bill_id,congress,bill_type,bill_number,title,policy_area,introduced_date,latest_action_date,latest_action_text,origin_chamber,sponsor_name,sponsor_state,sponsor_party,sponsor_bioguide_id,cosponsor_count,summary_text,update_date,url
99-hr-5743,99,hr,5743,"A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to amend certain regulations to provide that all persons who by reason of handicap, physical or nonphysical, are unable to use bus service for the general public shall be eligible for special service or on-call accessible bus service.","Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues",1986-10-18,1986-10-18,Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.,House,"Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2]",MO,D,Y000051,1,Directs the Secretary of Transportation to amend certain Federal regulations to provide that:  (1) all handicapped persons shall be eligible to use public bus service (special service or on-call accessible bus service) provided by a recipient of Federal financial assistance; and (2) any costs incurred to accommodate the special needs of such handicapped persons on a fixed route bus shall be eligible to be counted in determining whether the recipient has exceeded its limitation on required expenditures.,2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
99-hr-5729,99,hr,5729,Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986,Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,"Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.",House,"Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12]",TX,D,W000763,0,"Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Title I:  Anti-Drug Enforcement - Subtitle A:  Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the threashold qualtities and kinds of controlled substances which trigger revised enhanced penalties. Grants Federal courts limited authority to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum. Subtitle B:  Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Imposes criminal penalties for simple possession of a controlled substance. Subtitle C:  Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Imposes increased criminal penalties for employing persons under 18 years of age in drug operations. Imposes increased criminal penalties for the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary school, vocational school, secondary school, or college.  (Current law imposes such enhanced penalties only for the distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary or secondary school.) Subtitle D:  Assets Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund Amendments Act of 1986 - Permits the use of funds in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for certain necessary program-related expenses and for equipping vessels, vehicles, and aircraft for official use by certain Government agencies. Subtitle E:  Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that controlled substance analogs shall be treated as a schedule I substance. Subtitle F:  Continuing Drug Enterprise Act of 1986 - Continuing Drug Enterprises Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the criminal penalties for continuing criminal enterprise activities. Subtitle G:  Controlled Substances Import and Export Act Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the quantity and kinds of controlled substances which trigger revised enhanced penalties. Subtitle H:  Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 - Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish money laundering as a Federal offense.  Establishes criminal and civil penalties for such violations. Establishes forfeiture procedures for the offense of money laundering.  Makes certain changes regarding recordkeeping and reporting requirements and the disclosure of information by financial institutions. Subtitle I:   Armed Career Criminals - Career Criminals Amendment Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide increased criminal penalties for any person who transports firearms or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce if such person has multiple convictions for serious drug offenses and/or violent felonies. (Current law provides increased penalties where such person had multiple convictions for robbery and burglary.) Subtitle J:  Authorization of Appropriation for Drug Law Enforcement - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1987 for the Department of Justice for drug law enforcement activities. Subtitle K:  State and Local Narcotics Control Assistance - State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1986 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to make grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for narcotics assistance. Subtitle L:  Study on the Use of Existing Federal Buildings as Prisons - Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide the Attorney General with a list identifying Federal buildings under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense which could be used as detention facilities. Subtitle M:  Narcotics Traffickers Deportation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exclusion or deportation of any alien for violating any law or regulation relating to a controlled substance. Subtitle N:  Freedom of Information Act - Freedom of Information Reform Act of 1986 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act with respect to access to law enforcement information and fees. Subtitle O:  Prohibition on the Interstate Sale and Transportation of Drug Paraphernalia - Mail Order Drug Paraphernalia Control Act - Makes it a Federal criminal offense for any person to:  (1) use the U.S. Postal Service or any private parcel service as part of a scheme to sell drug paraphernalia; (2) offer for sale and transportation in interstate or foreign commerce drug paraphernalia; or (3) import or export drug paraphernalia. Subtitle P:  Manufacturing Operations - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to make it illegal to knowingly open, maintain, manage, or control a place for manufacturing, distributing, or using controlled substances. Subtitle Q:  Controlled Substances Technical Amendments - Drug and Alcohol Dependant Offenders Treatment Act of 1986 - Grants the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Court authority to contract with public and private agencies for the detection and treatment of alcohol-dependent and drug-dependent offenders. Amends the Contract Services for Drug Dependent Federal Offenders Authorization Act to authorize appropriations for contracts for the supervision of released drug offenders. Makes technical changes to the Tariff Act of 1930, the Controlled Substances Act, and the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. Subtitle R:  Precursor and Essential Chemical Review - Directs the Attorney General to study and recommend methods to control the diversion of legitimate precursor and essential chemicals to the production of illegal drugs. Requires the Attorney General to report all findings to the Congress. Subtitle S:  White House Conference for a Drug Free America - White House Conference for a Drug Free America - Establishes the White House Conference for a Drug Free America. Subtitle T:  Common Carrier Operation Under the Influence of Alcohol and Drugs - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for operating a common carrier under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Subtitle U:  Federal Drug Law Enforcement Agent Protection Act of 1986 - Federal Drug Law Enforcement Agent Protection Act of 1986 - Allows the Attorney General to pay for information concerning the killing or kidnapping of a Federal drug law enforcement agent. Title II:  International Narcotics Control - International Narcotics Control Act of 1986 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the FY 1987 authorization for assistance for international narcotics control. Provides that any aircraft made available to foreign countries for narcotics-related purposes shall be provided only on a lease or loan basis.  Requires the Secretary of State to maintain detailed records on the use of such aircraft. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 international narcotics control assistance for pilot and aircraft maintenance training for narcotics control activities. Imposes certain restriction on the provision of U.S. assistance for illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 international narcotics control assistance for research, development, and testing of safe and effective herbicides for use in the aerial eradication of coca. Requires the Comptroller General to investigate and report to the Congress on the effectiveness of the international narcotics control assistance program. Requires the President's annual report to the Congress on the international strategy to prevent cultivation and trafficking in narcotics to include a discussion of the extent to which each source country has cooperated with U.S. narcotics control efforts through the extradition or prosecution of drug traffickers and a description of the state of negotiations on updated extradition treaties. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit participation by any U.S. officer or employee in direct narcotics arrests in foreign countries.  Provides exceptions to such prohibition. Commends the decision of the Secretary of State to issue diplomatic passports to officials and employees of the Drug Enforcement Administration.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress before changing such policy. Requires the executive branch to establish expeditiously the information sharing system that will list all drug arrests of foreign nationals in the United States as required by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987. Requires the executive branch to report to the Congress when the system is established. Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 to place conditions on assistance for Bolivia. Requires the President to transmit biannual reports to the Congress on major illicit drug producing contries and major drug-transit countries.  Requires restrictions on U.S. assistance to such countries. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 administration of justice program authorization to be used to provide Colombia (and other countries in the region) assistance to protect officials who are targets of narcoterrorism attacks. Expresses the sense of the Congress that a reward should be established for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez. Urges the Secretary of State to increase efforts to negotiate with relevant countries to facilitate the interdiction of vessels suspected of carrying illicit narcotics.  Directs the President to take appropriate actions against countries which refuse to negotiate.  Requires the Secretary to submit semiannual reports to the Congress identifying such countries. Requires the President to direct that an updated threat assessment of narcotics trafficking from Africa be prepared. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to promote the development and implementation of a drug eradication program through multinational development bank assistance. Urges the President to explore the possibility of engaging security-oriented organizations (such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) in cooperative drug programs. Declares congressional support for the United Nations General Assembly decision to convene an International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Calls for the conduct of a study of the effectiveness of the United Nations drug-related declarations, conventions, and entities. Requires the President to report any recommendations which result from such study to the Congress. Urges the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to complete work on a new draft convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Urges the President to direct the Secretary of State to enter into negotiations with Mexico to create the Mexico-United States Intergovernmental Commission on Narcotics and Psychotropic Drug Abuse and Control. Urges Pakistan to adopt and implement a comprehensive narcotics control program. Requires the Secretary of State to report to the Congress with respect to the adoption and implementation of such program. Urges the President to instruct the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to request that the problem of illicit drug production in Iran, Afghanistan, and Laos be raised at the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. Increases FY 1987 authorization for drug education programs abroad.  Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to include in their annual reports to the Congress a description of the drug education programs carried out by their respective agencies. Urges the President to take certain actions regarding narcotics control in Mexico. Title III:  Interdiction - National Drug Interdiction Improvement Act of 1986 - Subtitle A:  Department of Defense Drug Interdiction Assistance - Defense Drug Interdiction Assistance Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense to use specified funds to acquire certain equipment and aircraft for drug interdiction assistance activities of the Department of Defense.  Requires the Secretary of Defense to make such aircraft available to the U.S. Customs Service. Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation to provide for the assignment of Coast Guard personnel to naval vessels for law enforcement purposes. Authorizes appropriations for the installation of 360-degree radar on Coast Guard surveillance aircraft. Requires the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board to submit a report to specified congressional committees on the manner and extent to which the Department of Defense should be involved in narcotics law enforcement activities. Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to specified congressional committees containing a discussion of:  (1) the extent to which students enrolled in schools operated by the Department of Defense are receiving drug and substance abuse education; and (2) the extent to which such education should include peer counseling classes. Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include driving under the influence of drugs as an offense. Allows the Department of Defense to provide certain assistance to civilian law enforcement personnel.  Provides for congressional approval of such assistance and for review by the General Accounting Office. Increases by one the number of Marine Corps officers authorized to be on active duty in grades above major general during any period that a Marine Corps officer is serving as Director of the Department of Defense Task Force on Drug Enforcement. Allows the Secretary of Defense to use authorized funds to acquire equipment for the Civil Air Patrol for drug interdiction surveillance and reporting missions.  Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to report to specified congressional committees on the use of such funds. Subtitle B:  Customs Enforcement - Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Part 1: Amendments to the Tariff Act of 1930 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to establish certain entry and reporting requirements for aircraft, vessels, and vehicles arriving in the United States and the Virgin Islands.  Sets forth penalties for violations of such requirements. Makes aviation smuggling illegal.  Establishes civil and criminal penalties for such violations. Authorizes the issuance of search warrants for places suspected of containing:  (1) merchandise brought into the United States unlawfully; (2) property subject to forfeiture under the customs laws; or (3) evidence of customs violations. Authorizes the seizure and forfeiture of smuggled merchandise. Provides that compensation for informers shall not exceed 25 percent of the amount recovered (current law requires that such compensation equal 25 percent of such recovery.) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to require the production of foreign landing certificates to comply with international obligations. Permits the Secretary to authorize customs officials to exchange information or documents with foreign customs or law enforcement agencies under certain circumstances. Allows the Secretary, when authorized by treaty or executive agreement, to station customs officers in foreign countries to examine persons or merchandise prior to their arrival in the United States.  Provides that merchandise seized at a foreign station may be transported to the United States for customs proceedings.  Permits the stationing of foreign customs officers in the United States (if similar privileges are extended to the United States).  Imposes penalties for making fraudulent statements to such foreign officials. Part 2:  Undercover Customs Operations - Sets forth certain requirements with regard to undercover investigative operations of the U.S. Customs Service, including:  (1) the use of authorized funds; (2) the liquidation of corporate and business entities established or acquired as part of an undercover operation; (3) the deposit of proceeds from such operations; and (4) the conduct of financial audits of each undercover operation. Part 3:  Customs Service Authorizations and Forfeiture Fund - Amends the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for the U.S. Customs Service. Extends the authority of the Customs Forfeiture Fund through FY 1991.  Makes such Fund available for:  (1) purchases by the Customs Service of evidence of smuggling of controlled substances and violations of the currency and foreign transaction reporting requirements; (2) the equipping for law enforcement functions of any vessel, vehicle, or aircraft available for use by the Customs Service; (3) the reimbursement of private citizens for certain expenses; and (4) publicizing the availability of rewards. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund. Part 4:  Miscellaneous Customs Amendments - Subjects recreational vessels to applicable customs regulations. Allows any customs officer needing assistance in making an arrest, search, or seizure, to demand such assistance from any person. Subjects any person who refuses such assistance to criminal penalties. Part 5:  Amendments to the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to make it unlawful for any U.S. citizen on board any aircraft, or any person on board an aircraft owned by a U.S. citizen or registered in the United States, to manufacture or distribute or possess with intent to distribute, a controlled substance. Subtitle C:  Maritime Drug Law Enforcment Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Makes it unlawful for any person on board a vessel of the United States, or on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to manufacture or distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture or distribute, a controlled substance. Subtitle D:  Coast Guard - Authorizes additional appropriations for the Coast Guard. Subtitle E:  United States-Bahamas Drug Interdiction Task Force - Authorizes the establishment of a United States-Bahamas Drug Interdiction Task Force.  Authorizes appropriations for such Task Force and for the construction of a Coast Guard-Bahamas drug interdiction docking facility. Subtitle F:  Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence Centers - Authorizes appropriations to the U.S. Customs Service for the establishment of command, control, communications, and intelligence centers. Subtitle G:  Transportation Safety - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to allow States to establish criminal penalties for certain activities involving aircraft registration certificates.  Requires the operator of an aircraft to make the aircraft's certificate of registration available for inspection by any law enforcement officer. Imposes criminal penalties for certain violations in connection with:  (1) aircraft registration; and (2) the air transportation of controlled substances. Requires any person having an ownership interest in any aircraft to report any transfer in ownership of such aircraft. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study to determine the relationship between the use of controlled substances and highway safety.  Requires the Secretary to report the results of such study to the Congress. Subtitle H:  Department of Justice Funds for Drug Interdiction Operations in Hawaii - Authorizes additional appropriations to the Department of Justice for drug interdiction operations in Hawaii. Subtitle I:  Federal Communications Commission - Allows the Federal Communications Commission to revoke the license of any person found to have used such license to distribute controlled substances. Title IV:  Demand Reduction - Subtitle A: Treatment and Rehabilitation - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for certain alcohol abuse and drug abuse programs. Designates the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) an agency of the Public Health Service.  Makes the following entities agencies of ADAMHA:  (1) the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; (2) the National Institute on Drug Abuse; and (3) the National Institute of Mental Health. Makes various revisions to ADAMHA, including:  (1) establishing the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Advisory Board; (2) establishing advisory councils for ADAMHA agencies; and (3) establishing an Office for Substance Abuse Prevention. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:  (1) establish an Alcohol and Drug Abuse Information Clearinghouse; and (2) make grants for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation demonstration projects for high risk youth. Extends the authorization of appropriations for certain alcohol and drug abuse research projects through FY 1987. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health to develop and publish information respecting the causes and means of preventing suicide. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish requirements for quality factors for infant formulas. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study on alkyl nitrites and report the results of such study to specified congressional committees. Urges the Public Health Services to take certain actions regarding the health consequences of alcohol abuse. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the entertainment and written media industry should refrain from producing material which glamorizes the use of illegal drugs and alcohol.  Urges the categoration of films which promote alcohol abuse and drug use. Directs the Secretary to establish guidelines for the care and treatment of research animals. Requires the Secretary to arrange for an alcoholism and alcohol abuse treatment study. Subtitle B:  Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 - Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 - Part 1:  Financial Assistance for Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Programs - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for State and local drug abuse education and prevention programs. Part 2:  State and Local Programs - Sets forth the kinds of State and local programs for which such grants are to be used. Part 3:  National Programs - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education or consortia for drug abuse education and prevention programs. Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out Federal education and prevention activities on drug abuse. Authorizes various programs for drug abuse education and prevention efforts for Indians and Hawaii natives. Part 4:  General Provisions - Sets forth provisions for program participation of children and teachers from nonprofit private schools. Subtitle C:  Indians and Alaska Natives - Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 - Part I: General Provisions - Sets forth the purposes of this Act. Part II:  Coordination of Resources and Programs - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and enter into a Memorandum of Agreement to better coordinate the provision of alcohol and substance abuse treatment and prevention services for Indians and Alaska natives. Allows the governing body of any Indian tribe to establish a Tribal Action Plan to coordinate available resources and programs in an effort to combat alcohol and drug abuse among its members. Establishes within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs an Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish an alcohol and substance abuse newsletter to report on Indian alcohol and substance abuse projects and programs. Part III:  Indian Youth Programs - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review Federal, tribal, State, local, and private programs:  (1) providing educational services to Indian children; (2) providing family and social services for Indians; and (3) relating to youth employment, recreation, cultural, and community activities. Requires the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs to develop and implement pilot programs in selected schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs which further the purposes and goals of this Act. Allows Tribal Action Plans to make provisions for the establishment, funding, licensing, and operation of emergency shelters or half-way houses for Indian youth who are alcohol or substance abusers.  Urges States to require its law enforcement officers to place any Indian youth arrested for alcohol or substance abuse in such shelter or half-way house.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 for the construction, renovation, and operation of such shelters and half-way houses. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to require the compilation of data relating to the number and types of child abuse and neglect cases seen and the type of assistance provided. Part IV:  Law Enforcement and Judicial Services - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review Federal, tribal, State, and local programs providing law enforcement or judicial services for Indian tribes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) provide assistance to the Papago Tribe of Arizona for the investigation and control of illegal narcotics traffic on the Papago Reservation; and (2) establish and implement a program for the eradication of marijuana cultivation within Indian country. Authorizes appropriations. Part V:  Bureau of Indian Affairs Law Enforcement - Increases the maximum sentence (from six months to one year) and fine (from $500 to $5,000) which a tribal court can impose for any offense. Allows the Secretary of the Interior to charge any officer or employee of the Department of the Interior with law enforcement responsibilities for the purposes of maintaining law and order and protecting property and persons within Indian country. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a training program in the investigation and prosecution of offenses relating to illegal narcotics and in alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment for special personnel. Requires the Memorandum of Agreement to include a provision for the development and implementation of a procedure for the emergency medical assessment and treatment of every Indian youth arrested or detained for alcohol or substance abuse offenses. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to construct or renovate and staff juvenile detention centers.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) provide for the development of a Model Indian Juvenile Code; and (2) compile data regarding cases involving Indians where alcohol or substance abuse is determined to be a contributing factor. Part VI:  Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review health service programs for Indians.  Sets forth Indian Health Service Responsibilities, which includes providing a comprehensive alcohol and substance abuse treatment program. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement a program for acute detoxification and treatment for Indian youth who are alcohol and substance abusers.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to the Navajo tribe to establish a demonstration program in Gallup, New Mexico, and to rehabilitate adult Navajo Indians suffering from alcoholism or alcohol abuse.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to compile data regarding Indian Health Service involvement in cases or incidents which involved alcohol or substance abuse. Subtitle D:  Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Act of 1973 to authorize a special initiative (including action grants) to increase volunteerism in preventing drug abuse.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Establishes the National Trust for Drug Free Youth. Directs the Secretary of Labor to collect information on the incidence of drug abuse in the workplace. Title V:  United States Insular Areas and National Parks - Subtitle A:  Programs in United States Insular Areas - United States Insular Areas Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Requires the President to report annually to the Congress on the efforts of Federal agencies in preventing the illegal entry of controlled substances into the United States. Authorizes law enforcement officers of the Governments of American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands to:  (1) execute and serve warrants, subpoenas, and summons issued under the authority of the United States; (2) make arrests without warrants; and (3) make seizures of property to carry out the purposes of this Act, the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, and other applicable narcotics laws.  Authorizes the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to train such law enforcement officers and provide certain law enforcement equipment. Authorizes the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide technical assistance and equipment to the Governments of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to enforce applicable drug abuse laws. Authorizes appropriations to the Governments of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands for specified purposes. Subtitle B:  National Park Service Program - National Park Police Drug Enforcement Supplemental Authority Act - Authorizes additional appropriations for National Park Police personnel, training, equipment, and facilities. Title VI:  Federal Employee Substance Abuse Education and Treatment - Federal Employee Substance Abuse Education and Treatment Act of 1986 - Makes the Office of Personnel Management responsible for developing appropriate prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs and services for drug and alcohol abuse among Federal employees. Requires OPM to submit annual reports to the Congress regarding such programs. Requires the Director of OPM to establish a Government-wide drug and alcohol abuse education program. Requires the head of each Executive agency to establish employee alcohol and drug abuse assistance programs.  Requires OPM to establish program guidelines. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a substance abuse insurance coverage study and report the results of such study to the Congress. Title VII:  National Antidrug Reorganization and Coordination - National Antidrug Reorganization and Coordination Act - Requires the President to submit recommendations to the Congress for legislation to reorganize the Executive branch to more effectively combat drug traffic and abuse. Title VIII:  President's Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention - President's Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Act - Establishes the President's Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention.  Requires the Commission to transmit annual reports on its activities to the President and the Congress. Title IX: Denial of Trade Benefits to Uncooperative Drug Source Nations - Narcotics Control Trade Act - Denies the products of an uncooperative drug source such country most-favored-nation treatment until the President determines that significant progress has been made in remedying those policies. Title X:  Ballistic Knife Prohibition - Ballistic Knife Prohibition Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the possession, manufacture, sale, importation, and mailing of ballistic knives (knives with a detachable blade that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism). Title XI:  Homeless Eligibility Clarification Act - Homeless Eligibility Clarification Act - Subtitle A:  Emergency Food for the Homeless - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to include food served to homeless individuals within the definition of food.  Revises the definition of household. Subtitle B:  Job Training for the Homeless - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to make the homeless eligible for job training programs. Subtitle C:  Entitlements Eligibility - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services  to develop a system under which an individual can apply for supplemental security income benefits (SSI) prior to their discharge or release from public institutions. Provides that veterans' benefits may not be denied an applicant on the basis that the applicant is homeless. Title XII:  Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 - Limits the number of driver's licenses any person who operates a commercial vehicle can have at any time to one. Requires operators of commercial vehicles to report out-of-State traffic violations to the license issuing State and employer. Requires an employee who loses the right to operate a motor vehicle to report such loss to the employer.  Prohibits an employer from permitting an employee to operate a commercial vehicle during any period where the employee:  (1) has a suspended license; or (2) has more than one driver's license. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish minimum Federal standards for operators of commercial vehicles. Requires the Secretary to establsih a clearinghouse and depository of information pertaining to the licensing and identification of operators of commercial motor vehicles. Lists offenses which result in disqualifying a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle. Establishes a grant program for States for issuing classified driver's licenses. Sets forth grant requirements.  Provides for the withholding of State highway funds for not complying with such regulations. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for certain violations of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct a review of regulations pertaining to the use of alcohol by operators of commercial motor vehicles. Requires the Secretary to revise certain regulations to require trucks and truck tractors manufactured after July 24, 1980, to have brakes operating on all wheels. Directs the Secretary to conduct a demonstration project to assess the benefits of continuous use of unmanned radar equipment on highway safety. Title XIII:  Cyanide Wrongful Use - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of the manufacturing and distribution process of cyanide. Title XIV:  Senate Policy Regarding Funding - Expresses the sense of the Senate that amounts authorized to carry out the provisions of this Act should be provided as new budget authority for FY 1987. Title XV:  National Forest System Drug Control - National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986 - Grants certain specially trained officers and employees of the Forest System special law enforcement powers. Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide criminal penalties for any person who assembles, maintains, or places a boobytrap on Federal property where a controlled substance is being manufactured, distributed, or dispensed.",2025-08-29T16:29:48Z,
99-hr-5730,99,hr,5730,Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-17,1986-11-17,Became Public Law No: 99-664.,House,"Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]",AK,R,Y000033,0,"Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 - Offers to exchange the United States' interest in the surface estate of the Haida Traditional Use Sites, Alaska, for Haida Corporation's interest in Goat Island, South Pass Islands, and other specified lands.  Includes a cash payment to Haida.  Offers Haida $3,000 per acre for up to 667 acres of the Haida Exchange Lands.  Grants Haida Corporation two years within which to accept such offer. Offers to exchange the United States' interest in lands of equivalent value for Sealaska's interest in Goat Island, South Pass Islands, and other specified lands.  Grants Sealaska the subsurface estate of the Haida Traditional Use Sites, Alaska, in exchange for an equal acreage of subsurface estate in the Haida Exchange Lands.  Grants Sealaska two years in which to accept the U.S. offer. Requires Haida Corporation to accept its exchange offer before an acceptance by Sealaska would be considered effective. Includes Goat Island and South Pass Islands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, should such lands be exchanged.  Requires that such lands be managed primarily for conservation purposes. Treats lands conveyed to Haida Corporation or Sealaska pursuant to this Act as lands conveyed pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Withdraws from all forms of entry for 18 months the U.S. lands offered for conveyance. States that payments to the Haida Corporation under this Act shall be defrayed from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw from all forms of entry Federal lands in Alaska outside any conservation system unit for selection by Haida Corporation.  Entitles Haida Corporation to select from such lands in accordance with its selection rights for up to one year. Conveys the surface estate in selected lands to Haida Corporation and the subsurface estate in such lands to Sealaska. Terminates all such withdrawals two years after the last withdrawal is made. Authorizes appropriations for preliminary work related to the establishment of an Information and Education Center about the resources of Alaska.  Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to report to the Congress within one year on a development plan for such Center.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
99-hr-5731,99,hr,5731,"A bill to amend section 4101(f) of title 38, United State Code, with respect to the designation of certain Verterans' Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities.",Armed Forces and National Security,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.,House,"Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3]",FL,D,B000371,0,"Amends Federal law to permit the designation of certain Veterans Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities.",2024-02-07T16:12:44Z,
99-hr-5732,99,hr,5732,A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require payments for physicians' services under the medicare program be made on an assignment-related basis.,Social Welfare,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11]",MA,D,D000416,1,Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare payments for physicians' services be made on an assigned basis.,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5733,99,hr,5733,A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow gifts to be exported under a general license.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-10-17,1986-10-24,Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.,House,"Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]",CA,R,D000435,0,"Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to permit the export, under a general license, to any destination of any gift parcel, subject to the appropriate conditions, except that the Secretary may not impose a restriction of less than $400 in a domestic retail value for each such gift parcel.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
99-hr-5734,99,hr,5734,"A bill to make surviving spouses of judicial officials who died before October 1, 1986, eligible for increased annuities which are effective as of that date.",Law,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large]",VT,R,J000072,0,"Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1985 to make surviving spouses of judicial officials who died before October 1, 1986, eligible for increased annuities which are effective as of that date, notwithstanding contributions or deposits made in accordance with applicable law at lower rates.",2021-06-30T19:50:04Z,
99-hr-5735,99,hr,5735,Public Broadcasting Funding Act of 1986,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,"Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.",House,"Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4]",OH,R,O000163,0,"Public Broadcasting Funding Act of 1986 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize any public broadcasting station which elects not to broadcast programs that have previously been broadcast by a commercial U.S. station to broadcast limited advertising.  Restricts the scheduling and duration of such advertisements.  Bars political, religious, and editorial advertisements. Terminates such authority after four years. Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to analyze the results of advertising on public broadcast stations and to report to the Congress on:  (1) the influence of the advertising on programming; (2) audience reaction; (3) business purchases of advertising; (4) the effectiveness of such advertising in providing funding; (5) negative economic impacts on commercial station advertising; and (6) recommendations concerning the permanent authorization of such advertising.  Requires the comments of commercial broadcast station licensees to be taken into account in preparing such recommendations.",2025-08-29T16:32:01Z,
99-hr-5736,99,hr,5736,Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 1986,Health,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18]",FL,D,P000218,0,"Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the National Commission on Health Care Reform to: (1) study the national health care system and its ability to provide quality cost-effective health care; (2) examine methods of restructuring the national health care system; and (3) examine the potential cost of implementing a restructured system. Requires the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Congress and the Secretary by January 1, 1988.  Terminates the Commission on January 1, 1988.",2025-08-29T16:32:51Z,
99-hr-5737,99,hr,5737,Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act of 1986,Environmental Protection,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]",NM,D,R000229,1,"Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act of 1986 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to list and annually update known substances which contribute to stratospheric ozone depletion, climatic warming, or any other atmospheric or climatic modification. Prohibits the manufacture or importation of listed substances five years after they are listed.  Permits the Administrator to adjust such requirement as specified.  Requires a reduction phase-in of 20 percent per year, or a more rapid reduction if feasible.  Permits exemptions as specified. Prohibits the importation of listed substances later than one year after they are listed unless the source nation is reducing production of such substance on a comparable reduction schedule as required in the United States. Requires such national programs to be certified by the Administrator after a determination that appropriate enforcing legislation in such nation is in place. Requires the Administrator to review certifications on an annual basis, revoking certifications for noncompliance. Requires any product or container including such a listed substance to be labeled accordingly after one year of such substance being listed. Requires producers of listed substances to report to the Administrator annually on such production until it ceases. Establishes a per pound fee for listed substances, commencing one year after listing and increasing on an annual basis.  Requires that such fees be deposited into a research support trust fund and be used for grants under this Act. Directs the Administrator to acquire information relating to substitutes for listed substances. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.",2025-08-29T16:32:51Z,
99-hr-5738,99,hr,5738,"A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require, as part of its obligation to ensure objectivity and balance in programming, that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting perform on-going, systematic content analyses of documentaries produced with funds provided by such Corporation.",Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,"Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.",House,"Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]",PA,R,R000277,0,"Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, within 60 days, to:  (1) design a system to obtain a content analysis of public affairs documentaries through an objective evaluation using peer review; and (2) publish a request for proposals to procure the performance of such analyses.  Requires the Corporation to include in its annual report to the President a summary of any results of such analyses and any recommendations for expanding the analysis system to cover other Corporation-supported programming.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
99-hr-5739,99,hr,5739,National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 1986,Economics and Public Finance,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.,House,"Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]",PA,R,R000277,4,"National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 1986 - Renames the Bureau of Standards as the National Bureau of Standards and Industrial Competitiveness (the Bureau). Establishes an Industrial Competitiveness Division (the Division) within the Bureau.  Provides that the Division shall be headed (subject to specified requirements relating to an Industrial Competitiveness Board) by a Deputy Director for Industrial Competitiveness who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.  Directs the President to afford the Industrial Competitiveness Board an opportunity to make recommendations with respect to such appointment. Sets forth the industrial competitiveness functions of the Bureau. Establishes an Industrial Competitiveness Board (the Board) within the Bureau.  Directs the Board to exercise general supervision and policy control of the Division.  Directs the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to appoint as Board members three from the Federal Government and five from the private sector representing manufacturing, high technology, and basic materials interests. Authorizes the Board to establish special commissions.  Directs the Secretary to formulate the programs and budgets of the Division in consultation with the Board. Requires the Deputy Director to submit an annual report to the Director of the Bureau (the Director), the Secretary, and the Congress, detailing activities of the Division. Establishes in the Treasury the Standards and Industrial Competitiveness Fund.  Makes the Fund available to the Director, in accordance with appropriations Acts but without fiscal year limitation, for use as a revolving fund to carry out the industrial competitiveness functions of the Bureau. Outlines sources of deposits to the Fund.  Authorizes appropriations to the Fund for the eight fiscal years beginning after enactment of this Act.",2025-08-29T16:29:40Z,
99-hr-5740,99,hr,5740,"A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to reduce the need for emergency assistance payments to provide temporary housing for destitute families and homeless AFDC families, and the expense of such payments, by authorizing grants to States for the construction or rehabilitation of permanent housing that such families can afford with their regular AFDC payments.",Social Welfare,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]",NY,D,S000148,0,"Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the construction and rehabilitation of permanent housing for rental to AFDC recipients who would otherwise require AFDC emergency assistance in the form of temporary housing. Requires that such grants be used to provide permanent housing which is:  (1) owned by the State, an instrumentality of the State, or a nonprofit organization; (2) available to families who have been unable to find decent nontemporary housing at rents that can be paid with AFDC aid for shelter; and (3) located in jurisdictions experiencing a critical shortage of such housing.  Requires that:  (1) the costs of providing permanent housing be lower than costs which would be incurred if, instead, the State made AFDC emergency assistance payments providing temporary housing; and (2) the most costly temporary housing be retired from use in the emergency assistance program as permanent housing becomes available for occupancy, unless temporary housing is demonstrably needed. Sets the State contribution to the cost of constructing or rehabilitating such housing at at least the current State AFDC share increased by ten percent.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5741,99,hr,5741,A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting any medicare physician-and-hospital capitation demonstration project involving more than $10 million in waivered funds in any year without Congressional approval.,Social Welfare,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9]",CA,D,S000810,0,"Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting a Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) physician-and-hospital capitation demonstration project expending more than $10,000,000 in a fiscal year without the enactment of a law approving the project.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5742,99,hr,5742,A bill to provide for just and reasonable maximum lawful prices for old OCS gas.,Energy,1986-10-17,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.,House,"Rep. Waldon, Alton R., Jr. [D-NY-6]",NY,D,W000038,0,Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prescribe a maximum ceiling price applicable to any first sale of natural gas other than the statutory maximum if it is just and reasonable within the meaning of the Natural Gas Act.,2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
99-hr-5717,99,hr,5717,America's Living Standard Act of 1986,Economics and Public Finance,1986-10-16,1986-11-20,Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.,House,"Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36]",CA,D,B000918,0,"America's Living Standard Act of 1986 - Title I: Establishment of an Office of Technology Assessment in Certain Foreign Nations  to Catalogue, Abstract, Translate, and Report on Scientific and Technological Developments - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to establish an Office of Technology Assessment within the U.S. Embassy in five foreign nations which maintain a high level of scientific and technological development.  Requires such offices to:  (1) participate in the scientific and technical community of the host nation and issue a monthly catalogue of activities; (2) monitor, select, abstract, and translate important articles from scientific and technical journals of the host nation; and (3) prepare an annual analysis of technological trends and a directory listing government and private sources of information about scientific and engineering developments of the host nation.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986. Title II:  Office of Technology Assessment, Forecast and Outreach - Establishes within the Department of Commerce the Office of Technology Assessment, Forecast and Outreach, headed by a Director to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.  Requires the Office to: (1) identify emerging areas of technology throughout the world; (2) analyze the sources of new technology; (3) develop and administer a program involving the identification of the ownership of U.S. patents, including by country and firm; (4) determine trends in patent behavior throughout the world; (5) assure regular reviews by relevant industry sector advisory committees; and (6) assure broad private sector knowledge of, and access to, findings, data, and other information made or acquired by the Office.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and subsequent fiscal years. Title III:  National Science Foundation Engineering Research Assistance - National Science Foundation Engineering Research Assistance Act - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1987 to the National Science Foundation for engineering research centers. Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to direct the National Science Foundation, in cooperation with participating institutions of higher education, to seek methods of excluding from participation in engineering research activities foreign corporations which do not allow reciprocal participation by U.S. corporations in similar research activities. Title IV:  Scientific Research Fellows Program - Scientific Research Fellows Program Act - Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to direct the National Science Foundation to award up to 500 scientific leadership fellowships in each fiscal year to outstanding graduate students who pursue studies which give promise to contribute significantly to the efficiency, economic productivity, and international competitiveness of the United States.  Directs the Foundation to give special consideration to applicants who demonstrate competence in the foreign language of one of identified foreign countries and who intend to perform at least two years research in such foreign country.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. Title V:  University Research Facilities Fund - University Research Facilities Act of 1986 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish a University Facilities Division within the Directorate for Science and Engineering Education of the Foundation. Establishes a University Research Facilities Fund in the Treasury. Provides that awards from the Fund made under this title shall be used by institutions of higher education for the Federal share of the cost of acquiring, replacing, renovting, upgrading, or constructing facilities and equipment to be  principally used for scientific research or laboratory instruction. Sets forth provisions for applications for such awards and for review of such applications. Sets forth a matching requirement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1997 to be deposited in the Fund. Title VI:  Future Teacher Training Corps - Future Teacher Training Corps Act - Amends title V (Teacher Corps and Teacher Training Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a new part G program of Future Teacher Training Corps Fellowships. Directs the Secretary of Education to allot program grant funds to each State on the basis of school-age population. Directs State Governors to appoint Selection Review Panels to select fellowship recipients.  Requires that recipients be interested in teaching careers and agree to teach in areas of the State where there is a shortage of elementary or secondary school teachers or in fields of study where there is a shortage of such teachers. Sets forth guidelines for selection procedures. Sets forth program grant application requirements for States. Limits each such fellowship to not more than: (1) $5,000 for each year of graduate education in preparation to become an elementary or secondary school teacher; and (2) two years of such graduate education. Sets forth fellowship conditions. Requires fellowship repayment in cases of noncompliance with fellowship agreements, with specified exceptions. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to award up to 5,000 fellowships during  each of those fiscal years. Title VII:  Computer Software and Videotape Assistance - Computer Software and Videotape Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Education (through the National Institute of Education) and the National Science Foundation to provide advice and technical assistance to State and local educational agencies on expenditures for acquisition of suitable computer software and videotapes by performing specified evaluation, dissemination, and development activities.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. Directs the National Science Foundation to foster research and experimentation on, and dissemination of, models of instruction in the operation and use of computers and videotapes.  Requires the Director of the Foundation to report annually to the Congress on the results of such research and experimentation.  Requires the Director, in conjunction with the National Institute of Education, to disseminate information concerning such results to local educational agencies.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. Directs the National Science Foundation to arrange for specified entities to develop and operate institutes in the use of computers for computer education instruction and other educational programs in schools.  Provides that such institutes shall be for preservice or inservice training of teachers, supervisors, or trainers of teachers.  Provides for stipends for attendance at such institutes. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. Title VIII:  Work Opportunities and Retraining Compact - Work Opportunities and Retraining Compact (WORC) of 1986 -  Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require AFDC applicants and recipients to register with a State agency for employment counseling, training, and assignment. Authorizes AFDC recipients to refuse employment which results in a net loss in their income. Directs an agency of each State to:  (1) establish a single intake and registration process for AFDC applicants and recipients; (2) determine whether training or education is needed to prepare registered applicants and recipients for employment and then provide counseling regarding prospects and needs; (3) arrange for their participation in one or more of the work-related programs established under title IV of the Act or other Federal law, while coordinating such programs to enhance the availability and efficiency of services provided; and (4) develop an employment plan for each AFDC applicant or recipient. Requires the State agency to provide AFDC applicants and recipients assigned to employment, training, or education programs with child care and transportation services. Sets the Federal contribution to education, training, and assignment costs at 70 percent and the Federal share of administrative and support service costs at 50 percent.  Increases, by five percent in any fiscal year after FY 1987, the Federal share of education, training, and assignment costs, provided a State meets certain performance standards to be developed by the Office of Technology Assessment. Provides that such standards shall measure a State's success in reducing welfare costs and helping AFDC recipients achieve self-sufficiency, while accounting for differing conditions among the States. Title IX:  State Job Bank Systems -  State Job Bank Assistance Act of 1986 -  Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to add provisions for State job bank systems.  Directs the Secretary of Labor to make funds available through the U.S. Employment Service for the development and implementation of job bank systems in each State. Requires that such systems be designed to use computerized electronic data processing and telecommunications systems.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Labor, within six months after the enactment of this title, to commence a study:  (1) of the feasibility of providing portability for pensions and health benefits of dislocated workers; and (2) evaluating the benefits of providing early retirement benefits without penalty for older dislocated workers. Requires a report of such study to be submitted to the Congress within 18 months after such enactment.  Authorizes appropriations. Title X:  Council on Industrial Competitivenesss - Council on Industrial Competitiveness Act - Establishes in the executive branch an independent agency to be known as the Council on Industrial Competitiveness.  Requires the Council to: (1) gather and analyze information regarding the competitiveness of U.S. industries; (2) create an institutional forum where national leaders will identify economic problems inhibiting the competitiveness of industries, develop long-term strategies to address those problems, and create broad consensus in support of those strategies; and (3) make recommendations on issues crucial to the development of coordinated industrial strategies. Directs the Council to examine and make available to the public all international agreements on foreign trade that have been agreed to by the United States.  Directs the Council to monitor, and maintain public records regarding, the effect of imports on domestic industries. Requires the Council, not later than one year after the date of enactment of this title, to transmit a report to the Congress and the President containing recommendations for changes in any Federal policy necessary to implement effective industrial strategies. Requires the Council to make annual reports concerning the major industrial development priorities of the United States. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987.",2025-08-29T16:32:20Z,
99-hr-5718,99,hr,5718,Truth in Government Accounting Act of 1986,Economics and Public Finance,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.,House,"Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12]",IL,R,C000873,0,"Truth in Government Accounting Act of 1986 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare and make public annual consolidated financial statements for the United States based on accrual accounting procedures. Directs the Secretary to publish such statements each year on a date not later than the date the President submits the Federal budget to the Congress. Directs the Secetary to notify the public of the availability of such statements, including placing notice on all tax forms. Requires the Comptroller General to audit the consolidated financial statements each fiscal year. Requires the President to include in each budget a summary of how the use of accrual accounting procedures would affect the estimated Federal expenditures, appropriations, and receipts. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare all of the budgets submitted to the President according to both accrual accounting procedures and the cash basis accounting method.",2025-08-29T16:31:08Z,
99-hr-5719,99,hr,5719,A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to allow gifts of not less than $400 to be exported under a general license.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-10-16,1986-10-24,Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.,House,"Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]",CA,R,D000435,0,"Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to permit the export, under a general license, to any destination of a gift parcel of not less than $400 in domestic retail value, subject to the appropriate conditions.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
99-hr-5720,99,hr,5720,Omnibus Job Training and Retraining Act of 1986,Labor and Employment,1986-10-16,1986-11-20,Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.,House,"Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17]",MI,D,L000263,18,"Omnibus Job Training and Retraining Act of 1986 - Title I:  Unemployment Compensation and Related Matters - Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act - Subtitle A:  Improved Program of Extended Unemployment Compensation - Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to revise formulas for determining the amount and number of weeks of extended unemployment compensation for which an individual is eligible. Revises provisions duration periods for purposes of such formulas. Revises formulas for payments to States. Amends the Social Security Act to authorize appropriations for additional transfers to the extended unemployment compensation account. Directs the Secretary of Labor, within 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, to implement a program of job training and extended benefits. Subtitle B:  Worker Adjustment and Retraining - Establishes the Worker Retraining and Adjustment Fund in the Treasury.  Provides that amounts in such Fund shall be available, as provided in appropriation Acts, to carry out title III (Employment and Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers) of the Job Training Partnership Act.  Provides that revenues for such Fund shall be through imposition of a uniform duty on all imports and through funds received under certain unemployment taxes. Subtitle C:  Advance Notice and Adjustment Assistance - Labor Management Notification and Adjustment Assistance Act of 1986 - Prohibits any employer from ordering a plant closing or mass layoff until 90 days after the employer serves written notice of a proposal to issue such an order to:  (1) the representative of the affected employees or, if none, to each affected employee; and (2) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.  Provides for reduction of such notification period if unavoidable business circumstances prevent the employer from withholding such closing or layoff until the end of such period. Amends title III of the Job Training Partnership Act to reserve ten percent of funds under such title to provide assistance for worker readjustment and placement committees which are established by employers who must give notice of plant closing or mass layoffs. Provides that such committees shall facilitate and coordinate the readjustment or relocation of workers through retraining counseling, placement, human resource, community, education, and other services. Subtitle D:  Provision Relating to Regular Unemployment Compensation - Authorizes States to establish short-time compensation programs under their unemployment compensation law and encourages them to do so in accordance with specified provision of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982. Repeals outdated provisions of such Act. Subtitle E:  Additional Assistance for Dislocated Workers - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish and maintain the capacity to estimate the employment and unemployment impact of Federal programs, and the termination of Federal programs, including programs of financial assistance. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set forth special provisions for dislocated workers with respect to Pell Grants.  Directs the Secretary of Education, where a student is a certified dislocated worker, to disregard:  (1) all equity in a single principal place of residence from the computation of assets; and (2) the amount of unemployment benefits paid to such student from the computation of effective income.  Authorizes appropriations to pay the additional entitlement to dislocated workers resulting from such amendments.  Prohibits payment of such entitlements unless funds for them are provided for in an appropriation Act. Revises guaranteed student loan provisions to provide that, in the case of an identified dislocated worker, determinations of need shall be based on current income. Authorizes the private industry council in each service delivery area to provide information concerning training opportunities, as well as opportunities provided under amendments made by this subtitle. Provides that acceptance of training and retraining, and enrollment in a postsecondary institution with assistance made available pursuant to the amendments made by this subtitle, shall be deemed to be acceptance of training with the approval of the State within the meaning of any other provision of Federal law relating to unemployment benefits. Subtitle F:  Demonstration Projects and Reports - Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into an agreement with at least three States to carry out a demonstration project concerning extended unemployment compensation for sub-State areas. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into an agreement with at least five States to carry out a demonstration project to promote training programs for individuals receiving unemployment compensation. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish, before July 1, 1987, and carry out during FY 1987 through 1991 a demonstration project to assist at least six States to improve:  (1) employment testing, counseling, referral, and listing services for the unemployed, including reopening of employment service offices; and (2) coordination with other State, Federal, and private programs designed to assist the unemployed. Directs the Secretary of Labor, before the end of the six-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the nationwide computerized job bank and matching program. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish before July 1, 1987, and carry out during FY 1987 and 1988 a demonstration project to assist from two to four States in improving their ability to:  (1) identify individuals receiving employment compensation who have speical difficulties associated with obtaining employment; and (2) provide additional counseling, testing, and other activities that will assist such individuals in obtaining employment. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into an agreement with two to four States for a demonstration project under which unemployed individuals have the option of receiving job search and relocation assistance or self-employment assistance in lieu of regular unemployment compensation to which they are entitled. Directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study of one cause or causes of the difference between the total unemployment rate and the insured unemployment rate.  Requires the Secretary to report on such study to the Congress within six months after the enactment of this Act, including recommendations for Federal legislative action for increasing the number of individuals receiving unemployment compensation. Permits the Secretary of Labor to obligate a expend amounts for any purpose under this subtitle only to the extent that funds are available for such purpose. Title II:  Work Opportunities and Retraining of AFDC Recipients - Work Opportunities and Retraining Compact of 1986 - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require AFDC applicants and recipients to register with a State agency for employment counseling, training, and assignment. Authorizes AFDC recipients to refuse employment which results in a net loss in their income. Directs an agency of each State to:  (1) establish a single intake and registration process for AFDC applicants and recipients; (2) determine whether training or education is needed to prepare registered applicants and recipients for employment and then provide counseling regarding prospects and needs; (3) arrange for participation in one or more of the work-related programs established under title IV of the Act or other Federal law, while coordinating such programs to enhance the availability and efficiency of services provided; and (4) develop an employment plan for each AFDC applicant or recipient. Requires the State agency to provide AFDC applicants and recipients assigned to employment, training, or education programs with child care and transportation services. Sets the Federal contribution to education, training, and assignment costs at 70 percent and the Federal share of administrative and support service costs at 50 percent.  Increases, by five percent in any fiscal year after FY 1987, the Federal share of education, training, and assignment costs, provided a State meets certain performance standards to be developed by the Office of Technology Assessment. Provides that such standards shall measure a State's success in reducing welfare costs and helping AFDC recipients achieve self-sufficiency, while accounting for differing conditions among the States. Title III:  Community Youth Learn and Earn - Community Youth Learn and Earn Act - Amends title II (Training Service for the Disadvantaged) of the Job Training Partnership Act to add a new part C, Community Youth Learn and Earn Programs. Sets forth provisions for allotments to States and within State allocations. Sets a 12 through 21 age limitation on dropout prevention programs.  Provides that a requirement that an individual be economically disadvantaged shall not apply to programs of school to work transition assistance. Requires the appropriate private industry council and local educational agency for each service delivery area desiring to receive an allocation to submit to the State designated agency a plan for the use of funds. Permits part C funds to be used for specified activities and for: (1) a stay-in-school program; (2) a youth career service program; and (3) a community youth services corps. Sets forth administrative provisions and provisions for the Federal share of part C programs. Authorizes appropriations for part C for FY 1987 through 1991. Title IV:  National Campaign to End Illiteracy - National Campaign to End Illiteracy Act - Directs the Secretary of Education, in conjunction with the States, to conduct a nationwide survey of the incidence and degree of adult illiteracy.  Provides for allotment of funds to States to conduct State literacy surveys and to develop State literacy plans. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States with approved plans to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing or expanding literacy education programs to be carried out by local education agencies and by public or private agencies, organizations, and institutions. Sets forth allotment formulas based on relative number of unemployed individual and illiterate adults. Sets forth requirements for State plans. Sets the Federal share of 50 percent of the cost of the State programs. Directs the Secretary to support applied research, development, demonstration, dissemination, evaluation, and related activities which will contribute to the improvement and expansion of literacy education in the United States. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for grants for surveys and development of plans.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1994 for grants for literacy programs. Title V:  Educational and Training Assistance for Workers - Subtitle A: Exclusion of Educational Assistance from Gross Income - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal a provision which terminated the exclusion of educational assistance from gross income.  Limits the maximum annual exclusion for educational assistance to $5,000, except in the case of graduate students engaged in teaching or research activities. Subtitle B:  Individual Training Accounts - Establishes a national individual training account program to provide incentives to employers and employees to invest in a system of individual training account to defray the costs of employee training in the event an employee becomes or is about to become involuntarily unemployed. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to enter into an agreement with any State, or with any agency administering the unemployment compensation laws of any State, under which such State or agency shall: (1) issue and redeem vouchers to pay training and relocation expenses; (2) accept contributions from employers and employees for deposit into individual training accounts and distribute any amount in any such account at specified times; (3) provide individual counseling or job and training referral services to any program participant; and (4) cooperate with Federal officers or any other State in carrying out the purposes of this subtitle. Outlines the duties of the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of the Treasury in carrying out this subtitle. Sets forth provisions relating to distrubtion from individual training accounts. Sets forth provisions for certification of eligible training programs by the Secretary of Labor. Sets forth provisions for approval of qualified relocation expenses by the Secretary of Labor. Amends the Social Security Act to establish individual training accounts as separate book account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Subtitle C:  Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 Relating to Individual Training Accounts - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require approval of a State individual training account program for approval of State unemployment compensation laws. Sets forth requirements for approval of State individual training account programs. Allows employee and employer tax deductions for contributions to individual training accounts. Provides for no reduction in Federal unemployment tax in the case of large (25 or more employees) employers who refuse to participate in the national individual training account program. Subtitle D:  Amendment to Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 - Amends the Higher Education of 1965 Act to rename title I as Postsecondary Programs for Non-Traditional Students. Provides for institutional development grants (for working and non-traditional students, parents, and adults).  Establishes off-campus education program grants for postsecondary institutions.  Provides for adult and continuing education staff development.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991 for such program and planning grants.  Requires at least 55 percent of such funds to be available for institutional development grants. Requires evaluation of the above programs and reports on such evaluations. Establishes a program of adult learning research. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991 to cary out national programs of evaluation and adult learning research. Title VI:  National Partnership for Training Council - Establishes in the executive branch as an independent agency the National Partnership for Training Council to facilitate cooperative activities between business, labor, and government. Repeals Job Training Partnership Act provisions relating to the National Commission for Employment Policy. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:31:06Z,
99-hr-5721,99,hr,5721,National Lottery Act of 1986,Economics and Public Finance,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10]",PA,R,M000399,0,"National Lottery Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and operate a national lottery in each State in which such operation is legal.  Requires the deposit of 50 percent of lottery receipts into the general fund of the Treasury for the purpose of reducing the Federal debt. Establishes criminal penalties for unauthorized sales of lottery tickets, especially sales of such tickets to minors. Establishes the Lottery Fund for the deposit of receipts to provide prizes for winners, operational costs, and payments to States for their participation in conducting the lottery.",2025-08-29T16:32:14Z,
99-hr-5722,99,hr,5722,Visual Artists Rights Amendment of 1986,Commerce,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]",MA,D,M000133,0,"Visual Artists Rights Amendment of 1986 - Amends the copyright law to give the author of a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work (or the author's estate) the right to claim authorship of such work when publicly displayed, independent of his or her copyright, and to disclaim such authorship of such works because of any distortions or alterations.  Excludes work made for trade or advertising use. Grants the author of a work the exclusive right to assert infringement of copyright when such work is significantly distorted, mutilated, or altered by an intentional act or gross negligence. Entitles the author of a work to a royalty whenever such work is resold, requiring that royalties from resales more than 50 years after the author's death be paid to the National Endowment for the Arts for use in the visual arts program.  Limits the entitlement to such resale royalty according to the amounts and percentage of resale price paid. Requires artists seeking resale royalties to register with the Copyright Office.  Requires that all sales or transfers of works by registered artists be registered with the Office. Waives artists' rights when a work cannot be removed from a building without distortion, mutilation, or alteration.",2025-08-29T16:31:10Z,
99-hr-5723,99,hr,5723,Federal Employees Long-Term Health Care Act of 1986,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20]",OH,D,O000001,1,"Federal Employees Long-Term Health Care Act of 1986 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct, during calendar years 1988 through 1990, a demonstration project to determine the feasibility and desirability of establishing, on a permanent basis, the concept of a social health maintenance organization for Federal employees and their families. Limits the contractor for such a project to certain comprehensive medical plans.  Specifies the terms and conditions of the project contract, including benefits: (1) without any deductible; and (2) limited to expenses totalling at most $18,000 per calendar year, with the individual being liable for 25 percent of any such expenses. States that the project shall be designed by OPM, participating carriers, and a consultant contracted for by the OPM. Requires periodic written evaluations of the project by the consultant, to be submitted to OPM and certain congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.",2025-08-29T16:32:59Z,
99-hr-5724,99,hr,5724,A bill relating to the enforcement of the Steel Import Stabilization Act.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13]",OH,D,P000170,0,"Amends the Steel Import Stabilization Act to provide that any steel product that is manufactured in a country that is not party to a bilateral arrangement (a non-arrangement country) from steel which is melted and poured in a country that is an arrangement country will be treated for purposes of the quantitative restrictions under that arrangement as if it were a product of an arrangement country.  Requires the Customs Serivce, if provided with documentation that a steel product was exported by an arrangement country to a non-arrangement country where the product was transformed for export to the United States, to treat such documented product as if it were a product of the arrangement country for purposes of quantitative restrictions. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to consult with Canada, Sweden, and Taiwan for the purpose of negotiating bilaterial steel arrangements with such countries.  Restricts imports of steel from such countries if such consultations do not result in the successful negotiation of arrangements within 90 days of enactment of this Act. Authorizes the USTR to waive or modify such restrictions if it is in the national economic interest to do so.  Requires the USTR to review such decision semiannually and, if appropriate, reimpose such restrictions.  Requires the USTR to report to the appropriate congressional committees on such decisions and reviews. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to monitor imports under the bilateral arrangements in order to determine whether import restrictions are being complied with.  Provides for enforcement of such restrictions based on the monitoring reports.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5725,99,hr,5725,A bill to provide that the disaster relief personnel of the Small Business Administration shall be treated as performing essential services for purposes of allowing such Administration to operate for temporary periods without budget authority.,Commerce,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Referred to House Committee on Small Business.,House,"Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10]",IL,R,P000444,0,Requires disaster relief personnel of the Small Business Administration to be treated as performing essential services with respect to allowing such Administration to operate for temporary periods without budget authority.,2024-02-07T15:46:26Z,
99-hr-5726,99,hr,5726,"A bill to establish the El Malpais National Monument, the Masau Trail, and the Grants National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-16,1986-11-24,Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation.,House,"Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]",NM,D,R000229,0,"Title I: El Malpais National Monument - Establishes the El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico.  Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service, to administer such Monument.  Permits the continuation of existing grazing privileges through 1996. Title II: Masau Trail - Authorizes the Secretary to designate a vehicular tour route along existing public roads linking prehistoric and historic cultural sites in western New Mexico, to be known as the Masau Trail.  Permits the erection of informational devices. Title III: Grants National Conservation Area - Establishes the Grants National Conservation Area, to be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, as part of the Albuquerque District.  Permits hunting and trapping except in designated zones.  Prohibits the commercial collection of wood. Title IV: Wilderness Designation - Designates specified lands in the Grants National Conservation Area as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.  Permits the grazing of livestock as specified. Title V: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to develop and report within two years to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources on separate general management plans for the Monument and the Conservation Area.  Requires such plans to include interpretation and education programs, public facility proposals, and natural and cultural resources management.  Requires such plans to evaluate specified lands for their suitability for preservation as wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands within the Monument or Conservation Area by donation, exchange, or purchase. Requires the Secretary to notify the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands of State lands or interests within the Monument or Conservation Area and of the opportunity to exchange such lands for Federal public lands.  Sets forth procedures for such exchange. Withdraws all Federal lands within the Monument and Conservation Area from entry under the public land, mining, or mineral and geothermal leasing laws. Requires that such Monument and Conservation Area be open to Indians for traditional cultural and religious purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements for the interpretation of the prehistoric and historic civilizations in western New Mexico. Title VI: Appropriations Authorization - Authorizes appropriations.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
99-hr-5727,99,hr,5727,Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments of 1986,Energy,1986-10-16,1986-11-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2]",ID,D,S000785,3,"Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to issue revised guidelines for repository site recommendations.  Extends from January 1, 1985, to January 1, 1988, the deadline by which the Secretary must recommend three nominated sites to the President.  Declares that if the Secretary determines before January 1, 1988, that operation of a second repository site is not needed prior to the year 2010, then the Secretary shall recommend to the President three of the nominated sites by January 1, 1990. Declares that any approval or disapproval of a candidate site by the President made before the date of enactment of this Act shall be void. Extends the deadlines by which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must consider applications for repository construction authorizations (from January 1, 1989, to January 1, 1992, for the first such application, and from January 1, 1992, to January 1, 1995, for the second such application). Requires the Secretary to file an environmental impact statement for site characterization activities. Prescribes guidelines under which the Commission shall allocate disposal capacity in the first repository among producers of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Declares that any State that contains or abuts on any portion of a major river within 15 miles of any proposed repository site shall have the same rights to participate in the site selection and approval process as any State in which such site is to be located.",2025-08-29T16:31:15Z,
99-hr-5728,99,hr,5728,Precious Metals Trading Act of 1986,Finance and Financial Sector,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,"Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.",House,"Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27]",NY,R,W000752,0,Precious Metals Trading Act of 1986 - Authorizes national banks to trade in precious metals.  (Current law authorizes trading in bullion.),2025-08-29T16:29:39Z,
99-hr-5704,99,hr,5704,"A bill to repeal section 134 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, eliminating the deduction for State and local sales taxes.",Taxation,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2]",TN,R,D000534,0,Repeals specified provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 which eliminate the income tax deduction for State and local sales taxes. Provides that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if such provisions had not been enacted.,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5705,99,hr,5705,Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act,Water Resources Development,1986-10-15,1986-11-17,Became Public Law No: 99-663.,House,"Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4]",OR,D,W000227,0,"(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #482 (290-91))  Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act - Establishes the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Washington and Oregon. Designates special management and urban areas within such scenic area. Permits minor revisions in such areas, as specified. Provides for the establishment by Oregon and Washington of the Columbia River Gorge Commission to manage such area.  Includes representatives from affected counties within both States on the Commission. Requires the Commission to complete a resource inventory, economic opportunity study, and a recreation assessment of such area within one year. Requires the Commission to develop land use designations for non-Federal lands within the area within two years.  Requires the Commission to adopt a management plan for the area within three years.  Sets forth standards for the plan, land use ordinances, and interim guidelines designed to protect such area. Requires intergovernmental involvement in and Secretarial approval of such plan.  Provides for plan revision and amendment. Requires each affected county to submit to the Commission zoning ordinances consistent with prescribed guidelines for all area lands. Sets forth submittal, approval, and amendment procedures for such ordinances. Directs the Secretary to administer the Federal lands within the special management areas according to forest and multiple-use management regulations applicable to the national forests.  Requires the Secretary to develop land use designations within such areas within three years, a resource inventory within one year, and a recreation assessment within two years. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire non-Federal lands within such special management areas.  Requires the Secretary to report periodically to the appropriate congressional committee on the status of land acquisitions. Limits the use of eminent domain in acquiring such lands. Directs the Secretary to adopt interim guidelines for land use activities for the scenic area outside Urban Areas. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to each State for grants and loans for economic development in counties which have adopted conforming land use ordinances.  Sets forth other terms and restrictions. Directs the Oregon Department of Transportation to prepare a program to preserve and restore the Old Columbia River Highway for public use as an historic road. Restricts the licensing and the construction of water resource projects on rivers which flow through the scenic area. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to include a segment of the White Salmon River and the Klickitat River, Washington. Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to counties to develop land use ordinances under this Act.  Sets forth terms and restrictions on the provision of such assistance.  Allocates timber receipts from special management area funds.  Directs the Secretary to make payments to local governments to compensate for lost real property taxes from federally acquired lands. Sets forth limitations on other Federal expenditures in such area. Requires the Commission to monitor activities of counties pursuant to this Act, empowering the Commission to institute civil actions to enforce the requirements of this Act.  Authorizes citizen suits as specified.  Establishes civil penalties for violations and grants U.S. district courts in Oregon and Washington jurisdiction over criminal actions and appeals brought pursuant to this Act for activities of the Secretary.  Empowers the State courts of Oregon and Washington to review actions or appeals brought for activities of the Commission pursuant to this Act. Authorizes appropriations. States which rights and responsibilities remain unchanged by this Act. States that the validity of provisions under this Act are severable.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
99-hr-5706,99,hr,5706,"A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to require vessels used to transport sewage sludge to be built in the United States.",Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-15,1986-10-29,Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.,House,"Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19]",NY,D,B000432,0,"Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to require that vessels used to transport municipal sewage sludge be built in the United States.",2021-06-30T19:49:57Z,
99-hr-5707,99,hr,5707,A bill to amend title 49 of the United States Code to prevent predatory pricing by motor common carriers.,Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.,House,"Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20]",NY,R,D000359,0,"Amends Federal law regarding motor common carrier rates to provide that the Interstate Commerce Commission shall suspend as unreasonably low any rate which fails to meet or exceed 90 percent of the variable cost of providing the service for which the rate is charged, if any person submits such evidence to the Commission and requests such suspension.  Sets forth rebuttable presumptions regarding the evidence submitted.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
99-hr-5708,99,hr,5708,Caribbean National Forest Protection Act of 1986,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-15,1986-11-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands.,House,"Resident Commissioner Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large]",PR,D,F000435,2,"Caribbean National Forest Protection Act of 1986 - Includes the El Cacique Wilderness within the Caribbean National Forest, Puerto Rico, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.  Prohibits the commercial sale of timber from such Forest.",2025-08-29T16:29:54Z,
99-hr-5709,99,hr,5709,"A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to exchange information relating to crimes with the National Association of State Racing Commissioners and with State agencies authorized to regulate horse racing.",Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6]",KY,R,H000776,0,Directs the Attorney General to exchange information relating to crimes with the National Association of State Racing Commissioners and State agencies authorized to regulate horse racing.,2021-06-30T19:49:58Z,
99-hr-5710,99,hr,5710,Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act,Housing and Community Development,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.,House,"Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]",WA,D,L000486,0,"Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act - Establishes the Interagency Office on Homelessness in the Department of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through such Office, to:  (1) use underutilized Federal property as emergency shelters for the homeless; (2) provide grants to emergency shelter providers; (3) monitor and coordinate Federal programs for the homeless; and (4) report annually to the Congress regarding Federal programs for the homeless. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for:  (1) such Office; and (2) the emergency food and shelter program.",2025-08-29T16:32:21Z,
99-hr-5711,99,hr,5711,"A bill to extend until June 30, 1987, the emergency acquisition and net worth guarantee provisions of the Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982.",Finance and Financial Sector,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,"Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.",House,"Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]",RI,D,S000762,0,"Amends the Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 to extend the Deposit Insurance Flexibility Act and the Net Worth Certificate Act until June 30, 1987.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-5712,99,hr,5712,Medicare Skilled Nursing Home Quality Care Amendments of 1986,Social Welfare,1986-10-15,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9]",CA,D,S000810,1,"Medicare Skilled Nursing Home Quality Care Amendments of 1986 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to set forth requirements for skilled nursing facilities (other than facilities for the mentally retarded), including requirements that such facilities:  (1) primarily engage in providing inpatients with nursing care or rehabilitation services directed toward inpatients' mental, psychosocial, and physical well-being; (2) create and revise written plans for patient care after assessing, upon the patient's admission and periodically thereafter, the patient's needs as well as the patient's social and familial resources available to meet those needs; (3) protect specified patient rights; (4) provide care to patients regardless of the source of payment for such care; (5) safeguard a patient's funds upon the patient's authorization; (6) require a physician's supervision of each patient's care, the maintenance of clinical records on all patients, and 24-hour nursing services; (7) adopt certain measures to preserve facility safety and sanitation; and (8) meet such other conditions which the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems necessary for patient health and safety. Directs the Secretary to: (1) designate an instrument(s) for nursing facilities to use in assessing a patient's needs as well the patient's social and familial resources available to meet those needs; and (2) make appropriate modifications to and periodically report to the Congress regarding the assessment process. Makes the Secretary responsible for certifying that State nursing facilities comply, and States responsible for certifying that other nursing facilities comply with Medicare nursing facility requirements.  Bases such certification on surveys to be conducted upon any change in the ownership of such a facility and, on an unannounced basis, at nine-to-15-month intervals. Subjects facilities with poor compliance records to extended surveys. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and test a protocol for conducting surveys; (2) train surveyors in the use of patient assessment instruments; and (3) conduct sample surveys of nursing facilities to test the adequacy of State surveys; and (4) reduce Federal payments for State survey costs or terminate State authority to conduct Medicare compliance surveys if such State surveys prove inadequate.  Requires States to maintain a process for investigating complaints regarding nursing facilities. Requires that survey results and facility cost report information be available to the public. Requires that when the Secretary determines that a nursing facility's deficiencies immediately jeopardize residents' health and safety, such facility's participation in Medicare be terminated. Authorizes the application of certain other remedies where the health and safety of facility residents are not immediately jeopardized.",2025-08-29T16:30:04Z,
99-hr-5713,99,hr,5713,A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to remove the restriction on the authority of the Federal Trade Commission over the business of insurance.,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-15,1986-10-18,"Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.",House,"Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-32]",NY,D,L000556,0,"Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to repeal provisions which prohibited the Federal Trade Commission from investigating persons, partnerships, and corporations engaged in the business of insurance.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
99-hr-5714,99,hr,5714,Domestic Industries National Security Protection Act of 1986,Armed Forces and National Security,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.,House,"Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3]",OK,D,W000194,0,"Title I: Short Title - Domestic Industries National Security Protection Act of 1986. Title II: Infrastructure of Domestic Industry to be Protected - Amends the Buy American Act to direct the President to require the Department of Defense, in its procurement practices, to sustain and support the infrastructure of those domestic industries which would be called upon to provide or produce essential resources, goods, or services in times of war or national emergency. Directs the President to establish the Domestic Industries Priorities Commission to develop a National Domestic Priorities List to identify such resources, goods, and services. Directs the President to report to the Congress within 120 days after the enactment of this Act.",2025-08-29T16:33:21Z,
99-hr-5715,99,hr,5715,"A bill for the purpose of efficient oversight of professional boxing and the establishment of minimum health and safety standards for boxing, and for other purposes.",Sports and Recreation,1986-10-15,1986-11-20,Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.,House,"Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1]",MT,D,W000520,0,"Establishes the American Boxing Corporation to develop model State boxing standards. Directs the Corporation to make grants and provide technical assistance to assist States in adopting and implementing a plan to establish State boxing authorities which meet model standards. Sets forth the purposes of the Corporation, which include:  (1) providing a national computer source for certain boxing information; (2) certifying boxers, cut men, referees, physicians, promoters, matchmakers, managers, and trainers; and (3) proposing changes in the rules of professional boxing. Requires the Corporation to withdraw certification where:  (1) prescribed standards are not being met; (2) bribery, collusion, intentional losing, racketeering, extortion, or the use of unlawful threats, coercion, or intimidation have been used in connection with such certification; or (3) any boxer, promoter, or referee participates in a bout in a State which is not certified by the Corporation. Sets forth the powers of the Corporation. Defines the number, qualifications, and term of the Corporation's board of directors. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct annual audits of the finances of the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to submit annual reports to the Congress.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
99-hr-5716,99,hr,5716,A bill for the relief of Henry Cousins.,Private Legislation,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]",TX,D,H000067,0,Declares a named individual to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.,2021-06-30T19:49:59Z,
99-hr-5696,99,hr,5696,A bill to direct the President to support a professorship on constitutional democracy established at the Santo Tomas University in the Republic of the Philippines; and to provide for financial support for such professorship from contributions by veterans of World War II in the Pacific and veterans of the Korean and Vietnam Wars.,International Affairs,1986-10-14,1986-10-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.,House,"Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3]",FL,D,B000371,0,"Directs the President to support, through the Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, a professorship on constitutional democracy at the Santo Tomas University in the Philippines. Encourages veterans of the Pacific theatre in World War II, of the Korean War, and of the Vietnam War to contribute funds to support such professorship if it is established.",2025-01-23T13:18:47Z,
99-hr-5697,99,hr,5697,National Agricultural Library Act,Agriculture and Food,1986-10-14,1986-10-17,"Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.",House,"Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15]",TX,D,D000203,0,"National Agricultural Library Act - Establishes in the Department of Agriculture the National Agricultural Library to serve as the Nation's primary agricultural information resource. Sets forth Library functions, including information acquisition and distribution, and inter-library coordination. Authorizes the Library to make and sell agricultural-information products and related services. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:32:28Z,
99-hr-5698,99,hr,5698,Federalism Act of 1986,Social Welfare,1986-10-14,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2]",NY,D,D000471,8,"Federalism Act of 1986 - Title I:  Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Subtitle A:  Benefits and Federal Participation - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to set a minimum monthly AFDC benefit amount at a level which, when added to the value of any food stamp allotment to which the family or its household is entitled, is equal to a specified percentage (set at 50 percent in FY 1989, but increasing by two percent in each subsequent fiscal year until it reaches 62 percent in FY 1995) of the Federal poverty level.  Reimburses States for 90 percent of their expenses in providing the minimum benefit. Requires States to make AFDC payments with respect to dependent children of unemployed parents in two-parent families. Subtitle B:  Work-Related Requirements - Requires, with certain exceptions, AFDC applicants and recipients to register with a State agency for employment counseling, training, and assignment.  Authorizes AFDC recipients to refuse employment which results in a net loss in their income. Directs such State agency to:  (1) determine the appropriate employment-related activities for each registered AFDC applicant or recipient; and (2) arrange for their participation in one or more of the employment-related programs established under title IV of the Act or other Federal law, while coordinating such programs to enhance the availability and efficiency of services provided. Requires the State agency to provide AFDC applicants and recipients assigned to employment, training, or education programs with child care and transportation services. Sets the Federal contribution to education, training, and assignment costs at 90 percent in FY 1989 and a percentage in subsequent years which is determined by use of a specified formula which takes into account a State's compliance with performance standards to be developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.  Provides that such standards shall measure a State's success in reducing welfare costs and helping AFDC recipients achieve self-sufficiency.  Sets the Federal share of administrative costs at 50 percent and support service costs at 90 percent.  Authorizes appropriations from FY 1988 through 1995 to carry out the activities under this title, allotting such funds among States on the basis of each State's share of AFDC recipients. Gives States the option, when a family's increased income renders them ineligible for AFDC, to:  (1) continue to cover a family's child care, transportation, and other employment-related support service expenses for the year after such family's eligibility would otherwise end; and (2) require a family contribution for such services. Subtitle C:  Hold Harmless - Reimburses States for all of their AFDC expenditures in FY 1989 which exceed State AFDC expenditures in FY 1988 and are attributable to this Act's amendments. Title II:  Medicaid - Extends Medicaid eligibility to pregnant women and children up to age 12 whose family income does not exceed the Federal poverty level.  Requires the Secretary to establish uniform national standards regarding the types of Medicaid services provided to such individuals. Directs States to provide Medicaid coverage to individuals who are eligible for benefits under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Act or would be eligible for such benefits if they were not in a medical institution.  Authorizes States to provide Medicaid coverage to individuals eligible for participation in certain other social security programs, but requires the State plan to include at least one group not covered under such programs. Raises the limit on the Medicaid Federal assistance percentage to 90 percent.  Sets such percentage at 80 percent for FY 1988 and 90 percent thereafter for medical assistance provided to pregnant women and children pursuant to this Act. Provides for annual reductions in the State percentage.  Reimburses States for all of their Medicaid expenditures in FY's 1988 and 1989 which exceed State Medicaid expenditures in FY 1987 and are attributable to this Act's amendments. Title III:  Termination or Reduction of Certain Federal Programs - Abolishes certain programs providing Federal assistance for:  (1) economically distressed areas; (2) urban mass transit systems; (3) community services and development; (4) education; (5) vocational education and manpower training; and (6) water pollution control. Requires the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives to report legislation reducing the aggregate outlays for certain housing assistance programs by specified amounts from FY 1988 through 1995. Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Act to reduce authorized appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 and terminate the program on October 1, 1990. Title IV:  Fiscal Capacity Grants - Entitles State and local governments to grants from the General Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund established in the Treasury by this Act.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to determine grant allocations to be paid in quarterly installments for each of FY 1988 through 1994. Sets forth general grant qualification requirements.  Authorizes the Secretary, after providing notice and an opportunity for corrective actions, to withhold grant payments for noncompliance with such requirements. Provides special entitlements for Indian tribes, Alaskan Native villages, and the District of Columbia. Sets forth the procedure by which the Secretary shall allocate grant amounts to:  (1) each State (for subsequent allocation to local governments) based on each State's population, general tax effort factor, and relative fiscal capacity factor; and (2) each local government, from each State's amount, based on each government's population, general tax effort factor, and income factor. Requires each State which receives grant funds to establish a commission to:  (1) investigate the public service needs and fiscal capacities of its local governments; and (2) recommend an alternative method of allocating grant funds to local governments which reduces the excess of the funds each government needs to provide public services over the fiscal capacity of such government. Directs the Secretary to use such method to allocate funds instead of the procedure prescribed by this Act if such method is enacted into State law. Sets forth the procedure by which the Secretary shall allocate grant amounts to each State government based on each State's population, general tax effort factor, and relative fiscal capacity factor. Requires the Secretary, in determining grant allocations, to use the most recent available information provided by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor, with specified exceptions. Requires a State government or local government expending payments under this title to:  (1) hold at least one public hearing on the proposed use of the payment in relation to its total budget, unless publc participation is otherwise ensured in the budget process; and (2) disclose specified information on the proposed use of the payment within specified periods before such hearing and after the budget is adopted. Prohibits discrimination under any State or local government program or activity any part of which is paid for with funds received under this title.  Sets forth provisions governing discrimination proceedings, the suspension and termination or resumption of payments in such proceedings, agreements by local governments to comply with discrimination prohibitions, the enforcement of such prohibitions by the Attorney General, administrative and civil actions by persons adversely affected by discriminatory practices, and judicial review of a decision to withhold, suspend, or terminate grant payments. Requires each State and local government that receives a payment under this Act in a fiscal year to conduct an audit for such year.  Requires the Secretary to maintain regulations regarding the investigation of complaints of violations of this Act.  Directs the Comptroller General to carry out necessary reviews for the Congress to evaluate compliance and operations under this Act. Requires annual reports by:  (1) the Secretary to the Congress on the administration of, and operations under, this Act; and (2) State and local  governments to the Secretary on the amounts and uses of grant payments. Title V:  Block Grants to States for Long-Term Health Care Services - Amends the Medicaid program to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants (the amount of each grant being determined pursuant to a specified formula) to States in each fiscal year for the provision of long-term health care.  Makes such grant program the exclusive source of Federal Medicaid payments for long-term health care. Directs each State receiving a grant to submit a report to the Secretary describing the categories of long-term care for which assistance will be provided as well as the eligility criteria to be used. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within 180 days after this Act's enactment regarding the technical and conforming changes this Act made in the Medicaid program.",2025-08-29T16:30:36Z,
99-hr-5699,99,hr,5699,Budget Process Sunset Review Act of 1986,Economics and Public Finance,1986-10-14,1986-10-14,Referred to House Committee on Rules.,House,"Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5]",MS,R,L000447,1,"Budget Process Sunset Review Act of 1986 - Title I:  Commission on Budget Process Review - Establishes a Commission on Budget Process Review to:  (1) review the operation and effectiveness of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act); (2) study the impact of such Acts on executive and congressional operations; (3) determine whether such Acts should be continued, modified, or terminated; and (4) determine how such Acts might be amended to improve congressional and executive control of budgetary outlay and receipt totals and to reduce Federal deficits. Directs the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Congress by September 30, 1987.  Terminates the Commission by December 31, 1987. Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Congressional Review and Action on Commission Report - Provides for congressional committee referral and hearings on the Commission's report. Requires the appropriate committee, by December 31, 1987, to report to its House a bill, resolution, or report containing its recommendations with respect to the Commission's report.  Repeals the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 on March 15, 1988, unless legislation has been enacted, following the issuance of such committee report, continuing or modifying such Acts.",2025-08-29T16:32:41Z,
99-hr-5700,99,hr,5700,A bill to exempt retired members of the Armed Forces called to active duty and assigned to full-time duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission from grade limitations on officers of the Armed Forces.,Armed Forces and National Security,1986-10-14,1986-10-14,Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.,House,"Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]",MS,D,M000865,2,"Amends Federal military personnel provisions to exempt retired members of the armed forces who are called to active, full-time duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission from certain number and grade limitations on officers of the armed forces.",2025-06-06T14:17:56Z,
99-hr-5701,99,hr,5701,Great Lakes Water Level Relief Act of 1986,Water Resources Development,1986-10-14,1986-10-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.,House,"Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9]",WI,R,S000244,4,"Great Lakes Water Level Relief Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to temporarily increase the diversion of water from Lake Michigan at Chicago, Illinois, to prevent water damage on its shoreline and others of the Great Lakes during periods of abnormally high water levels. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should enter into negotiations with the Government of Canada regarding specified matters relating to the maintenance of water levels of the Great Lakes.",2025-08-29T16:32:17Z,
99-hr-5702,99,hr,5702,"A bill for the relief of the Knights of Pythias Hall Company of Wilmington, Delaware.",Private Legislation,1986-10-14,1986-10-14,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large]",DE,D,C000174,0,Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to a fraternal order in Delaware in full settlement of all its claims against the United States for income taxes wrongfully assessed while such organization enjoyed a tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code.,2021-06-30T19:49:55Z,
99-hr-5703,99,hr,5703,A bill for the relief of Bela Karolyi.,Private Legislation,1986-10-14,1986-10-14,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2]",NY,D,D000471,0,Declares a named individual to have satisfied certain requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to eligibility for naturalization.,2021-06-30T19:49:55Z,
99-hr-5690,99,hr,5690,Volunteer Service Promotion Act of 1986,Social Welfare,1986-10-10,1986-11-20,Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.,House,"Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]",OR,D,W000779,2,"Volunteer Service Promotion Act of 1986 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Commissioner on Aging to make annual grants over a five year period to no more than 15 and, if practicable, to no less than five eligible States for the creation and operation of volunteer service credit demonstration projects through which homemaker services, respite care for families, adult day care, educational services, and transportation and delivery services are provided by volunteers to older individuals in return for the receipt of similar services when they grow old. Requires each State seeking eligibility for a grant to submit an application describing its proposed program and providing certain assurances regarding the program's operation.  Sets forth reporting requirements.",2025-08-29T16:30:11Z,
99-hr-5691,99,hr,5691,Common Sense in Government Purchasing Act of 1986,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-10,1986-10-10,Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.,House,"Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]",OR,D,W000779,0,"Common Sense in Government Purchasing Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require executive agencies, when procuring any item, to the maximum extent practicable, to procure nondevelopment items (commercially available items or items developed by Federal, State, or local governments). Directs the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to designate an official to ensure implementation of such requirement. Requires the Administrator to submit a report to the Congress, within one year of enactment of this Act: (1) identifying all statutes and regulations determined to impede the acquisition of nondevelopment items; and (2) recommending legislation to promote the maximum procurement of nondevelopment items. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct an evaluation of the actions taken by the Administrator under this Act and report to the Congress with the results within two years of enactment.",2025-08-29T16:31:31Z,
99-hr-5692,99,hr,5692,Child Victim Witness Protection Act of 1986,Families,1986-10-10,1986-10-16,Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.,House,"Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1]",HI,D,A000014,16,"Child Victim Witness Protection Act of 1986 - Amends the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 to authorize the Attorney General to make additional annual grants and other payments from the Crime Victims Fund to States for the protection of victims of child sexual abuse.  Makes a State eligible for assistance if such State has enacted statutes with respect to the investigation and adjudication of child abuse which:  (1) minimize the additional trauma to the child victim; and (2) improve the chances of successful criminal prosecution or legal action.  Requires that such assistance be used to implement these statutes. Establishes a formula based on State population to determine the amount of the State's allotment. Requires the Attorney General to use up to $12,000,000 from the Crime Victims Fund each fiscal year for this purpose.  Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to increase the level of the Crime Victims Fund. Directs the Attorney General to acquire statistical data for 1987 and 1988 regarding the incidence of child sexual abuse and annually publish a summary of such data.",2025-08-29T16:31:27Z,
99-hr-5693,99,hr,5693,"A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to restore prior law for purposes of claiming a dependency exemption where, under a pre-1985 instrument, the noncustodial parent provides $1,200 or more for the support of a child.",Taxation,1986-10-10,1986-10-10,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2]",TN,R,D000534,0,"Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a noncustodial parent to claim a dependency exemption for a child in cases where: (1) the noncustodial parent provides $1,200 or more annually for the support of the child; (2) the custodial parent does not clearly establish that he or she provided more than such amount annually for the support of the child; and (3) the decree of divorce, or separate maintenance or written agreement was executed before January 1, 1985, and has not been modified since such date.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5694,99,hr,5694,A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a charitable contribution deduction for certain amounts paid to or for the benefit of an institution of higher education.,Taxation,1986-10-10,1986-10-10,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10]",TX,D,P000328,6,Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a charitable contribution income tax deduction for amounts paid to or for the benefit of an institution of higher education in cases where the taxpayer receives the right to seating or the right to purchase seating for athletic events at such institution.,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5695,99,hr,5695,A bill to assure the appropriate and safe use of artificially produced growth hormones.,Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-10-10,1986-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24]",CA,D,W000215,0,Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include Somatrem and other artificially produced growth hormones as schedule II controlled substances.  Prohibits the Attorney General from removing Somatrem or other artificially produced growth hormones from schedule II.,2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
99-hr-5679,99,hr,5679,A bill to extend the exclusion from Federal unemployment tax of wages paid to certain alien farmworkers.,Taxation,1986-10-09,1986-10-31,Became Public Law No: 99-595.,House,"Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8]",IL,D,R000458,0,"Extends for five years, from 1988 to 1993, the exclusion from the Federal unemployment tax of wages paid to aliens admitted to the United States to perform agricultural labor.",2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-hr-5680,99,hr,5680,Homecare Quality Assurance Act of 1986,Social Welfare,1986-10-09,1986-11-20,Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.,House,"Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25]",CA,D,R000485,26,"Homecare Quality Assurance Act of 1986 - Adds a new title XXI to the Social Security Act entitled ""Homecare Quality Assurance.""  Defines ""homecare services"" to include home help services (i.e., homemaker, personal care, and sitter services) and Medicare (title XVIII of the Act) home health services.  Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate a homecare consumer's bill of rights which includes rights: (1) facilitating consumer participation in the planning and delivery of services; (2) requiring consumer notification regarding services, charges for services, and the termination or reduction of services; (3) protecting consumer dignity, privacy, and property; and (4) ensuring service from properly trained and competent individuals. Requires homecare providers to:  (1) satisfy Medicare home care agency requirements, unless they provide only home help services; (2) provide consumers with copies of the homecare bill of rights; (3) implement grievance review procedures and provide copies of such procedures to consumers; (4) provide consumers with schedules of the services to be provided; (5) have methods for identifying and reviewing a homecare consumer's needs and coordinating the provision of services with other providers; and (6) receive training and disclose the extent of such training to consumers.  Conditions coverage of durable medical equipment services on providers:  (1) issuing written instructions to and training the homecare consumer and staff in the operation of such equipment; and (2) formulating an emergency plan for providing services to the consumer. Authorizes the Secretary to modify homecare requirements to meet the circumstances of individual providers, but prohibits modifications which exempt a provider from training requirements or infringe upon the consumers' bill of rights. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations, within one year of this Act's enactment, pursuant to which peer review organizations (PROs) shall monitor the provision of home health services, devoting at least 50 percent of their efforts to quality assurance.  Requires each State to appoint a home help monitoring agent to monitor the provision of home help services. Requires each State to establish a Consumer Advisory Board, within one year of this Act's enactment, to oversee the quality assurance review activities of PROs and the home help monitoring agent.  Directs the Board to report to the Secretary and the State's chief executive on October 1 of each year regarding such quality assurance review activities. Requires the Secretary to develop methods and criteria for monitoring the quality of homecare, requiring that such monitoring include direct contact with homecare consumers.  Requires that PROs and home help monitoring agents: (1) establish and operate statewide toll-free hotlines for receiving homecare questions and complaints; and (2) assist consumers in resolving homecare quality problems.  Directs Consumer Advisory Boards, PROs, and home help monitoring agents to establish programs to educate consumers regarding quality assurance programs and the assistance available for consumers with quality assurance problems.  Directs the Secretary to encourage States to develop ombudsman programs for nonelderly homecare consumers. Requires the Secretary to establish and the States to develop procedures for imposing sanctions against providers failing to comply with this Act.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on January 1 of each year regarding the availability, adequacy, and use of sanctions. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) encourage States to develop homecare provider licensing and certification policies; and (2) issue a biennial report on State implementation of such policies. Establishes a Homecare Quality Assurance Council with which the Secretary must consult in implementing title XXI of the Social Security Act. Directs the Secretary to award grants for homecare provider training programs and furnish States and providers with training materials. Directs the Secretary to establish guidelines and fund: (1) studies on homecare quality assurance measures; and (2) demonstration projects which include State models for monitoring homecare quality and projects exploring the feasibility of developing certification requirements for individuals providing homecare services.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on January 1 of each year and States to report to the Secretary on October 1 of each year regarding the nature and performance during the preceding fiscal year of the homecare quality assurance system.  Authorizes appropriations for:  (1) the home health monitoring activities of PROs and home help monitoring agents; (2) home health training program grants; and (3) the studies and demonstration projects established pursuant to this Act. Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the long-term care ombudsman program to homecare services.  Requires each State to establish a toll-free telephone hotline to facilitate the communication of complaints regarding long-term and homecare services. Increases authorized appropriations for old-age services in FY 1987. Increases the portion of appropriated funds which may be allotted to the ombudsman programs. Requires the Secretary to report on the effectiveness of demonstration projects established pursuant to this Act within three years of this Act's enactment.",2025-08-29T16:31:33Z,
99-hr-5681,99,hr,5681,Back Injury Commission Act of 1986,Health,1986-10-09,1986-11-20,Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.,House,"Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22]",NY,R,G000212,0,"Back Injury Commission Act of 1986 - Establishes the Commission on Back Injuries to study the causes and consequences of occupational back injuries and recommend actions to prevent and alleviate such injuries. Requires the Commission to report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the President and the Congress. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submitting such report.",2025-08-29T16:32:36Z,
99-hr-5682,99,hr,5682,A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to make a certain conveyance of real property.,Armed Forces and National Security,1986-10-09,1986-11-03,Became Public Law No: 99-596.,House,"Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1]",MD,D,D000593,7,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to sell (by competitive bidding) to private parties or to transfer to other government agencies the former Naval Training Center at Bainbridge, Maryland. Requires the Secretary, before any sale, to restore such property to meet all Federal and State environmental protection regulations.",2025-06-06T14:17:56Z,
99-hr-5683,99,hr,5683,A bill to deny Most-Favored-Nation treatment to imports from Yugoslavia.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-10-09,1986-10-09,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-18]",MI,R,B000890,134,"Denies most-favored-nation treatment to imports from Yugoslavia unless, within ten days of enactment of this Act, the President reports to the Congress that Yugoslavia has released all U.S. citizens who have been detained without justification and that Yugoslavia has ceased to implement a program which results in such unjustified detainment of U.S citizens.  Requires such denial of most-favored-nation treatment, if it goes into effect, to remain in effect until such conditions are met.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5684,99,hr,5684,Agricultural Quarantine Enforcement Act,Agriculture and Food,1986-10-09,1986-10-14,"Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.",House,"Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15]",CA,D,C000581,8,Agricultural Quarantine Enforcement Act - Prohibits first-class mail parcel service (excluding letters) for any plant- or animal-related article unless the sender permits an agricultural inspection of such parcel. Makes it unlawful for a sender not to declare such articles. Provides for the:  (1) detention of interstate mail (including mail from Puerto Rico); (2) inspection of international mail; and (3) detention of mail from outside the United States. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to:  (1) coordinate activities under this Act with the United States Postal Service and the United States Customs Service; and (2) conduct a public education campaign. Authorizes the Secretary to assess civil penalties for violations of this Act.,2025-08-29T16:33:05Z,
99-hr-5685,99,hr,5685,"A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that members of the United States Park Police and the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall, for purposes of premium pay, be treated in the same manner as other employees of the Federal Government.",Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-09,1986-10-09,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20]",OH,D,O000001,0,"Provides that members of the United States Park Police and the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall, for purposes of premium pay, be treated in the same manner as other Federal employees.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
99-hr-5686,99,hr,5686,"Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1986",Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-10-09,1986-10-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,House,"Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8]",IL,D,R000458,22,"(Measure passed House, amended) Title I:  Tariff Provision - Declares that amendments to the Schedules refer to amendments to the Tariff Schedules of the United States. Subtitle A:  Permanent Changes in Tariff Treatment - Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to reclassify and impose a duty on casein, caseinates, and milk protein concentrate for human food and animal feed use. Reduces the duty on salted and dried plums. Imposes a duty on natural unconcentrated, non-reconstituted grapefruit juice. Grants duty-free treatment to hatters' fur. Treats plywoods with tongued, grooved, lapped, or otherwise worked edges as plywood for tariff purposes. Provides that certain gloves (those without fourchettes and constructed of a textile fabric with rubber or plastics) shall be regarded as gloves of textile materials. Creates a new tariff classification to cover imports of certain woven fabrics of man-made fibers. Includes all forms of silicone in the term ""synthetic plastics materials."" Imposes a duty on silicone resins and materials. Creates a new tariff classification to cover the imports of motor fuel blending stocks.  Imposes a duty on motor fuel blending stocks. Reclassifies a ""slab"" of iron or steel to be not less than two inches in thickness. Provides that television picture tubes imported in combination with, or incorporated into, other articles are to be classified as television picture tubes (subject to an increased duty) unless they are incorporated or put into kits for incorporation into complete television receivers or into certain other fully assembled units. Imposes an 11 percent duty on all imports on or before October 31, 1987, of television picture tubes which would be included in such assembled units but for this Act.  Grants duty-free treatment to all imports on or before December 31, 1990, of certain small color television picture tubes. Excludes extracorporeal shock wave lithotripters with respect to the duty treatment of electro-surgical apparatus. Provides a duty on bicycle-type speedometers and parts. Excludes the dials of watches and clocks from the special marking requirements.  Provides that certain information shall be legibly (currently ""conspicuously"") marked with specified information. Permits such marking to be done by mold-marking.  Permits manufacturers to put certain information on watch bezels.  Deletes the requirement of including information on watch adjustments. Repeals the prohibition against the importation into the United States of certain furskins from the Soviet Union. Subtitle B:  Temporary Changes in Tariff Treatment - Suspends through December 31, 1990 the tariff on:  (1) color couplers and coupler intermediates; (2) p-sulfobenzoic acid, potassium salt; (3) 2,2-oxamidobis-ethyl3(3,5-di-tertbutyl4-hydroxy-phenyl) (4) dicyclohexylbenzothiazylsufen-amide; (5) 2,4 dichloro-5-sulfamoylbenzoic acid; (6) derivatves of N-(4-2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropoxy) phenyl) acetamide; (7) 1,2-dimethyl -3 5 diphenylpyrazolium methyl sulfate; (8) dicofol; (9) methylene blue; (10) 3,5-dinitro-o-toluamide; (11) secondary-butyl chloride; (12) nonbenzenoid vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride-ethylene terpolymer; (13) tungsten ore; (14) certain stuffed toy figures; (15) wool carding and spinning machines; (16) generator lighting sets for bicycles, bicycle chains, and certain other bicycle parts; (17) 1-(3- sulfopropyl) pyridinium hydroxide; (18) d-6-Methoxy-a-methyl-2-naphthaleneactic acid and its sodium salt; (19) certain pesticides (dinocap, mixtures of dicofol and application adjuvants and mixtures of mancozeb and dinocap); (20) cholestyramine resin USP; (21) 3-amino-3-methyl-1-butyne; (22) maneb, zineb, mancozeb, and metiram; (23) nicotine resins; (24) certain hosiery knitting needles; (25) silk yarns; (26) 3-ethylamino-p-cresol; (27) 4-chloro-2-5-dimethoxy-aniline; (28) 2,2-bis(4-cyanatophenyl; (29) 3-nitrophenyl-4-beta-hydroxysulfone; (30) aminoethylphenylprazole; (31) 1,1-(4,1-dimethylethyl)phyenyl-4-(hydroxydiphenyl-methy butyl-2-(4-(4-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pryidinyloxy)-pheno (33) benzethonium chloride; (34) malononitrile; (35) 2-(1(ethoxyimino)butyl)-5-(2-(ethylthio)propyl)-3-hydro (sethoxydim); (36) metaldehyde; (37) cyclosporine; (38) paraldehyde; (39) jacquard cards; (40) certain parts of indirect process electrostatic copying machines; and (41) extracorporeal shock wave lithotripters (for use by nonprofit hospitals or educational institutions. Suspends the tariff on certain knitwear made in Guam until November 1, 1992. Suspends the tariff on the personal effects and equipment of participants and officials involved in the Pan American Games until September 30, 1987. Amends the Foreign Trade Zones Act to extend, through December 31, 1990, the exclusion of imported bicycle parts that are not subsequently re-exported from the exemption of the customs laws that is applicable to a foreign trade zone. Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to repeal the suspension of eduty on double-headed latch needles. Suspends, through October 31, 1987, the duty on absorbent chemical material of one or more cross-linked sodium polyacrylate polymers. Lowers, through December 31, 1990, the duty on glass inners designed for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels. Lowers, through December 31, 1990, the column two duty rate on offset printing presses of the sheet-fed type. Extends the current suspension of duty until December 31, 1990, on:  (1) mixtures of mashed or macerated hot red peppers and salt; (2) cataloupes; (3) certain wools; (4) needlecraft display models; (5) triptenyl phosphate; (6) menthol feedstocks; (7) isometric mixtures of ethylbiphenyl; (8) sulfapyridine; (9) synthetic rutile; (10) certain clock radios; (11) machines designed for heat-set, stretchtexturing of continuous man-made fibers; (12) hosiery knitting marchines; (13) certain small toys; (14) stuffed dolls, certian toy figures; and (15) crude feathers and down. Subtitle C:  Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates for the implementation of the provisions of this Act. Title II:  Customs Provisions - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to allow watches to be designated as eligible articles for purposes of the generalized system of preferences. Requires the containers of imported preserved mushrooms to indicate in English the country in which the mushrooms were grown in order to comply with labeling laws relating to imports. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish standards for setting the terms and conditions for cancellation of bonds or charges. Provides for the duty-free entry of certain articles for use by a named organization in the construction of an optical telescope in Hawaii. Provides for the reliquidation, without liability of the importer of record for antidumping duties, of specified entries. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reliquidate, as duty-free, four specified entries covering tubular tin products, if a certificate of actual use for the products is submitted to the U.S. Customs Service at the port of entry within 120 days of enactment of this Act. Requires the appropriate customs officer, upon the discovery or attempted importation into the United States or seizure of books or matter containing obscene material, to transmit such information to the appropriate U.S. attorney who shall institute proceedings for the forfeiture, confiscation, and destruction of such books or matter. Requires a court, upon motion of the United States, to stay such forfeiture proceedings pending the completion of any related criminal proceedings. Amends the International Coffee Agreement Act of 1980 to extend the effective period of such Act until October 1, 1989. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow, without regard to specified conditions, for a drawback (refund) of duties paid on raw cane sugar imported into the United States after October 31, 1977, and before April 1, 1985.  Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report to specified congressional committees by February 1, 1987, with respect to circumvention of the U.S. sugar quota through the importation of refined sugar in the form of blended products. Makes unlawful the unauthorized importation or unauthorized sale within the United States after importation of articles that: (1) infringe a valid and enforceable U.S. patent or copyright; or (2) are made under, or by means of, a patented process.  Makes it unlawful to import into or sell within the United States after importation articles that infringe a valid and enforceable U.S. trademark, if the manufacture or production of such article was unauthorized.  Makes it unlawful to import a semiconductor chip product in a manner that constitutes infringement of a registered mask work.  Declares that such prohibitions shall apply only if there is an existing or nascent U.S. industry relating to the articles or intellectual property. Authorizes the ITC to terminate an investigation before determining whether there is a violation by issuing a consent order or on the basis of a settlement agreement. Requires the ITC to make a determination with regard to a petition alleging unfair import practices within 90 days (150 days in more complicated cases) of the publication of notice of the investigation.  Authorizes the ITC to grant preliminary relief with respect to violations involving intellectual property to the same extent as authorized under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Authorizes the ITC to issue cease and desist orders in addition to exclusion orders. Increases the penalty for violations of such orders. Transfers from the President to the USTR the authority to overrule for policy reasons ITC determinations of unfair import practices. Provides for default judgments against nonrespondents in unfair import practice cases unless the ITC determines that specified circumstances preclude such judgments.  Authorizes the ITC to promulgate rules that establish sanctions for abuse of discovery and abuse of process. Imposes the burden of proof on the petitioner in cases where the petitioner has previously been found in violation of the provision prohibiting unfair import practices and the petitioner is asking the ITC:  (1) to find that the petitioner is no longer violating the section; or (2) for a modification or rescission of the penalty imposed on such petitioner.  Sets forth the grounds for granting such relief. Prohibits disclosure (except to certain ITC and Customs Service employees) of confidential information submitted to the ITC during the course of an investigation without the consent of the petitioner. Requires the USTR to prepare a list annually of those foreign countries that maintain the most significant barriers to market access for U.S. persons that rely on intellectual property protection.  Requires the USTR, in order to create such list, to:  (1) identify and analyze the market barriers of a country to certain intellectual property that is exported or licensed by U.S. persons that rely on intellectual property protection; (2) estimate the trade-distorting impact on U.S. commerce of such country's acts, policies, or practices that are contained in the annual report on market barriers; (3) decide whether the potential market in that country is substantial; and (4) take into account certain other information submitted by persons who rely on intellectual property protection. Designates countries which have the largest potential markets or have the most onerous market barriers as priority countries for negotiating purposes.  Authorizes the USTR to exempt a foreign country from such negotiations if negotiations would be detrimental to U.S. interests. Requires the President to direct the USTR to enter into negotiations and consultations with priority countries according to a specified timetable in order to seek trade agreements which reduce or eliminate market barriers for U.S. persons who rely on intellectual property protection. Authorizes the President, within five years of enactment of this Act, to enter into agreements which meet such objective. Authorizes the President to take certain other actions if the President is not able to enter into such an agreement with a priority country within a specified time.  Requires the President to report to the Congress on a biennial basis on efforts to obtain market access in priority countries.   Sets forth information to be included in such report. Requires the USTR to consult with the appropriate congressional committees, Federal agencies, private persons, and certain advisory committees:  (1) before identifying the market barriers, determining priority countries, and establishing the timetable; (2) in conducting negotiations; (3) in developing the report; and (4) in determining certain other actions. Requires the principal negotiating objectives with respect to intellectual property rights to be:  (1) to seek enactment and effective enforcement by foreign countries of laws that protect intellectual property; and (2) to develop and strengthen international rules and dispute settlement procedures against trade-distorting practices arising from inadequate national protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to allow the President to:  (1) enter into tariff agreement relating to specified Canadian imports; and (2) proclaim the modification or elimination of existing duties on such imports.  Authorizes the President to grant such modifications if equivalent modifications are granted by Canada to U.S. imports into Canada. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to charge a user fee to individuals for the use of customs services at the Pontiac/Oakland, Michigan, airport. Title III:  Implementation of Nairobi Protocol - Subtitle A 1:  Short Title, Purpose, Reference, and Effective Date - Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1986 - Declares that it is the purpose of this subtitle to: (1) provide for the implementation of the Nairobi Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials (the Florence Agreement); (2) modify the duty-free treatment accorded under the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1982 (the 1982 Act), under the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 and under another Act; and (3) continue the safeguard provisions concerning certain imported articles provided for in the 1982 Act. Subtitle B:  Amendments to Implement the Nairobi Protocol - Repeals the 1982 Act. Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) to provide duty-free treatment for:  (1) catalogs of visual and auditory material of an educational scientific, or cultural character; (2) architectural, engineering, industrial, or commercial drawings and plans; (3) loose illustrations, reproduction proofs or reproduction films used for the production of books; (4) certain other articles in microfilm, microfiche, and similar film media; and (5) crossword puzzle books.  Provides for duty-free treatment of certain other articles whether or not in the form of microfilm, microfiches, or similar film media. Prohibits granting duty-free treatment to developed photographic film unless either: (1) a Federal agency determines that such article is visual or auditory material of an educational, scientific, or cultural character within the meaning of the Agreement for Facilitating the International Circulation of Visual and Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific, or Cultural Character; or (2) such article is imported by, or for the use of, an educational, scientific or cultural institution and is certified to be visual or auditory material of an educational, scientific, or cultural character or to have been produced by the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies. Provides duty-free treatment for articles determined to be visual or auditory materials in accordance with specified provisions. Provides duty-free treatment for: (1) tools specially designed to maintain or repair certain scientific instruments or apparatus; and (2) articles specially designed or adapted for the use or benefit of the blind or other physically or mentally handicapped persons. Subtitle C:  Authority to Modify Certain Duty-Free Treatment Accorded Under This Subtitle - Authorizes the President to proclaim changes in the TSUS to narrow the scope of, place conditions on, or otherwise eliminate the duty-free treatment accorded the tools for scientific instruments and the articles for the blind or other handicapped persons under this Act if such duty-free treatment has significant adverse impact on a domestic industry.  Authorizes the President to resume duty-free treatment of such articles under certain circumstances. Authorizes the President to proclaim changes to the TSUS to remove or modify any conditions and restrictions imposed by this Act on the importation of certain visual and auditory material in order to implement certain provisions of the Nairobi Protocol. Amends the TSUS to change the headnote relating to the method of applying for permission to import certain scientific instruments and apparatus. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in conjunction with the Secretary of Commerce, to obtain adequate statistical information on duty-free imports of articles for the blind and for other handicapped persons.",2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-hr-5687,99,hr,5687,A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to give priority to certain unsecured claims of retired former employees of the debtor.,Finance and Financial Sector,1986-10-09,1986-10-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14]",OH,D,S000230,0,"Amends Federal bankruptcy provisions to give fifth priority to unsecured claims of retired former employees for up to specified amounts of payments to any employee health insurance plan, employee pension plan, or employee life insurance plan arising from services rendered before the earlier of the date the bankruptcy petition is filed or the date of cessation of the debtor's business. Provides that an entity that is subrogated to the rights of a holder of an unsecured claim of a governmental unit is not subrogated to the priority right of the holder of such claim. Gives second priority in the distribution of property in which the estate has an interest and which is subject to a tax lien that is not avoidable to such unsecured claims of retired former employees and to unsecured claims of individuals arising from security deposits. Prohibits a court from confirming a reorganization plan which does not provide for cash or deferred cash payments of the allowed amounts of such claims.",2021-06-30T19:49:51Z,
99-hr-5688,99,hr,5688,A bill to require the posting of a surety bond with respect to products manufactured in foreign countries or customs unions.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-10-09,1986-10-09,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]",MD,R,B000392,9,Prohibits products that are manufactured in a foreign country or customs union from entering the United States unless the manufacturer of such products or an agent of the manufacturer posts a surety bond with the Customs Service.  Requires such bond to be equal to 20 percent of the appraised value of such products. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to such bonds.,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5689,99,hr,5689,A bill for the relief of Dan V. Iuga.,Private Legislation,1986-10-09,1986-10-09,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Strang, Michael L. [R-CO-3]",CO,R,S000991,0,Declares a named individual to have satisfied certain requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to eligibility for naturalization.,2021-06-30T19:49:52Z,
99-hr-5664,99,hr,5664,Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986,Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-10-08,1986-10-15,"Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.",House,"Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12]",TX,D,W000763,0,"Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Title I:  Anti-Drug Enforcement - Subtitle A:  Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the threashold qualtities and kinds of controlled substances which trigger revised enhanced penalties. Subtitle B:  Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Imposes criminal penalties for simple possession of a controlled substance. Subtitle C:  Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Imposes criminal penalties for employing persons under 18 years of age in drug operations. Imposes increased criminal penalties for the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary school, vocational school, secondary school, or college.  (Current law imposes such enhanced penalties only for the distribution of a controlled substance in or near an elementary or secondary school.) Subtitle D:  Assets Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund Amendments Act of 1986 - Permits the use of funds in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for certain necessary program-related expenses and for equipping vessels, vehicles, and aircraft for official use by certain Government agencies. Subtitle E:  Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that controlled substance analogs shall be treated as a schedule I substance. Subtitle F:  Continuing Drug Enterprise Act of 1986 - Continuing Drug Enterprises Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the criminal penalties for continuing criminal enterprise activities. Subtitle G:  Controlled Substances Import and Export Act Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the quantity and kinds of controlled substances which trigger revised enhanced penalties. Subtitle H:  Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 - Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish money laundering as a Federal offense.  Establishes criminal and civil penalties for such violations. Establishes forfeiture procedures for the offense of money laundering.  Makes certain changes regarding recordkeeping and reporting requirements and the disclosure of information by financial institutions. Subtitle I:   Armed Career Criminals - Career Criminals Amendment Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide increased criminal penalties for any person who transports firearms or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce if such person has multiple convictions for serious drug offenses and/or violent felonies.  (Current law provides increased penalties where such person had multiple convictions for robbery and burglary.) Subtitle J: Authorization of Appropriation for Drug Law Enforcement - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1987 for the Department of Justice for drug law enforcement activities. Subtitle K:  State and Local Narcotics Control Assistance - State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1986 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to make grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for narcotics assistance. Subtitle L:  Study on the Use of Existing Federal Buildings as Prisons - Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide the Attorney General with a list identifying Federal buildings under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense which could be used as detention facilities. Subtitle M:  Narcotics Traffickers Deportation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exclusion or deportation of any alien for violating any law or regulation relating to a controlled substance. Subtitle N:  Freedom of Information Act - Freedom of Information Reform Act of 1986 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act with respect to access to law enforcement information and fees. Subtitle O:  Prohibition on the Interstate Sale and Transportation of Drug Paraphernalia - Mail Order Drug Paraphernalia Control Act - Makes it a Federal criminal offense for any person to:  (1) use the U.S. Postal Service or any private parcel service as part of a scheme to sell drug paraphernalia; (2) offer for sale and transportation in interstate or foreign commerce drug paraphernalia; or (3) import or export drug paraphernalia. Subtitle P:  Manufacturing Operations - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to make it illegal to knowingly open, maintain, manage, or control a place for manufacturing, distributing, or using controlled substances. Subtitle Q:  Controlled Substances Technical Amendments - Drug and Alcohol Dependant Offenders Treatment Act of 1986 - Grants the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Court authority to contract with public and private agencies for the detection and treatment of alcohol-dependent and drug-dependent offenders. Amends the Contract Services for Drug Dependent Federal Offenders Authorization Act to authorize appropriations for contracts for the supervision of released drug offenders. Makes technical changes to the Tariff Act of 1930, the Controlled Substances Act, and the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. Subtitle R:  Precursor and Essential Chemical Review - Directs the Attorney General to study and recommend methods to control the diversion of legitimate precursor and essential chemicals to the production of illegal drugs.  Requires the Attorney General to report all findings to the Congress. Subtitle S:  Improved Drug Crime Reporting - Requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to compile and publish comprehensive data on drug trafficking and abuse. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987. Subtitle T:  White House Conference on Drug Abuse and Control - White House Conference on Drug Abuse and Control Act - Establishes the White House Conference on Drug Abuse and Control to: (1) share information and experiences in order to attack drug abuse; (2) assist in formulating a national strategy to prevent the sale of illegal drugs and prevent and treat drug abuse; and (3) examine the role of parents and family members in preventing and treating drug abuse. Requires the Conference to report its findings to the President and the Congress. Subtitle U:  Death Penalty for Certain Offenses - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the imposition of the death penalty for any individual who, during the course of a continuing criminal enterprise drug offense, knowingly causes the death of an individual.  Establishes procedures to be followed for the imposition of such penalty. Title II:  International Narcotics Control - International Narcotics Control Act of 1986 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the FY 1987 authorization for assistance for international narcotics control. Provides that any aircraft made available to foreign countries for narcotics-related purposes shall be provided only on a lease or loan basis.  Requires the Secretary of State to maintain detailed records on the use of such aircraft. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 international narcotics control assistance for pilot and aircraft maintenance training for narcotics control activities. Imposes certain restriction on the provision of U.S. assistance for illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 international narcotics control assistance for research, development, and testing of safe and effective herbicides for use in the aerial eradication of coca. Requires the Comptroller General to investigate and report to the Congress on the effectiveness of the international narcotics control assistance program. Requires the President's annual report to the Congress on the international strategy to prevent cultivation and trafficking in narcotics to include a discussion of the extent to which each source country has cooperated with U.S. narcotics control efforts through the extradition or prosecution of drug traffickers and a description of the state of negotiations on updated extradition treaties. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit participation by any U.S. officer or employee in direct narcotics arrests in foreign countries.  Provides exceptions to such prohibition. Commends the decision of the Secretary of State to issue diplomatic passports to officials and employees of the Drug Enforcement Administration.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress before changing such policy. Requires the executive branch to establish expeditiously the information sharing system that will list all drug arrests of foreign nationals in the United States as required by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987. Requires the executive branch to report to the Congress when the system is established. Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 to place conditions on assistance for Bolivia. Requires that a specified amount of the narcotics control assistance for Mexico for FY 1987 be withheld until the President reports to the Congress that Mexico has:  (1) investigated the murders of a Drug Enforcement Agency agent and his pilot; (2) investigated the detention and torture of DEA agent Victor Cortez, Jr.; and (3) brought to trial and is effectively prosecuting those responsible. Requires the President to transmit biannual reports to the Congress on major illicit drug producing contries and major drug-transit countries.  Requires restrictions on U.S. assistance to such countries. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 administration of justice program authorization to be used to provide Colombia (and other countries in the region) assistance to protect officials who are targets of narcoterrorism attacks. Expresses the sense of the Congress that a reward should be established for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez. Urges the Secretary of State to increase efforts to negotiate with relevant countries to facilitate the interdiction of vessels suspected of carrying illicit narcotics.  Directs the President to take appropriate actions against countries which refuse to negotiate.  Requires the Secretary to submit semiannual reports to the Congress identifying such countries. Urges the President to direct Federal officials to give greater priority to the collection and sharing of information concerning narcotics-related activities abroad. Requires the President to direct that an updated threat assessment of narcotics trafficking from Africa be prepared. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to promote the development and implementation of a drug eradication program through multinational development bank assistance. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish pilot programs to encourage substitution for narcotic crops in Mexico. Urges the President to explore the possibility of engaging security-oriented organizations (such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) in cooperative drug programs. Declares congressional support for the United Nations General Assembly decision to convene an International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Calls for the conduct of a study of the effectiveness of the United Nations drug-related declarations, conventions, and entities. Requires the President to report any recommendations which result from such study to the Congress. Urges the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to complete work on a new draft convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Urges the President to direct the Secretary of State to enter into negotiations with Mexico to create the Mexico-United States Intergovernmental Commission on Narcotics and Psychotropic Drug Abuse and Control. Urges Pakistan to adopt and implement a comprehensive narcotics control program. Requires the Secretary of State to report to the Congress with respect to the adoption and implementation of such program. Urges the President to instruct the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to request that the problem of illicit drug production in Iran, Afghanistan, and Laos be raised at the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. Increases FY 1987 authorization for drug education programs abroad.  Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to include in their annual reports to the Congress a description of the drug education programs carried out by their respective agencies. Title III: Interdiction - National Drug Interdiction Improvement Act of 1986 - Subtitle A:  Department of Defense Drug Interdiction Assistance - Defense Drug Interdiction Assistance Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense to use specified funds to acquire certain equipment and aircraft for drug interdiction assistance activities of the Department of Defense.  Requires the Secretary of Defense to make such aircraft available to the U.S. Customs Service. Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation to provide for the assignment of Coast Guard personnel to naval vessels for law enforcement purposes. Authorizes appropriations for the installation of 360-degree radar on Coast Guard surveillance aircraft. Requires the National Drug enforcement Policy Board to submit a report to specified congressional committees on the manner and extent to which the Department of Defense should be involved in narcotics law enforcement activities. Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to specified congressional committees containing a discussion of:  (1) the extent to which students enrolled in schools operated by the Department of Defense are receiving drug and substance abuse education; and (2) the extent to which such education should include peer counseling classes. Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include driving under the influence of drugs as an offense. Allows the Department of Defense to provide certain assistance to civilian law enforcement personnel.  Provides for congressional approval of such assistance and for review by the General Accounting Office. Increases by one the number of Marine Corps officers authorized to be on active duty in grades above major general during any period that a Marine Corps officer is serving as Director of the Department of Defense Task Force on Drug Enforcement. Allows the Secretary of Defense to use authorized funds to acquire equipment for the Civil Air Patrol for drug interdiction surveillance and reporting missions.  Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to report to specified congressional committees on the use of such funds. Subtitle B:  Customs Enforcement - Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Part 1: Amendments to the Tariff Act of 1930 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to establish certain entry and reporting requirements for aircraft, vessels, and vehicles arriving in the United States and the Virgin Islands.  Sets forth penalties for violations of such requirements. Makes aviation smuggling illegal.  Establishes civil and criminal penalties for such violations. Authorizes the issuance of search warrants for places suspected of containing:  (1) merchandise brought into the United States unlawfully; (2) property subject to forfeiture under the customs laws; or (3) evidence of customs violations. Authorizes the seizure and forfeiture of smuggled merchandise. Provides that compensation for informers shall not exceed 25 percent of the amount recovered (current law requires that such compensation equal 25 percent of such recovery.) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to require the production of foreign landing certificates to comply with international obligations. Permits the Secretary to authorize customs officials to exchange information or documents with foreign customs or law enforcement agencies under certain circumstances. Allows the Secretary, when authorized by treaty or executive agreement, to station customs officers in foreign countries to examine persons or merchandise prior to their arrival in the United States.  Provides that merchandise seized at a foreign station may be transported to the United States for customs proceedings.  Permits the stationing of foreign customs officers in the United States (if similar privileges are extended to the United Staets).  Imposes penalties for making fraudulent statements to such foreign officials. Part 2:  Undercover Customs Operations - Sets forth certain requirements with regard to undercover investigative operations of the U.S. Customs Service, including:  (1) the use of authorized funds; (2) the liquidation of corporate and business entities established or acquired as part of an undercover operation; (3) the deposit of proceeds from such operations; and (4) the conduct of financial audits of each undercover operation. Part 3:  Customs Service Authorizations and Forfeiture Fund - Amends the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for the U.S. Customs Service. Extends the authority of the Customs Forfeiture Fund through FY 1991.  Makes such Fund available for:  (1) purchases by the Customs Service of evidence of smuggling of controlled substances and violations of the currency and foreign transaction reporting requirements; (2) the equipping for law enforcement functions of any vessel, vehicle, or aircraft available for use by the Customs Service; (3) the reimbursement of private citizens for certain expenses; and (4) publicizing the availability of rewards. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund. Part 4:  Miscellaneous Customs Amendments - Subjects recreational vessels to applicable customs regulations. Allows any customs officer needing assistance in making an arrest, search, or seizure, to demand such assistance from any person.  Subjects any person who refuses such assistance to criminal penalties. Part 5:  Amendments to the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to make it unlawful for any U.S. citizen on board any aircraft, or any person on board an aircraft owned by a U.S. citizen or registered in the United States, to manufacture or distribute or possess with intent to distribute, a controlled substance. Subtitle C:  Maritime Drug Law Enforcment Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Makes it unlawful for any person on board a vessel of the United States, or on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to manufacture or distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture or distribute, a controlled substance. Subtitle D:  Coast Guard - Authorizes additional appropriations for the Coast Guard. Subtitle E:  United States-Bahamas Drug Interdiction Task Force - Authorizes the establishment of a United States-Bahamas Drug Interdiction Task Force.  Authorizes appropriations for such Task Force and for the construction of a Coast Guard-Bahamas drug interdiction docking facility. Subtitle F:  Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence Centers - Authorizes appropriations to the U.S. Customs Service for the establishment of command, control, communications, and intelligence centers. Subtitle G:  Transportation Safety - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to allow States to establish criminal penalties for certain activities involving aircraft registration certificates.  Requires the operator of an aircraft to make the aircraft's certificate of registration available for inspection by any law enforcement officer. Imposes criminal penalties for certain violations in connection with:  (1) aircraft registration; and (2) the air transportation of controlled substances. Requires any person having an ownership interest in any aircraft to report any transfer in ownership of such aircraft. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study to determine the relationship between the use of controlled substances and highway safety.  Requires the Secretary to report the results of such study to the Congress. Subtitle H:  Department of Justice Funds for Drug Interdiction Operations in Hawaii - Authorizes additional appropriations to the Department of Justice for drug interdiction operations in Hawaii. Title IV:  Demand Reduction - Subtitle A: Prevention Initiatives and Treatment Services - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 - Part I: Financial Assistance to States and Communities - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize FY 1987 appropriations:  (1) to develop and evaluate alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs to determine the most effective forms of treatment; (2) for the Agency for Substance Abuse and Protection; (3) for allotments to States for treatment and rehabilitation services for alcohol and drug abuse; and (4) for allotments for community-based substance abuse prevention activities.  Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to specified congressional committees on such activities. Part II:  Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention - Establishes in the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration the Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention. Part III:  ADAMHA and Related Provisions - Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) as an agency of the Public Health Service. Makes the following entities agencies of ADAMHA:  (1) the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; (2) the National Institute on Drug Abuse; (3) the National Institute of Mental Health; and (4) the Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention. Makes various revisions to ADAMHA, including:  (1) establishing the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Advisory Board; (2) establishing advisory councils for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and for the National Institute of Mental Health; and (3) granting the Secretary certain powers during public health emergencies. Extends the authorization of appropriations for certain alcohol and drug abuse research projects through FY 1987. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health to develop and publish information respecting the causes and means of preventing suicide. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish guidelines for the care and treatment of research animals. Revises the method used to determine a State's allotment for Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Block Grants (basing such amounts on FY 1985, rather than FY 1984, allotments). Requires the Secretary to arrange for an alcoholism and alcohol abuse treatment study. Part IV:  Infant Formulas - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish requirements for quality factors for infant formulas. Part V:  Miscellaneous - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the entertainment and written media industry should refrain from producing material which glamorizes the use of illegal drugs and alcohol.  Urges the categorization of films which promote alcohol abuse and drug use. Provides that alkyl nitrites and their isomers shall be treated as a drug under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Subtitle B:  Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 - Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 - Part 1:  Financial Assistance for Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Programs - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for State and local drug abuse education and prevention programs. Part 2:  State and Local Programs - Sets forth the kinds of State and local programs for which such grants are to be used. Part 3:  National Programs - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education or consortia for drug abuse education and prevention programs. Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out Federal education and prevention activities on drug abuse. Authorizes various programs for drug abuse education and prevention efforts for Indians and Hawaii natives. Part 4:  General Provisions - Sets forth provisions for program participation of children and teachers from nonprofit private schools. Subtitle C:  Indians and Alaska Natives - Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 - Part I: General Provisions - Sets forth the purposes of this Act. Part II:  Coordination of Resources and Programs - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and enter into a Memorandum of Agreement to better coordinate the provision of alcohol and substance abuse treatment and prevention services for Indians and Alaska natives. Allows the governing body of any Indian tribe to establish a Tribal Action Plan to coordinate available resources and programs in an effort to combat alcohol and drug abuse among its members. Establishes within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs an Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish an alcohol and substance abuse newsletter to report on Indian alcohol and substance abuse projects and programs. Part III:  Indian Youth Programs - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review Federal, tribal, State, local, and private programs:  (1) providing educational services to Indian children; (2) providing family and social services for Indians; and (3) relating to youth employment, recreation, cultural, and community activities. Requires the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs to develop and implement pilot programs in selected schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs which further the purposes and goals of this Act. Allows Tribal Action Plans to make provisions for the establishment, funding, licensing, and operation of emergency shelters or half-way houses for Indian youth who are alcohol or substance abusers.  Urges States to require its law enforcement officers to place any Indian youth arrested for alcohol or substance abuse in such shelter or half-way house. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 for the construction, renovation, and operation of such shelters and half-way houses. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to require the compilation of data relating to the number and types of child abuse and neglect cases seen and the type of assistance provided. Part IV:  Enforcement and Judicial Services - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review Federal, tribal, State, and local programs providing law enforcement or judicial services for Indian tribes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) provide assistance to the Papago Tribe of Arizona for the investigation and control of illegal narcotics traffic on the Papago Reservation; and (2) establish and implement a program for the eradication of marijuana cultivation within Indian country. Authorizes appropriations. Part V:  Bureau of Indian Affairs Law Enforcement - Increases the maximum sentence (from six months to one year) and fine (from $500 to $5,000) which a tribal court can impose for any offense. Allows the Secretary of the Interior to charge any officer or employee of the Department of the Interior with law enforcement responsibilities for the purposes of maintaining law and order and protecting property and persons within Indian country. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a training program in the investigation and prosecution of offenses relating to illegal narcotics and in alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment for special personnel. Requires the Memorandum of Agreement to include a provision for the development and implementation of a procedure for the emergency medical assessment and treatment of every Indian youth arrested or detained for alcohol or substance abuse offenses. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to construct or renovate and staff juvenile detention centers.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) provide for the development of a Model Indian Juvenile Code; and (2) compile data regarding cases involving Indians where alcohol or substance abuse is determined to be a contributing factor. Part VI:  Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review health service programs for Indians.  Sets forth Indian Health Service Responsibilities, which includes providing a comprehensive alcohol and substance abuse treatment program. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement a program for acute detoxification and treatment for Indian youth who are alcohol and substance abusers.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to the Navajo tribe to establish a demonstration program in Gallup, New Mexico, and to rehabilitate adult Navajo Indians suffering from alcoholism or alcohol abuse.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to compile data regarding Indian Health Service involvement in cases or incidents which involved alcohol or substance abuse. Subtitle D:  Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Act of 1973 to authorize a special initiative (including action grants) to increase volunteerism in preventing drug abuse.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Establishes the National Trust for Drug Free Youth. Directs the Secretary of Labor to collect information on the incidence of drug abuse in the workplace. Title V:  United States Insular Areas and National Parks - Subtitle A:  Programs in United States Insular Areas - United States Insular Areas Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Requires the President to report annually to the Congress on the efforts of Federal agencies in preventing the illegal entry of controlled substances into the United States. Authorizes law enforcement officers of the Governments of American Somoa and the Northern Mariana Islands to:  (1) execute and serve warrants, subpoenas, and summons issued under the authority of the United States; (2) make arrests without warrants; and (3) make seizures of property to carry out the purposes of this Act, the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, and other applicable narcotics laws.  Authorizes the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to train such law enforcement officers and provide certain law enforcement equipment. Authorizes the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide technical assistance and equipment to the Governments of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to enforce applicable drug abuse laws. Authorizes appropriations to the Governments of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands for specified purposes. Subtitle B:  National Park Service Program - National Park Police Drug Enforcement Supplemental Authority Act - Authorizes additional appropriations for National Park Police personnel, training, equipment, and facilities. Title VI:  Federal Employee Substance Abuse Education and Treatment - Federal Employee Substance Abuse Education and Treatment Act of 1986 - Makes the Office of Personnel Management responsible for developing appropriate prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs and services for drug and alcohol abuse among Federal employees. Requires OPM to submit annual reports to the Congress regarding such programs. Requires the Director of OPM to establish a Government-wide drug and alcohol abuse education program. Requires the head of each Executive agency to establish employee alcohol and drug abuse assistance programs.  Requires OPM to establish program guidelines. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a substance abuse insurance coverage study and report the results of such study to the Congress. Title VII:  National Antidrug Reorganization and Coordination - National Antidrug Reorganization and Coordination Act - Requires the President to submit recommendations to the Congress for legislation to reorganize the Executive branch to more effectively combat drug traffic and abuse. Title VIII:  President's Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention - President's Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Act - Establishes the President's Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention.  Requires the Commission to transmit annual reports on its activities to the President and the Congress. Title IX:  Denial of Trade Benefits to Uncooperative Drug Source Nations - Narcotics Control Trade Act - Directs the President to designate a country an uncooperative drug source nation if, during any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1986, such country: (1) was a source of any illicit narcotic and psychotropic drugs or other controlled substance that is significantly affecting the United States; and (2) did not cooperate with the United States in preventing such drugs and substances from affecting the United States. Denies the products of such country most-favored-nation treatment until the President determines that significant progress has been made in remedying those policies. Title X:  Ballistic Knife Prohibition - Ballistic Knife Prohibition Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the possession, manufacture, sale, importation, and mailing of ballistic knives (knives with a detachable blace that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism). Title XI:  Homeless Eligibility Clarification Act - Homeless Eligibility Clarification Act - Subtitle A:  Emergency Food for the Homeless - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to include food served to homeless individuals within the definition of food. Revises the definition of household. Subtitle B:  Job Training for the Homeless - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to make the homeless eligible for job training programs. Subtitle C:  Entitlements Eligibility - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services  to develop a system under which an individual can apply for supplemental security income benefits (SSI) prior to their discharge or release from public institutions. Provides that veterans' benefits may not be denied an applicant on the basis that the applicant is homeless. Title XII:  Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 - Limits the number of driver's licenses any person who operates a commercial vehicle can have at any time to one. Requires operators of commercial vehicles to report out-of-State traffic violations to the license issuing State and employer. Requires an employee who loses the right to operate a motor vehicle to report such loss to the employer.  Prohibits an employer from permitting an employee to operate a commercial vehicle during any period where the employee:  (1) has a suspended license; or (2) has more than one driver's license. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish minimum Federal standards for operators of commercial vehicles. Requires the Secretary to establsih a clearinghouse and depository of information pertaining to the licensing and identification of operators of commercial motor vehicles. Lists offenses which result in disqualifying a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle. Establishes a grant program for States for issuing classified driver's licenses. Sets forth grant requirements.  Provides for the withholding of State highway funds for not complying with such regulations. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for certain violations of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct a review of regulations pertaining to the use of alcohol by operators of commercial motor vehicles. Requires the Secretary to revise certain regulations to require trucks and truck tractors manufactured after July 24, 1980, to have brakes operating on all wheels. Directs the Secretary to conduct a demonstration project to assess the benefits of continuous use of unmanned radar equipment on highway safety. Title XIII:  Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 - Subtitle A: Interception of Communications and Related Matters - Amends the Federal criminal code to extend the prohibition against the unauthorized interception of communications to include specific types of electronic communications and to any provider of wire or electronic communication services. Prohibits any person or entity providing an electronic communication service from knowingly divulging the contents of any communication (with specified exceptions).  Allows any person whose communication is disclosed to bring a civil action to recover damages. Specifies additional crimes for which the interception of communications can be authorized.  Sets forth additional requirements for the interception of such communications. Allows the Attorney General to initiate a civil action to obtain an injunction to prevent felony level violations of this Act. Subtitle B:  Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access - Provides criminal penalties for accessing stored communications without authorization. Sets forth procedural requirements for obtaining access to stored electronic communications. Subtitle C:  Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices - Prohibits the installation or use of a pen register, trap device, or trace device without a court order. Subtitle D:  Special Rule Relating to Effect of Title - Provides that this title shall have no effect if H.R. 4952 is enacted into law. Title XIV:  Cyanide Wrongful Use - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of the manufacturing and distribution process of cyanide. Title XV:  Senate Policy Regarding Funding - Expresses the sense of the Senate that amounts authorized to carry out the provisions of this Act should be provided as new budget authority for FY 1987.",2025-08-29T16:29:37Z,
99-hr-5665,99,hr,5665,Immigration Control and Legalization Amendments Act of 1986,Immigration,1986-10-08,1986-10-09,House Incorporated this Measure in H.R.3810 as an Amendment.,House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,3,"Immigration Control and Legalization Amendments Act of 1986 - Title I: Control of Illegal Immigration - Part A:  Employment - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make it unlawful for a person or other entity to: (1) hire (including through subcontractors), recruit, or refer for a fee for U.S. employment any alien knowing that such person is unauthorized to work, or any person without verifying his or her work status; or (2) continue to employ an alien knowing of such person's unauthorized work status. Makes verification compliance an affirmative defense to any violation in the hiring or referral of an alien. Establishes an employment verification system. Requires: (1) the employer to attest, on a form developed by the Attorney General, that the employee's work status has been verified by examination of a passport, birth certificate, social security card, alien documentation papers, or other proof; (2) the worker to similarly attest that he or she is a U.S. citizen or national, or authorized alien; and (3) the employer to keep such records for the period required by regulation. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize a national identity card or system. Sets forth employer sanction provisions.  Provides for a six-month period of public education during which no employment violation penalties shall be imposed. Provides for a subsequent 12-month period during which violators shall be issued warning citations. Provides, at the end of such citation period, for graduated first and subsequent-offense civil penalties, injunctive remedies, or criminal penalties (for pattern or practice violations).  Subjects violators to graduated civil penalties for related paperwork violations. Directs the Attorney General to provide notice and, upon request, an administrative hearing in the case of a disputed penalty.  States that:  (1) judicial review of a final administrative penalty shall be in the U.S. court of appeals; and (2) suits to collect unpaid penalties shall be filed in U.S. district courts. Makes it unlawful for an employer to require an employee to provide any type of financial guarantee or indemnity against any potential employment liability.  Subjects violators, after notice and hearing opportunity, to a civil penalty for each violation and the return of any such amounts received. States that such employer sanction provisions preempt State and local laws. Makes it an unfair immigration-related employment practice for an employer of four or more persons to discriminate against any individual (other than an unauthorized alien) with respect to hiring, recruitment or referral for fee, because of such individual's origin or citizenship (or intended citizenship) status. Requires that complaints of violations of an immigration-related employment practice be filed with the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (established by this Act) within the Department of Justice.  Prohibits the overlap of immigration-related discrimination complaints and discrimination complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Authorizes the Special Counsel to:  (1) investigate complaints and determine (within 120 days) whether to bring such complaints before a specially trained administrative law judge; and (2) initiate investigations and complaints.  Permits private actions if the Special Counsel does not file a complaint within such 120-day period.  Sets forth related administrative provisions. Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to subject farm labor contractors to the requirements of this Act, beginning seven months after enactment and ending 6 years later. Makes it illegal to fraudulently misuse or manufacture entry or work documents (up to $5,000 fine or two years' imprisonment or both). Provides for a study on the use of a telephone verification system for determining alien employment eligibility. Requires a report to the Congress. Part B:  Improvement of Enforcement and Services - States that essential elements of the immigration control and reform program established by this Act are increased enforcement and administrative activities of the Border Patrol, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and other appropriate Federal agencies. Authorizes increased FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for:  (1) INS; and (2) the Executive Office of Immigration Review.  Directs the Attorney General, from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice for INS, to provide for improved immigration and naturalization services and for enhanced community outreach and in-service personnel training. Directs the Attorney General to report to the appropriate congressional committees within six months regarding the INS's data processing requirements. Sets forth related equipment acquisition requirements. Prohibits any such acquisitions without the approval of the Administrator of General Services. Revises the criminal penalties for the unlawful transportation of unauthorized aliens into the United States. Directs the Attorney General to develop a contingency plan to provide for the allocation and management of personnel and resources in the event of an immigration emergency.  Establishes an immigration emergency fund to be used in accordance with such plan.  Authorizes appropriations.  Prohibits the use of such funding unless the President has certified to the appropriate congressional committees that an emergency exists. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the owner or operator of a railroad line, international bridge, or toll road to request the Attorney General to inspect and approve measures taken to prevent aliens from illegally crossing into the United States.  States that such approved measures shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with obligations under such Act to prevent illegal entries. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the immigration laws of the United States should be vigorously enforced, while taking care to protect the rights and safety of U.S. citizens and aliens. Part C:  Verification of Status Under Certain Programs - Requires States to verify the immigration status of aliens applying for the following benefits: (1) aid to families with dependent children, medicaid, unemployment compensation, food stamps, and supplemental security income under the Social Security Act; (2) specified housing assistance under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980; and (3) title IV educational assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides an opportunity for the alien applicant to submit status evidence without denial or termination of benefits until such evidence has been verified. Provides States with full reimbursement for implementing and operating such verification programs. Requires:  (1) INS program implementation by October 1, 1987; and (2) State implementation by October 1, 1988. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Comptroller General to report to the Congress regarding the current verification pilot projects and the implementation of the verification system under this Part. Title II:  Legalization - Directs the Attorney General to adjust to temporary resident status those aliens who:  (1) apply within 18 months; (2) establish that they entered the United States before January 1, 1982, and have resided here continuously in an unlawful status (including Cuban/Haitian entrants) since such date; and (3) are otherwise admissible. Authorizes similar status adjustment for specified aliens who entered legally as nonimmigrants but whose period of authorized stay ended before January 1, 1982.  (States that in the case of exchange visitors the two-year foreign residence requirement must have been met or waived.) Prohibits the legalization of persons:  (1) convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors in the United States; or (2) who have taken part in political, religious, or racial persecution.  Requires an alien applying for temporary resident status to register under the Military Selective Service Act, if such Act so requires. Directs the Attorney General to adjust the status of temporary resident aliens to permanent resident if the alien:  (1) applies during the one-year period beginning with the 13th month following the grant of temporary resident status; (2) has established continuous residence in the United States since the grant of temporary resident status; (3) is otherwise admissible and has not been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors committed in the United States; and (4) either meets the minimum requirements for an understanding of English and a knowledge of American history and government, or demonstrates the satisfactory pursuit of a course of study in these subjects.  (Authorizes an exemption from such language and history requirement for individuals 65 years of age or older.) Specifies circumstances in which the Attorney General may terminate an alien's temporary resident status.  Permits travel abroad and employment during such period. Authorizes the filing of status adjustment applications with the Attorney General or designated voluntary or governmental agencies.  Directs the Attorney General to work with such agencies to:  (1) disseminate program information; and (2) process aliens.  Provides for the confidential treatment of application records.  Establishes criminal penalties (fines, imprisonment, or both) for:  (1) violations of such confidentiality; and (2) false application statements. Provides for application fees. Waives numerical limitations, labor certification, and other specified entry violations for such plans.  Permits the Attorney General to waive other grounds for exclusion (except criminal, most drug-related, and security grounds) to assure family unity or when otherwise in the national interest. Requires the Attorney General to provide an alien otherwise eligible but unregistered who is apprehended before the end of the application period, an opportunity to apply for the legalization program before deportation or exclusion proceedings are begun.  States that such alien shall be authorized to work in the United States pending disposition of the case. Provides for administrative and judicial review of a determination respecting an application for adjustment of status under this Act. Makes legalized aliens (other than Cuban/Haitian entrants) ineligible for Federal financial assistance, Medicaid (with certain exceptions), or food stamps for five years following a grant of temporary resident status and for five years following a grant of permanent resident status (permits aid to the aged, blind, or disabled).  States that programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, the Headstart-Follow Through Act, the Job Training Partnership Act, title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Public Health Service Act, and titles V, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act shall not be construed as prohibited assistance. Continues assistance to aliens under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 without regard to adjustment of status. Requires the Attorney General to disseminate in English and other appropriate language information regarding the legalization program. Establishes procedures for the status adjustment to permanent resident of certain Cuban and Haitian entrants who arrived in the United States before January 1, 1982. Updates from June 30, 1948, to January 1, 1976, the registry date for permanent entry admissions records. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1991 appropriations for State legalization impact assistance grants.  Directs the Secretary, subject to appropriated funds, to provide States with:  (1) full reimbursement for public assistance provided to eligible legalized aliens; and (2) payments for educational services to such aliens. Title III:  Reform of Legal Immigration - Part A: Temporary Agricultural Workers - Separates temporary agricultural labor from other temporary labor for purposes of nonimmigrant (H-2A visas) worker provisions. Requires an employer H-2A visa petition to certify that:  (1) there are not enough local U.S. workers for the job; and (2) similarly employed U.S. workers' wages and working conditions will not be adversely affected. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to charge application fees. Prohibits the Secretary from approving such petition if:  (1) the job is open because of a strike or lock-out; (2) the employer violated temporary worker admissions terms; (3) in a case where such workers are not covered by State workers' compensation laws, the employer has not provided equivalent protection at no cost to such workers; or (4) the employer has not made regional recruitment efforts in the traditional or expected labor supply. Provides with regard to agricultural worker applications that:  (1) the Secretary may not require such an application to be filed more than 60 days before needed; (2) the employer shall be notified in writing within seven days if the application requires perfecting; (3) the Secretary shall approve an acceptable application not later than 20 days before needed; and (4) the employer shall provide or secure housing meeting appropriate Federal, State, or local standards, including making provision for family housing for employees principally engaged in the range production of livestock. Provides that for three years, labor certifications for specified employers shall require such an employer to hire qualified U.S. workers who apply until the end of 50 percent of the H-2A workers' contract work period.  Requires the Secretary, six months before the end of such period, to consider the advisability of continuing such requirement and to issue regulations (in the absence of enacting legislation) three months before the end of such period. States that employers shall not be liable for specified employment penalties if H-2A workers are dismissed in order to meet such 50 percent requirement. Permits agricultural producer associations to file H-2A petitions. Provides for expedited administrative appeals of denied certifications. Prohibits the entry of an alien as an H-2A worker if he or she has violated a term of admission within the previous five years. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1987 for the purposes of:  (1) recruiting domestic workers for temporary labor and services which might otherwise be performed by nonimmigrants and agricultural transition workers; and (2) monitoring terms and conditions under which such individuals are employed. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning in FY 1987 to enable the Secretary to make determinations and certifications. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should establish an advisory commission to consult with Mexico and other appropriate countries and advise the Attorney General regarding the temporary worker program. Establishes a special agricultural worker adjustment program. Provides for permanent resident adjustment for aliens who:  (1) apply during a specified 18-month period; (2) have performed at least 90 man-days of seasonal agricultural work during the 12-month period ending May 1, 1986; and (3) are admissible as immigrants.  Sets forth adjustment dates based upon periods of work performed in the United States.  Authorizes travel and employment during such temporary residence period. Authorizes applications to be made inside the United States with the Attorney General or designated entities and outside the United States through consular offices.  Provides for confidentiality and limited access to such information.  Establishes criminal penalties for false application information, and makes an alien so convicted inadmissible for U.S. entry. Exempts such admissions from numerical entry limitations. Permits waiver of exclusion (except for specified criminal, drug offense, public charge, Nazi persecution, and national security grounds) for humanitarian or family purposes, or when in the national interest. Provides for a temporary stay of exclusion or deportation (and authority to work) for apprehended aliens who are able to establish a nonfrivolous claim for status adjustment. Provides for a single level of administrative appellate review of such status adjustment applications.  Limits such review of the order of exclusion or deportation. Defines ""seasonal agricultural services"" as the performance of field work related to growing fruits and vegetables of every kind and other perishable commodities as defined in regulations by the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of Labor, jointly before each fiscal year (beginning in FY 1990 and ending in FY 1993) to determine whether additional special agricultural workers should be admitted because of a shortage of such workers in the United States.  Sets forth factors to be considered in making such determinations. Authorizes associations and groups of employers to request additional admissions due to emergency or unforeseen circumstances.  Authorizes groups of special agricultural workers to request decreased admissions due to worker oversupply. Requires the Secretaries to make request determinations within 21 days. Sets forth numerical limitations for such admissions beginning with FY 1990. Provides for the deportation of newly admitted special agricultural workers who do not perform 60 man-days of seasonal agricultural work in each of the first two years after entry.  Prohibits naturalization of such workers unless they have performed 60 man-days of such work in each of five fiscal years. Treats temporary agricultural workers and special agricultural workers as ""eligible legalized aliens"" for purposes of Federal assistance to State and local entities for specified costs associated with such workers during their first five years in the United States. Establishes a 12-member Commission on Agricultural Workers to review the special agricultural worker provisions, the impact of the legalization and employer sanctions on agricultural labor, and other aspects of agricultural labor. Requires a report to the Congress within five years.  Authorizes appropriations.  Terminates the Commission at the end of the 63-month period beginning with the month after the month of enactment of this Act. States that specified agricultural workers shall be eligible for legal assistance under the Legal Service Corporation Act. Part B:  Other Changes in the Immigration Law - Increases the annual colonial quota from 600 visas to 5,000 visas. Requires foreign students to return to the country of their nationality for at least two years after completing their studies before petitioning to return to the United States. Sets forth conditions for the waiver of such requirement. Declares aliens who have obtained certain advanced degrees, or are training for such degrees, eligible for educational visitor status. Prohibits non-waiver students from adjusting to permanent resident status. States that time spent in student or trainee status shall not count for purposes of eligibility for suspension of deportation. Includes within the definition of ""special immigrant"":  (1) unmarried sons and daughters and surviving spouses of employees of certain international organizations; and (2) specified retirees of such organizations (""I"" status) and their spouses. Grants nonimmigrant status to:  (1) parents of children receiving ""I"" status while they are minors; and (2) other children of such parents or a surviving ""I"" status spouse. Authorizes the three-year pilot visa waiver program for up to eight countries providing similar benefits to U.S. visitors. Requires such visitors to the United States to:  (1) have a nonrefundable roundtrip ticket; and (2) stay in the United States for not more than 90 days. Includes the relationship between an illegitimate child and its natural father within the definition of ""child"" for purposes of status, benefits, or privilege under such Act. States that for suspension of deportation purposes, an alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence in the United States if the absence did not meaningfully interrupt the continuous physical presence. Authorizes additional immigrant visas for natives of certain countries based on immigration from such countries during the ten-fiscal year period beginning July 1, 1955. Title IV:  Reports to Congress - Directs the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees on:  (1) general legal admissions under the Immigration and Nationality Act; (2) unlawful employment of aliens; and (3) the temporary agricultural worker (H-2A) program. Directs the Civil Rights Commission to monitor and report to such committees on the implementation and enforcement of provisions of this Act that result in unlawful discrimination. Directs the President to make two reports to the Congress on the legalization program established by this Act. Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to jointly monitor the visa waiver program established by this Act, and report to the Congress within two years. Directs the Attorney General to report to the Congress within 90 days regarding INS resources. Provides for a feasibility study of a social security number validation system. Authorizes the President to negotiate with the Government of Mexico for the establishment of a fee-trade and co-production border zone as a first step to achieving a U.S.-Mexico free-trade area.  Requires a report to the Congress. Title V:  State and Local Assistance for Incarceration Costs of Illegal Aliens and Certain Cuban Nationals - Directs the Attorney General to reimburse States and local jurisdictions for the costs incurred in incarcerating illegal aliens and Cuban nationals.  Authorizes appropriations. Title VI:  Commission on International Migration and Development - Establishes a National Commission on International Migration and Development to conduct studies and report to the Congress regarding:  (1) conditions in sending countries; and (2) trade and investment programs to alleviate such conditions. Requires annual reports to the Congress.  Authorizes appropriations. Terminates such Commission 30 days after the end of the three year period beginning on the date the majority of the Commission members are appointed. Title VII:  National Commission on Immigration - Establishes a National Commission on Immigration to conduct studies and report to the Congress regarding:  (1) factors influencing illegal immigration and reciprocal trade and economic programs with Latin America; (2) employment of unauthorized aliens; (3) agricultural reliance on unauthorized workers; and (4) immigrant visa backlogs. Requires a report to the Congress within three years.  Terminates such Commission 30 days after submission of such report. Authorizes appropriations. Title VIII:  Investigation, Review, and Temporary Limitation on Deportation of Displaced Salvadorans and Nicarageans - Part A:  GAO Investigation and Report - Requires the Comptroller General to begin an investigation within 60 days concerning displaced nationals of El Salvador and Nicaragua.  Requires a report to the Congress within one year. Part B:  Congressional Review - Provides for the referral  of such report to the appropriate congressional committees for committee hearings and committee reports. Part C:  Temporary Stay of Deportation - Provides for a temporary stay of detention and deportation for certain nationals of El Salvador or Nicaragua.",2025-08-29T16:31:16Z,
99-hr-5666,99,hr,5666,A bill making appropriations to carry out the project for water quality control in the Arkansas and Red River Basin.,Water Resources Development,1986-10-08,1986-10-08,Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.,House,"Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13]",TX,R,B000666,0,"Appropriates a specified amount to the Secretary of the Army to carry out the project for water quality control in the Arkansas and Red River Basin, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.",2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
99-hr-5667,99,hr,5667,Energy Security Policy Act of 1986,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-10-08,1986-10-16,Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.,House,"Rep. Cheney, Dick [R-WY-At Large]",WY,R,C000344,0,Energy Security Policy Act of 1986 - Requires the President to submit recommendations to the Congress regarding a national energy security policy within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.  Requires that such policy include action necessary to protect the United States from the threat of excessive dependence on foreign oil imports. Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to:  (1) increase the duties on imported petroleum; (2) impose an additional variable import duty on such petroleum; and (3) subject motor fuel blending stock to import duties.,2025-08-29T16:33:22Z,
99-hr-5668,99,hr,5668,Pension Restoration Act of 1986,Labor and Employment,1986-10-08,1986-11-20,Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.,House,"Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1]",MO,D,C000488,27,"Pension Restoration Act of 1986 - Establishes a Federal annuity program to compensate participants in private pension plans which were terminated before September 1, 1974, for nonforfeitable pension benefits which were lost by reason of the termination. Sets forth entitlements of qualified participants and qualified spouses to such annuities.  Makes such entitlements subject to appropriations. Sets forth formulas for computation of such annuities. Sets forth application requirements. Provides for administrative appeals and judicial review of denials of annuities. Sets forth provisions for payment of annuities. Provides for interagency coordination and cooperation. Directs the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. Establishes in the Treasury a Pension Restoration Trust Fund to be used by the Corporation in carrying out its duties to make annuity payments under this Act. Authorizes investment of Trust Fund assets under specified conditions.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 to the Trust Fund.",2026-03-13T20:55:53Z,
99-hr-5669,99,hr,5669,A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to promote conservation practices on farmland acquired by the Farmers Home Administration.,Agriculture and Food,1986-10-08,1986-10-14,Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.,House,"Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-At Large]",SD,D,D000064,0,"Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to administer farmland acquired by the Farmers Home Administration in conformity with specified requirements.  Prohibits the offer of such land for sale or lease in any State or locality which has suffered substantial reduction in the average value of farmland since 1980 until the average farmland value in the State or locality equals or exceeds, for 12 consecutive months, the average value at the start of such 12-month period. Prohibits the lease or operation of such property for the production of any commodity in surplus supply. Requires devotion of such property to conserving uses.",2024-02-05T11:45:06Z,
99-hr-5670,99,hr,5670,"A bill to designate the United States Post Office to be constructed in Barnwell, South Carolina, as the ""Solomon Blatt, Sr. Post Office Building"".",Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-08,1986-10-08,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3]",SC,D,D000267,0,"Designates the United States Post Office to be constructed on Main Street in Barnwell, South Carolina, as the Solomon Blatt, Senior, Post Office Building.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
99-hr-5671,99,hr,5671,A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit payment for extended care services provided through home health agencies in underserved rural areas.,Social Welfare,1986-10-08,1986-10-16,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large]",ND,D,D000432,0,Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover extended home health services provided to individuals who live in rural areas and would otherwise be unable to obtain extended care services.,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5672,99,hr,5672,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a revolving loan fund to finance redevelopment in the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Preservation District in Atlanta, Georgia.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-08,1986-11-24,Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation.,House,"Rep. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA-5]",GA,D,F000329,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to establish and administer a revolving loan fund to assist the redevelopment project of the Auburn Area Revitalization Committee for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Preservation District, Atlanta, Georgia.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
99-hr-5673,99,hr,5673,A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prevent persons of poor character from obtaining licenses to operate nuclear powerplants.,Energy,1986-10-08,1986-11-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17]",PA,R,G000121,0,"Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to:  (1) prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from issuing a license to any person with demonstrated poor character; and (2) require the Commission to revoke the license of any licensee with demonstrated poor character. Describes the acts which are considered evidence of poor character, including persistent failure to give priority to safety concerns. Requires the Commission to hold a hearing on the record upon a prima facie showing that an applicant or licensee has committed such an act.  Authorizes the Commission to revoke (or refuse to grant) a license if the Commission determines that such an act has been committed. Confers jurisdiction upon certain Federal district courts to review such Commission decisions.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
99-hr-5674,99,hr,5674,Judicial Housekeeping Act of 1986,Law,1986-10-08,1986-11-14,Became Public Law No: 99-657.,House,"Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2]",WI,D,K000020,0,"Judicial Housekeeping Act of 1986 - Amends the judicial code to establish the Beaufort Division in the District of South Carolina, comprising the counties of Beaufort and Jasper. States that court for the Beaufort Division shall be held at Beaufort. Moves Jefferson County from the Statesboro Division of the Southern District of Georgia to the Augusta Division of the Southern District. Moves Evans, Screven, and Tattnall Counties from the Savannah Division of the Southern District of Georgia to the Statesboro Division of the Southern District.",2025-01-16T12:12:20Z,
99-hr-5675,99,hr,5675,"A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce acid deposition, and for other purposes.",Environmental Protection,1986-10-08,1986-10-16,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31]",NY,R,K000086,0,"Amends the Clean Air Act to require each State to develop a two-tiered plan to control emissions of sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen from fossil fuel fired electric utility steam generating units in such State. Requires such plans to achieve specified emissions rates by the start of 1993 and the start of 1997. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct and update a comprehensive annual inventory of emissions from stationary sources. requires the Administrator to notify each State by the end of 1990 of potential reductions in stationary sources achievable by the end of 1996.  Requires the Governor of each State to submit to the Administrator a plan for complying with such emissions reductions. Permits each State to achieve reductions through any emission limitation or other requirement. Requires each State to ensure that electric utility ratepayers in any region do not pay a disproportionate amount for such reductions. Directs the Administrator to study and report to the Congress by June 30, 1993, on the actual reduction of acid deposition achieved by phase I reductions. Requires Administrator approval of any State plan granting a State a specified grace period within which to cure any defects in such plan.  Requires a State without an approved plan to meet specified emission levels.",2025-01-15T18:51:50Z,
99-hr-5676,99,hr,5676,United States Geological Survey Amendments Act of 1986,Environmental Protection,1986-10-08,1986-11-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources.,House,"Rep. McCain, John [R-AZ-1]",AZ,R,M000303,0,"United States Geological Survey Amendments Act of 1986 - Title I: United States Geological Survey Amendments - Creates a Biological Division within the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct surveys on the long-term changes in the condition and quality of the biological environment and its inhabitants, particularly on fragile ecosystems in pristine areas of the United States. Requires the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (who also directs the Biological Division) to review existing research in the area, recommending changes as necessary.  Directs the Secretary of the Interior to appoint a committee to review the work of the Division and make recommendations. Authorizes the Director to establish field offices, including at least one in the Rocky Mountain region. Title II: Requires the Director to study air pollution problems associated with the long-range transport or air pollutants in the western States, with particular attention to acid deposition.  Requires the Director to report to the Congress within four years.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990. Title III: Requires the Director to research the quality of ground and surface water in the United States.  Authorizes research grants on a matching basis.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. Title IV:  Authorizes appropriations for the Biological Division.",2025-08-29T16:31:12Z,
99-hr-5677,99,hr,5677,A bill to extend through fiscal year 1988 SBA Pilot Programs under section 8 of the Small Business Act.,Commerce,1986-10-08,1986-10-08,Referred to House Committee on Small Business.,House,"Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7]",MD,D,M000826,1,"Amends the Small Business Act to require the President to designate, within 60 days of the enactment of this Act, the agency (including the Department of Defense) with which a Government procurement contract shall be made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the provisions pursuant to which contracts are performed through subcontracts with socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses. Extends through FY 1988:  (1) the program established by the Act under which contracts are set-aside for small businesses; and (2) the SBA's authority to waive the posting of bond with respect to such businesses.",2024-02-07T15:46:26Z,
99-hr-5678,99,hr,5678,A bill to enhance the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to enforce the Animal Welfare Act and the regulations issued thereunder.,Animals,1986-10-08,1986-10-14,"Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.",House,"Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8]",WI,R,R000459,0,Amends the Animal Welfare Act to empower the Secretary of Agriculture to request the Attorney General to obtain a temporary restraining order for violations of such Act or of regulations promulgated under such Act.,2024-02-05T11:45:06Z,
99-hr-5654,99,hr,5654,"A bill to establish a United States Boxing Corporation, and for other purposes.",Sports and Recreation,1986-10-07,1986-11-20,Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.,House,"Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]",NM,D,R000229,0,"Establishes the United States Boxing Corporation to develop model State boxing standards. Directs the Corporation to make grants and provide technical assistance to assist States in adopting and implementing a plan to establish State boxing authorities which meet model standards. Sets forth the purposes of the Corporation, which include:  (1) providing a national computer source for certain boxing information; (2) certifying boxers, cut men, referees, physicians, promoters, matchmakers, managers, and trainers; and (3) proposing changes in the rules of professional boxing. Requires the Corporation to withdraw certification where:  (1) prescribed standards are not being met; (2) bribery, collusion, intentional losing, racketeering, extortion, or the use of unlawful threats, coercion, or intimidation have been used in connection with such certification; or (3) any boxer, promoter, or referee participates in a bout in a State which is not certified by the Corporation. Sets forth the powers of the Corporation. Defines the number, qualifications, and term of the Corporation's board of directors. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct annual audits of the finances of the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to submit annual reports to the Congress.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
99-hr-5655,99,hr,5655,Housing Income Verification Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-10-07,1986-10-07,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large]",DE,D,C000174,2,Housing Income Verification Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program applicants or participants to: (1) disclose their social security or employer identification numbers; and (2) consent to wage information verification. Amends the Social Security Act to provide HUD with access to State employment records.  Requires State administering agencies to independently verify such information before terminating or reducing any housing benefits. Establishes criminal and civil penalties for misuse of such information.,2025-08-29T16:31:06Z,
99-hr-5656,99,hr,5656,Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust Act of 1986,Taxation,1986-10-07,1986-10-07,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-6]",MI,D,C000178,0,Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust Act of 1986 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals to direct that all or part of their income tax refunds be contributed to the Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust. Establishes within the Treasury such Hunger Emergency Assistance and Relief Trust (trust fund). Appropriates to the trust fund revenues equivalent to those designated by individual taxpayers. Sets forth standards and procedures for the distribution of trust fund amounts to qualified hunger relief services organizations.  Limits the amount such organizations can pay for administrative expenses to ten percent of amounts received from the trust fund. Prohibits organizations receiving funds from:  (1) failing to match payments; (2) failing to properly use payments; (3) incurring excessive administrative expenses; and (4) not complying with certain Hunger Commission requests.  Authorizes the Hunger Commission to inform State attorneys general of possible State law violations by organizations. Establishes a Hunger Commission to administer the distribution of funds to qualified hunger relief services organizations. Sets forth standards and procedures for the administration of such Commission.,2025-08-29T16:33:38Z,
99-hr-5657,99,hr,5657,"A bill to designate the Veterans' Administration Medical Center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the ""Charles E. Kelly Veterans' Administration Medical Center"".",Armed Forces and National Security,1986-10-07,1986-10-07,Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.,House,"Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7]",PA,D,E000043,15,"Designates the Veterans Administration Medical Center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the Charles E. Kelly Veterans Administration Medical Center.",2024-02-07T16:12:44Z,
99-hr-5658,99,hr,5658,"A bill to amend the definition of ""vessel of the United States"" in the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act.",Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-07,1986-10-10,Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]",WA,D,L000486,1,"Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise the definition of ""vessel of the United States."" Provides that no vessel documented after October 7, 1986, shall be considered a ""vessel of the United States"" unless such vessel is documented and owned by a U.S. citizen, or a corporation, partnership, or association which is a U.S. citizen.",2021-06-30T19:49:43Z,
99-hr-5659,99,hr,5659,Nuclear Whistleblowers Protection Act Amendments of 1986,Energy,1986-10-07,1986-11-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1]",OH,D,L000508,2,"Nuclear Whistleblowers Protection Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to prohibit the discharge of or any other discrimination against an employee due to such employee's having notified an employer of an alleged violation of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 or of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Increases from 30 days to one year the period within which an employee may file a complaint with the Secretary of Labor regarding reprisal actions as a result of having reported such violations. Entitles a complainant to a review in any Federal district court if the Secretary of Labor does not issue a compliance order (or a denial of the complaint) within a specified time. Requires  the prominent posting of the employee protection provisions of this Act in places of employment affected by this Act. States that this Act does not preclude other remedies available to a complainant. Authorizes the award of injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and exemplary damages.",2025-08-29T16:29:44Z,
99-hr-5660,99,hr,5660,A bill to direct the Attorney General to conduct a study into the history of Spanish and Mexican land grants in the area of northern New Mexico.,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-07,1986-10-07,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]",NM,D,R000229,0,Directs the Attorney General to study and report to the Congress within two years on the history of Spanish and Mexican land grants in northern New Mexico.,2021-06-30T19:49:43Z,
99-hr-5661,99,hr,5661,A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on board passenger-carrying aircraft on domestic flights.,Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-07,1986-10-07,Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.,House,"Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8]",NY,D,S000124,11,Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on passenger-carrying aircraft in interstate or overseas transportation.  Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to implement this Act.,2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
99-hr-5662,99,hr,5662,A bill requiring American ownership and construction of commercial fishing industry vessels.,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-07,1986-10-07,Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.,House,"Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]",AK,R,Y000033,0,"Provides that no fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel over five tons may be issued a certificate of documentation, a registry, or a certain fishery license after October 31, 1986, unless it is built in the United States and, if corporately owned, a controlling interest in such corporation is owned by U.S. citizens.",2021-06-30T19:49:43Z,
99-hr-5663,99,hr,5663,"A bill for the relief of John W. Ruth, Senior.",Private Legislation,1986-10-07,1986-10-07,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2]",TN,R,D000534,0,Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to a named individual in full satisfaction of his claims against the United States arising out of losses incurred when such individual relied upon assurances by Federal officials during his participation in Federal efforts to develop the Appalachian region.,2021-06-30T19:49:44Z,
99-hr-5649,99,hr,5649,"A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide free insurance up to the value of $100 on mail items.",Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-06,1986-10-06,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]",MA,D,F000339,0,Provides free insurance for up to the value of $100 on mail items.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
99-hr-5650,99,hr,5650,Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 1986,Energy,1986-10-06,1986-10-10,Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide that the amount of financial protection required of licensees of facilities having a rated capacity of 100,000 electrical kilowatts or more shall be the maximum amount available at reasonable cost. Increases from $5,000,000 to $63,000,000 the maximum standard deferred premium amount which may be charged following any nuclear incident.  Limits such amount to $10,000,000 in any one year. Eliminates the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) authority to: (1) establish a maximum amount of deferred premiums that may be charged for all nuclear incidents in any one year; and (2) charge some utilities smaller deferred premiums than others. Authorizes the NRC, on a case by case basis, to assess annual deferred premium amounts less than the standard annual deferred premium for: (1) any facility, if more than one nuclear incident occurs in any one calendar year; or (2) any licensee licensed to operate more than one facility if the NRC determines that the financial impact of assessing the standard annual deferred premium would result in undue financial hardship to such licensee or to the ratepayers of such licensee. Establishes procedures to be followed by the NRC in borrowing funds from the Treasury to compensate victims of a nuclear incident. Extends the NRC's authority to enter into indemnification agreements with its licensees for an additional ten years (from 1987 to 1997). Makes the Department of Energy's indemnification authority mandatory for all contracts involving the risk of public liability (currently such authority is discretionary).  Extends such authority for an additional ten years (from 1987 to 1997). Directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into indemnification agreements covering all activities undertaken under contract for the Department, including nuclear waste activities.  Makes applicable to such indemnification agreements certain provisions relating to the waiver of any issue or defense as to charitable or governmental immunity. Provides for payment from the Nuclear Waste Fund of claims arising out of nuclear waste activities funded by it. Requires the Secretary to indemnify certain contractors to the full extent of the aggregate public liability, including the reasonable costs of investigating and settling claims and defending suits for damage. Limits to $100,000,000 the indemnity amount in nuclear incidents occurring outside the United States. Makes an indemnified contractor who is engaged in underground nuclear detonation activities liable for injuries or damage resulting from such activities. States that in the event the Secretary implements nuclear waste activities that involve the risk of public liability, including the handling of spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, or transuranic waste, such Secretary shall be considered a contractor indemnified under an indemnification agreement. Revises the definition of ""public liability"" to include the costs of precautionary evacuations ordered by State or local officials. Precludes a court from awarding the costs of a precautionary evacuation unless such costs constitute a public liability. Sets guidelines for the maximum aggregate liability of indemnified persons for a single nuclear incident, which includes liability for the costs of investigating and settling claims and defending suits for damages. Directs the Congress to provide prompt compensation for all public liability claims for damages exceeding the statutory limitation on liability. Establishes procedures for congressional review of any nuclear incident likely to exceed the statutory liability limitation. Declares that the statutory limitation does not preclude the Congress from imposing additional revenue measures upon NRC licensees necessary to provide funds for victim compensation. Requires the Secretary of Energy or the NRC to survey the causes and extent of damage of any nuclear incident involving damages likely to exceed the statutory aggregate liability and to report the results of such survey to the Congress, the Representatives and Senators of the affected districts and States, and the public.  Requires the President to report to the Congress: (1) an estimate of the aggregate dollar value of damages exceeding the statutory limit; (2) a recommendation for additional sources of funds for such compensation; and (3) specific proposals for disbursing compensation to the public. Extends from August 1, 1987, to August 1, 1997, the NRC's authority to indemnify certain nonprofit educational institutions licensed to operate nuclear research reactors. Directs the President to establish a commission to study means of fully compensating victims of a catastrophic nuclear accident that exceeds the aggregate statutory liability.  Establishes guidelines for such commission. Requires the commission to report and recommend to the Congress: (1) changes in civil procedures needed for prompt claim disposition; (2) standards for establishing priorities among claims; and (3) provisions for addressing latent injury claims. Repeals the condition that a State statute of limitations be waived only if suit is filed within 20 years after a nuclear incident.  (Thus, conditions the waiving of a statute of limitations only upon institution of a suit within three years of the date the claimant knew or reasonably could have known of the injury.) Revises the application of the waiver-of-defenses to include extraordinary nuclear occurrences involving radioactive wastes or nuclear materials licensees indemnified by the NRC. Makes applicable to all nuclear incidents (rather than just extraordinary nuclear occurrences) the consolidation of claims in a legal action.  Permits the consolidation and removal of public liability actions pending on the date of enactment of this Act. Sets forth conditions under which the chief judge of the Federal district court in which claims are consolidated is authorized to establish a special case load management panel for the coordination of cases arising out of a nuclear incident.  Authorizes courts to order the payment of reasonable and equitable legal costs in the case of claims against: (1) licensees required to maintain financial protection; (2) certain indemnified Department of Energy contractors; and (3) certain indemnified nonprofit educational institutions. Extends from August 1, 1983, to August 1, 1993, the deadline by which the Department and the NRC must report to the Congress on the need for continuation or modification of the Price-Anderson Act. Absolves lessors of a large commercial reactor from any public liability which might arise from a nuclear incident relating to such facility unless the lessor is in actual possession and control of the facility at the time of the nuclear incident. Directs the NRC to adjust, at least once every five years, the aggregate amount of financial protection required of civilian commercial reactors so as to reflect the aggregate percentage change in the consumer price index since the date of enactment of this Act.",2025-08-29T16:31:59Z,
99-hr-5651,99,hr,5651,Diversification in Broadcast Ownership Act of 1986,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-06,1986-10-14,"Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.",House,"Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18]",TX,D,L000237,4,"Diversification in Broadcast Ownership Act of 1986 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to grant enhancement credits to any broadcast station license or construction permit applicant in which the majority interest is owned by women or members of a minority group, except when such license or permit is to be granted through a system of random selection. Prohibits the Commission from prescribing any rule, regulation, or policy with respect to distress sales of minority-controlled broadcast stations or with respect to Commission certifications concerning the sale or exchange of property necessary to effectuate Commission policies if such rule, regulation, or policy fails to comply with the policy published by the Commission in its Statement of Policy on Minority Ownership of Broadcast Facilities on May 25, 1978.",2025-08-29T16:29:20Z,
99-hr-5652,99,hr,5652,State Nuclear Safety Participation Act of 1986,Energy,1986-10-06,1986-11-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]",MA,D,M000133,0,State Nuclear Safety Participation Act of 1986 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the States to establish and enforce standards for the protection of the public health and safety from radiological hazards of production and utilization facilities.  Requires that such safety standards be equal to or greater than Federal standards. Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to notify States within ten miles of such a production or utilization facility that it intends to issue an operating license. Sets a 60-day deadline for such notification. Authorizes States to veto the issuance of licenses upon a written submission that the operation of such a facility would be contrary to the best interests of the State. Prohibits the Commission from issuing an operating license unless: (1) each affected State has certified to the Commission its approval and intention to implement emergency plans (including evacuation plans) approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); (2) FEMA has notified the Commission in writing of such approval; and (3) the Commission finds that such plans adequately protect the public health and safety.,2025-08-29T16:31:03Z,
99-hr-5653,99,hr,5653,A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to place artificially produced growth hormones in schedule II of that Act.,Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-10-06,1986-10-14,Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.,House,"Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24]",CA,D,W000215,0,Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include Somatrem and other artificially produced growth hormones as schedule II controlled substances. Prohibits the Attorney General from removing Somatrem or other artificially produced growth hormones from schedule II.,2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
99-hr-5647,99,hr,5647,A bill to require the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration and the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission to research and develop a method for taking into account complications and morbidity variations among discharges in making payments for inpatient hospital services under the medicare DRG-payment system.,Social Welfare,1986-10-03,1986-10-03,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large]",ND,D,D000432,0,Requires the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration to:  (1) research and develop a method which accounts for complications and morbidity variations among diagnosis-related groups in determining payments for inpatient hospital services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; and (2) report the results to the Congress by the close of FY 1987.,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
99-hr-5648,99,hr,5648,A bill to provide for a waiver of certain requirements of title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to care and services provided by the Medical University of South Carolina.,Social Welfare,1986-10-03,1986-10-10,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1]",SC,R,H000302,5,"Waives the prohibition under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act of payments for care provided preceding a three-month period before the date an application is filed by a potential Medicaid beneficiary to authorize payments to the Medical University of South Carolina for care provided between October 1, 1984, and June 30, 1985, to children and pregnant women who, but for the lack of an application, would have been eligible for such care under Medicaid at the time it was provided.  Requires eligibility determinations to be made within six months of enactment of this Act.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
99-hr-5635,99,hr,5635,Farm Credit Act Amendments of 1986,Agriculture and Food,1986-10-02,1986-10-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.,House,"Rep. Jones, Ed [D-TN-8]",TN,D,J000216,66,"(Measure passed House, amended) Farm Credit Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to terminate  the Farm Credit Administration's (FCA) prior approval authority over Farm Credit System (FCS) loan interest rates. Authorizes FSC banks, through December 31, 1988, and subject to FCA approval, to reduce borrowing costs by capitalizing ""excess"" borrowing costs (amounts by which debt incurred before January 1, 1985, exceeds prevailing market rates) and loan losses and amortizing such amounts over 20 years. Terminates FCA's prior approval authority over interest rates on FCS direct and discounted loans. Exempts FCS banks from having to follow generally accepted accounting principles in preparing financial statements relating to amortization of capitalized costs.",2025-01-14T16:41:20Z,
99-hr-5636,99,hr,5636,Consumer Lease and Lease-Purchase Agreement Act,Commerce,1986-10-02,1986-10-02,Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.,House,"Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10]",GA,D,B000153,0,"Consumer Lease and Lease-Purchase Agreement Act - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to revise disclosure requirements, including advertisement disclosure requirements, for consumer leases and to establish separate disclosure requirements for lease-purchase agreements.  Requires information disclosed pursuant to such requirements to be segregated from all other terms and information provided. Includes among revised disclosures for consumer leases:  (1) the total lease cost; (2) the amount of any required security deposit; (3) statements explaining certain information about the consumer's liability based on the residual value of the property; and (4) a statement referring the consumer to the appropriate lease document for information concerning other possible costs. Requires the following information to be disclosed for lease-purchase agreements:  (1) the number, individual amount, timing, and total amount of payments; (2) a statement that the consumer will not own the property until all payments are made; (3) a statement referring the consumer to the contract for an explanation of other possible costs; (4) a statement that the consumer is responsible for the fair market value of lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed property; (5) a statement indicating whether the property is new or used; (6) a statement of the property's cash price; (7) the total of initial payments paid or required at or before consummation of the agreement or delivery of the property, which ever is later; (8) a clear summary of the terms of the consumer's option to purchase; (9) the identity of the party responsible for maintaining or servicing the property while it is being leased; (10) a brief description of insurance provided or paid for by the lessor; (11) a description of any security interest held or to be retained by the lessor; and (12) the date of the transaction and the identities of lessor and consumer. Requires each item of property displayed or offered by a lessor to have a tag or label disclosing specified information. Requires lease-purchase agreements to be written in plain English with a plainly worded translation in any other language used by the lessor in the advertising. Prohibits certain items from a lease-purchase agreement, including:  (1) a confession of judgment; (2) a negotiable instrument; (3) a wage assignment; and (4) a waiver by the consumer of claims or defenses.  Specifies provisions such an agreement must contain. Requires a lessor to provide the consumer a written receipt for each payment made by cash or money order. Requires that advertisements specify whether the advertised transaction is a lease or a lease-purchase agreement, except certain advertisements in the yellow pages of a telephone book. Provides that a renegotiation is a new lease or agreement requiring new disclosures. Requires no disclosures for a lease or agreement extension. Requires lessors to pay consumers' attorney fees only in unsuccessful suits to collect more than the prescribed maximum amount at the end of a lease. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations and outlines defenses.  Authorizes civil actions against lessor assignees only if a violation is apparent on the face of the disclosure statement.",2025-08-29T16:29:27Z,
99-hr-5637,99,hr,5637,A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of capital gains at a rate of 10 percent.,Taxation,1986-10-02,1986-10-02,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12]",IL,R,C000873,0,Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the alternative minimum tax on capital gains realized by a corporation from 34 percent to ten percent of net capital gains.  Provides for cost-of-living adjustments to such rate.  Eliminates the holding period requirement for capital assets.,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,