdensome regulations, which would result in the annual expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $25 million or more (adjusted annually for inflation) in any year. (Sec. 625) Authorizes the Administrator to utilize personnel of other Federal agencies. (Sec. 630) Directs the Administrator to establish the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council which shall: (1) provide advice and counsel to the Administrator on issues which affect or are affected by the Administrator's operations; and (2) function as an oversight resource for management, policy, spending, and regulatory matters. (Sec. 631) Requires the Administrator, in order to protect the public health and welfare from aircraft engine emissions, to prescribe air pollutant emission standards for aircraft engines. (Sec. 632) Directs the Secretary to conduct, and submit to a specified congressional committee, a rural air fare study. Subtitle B: Federal Aviation Administration Streamlining Programs - Directs the FAA to employ outside experts to provide an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of its acquisition management system. (Sec. 652) Requires the Administrator to terminate air traffic control modernization programs funded under the Facilities and Equipment account, and to consider the termination of substantial acquisitions, that fail to meet specified established project criteria. (Sec. 653) Requires the Administrator to negotiate with the bargaining representatives of FAA employees in developing and making changes to the FAA personnel management system. Subtitle C: System to Fund Certain Federal Aviation Administration Functions - Directs the Administrator to establish a schedule of new fees, and a collection process for such fees, for various FAA services. (Sec. 674) Directs the Administrator to provide for an independent assessment of the financial requirements of the FAA through 2002. Requires the Secretary to establish a task force to report on: (1) the FAA's budgetary requirements through FY 2002; and (2) recommendations to the Congress on ways the FAA can reduce costs, raise revenue, and accelerate modernization efforts. (Sec. 675) Sets forth congressional procedures for consideration of FAA funding proposals. (Sec. 677) Requires the multiyear appropriation (for not less than three years) of funds for Trust Fund activities. (Sec. 678) Rural Air Service Survival Act - Authorizes the availability of a specified amount of user fees collected under this Act for each fiscal year to carry out the essential air service program. Authorizes the Secretary to require an eligible public agency that controls a commercial service airport to provide for basic essential (small community) air service matching funds of up to ten percent for any payments it receives under this Act. Transfers the essential air service program from the Secretary to the FAA Administrator. Title VII: Pilot Records - Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to require air carriers to request and receive a pilot applicant's record for the previous five years with respect to: (1) current airman certificate, including any summaries of legal enforcement actions; (2) employment; and (3) motor vehicle driving record. (Sec. 702) Prohibits any Federal or State court action for defamation or invasion of privacy against any carrier or person with respect to the furnishing or use of such records according to the requirements of this Act. (Sec. 703) Directs the Administrator to appoint a task force to study the development of standards and criteria for: (1) preemployment screening of pilots; and (2) pilot training facilities.

Bill· HRH.R. 3909 (104th)referred

Aviation Antiterrorism Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1996

Aviation Antiterrorism Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to set minimum standards for the mandatory installation and use by commercial and foreign air carriers of explosive detection equipment and explosive resistant cargo containers. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize the Administrator to make grants to air carriers to install such equipment.

Record· Schriftliche Anfrage - BR1212/J-BR/96schriftliche anfrage - br

gleichheitswidrige Behandlung von Frühpensionisten durch die Post

Austria · Federal Council · 25 July 1996

Anfrage der Bundesräte Dr. Reinhard Eugen Bösch und Genossen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend gleichheitswidrige Behandlung von Frühpensionisten durch die Post <i>(in bezug auf die Fahrpreisermäßigung im Postautodienst)</i>

Record· Schriftliche Anfrage - BR1223/J-BR/96schriftliche anfrage - br

Semmering-Basistunnel

Austria · Federal Council · 25 July 1996

Anfrage der Bundesräte Grete Pirchegger und Genossen an den Bundesminister für Wissenschaft, Verkehr und Kunst betreffend Semmeringbasistunnel

Record· Schriftliche Anfrage - BR1204/J-BR/96schriftliche anfrage - br

Ausbau Verkehrsinfrastruktur in den Bezirken Judenburg und Murau

Austria · Federal Council · 25 July 1996

Anfrage der Bundesräte Peter Rieser und Genossen an den Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten betreffend Ausbau der regionalen Verkehrsinfrastruktur in den Bezirken Judenburg und Murau <i>(B 78, Obdacher Straße, B 83, Kärntner Straße und B 96,</i> <i>Murtal Straße)</i>

Record· Schriftliche Anfrage - BR1224/J-BR/96schriftliche anfrage - br

Ausbau der Semmering Schnellstraße

Austria · Federal Council · 25 July 1996

Anfrage der Bundesräte Grete Pirchegger und Genossen an den Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten betreffend Ausbau der Semmering Schnellstraße

Bill· SS. 1991 (104th)referred

Anti-Gang and Youth Violence Control Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1996

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Enhanced Prosecution of Dangerous Juvenile Offenders Act Title II: The State and Local Court Assistance Program Act Subtitle A: Juvenile Gun Courts Subtitle B: Juvenile Drug Courts Subtitle C: Flexibility in Prison Grants Title III: The Gun-Free Children Amendments Act Subtitle A: Gun Free School Zones Amendment Subtitle B: Enhanced Prosecution and Punishment of Armed Dangerous Felons Title IV: The Keeping Kids Drug-Free Act Subtitle A: Penalty Enhancements Subtitle B: Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 Anti-Gang and Youth Violence Control Act of 1996 - Title I: Enhanced Prosecution of Dangerous Juvenile Offenders Act - Enhanced Prosecution of Dangerous Juvenile Offenders Act of 1995 - Revises Federal criminal code provisions regarding juveniles to require that a juvenile alleged to have committed an act of juvenile delinquency be surrendered to State authorities or proceeded against in Federal court as a juvenile or tried as an adult. Sets guidelines for proceeding against a juvenile in Federal court as a juvenile and as an adult. (Sec. 103) Modifies provisions regarding: (1) custody prior to appearance before a magistrate to provide that whenever a juvenile is taken into custody, the arresting officer shall immediately advise such juvenile of the juvenile's rights and promptly take reasonable steps to notify the juvenile's parents, guardian, or custodian; (2) detention prior to disposition to direct that a juvenile be detained in such suitable place as the Attorney General may designate, with preference to a location within, or a reasonable distance of, the district in which the juvenile is being prosecuted; and (3) dispositional hearings to direct the court, upon finding a juvenile to be a delinquent, to hold a dispositional hearing no later than 40 court days after such finding (and directs that a predisposition report be prepared by the probation officer, victim impact information be included and victims be provided the opportunity to make a statement to the court or present information relating to disposition, and the court impose an appropriate sanction). (Sec. 106) Extends from 30 to 45 days the period during which an alleged delinquent who is in detention pending trial must be brought to trial. (Sec. 108) Revises provisions regarding: (1) juvenile records to require that such records be released to the extent necessary for communications with any victim of such juvenile delinquency (or, as appropriate, with the victim's official representative) to apprise such individual of the status or disposition of the proceeding, to effectuate any other legal provision, or to assist in allocution at disposition; (2) delinquency proceedings in district courts and transfer for criminal prosecution to establish requirements regarding the fingerprinting and photographing of juveniles adjudicated delinquent under specified circumstances; and (3) commitment to prohibit the Attorney General from causing any juvenile under age 19 adjudicated delinquent to be placed or retained in an adult correctional facility in which the juvenile has regular contact with adults incarcerated because they have been convicted of a crime or are awaiting trial on criminal charges, except for placement in a community-based facility. (Sec. 111) Makes acts of juvenile delinquency that would be a serious drug offense if committed by an adult a predicate offense under the Armed Career Criminal Act. Title II: The State and Local Court Assistance Program Act - State and Local Courts Assistance Program Act of 1996 - Subtitle A: Juvenile Gun Courts - Authorizes the Attorney General to provide grants to States, State courts, units of local government, Indian tribes, and Alaskan native villages for court-based juvenile justice programs that target young firearm offenders through the establishment of juvenile gun courts. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) uses of grant funds; (2) application requirements; (3) grant awards; (4) limits on, and renewal of, grants; (5) the Federal share; and (6) reporting and evaluation requirements. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Juvenile Drug Courts - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States, State and local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribes to establish programs that: (1) involve continuous early judicial supervision over specified juvenile offenders with substance abuse or related problems; and (2) integrate administration of other sanctions and services. Directs the Attorney General to issue regulations and guidelines to ensure that the programs authorized do not permit participation by violent offenders. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) administration; (2) application requirements; (3) the Federal share; (4) geographic distribution; (5) reporting requirements; (6) technical assistance, training, and evaluation; and (7) reallocation of unawarded funds. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C: Flexibility in Prison Grants - Modifies the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize: (1) grants to provide and support post-release transition, supervision, and monitoring, including drug testing (post-release services); and (2) the Attorney General to make grants to Indian tribes for purposes of constructing jails on tribal lands for the incarceration of offenders subject to tribal jurisdiction, and providing and supporting post-release services. Title III: The Gun-Free Children Amendments Act of 1996 - Gun-Free Children Amendments Act of 1996 - Subtitle A: Gun-Free School Zones Amendment - Amends the Federal criminal code to specify that the prohibition against possessing a firearm in a school zone applies to a firearm that has moved in or otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce. (In United States v. Lopez, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Congress did not have the power to make it a Federal crime to possess a gun near a school based on the commerce clause because of an insufficient nexus to commerce.) Subtitle B: Enhanced Prosecution and Punishment of Armed Dangerous Felons - Provides for enhanced penalties for discharging or possessing a firearm during a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime. Title IV: The Keeping Kids Drug-Free Act - Subtitle A: Penalty Enhancements - Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to increase penalties for: (1) using minors to distribute drugs; (2) distributing drugs to minors; (3) drug trafficking in or near a school or other protected location; and (4) using Federal property to grow or manufacture controlled substances. (Sec. 414) Authorizes the Attorney General to transfer flunitrazepam from schedule IV (drugs or substances with low potential for abuse, with a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and the abuse of which may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence) to schedule II (high potential for abuse, with a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions, and the abuse of which may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence) of the CSA. Subtitle B: Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 - Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 - Amends the CSA to: (1) lower the quantity of methamphetamine necessary to trigger penalties; and (2) prohibit dangerous handling of listed chemicals in violation of specified Federal laws or in any manner posing an imminent danger to human health and safety (and sets penalties for violations). (Sec. 423) Increases penalties under: (1) the CSA and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA) for trafficking in regulated chemicals; and (2) the CSIEA for the manufacture of listed chemicals outside the United States with intent to import them into the United States. (Sec. 426) Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) commence a civil action for appropriate relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, where there is a reasonable basis to believe that a violation of specified CSA provisions is occurring or will occur (with any such action to be brought in U.S. district court for the district in which the defendant is located or resides or is doing business, and grants such court jurisdiction to restrain such violation); and (2) order the suspension of any transaction involving a listed chemical, where there is a reasonable basis to believe that the transaction will facilitate the unlawful manufacture of a listed chemical or controlled substance (but entitles a regulated person to whom such order applies to a hearing on an expedited basis). (Sec. 428) Revises CSA provisions regarding the definition of "regulated transaction" to provide for regulation of pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine, or its salts, optical isomers, or salts of optical isomers, unless otherwise provided by regulation of the Attorney General. Authorizes the Attorney General to reinstate the exemption with respect to a particular ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine drug product if the Attorney General determines that the drug product is manufactured and distributed in a manner that prevents diversion. (Sec. 429) Modifies provisions regarding seizure and forfeiture, including: (1) subjecting to forfeiture raw materials, products, and equipment used in manufacturing, compounding, processing, delivering, importing, or exporting any listed chemical under the CSA; and (2) subjecting to seizure vessels, vehicles, or aircraft used to import, export, transport, or store any listed chemical under the Tariff Act of 1930. (Sec. 430) Prohibits selling or otherwise distributing a laboratory supply to a person who uses, or attempts to use, it to manufacture a controlled substance or listed chemical in violation of the CSA, without exercising reasonable care to assure that it will not be used for an illicit purpose. Sets civil penalties for violations.

Bill· HRH.R. 3904 (104th)referred

Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1996

Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1996 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the President to establish the President's Clinical Research Panel, as part of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), to evaluate the status of the U.S. clinical research environment. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Advisory Committee to the Director (of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)) on Clinical Research to report to the Director and to the Panel and to implement recommendations as the Committee determines necessary to remedy NIH clinical research deficiencies. Terminates the Committee five years after enactment of this Act. Requires the OSTP to review the compositions, functions, and outcomes of study section activities at all Federal agencies as such activities relate to clinical research proposals for investigator-initiated support. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director to: (1) support and expand NIH's clinical research involvement; (2) support and expand available resources; and (3) establish certain peer review mechanisms. Mandates grants for: (1) the establishment of general clinical research centers to provide the infrastructure for clinical research training and career enhancement; (2) clinical research career enhancement awards; and (3) innovative medical science awards to support individual clinical research projects. Authorizes appropriations. Increases the maximum aggregate number of contracts that may be made under existing provisions relating to: (1) undergraduate scholarships regarding professions needed by NIH; and (2) loan repayments regarding clinical researchers (currently, clinical researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds). Authorizes appropriations for the loan repayment program. Requires that at least 50 percent of such funds for a fiscal year be used for contracts with qualified health professionals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Bill· HRH.R. 3896 (104th)referred

Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1996

Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to require the operator of each major airport to use dogs or other appropriate animals in screening passengers and cargo for the purpose of detecting plastic explosives and other materials which may be used in aircraft piracy and which cannot be detected by metal detectors. Changes from discretionary to mandatory the Secretary of Transportation's authority to make grants for the training and evaluation of dogs for the explosive detection K-9 team training program for detecting explosives at airports and aboard aircraft. Requires the Secretary to extend such program to the largest 50 airports, as determined by the number of passenger enplanements in 1995. Authorizes appropriations.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 201 (104th)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the implementation by the Secretary of Transportation of exceptions to the train whistle requirement of section 20153 of title 49, United States Code.

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1996

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Transportation should: (1) take into account the interests of affected communities and the past safety record at grade crossings (among other criteria) when providing exceptions to certain train whistle requirements; and (2) take specified action whenever he or she determines that supplementary safety measures are necessary to provide an exception to such requirements.

Bill· HRH.R. 3880 (104th)referred

To provide for the establishment of the Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council, to provide for improved access to and use of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1996

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Voyageurs National Park Title II: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Title I: Voyageurs National Park - Establishes the Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council which shall: (1) submit to the Secretary of the Interior comprehensive draft amendments and proposed revisions to the Park's management plan providing for a broad range of sustainable land and water uses and scenic and recreational activities; (2) analyze the economic and environmental costs and benefits of implementing sustainable practices; and (3) establish an ongoing process of assessing the effect of local, State, and Federal actions, plans, and land use decisions on the long-term sustainability of the region's economic and environmental values and resources. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 103) Requires the Secretary to receive from the Council, revise, and implement amendments to the Park's management plan, including amendments providing for recreational opportunities on all major lakes and bays. Title II: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness - Modifies Federal law designating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota to: (1) remove certain restrictions on motorboat use on Basswood, Saganaga, and Birch Lakes, at Lac La Croix, and at Seagull Lake; (2) direct that certain wilderness homeowners, resort owners, and their guests have access to such lake or chain of lakes; and (3) allow the operation of motorized vehicles and associated equipment necessary to transport boats across the portages from Moose Lake Chain to Basswood Lake, from Fall Lake to Basswood Lake, and from Lake Vermillion to Trout Lake. (Sec. 204) Establishes the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Intergovernmental Council. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 205) Directs the Secretary to: (1) receive the Council's draft amendments to the revisions to the management plan, together with public comments, and review and submit to the Council appropriate recommendations; and (2) adopt the amended or revised plan if the Secretary determines that it is consistent with this Act and applicable law and is in the public interest. Specifies that the management plan of the wilderness may not be changed except in accordance with this section.

Bill· SS. 1980 (104th)referred

Concealed Weapons Prohibition Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1996

Concealed Weapons Prohibition Act of 1996 - Prohibits a person from carrying a handgun on his or her person in public. Sets forth exceptions where a person is authorized to carry a handgun: (1) under Federal law; (2) under a State law that grants an exemption based on an individualized determination and a review of credible evidence that the person should be allowed to carry a handgun because of compelling circumstances; or (3) under a State law that provides an exemption for any person who is a law enforcement or retired law enforcement official, a duly authorized private security officer, a person whose employment involves the transport of substantial amounts of cash or other valuables, or anyone the Attorney General determines should be allowed to carry a handgun because of compelling circumstances warranting an exception, pursuant to regulations that the Attorney General may promulgate.

Bill· SS. 1971 (104th)open

Transportation Empowerment Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1996

Transportation Empowerment Act - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to authorize appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the interstate maintenance program, the bridge program, the Federal lands highways program, public lands highways, and parkways and park roads through FY 2001. Repeals all funding for the surface transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, and Federal Highway Administration highway safety (including research and development) programs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to: (1) extend until October 1, 2001, the availability of HTF funds for authorized expenditures ; (2) set a core programs financing rate for gasoline, special motor fuels, and diesel fuel; (3) establish in HTF an Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund; and (4) provide for the return of excess tax receipts to States for transportation purposes. Terminates transfers to the HTF's Mass Transit Account on and after October 1, 1997. (Sec. 6) Grants congressional consent to States to enter into interstate compacts to: (1) promote the continuity, quality, and safety of the Interstate System; (2) develop programs to promote and fund safety initiatives and establish safety standards; (3) conduct long-term planning for transportation infrastructure in, and develop transportation infrastructure design and construction standards to be used by, participating States; and (4) establish transportation infrastructure banks. Sets forth provisions regarding financing and establishment of infrastructure banks. (Sec. 7) Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) assist State and local governments in efforts to privatize the transportation infrastructure assets of the State and local governments; and (2) approve requests from State and local governments to privatize transportation infrastructure assets and waive or modify any grant condition, subject to specified requirements. Sets forth provisions regarding criteria for approval of requests, lack of obligation to repay Federal grant funds, use of proceeds from the privatization of a transportation infrastructure asset, and cost recovery. (Sec. 8) Amends the IRC to reduce taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and special fuels funding HTF. (Sec. 9) Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress describing technical and conforming amendments and other laws that are appropriate in light of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 3848 (104th)referred

To amend title 23, United States Code, to include removal of graffiti within the meaning of transportation enhancement activity.

United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1996

Modifies Federal highway provisions to include within the definition of "transportation enhancement activities" removal of graffiti from a highway, transit facility, and any building or other facility owned by the United States or a State or local government if the graffiti is visible from a highway or transit facility.

Bill· HRH.R. 3840 (104th)referred

Transportation Empowerment Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1996

Transportation Empowerment Act - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to authorize appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the interstate maintenance program, the bridge program, the Federal lands highways program, public lands highways, and parkways and park roads through FY 2001. Repeals all funding for the surface transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, and Federal Highway Administration highway safety (including research and development) programs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to: (1) extend until October 1, 2001, the availability of HTF funds for authorized expenditures; (2) set a core programs financing rate for gasoline, special motor fuels, and diesel fuel; (3) establish in HTF an Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund; and (4) provide for the return of excess tax receipts to States for transportation purposes. Terminates transfers to the HTF's Mass Transit Account on and after October 1, 1997. (Sec. 6) Grants congressional consent to States to enter into interstate compacts to: (1) promote the continuity, quality, and safety of the Interstate System; (2) develop programs to promote and fund safety initiatives and establish safety standards; (3) conduct long-term planning for transportation infrastructure in, and develop transportation infrastructure design and construction standards to be used by, participating States; and (4) establish transportation infrastructure banks. Sets forth provisions regarding financing and establishment of infrastructure banks. (Sec. 7) Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) assist State and local governments in efforts to privatize the transportation infrastructure assets of the State and local governments; and (2) approve requests from State and local governments to privatize transportation infrastructure assets and waive or modify any grant condition, subject to specified requirements. Sets forth provisions regarding criteria for approval of requests, lack of obligation to repay Federal grant funds, use of proceeds from the privatization of a transportation infrastructure asset, and cost recovery. (Sec. 8) Amends the IRC to reduce taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and special fuels funding HTF. (Sec. 9) Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress describing technical and conforming amendments and other laws that are appropriate in light of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 3839 (104th)referred

Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1996

Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act of 1996 - Terminates the effectiveness of certain November 22, 1988, amendments to the foreign repair station rules of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Declares that certain standards issued by the FAA that apply to domestic repair stations shall apply in the same manner to foreign repair stations. Amends Federal aviation safety law to require the FAA Administrator to issue an order revoking a repair station certificate if it is determined that the station knowingly used an uncertified or substandard airframe, engine, propeller, appliance, or any other part in the repair or overhaul of an aircraft.

Bill· HRH.R. 3831 (104th)referred

Aviation Safety Priority Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1996

Aviation Safety Priority Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to give primary consideration to the safety and security of the commercial civil aviation industry. Repeals the requirement that the FAA encourage development of civil aeronautics and air commerce in and outside the United States.

Bill· SS. 1957 (104th)referred

Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Amendments Act of 1996

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1996

Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to revise the prior notification requirements for intermodal freight transportation. Requires a person who tenders to a first carrier that is a motor carrier (currently, any carrier) a container or trailer with a gross cargo weight of more than 29,000 pounds (currently, 10,000 pounds, including packing material and pallets) for intermodal transportation to give prior notification of the cargo weight and a reasonable description of its contents to the motor carrier. Allows such notification to be made by telephone, and allows the required certification of the container or trailer contents to be electronic. Sets forth administrative and civil penalties for persons who inaccurately transfer certification information. Allows a motor carrier to presume that the gross cargo weight of a container or trailer is under 29,001 pounds if it receives no certification before or when a loaded intermodal container or trailer is tendered to it. Declares that a copy of a certification is not required to accompany the intermodal container or trailer. Adds to the circumstances giving certain persons a lien against the contents of the container or trailer as a result of a violation of a State's gross vehicle weight laws. Includes among such circumstances: (1) failure of the party required to provide certification of gross cargo weight to the first carrier to provide it; (2) failure of the party required to forward such certification to forward it; or (3) error in the transfer of information on the certification to another document.

Bill· SS. 1960 (104th)referred

A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to reorganize the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure that the Administration carries out only safety-related functions, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1996

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to reorganize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by transferring to another office of the Department of Transportation any function of the FAA that is not directly related to the promotion of air safety.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 480 (104th)referred

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Committee Review regarding committee operations, procedures, and staffing, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1996

Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee (other than the Appropriations and Budget Committees) to either establish oversight committees or designate at least three staff members to be solely responsible for oversight. Directs the Committee on House Oversight to: (1) modify its committee funding policies to allow committees to use General Accounting Office and executive branch detailees; and (2) develop an electronic program such that Members may track and categorize their casework requests and report their findings to a central House unit. Expresses the sense of the House that: (1) the Oversight Committee should provide committees with sufficient investigative resources; (2) the General Counsel should provide more timely, proactive, and strategic advice to committees respecting the issuance of subpoenas and the lack of compliance by officials; and (3) committees should better utilize the Corrections Day process. (Sec. 2) Directs the Committee to make resources available to the Chief Administrative Officer to perform management and technology audits of committees. (Sec. 3) Directs the Parliamentarian to: (1) establish a comprehensive program to train selected committee staff to serve as parliamentary advisors; and (2) commence to recodify the Rules at the beginning of the 105th Congress. (Sec. 5) Allows Members to participate in committee hearings through audiovisual contact under specified circumstances. Authorizes each committee to not apply the five-minute rule in the interrogation of witnesses in a hearing to the extent that the rules of that committee so permit. Expresses the sense of the House encouraging committees to utilize alternative hearing formats. (Sec. 6) Provides that no point of order shall lie against any committee report for failing to comply with certain voting requirements on reporting measures if the report is in substantial compliance. Repeals a requirement regarding inflationary impact statements. Directs that specified reports contain a statement of performance goals. Provides that if two or more committees jointly study or investigate any matter, such committees may file a joint report. (Sec. 7) Limits the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight to six, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to five, subcommittees. Repeals: (1) an exception for the Appropriations Committee from the requirement that whenever any entity is to be granted authorization for the payment of its expenses, such authorization initially shall be procured by one primary expense resolution reported by the Oversight Committee; and (2) a limitation on committees' sittings during the five-minute rule. Expresses the sense of the House that the respective party caucus and conference should enforce subcommittee assignment limits. (Sec. 8) Requires the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to determine whether any complaint against a Member, officer, or employee of the House is properly filed and, if so, whether a preliminary investigation is warranted. Sets forth: (1) further requirements regarding preliminary investigations and limits on participation on the Committee or an investigative panel; and (2) provisions regarding the handling of frivolous complaints.

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage1112/Jschriftliche anfrage

die Kündigung von Eisenbahner-Sportanlagen, die im Eigentum der ÖBB stehen

Austria · National Council · 12 July 1996

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier und Genossen an den Bundesminister für Wissenschaft, Verkehr und Kunst betreffend die Kündigung von Eisenbahner-Sportanlagen, die im Eigentum der ÖBB stehen

Record· Mündliche Anfrage - BR630/M-BR/96mündliche anfrage - br

Ausgliederung bzw. Zusammenlegung des Bundesforschungs- und -Prüfzentrum Arsenal mit der Österreichischen Forschungszentrum Seibersdorf Ges.m.b.H.

Austria · Federal Council · 12 July 1996

Mündliche Anfrage des Bundesrates Peter Rodek (ÖVP) an den Bundesminister für Wissenschaft, Verkehr und Kunst Dr. Rudolf Scholten betreffend Ausgliederung bzw. Zusammenlegung des Bundesforschungs- und -Prüfzentrums Arsenal mit der Österreichischen Forschungszentrum Seibersdorf Ges.m.b.H.

Record· Mündliche Anfrage - BR625/M-BR/96mündliche anfrage - br

steigende Zahlungen des Bundes an die ÖBB bei gleichzeitig sinkendem Angebot

Austria · Federal Council · 12 July 1996

Mündliche Anfrage des Bundesrates Dr. DDr.h.c. Herbert Schambeck (ÖVP) an den Bundesminister für Wissenschaft, Verkehr und Kunst Dr. Rudolf Scholten betreffend steigende Zahlungen des Bundes an die ÖBB bei gleichzeitig sinkendem Angebot

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage1163/Jschriftliche anfrage

Ausbaupläne für das österreichische Bundesstraßennetz

Austria · National Council · 12 July 1996

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Rudolf Anschober und Genossen an den Bundesminister für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten betreffend Ausbaupläne für das österreichische Bundesstraßennetz

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage1161/Jschriftliche anfrage

Flugverkehr in Österreich

Austria · National Council · 12 July 1996

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Rudolf Anschober und Genossen an den Bundesminister für Wissenschaft, Verkehr und Kunst betreffend Flugverkehr in Österreich

Record· Mündliche Anfrage - BR637/M-BR/96mündliche anfrage - br

Umleitung von Investitionsmitteln zum Personalbudget der Universitäten

Austria · Federal Council · 12 July 1996

Mündliche Anfrage des Bundesrates Dr. Peter Kapral (FPÖ) an den Bundesminister für Wissenschaft, Verkehr und Kunst Dr. Rudolf Scholten betreffend Umleitung von Investitionsmitteln zum Personalbudget der Universitäten

Record· Mündliche Anfrage - BR632/M-BR/96mündliche anfrage - br

Schwerpunkte in der Forschungspolitik

Austria · Federal Council · 12 July 1996

Mündliche Anfrage der Bundesrätin Hedda Kainz (SPÖ) an den Bundesminister für Wissenschaft, Verkehr und Kunst Dr. Rudolf Scholten betreffend Schwerpunkte in der Forschungspolitik

Record· Mündliche Anfrage - BR628/M-BR/96mündliche anfrage - br

Gesamtkonzeption der Forschungs-, Technologie- und Innovationspolitik für Österreich

Austria · Federal Council · 12 July 1996

Mündliche Anfrage des Bundesrates Mag. Gerhard Tusek (ÖVP) an den Bundesminister für Wissenschaft, Verkehr und Kunst Dr. Rudolf Scholten betreffend Gesamtkonzeption der Forschungs-, Technologie- und Innovationspolitik für Österreich

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