Emergency Anti-Recession Act of 1992

Summary

Emergency Anti-Recession Act of 1992 - Title I: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations - Declares that sums in this title are appropriated, out of Treasury funds not otherwise appropriated, to provide emergency supplemental appropriations for FY 1992. Subtitle A: Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies - Appropriates additional funds to the Department of Agriculture for: (1) the special supplemental food program; (2) the Farmers Home Administration (FHA) Rural Housing Insurance Fund; (3) the FHA Rural Development Insurance Fund; and (4) FHA rural water and waste disposal grants. Subtitle B: Defense - Appropriates additional amounts to the Department of Defense for: (1) transfer to the Department of Commerce for community planning and adjustment assistance due to adverse impacts of military installation closures or reductions and contract reductions; (2) transfer to the Small Business Administration for small business conversion assistance due to such adverse impacts; (3) transfer to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for civilian-oriented research and development and generic technology projects to aid scientists, engineers, and technicians in converting their skills from the defense sector to the civilian sector while creating new scientific and technological information; (4) transfer to the Department of Labor for demonstration projects for workers dislocated by reductions in Defense expenditures or military installation closures; and (5) the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health) to carry out the Defense Environmental Restoration Program. Subtitle C: Energy and Water Development - Appropriates additional amounts to: (1) enable the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Restoration and Waste Management to carry out the Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Program; and (2) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to carry out the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Programs. Subtitle D: Interior - Appropriates additional amounts for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Historic Preservation Fund, and certain energy conservation programs. Subtitle E: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Appropriates additional funds to the Department of Labor for employment and training services. Appropriates additional funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for: (1) community service employment for older Americans; (2) the Health Resources and Services Administration; (3) the National Institutes of Health; (4) the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration; (5) low-income home energy assistance; (6) certain programs under the Community Services Block Grant Act; and (7) Head Start. Appropriates additional amounts to the Department of Education for compensatory education for the disadvantaged and student financial assistance. Subtitle F: Transportation - Appropriates additional funds to the Department of Transportation for: (1) the Federal Railroad Administration; (2) the Federal Transit Administration; (3) the Federal Aviation Administration; and (4) the Federal Highway Administration. Subtitle G: Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development - Appropriates additional amounts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for community development and planning, modernization of public housing projects, and low-income housing investments. Appropriates additional funds to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and the Water Quality Act of 1987. Appropriates additional funds to: (1) the National Science Foundation for academic facilities renovation; (2) the Commission on National and Community Service to carry out programs under the National and Community Service Act of 1990; and (3) the Federal Emergency Management Agency for emergency assistance grants. Title II: Food Stamp and Related Provisions - Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act - Subtitle A: Food Stamp Program - Amends the Food Stamp Act to permit related adults living in the same household to apply for separate program benefits under specified conditions. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to adjust the basic benefit level upwards by specified increments at the beginning of each fiscal year until it reaches 105 percent of the cost of the thrifty food plan. Excludes from consideration as program income child support payments to non-household members and other child support payments. Removes the excess shelter deduction cap for program eligibility purposes. Permits a participating family made up of, or including, an elderly or disabled member to own $3,000 in allowable financial resources. (Current law refers to a family member 60 years of age or older). Increases annually the fair market value limit of vehicles that program recipients may own. Excludes third party payments for transitional housing for the homeless from consideration as program income. Directs the Secretary and authorizes States to conduct pilot projects to improve rural program participation. Authorizes grants for projects to improve homeless program participation. Subtitle B: Nutrition Programs - Amends the National School Lunch Act to permit schools to offer fluid milk in any form as part of a school lunch. (Current law permits only whole or unflavored lowfat milk to be offered.) Expands child and adult care food program participation to include private residential day care centers that serve at least 25 percent low-income children. Permits schools to receive meal supplement (snack) reimbursements for after-hours child care even if such schools do not participate in a specified child care food program. Establishes minimum funding amounts for each of FY 1992 through 1994 for assistance to homeless preschool children (in addition to amounts made available under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966). Subtitle C: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective dates for provisions of this title. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 to extend Federal unemployment benefits and allowances until September 1992. (Current provisions terminate June 13, 1992.) Increases the matching rate for FY 1992 for: (1) Aid to Families with Dependent Children; and (2) Medicaid. Decreases the matching rate for FY 1992 for: (1) local freight assistance; (2) programs under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964; (3) Federal-aid highway assistance; and (4) EPA State revolving loan funds. Authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to waive up to one-half of any matching rate requirement under title I. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to provide unemployed individuals and their families with health benefits either directly through a public program or indirectly through the continuation of an employer-based plan. Sets forth eligibility and other requirements for such program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 through 1995.

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